Shawn Cole Construction Inc.

Public agencies make up a long part of the record. Since 2002 the business has filed prevailing-wage work for the City of Spokane, the City of Pullman, Grant County, Spokane County Purchasing, the Othello School District, Stevens County Fire District 1, and the state departments of Corrections and Social and Health Services, with apprentices on some of those jobs. Recent county permits cover a commercial addition and commercial alterations in Spokane and a commercial sewer permit in Liberty Lake. The state insures the crew, a small one, for excavation, foundations and flatwork, wood framing, roofing, insulation, demolition, and interior and exterior painting. The state lists Shawn Cole and Darci Cole as principals since 2000. The work leans commercial, and much of it comes back through repeat clients and referrals rather than advertising. That suits a building owner planning a tenant improvement or an addition, or a facility that needs a crew for maintenance projects and the odd after-hours repair. A family home is also within range when one contractor should run the whole scope of a remodel or an exterior job. Electrical-only work sits outside the trades on record, and a production subdivision build is a different kind of operation from the remodel, commercial and agency work this firm does. Timing matters on this kind of work in the Inland Northwest. Excavation and foundation pours go best once the ground thaws and dries in spring, and freeze-thaw cycles punish flatwork poured late in fall without proper cure and protection. Roofing and exterior painting want the dry stretch of summer, when paint cures well, though midsummer heat can shorten working hours. Interior tenant improvements and remodels are the natural winter jobs, so a homeowner or building owner who plans ahead can line up outdoor phases for the warm months and save the inside for when snow is on the ground.