History/Background
Owner Chris Teahen, began Teahen Construction Ltd. in 1994 in a small back yard shed of his childhood home in Stratford Ontario, under the name of ‘Teahen Carpentry and Woodworking’. Though his beginnings were modest, his passion for quality and ‘standing out’ for this attribute was strong even at this young age. Chris went on to found "Tymber Tykes" making childrens picnic tables and the like for local schools. Later, he continued to do this as a donation to local schools and not as part of his paid work.
From the onset, customers gave unsolicited testimonial commendation both on the quality of work and his commitment to their job as if they “were his only priority”. Most importantly, the feedback was strong on the quality of the people working for the Teahen team. These types of verbatim statements continue to come in to this day. An outstanding customer experience remains a constant.
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By 2000, Chris changed the name of the business to Teahen Construction Ltd. after continued growth of the team, customer base and specialized project requests. In 2007, he added Teahen Plumbing to the team, allowing the concept of ‘team’ to come to life through exemplary communication. Seamless end to end project management, further competitive costing for customers and “big picture” quality remains paramount. In 2012, Teahen Construction Ltd welcomed even more diversity to their team to help with completing any project. They understand it can be overwhelming when faced with so many choices and now have a team to help ensure a smooth and positive experience was possible.
Courtney Teahen, Director of Community Affairs and Administration as Consultant for Teahen Ltd. is a lifetime local resident of Stratford. Past President of the Perth Huron Builders Association (PHBA) she continues as an Executive on their Board as Education Director. She gives her time back to the community, through volunteer and charity work. Completing her University Degree in Law and Business Management she grew through a 15 year career within a Canadian Montreal based Corporation within the management ranks of; Customer Service, Sales, Communications Training, Feild Operations, Human Resources, Work Force Management, Project Management and Consulting. She left the corporate world in 2012 bringing her management skills back to Stratford to support and consult for Teahen Construction and Plumbing Ltd. In 2015, Courtney took over all phylanthropic and community matters for Teahen Construction Ltd. She said "We have always wanted to put some structure on how and where that we give back to the community that we work and live. We practice these words, it has become part of who our whole team is, holistically and is part of our mission statement but we needed to put the structure in place to practise it consistantly. It is a priority of ours and needs managed, that is what I do."
Although building beautiful kitchens and bathrooms for yrs prior, in 2018 Teahen Construction Ltd. Built their custom kitchen, bathrooms and millwork shop. Teahen Kitchens and Cabinetry or TKC as it is known today was officially launched with their new state of art cabinetry shop with partner Steve Basisto (2024) who is also Teahen Construction General Manager.
With expert skilled cabinetry trades people working TKC, that team create and execute any project a client can dream of from a kitchen table through to the most complex kitchen cabinetry. See teahenkitchens.ca TKC new state of the art shop built in 2018, allowed their skilled cabinet makers to rise to a new level! Specializing in custom kitchens, beautiful bathrooms, custom cabinetry and fine millwork touches taking home building and renos to a superior level. @teahenkitchenandcabinetry Clients can be involved as much or as little as they wish in building their dream kitchen or bathroom, from drawings to production.
In conjunction with their new shop, Teahen Homes was born. Being Tarion approved, their home development in St Mary's ON go from plan ready SFD to custom and townhome builds as well.
The Teahen Construction team is passionate about continuous growth and improvement in their skills and the products and spaces they create. Teahen Construction Ltd. head office and shop are located in Stratford at 201 Griffith Road. Although it’s a far cry from his beginnings in looks and size, the character and foundation of where it all began remains firm in all divisions;
*quality
*honesty
*talented team
*seamless communication
*teamwork
*committed to your project ‘on budget on time’
They never forget their roots, small projects and still today and always says Chris Teahen, we will always take on home improvements from a new front door or window install or simple cabinet replacement, new counter or minor room refresh, we are your local carpenters...no job too minor. We will work to your budget and get the job done well.
Teahen Construction and Plumbing Ltd continue to transform a house into the home of your dreams…one valued customer at a time.
