Home Remodeling & Repair in Des Moines, IA
Home base for Camacho's Construction — remodeling, drywall and roof repair, and door and window work for Des Moines homeowners.
Remodeling & Repair Built Around How Des Moines Actually Looks
Des Moines has one of the widest housing-age ranges of any city in the metro — bungalows from the 1920s-40s in neighborhoods like Beaverdale and Sherman Hill, mid-century homes closer to Drake University and the South of Grand area, and newer infill and construction further from the core. That range matters for remodeling and repair work: a drywall patch in a 1930s home with plaster underneath behaves differently than the same patch in a house built in the last twenty years, and window openings in older homes often don't match today's standard manufacturer sizes.
Iowa's weather adds its own pressure regardless of the neighborhood — hard winters with real freeze-thaw cycles that shift framing and open up cracks, and spring/early-summer storm and hail seasons that are tough on roofs. Camacho's Construction, based right here in Des Moines, sees both sides of that regularly.
What Des Moines Homeowners Call About Most
Multi-room and whole-home projects across every era of Des Moines housing.
Drywall RepairTexture-matched patching, including plaster-over-drywall situations common in older homes.
Window InstallationMeasured for the non-standard openings common in Des Moines's older neighborhoods.
What Affects Remodeling & Repair Work in Des Moines
- Older neighborhoods often mean plaster-and-lath walls under later drywall layers, which changes how a patch or repair is approached.
- Non-standard window and door openings are common in homes built before modern manufacturer sizing became standard.
- Iowa's freeze-thaw winter cycles put real stress on drywall seams, window seals, and roof flashing over time.
- Spring and early-summer hail is a regular part of the season in central Iowa and drives a lot of roof repair calls.
Serving the Des Moines Area
Frequently Asked Questions
Where in Des Moines is Camacho's Construction based?
Camacho's Construction is based on the east side of Des Moines. As a service-area business, Ramón comes to you rather than working out of a storefront.
Do you work in older Des Moines neighborhoods with older housing stock?
Yes — a good share of the work is in Des Moines's older neighborhoods, where homes often have original plaster-and-lath walls under later drywall layers, non-standard window openings, and additions that don't always line up with the original structure. That's exactly the kind of job Camacho's Construction is set up for.
How fast can you get to a job in Des Moines?
Since Des Moines is home base, response time here is typically the fastest of any area served. Call and Ramón will give you a real timeframe based on what's on the schedule.
Do you handle both older homes near downtown and newer construction on the edges of the city?
Yes — the work varies by house, not by which part of Des Moines it's in. Older homes usually mean more repair and matching work; newer construction is often more straightforward remodeling.
Have a project in Des Moines?
Call the local, owner-run crew — Ramón picks up.