Remodeling Contractor in Prospect, KY
Prospect is a newer housing stock than most of Jefferson County, and the work reflects that. Very little here predates 1960. What we mostly walk into are large 1970s and 1980s homes in Hunting Creek and along the river, 1990s and 2000s custom builds on wooded lots off US 42 and Wolf Pen Branch, and post-2005 houses in Norton Commons that were built well but finished to a builder’s budget. Nobody in Prospect is calling us because the house is falling down. They’re calling because the floor plan is 35 years old.
Nest Construction is a licensed and insured general contractor. Eleven years in business, 255+ jobs completed, and we do the larger-scope renovations these houses usually need.
What renovation looks like on this side of the county
Formal plans that don’t get used. A 1985 Prospect house typically has a two-story foyer, a formal living room nobody sits in, a dining room used twice a year, and a kitchen closed off behind a wall with a breakfast nook stuck on the back. The project is almost always the same idea: pull the kitchen, the nook and one wall together into a single room, and repurpose the formal living space. On a two-story with a bearing wall under the second-floor joists, that’s beam work with a load path carried down to the basement — not a demo-day job.
Sunken rooms and level changes. Two steps down into the living room reads as dated and it’s a fall risk. Raising a sunken floor to match means new framing, and it changes door heights, trim and stair counts. It’s very doable. It just needs to be priced as the structural job it is.
Primary bathrooms from the whirlpool era. A 60-gallon corner jetted tub under a glass block window, a small neo-angle shower, and cultured marble. The rebuild we do most often converts that footprint into one large tiled walk-in shower with a bench and a proper linear drain, plus a freestanding tub only if there’s honestly room for it.
Exteriors on wooded lots. A lot of Prospect homes sit on ravine and creek-side lots near Harrods Creek. That means cedar and hardboard trim that stays damp under tree cover, deck posts set in fill rather than undisturbed soil, and retaining walls that have started to lean. If your house has synthetic stucco (EIFS), we probe before we price — moisture behind that system is the difference between a trim repair and a wall rebuild.
Newer houses, thin finishes. On 2000s and Norton Commons homes the structure is fine and the millwork is minimal. Those jobs are trim carpentry, built-ins, real tile, cabinetry, screened porches and outdoor living space.
What we do in Prospect
- Kitchen remodels and kitchen expansions
- Primary and guest bathroom remodels
- Whole-home renovations, additions and new construction
- Siding, trim, soffit, fascia and exterior repair
- Fencing, decks, screened porches and retaining walls
- Tile and flooring, drywall and trim, custom carpentry and built-ins, painting
Permits in Prospect — the city handles it, not Metro
The City of Prospect runs its own permitting and code enforcement out of the city offices at 9200 US Highway 42. That’s a real difference from unincorporated Louisville, and it catches contractors who don’t work here often.
Prospect requires permits for additions, new buildings, demolition, and attached and detached outbuildings, plus a separate list of improvement permits — decks, fences, gazebos, patios, pools, retaining walls and solar. Fence and deck permits are inexpensive; the point is that they exist and are enforced. There’s also an annual arborist permit, which tells you how seriously the city treats its tree canopy. Worth knowing before anyone starts clearing for an addition.
Because Prospect spans the Jefferson and Oldham county line, we confirm which side of it your address falls on before we file anything.
Then there’s your HOA. Hunting Creek, Norton Commons and most of the gated communities here run their own architectural review. Norton Commons in particular holds new work to its design standards. We build the review window into the schedule and submit drawings that will actually get approved the first time.
Neighborhoods we work in
Hunting Creek and the Estates of Hunting Creek, Norton Commons, Sutherland, River Glades, Cardinal Harbour, Harrods Landing, Fox Harbor, Prospect Glen, Glen Oaks, Timber Ridge, and the properties along US 42, Wolf Pen Branch Road, Rose Island Road and River Road.
Who you’re hiring
Eleven years in business. 255+ completed projects. 4.9 stars over 143 reviews on Thumbtack, 5.0 on Google. Licensed and insured, and we send the certificate before the contract. Gil is on site, not just on the phone. Built Right. Built To Last.
Book a walkthrough
Call (502) 821-9118 or email Office@nestconstructionky.com. For larger renovations we’ll do a full walkthrough, scope it in writing, and phase it so you’re not living in a construction zone longer than you have to. Contact us.
Prospect FAQs
Do I pull my permit through Louisville Metro?
Not for work inside Prospect city limits. The City of Prospect handles its own permits and code enforcement, including deck, fence, pool, patio and retaining wall permits. We file them.
Can the wall between my kitchen and family room come out in a two-story?
Usually, yes. On a two-story it’s more often bearing, so it needs an engineered beam and posts carried down through the framing to the foundation. We look at the joist direction and span before quoting.
We’re in Norton Commons. Will an addition get approved?
It has to go through the community’s architectural review against their design standards. We draw to those standards up front rather than submitting something generic and getting sent back.
Can you convert our jetted tub into a large walk-in shower?
That’s one of the most common projects we do in Prospect. The existing tub deck footprint usually gives us enough width for a bench, a niche and a proper sloped, waterproofed pan.