A photo log every afternoon
The site lead posts twelve to twenty photos to your project folder before leaving. If something looks wrong, you can say so the same evening instead of next Tuesday.
About Summit Frame Co.
A framing crew that grew up into a general contractor.
Jon Kessel and Rae Dominguez started in 2009 with a borrowed trailer and a contract to frame four townhomes in Aurora. Clients kept asking who could also pull the permit, hang the drywall and answer the phone, so the company learned to do all of it and kept the carpenters at the center.
Four habits that every Summit job shares
The same crew chief from demolition to punch list
Handing a project between foremen is where details disappear. Ours stay with a house until the final inspection card is signed.
Toolbox talks on Friday mornings
Every active site stops for ten minutes to cover fall protection, silica dust and what the next week's heavy lifts will be.
Change orders before work, not after
A change gets a price and a schedule effect on one page. Nobody picks up a nail gun until it is signed.
Where the company came from
- 2009
First framing contract
Four townhomes in Aurora, framed in eleven weeks by a crew of five.
- 2013
Class A license
The city of Denver granted Summit a Class A general contractor license after the owners passed the exam on the first attempt.
- 2017
Design-build desk opens
An in-house designer and estimator let clients get drawings and a price from the same office.
- 2021
ADU program
A repeatable process for garage and backyard units, from zoning check to certificate of occupancy.
- 2024
Lakewood yard
A second yard for lumber, windows and trailers, cutting delivery time to west-metro jobs.
Leadership and site leads
The people you will talk to most are on this list.
- Jon KesselCo-founder and lead carpenter
- Rae DominguezCo-founder and operations director
- Hollis GrantSenior estimator, formerly a structural drafter
- Beatriz SotoSuperintendent for additions and ADUs
Visit a job site before you sign
We will introduce you to a current client and walk you through an active build, hard hat provided.