Handyman and Home Remodeling in Vail, Avon and Eagle, CO

A Vail handyman who also builds

Most homes in the valley need two kinds of help. There is the steady list: a door that sticks after the first freeze, a drywall crack over the stairs, a shower bench that has started to move, trim that dried out and pulled away. Then there is the bigger plan: the kitchen that has not changed since the condo was built, a bathroom that needs to be taken down to the studs, a basement that could finally be a family room. Most people end up calling two different companies for that. With Chino’s Remodel & Build, it is the same person and the same phone number.

That matters more here than in most places. Many owners split their year between the Vail Valley and somewhere else, and plenty of homes sit empty for weeks at a time. You want one contact who answers, knows the house, and tells you plainly what he found. That is how Edgar works on handyman jobs, repairs and full remodels alike.

Remodeling for mountain homes, condos and older houses

The housing in this valley is not one thing. Vail Village and Lionshead are full of condos where every remodel runs through an HOA, a loading dock and set work hours. East and West Vail have chalets with heavy timber and tongue-and-groove ceilings. Avon mixes base-area condos with Wildridge duplexes, and Eagle Ranch has newer family homes built in the 2000s and later. Minturn still has railroad-era cottages where nothing is plumb.

Each of those calls for a different plan. A condo remodel has to protect the unit below and fit the building’s rules. A kitchen remodel in a small footprint is about storage and light. A bathroom remodel lives or dies by the waterproofing nobody sees. And an older home needs someone who expects surprises and prices them honestly.

Built for altitude, snow and dry air

At valley elevations, from about 6,400 feet in Gypsum to about 8,150 feet in Vail, wood, caulk and exterior finishes take a beating from freeze-thaw cycles, strong sun and very dry air. Materials and details are chosen with that in mind: joints that can move, finishes that hold up, and decks designed for the snow loads Eagle County sets. It is the part of the job you cannot see in the photos, and the part that decides whether the work lasts.

Construction and general contracting, without the runaround

Some projects are bigger than a remodel: an addition, a structural fix, a whole-house rebuild. For those, Chino’s Remodel & Build works as your general contractor, handling the plan, the permits, the schedule and the plumbers and electricians the job calls for, while Edgar stays on site and on the phone.