River City Solid Surface LLC.

Countertops for kitchen and bathroom remodels make up most of the work, and the company's own site centers on seamless acrylic solid surface fabrication. The state's workers'-comp classes cover floor and counter covering installation, plastic cutting and bending, and an office and drafting class, a mix that points to a shop that measures, fabricates and installs. River City is a lead-safe certified renovation firm under Washington's RRP program. The state lists Dennis Stuhlmiller, Royce Hershberger and Roger Byrns as principals since 1997, and Paul Byrns since 2009. This is a fit for a homeowner redoing a kitchen or bath who wants a solid surface top cut and finished to fit, with integrated sinks or long runs without visible joints. The shop works within roughly 25 miles of Spokane Valley and handles a steady volume of residential jobs, with some commercial work. It's a surface specialist, so framing, structural changes or a large commercial flooring contract belong with a different kind of contractor. Spokane's housing runs from pre-war homes on the South Hill and in West Central to postwar ranches in the Valley and newer builds out toward Liberty Lake. Older kitchens often have cabinets that have settled or walls that are out of square, and a fabricated top has to be templated to what's actually there. Tearing out old counters and backsplash in a house built before 1978 can disturb lead paint, which is where an RRP-certified firm matters. In newer homes the cabinets are usually truer, but it still pays to confirm the base is level before the top is made.