Jesse Smith
President
Favorite part about working for Close to Home?
Being a caregiver in others’ lives while we present options and work with our clients to help make the best decisions for them.
About Jesse
Jesse started Close to Home Construction with a commitment to building strong relationships with customers based on transparent communication and trust. With a decade of experience in the design build industry, Jesse is a general contractor that delivers projects with high attention to detail, clients’ standards, schedules and budgets. He puts his heart into each project, just as he would his own home.
Jesse built Close to Home Construction on the foundation of honesty and integrity—for clients, suppliers, employees, installers and insurance companies. Because of this, anyone that does business with Close to Home can rest assured that what we say is what we’ll do.
Danny Ripka
Senior project manager
Steve Reitmeier
Production manager
Brian Trimner
Project manager
Favorite part about working for Close to Home?
Helping homeowners get the attention they need and helping them understand the process. It’s nice to have a team to work with that cares about their work as much as I do. We’re a family.
– Danny Ripka
The family feel. Everyone interacts really well so it feels like we’re working as friends every day.
– Steve Reitmeier
Helping our customers.
– Brian Trimner
Our crew
The best exterior general contractors
Close to Home Construction has an extensive, knowledgeable team of roofing professionals, siding and window installers, deck professionals, skilled tradesman and insurance specialists dedicated to quality craftsmanship. Each project is bid to give our customers the very best because our team is the very best!