Magnolia's homes range from original mid-century construction on the flatter streets east of 28th Ave W to more recent custom builds on the bluff and along the Boulevard. The older homes are good houses with good bones, and they need the kind of maintenance and repair work that can only be done well by people who understand how they were built. We're not a franchise operation sending whoever is available — we send experienced tradespeople who have worked in homes like these before.
Painting in Magnolia requires particular attention to exterior prep. The neighborhood's exposure to Elliott Bay weather — the marine air, the occasional wind-driven rain — means that exterior paint failures almost always trace back to inadequate surface preparation rather than paint quality. We don't cut corners on prep because we've seen too many times what happens when someone else did.
Window replacements in Magnolia are increasingly popular as the neighborhood's older single-pane aluminum windows reach the end of their useful life. We work with several window manufacturers and can help clients evaluate the performance characteristics and cost tradeoffs of different product lines honestly — not based on which one we make the most margin on.
Magnolia clients tend to be loyal to contractors who do good work. We have customers in this neighborhood who have been calling us for 15 years for everything from annual gutter cleaning to bathroom renovations. That kind of relationship is only possible if you show up when you say you will and do what you said you'd do.