RIGGS Company

We set out to create a construction company that would provide the best carpentry services with the finest craftsmen in St. Louis. That dream became RIGGS Company, a firm that began with a focus on home remodeling and expanded into carpentry subcontracting to the homebuilding industry and commercial general contractors.

Bill and Helen’s son, Tom, and their daughter Pam grew up in the business. In 1981 when they were ready to hand over the reins of the company, they knew RIGGS Company would be in good hands with Tom managing day-to-day operations and Pam leading office management and accounting. Tom bought the business in 1985 and transformed the company into RIGGS Company, a full service, design-build firm.

Today, Tom’s children Amie Riggs and her brother Bill are the third generation of the family to lead the business after purchasing the company in 2011. They remain committed to living out their grandfather’s vision and embrace the values he held dear – values that allowed him to establish a reputation for uncompromising excellence, and a reputation that remains today.

Services

This is the “traditional” method of choosing your contractor: Hire an architect and spend three months designing your dream. He helps collect bids from his “recommended” list of contractors. The bids all come back way over budget. You spend more time and money redesigning and it goes out for bid again. There is one contractor who has come close to your budget so he is selected and after a five or six month process, he starts working. Only then do you realize how important that contractor becomes to your peace of mind. Your home is invaded, torn apart, dirty, dusty and in complete disarray! If you are really lucky, that low bid contractor turns out to be a decent guy and it only takes a couple of months and a few thousand dollars more than promised. Most times, the homeowner is not that lucky!

There is a better way and it’s called Design/Build! You interview and choose the professional remodeling contractor who has a list of excellent referrals, an A+ rating with the BBB and has been a stable, reliable contractor for many years. Once chosen you and your contractor can build a rapport and trust that will transcend the highs and lows of any project in your home.