General Contractor in Federal Way, WA

Federal Way building permits run through the City's Community Development Department. Addresses in the unincorporated pockets around Lakeland and Star Lake fall under King County instead, and the two jurisdictions have different submittal checklists, fee schedules and inspection scheduling. Because our headquarters is here, we submit, track and pick up permits in person and keep the inspector's schedule and ours on the same calendar.

The codes in force are the Washington State Building Code and the Washington State Energy Code, which drive the insulation, air-sealing and heat-pump requirements on new construction and on larger additions. Seismic hold-downs on every framed wall, 12-inch frost-depth footings and flashing and drainage details sized for 40 inches of annual rain are the structural and envelope items an inspector will look for on a Federal Way job. Our in-house engineering and permitting team produces the plans and stamps the structural work, so nothing stalls between a designer and a builder.

Federal Way permits run through the City's Community Development Department, with King County handling anything outside city limits in unincorporated pockets around Lakeland and Star Lake. Because our headquarters sits here, our crew is on site in minutes, and we submit, track, and pick up permits in person. Most of the housing stock dates from the 1960s through the 1980s — split-levels, ramblers, and tri-levels that make excellent candidates for kitchen and bath remodels, second-story additions, and detached ADUs now allowed under Washington's updated middle-housing rules.

The Puget Sound climate decides how we build: 40 inches of rain a year means rain-screen siding details, properly flashed windows, and drainage that moves water away from the foundation. Expect standard King County frost depth of 12 inches, seismic hold-downs on every framed wall, and Washington State Energy Code insulation and heat-pump requirements on new construction. We handle all of it in-house, from the excavation to the final inspection.