By Charles Romans
Carter County Times
Brent Mullholand has been in the construction business for as long as he can remember, and his current business has been going strong for over twenty years.
“We built the building here and just started growing,” Mullholand said. “We started out doing windows and gutters, and grew to everything on the exterior of the home.”
‘Here,’ for Mullholand’s business, is a spot on Route 7 in Greenup County, but he covers Carter and Boyd Counties too, as well as doing a lot of business out of state. Mullholand not only takes care of all of his customers’ exterior needs, but he is also a supplier for all sorts of siding materials and windows.
“And we offer installation on everything we sell,” Mullholand said.
Mullholand not only provides quality work at reasonable prices, but he also has a good relationship with many local contractors whom he has met over the years. In recent years his business has stepped back from installation of gutters, for instance, and now he prefers to recommend those contractors to his customers and supply materials for the project.
“We try not to compete with our gutter guys,” Mullholand said. “If I get a gutter job I usually farm it out to one of the guys who buys materials from us.”
Mullholand said that is a good way to keep everyone working. And, when everyone is working, everyone benefits.
Mullholand carries Gentek siding in a variety of profiles and colors, with a lifetime warranty against color fade and fifty year hail protection. Windows come with a lifetime warranty on frames and glass and even offer a glass breakage warranty which will cover glass replacement in the event of something like the homeowner mowing grass and accidentally breaking a window with a thrown gravel.
“That warranty is transferrable one time,” Mullholand said. “That way if you happen to sell your house, you can transfer the warranty to the new owner.”
This, he noted, helps with resale value, which also benefits the community and the homeowners. And if they ever have to use that warranty, they don’t have to worry about the replacements not matching.
“Any product you see, we can get it,” Mullholand said. “We keep in stock white and black soffit, trim coil, and about a dozen colors for gutter material plus fitting and hangers.”
Mullholand said his company also plans for the unplanned. Each estimate can be adjusted for minor repairs needed to a home during the installation, for instance in the case of damage hiding behind the siding currently on the home or damage behind existing gutters.
“We will do the minor repairs, and I usually include so many square feet of that in the estimate,” Mulholland said; adding that those costs wouldn’t cover serious damage, such as extensive termite damage, which would require another estimate.
But whatever exterior needs a home has, Mullholand said he is sure he can help take care of it; whether that’s matching old vinyl if you just need to repair a damaged section, or helping you or your contractor choose from old standards or the most recent vinyl products to give your home the look you want. Siding, vinyl board and batten, shutters, and even faux stone siding are just a phone call or a visit to their website away. Estimates are free by calling (606) 386-4521or visiting mullholandconstruction.com. They are also on Facebook.
Contact the writer at charles@cartercountytimes.com
