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The residential improvements that do not fit neatly into a single category — and how to find out whether we take them on.
Not every project fits a category. Homeowners regularly describe work that spans two or three of our service pages, or that sits at the edge of them — a repair whose cause is not yet known, an accessibility improvement, a specialty installation, or simply a room that does not work with no clear idea yet of what the answer is.
This page exists so those inquiries have somewhere sensible to go. Falis Construction works within Minnesota’s residential building contractor framework, which covers a broad set of statutory skill categories: excavation, masonry and concrete, carpentry, interior finishing, exterior finishing, drywall and plaster, residential roofing, and a range of general installation specialties.
Practically, that means the answer to “do you do this?” is more often yes than no, provided the work is residential construction and within what we can perform or properly coordinate. Where a project requires separately licensed specialty trades — electrical, plumbing, mechanical — we coordinate appropriately licensed professionals as part of the overall project rather than implying we hold those licenses ourselves.
The honest exception is work we would not do well. If something falls outside our capability or is a poor fit, we would rather say so and point you elsewhere than take it on and manage it badly. That is a short conversation and it costs you nothing.
If you know a room does not work but not what the fix is, say that. Working out the right scope is part of what we do, and arriving with a diagnosis can send a project down the wrong path.
For anything ambiguous, photographs of existing conditions are worth more than several paragraphs of description and let us give you a genuinely useful first response.
Existing conditions, previous repairs, access limitations or HOA requirements can all affect the scope, so mention anything you already know about when you submit the project.
If a project is outside what we do well, we will tell you rather than take it on. That is more useful to you than a reluctant yes.
It is the normal case. A basement finish alone involves framing, drywall, flooring, doors, trim and painting, frequently a bathroom too. Coordinating a multi-trade sequence is what a general contractor is for, and it is considerably easier for you than managing six separate contractors and the gaps between them.
That is a perfectly reasonable starting point and a common one. Describe the symptoms — what you notice, when it happens, what has changed — and send photos. Diagnosing the cause before proposing a scope is the right order, and doing it the other way round is how people end up paying to fix the wrong thing.
Accessibility-related residential improvements sit within our scope where they fall inside applicable requirements. These projects often involve doorway widths, thresholds, bathroom layout and grab-bar blocking — much of which is far easier during a remodel than as a standalone retrofit, so raising it early is worthwhile.
Describe what you have in mind when you request an estimate. Specialty installations vary a great deal in what they involve and what they require, so we would rather look at the specifics than give you a blanket yes or no here.
Tell us about the project and we will say plainly whether it is a good fit. We would rather have that conversation up front than have you find out later.
Whole-home renovations, interior remodeling, layout reconfiguration, room conversions and home modernization.
Professional drywall installation, finishing and repair for residential projects large and small.
Rough framing through finish carpentry — walls, floors, roofs, basements, additions, trim, stairs and built-ins.
Hardwood, engineered wood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate and tile — installation, replacement and the subfloor work underneath.
Residential construction, remodeling and home improvements across the Twin Cities metro and surrounding communities.
Tell us about the project and we will review the appropriate next step.
