General Remodeling and Additions in Tacoma and South Puget Sound
Kitchens, baths, additions and whole-home renovation.
Licensed BESTPPC752LD$30,000 bondedInsuredFree estimatesSe habla español
The situation
What you're actually dealing with
A general contractor's actual job on a remodel is sequencing: getting the permit, the inspections, the subcontractors and the materials to line up so the project moves instead of stalling. The carpentry is the visible part; the scheduling is where remodels are won or lost.
The failure mode most homeowners have heard about, or lived through, is the contractor who disappears. Work starts, demolition happens, and then the crew is on another job for three weeks while your kitchen sits open. It happens because a contractor took on more work than he could staff.
Best Pro Contractors is owner-operated, which means Alberto is on your job and you have his number. That is a genuine constraint on how much work he takes at once, and it is the reason you can reach the person actually making decisions rather than a scheduler.
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
Scope
What a typical job includes
This is the standard scope. Yours is written out and agreed before anything starts.
- Scope development and a detailed written estimate before anything starts
- Permit application and inspection coordination with your jurisdiction
- Demolition and disposal
- Framing, and structural modification where the design requires it
- Coordination of licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC subcontractors
- Drywall, taping and texture
- Finish carpentry: trim, doors, casing and base
- Flooring, cabinetry, paint and fixture installation
- Final inspection and a punch-list walkthrough with you
Cost
What drives the price
Best Pro does not publish price ranges, because a number posted on a website has to ignore everything that actually makes your job cost what it costs. Here is what a quote is built from instead.
- The size of the space and whether the layout is changing
- Whether plumbing, electrical or structural elements have to move
- The finish level of the materials you select, which is the widest variable of all
- Permit and inspection requirements in your jurisdiction
- The age and condition of the house, since older homes routinely hide knob-and-tube wiring, failed plumbing or undersized framing
- Whether you are living in the house during the work
The free estimate covers all of it: an on-site walkthrough, a written scope, and a firm number you can compare against anyone else's.
Get my free estimateProcess
How a remodeling job runs
Step 1
Consultation and scope
We talk through what you want, what the house will allow, and what it realistically takes. You get a written scope and estimate, not a number over the phone.
Step 2
Permits and planning
Drawings where required, permit submitted to your jurisdiction, materials selected and ordered so long-lead items arrive before they are needed.
Step 3
Demolition
Controlled demolition with dust containment and protection of the parts of the house you are still living in.
Step 4
Rough-in
Framing, then electrical, plumbing and mechanical, then rough inspection before anything gets covered.
Step 5
Finish
Insulation, drywall, paint, flooring, cabinetry, trim and fixtures, in that order.
Step 6
Final inspection and punch list
Final inspection with the jurisdiction, then a walkthrough with you. Punch-list items get finished before the final payment, not after.
Options
Materials and choices
Straight guidance on what suits this climate and this housing stock, including where the cheaper option is genuinely fine.
- Kitchen remodels
- From cabinet-and-counter refreshes through full gut renovations with layout changes and relocated plumbing and electrical.
- Bathroom remodels
- Tub-to-shower conversions, full tile surrounds, vanity and fixture replacement, and complete rebuilds including waterproofing done correctly behind the tile.
- Additions
- Room additions, bump-outs and garage conversions. These require permitting and inspection, and often a structural engineer's involvement.
- Whole-home renovation
- Multi-room projects sequenced so you can stay in the house where that is practical, or compressed where you cannot.
Recent work
General Remodeling and Additions projects
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Loft conversion with spiral staircase
A finished loft space with a spiral staircase, cedar ceiling, kitchenette with full-height cabinetry, stacked laundry and plank flooring throughout.
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Exterior siding, trim and gutters
Lap siding and white trim across a two-storey rear elevation, with new gutters and downspouts hung and the window and door openings trimmed out.
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Concrete slab
A concrete slab formed, poured, screeded and float finished in a single day, with edges cut clean and the grade brought up around it afterwards.
Questions
Remodeling questions, answered
Yes. Best Pro Contractors handles permit application and coordinates inspections with your jurisdiction, whether that is the City of Tacoma, Pierce County, or another city in the service area. The permitting path is confirmed with you as part of the written scope.
A kitchen remodel that keeps the existing layout typically runs three to five weeks. Moving plumbing or electrical, or changing the layout, extends that to six to ten weeks, and cabinet and countertop lead times are often the controlling factor rather than the labor.
Usually yes for a single-room project, with dust containment and the work area sealed off. A whole-home renovation or a project that takes out the only bathroom or kitchen is worth planning around.
Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC work is performed by licensed subcontractors, as Washington law requires. Alberto coordinates and remains responsible for the schedule and the quality of the finished work.
Best Pro Contractors is owner-operated. Alberto Molinero is on site and is the person you call, rather than a salesperson who hands the project to a crew you have never met.
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Get a free remodeling estimate
Tell us what you need and Alberto gets back to you within 24 hours. Estimates are free and there is no obligation.
Free estimates, no obligation, and se habla español.