La Plata County, CO
From dirt work to finish tile.
Owner-run remodels, decks, steel buildings, excavation, and the exterior staining that keeps log homes glowing, around Vallecito, Bayfield, and all of La Plata County.
Serving Vallecito, Bayfield, Durango, Gem Village & Forest Lakes and the rest of La Plata County.
Services
What We Do
Full-service work across La Plata County. One crew, one point of contact, one invoice.
Log & Exterior Staining
The finish that keeps a log home from going grey and checked at altitude.
Remodels & Renovations
Whole-home or single room, framed and finished by the same crew.
Bathrooms & Tile
Waterproofed properly behind the tile, where you will never see it.
Decks & Covered Porches
Framed for real snow load, footed below frost line, built to stay put.
Steel Buildings & New Construction
Shops, barns, and solar structures: engineered, welded, and stood up in-house.
Excavation & Site Work
Driveways, pads, drainage, and trenching, the part that has to be right first.
Welding & Steel Fabrication
On-site structural and repair welding, plus custom fabrication.
Metal Roofing & Fencing
Pro-Panel roofing that sheds snow, and fence that survives a winter.
Flood & Storm Recovery
Rebuilds after water damage: done once, done dry, documented for insurance.
Before & after
Same corner, one season apart.
A two-bay garage with a cable-rail deck on top, built onto a log home with a river-rock chimney, shown from framing to finish on the same corner.
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See the projectWhy VR Solutions
One guy who can actually do all of it.
VR Solutions is owned and run by Aaron VanRiper. He is hands-on in a way that is genuinely uncommon. He will frame a deck, weld the steel, run the excavator, and tile the shower himself.
That range is not a bragging point, it is a scheduling advantage. Most remodels stall because four different trades have to line up and nobody owns the calendar. When the same crew does the dirt work, the structure, and the finish, there are fewer handoffs, and fewer weeks where nothing happens and nobody can tell you why.
Got a project in mind? He will come take a look and give you an honest estimate.
Free written estimates, no obligation
The owner does the work: framing, welding, excavation, and finish
One crew carries the project start to finish
Written change orders before scope changes, never a surprise invoice
One-year workmanship warranty on labor
Straight talk
If your project is not something we do well, we will tell you and point you to someone who does. We would rather lose a job than do it badly.
How It Works
No phone tag. No mystery pricing.
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Tell us what you need
Two minutes on the quote form, or call. Photos help. We can often price from them without a visit.
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Pick a week
Choose the week that suits you, even months ahead. We call to set the day and the invite lands in your calendar.
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Get a written number
Line-item estimate by email. Approve it online. No pressure, no vague ballparks that grow later.
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We do the work
We show up when we said we would. Progress photos as we go, and one invoice at the end.
What Neighbors Say
Reviews from La Plata County
Working with Aaron at VR Solutions has been a breath of fresh air. It's rare to find a contractor who consistently goes above and beyond, but Aaron does just that. He's stepped up on weekends to get jobs done, communicates clearly throughout the process, and always stays within budget. His dedication, reliability, and work ethic truly set him apart. I highly recommend Aaron and the quality service he provides.
Just want to give a HUGE shoutout to our Contractor, Aaron VanRiper and his crew! Post the disastrous October flood that damaged our entire ground floor…
Service Area
All of La Plata County
Based in Bayfield, working a 45-mile radius. If you are just outside it, ask anyway. We make exceptions for good projects.
Who actually shows up to do the work?
Aaron, and his crew. He is not a salesman who hands your project to whoever is available. He frames, welds, runs the excavator, and sets tile himself. That is the whole reason one crew can carry a project start to finish.
How do estimates work?
Free, and in writing. Smaller jobs we can often price from photos and a phone call. Anything larger gets an on-site look. You can pick the time yourself on the calendar on this site.
What areas do you cover?
Vallecito and Bayfield are home base, and we work throughout La Plata County including Durango, Ignacio, Gem Village, and Forest Lakes. If you are a little outside that, ask anyway.
Will the price change once you start?
Not unless the scope changes and you approve it in writing first. If we open a wall and find something nobody could have known about, you get a written change order with a number before we go further, never a surprise on the final invoice.
Do you take small jobs?
Sometimes, and it depends on the season and where you are. The honest answer is that a half-day of work gets scheduled faster than a one-hour stop, so it pays to save up a list.
How far out are you booking?
It moves with the season: staining and dirt work stack up in summer, interior work fills the winter. The booking calendar on this site shows real openings rather than a guess.
Get a real number, not a runaround.
Free written estimates. Pick a week for a site visit. No obligation.
VR Solutions: serving La Plata County, CO
VR Solutions provides log & exterior staining, remodels & renovations, bathrooms & tile, decks & covered porches, steel buildings & new construction, excavation & site work, welding & steel fabrication, metal roofing & fencing, flood & storm recovery throughout Vallecito, Bayfield, Durango, Gem Village, Forest Lakes & Ignacio and the surrounding communities of La Plata County. Building at altitude in southwest Colorado is its own discipline: intense UV that eats finishes, a forty-degree swing in a single day, snow load that breaks undersized framing, and a building season short enough that scheduling is half the job. Materials and methods that work fine on the Front Range or the coast fail here.
Whether it is a log home above Vallecito that has gone grey on the south wall, a bathroom in Durango that needs to be waterproofed properly this time, a steel shop out toward Ignacio that needs a pad before it needs a building, or a cabin that took on water and has to be put back, the work starts the same way: a free written estimate and a real date on the calendar. Request a quote or request a site visit. Both take about two minutes.