The company

Your own general contractor, on the job site.

With a legacy of three generations of experience, GW Construction would like to be your home improvement and remodeling contractor. We take care and pride in providing our clients with reliable, quality work.

When you choose GW Construction, you are also getting personalised attention — your own general contractor on the job site who listens to your needs and gets the job done. We will make your home beautiful and more livable while making home remodeling a positive experience.

From a one-room addition to a complete interior and exterior house renovation, our experienced staff can guide your home improvement project from concept to successful completion.

Custom home with timber entry and stone base built in the mountains at sunset
How we work

The process, from first phone call to final walkthrough.

  • 1. The free consultation

    We meet you at the property, listen to what you want, and give honest feedback wherever you are in the decision process — including whether the project is worth doing. No pressure, no obligation, and no charge.

  • 2. Scope and estimate

    We document existing conditions, confirm the jurisdiction and what it requires, and put the scope in writing with a real number and a real schedule. Contingency for concealed conditions is a visible line item, not a surprise you receive later.

  • 3. Design and selections

    Whether you bring your own designer or work with ours, selections get made against a layout that already works and a budget that has been priced. Cost feedback happens while changes are still cheap.

  • 4. Permits

    Submittal, plan-check corrections, and inspection scheduling are ours to handle — including historic district review, Foothills and hillside requirements, floodplain permitting, and county standards on unincorporated parcels.

  • 5. Construction

    One general contractor on site, containment and daily cleanup, and detailed information about your choices and options at every stage. You always know what is happening this week and what is happening next.

  • 6. Punch list and close-out

    We walk the job with you, finish the list, and close the permit out properly. An open permit is very nearly as much of a problem at resale as no permit at all.

Client reviews

What our clients say about GW Construction

We specialise in helping clients get the biggest return on their investment — and we’d welcome the chance to give you a custom evaluation of your home.

“The finished work was excellent, delivered on time, and inside our budget. What more is there to ask?”

Our experience with GW Construction was outstanding from beginning to end. They were recommended to us by a real estate agent we trusted, who was helping us plan a remodel of a home we had just purchased. Past contractors had been hit or miss for us, so committing to a renovation north of $70,000 made us genuinely nervous. That changed at the first meeting. Derek listened carefully to what we wanted the remodel to accomplish and then carried the plan out faithfully. Just as valuable, he offered real insight where he saw a way to improve on our thinking, and told us plainly when an idea of ours was not economically sensible or carried a downside we had not considered. He was straightforward, transparent, and respectful throughout. Communication was excellent — calls, emails, and texts were returned promptly. He even introduced us to each of the subcontractors so we could build a relationship with them directly. Most importantly, the finished work was excellent, delivered on time, and inside our budget. What more is there to ask? Highly recommended.

Jack and Sue Serrino
“He has completed more than 25 projects for my clients over the years, and I intend to keep sending them his way.”

Derek is far and away the best contractor I have worked with, and his ability to listen to my clients and respond to what they actually need has exceeded anything I expected. Being classically trained and professionally educated shows in the work. His grasp of both the practical and the possible means he handles small and large-scale jobs equally well, and there is genuinely nothing I would hesitate to refer to him. He has completed more than 25 projects for my clients over the years, and I intend to keep sending them his way.

Seth O’Byrne
“The job finished on the day they said it would, and the estimate was very nearly exact.”

I was extremely pleased with my experience working with GW Construction. Derek was professional, easy to talk to, and always straightforward to reach. Our 1975 kitchen and bathroom were badly in need of updating. The team gave us a bid for the remodel and brought out granite samples so we could choose the counters. The job finished on the day they said it would, and the estimate was very nearly exact. Both the kitchen and the bathrooms turned out fantastic. I was genuinely impressed with the work and would recommend GW Construction to anyone looking for high-quality work at a fair and honest price.

Chelsea Sokyrka
“He is open, flexible, and he listens. The crew take pride in their work and they clean up after themselves.”

GW Construction has my wholehearted endorsement. Derek takes real time over the consultation. He is open, flexible, and he listens to his clients. The crew take pride in their work and they clean up after themselves — which should not be remarkable, but it is. They worked quickly and efficiently and the end result was excellent.

Annette

Building outside Idaho?

The same family has been building in Southern California for three generations as well. If your project is in San Diego County rather than the Treasure Valley, seeSurfside Developers.

Free consultation

Call GW Construction today

We’re ready to get started. Tell us about your project and we’ll set up a free, no-pressure consultation at your property.