Andr Key Builder.

Those public-works filings are the clearest picture of the work. All three came in as a subcontractor rather than as the prime, for a public-entity risk pool, a port district in the Tri-Cities and a central Washington utility. That means prevailing-wage paperwork and public-agency rules are familiar ground. The state lists Andrey Kostenko as a principal since 2004, the same year the business was established. Work comes mostly through referrals and repeat customers, not advertising, and the record points to service and repair work more than new-house building. The fit is general contracting on a modest scale, handled directly by the person doing the job, in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Mead, Cheney or Airway Heights. A homeowner planning a new custom home from the ground up would likely want a builder whose recent permits show that kind of project. Anyone who'd rather book and track a job online should know this is a phone-and-conversation kind of contractor. Before any general contracting job starts, get the scope written down room by room, including what's being removed and what stays. Ask who hauls away debris and how the site is left each day, which matters in an occupied house through a Spokane winter. Agree on how change orders get priced and approved before the work changes, not after. Ask what workmanship warranty is offered, how long it runs, and whether it's in writing.