Handyman and Remodeling in Edwards, CO

Edwards sits near the middle of the valley, with Vail 14 miles east and Eagle 17 miles west on I-70. It is not a town in the legal sense. It is an unincorporated community governed by Eagle County, reaching from the Eagle River south up the Lake Creek and Colorow Creek valleys. Many of the homes we work in here are larger houses, and that changes what a good job looks like.

Remodeling larger Edwards homes where the finish has to match

In a big house, a remodel almost never stands alone. A new kitchen sits beside the original stair rail. A refreshed bath opens onto a hallway with trim from the day the house was built. Floor color, stain, casing profiles and grout lines all get compared with what is already there, by the owner and by every guest who walks through. Home remodeling in Edwards is mostly that kind of matching, and it rewards patience. Edgar samples stain on scrap of the same species before it touches the house, copies existing profiles where a stock part will not do, and lines up new reveals with the old ones.

If you are weighing the size of a project, our remodeling cost page walks through the things that usually move the number up or down in a home like this.

Kitchen remodeling and custom carpentry in Edwards

Kitchen remodeling in a larger home often grows into the rooms around it: a butler’s pantry, a wet bar, a built-in bench in the breakfast nook. That is where custom carpentry earns its place. Edgar has built pieces like an oak bookcase that swings open as a hidden door, and the same hands go into built-ins, mantels, wall paneling and trim made to suit the house. On kitchens that need new plumbing or circuits, he schedules plumbers and electricians and keeps their work in the right order around his own.

Handyman work and decks around Arrowhead and Singletree

Edgar works in Arrowhead and Singletree, as well as the neighborhoods closer to the river. For owners who spend part of the year elsewhere, small problems can grow when nobody is home to notice them. Our handyman services and home repair visits keep that list short: caulk and grout, drywall, sticking doors, loose hardware, exterior trim and the drip someone spots after a trip.

Decks matter here, and they take hard sun and months of snow. Since Edwards falls under the county, new footings for a deck builder project go below the 48-inch frost depth Eagle County lists, unless a geotechnical report on the site says otherwise. Railings, stairs and boards get the same attention to matching as the work indoors.

Who issues building permits in Edwards?

The Eagle County Building Division does. Edwards has no town government, so there is no separate town building office to work with. The county requires a permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or demolish a building, and it names roof replacements among the jobs that need one, while routine maintenance usually does not. Edgar confirms what your project needs, files the application and meets the county inspector on site.

Everything we offer is on our services page. Edwards borders Avon to the east, and we also work down-valley in Eagle.