General contractors in Denver, Colorado
Commercial, residential and custom construction for owners who expect the building to match the drawings, the budget and the schedule they signed.
Tolerances are set in the drawings and verified in the field, before anything covers them.
Costs, changes and schedule reported plainly, including the inconvenient parts.
The finish is only as good as the framing, the flashing and the foundation beneath it.
01 / Who we are
A Denver general contractor for buildings that have to perform as well as they look. Commercial, residential and custom work, run from the soils report to the final walkthrough.
Clay soils and claystone are common along the Front Range. The soils report sets the foundation design.
Plan review takes real time in Denver, so it is scheduled from the first meeting.
Priced at each design milestone, so the drawings and the budget move together.
Schedule, submittals, inspections and cost, reported where the owner can see them.
Punch list, final inspections and closeout documents handed over together.
The drawing set
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One accountable builder running the trades, schedule, budget and site from permit to closeout.
General Contractors Denver / Denver, CO
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Ground-up commercial buildings, core and shell, and tenant improvements built to code and to schedule.
General Contractors Denver / Denver, CO
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New homes, additions and whole-house builds designed for Front Range soils, snow and sun.
General Contractors Denver / Denver, CO
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One-of-one residences where the architecture, materials and detailing are built exactly as drawn.
General Contractors Denver / Denver, CO
Four more disciplines sit behind every build: renovating what already stands, combining design with construction, planning before the first shovel and managing the work once it starts.
01 / Ground
Much of the Denver metro sits on clay-rich soil and claystone that swell when wet and shrink as they dry. The geotechnical report decides the foundation: drilled piers, a structural floor over a crawlspace, or an engineered slab. Skipping it is the most expensive shortcut in Front Range construction.
How pre-construction handles site risk02 / Weather
Spring storms bring heavy wet snow and large hail, and winter swings through freeze and thaw again and again. Roof assemblies, flashing details and air-entrained exterior concrete are where a Denver building either holds up or starts leaking.
Residential construction for this climate
03 / Altitude
Thinner air means stronger ultraviolet exposure and very low humidity. Sealants, coatings and exterior wood age faster, and interior hardwood has to acclimate to dry Colorado air before it is installed or it gaps and cups.
Material choices in a custom home
04 / Code
Denver Community Planning and Development reviews plans and issues building permits, and the city adopts the International Building Code with local amendments. Larger buildings also fall under Energize Denver's energy requirements. Permit timing belongs in the schedule from day one.
Building in Denver, explained01 / Ground
Much of the Denver metro sits on clay-rich soil and claystone that swell when wet and shrink as they dry. The geotechnical report decides the foundation: drilled piers, a structural floor over a crawlspace, or an engineered slab. Skipping it is the most expensive shortcut in Front Range construction.
How pre-construction handles site risk02 / Weather
Spring storms bring heavy wet snow and large hail, and winter swings through freeze and thaw again and again. Roof assemblies, flashing details and air-entrained exterior concrete are where a Denver building either holds up or starts leaking.
Residential construction for this climate03 / Altitude
Thinner air means stronger ultraviolet exposure and very low humidity. Sealants, coatings and exterior wood age faster, and interior hardwood has to acclimate to dry Colorado air before it is installed or it gaps and cups.
Material choices in a custom home04 / Code
Denver Community Planning and Development reviews plans and issues building permits, and the city adopts the International Building Code with local amendments. Larger buildings also fall under Energize Denver's energy requirements. Permit timing belongs in the schedule from day one.
Building in Denver, explained05 / From vision to reality
Scope, site, budget range and timing are discussed before anything is drawn, so the project starts from real constraints.
Design intent becomes drawings, a preliminary budget and a schedule that accounts for permit review.
Soils, structure and systems are coordinated, trades are bid, and the permit set is submitted.
Foundation to finishes, with inspections, submittals and cost tracking reported as the work moves.
Punch list, final inspections, closeout documents and warranty information handed over together.
06 / Craft
Finished buildings are judged by what you can see. They last because of what you cannot. Six materials, and what it takes to install each one well.
Connections are where the engineering lives. Bolt grade, plate thickness and weld size come from the structural drawings and get inspected before anything covers them.
07 / The standard
We would rather earn a project by being checked than by being trusted on sight. Put these to every builder you interview, including us.
How we answer themColorado does not issue a statewide general contractor license, so licensing happens at the city and county level. Denver issues its own contractor licenses by class, and the class has to match the type and scale of the work. Ask for the license number and check it with the city before you sign.
General liability and workers' compensation certificates should come straight from the insurance agent and name the correct policy dates. If a worker is hurt on an uninsured job, the property owner can end up exposed.
A project is run by people, not a logo. Ask who the superintendent will be, how often they are on site, and who answers the phone when something goes wrong on a Saturday.
Changes happen on every project. The difference is whether each one is written, priced and signed before the work is done, or discovered on the final invoice.
Under Colorado's mechanics' lien law, unpaid subcontractors and suppliers can file a lien against the property. Conditional and unconditional lien waivers collected with each draw keep that risk off your title.
A warranty that only exists in conversation is not a warranty. Ask what is covered, for how long, how claims are made and what manufacturer warranties pass through to you.
08 / Next
Tell us what you are planning, where, and roughly when. We will tell you honestly how we would approach it.
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