Remodeling & General Contracting in Denver, CO

Remodeling & general contracting in Denver

Denver is a city of distinct, established neighborhoods: Washington Park, the Highlands, Congress Park, Park Hill, Cherry Creek, Sloan’s Lake, Berkeley and Central Park among them, each with its own housing stock and its own quirks. Remodeling here means respecting the character of a 1920s bungalow or Denver Square while bringing it up to how people actually live today: open kitchens, updated baths, finished basements and thoughtful additions.

As a licensed, insured general contractor based in nearby Greenwood Village, BH Builders manages every trade in-house or under one roof, so Denver homeowners get a single point of contact, a fixed written scope, and one crew accountable from demolition to the final walkthrough. No juggling subcontractors, no finger-pointing.

Our services in Denver

We handle the full range of residential remodeling and construction for Denver homes:

• Kitchen remodeling: cabinets, counters, layouts and full renovations.
• Bathroom remodeling: walk-in showers, tile and full gut renovations.
• Basement finishing: bedrooms, baths, theaters and rental suites.
• Home additions: room additions, suites and second stories.
• Whole-home renovation: complete remodels, managed end to end.
• Decks & exterior work: custom decks, siding and outdoor living.
• Custom home building: ground-up homes to three stories plus basement, under our own Class C license.

Not sure where to start? See our remodeling pricing guide for honest cost ranges, or try any of the instant calculators linked above for a Denver ballpark in about a minute.

Denver homes we work on

Much of Denver’s core housing was built before 1978, from brick bungalows and Denver Squares to Tudors and mid-century ranches, alongside newer infill and Central Park (Stapleton) construction. Older homes reward careful work, updated wiring and plumbing, proper insulation, and lead-safe practices, and often sit in neighborhoods where matching original character matters. We’re at home in both the century-old and the brand-new.

Denver, neighborhood by neighborhood

• The streetcar neighborhoods: Park Hill, Congress Park, Washington Park, the Highlands, Berkeley and Sloan’s Lake. Denver Squares, bungalows and Tudors from the 1890s through the 1930s, with plaster walls, original hardwood, small kitchens and basements that were never meant to be living space. The work is character work: kitchens and baths updated inside original proportions, systems replaced while walls are open, basements made dry and legal.
• The mid-century southeast and southwest: Virginia Village, Krisana Park, Lynwood and Harvey Park. 1950s ranches and, in Krisana Park and Harvey Park, the Cliff May-style post-and-beam homes with flat roofs and glass walls. Opening a kitchen here is routine; keeping the architecture intact is the craft. See our guide to flat roofs on Denver’s mid-century homes.
• The 1970s to 90s southeast: Hampden, Southmoor and the neighborhoods toward the Tech Center. Two-stories and split-levels with finished-once basements and builder-grade baths, ready for a second act.
• Far northeast: Montbello, Green Valley Ranch and the newest construction near the airport. Young structure, unfinished basements and HOA review for exterior changes.

Permits and zoning in Denver

Every Denver remodel that touches structure, plumbing, electrical or mechanical work is permitted and inspected by Denver Community Planning and Development at 201 W Colfax Ave, with applications filed through the city’s online permit system. Two things set Denver apart from the suburbs. First, zoning is checked as part of the permit: setbacks, lot coverage, height and the bulk plane that limits how tall a second story or addition can be near the side property lines, all set by your zone district. Second, in designated historic districts, exterior changes visible from the street get a landmark review before the building permit. Our Denver card in the permit guide covers fees, timing and the quirks of the desk, and our fee schedule section shows what a permit costs by project value. BH Builders holds a Residential Contractor Class C license with the city (LIC00255323), so your permit is filed in our name.

Projects that fit Denver homes

Permits & building codes in Denver

Most remodeling work in Denver, anything touching structure, electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems, requires a permit and inspections. We handle the entire process so your project is code-compliant and on record, which protects both your safety and your home's resale value.

• Local permits. Denver permits and inspections run through the Denver Community Planning & Development: Plan Review, Permits & Inspections (201 W Colfax Ave, Dept 205, Denver, CO 80202). We file with them directly and schedule every inspection for you; typical review times for this office are on its card in the permit guide.
• The full Denver permit picture. Fees, timelines, quirks and the documents you'll need are all covered in the Denver section of our Denver-metro permit guide: including a free permit & fee estimator.
• How the fee compares. Our building permit fees by city table puts the metro's building departments side by side, each with its official fee schedule linked.
• Licensed trades. Colorado electricians and plumbers are state-licensed, you can verify any contractor's license through the Colorado DORA license lookup.
• Lead-safe work. Denver has a large stock of pre-1978 homes, so federal lead-safe work practices apply to most renovations in the city’s older neighborhoods. See the EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting program.

Nearby communities we also serve: Aurora, Lakewood, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, Commerce City and Cherry Hills Village. Every city page links to that jurisdiction's own permit office, so you can see how the process differs a few miles down the road, or start from the complete service-area hub.

Why Denver homeowners choose BH Builders

• Local & responsive: based minutes away in Greenwood Village, serving Denver and the surrounding Denver metro.
• Licensed & insured, permitted and inspected on every job.
• One point of contact and a transparent, written price you approve before we start.
• Built to last: the motto we work by: Built on Dreams, Grounded in Craft.