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Lake Oswego doors come in two ages: fir doors on the 1920s to 1950s cottages of Old Town and First Addition that swell under the firs every winter, and the French doors, sliders and wide entries of the lake and hill homes that open onto decks and take the weather head on. We plane, rehang and seal, rebuild the jamb, replace the rollers and install the door you chose, minutes from our office.
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THE LISTALL DONEAll of it is routine for a Kaminskiy-certified technician who starts the day on Centerpointe Drive, minutes from any Lake Oswego street. One call, one list.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written quote you approve before anyone drives out.
One crew, truck stocked, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every Lake Oswego job.
Cottages and houses from the 1920s to the 1950s with cedar shingles, lap siding, fir trim, fir doors and porches, some on the water and about seventy of them on the city's Landmark List. Doors swell, shingle butts and sill corners rot, porch posts go soft at the base. We rebuild in matching material and keep a landmark repair to identical materials and appearance, which is what the city asks.
Streets from the 1970s to the 1990s with association standards, cedar and hardboard siding, sliders that open all summer and decks between neighbors. Rollers wear out, weatherstrip flattens, and water behind siding from before the moisture rules shows at a window corner or the garage jamb. We fix the hardware, rebuild the section and match the association's color.
Steep lots under tall firs with decks on tall posts, railings carrying the weather, long fascia runs under needle-filled gutters and front doors in deep shade. Deck boards rot at the ends, rail posts at the base, the fascia behind the gutter goes dark, and a ledger can hide damage behind the siding. We rebuild where it stands and name a ledger problem before anyone opens the wall.
Shade, needles and age. Under the firs a wall stays wet from October to June, moss grows on the shaded shingles, and needles block the gutters so the fascia takes the overflow. The cottages by the lake have cedar and old-growth fir that lasted eighty years because they were painted and drained; the hill homes have decks that take the weather for the whole house. Small jobs, steadily, and cheaper this year than next.
Doors, shingles, siding, trim, decks, railings, drywall, plaster, gutters, rot and the small list are ours. Electrical and plumbing are separate state licenses in Oregon, and the roof, gas and anything that holds the deck or the house up go to the licensed trade; we tell you who to call and do the carpentry around them. A licensed pest company treats carpenter ants and dampwood termites; we fix the water and rebuild.
Text the list or a photo and most Lake Oswego repairs are priced in writing before anything goes on the calendar; with the office on Centerpointe Drive a look at a bigger job is easy to fit in. A deck over the water, a course of shingles or a bath refresh gets that look and a written scope. The number you approve is the number you pay.
A Lake Oswego deck is often the most exposed wood on the property: wind off the lake on top, fog and shade underneath, a rail post rotting at the base where the deck meets it. We replace boards and posts before the whole deck needs rebuilding, seal the cut ends, probe the joists and the ledger while the boards are off, and say plainly when a ledger or a beam has gone past what a repair can do.
Tell us the list, or text a photo of the worst item. Most small repairs are priced on the call, in writing, in under ten minutes.
A Kaminskiy-certified technician comes with a stocked truck and works through the list in one visit wherever the parts allow.
A door swap, a rotted frame or a bathroom refresh gets a visit and a written scope before anything starts. No surprises at the house.
The work area is left clean and every repair carries our one-year workmanship warranty, on paper.
Oregon requires a Construction Contractors Board license of anyone who is paid to repair, improve or build a home, and it draws no line between a contractor and a handyman; the single exception is a casual one-off by someone outside the trade who does not advertise. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813, is bonded and insured, with Kaminskiy-certified technicians. Electrical and plumbing hold their own state licenses and anything structural needs the right one, so those are named as hand-offs on the call.
Lake Oswego's Building Department administers Oregon's statewide residential code: no permit to repair or replace siding or shingles that are not fire-rated, to replace a window or a door in the same opening, to paint, for gutters, or for a deck under 30 inches, and no application for an ordinary repair with like materials. A deck over 30 inches, which most hillside decks are, a rotted beam or a post that carries a roof is where the city's alteration-and-repair permit starts, and we say so on the call.
About seventy Lake Oswego properties are on the city's Landmark Designation List, many in Old Town and First Addition. The city's own guide says ordinary maintenance and minor repairs using identical materials and appearance need no application, and painting a painted surface needs no approval; replacing historic windows or changing materials does, and we tell you when a repair is near that line. Mountain Park, Westlake and the hillside associations rarely need a form for a repair painted to match.
Our office is in Lake Oswego. The crew starts the day on Centerpointe Drive, off Kruse Way, so a Lake Oswego call is usually on the calendar within days and a second look is easy. Call 503-912-7872, text a photo, or send the form. The whole metro is on our Portland handyman page.
Can't find your answer? Call 503-912-7872 and ask us anything.
Call 503-912-7872Faster than anywhere else we work: the office is on Centerpointe Drive, off Kruse Way, minutes from any Lake Oswego street. We answer weekdays from 8 to 4:30, price most repairs on the call and usually have a technician at the house within days.
Send the list or a photo and the number comes in writing before anything is booked. A deck over the water, a course of shingles or a bathroom item gets a look first, which is easy from an office across town. If a board hides more rot than the photo showed, you hear it before we go further.
Usually. The French doors, the shingles, the gutters full of needles and the rail post go on one list, and a Kaminskiy-certified technician with a stocked truck works through it, from your photos and a lockbox if you are away, with pictures when it is done.
In Oregon a handyman has to be a licensed contractor: anyone paid to repair a home needs a Construction Contractors Board license. Kaminskiy Care and Repair holds CCB #252813, is bonded and insured, and every technician is Kaminskiy-certified and background checked. Electrical and plumbing are separate licenses, and we hand those off instead of guessing.
Not for shingle or siding repair, a same-size window or door, paint, gutters or a low deck: the state code the city administers exempts those, and an ordinary repair with like materials needs no application. A deck over 30 inches, a rotted beam or a load-bearing post is where the city's alteration-and-repair permit starts, and we tell you on the call.
Yes, and the city asks for exactly what we do: ordinary maintenance and minor repairs in identical materials and appearance need no application, and a repaint of a painted surface needs no approval. A new window design or a changed material goes to the city first, and we say so before anything is ordered.
All of Lake Oswego from our Centerpointe Drive office, including Old Town, First Addition, Evergreen, Lake Grove, Westlake, Mountain Park, the Palisades, Forest Highlands and Blue Heron, plus West Linn, Tualatin, Tigard and Portland's southwest. Call 503-912-7872 to confirm your address.
Tell us the list, or text a photo, and we call back with a written price and a time. Calling is still faster: 503-912-7872.
Close to one of these but not on the list? Call anyway. If we can reach you, we will.
Ready to cross it off the list? Free quotes, a local Lake Oswego crew, and a workmanship warranty on every job.
We answer Monday to Friday, 8 to 4:30.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
