Roanoke Valley Homes keeps a working record of custom builds and renovation work across the region — the older housing stock, the slopes and mature timber, the exterior details that take a beating from the weather. This page is about the people and the place behind that record, not a résumé.
Most of the work in this archive runs through the same small circle of people: a structural engineer who reads old framing honestly, a cabinet shop that can match heart pine, a roofer who will still climb a steep pitch in February. These are the names that show up across the project notes.
Structural engineering
Blue Ridge Structural Group
Flush beams, load paths, and honest answers about what a 1920s wall can carry.
Millwork and cabinetry
Wasena Woodworks
Custom cabinets and trim, including reclaimed heart pine matched to existing profiles.
Roofing and metalwork
Cave Spring Roofing Co.
Standing-seam metal and porch roofs, plus the flashing details that keep them dry.
Electrical
Hollins Electric
Subpanels, rewires, and lighting layouts for garage conversions and additions.
Tile and stone
Grandin Tile & Stone
Bathroom floors, shower pans, and the small-format work that hides a sloped slab.
Permits and inspections
Roanoke Valley Permit Services
Drawings, submittals, and scheduling around city review timelines.
We are a residential portfolio, not a sales office. What you find here is the archive itself: new-build family homes, kitchen and bathroom remodels, wraparound porches, garage conversions, and small additions, each one documented with the decisions that shaped it.
The region has its own building character, and it shows up in every entry. Older housing stock with trim worth saving. Lots that fall away faster than you expect. Mature timber that has to be worked around rather than removed. A climate that is honest about which exterior details will hold up and which will not. That context is the reason the archive exists at all.
Each project records the practical side of the work: budget ranges, permit timelines, site constraints, and the trades who carried it. Floor plan sketches sit next to before-and-after photographs, and material notes explain why one finish was chosen over another. Nothing is staged to look easier than it was.
We describe what was built and what it took. No exaggerated claims, no pressure to move faster than the work allows.
A finish only makes sense next to the house it sits in. We keep the original character in view while the work moves forward.
Temporary sinks, pinned footings, slab leveling. The unglamorous parts are usually the ones that decide how a project goes.