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Hiring a general contractor in Georgetown means hiring someone who understands what a Gold Rush-era building needs that a 1990s tract home doesn’t. We run projects throughout Georgetown, from gut renovations off Main Street to room additions up toward the Divide, and we know the El Dorado County permit desk, the WUI review process, and the local inspectors by name. Call (254) 272-5876 and you’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a written price before any work starts.

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We’re Sawyer Remodeling, part of the Relay Home Co. family since 2005. Every Georgetown project runs under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: live arrival tracking, before-and-after photo updates, and a price in writing before we pick up a tool. Luca Romano leads our crews, and you’ll know exactly who is walking into your home before they arrive because every technician is background-checked and uniformed.

Construction Company in Georgetown

A Construction Company in Georgetown does more than frame walls and hang drywall here. We handle the full sequence: structural assessment, permit submittal, framing, rough-in, all inspections, and finish. On a typical Georgetown addition, the county wants to see Chapter 7A wildland-urban-interface compliance, which means exterior materials that resist ember ignition. That is not something a contractor who only works the valley ever thinks about.

Here’s what that means for your project. If you’re adding a bedroom or building an ADU outside the core of Georgetown, the El Dorado County Building Department will require an ignition-resistant materials plan as part of the permit package. We build that into the scope from day one so your inspection sign-off doesn’t stall six weeks into the job.

What the Permit Path Actually Looks Like

For a new build or addition in Georgetown, you’re generally looking at a site plan review, structural plans, and the WUI materials review. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and walk the job through each one. A typical Georgetown addition runs $45,000 to $130,000 depending on size and finishes, and the permit path is about six to ten weeks before we ever break ground.

Why Local Codes Matter on a Georgetown Job

Georgetown sits in El Dorado County’s high-fire-severity zone, so any general contractor pulling permits for additions, ADUs, or roof replacements must submit a Chapter 7A WUI ignition-resistant materials plan, a step coastal and valley metros never touch. That local requirement changes what materials you can use, what the underside of your eaves looks like, and what vents are allowed. We know the plan requirements cold, and we write the scope accordingly.

Trusted Brands We Service in Georgetown

We install and service name-brand materials across Georgetown jobs because a manufacturer-backed product outlasts whatever’s on sale at the supply yard. That means KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, Kohler and Toto fixtures, and James Hardie siding. For Georgetown customers, we keep common replacement parts in our local inventory so a warranty part or a miscut doesn’t stall your schedule for two weeks. If you’re replacing a Moen cartridge or adding a Schluter edge trim (the metal strip that waterproofs where your tile meets the floor), we’ve got it on hand.

Common General Contractor Problems We See in Georgetown Homes

• Unpermitted prior work. Georgetown has a lot of older homes where a previous owner finished a garage or added a bath without pulling permits. We find it during the walkthrough, not after demo starts, and we write the correction into the scope up front.
• Non-straight walls and settled foundations. Gold Rush-era homes and 1960s ranches both move. On a recent kitchen remodel off Georgetown’s Main Street, the subfloor had dry-rot from a decades-old leak. We replaced the decking before setting cabinets because setting new cabinets on a rotten subfloor buys you a callback in three years.
• WUI materials missing from the plan. If you build an addition or ADU in Georgetown without including Chapter 7A compliant materials, the El Dorado County Building Department stalls your inspection sign-off. We submit the ignition-resistant materials plan with the original permit package.
• Allowance mismanagement. Treating surface allowances for brands like Cambria or Silestone as fixed numbers instead of miscalculating slab yield and edge profiles means running out of money before the backsplash install. We template every surface before we cut, and the written price reflects the actual yield.

Our crew recently finished a kitchen remodel on a 1960s ranch off Georgetown’s Main Street where the original subfloor had dry-rot from a decades-old plumbing leak. We replaced the decking, set new KraftMaid cabinets, and templated a Cambria quartz countertop after the rough-in passed. The homeowner had a clear scope of work and a draw schedule that kept inspections and material orders on track, and the job closed out with a clean punch list.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Georgetown

We run projects across the El Dorado County foothills, from Placerville and Pollock Pines to Diamond Springs and Auburn. If you’re just outside Georgetown proper, we’ll still come out, write the scope, and get you the same written price and draw schedule. Our General Contractor team covers the whole corridor.

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