Cedar Mill Property Repair does repairs and small remodels in Tanasbourne, Amberglen, Quatama, Rock Creek, Somerset West, West Union, Willow Creek and Triple Creek, about 17-23 minutes from our base with traffic. Seventies houses, nineties subdivisions, new townhomes and rentals: windows, siding, decks, fences, water heaters, drywall and paint. Text a photo to for a price.
Slava brings 7 years of hands-on work to every job. Our services page lists each kind of job we handle.
Which neighborhoods around Tanasbourne do you cover?
Eight places: Willow Creek, Triple Creek, Somerset West, Tanasbourne, Quatama, Amberglen, Rock Creek and West Union, about 17-23 minutes away in traffic. Willow Creek and Triple Creek are the near edge; Rock Creek, Quatama and West Union the far one.
They don't share one local government: some streets are inside city limits, others unincorporated county, so the mailing city on your envelope doesn't always tell you who your city is.
Further west? Send two cross streets and we'll answer before anyone drives out. Bethany and Aloha have their own pages.
What are the houses like between Rock Creek and Amberglen?
Three building eras sit within a few miles here. Census estimates for the Rockcreek area, which takes in Rock Creek and Somerset West, put the median build year at 1977, with about 61 % built before 1980. Roughly two thirds are detached houses their owners live in.
The Census tract around Willow Creek has a median of 1994, Quatama's 2002. Around Tanasbourne most units are apartments and nearly all are rented. The tract that takes in Amberglen went up mostly in the 2010s and is about 84 % rented; around West Union about 70 % of homes date from 2010 or later, roughly one in five a townhome.
What breaks follows the age. Seventies houses: original windows and sliders, siding and trim where rain sits all winter, decks, back fences. Nineties and early-2000s houses: the first water heater swap, soft deck boards, loose fence posts. Newer homes need small stuff: a TV mount, a sticking door, nail pops.
Services people around Tanasbourne and Rock Creek ask for
Every figure in this section is a Portland-area range from November 2026 market data, not yet a quote of ours.
Rental turnovers and tenant repairs. Most units around Tanasbourne and Amberglen are rented, so much of the work is readying a place between tenants: drywall patches, touch-up paint, door hardware, caulk, blinds. Most move-out punch lists run $800-5,000 per unit, typically $2,000, labour only, and a single tenant repair request runs $150-600, typically $300, labour only. More on work for landlords and property managers.
Drywall and interior paint. Move-outs leave anchor holes; newer houses settle into corner cracks. Most drywall hole and crack repairs run $175-450, typically $295, labour only.
Siding, trim rot and exterior paint. On a 1977 house the lower siding courses and window trim take the most rain. Most siding repairs run $900-6,500, typically $1,800, with materials, and rot repair on trim, fascia and sills runs $500-4,000, typically $1,500, with materials. Since so many homes here predate 1980, we ask what year the home went up before quoting paint or siding; we don't take on any lead-based paint disturbance (what we don't do).
Windows and sliding doors. Seventies windows fog, leak air or stop locking. Most window replacements run $450-1,800 per window, typically $825, with materials, and a sliding patio door runs $635-5,270, typically $2,500, with materials.
Decks and fences. Most Rockcreek homes are detached, with a deck or back fence that sees every wet winter. Most deck repairs run $949-3,605, typically $2,251, with materials; fence repair runs $275-1,200, typically $625, labour only, and a replaced post $150-400, typically $275, with materials. With an HOA, check its fence and deck colour rules first; we build to the spec you hand us.
Water heaters. Mid-nineties houses are due for a new tank. Most water heater replacements run $880-2,000, typically $1,350, with materials, and seismic straps $150-400, typically $250, labour only.
New townhomes: mounting and first-year fixes. In West Union and Amberglen townhomes it's often mounting a TV, $195-438 per TV, typically $315, labour only.
What does handyman work cost around Tanasbourne?
Most handyman work on Portland's west side runs about $95-120 an hour, going by November 2026 market data. Is $50 an hour good? A rate that low is worth asking about: materials, the drive, cleanup, real hours.
| Work | Low | Typical | High | Priced per | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover punch list (move-out) | $800 | $2,000 | $5,000 | rental unit | labour only |
| Drywall hole and crack repair | $175 | $295 | $450 | repair | labour only |
| Window replacement | $450 | $825 | $1,800 | window | with materials |
| Deck repair | $949 | $2,251 | $3,605 | repair | with materials |
| Mounting a TV on the wall | $195 | $315 | $438 | TV | labour only |
Market ranges for the Portland area, Nov 2026; Slava hasn't confirmed them yet. Our pricing page and the guide to hourly rates go deeper.
Can renters in Tanasbourne or Amberglen book us directly?
We work for the owner, or for a tenant who has the owner's or manager's written OK for the job. Property managers get one contact, before and after photos, and an invoice per unit.
What's off the table on a Tanasbourne or Rock Creek house?
No lead-based paint disturbance (most Rock Creek and Somerset West houses predate 1980). Landlords ask about lock rekeying and hauling off what the last tenant left; we do neither. No garage doors, HVAC, gas line connections, landscaping or lawn care. Everything else we turn down is on our not-offered list.