Cozza Framing Inc.

Washington insures Cozza Framing's crew under a single workers'-comp class, wood frame building construction, which is about as clear a picture of the work as the state record gives. The crew runs in the four-to-six range. In 2008 the company filed on a public project for the City of Spokane Parks & Recreation, working as a subcontractor. The state lists Patrick Cozza as a principal since 2008, the year the current corporation took over from the earlier Cozza's Framing registration. This is a small framing outfit that gets its work through referrals and repeat customers rather than advertising. That suits a homeowner or builder planning a custom house or a substantial addition who wants a framer with decades in the Spokane area. It's less of a match for someone who expects quick online booking or a heavily marketed consumer service. Framing work splits sharply by size. Fixing a sagging header, adding a wall or opening up a doorway is a short job that a carpenter or general handyman-contractor can often handle. A new home, a second story or a large addition is different: the framing has to match engineered plans, pass inspection before anything gets covered, and line up with the concrete, roofing and mechanical trades. On those projects, a dedicated framing crew usually works under a general contractor or alongside an owner-builder, so it's worth asking early who will schedule the framer and how that crew fits the rest of the job.