Building in Centerville
Building in Centerville means dealing with Montgomery County permitting and inspection schedules, which we handle as part of the job.
Centerville sits close to our Gratis shop, so equipment and crews move between them without difficulty. A crew that is not spending hours in a truck starts earlier and stays later, which shows up in the schedule.
We are a family business. The person who quotes your job is on the site while it is being built.
The way we run a job is fixed: plan it properly, prepare the site, build the structure, then finish it carefully.
Every Centerville project starts the same way: understand the house, then draw it, then build it.
What building here involves
The stock ranges from solid post-war construction needing systems work, to recent subdivision builds needing finish and layout work, to rural properties with their own set of questions.
Between the humidity, the hard freezes and the wind-driven rain, southwest Ohio is unforgiving of a poorly detailed exterior.
Between the humidity, the hard freezes and the wind-driven rain, southwest Ohio is unforgiving of a poorly detailed exterior.
Permits and inspections are ours to manage. Local offices differ in how they want things submitted, and getting that right the first time saves weeks.
The commute comes out of the working day. Keeping our radius tight means more of each day goes into the build.
What we build here
Standing Seam Metal Roofing Replacement
Tear off, deck repair, new panels
Replacing a failed roof means opening the deck and fixing what the old roof hid.
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Outdoor Kitchen Construction
Cooking space that survives winter
Masonry, counters and utilities built for freeze-thaw, not patio furniture with a grill in it.
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Custom Pool Construction
Pools set into the grade
Excavation, structure and the deck around it handled by one crew, so the site drains correctly.
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Patio Construction
Patios laid on a base that lasts
The base under a patio decides whether it is still flat in ten years.
Read moreScope, schedule and staying in touch
Every project starts with a written scope covering inclusions, exclusions, expected conditions and change procedure. That is the document both of us refer back to when a question comes up.
Each phase gets a realistic duration and a note on what could extend it. Selections are on the critical path more often than clients expect.
Each phase gets a realistic duration and a note on what could extend it.
There is one point of contact who knows your project, and they are reachable. Most frustration in construction is really a communication failure.
Before we leave for good, we walk the whole project with you and correct anything that is not right.
Where Centerville sits
Montgomery County12 towns
Dayton and the suburbs around it, where we do the most remodeling and addition work.
- Centerville
- Dayton
- Kettering
- Miamisburg
- West Carrollton
- Trotwood
- Englewood
- Vandalia
- Clayton
- Germantown
- Brookville
- New Lebanon
The person who walks your property is on site while it is being built.Samuel Hand
What we put in writing
Our roofing carries real manufacturer coverage: forty years on standing seam metal, thirty on dimensional shingles, both contingent on being installed to spec.
If something we installed is not performing, we come back and deal with it. That is the deal.
Centerville questions
What warranty comes with a standing seam metal roof?
The standing seam metal we install carries a forty-year warranty. Dimensional shingles carry a thirty-year warranty.
Who is actually on site during my build?
Our own crew handles the core work. Samuel is on site through the build, not just at the start and the end.
How do you handle changes once we have started?
Changes get written down, priced and approved before they happen. Nothing gets built off a hallway conversation.
Can you remodel an older home, or only build new?
Both. A good share of our work is remodeling houses that were built well and are worth keeping.
Do you give a written scope before work starts?
Always. It states what is included, what is excluded, what we expect to find once things are opened up, and how a change gets priced and approved. A one-page quote is how disputes start.
Who pulls the permits?
We do, and we deal with inspection scheduling as part of the job. You are not calling a building department.
What happens if you find something unexpected?
We stop, document it, price the options and talk to you before proceeding. On older houses that is a normal part of the process, not an emergency.
Building in Centerville?
If the timeline matters, say so early. Centerville permitting has its own pace.