The Family Business That Kept Murfreesboro's Square Standing

Contractor Justin Edwards on 50 years building Murfreesboro's square, from horsehair plaster to a hidden room full of Civil War boxes. Justin grew up going to job sites with his dad, who started the business back in 1979. He went to MTSU thinking he might do something else, but he always kept one foot in construction, and now he and his dad meet every single day to run the company together. As he puts it, they've learned how to argue and still get along. Working on the square means no bid ever really holds, because you never know what's inside a 100-year-old wall. Justin has found plumbing looping into units that don't own it, wiring running to nothing, a walled-off basement full of Civil War ammunition boxes, and Levi's pamphlets that fell out of a ceiling from back when the building was a JC Penney. He also gets into the old courthouse, where they patched horsehair plaster at night over the Christmas shutdown. FAQ's Who is Justin Edwards? A second-generation contractor with Barry Edwards Construction, working on Murfreesboro's square and across Middle Tennessee. How long has the business been around? His dad started it in 1979, so it's coming up on 50 years. What does the company specialize in? The complicated and difficult jobs, especially old buildings, permits, code, and investigatory work on bad construction, water, and fire damage. What's the weirdest thing they've found in a building? A walled-off basement storeroom full of Civil War ammunition boxes on the north side of the square. Where can I find Barry Edwards Construction? Search "Barry Edwards Construction" on Google, where the office and cell numbers are listed. If you've ever opened up an old wall and held your breath, you'll get this one Barry Edwards Construction: https://buildbec.com/ Spread The Positive website: spreadthepositive.net Socials: @spreadthepositive 0:00 The thing about old buildings: Earth moves 0:29 A word from Bryan Nale, Premise Bank 1:15 Meet Justin Edwards, Edwards Construction 1:59 Growing up on job sites with his dad 3:09 Specializing in the jobs nobody else wants 6:34 The strangest things found on the square 7:20 Civil War ammo boxes and JC Penney pamphlets 9:32 Horsehair plaster at the old courthouse 12:34 What's going right, and following God 14:30 Trust, poker, and why hiding your budget hurts #JustinEdwards #BarryEdwardsConstruction #EdwardsConstruction #MurfreesboroSquare #HistoricRestoration #OldBuildings#SpreadThePositive #STPPodcast #TrentDenson #PositivePodcast