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Kitchen and Bath Remodeling in Dolores

We work in Dolores and out on the roads around it, from our base in Cortez. Kitchens and baths are our focus, and we do other remodeling too. See your price range in a few minutes before anyone comes out.

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A finished kitchen with white raised-panel cabinets, granite counters and an island

The homes around Dolores

Homes in the Dolores ZIP code are a mix of old and newer. The typical home was built around 1986, and a little over a third were built before 1980 (Census data). That makes them older on average than homes around Mancos.

An older home is more likely to have outdated plumbing or hidden damage that shows up once the walls are open. When we find something, we show you, explain it, and price the fix in writing before the work goes on.

Dolores also has a lot of second homes. More than 200 homes in the ZIP code are held for seasonal or part-time use (Census data).

We work in town, up the Dolores River valley, and out toward McPhee Reservoir.

Permits in town and out

Inside Dolores town limits

The Town of Dolores issues the building permit through the Town Clerk. A permit is required for any construction.
The town also requires a Dolores business license for businesses doing business in town.
Town Clerk: 970-882-7720, ext. 1003.

Outside town limits

A Dolores mailing address does not always mean you're inside town limits. Outside town, the home is in unincorporated Montezuma County.
The county has no building department and does not enforce a residential building code. It still issues permits for driveway access, septic and addressing: County Planning and Zoning, 970-565-2801.
Electrical and plumbing permits outside town come from the State of Colorado.

In town or out, licensed plumbing and electrical work goes to licensed subcontractors that Andrew manages.

Getting materials to Dolores

Dolores is about 15 to 20 minutes up Highway 145 from Cortez. Lumber and most materials come from local suppliers in Cortez, where we're based. Some special-order materials come from Durango, about an hour from Cortez, and from Dolores that run is longer. Our schedules plan for that.

Work we've done near Dolores

A list of home repairs up the Dolores River valley, past Stoner. Linda found us through a post in a local Facebook group. We reattached the trim along the base of her kitchen cabinets, hung a towel bar, and took care of a few other items on her list. She booked a second trip for a stair tread and a drywall patch.

"Thanks Andrew for coming out and getting my honey do list done!! I had never met Andrew and found him on a local page... He came as promised he was courteous, prompt, and very reasonable his pricing. I will definitely be calling on you again!"Linda, near Dolores (Google review)

Drive and scheduling

Start dates depend on our schedule, the size of the job, and how much planning it needs. Before work starts, you get a time range from a best case to a longer case, and if anything changes, you hear it from us right away.