Kitchen with a white island, natural wood base cabinets and black hardware

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Home Improvement Contractor in South Padre Island, TX

Every side of an island house takes salt spray, not only the water side. Deck fasteners give out long before the boards, so that is where your budget goes.

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Aceves works on South Padre Island, about two hours and fifteen minutes from Rio Grande City. We schedule island jobs around your rental calendar and the causeway. If you own the place from out of town, we run the work and send dated photos every day.

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What houses in South Padre Island actually deal with

Decks, stairs, railings and exterior repairs lead on the island, because salt and wind reach them first. Many houses sit raised on pilings, so skirting and under deck work come up often. Interior jobs get squeezed between bookings, usually in short windows.

South Padre Island is the farthest point on our map, 135 minutes from Rio Grande City.
Salt spray reaches every side of a house here, not only the one facing water.
Fasteners, hinges, rails and flashing corrode years before the wood or metal they hold.
Windstorm rules reach island addresses, and they change how a deck, a rail or a roof is detailed.
We confirm what your address needs, then build the job so it can pass that inspection.
Material and dumpsters cross the causeway, so island jobs are staged in advance.

Areas of South Padre Island we cover

Gulf side beach housesBay side homes and docksAlong the main boulevardNorth end of the islandSouth end near the causewayRental properties managed from out of townPort Isabel and Laguna Vista on the mainland side

County: Cameron County
Drive time from Rio Grande City: 135 minutes
Zone: 4 · East Valley and coast
Languages: English and Spanish

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What can you hire us for in South Padre Island?

From the build site04

Which homes has David Aceves helped build?

Homes built by Cuates Construction, with David Aceves on the build. A job in South Padre Island is planned with that same eye, whatever its size.

Vaulted living room with exposed wood beams opening into the kitchen

Primary bath with a freestanding tub inside a glass-enclosed wet room

Floor-to-ceiling linen cabinets with glass doors and drawers

Shower with wave-textured wall tile and a black rain head

Gas range with a pot filler between natural wood glass-front cabinets

The four homes, room by room

Questions we get05

What people in South Padre Island ask us

Can you run the job if I do not live in the Valley?

That is most of our island work. You approve the scope and price in writing before anything starts. We send dated photos at the end of each work day, and we call when a decision is needed. Nothing changes without your written approval.

How do you work around my rental calendar?

Send us your blocked dates first, then we build the schedule backward from them. Short gaps suit repairs, painting and deck work. A full exterior job needs a longer hold, and we tell you how long before you book it out.

Which materials hold up on the island?

Coated or stainless hardware, marine grade fasteners and finishes rated for salt exposure. On roofs, standing seam metal outlasts shingle near the water. On decks, the fastener fails long before the board does, so we spend the money there.

My building limits contractor hours and elevator use. Does that change the job?

It changes the plan, not the price we quoted. Tell us the hours, the freight elevator rules and where a truck can park. We stage material to fit that window instead of losing a day to it. If the rules make a date impossible, you hear it before you sign.

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We can be in South Padre Island this week.

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Based inRio Grande City, TX

HoursBy appointment