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The ridge build above the Columbia
Full height ICF walls carrying an engineered roof deck, built right at the edge of the cliff
Custom concrete homes from award-winning ICF specialists.
We design and build custom homes, pools, and bunkers in insulated
concrete across the Columbia River Gorge. Stronger, quieter, and
cheaper to heat than a framed house, built by the owner and his crew.
You’re reaching out to
Josh Miller
Begin a project conversation.
Direct line
(541) 400-1008Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm
Written, itemized quote
Delivered after the site assessment.
Licensed · CCB #245102
General liability and workers’ compensation on every project.
Written quote · CCB #245102 · Insured
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What kind of project are you planning?
The case for concrete
The strongest wall we know how to build.
A framed wall relies on studs, films, and caulk staying dry and tight for decades. An ICF wall is a single piece of the building: reinforced concrete with continuous insulation on both faces. No cavities to hold moisture, no gaps in the insulation, nothing to rot. It goes up once and it’s permanent.
Everything we build, from custom homes to consulting.
Recognized at the ICF Builder Awards at World of Concrete. Josh leads every engagement from first assessment through final inspection, and the same in-house crew forms, braces, and pours every wall.
Custom ICF homes
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Hillside and view builds
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Mountain and snow-country builds
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ICF pools
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Below-grade structures
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ICF bunkers
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Storm shelters
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ICF consulting
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Block supply
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Contractor training
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Radiant floor systems
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Roof and structural integration
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Don’t see your project?
If it’s concrete or ICF work in the Columbia River Gorge, call Josh directly. He will tell you straight if it is or is not a fit.
What we’ve been building.
Hillside homes, below-grade garages, and suspended insulated decks, all recent work across the Gorge, with the owner on site from the first block to the final inspection.
Progress
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Hip-roof contemporary
Dried-in ICF shell to stucco and black stone.
Addition below an existing home
First courses in fall, a poured deck by winter.
FAQ
Common questions, answered.
Why build with ICF instead of framing?
A framed wall is a chain of compromises: studs bridge the insulation, cavities collect moisture, and the whole assembly depends on films and caulk to stay tight. An ICF wall has no cavity to fail. The result is a home that holds temperature with less mechanical effort, stays dramatically quieter inside, resists fire and storm loads, and doesn't accumulate the rot and drafts that age a framed house.
Service areas
Working across the Columbia River Gorge.
Owner-led across three primary zones, serving the full Gorge on both sides of the river.
Primary zone
White Salmon
WA
White Salmon is home base — The ICF Guys build from the same bluff-top town they live in, with the shop, the crew, and most of the portfolio within a short drive. Hillside lots, river views, and Gorge wind are the local conditions, and insulated concrete walls are a direct answer to all three.
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Hood River
OR
Hood River sits directly across the bridge from home base, and Oregon-side builds run under CCB #245102 with the same crew and the same forming system. The valley's mix of orchard acreage, hillside view lots, and in-town parcels all build well in insulated concrete — especially where wind exposure and summer heat argue for a wall with real thermal mass.
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The Dalles
OR
The Dalles is the east Gorge's working city — hotter, drier, and windier than the river towns upstream, with basalt never far below the topsoil. ICF walls earn their keep here twice: summer heat stays outside, and the structure anchors solidly into ground that punishes shortcuts.
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