Remodeled kitchen with white shaker cabinets, a wood-wrapped island, quartz counters and hardwood floors

General Contractor and Carpenter in Englewood, CO

LTA Construct is a carpenter-run general contractor based in Englewood, Colorado, handling kitchen remodels, basement finishing, custom cabinetry, staircases, decks and whole-home renovations. Estimates are usually scheduled within a few days.

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LTA Construct is based in Englewood. Luke lives here, works here, and most of the trucks you see on this site are parked in an Englewood driveway. That matters for scheduling: he can be at a job before the coffee is cold.

Englewood homes and what they need

Englewood is mostly mid-century ranches and bungalows from the 1940s through the 1960s, with pockets of newer infill. That means original hardwood under carpet, kitchens that were last touched in the 1980s, unfinished basements with seven-foot ceilings, and windows that were never trimmed. Every one of those is a job on this site.

Neighborhoods

Downtown Englewood · Broadway corridor · Cherrelyn · Bates-Logan · Bell Isle · Romans Park · Cushing Park · Centennial Park area · South Broadway · Jason Park

Permits in Englewood

Englewood requires permits for structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work, egress windows and most additions. Luke pulls them and schedules inspections through the City of Englewood.

Recent projects

Kitchen remodel

White Shaker Kitchen with Wood Island and Banquette

Full kitchen remodel with white shaker cabinets, a wood-wrapped island, open shelving, a custom range hood, crown molding and a built-in banquette in the dining nook.

Stairs & railings

Curved White Oak Staircase

A straight-run builder staircase replaced with white oak treads, a flared curved starter step and a new railing, tied into the hardwood floor.

Subway tile wall with anchors set, before the shelves go up

Custom carpentry

Live-Edge Walnut Floating Shelves

Two thick live-edge walnut shelves floated over a coffee bar on white subway tile, with hidden steel brackets and no visible hardware.

Custom pantry shelving with white face frames, before finish

Storage

Walk-In Pantry and Closet Shelving

Custom shelving systems for a walk-in pantry, a narrow closet and a bedroom closet with cubbies and drawers, built to the inch.

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Englewood questions

Do you work in all of Englewood?

Yes. Everything inside the city limits and the unincorporated pockets around it.

How fast can you come out for an estimate?

Usually within a few days. Being local means estimates fit between job-site stops.

Have a project in Englewood?

Send a photo or a sketch. You will get a straight answer from Luke, usually within a day.

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What Englewood Homes Actually Demand from a Contractor

Most of Englewood's housing stock was built between the 1940s and 1960s — ranch slabs, bungalows, and split-levels that were never designed for modern kitchens or finished lower levels. The practical consequences show up on every job: subfloor heights that complicate tile transitions, knob-and-tube wiring hiding behind plaster walls, and basement ceiling heights that make egress window placement a code conversation before a single shovel turns.

The City of Englewood runs its own building department separate from Arapahoe County, which means permits for structural changes, electrical, plumbing, egress windows, and most additions go through the city's own review queue. Knowing the local inspectors and the city's submittal preferences shortens that process. LTA Construct pulls permits for every covered scope and schedules inspections directly — homeowners don't chase paperwork.

Neighborhoods like Bates-Logan, Cherrelyn, and the Broadway corridor tend to have the oldest and most character-rich stock — original hardwood under decades of carpet, window openings that were never trimmed, and kitchens last touched before granite was a trend. That kind of home rewards a contractor who understands wood movement, sequencing, and finish details, not just demo and install.

City of Englewood permits — pulled and tracked by LTA, not handed to the homeowner

Mid-century framing and mechanicals factored into scopes before work begins

Egress window placement scoped against city code before basement finishing starts

Original hardwood preservation built into kitchen and renovation sequencing

How a Carpenter-Run GC Differs on an Englewood Remodel

A general contractor who came up through carpentry reads a space differently than one who came up through project management. The staircase isn't just a line item — it's a structural and visual transition that determines how the whole floor reads. The cabinet layout isn't handed to a sub with a cut sheet — it's designed around the room's proportions and the homeowner's actual workflow.

For Englewood homeowners comparing bids, the distinction usually surfaces in the details: how trim wraps around an irregular corner, whether the built-in matches the existing millwork profile, or whether the deck ledger is flashed correctly against a stucco exterior. These aren't warranty items that come up later — they're decisions made during framing and finish that either hold up or don't.

LTA Construct keeps the carpentry scope in-house. Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is coordinated with licensed trade partners, but the finish work — the part of a remodel that determines how the room looks and feels for the next twenty years — stays under direct supervision.

Common questions

Do I need a permit for my Englewood basement finish or kitchen remodel?

Most projects that touch structure, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems require a permit through the City of Englewood's building department. Basement finishing almost always does, especially if it includes egress windows or a bathroom. LTA Construct pulls all required permits and manages inspection scheduling — it's included in how the project is run, not an add-on.

Can a general contractor in Englewood handle both the carpentry and the GC coordination, or do I need to hire separately?

LTA Construct handles both. The carpentry work — cabinets, stairs, trim, built-ins, framing — is done in-house. Trade work like electrical and plumbing is coordinated with licensed partners under the same project umbrella. You're not managing two separate contracts or two separate schedules.

My Englewood home is from the 1950s — is that a problem for remodeling?

Mid-century homes in Englewood are a significant part of the work on this site. They come with real advantages — solid framing, original hardwood, and rooms with actual proportions — alongside real constraints like older mechanicals, plaster walls, and non-standard rough openings. Those constraints get scoped upfront so they don't surface as surprises mid-project.