Home Repair and Remodeling Contractor in Vail, CO

A repair and remodeling contractor for Vail condos and homes

Vail work tends to fall into two piles. One is the steady list of fixes a mountain home builds up: a slider that sticks, a cracked tile, trim pulled loose by a dry winter, a door that stopped latching after the house settled. The other is the bigger project an owner has put off for a few seasons, often a dated kitchen or a tired bathroom in a unit that rents. We take on both. The small items run through our handyman services and home repair work. Larger jobs get a detailed estimate and a written schedule before anything comes out.

Edgar measures, cuts and finishes the work himself, so the person you call is the person on site. In Vail that matters more than most places. Many owners live out of state and need one dependable contact who can speak with the building manager, the HOA and the inspector without a chain of messages in between.

Condo remodeling in Vail Village and Lionshead

Vail Village grew up as the downtown at the base of the mountain, and Lionshead added its lodging in the late 1960s. Plenty of condos in both areas still carry their original layouts: small kitchens, compact baths and units stacked directly over a neighbor. Condo remodeling here means doing careful work inside tight limits. Shared walls stay put unless the association agrees. Showers get extra attention to waterproofing because someone lives below. Cabinets, tile and tubs are chosen partly by whether they fit the elevator.

Common Vail condo projects:

• Bathroom remodeling in lock-offs and rental units, from a new vanity to a full tile shower
• Kitchen remodeling that finds more storage and counter space in a galley layout
• New flooring, doors and trim through a whole unit between guest stays

Working with Vail HOAs, loading docks and building rules

Almost every Vail condo job starts with the building, not the unit. Associations often want an approved work plan, a set window for noisy work and certain papers on file before a contractor starts. Deliveries usually come through a loading dock that has to be booked ahead, and the elevator may need pads and a reservation. We gather what the building asks for and coordinate with the property manager as part of the job, so you are not refereeing from another state.

Staging is the other half. I-70 is the only road in or out of Vail, so one late delivery or a closed pass can cost a full day. We order early, stage materials only where the building allows, and leave hallways clean at the end of each shift.

Planning Vail projects around the quiet seasons

Vail gets roughly 189 inches of snow in an average year, and winter is when owners and guests want their units. The two calmer windows are spring mud season and the stretch from September into mid-November. We build the schedule backward from the date you or your guests arrive. Bigger remodels can be phased so the unit is still usable between stages where the layout allows.

Repairs and carpentry in East Vail and West Vail homes

Housing came to East Vail first and to West Vail later, and the chalets and duplexes at both ends of town have their own habits. Heavy timber, tongue-and-groove ceilings and big glass look great, but all of it moves at 8,150 feet. We see gaps opening in wood ceilings, worn stair treads, deck boards lifted by freeze and thaw, and window trim dried out by strong sun. Edgar’s custom carpentry, from built-ins to matching replacement trim, suits these older homes, where off-the-shelf pieces rarely line up with what is there.

Who issues building permits in Vail?

The Town of Vail runs its own building department, and Eagle County does not permit or inspect work inside town limits. The town decides what needs a permit or design review, and Edgar confirms that for your job before work is scheduled. Permit applications, inspection scheduling and meeting the inspector on site are all part of the job. If you are weighing a larger project, our remodeling cost page explains what usually drives the number, and the full list of work is on our services page. We also work a few miles down the road in Minturn and Eagle-Vail.