Thurston County
General Contractor in Olympia, WA
Licensed BESTPPC752LD$30,000 bondedInsuredFree estimatesSe habla español
Best Pro Contractors serves Olympia, reached south from Spanaway down I-5. It is a straightforward drive and suits projects with real scope rather than small same-day repairs.
Olympia has the oldest housing stock in this service area by a wide margin. The city was incorporated in 1859 and neighbourhoods like South Capitol and Bigelow still hold homes from the 1890s and early 1900s. Working on a house of that age is a different job from working on a 1990s subdivision, and pretending otherwise is how people get surprised by the invoice.
It is also the wettest part of the service area. Olympia sits at the southern tip of Puget Sound where the rain collects, and it takes noticeably more annual rainfall than Tacoma or the Eastside. Moss, gutter capacity and paint life are all affected.
Public record
Verify with L&I- WA contractor license
- BESTPPC752LD
- Construction Contractor, General · Active · UBI 605 604 724
- Contractor bond
- $30,000
- The North River Insurance Company · double the $15,000 a specialty contractor carries
- General liability
- $1,000,000
- State National Insurance Company Inc · four times the $250,000 state minimum
Services
What we do in Olympia
All six trades are available here. Each links through to the full detail on scope, process and what drives the cost.
Roofing in Olympia
Tear-off, full replacement, repair and fascia.
Exterior and Interior Painting in Olympia
Full prep, honest coverage, coatings rated for this climate.
Deck Building and Repair in Olympia
New builds, rebuilds and structural repair, composite or wood.
Flooring Installation in Olympia
Hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate and tile.
Cabinetry Installation in Olympia
Kitchen and bath installs, refacing and built-ins.
General Remodeling and Additions in Olympia
Kitchens, baths, additions and whole-home renovation.
Local detail
Working in Olympia
Permits
City of Olympia Community Planning and Development
Olympia issues its own building permits through Community Planning and Development. The city has designated historic districts and a register of historic places, and work on a listed property or within a district can require design review in addition to the building permit. Homes built before 1978 also fall under the federal lead-safe renovation rules, which applies to a very large share of Olympia's housing and affects how any job disturbing paint must be carried out.
Housing stock
- Genuinely old stock by regional standards, including Victorian and Craftsman homes from the 1890s through the 1920s in the older neighbourhoods
- Mid-century housing filling the areas that grew with state government employment
- Newer subdivision construction on the west side and toward Lacey and Tumwater
- Original cedar siding, wood windows and board trim on many older homes, which is repairable but needs someone who has done it before
- Pre-1978 paint on most of the older housing, which brings lead-safe work practices into any project that disturbs it
Climate and conditions
- The highest rainfall in this service area, at the southern end of Puget Sound where the weather piles up
- Heavy moss growth on roofs and north-facing walls, faster than anywhere else we work
- Gutter and downspout capacity mattering more here than further north, simply because there is more water to move
- A long wet season from October through May, which narrows the window for exterior painting
- Mature tree cover in the older neighbourhoods, adding needle and leaf debris to the gutter load
Neighborhoods served
South Capitol · Bigelow · Eastside · Westside · Northeast Olympia · Wildwood · Governor Stevens
Recent work
Recent work across the service area
Every photograph below is a Best Pro job. We have not tagged them by city yet, so these are from across Pierce and King County rather than from Olympia specifically. Ask to see local work when you call.
Decks
Composite deck, paver patio and lighting
A curved composite deck stepping down to a herringbone paver patio, with a seat wall, integrated riser lighting along every step, and a steel pergola wired for string lights.
Decks
Curved composite deck against a stone seat wall
The same deck in daylight, showing the curved edge cut to follow the existing block retaining wall and the contrasting fascia and step nosing.
Decks
Covered deck and grill area
Composite decking carried under an existing covered patio to create a sheltered outdoor kitchen and grill area that stays usable through the wet season.
Questions
Olympia questions
Yes, and the age is the first thing we look at rather than an afterthought. Older homes often have original cedar siding and wood trim worth repairing instead of replacing, and they are very likely to have pre-1978 paint, which brings lead-safe work practices into any job that disturbs it. That is normal for this city, it just has to be priced and planned honestly.
Olympia gets more rain than anywhere else in this service area and the older neighbourhoods have a lot of mature tree cover. That combination is ideal for moss. Treatment helps, but the durable fix is clearing what shades and drops debris on the roof, keeping the gutters and valleys clear, and fitting zinc or copper strips at the ridge.
The City of Olympia can tell you. If it is listed or sits within a designated district, exterior work can require design review alongside the building permit. It is worth checking before you plan a project, because it affects both timeline and what changes are allowed.
Yes, for projects with enough scope to justify the drive from Spanaway. Roof replacements, exterior repaints, decks and remodels all qualify. For a small one-off repair a local Thurston County contractor will serve you better.
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