About Us

Turnwright Construction is a woman owned family business carrying on the legacy of five generations of building expertise and traditional craftsmanship.

Melissa McKinney Gough joined the company as the licensed contractor and project manager in 2015. Melissa worked beside our patriarch as a construction office administrator and estimator learning the secrets of the trades and the behind the scenes interplay of historic renovation and remodeling. Integrating this training with her own 20 years of design experience in a variety of construction and artistic settings, Melissa took the helm of our company in 2023 upon the retirement of her father. She has a natural affinity for understanding use of space, traffic flow, and customer vision that combine with precise account management and value engineering to ensure excellent client/builder relationships as we create the new spaces of your dreams within realistic budgets and timelines.

Dylan Gough began his career as a stonemason in 2000 and created a reputation of quality that made him the preferred preservation mason for several of Asheville’s historic neighborhoods including Beaverdam, Kenilworth and Montford . Starting in 2005, Dylan joined Turnwright as a carpenter to offset his masonry skills with woodworking and structural framing knowledge. Through a variety of complex renovation and preservation projects, Dylan earned the position of our site foreman and construction lead because of his unparalleled work ethic and desire to produce artisan quality work on every project. He is known for his reliability and efficiency on the job, qualified leadership and ability to produce amazing results on even the most unique projects.

With our combined individual efforts and knowledge base Turnwright Construction provides their customers with a full range of renovation and construction services executed to the highest standard with the greatest continuity. We welcome you to get to know us better and let us share with you our founding principles: Quality. Reliability. Artistry.

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