What kind of construction work do you take on?
Most of the calls we get fall into a handful of categories: kitchen and bathroom remodels, room additions, deck rebuilds, siding and window replacement, and repair work tied to water damage or rot. We're a general contractor, not a specialty shop, so we run these as full jobs — design input, permitting, framing, finish work — rather than handing pieces off to three different companies.
Do you do plumbing work?
Yes, but only as part of a construction contract, and only on the Oregon side of our service area — Portland and the surrounding Portland Metro jurisdictions. Every plumbing job we've done has come in attached to a remodel or repair contract: rerouting supply and drain lines during a kitchen or bathroom gut, replacing corroded galvanized pipe uncovered mid-remodel, tying in new fixtures, or repairing lines damaged by rot or a slab leak found during a larger repair. We don't take standalone plumbing service calls, and we don't do plumbing work in Vancouver or anywhere in Clark County, Washington — that's outside how our plumbing scope is set up. If your project is on the Oregon side and plumbing is part of the scope, it gets handled by the same crew and contract as the rest of the job, not farmed out separately.
Why do services here look different from a generic remodel job?
Vancouver and the Portland Metro side sit in a wet marine climate with roughly 150+ rain days a year and mild but persistent moisture pressure on anything outside the envelope — decks, siding, roofs, crawlspaces. A lot of the housing stock is also older: post-war ranches in Vancouver's Bagley Downs and Bagley Heights, 1900s–1940s bungalows across inner Portland, split-levels from the 60s and 70s further out. That combination means:
- Decks and siding fail from moisture, not just age. We build and repair with that in mind — proper flashing, drainage gaps, and materials that handle standing damp better than what's often original to the house.
- Additions on older homes usually mean matching an unknown foundation. Crawlspaces here vary a lot block to block; we check bearing and moisture conditions before we commit to a plan, not after.
- Remodels on pre-1980s homes can turn up knob-and-tube wiring, undersized panels, or old galvanized or cast-iron plumbing that has to get addressed as part of the scope, not as a surprise change order. On the Oregon side, this is exactly where our plumbing scope comes in — swapping out failing supply or drain lines uncovered once walls are open.
Do you handle permits?
Yes. Vancouver work generally runs through the City of Vancouver or Clark County depending on the address, and Portland-side work goes through the City of Portland's permitting system. Plumbing work tied into an Oregon-side contract gets pulled under the same permit process as the rest of that job. The two jurisdictions don't always move at the same pace or require the same documentation, so timelines can differ for what looks like the same job. We pull and manage permits as part of the project rather than leaving that step to the homeowner.
What's the best time of year to start?
Exterior work — decks, siding, roofing, additions with new foundation or framing — goes faster and cleaner in the dry stretch from roughly June through September. Interior remodels (kitchens, baths, basements) aren't weather-dependent, so fall and winter are actually a good time to book those, since crews and material lead times are less backed up than in peak summer season. Plumbing work bundled into an interior remodel follows the same logic — winter booking is usually easier than mid-summer.
Services we provide
- Room additions — bump-outs, second stories, in-law suites
- Kitchen and bathroom remodels — full gut jobs or targeted updates
- Plumbing (Oregon contracts only) — supply and drain line work, fixture tie-ins, and pipe repair or replacement done as part of a remodel or repair contract on the Portland Metro side
- Deck construction and repair — built for wet-climate drainage and rot resistance
- Siding and window replacement — including matching older home profiles
- Structural and water damage repair — rot, foundation settling, moisture intrusion
- Interior remodels — basements, living spaces, layout changes