Home Improvement Services in Nitro, WV

A Town Built in a Hurry

When the United States entered the First World War, the federal government needed explosives production fast, and it built a massive nitrocellulose plant on the Kanawha River here, throwing up a town to house the workers alongside it. The war ended almost as soon as the plant came online, but the town stayed. That boomtown origin, houses and infrastructure put up quickly to serve an industrial purpose, shaped the residential character that still defines Nitro today. The homes here are practical, working houses, many of them built in the early and middle decades of the twentieth century, on the kind of modest lots you get when a town is laid out to fit a workforce.

A century-plus of valley weather takes a real toll on houses of that vintage. The roofs that were sound thirty years ago are now on borrowed time. The original kitchens and baths have lived through generations of families. The commercial corridor that runs through Nitro, which the town is locally known for, brings steady traffic and the kind of routine wear that comes with it, but it is the residential streets just off that strip where most of our work happens.

What Nitro Homeowners Call Us For

• Roof repair and replacement, including tracing leaks that have worked their way through older roofs and into the decking and drywall below
• Kitchen remodeling that brings an outdated layout and worn cabinets up to how the household actually lives and cooks
• Bathroom remodeling, including addressing the subfloor and moisture damage that builds up in older baths
• Flooring installation across luxury vinyl plank, laminate, tile, and hardwood, including patching into and refinishing existing floors
• Deck and porch work, important on homes where the original back deck or front stoop has reached the end of its life
• Drywall repair, from settling cracks to the ceiling damage that follows a slow roof leak
• Door and cabinet installation
• Fencing for the residential lots throughout town

Keeping Older Nitro Homes Livable for the Long Haul

The same boomtown history that makes Nitro’s housing stock interesting also means many of these homes have multiple stories, basement entries, or stairs that connect the living space to a lower level, all of which become a real challenge as people age. We do a lot of accessibility work here, and it is some of the most satisfying, because it is the work that lets someone stay in the house they have lived in for decades.

As an authorized AmeriGlide dealer, Foxtrot Developments installs straight stair lifts for standard runs and custom curved lifts for the turns and landings that older floor plans often have, and we also service and replace existing units. We come out, measure the staircase, talk through who will be using the lift and what they need, and quote an honest installed price. For a Nitro homeowner weighing whether to stay in a multi-story house or move, a stair lift is often the decision-maker.

Serving the Western Edge of the Valley

Nitro sits at the western edge of the Kanawha Valley, west of Dunbar and South Charleston, and we are out this way regularly. If your roof has started leaking, your kitchen is overdue, or you are trying to figure out how to make the house work for the next ten years, call (304) 590-1163 for a free estimate. We will look at the property, tell you honestly what it needs, and lay out the work so you can decide what to tackle first.