Construction company name help.

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Posted: 3/11/2020 7:28:57 AM EDT

I’ve built two construction companies with partners and sold them both to the other partner. I’m finally able to build my own company from scratch so I need a name. My wife is very creative and is working on it for me, but I figured I’d ask GD.

The company is a custom home building company. Any clever names or ones you remember? I tend to like simple names but don’t want it to get lost in the area because of simplicity. I am shying away from using my last name in the name because my father is a builder in the area also and has his name in his company name.

Any suggestions or resources to reach out to for names?

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:01:06 AM EDT

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Sphincter Brothers Construction
I know it's not going to help you any but that's all I got

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:02:31 AM EDT

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Initals, keep it simple.

Like TC Custom Homes (if your name is Terry Crews for example)

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:04:03 AM EDT

[#3]

Dilldough Construction Co.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:04:31 AM EDT

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Uncle Daddys Erectors

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:06:47 AM EDT

[#5]

STD Contractors (from AVE).

TT

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:07:25 AM EDT

[#6]

Dewey Cheatham Construction Co.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:10:54 AM EDT

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Initals, keep it simple.

Like TC Custom Homes (if your name is Terry Crews for example)

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Don't go down the path that hair cutting places have and try to be cutesy. Spell out your name correctly, and avoid pigeonholing your company by being too specific with the services provided. Make it simple, and classic.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:12:16 AM EDT

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Plum Construction

Puns in names are always good.

Or something like

The Old North State Construction Company

And go with a more traditional approach.

Or get simple and meaningful,

EQV Construction

Esse quam videri Construction

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:12:52 AM EDT

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Dewey Cheatham Construction Co.

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Needs to be Dewey Cheatham and Howe...

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:13:33 AM EDT

[#10]

You can’t use Dick Powers Construction. It is taken.

DICK POWERS

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:14:01 AM EDT

[#11]

Cracker Box Construction.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:14:47 AM EDT

[#12]

I always wanted to start an ironworking outfit and call it Stiff Erection.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:16:54 AM EDT

[#13]

Jock-O Home-O Construction: Are we not men? We are builders!

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:23:36 AM EDT

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Initals, keep it simple.

Like TC Custom Homes (if your name is Terry Crews for example)

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This. The name is really kind of meaningless until you make it mean something. So many guys try to make a statement wirh a name (Quality, Reliable, Affordable, Superior) that it's become pointless.

The only advice I'd give is avoid special characters. I have an ampersand in my company name and it's a mild PITA for websites and email.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:23:43 AM EDT

[#15]

Homo ~~erectus~~ erection company ~~BBC~~ llc

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:25:18 AM EDT

[#16]

Killdozer Inc.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:32:45 AM EDT

[#17]

Dick's Erection Co. "We build it tall and strong"

Dick Builders Inc.

Sanchez Construction, "We're not afraid to get dirty"

Stool Builders

Nipple's Erection Co. "We like it cold"

Morning Wood Erection Co.

Boob Mountain Building

Brass Balls Builders (BBB)

Iron Fist Construction

Black Rifle Builders

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:34:53 AM EDT

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Like TC Custom Homes (if your name is Terry Crews for example)

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Don't go down the path that hair cutting places have and try to be cutesy. Spell out your name correctly, and avoid pigeonholing your company by being too specific with the services provided. Make it simple, and classic.

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This. The name is really kind of meaningless until you make it mean something. So many guys try to make a statement wirh a name (Quality, Reliable, Affordable, Superior) that it's become pointless.

The only advice I'd give is avoid special characters. I have an ampersand in my company name and it's a mild PITA for websites and email.

Agree. Also, this may rile some folks up, but keep religion out of it. I hate to say but I'm automatically suspicious of companies with Crosses and Bible verses all over their trucks and letterheads.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:34:54 AM EDT

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Initals, keep it simple.

Like TC Custom Homes (if your name is Terry Crews for example)

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Don't go down the path that hair cutting places have and try to be cutesy. Spell out your name correctly, and avoid pigeonholing your company by being too specific with the services provided. Make it simple, and classic.

Don't put a bunch of shit on your trucks and trailers either.

I had the vinyl guy do my logo, my company name, and my phone number in big letters on the front doors, that's it.

People don't have time to read a whole paragraph while sitting in traffic or driving by a jobsite.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:36:00 AM EDT

[#20]

Hammer Time Builders

Your uniform:

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:38:09 AM EDT

[#21]

These names will bring you to the top of everyone's Google search:

Covid Construction company

Corona Construction

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:38:27 AM EDT

[#22]

[Name]'s Erection

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:41:09 AM EDT

[#23]

Mike Hunt Inc.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:42:09 AM EDT

[#24]

Dewey, Cheatem and Howe

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:44:44 AM EDT

[#25]

ACME Corp.

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:47:02 AM EDT

[#26]

BDE builders

Big dick enterprises

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:50:17 AM EDT

[#27]

Captain Geech & the Shrimp Shack Shooters

Posted: 3/11/2020 8:53:23 AM EDT

[#28]

Fly-by night enterprises

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:00:13 AM EDT

[#29]

I Have Wood Construction

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:04:35 AM EDT

[#30]

Never Show Contracting
Our Motto, we'll start tomorrow.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:05:30 AM EDT

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It's your company. You need to own it and put your name on it. If you dad has a company use your first name. For example if your name was Brian Johnson call it

Brian J construction or such

or in GD fashion

BJ's Dream builder

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:09:11 AM EDT

[#32]

Here it seems like all the pickup truck contractors have AEY Construction, Inc. or JL & Sons Construction, LLC along the side to the point that brand recognition just goes out the window, especially on the residential side. I can't blame homeowners for not remembering the initials of a company that looks identical to every other truck on the road.

The ones that get the most attention are the ones with "unusual" names & logos. There's a Blue Frog Plumbing that has a fleet of vans going around with a logo that still makes me chuckle when I see it. It isn't everyday you see a blue poison dart frog in a tuxedo with a 4' pipe wrench on his shoulder. The absurdity of it keeps it right there at the forefront of your mind.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:10:07 AM EDT

[#33]

NSSFRSSDG Construction, Inc.

(Navy SEAL Special Forces Ranger Space Shuttle Door Gunner)

Let them know you're Thuper Therial!

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:10:30 AM EDT

[#34]

The Erection Specialists

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:13:19 AM EDT

[#35]

AA Custom homes?

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:15:55 AM EDT

[#36]

Boomers Construction

Lincoln Logs Construction

Hammer Time Construction

Smashed Thumbs & Bent Nails Building Co.

Old School Construction

Been There, Built That Construction

You Dream It - We Build It Construction

Pick-Up Sticks Construction Co.

Homes R Us Builders

3 Guys And A Hammer Home/Business Construction

Small Wood With A Big Hammer Construction

A Plan, Wood and Some Nails Home Builders

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:17:24 AM EDT

[#37]

Creampie Castle luxury homo builder

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:19:54 AM EDT

[#38]

Put yourself in your potential customer's shoes and google what they might be looking for and see what your competition is (Though you probably already know who you are up against).

For example, from the little I have to go on, i googled: "custom homes NC" . I don't know if you specialize further or what area of NC you are in but I would really put some thought into what will come up on google. Make sure there is nothing similar that you wouldn't want to be associated with, you can actually get the trademark, and that you can get the .com website.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:22:27 AM EDT

[#39]

full on erections - we can get it up.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:27:51 AM EDT

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Posted: 3/11/2020 9:28:16 AM EDT

[#41]

Sticks and Stones Builders.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:30:48 AM EDT

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This. The name is really kind of meaningless until you make it mean something. So many guys try to make a statement wirh a name (Quality, Reliable, Affordable, Superior) that it's become pointless.

The only advice I'd give is avoid special characters. I have an ampersand in my company name and it's a mild PITA for websites and email.

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I admit I had to look up "ampersand". At 53yo I never heard that word. I always called it the "and sign". I learned something today.

As for the OP, I agree with others - initials or your name and keep it simple and classy.

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:31:51 AM EDT

[#43]

Landmark quality homes

Posted: 3/11/2020 9:38:09 AM EDT

[#44]

There are a lot of people who seem fixated on male genitalia and construction work in this thread.

Posted: 3/11/2020 10:06:12 AM EDT

[#45]

Balls Deep Construction "We're All In"

Posted: 3/11/2020 10:07:30 AM EDT

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I am so tempted. We actually use that as the “unofficial” name for our company now in our document management system.

Some good ideas in this thread for sure. Also strangely high amounts of genitalia suggestions.