Most mountain houses need work that does not fit one trade, and that is where a general contractor gets the call. Of the 58 listed here, 26 are based in the valley and 32 come from the Front Range. Which one fits depends on whether you want a local crew for a cabin remodel or a larger firm for a commercial buildout.
A general contractor is only as good as the subs on call. Ask who does the framing, the plumbing and the electrical, and whether those crews work in the valley every week or only when the job justifies the drive.
Based in Estes Park
A remodel that lands on budget is what people keep bringing up about this builder, and in a town where materials come up the canyon, that is no small thing. The office is on Big Thompson Avenue, next to Highland Cabinetry, and the work is residential only: custom homes, remodels and general contracting across the Estes Valley and Northern Colorado.
On North Lake Avenue, half a mile from Lake Estes Marina, this licensed general contractor keeps its main office, next to Ponderosa Realty & Management. Commercial work and residential builds both run through the same office.
Picking blinds is the job most people bring here, and the help with that choice is what they remember. Design Center of Estes Park carries Hunter Douglas window coverings, and the same team handles flooring, carpet, tile, wood, countertops and full kitchen and bath remodels, with its own craftsmen doing the installation.
Plumbing, heating and cooling, and refrigeration all come out of one shop on Graves Avenue near the fairgrounds, next to 7522 Electric and Glacier Creek Construction. Everest Mechanical is certified in HVAC and plumbing, does installation and repair for homes and businesses, and covers a long stretch of the Front Range as well as Estes Park, from Lyons and Longmont down to Denver.
A popcorn ceiling, a patched wall that never matched, a basement left half finished: that is the territory North Pro Finish covers. The work is drywall from board to paint.
Bathrooms are where most of the praise lands. Pine Valley is a remodeler based on Graves Avenue, sharing an address with Dr.
Historic renovation is the specialty that matters most at Craftsman Built in a town full of older cabins and lodges. The firm also builds custom homes from architectural plans through site work, and takes on remodels and additions.
A deck that has taken one winter too many, a kitchen that needs gutting, a whole new house: Aldrich Builders takes all of it on from an office on Lone Pine Drive, a few doors from Ace Hardware. The company has been building in the valley for more than four decades, on homes and commercial buildings alike, and its general contractors handle careful restorations as well as new construction.
On Moraine Avenue, about a quarter mile from downtown and next to Colorado Mountain School, Kinley Built takes on luxury custom homes, mountain properties and large remodels, plus commercial, hospitality and land development work. Jobs stretch across Larimer and Boulder counties.
Building in the mountains comes with its own set of problems, and Devin Jacobs set up his general contracting company around working through them. Estes Park Alpine Construction keeps an office on Big Thompson Avenue, a few blocks from the Visitor Center and next to Rocky Mountain Deli, and takes on new homes, additions and remodels, including updates to older custom homes.
Carpentry came first at Seba Construction, and fences are still the bulk of it: dog-ear privacy fences, lattice-topped and trimmed-top styles, corrugated steel, vinyl, chain link, iron, Trex, Simtek, and deer fencing with ranch rail, useful in a town where elk wander through the yards. Owner Joaquin Barron's crew also builds patio and raised decks, sheds, garages, pole barns and home additions, and handles masonry and welding for brick pillars, block walls and steel-and-brick combinations.
Once the snow starts, this mobile outfit adds sidewalk and driveway clearing to a list that already runs from drywall and flooring repair to exterior painting, ceiling fans, gutter cleaning and furniture assembly. 7522' Home Services & Security comes to the property, and the owner prefers to see the job in person before quoting.
When a winter storm takes the power down, backup power is the sort of thing Darling Enterprise has already planned for. It sits alongside insulated concrete form walls, in-floor radiant heat and fire-resilient design on the list of features this builder works into mountain homes.
More than twenty years of digging in Estes Park sits behind Cole Excavating. The work is everything under and around a house: septic systems, sewer repair, utility lines, house excavations and driveway grading.
After a hard winter shows up as soft trim and rotted siding, Remmerde Construction is one of the crews that handles the fix, along with much bigger jobs. Kitchen and bathroom remodels, additions, framing, garages, accessory dwelling units and ground-up custom homes are all in scope, for houses and commercial buildings.
More than twenty years of hands-on renovation work came before Matt McHugh started McHugh Remodeling. The company is based in Fort Collins and serves Northern Colorado, Estes Park included, so expect a crew driving up from the Front Range.
About two miles from downtown, next to Fish Creek Storage, Kitchen & Co Excavators is listed as a general contractor, and the name says excavation. There's little else on record, so ask directly about the kind of site work they take on, the schedule and the area they cover.
New houses are the main work at Kingswood Home Services, a residential construction company working across Northern Colorado from an Estes Park base about half a mile from downtown. It designs, builds and consults, and takes on additions and remodels as well.
Up in Glen Haven, about six miles past the Stanley, Whitlock Custom Furniture works from Crosier Mountain Trail, a few steps from White Elk's Visions in Glass and the Inn of Glen Haven. It builds furniture to order and keeps long hours most days.
Byron Francis came to Estes Park in 1999 to frame houses and has been building here since: a gutter installation business, a stretch as structural framing foreman, then a framing, siding and deck company before B & E Builders. The firm, where he's co-owner, puts more than 22 years behind custom homes and remodels in town and around the valley, from footings to fixtures.
If a mobile home needs new water lines, a roof seal or skirting put back on, that is exactly the work Austin's Home Services does. Mobile homes are the whole focus, with more than twenty years in the trade.
The company that finishes a basement in October can be the one plowing the drive in January. CJM Services builds new homes and handles renovations, kitchen and bath remodels, basement finishes, trim and paint, attic insulation, and outdoor builds like decks, patios, fire pits and fireplaces.
Giant Track Road, under a mile from Mary's Lake, is home base for this general contractor, at the same address as Giant Track Real Estate Co. Two services are on record, project management and warranty service, and the second one means a call-back after the job is part of the deal.
A crane is the unusual item on the list. Far North Constructing, on Chapin Lane a few blocks from the Stanley, builds homes and commercial buildings and handles renovations and remodels, but it also runs crane services, sets trusses and takes down trees.
Additions and new builds in Estes go through the town and county building departments, and Charles Santagati has spent more than twenty years working with both, along with local subcontractors and material suppliers. His company, Glacier Creek Construction, is design-build: one outfit for the plans and the construction, instead of an architect handing off to a separate builder.
This is a renovation contractor that wants the whole job. High Point Builders starts with material selection and carries through to the last finish detail, so the owner is not lining up suppliers and trades one by one.
Serves Estes Park from the Front Range
A house repaint, a stained fence and a finished basement usually mean three different contractors. Elite Custom Painting & Remodel, based in Fort Collins, does all of it and counts Estes Park in its Northern Colorado service area, so the crew drives up the canyon.
When the upstairs stays cold all winter, the attic is usually the first place to look. Koala Insulation of NoCo is the Loveland outpost of a national insulation brand, and it comes up to Estes.
Keep the cabinets, change the finish. That's the whole idea behind this Fort Collins refinishing company, which reaches Estes Park from the Front Range.
Tune-ups, new door seals and opener installs are the everyday work for Estes Park Garage Door, a service company with an Estes Park mailing address and no storefront. A quick response and a problem that actually stays fixed are what people mention, along with doors that run quieter afterward and scheduling that is easy to sort out.
Roofs, more than the hail-resistant siding the company leads with, are what Valcore Construction gets known for. Most of the work people talk about is roof replacement after storm damage, with the insurance claim handled alongside it and an easy process from inspection to cleanup.
Pergolas, front porches and stairs are what this Longmont deck builder gets remembered for, along with finishing on budget and leaving a clean site. The catalog runs to custom, multi-level, curved and rooftop decks in wood or composite (Trex, TimberTech, Deckorators), patio covers, pavers and outdoor kitchens, with 3D renderings up front and permits handled.
If the stucco on the sunny side of the house is cracked and chalky, this is the outfit that comes up most for both the repair and the repaint. Door staining and garage door repaints are the other common jobs.
Patios are what this Laporte design-build outfit does most, in pavers, flagstone or stamped concrete, with xeriscaping a close second. Fire pit areas, pergolas, fencing and retaining walls are part of the regular work, and the company runs its own equipment for grading, gravel driveways and hot tub pads.
"Honest work at an honest price" is the motto at Denny's Roofing, and being upfront about cost is in fact one of the things people bring up. The Longmont contractor installs asphalt shingle, metal and flat roofs on homes and commercial buildings, and handles hail damage, siding, windows, doors, gutters, skylights and solar.
Old fences and tired decks make up most of what A+ Fence Deck Landscape gets hired for, and replacing them is the job people mention most. The company is a licensed general contractor based in Fort Collins, and Estes Park is one of the towns where it holds a license, so it comes up from the Front Range to work here.
Plumbing calls make up as much of Everest Mechanical's work as heating does, despite the HVAC name. The company is based in Longmont and comes up to Estes Park as part of a service area that stretches to Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins and Arvada.
If the roof needs replacing and an insurance claim is part of the deal, this Loveland general contractor handles both halves. Roof replacements and claim help are what it is known for, followed by kitchen and basement remodels, siding, windows and deck work, with honest people running the job.
A high radon number in the middle of a home sale is one of the jobs this Fort Collins company is built for. It tests and mitigates homes and commercial buildings across Northern Colorado, runs its own radon testing laboratory, and helps buyers and sellers sort out results that surface during a transaction.
Mountain cabin renovations are one of the four things this Loveland general contractor names as a specialty, alongside basement remodels, home additions and commercial tenant finishes. Kitchens, bathrooms, bedroom additions and storm damage repair are on the list too, and vacation cabins get a service line of their own.
A burst pipe in a closed-up cabin is the kind of call this Fort Collins restoration company takes. It's a licensed general contractor, so the crew that dries the place out is the same one that tears out the damage and rebuilds it, instead of handing the job to a second company halfway through.
A kitchen remodel or an addition on a mountain house usually means an architect, a builder and a lot of phone tag between them. Hutch Design Build, based in Fort Collins, puts both under one contract, with architect-led design carried straight through construction.
Cost-plus pricing is the whole pitch here. Homestead Home Builders, out of Loveland, shows clients the actual bids from vendors and subcontractors, with no separate markup layered on top.
Architects, interior designers and builders share one studio at Forge & Bow Dwellings in Old Town Fort Collins, so the people who draw the plans are the people who build them. Jordan and Annie Obermann, husband and wife, run the firm, and it takes on a small number of projects each year by design.
Fences are where JFI Builders gets talked about most, in privacy, vinyl, composite, chain link and wood, and the finished lines come out looking sharp. The Loveland outfit also builds composite decks, pergolas and patio covers, finishes and remodels basements, and puts up accessory dwelling units.
A tired master bath is the classic job for Next Level Finish. The Loveland remodeler, started by Rob Buck, specializes in interior finishing: precise tile, curbless showers, floor-to-ceiling installs, hardwood and clean drywall.
"The Basement Finish Guy" is how Al Kulenski bills the business, and basements are what people hire it for. Finishes run from one extra room to a full build-out with a wet bar, home theater, exercise room, den or craft space, and in-law suites come up more than once.
Windows are the job people mention most with Hygge Haus Design Build, which makes sense for a company built around tight, energy-efficient buildings. It works from Passive House principles and EnergyStar-certified materials, with air sealing and low-load design at the core, and takes projects from feasibility study and drawings through construction.
Paint jobs come up more than anything else with Limitless Construction, a family-run Loveland remodeler that takes on kitchens, bathrooms, basements, tile floors, decks and fences across Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Drywall, flooring, gutter cleaning and handyman work round it out, so a mixed list can go to one crew.
Pulling out an old tub and putting in a walk-in shower is the job Loveland Bath Pros does most, along with full bath remodels and custom tile. The company is based in Loveland, also works Fort Collins, and makes the drive up to Estes.
Sprinkler lines need blowing out before the hard freeze, and NoCo Service Pros is a Northern Colorado outfit that comes up to Estes to do it. The same crew handles plumbing and electrical, HVAC service and thermostat installs, dryer vent cleaning, and maintenance plans that cover the furnace in fall and the air conditioner in spring.
Bathroom expansions are the jobs that come up most around Green Fox Home, with careful detail work a close second. The company designs and builds across Boulder County: kitchens, baths, basements, decks, gyms, additions and custom carpentry, with more than 25 years behind it.
Down in Longmont, Sean Murphy runs a general contracting firm that builds high-end custom homes, remodels and commercial projects across the Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins area, and it takes jobs up in the mountains, Estes Park included. He started as a framer and spent 14 years as president of Harrington Stanko Construction in Boulder before going out on his own.
Shower rebuilds and fixture installs are the jobs people remember from this Fort Collins bathroom remodeler. The company works out of Fort Collins and Loveland and travels up to Estes Park for complete bathroom renovations: tile, tub-to-shower conversions, walk-in and jetted tubs, vanities with custom cabinets, lighting and the plumbing behind it all.
The flex in the floor when someone walks past the couch, the cold draft at a window during a snowstorm, the toilet you can hear flush from another floor: those are the things Lone Creek Custom Homes says it builds against. Brothers Ryan and David Quackenbush run the company, and fine detail is what their clients bring up afterward.
Timber trusses for a museum addition in Laramie, barns, and big-beamed homes across Colorado and well beyond have come out of the Three Elements Timberworks shop in Longmont. It designs, engineers and fabricates heavy timber frames, trusses and structural wood systems, then ships them pre-cut and pre-assembled, ready to raise on site.
If a pipe lets go in the middle of the night, Wydra Plumbing is one of the outfits that lists 24-hour service. The company is based in Loveland and comes up the canyon to Estes Park, along with Fort Collins and the rest of its home turf.
Based in Loveland and working the area since 1994, Steve Colby's company serves Loveland, Fort Collins and Longmont and comes up to Estes Park for window and door work: installation, repair and full replacement. Repairs run to foggy or cracked glass, frame restoration, door handles, realignment and garage doors.
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The 58 range widely. McLain Construction is based in town and builds custom homes and commercial projects. A+ Fence Deck Landscape is a licensed Fort Collins contractor that lists Estes Park among the towns where it is licensed. G2 Construction in Loveland does custom homes, whole-home remodels, ADUs and commercial buildouts. Valcore Construction leans toward exteriors, and Elite Custom Painting & Remodel pairs painting with basements and bathrooms.
The list also includes trade specialists who wander into remodeling, so read the descriptions. Everest Mechanical is HVAC and plumbing with bathroom remodeling. Koala Insulation of NoCo does insulation. Grey Rock Landscape and Construction handles hardscape and excavation. Summit Cabinet Coatings refinishes cabinets. A general contractor can coordinate several of these trades, while a specialist stays with one.
Twenty-four list commercial work and 23 list residential. Ten offer free estimates, 8 are marked licensed and 4 list 24-hour emergency calls. Ask for license and insurance before you sign, and ask how the contractor handles a well, septic system or mountain driveway if the house is outside town limits. Summer is the busy season, so the schedule may be the real constraint.
Fifty-eight are listed. Twenty-six are based in the valley and 32 come from Loveland, Fort Collins, Longmont, Boulder and other Front Range towns. Ask any out-of-town firm how often it works in the mountains and how travel time is handled.
Ten of the 58 list free estimates, including Elite Custom Painting & Remodel, Valcore Construction and A+ Fence Deck Landscape. For the rest the listing does not say, so ask whether an on-site visit carries a charge.
Twenty-four list commercial work. McLain Construction builds commercial projects from an Estes Park office, and G2 Construction lists tenant improvements and restaurant and retail buildouts from Loveland. Summer is the busy season for local businesses, so ask about timing early.
Many can. Valcore Construction covers siding, roofing, windows and gutters, G2 Construction does roofing along with kitchens and baths, and Elite Custom Painting & Remodel lists stucco, siding and gutters. Describe the whole project in one call and ask which parts they would subcontract.
