Remodelers take on wide range of jobs

Prince William News

For Mark Jenkins, co-owner of Genesis Home Improvement with his wife, Kim, his career started early. My dad owned a roofing company, and when we turned 12, we worked every summer, Mark said. And I kind of stayed into it. I worked for others, and it just got time to do my own thing.

By George Rowand - Contributing Writer

Gainesville Times

My dad owned a roofing company, and when we turned 12, we worked every summer, Mark said. And I kind of stayed into it. I worked for others, and it just got time to do my own thing.

So he and Kim, a Manassas native, opened the company in April. Business has been good.

We do garages, additions, basement remodels, garage doors, he said. Right now, Im swamped with decks. Everybody wants to be out on their decks. And we do termite damage work.

That kind of work can be perplexing.

One recent job, the termites had eaten some of the drywall, Mark said. The customer had a hole in the siding about the size of a straw, and it was enough to keep letting water come in. You couldn't see it from the outside, and I didn't find it until I pulled the drywall off.

For homeowners concerned about termites, Jenkins has a warning.

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