JT Turner

Second Harvest Food Bank

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia was established in 1981. Tripp Turner, Vice President of J.T. Turner Construction, currently serves on their board and the Company is active in volunteering at their facility. Their mission is to provide food for the hungry and strengthen the community to end hunger and poverty. The current facility for The Second Harvest Food Bank in Savannah lacks the means to provide for the number of people that need assistance. The Second Harvest Food Bank has joined forces with Lynch Associates and Architects, PC and J.T. Turner Construction Co., Inc. to build a new community kitchen to better serve the 5,000 kids they feed each day. The 5,000 square foot facility, scheduled to be completed in 7 months, will have sustainable features throughout.

Effingham County Courthouse

The Effingham County Courthouse, originally constructed in 1908, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Representatives from Effingham County, J.T. Turner Construction, Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung and Greenline Architecture have joined forces to aid in the transformation of this 101 year old building, currently undergoing the rehabilitation and renovation process, to shift from a historic building into a modern office building. The original courthouse, finished in 1909, underwent two previous major reconfigurations; one in 1933 and another in 1978. The locations of the two additions are easily noticeable when walking through the building. Some materials point to certain dates or additions. The original 1908 cornices and outlines of doorways and windows are intact, the original oak floors are in good shape, all of the interior walls are load-bearing masonry walls, and the building is structurally stable. The main challenges in the rehabilitation and renovation will be modifying the building to meet building and safety codes and ADA compliances. The Effingham County Courthouse will soon regain its purpose as a historic but modern place of business.

Private Residence at Palmetto Bluff

This residence is a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home located at Palmetto Bluff. This custom residential Earthcraft Certified project is 7100 square feet. Details of the home include antique heart pine flooring, vaulted ceilings with wood beams in the great and sitting rooms, and geothermal heating and cooling. The exterior of the house will be showcased by the outdoor kitchen for entertaining, a metal roof, a screened-in porch that stretches the full length of the rear of the house, and a two car garage that is connected to the house by a porte-cochere.

Houlihan's

Houlihans was extensively damaged by fire in June 2009 resulting in major structural damage to the roof with ensuing fire, smoke and water damages to the entire interior of the restaurant. The intense fire destroyed the trusses in the kitchen, which was the point of origin, requiring all the trusses in this area to be removed and replaced. The dining room trusses across the kitchen area had substantial damage at the steel beam and required replacement. Once the trusses were completed the dry-in of the restaurant included new sheathing and a new roof membrane. The entire interior of the restaurant was gutted from the wall studs inward, requiring a complete electrical rewire, ductwork, acoustical ceiling tiles, insulation, drywall, floor coverings, booths, trim, cabinetry, tops, etc. The exterior walls of the restaurant remained intact from the fire; however the roof system and complete interior of the structure required demolition and a complete rebuild.

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