Cedar Mill Property Repair takes repair and remodeling jobs across Aloha and West Beaverton: Huber, Beaver Acres, Elmonica, Pine Grove, Aloha Town Center, Tobias and Sequoia Village, roughly 14-22 minutes' drive for us in traffic. Windows, patio doors, fences, decks, siding, paint and water heaters on 1970s-80s houses. Send a picture to and we'll reply with a written number.
Slava's own experience: 7 years on the tools. Everything we take on is listed under our services.
Which parts of Aloha and West Beaverton do you cover?
Nine names cover this stretch of the county: Sequoia Village, Tobias, Elmonica, Aloha Town Center, Aloha itself, Pine Grove, Beaver Acres, Huber and West Beaverton. Off-peak it's about 10-15 minutes out, closer to 22 at rush hour. Sequoia Village is the far edge.
Central Beaverton, Vose and Highland sit on the Beaverton page; Tanasbourne and Rock Creek get their own. Unsure whether your block is in? Text two cross streets first and we'll answer before anybody drives over.
What are Aloha's houses like, and what wears out first?
Census estimates for Aloha (the Census area, not our exact nine places) put the median home at 1984. The 1970s built more of it than any other decade, about 29 % of units, and roughly 57 % went up in 1980 or later. About seven in ten are detached houses, and around two thirds are owner-occupied.
So the usual call is a 40-50-year-old house on many of its first parts. Original windows and sliders stop sealing. Back-lot fences lean after enough wet winters, deck stairs go soft where water sits, and siding and trim rot on the weather side, paint failing first. The water heater is probably on its third tank.
Services people in Aloha ask for
Windows. With over half the housing built from 1980 on, plenty of window swaps here fall outside Oregon's pre-1978 lead rule; for older houses, window work is covered. One replaced window runs $450-$1,800 on market figures, usually near $825, materials in. A stuck sash is often just a repair: $150-$600 labour, typically $300, or $300-$1,200 labour, about $600, when the sill has rotted. See window replacement.
Sliders and front doors. A new slider runs $635-$5,270 across the metro, about $2,500 typical with the door; a front entry door costs $724-$5,098, around $2,890 with the door. Same pre-1978 question. More on sliding and French doors.
Fences. Detached houses mean private yard lines. New boards and rails cost $275-$1,200, typically $625 for labour; each replaced post is $150-$400 with lumber, about $275, and around 150 ft of new wood fence comes to $1,700-$7,500, about $3,200 typical. Read about fence repair.
Decks. Joist, stair or railing fixes come in at $949-$3,605, about $2,251 with materials; a fresh stain coat, $550-$1,250, about $850 with materials. For unincorporated addresses, the county says a ground-level deck needs no permit but setbacks still get checked with Current Planning. See deck repair.
Siding, rot and paint. Patching rotted siding runs $900-$6,500, often near $1,800, materials in; a full exterior repaint, $2,498-$5,167, about $3,801 with paint, more on two storeys. On pre-1978 walls, scraping falls under the lead rule. More under rot and siding.
Water heaters. Washington County lists water heater replacement among permit jobs in unincorporated areas, and Oregon wants storage tanks strapped. A swap runs $880-$2,000, near $1,350 with the tank; straps alone, $150-$400 labour, about $250. See water heater replacement.
How much should you pay a handyman per hour in Aloha?
West-side Portland handyman time mostly runs $95-$120 per hour on current market figures. Someone asking far less might be fine; just ask what that rate covers, from materials to the drive and the cleanup.
| Aloha job | Usual | Range seen | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| One window | $825 | $450-1,800 | window and labour |
| Patio slider | $2,500 | $635-5,270 | door and labour |
| Fence boards and rails | $625 | $275-1,200 | labour |
| Deck fix | $2,251 | $949-3,605 | lumber and labour |
| Rotted siding | $1,800 | $900-6,500 | siding and labour |
| Tank water heater | $1,350 | $880-2,000 | tank and labour |
Metro-wide market figures gathered November 2026, not yet Slava's own prices.
Jobs past $2,000 come with a written contract and the state's consumer notices (contract rules). See pricing and the per-hour guide.
Is my Aloha address in Beaverton, or in unincorporated county land?
Aloha has no city government: the Census Bureau lists it as an unincorporated census-designated place. The county's building answers cover unincorporated addresses and send city properties to their city.
So most Aloha homes file with Washington County, while addresses inside Beaverton city limits go through the city. If a job needs a permit, that's the office to ask.
What is the best way to find a good handyman, and what red flags matter?
Get the scope and the price in writing before work starts, and ask what the person won't take on. A vague phone quote with no photos is the usual warning sign.
What won't you do on an Aloha house?
Lawn care and landscaping, moss killers and zinc strips, garage doors, gas hookups and hauling junk are off our list. We don't disturb lead-based paint either, which matters for the roughly 43 % of homes here built before 1980. See what we don't do.