Don Bender

Like Seattle-based custom homebuilder Don Bender, owner, Bender Chaffey Corp., many builders don't wish to tackle the task alone. He hires the professional resources up front, early in the game. His team includes an architect, landscape architect, the owner and himself.
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In the last 15 years of building in Seattle, Bender has found that rooftop gardens offer a panoramic view and are ideal for entertaining.

-Don Bender, President, Bender-Chaffey Corporation

Don Bender donb@benderchaffey.com

Don Bender of Bender Chaffey
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Don Bender, President/CEO, Bender Chaffey Corporation

Don Bender
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Father and son team Don and Steve Bender are master builders and experienced professionals known for their high-quality homes, green and sustainable buildings and their outstanding customer service.

"There are a lot more craftsmen who do lumber work," said Don Bender, CEO of Bender Chaffey Corporation, a multimillion-dollar custom home-building company in Kirkland, Wash.

Bender said his company used steel framing once about four years ago, but they have not tried it since.

"We had a bad experience," he said.The largest hurdle for residential steel framing, according to Bender, is finding reliable and qualified people to do the job.Another drawback Bender said he encountered happened after the steel framework was in place.The other contractors, like plumbers and electricians, he explained, were unfamiliar with installing their wires and pipes onto the steel framework.