These are the questions we are asked most often. They are answered here the way we would answer them on the phone — plainly, and without pretending to know a number we do not yet know about your project.
If yours is not here, ask us. We will give you the same kind of answer.
Where and how we work
Where do you build?
Across the Olympic Peninsula, principally in Clallam and Jefferson counties — Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and the surrounding communities.
What kinds of work do you take on?
Custom home design and construction, high-end residential remodeling, room additions and accessory dwelling units, kitchens and bathrooms, high-end decks and patios, light commercial tenant improvements, and structural relocation and building lifting.
Are you veteran-owned?
Yes — 100%.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. Washington contractor license JONESCC832QM — licensed, bonded and insured per state requirements.
Do you take on small jobs?
Sometimes, and it depends less on the size of the job than on the schedule and the client. We would rather tell you honestly that a job is not a fit for us than take it and give it less attention than it deserves.
Custom homes
Do you design as well as build?
Yes. We handle custom home design and construction together, which means the drawings and the budget are developed against each other rather than one being handed to the other after the fact.
Can you work with an architect or designer I have already hired?
Yes, and it is common. Coming in early is better than coming in late — it is far easier to solve a constructability or budget problem on paper than after a set of plans is finished.
I have not bought the land yet. Is it too early to talk?
No, and this is the single best time to call. Slope, access, soils, water, septic and setbacks all decide what a parcel will cost to build on, and none of that is visible in a listing. A look before you buy can change what you offer, or whether you offer at all.
Remodeling and additions
Can we stay in the house during a remodel?
Often, yes, depending on the scope and which rooms are affected. It changes how the job has to be sequenced and staged, and it is worth deciding early rather than midway through.
Can I add on to a house that has no obvious room to add on to?
Frequently. On a constrained lot the answer is sometimes upward, and sometimes downward — lifting the house and building living space underneath it. See an apartment under the house you already own.
The unusual ones
Can a house actually be lifted or moved?
Yes, and we have done it four times on this Peninsula. Most of the work is not the move — it is disconnecting the building from everything that ties it to the ground, and reinforcing a structure that was engineered to stand still. See structural relocation and building lifting.
My garage sits too close to the property line and the city will not let me rebuild it. Is there anything to be done?
Usually there is. A building that predates current setback rules is generally allowed to remain where nothing new could be built — but that right attaches to the standing building, and demolition ends it permanently. There is a legitimate path that keeps the building standing while it is rebuilt from the plates down. See the building you are not allowed to rebuild.
Do you work for non-profits and institutions?
Yes. We have worked continuously since 2023 for a Peninsula veterans services organization, building and rebuilding the housing they provide. Board approvals, grant timelines, phased funding and occupied buildings all change how a job has to be run, and we have learned that on that work.
Cost and timeline
What will my project cost?
Nobody can answer that from a description, and anyone who gives you a number over the phone is guessing. What decides the cost is scope, site, finish level and how much of the existing structure stays — and the first three are usually still moving when people ask.
What we can do is give you a realistic range early, tell you which decisions actually move it, and tell you plainly if what you want and what you want to spend are not going to meet.
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. A ballpark costs you nothing.
A firm proposal on a larger project is a different thing. Past a certain size, the only way to price a job honestly is to do real work first — plans, engineering, permitting — and that work is contracted and paid for on its own. You own what it produces whether or not you build with us.
How do we start?
A conversation, then a look at the property. From there we can tell you whether we are the right builder for the work, and what the next step would cost.
