Olympic Peninsula Builders

Our Services

Olympic Peninsula Builders enables you

• New Home Construction
• Home Additions
• Home Renovations
• Our Expertise
• Design and Construction Options

Many homeowners want to play a significant role in building their homes. We understand this and provide our customers with a variety of practical building options based on their experience and time available.

A number of clients like to act as the general contractor but may need project management services in certain technical areas of construction. Some want their builder to take the structure of the home to the lock-up stage and then complete the interior finishing on their own. Olympic Peninsula Builders gives you flexibility to structure a working relationship that makes sense.

New Home Construction

Olympic Peninsula Builders can provide everything you need to get your new home project completed. We can also provide you with valuable information about what is involved in the building process. This allows you to make informed decisions when planning your project in the following key areas:

• Selecting the right design for your property
• Choosing the right materials
• Creating a realistic construction budget
• Obtaining building permits and approvals
• Site preparation and utility connections
• Excavation and foundation work
• Building to lock-up
• Finishing the interior to occupancy

Building a custom home has become more involved over the years as homes have become more complex in design. Also, building code requirements are more demanding. This means that more construction expertise is required to successfully build a home. As a result, most homeowners prefer to hire a professional to act as the project manager.

It is important to choose the right design for your property and the right combination of materials suitable for the Olympic Peninsula area. There are many design possibilities and thousands of building components with different performance characteristics to choose from. The focus should be on developing a site specific design that can actually be built on your property. Olympic Peninsula Builders can help you in all areas to get your new home project completed.

Home Additions

A new addition may be just what it takes to accommodate a changing family or special lifestyle needs. You can expand a kitchen, add a bathroom or change your existing home into the home of your dreams. Whatever you have in mind, Olympic Peninsula Builders can help.

As with any construction project, an addition to your home requires careful planning. Before you decide to go ahead with the project, it is important to clearly identify the features you want. Just as important is a thorough inspection of the current structure so that any existing problems can be corrected at the same time.

The key challenge is to make sure that your addition meets your living requirements and looks like an integral part of the existing home. You will likely need help from a professional designer who can take your ideas and prepare blueprints that will meet structural and permitting requirements.

At Olympic Peninsula Builders, we have the experience to assemble the resources needed and perform the work to professional standards.

Home Renovations

Construction techniques for new homes have changed rapidly. Most of these improved techniques also apply to renovations. This is why it is important to select the right materials and professional builders, just as if you were building a new home.

Olympic Peninsula Builders can help you plan ahead before the actual renovation takes place. The idea is to make it look better, work better, last longer and be more comfortable. Before renovating, it's important to assess the condition of your home to determine if there are any significant underlying problems that must be addressed before or during your planned renovation project. Consideration should be given to:

• Various elements of the home to be upgraded
• A look at lifestyle needs and comforts
• Replacement of inefficient or worn building components

A professional renovation makes your home more attractive as well as safer, more efficient and more durable. We can give you a realistic estimate and perform the work to meet building codes. We can also help you access professional designers if required.

Working with Olympic Peninsula Builders gives you the assurance that you are getting someone with experience in the Olympic Peninsula area.

Our Expertise

Olympic Peninsula Builders has many years of experience in the Olympic Peninsula area, which allows us to successfully complete any complex home construction project. Our customers have relied on our expertise to build a new home or make a major addition to their existing home.

Construction is largely a sequential process. A variety of professional resources with a wide range of expertise is needed to complete a project successfully. They need to be available at the right time and be able to work together at different stages of the project. For example, when building components or manpower is not available at the jobsite when needed, it will cause delays. Olympic Peninsula Builders has the expertise to make the construction process go more smoothly and efficiently.

Shortcuts on material and labor will affect the outcome of the entire project. The cost to fix problems caused by the use of substandard materials or incorrect application can be substantial. Using the right materials and hiring the right expertise means a much better finished result and more value in your home.

Some of the more crucial areas where expertise is needed include:

• Obtaining permits and approvals
• Design and material selection
• Structural load bearing and other engineering requirements
• Assembling the right human resources
• Constructing the home to meet building code standards
• Controlling and managing the project

In the construction of custom homes and major additions, all projects have different challenges. Olympic Peninsula Builders understands that the key to a successful outcome is to finalize your design and select the right materials before work starts.

Working with Olympic Peninsula Builders gives you the confidence that your project will go smoothly.

Design and Construction Options

Olympic Peninsula Builders specializes in more complex structures, such as post and beam, timber-frame or log homes. These kinds of homes use different structural techniques to support the roof and floors and require foundations that are engineered to meet load bearing points.

Although these structures are more costly to build than conventional homes, you can incorporate open plan living, vaulted ceilings and large expanses of glass to maximize the use of natural light. They also generally have a much higher appraised value. We can work with your designer or architect to help you choose the right kind of design and materials to fit your requirements.

Building different types of custom homes takes special construction expertise. Olympic Peninsula Builders uses the best construction practices whether we are building a conventional or more sophisticated structure. This is why we recommend the use of higher quality building materials, which give you a much better finished result.