General Contracting in Gig Harbor

The waterfront blocks along Harborview Drive are well-known, but most remodel work on the peninsula happens inland — in Rosedale, on Peacock Hill, and through the 98332 neighborhoods built between 1985 and 2005. Builder-grade bones. Undersized range hoods that can't handle a Thermador range. Electrical panels that weren't spec'd for a modern kitchen load. These aren't cosmetic problems — they're scope items that have to be resolved before cabinetry goes in. That's where a general contractor who pulls Pierce County PALS permits and actually manages the trades — from framing through punch list — makes a real difference. On projects here, you talk directly to Vladislav, not a project manager hired six months ago.

The peninsula between zip codes 98332 and 98335 developed in phases. Older homes near the original harbor — the blocks closest to Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard, along Soundview Drive and the lower Olympic Drive corridor — date to the 1960s and 1970s. Post-and-pier foundations. Crawlspaces that collect moisture from October through April without fail. Plateau areas are a different project profile entirely. Rosedale Road corridors and Canterwood filled in during the 1990s and early 2000s: solidly built, builder-grade finishes, but overdue for full interior renovation. Vapor barriers and crawlspace encapsulation come up on almost every project. The houses look fine from the curb — that's the problem, because the moisture damage is happening below grade where no one looks until demo day. The 98329 zip — Gig Harbor North, up toward the Borgen Boulevard corridor and the Hunt Street retail strip — runs younger. Custom builds from 2000 to 2010, larger lots, different scope: mechanical upgrades and kitchen expansions rather than full gut remodels. Homes off Wollochet Drive tell a consistent story. Built in phases from the late 1980s through the mid-2000s, they show the same pattern: structure looks sound at first walkthrough, then demo reveals sistered joists and rim joist rot that were never in the original estimate. Douglas-fir framing in crawlspace-over-grade construction absorbs PNW humidity for years before anyone notices the damage from below. That's why pre-demo structural walkthroughs are standard on every Gig Harbor project before anything goes to Pierce County PALS. The second Narrows Bridge changed commuter patterns on the peninsula. That drove a renovation wave through Peacock Hill and the 98335 zip — older ranchers expanded, layouts opened up. Most of that work happened between 1998 and 2012, which means those kitchens and baths are now 15 to 25 years old and due for full replacement. Canterwood homes from that same era are showing up in our project pipeline regularly: the bones are fine, the finishes are tired.