Frametech Construction Inc.

Washington L&I registers Frametech as a general contractor, and the current registration dates to 2001, following the earlier Frametech Construction license that ran from 1993. The state lists Michael Axtell, Brenda Axtell and Keith Axtell as principals since 2001. Work comes through referrals and repeat customers rather than advertising, and the business covers roughly a 25-mile radius from its base, which reaches across Spokane Valley, Spokane and the surrounding towns in the county. That focus suits a new wood-frame house, an addition, or a structural build where the framing is the heart of the job. Homeowners who like dealing directly with a long-running local outfit, arranged by phone and word of mouth, will find that's how this business works. A project that needs a broad mix of trades under one contract, or a public bid, sits further from what the state record shows. Before framing starts on a Spokane-area addition or new build, pin down the scope in writing: whether the bid covers sheathing, windows set in rough openings, and roof framing, or stops at the walls. Ask who hauls off offcuts and packaging and how the site is left each day. Agree how change orders get priced and signed before anyone moves a wall. And ask what the contractor stands behind on framing workmanship once drywall goes up, since problems found later are harder to trace.