Home Services in King County

It depends where in the county you are. Inside Seattle city limits, permits are issued by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections. In Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Kirkland, Redmond and every other incorporated city, that city's own permit department handles it. Only unincorporated King County goes through the King County Permitting Division. Confirm which applies to your address before assuming a timeline.

A combination of marine climate, older construction and drainage. Persistent damp keeps ground moisture high year-round, many older homes were built with vented crawl spaces and minimal vapor barrier, and flat lots with slow-draining soils shed water poorly. The result shows up upstairs as musty smells, cold floors and humidity the heating system cannot cope with.

It is a genuine consideration here in a way it is not in most of the country. King County sits over the Seattle Fault and within reach of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and homes built before modern codes frequently sit on foundations never bolted to the framing. Whether it is worth doing depends on your home's age and construction — a structural assessment is the honest first step.

We cover Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Redmond, Auburn, Sammamish, Issaquah, Burien, Shoreline, Bothell, Mercer Island, Des Moines, SeaTac, Kenmore, Enumclaw and surrounding communities. Coverage depth varies by service — if we do not have a strong professional for your job in your specific area, we will tell you rather than send someone unsuitable.

More than most homeowners expect. Mature conifers shade roofs so they dry slowly after rain, drop needles that clog gutters and valleys, drive root intrusion into older sewer lines, and keep yards damp enough that drainage becomes a recurring issue. Two similar houses a few streets apart can have very different maintenance profiles because of canopy.