Built likewe own it.

Vallon is the in-house builder for a nine-building portfolio across Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley. We take a limited amount of outside work.

Tell us about the property
5 days
typical start from vacancy
9
buildings we build for
In-house
crews on payroll, not subbed
PA182571
licensed & insured

We're on both sides of the table.

Most contractors bid a scope and move on. We underwrite buildings, buy them, renovate them, and then live with what we built for years afterward.

That changes how we work. We know what a rehab has to cost for the numbers to make sense. We know which corners cost you more later. We won't spec a finish that doesn't earn its price in rent.

Our crews are on payroll, not subcontracted out. The same people who restored a 129-year-old building on McKean Avenue are the people who show up at your property.

What we do

Vallon services, with typical start windows
ServiceTypical start

Unit turns and make-readies

Vacancy costs more than the turn does. Written not-to-exceed before anyone picks up a tool. Refresh, make-ready, and full turn scopes.

 5 daysfrom vacancy

Restoration and rehab

Historic commercial and residential buildings, structural through finish. Most of what we do on our own portfolio.

 By schedulescoped per building

Commercial build-outs

Storefronts and small commercial space in Charleroi and across the Mon Valley.

 By schedulescoped per space

Overflow crew

Skilled carpentry crews by the hour for general contractors who need capacity. No estimating cycle.

 2 daysfrom your call

Who we're a good fit for.

  • You own or manage more than a handful of units.
  • You'd rather the unit be ready than be the lowest bid.
  • You want the same crew every time, not whoever answered.
  • You'd rather hear a hard number early than a cheap one now.

Where we're not a fit: we don't do homeowner kitchens and baths, and we're rarely the cheapest number you'll get. If price is the deciding factor, we're not your builder.

No surprise invoices.

  • Written not-to-exceed on every jobIf we reach 80% of it, work stops and we talk before anything continues.
  • Materials at cost plus a stated markupReceipts provided on request.
  • Labor at a published rateNo mystery line items and no rounding up.
  • Certificate of insurance before we startEvery time, without being asked.

After a few jobs together, we'll move you to fixed-price packages.

Current work

70 S 22nd St, Pittsburgh

Carriage Lofts. A South Side office building converted to six residential units, self-performed start to finish. Full interior build-out: kitchens, baths, flooring, and systems, inside a shell that was never designed for people to live in.

Building
Carriage Lofts
Conversion
Office to residential
Units
6
Status
In build-out
70 S 22nd St in Pittsburgh's South Side, a three-storey brick building in its former use as offices, before conversion.

Tell us about the property.

Address, unit count, and a short note on the work. We'll come look and give you a number.

Or call 412-212-0915.