Milwaukie Home Remodeling & Additions

Masters Construction works as a design-build general contractor in Milwaukie. Design, engineering, permits and construction sit under one contract. One project lead runs the job from the first site walk to the final walkthrough.

That matters on general contracting Milwaukie projects because most houses here are old enough to hold surprises. Knob-and-tube wiring, shallow footings and creekside drainage all show up once walls are open. We price the work after design and engineering, so the contract and the permit set describe the same building.

We carry trades in-house and manage the rest directly. Framing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, tile and finish carpentry are scheduled by us, not by you. Licensed in Oregon (CCB #248237) and Washington, bonded and insured. See our process for how each phase runs.

When your Milwaukie home needs more space, we design and build custom additions that blend seamlessly with your existing property. From new bedrooms to expanded living areas, every project is handled with care and precision.

Residential permits in Milwaukie are issued by the City of Milwaukie Building Division, with Clackamas County handling properties outside city limits. Interior kitchen and bath remodels inside the existing footprint typically clear plan review in about two to four weeks.

• Additions, basement conversions with new bedrooms, structural work and second stories generally run six to twelve weeks. They need engineered drawings and planning review for setbacks, height and lot coverage. Older neighborhoods near Johnson Creek can also involve floodplain or sensitive-area review, which we check before design rather than after.
• Masters Construction carries the full permit track: existing-conditions drawings, construction documents, structural engineering coordination, submittal, plan-review responses and every inspection from footing through final. Because the estimate follows design and engineering, the permit set and the contract match. That is what keeps an older Milwaukie house from turning into an open-ended project.

Milwaukie is mostly a 1920s through 1960s city: bungalows, cottages and ranches, many with unfinished basements and original knob-and-tube wiring still in service. That combination shapes every remodel here.

Basements are the biggest opportunity in the metro for added living space. They need moisture management, egress windows, ceiling height verification and proper insulation before they become real bedrooms or a guest suite. Knob-and-tube and undersized panels should be replaced while walls are open, and galvanized supply lines are common in the oldest homes.

Foundations are often shallow or unreinforced, so an addition or second story may require reinforcement designed by a structural engineer. The upside is character worth keeping: original fir floors, real trim and good proportions. We plan these projects so the systems get modern and the house still reads as a Milwaukie original.