Princeton, WV General Contractor

GM Harvey Construction is a locally owned general contractor based in Princeton, West Virginia, serving homeowners across Mercer County and Southern WV. We do one thing: build well. Whether that means a ground-up custom home off Stafford Drive, a second-story addition out toward Lashmeet, or a full kitchen and bath remodel in a 1950s ranch near Mercer Mall — Gary stays personally involved on every job.

Why a Princeton-based contractor matters

Princeton sits at the crossroads of I-77 and US-460, which makes it easy to commute in for a quote — and almost as easy for out-of-area "storm chasers" to roll through and disappear after collecting a deposit. We're not those people. Gary lives here. His phone rings here. If a punch list item shows up two years after the project closes, you can find him at the same shop on the same street. That accountability is the entire point of hiring local.

It also means we know the building department, the inspectors, and the soil. Princeton's clay-heavy subgrade can be brutal on slabs and footings that weren't designed for it. We've poured foundations in this town long enough to know where the water sits, where the rock comes up, and how to spec a foundation that actually lasts.

The services Princeton homeowners ask for most

• Custom residential builds — full design-and-build for new construction on your lot, anywhere from Glenwood to the country roads outside town.
• Home additions — single-story bump-outs, master suites, in-law suites, sunrooms, and full second-story additions integrated with the existing roofline.
• Kitchen & bath remodeling — designer-grade renovations using our Princeton Home Supply dealer relationships with Nest Cabinetry and Schrock.
• Garages & outbuildings — stick-built attached or detached, plus authorized Eagle Carports steel buildings for shorter timelines and lower budgets.
• Excavation & site work — grading, drainage, foundation excavation, driveways, and trenching, including the access roads steeper Mercer County lots demand.
• Atlas Shingles roofing — full Signature Select® system installs with Class 4 impact-rated options for the hail Princeton sees every spring.

Built for Mercer County weather

The Princeton climate is brutal on buildings if you don't design for it. We see roughly 30+ freeze-thaw cycles a winter — the kind that turns hairline cracks into structural problems if the concrete mix is wrong. Summers bring afternoon thunderstorms with hail and 60+ mph gusts. We've watched cheap shingles peel off cheap roofs every summer for thirty years. That's why we install Atlas StormMaster® Slate — UL 2218 Class 4 impact rated, 130 mph wind warranty — instead of whatever the lowest bidder is using this week.

Site work matters even more than the build itself in this terrain. Most of Princeton sits on rolling hill country with drainage problems that show up two winters after the build is done, when the contractor is long gone. We grade for water before we pour anything, period.

Neighborhoods and areas we work in

From downtown Princeton out through Glenwood and Stafford, north toward Athens and Concord University, west to Oakvale, south toward Bluefield, and east toward Pipestem and Hinton. If you can get there from I-77 or 460 in under an hour, we'll come look at the project.

How to start

Call (304) 557-1234 or request a free estimate. The first conversation is always free, and Gary does the walk-through himself — not a salesperson. You'll get a written, itemized estimate in plain English with a realistic timeline. No high-pressure pitch, no "today only" pricing games.