The Beginings OF Riversdale...

Riversdale Builders became a reality in 1990. Judith, a homemaker, artist, sign painter and student of carpentry at the Spokane Community College, and Larry a Journeyman carpenter with 20 years experience in commercial concrete construction met and shared their past, present and their dreams of the future.

After a few small remodel projects to see if they were compatible on the job site they took on transforming the Old Broadview Dairy into a museum for the Goodale & Barberi Company. From there it was up to Huckleberry Bay at Priest Lake where they worked for the next 10 years creating lake homes. Although these homes were magnificent in terms of beauty and scale, they seem so wasteful and temporary. Judith & Larry's vision was to create a structure that was safe, energy efficient, and sustainable.

When they were introduced to Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) they found what they had been looking for. A product they could use to build a strong reinforced concrete exterior envelop that was fire proof, wind proof, sound proof, mold proof, that would be 40% more energy efficient, be able to use locally resourced materials and would last for 20 generations.

They started doing ICF work using different block manufacturers. Being a new technology there wasn't much common knowledge about the product in the field. Of the different ICF Blocks they tried, "LOGIX" was superior in every aspect. They were vastly superior in their customer and technical support. Judith & Larry knew "LOGIX" was the manufacturer that they wanted to team up with and became certified installers, trainers, and distributors in 2003.

As much as anything, Judith & Larry wanted a family business which to date includes two sons, one daughter, one son in law, and two grandchildren. With combined backgrounds in Lay-Out, Concrete Forming, Framing, Plumbing, Roofing, Metal Fabrication, Finish Carpentry, Design, Supervision and a team of qualified Sub-Contractors, we can get to any point in the process you want to be.

In their own words:

We offer Certified Installer Training Classes if you want to take on the project yourself. We can also provide you with as much Customer Support as you want. From Forming & Pouring the Footing, getting you on the right track stacking the ICF's, to placing the concrete in the forms, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!

We are proud of our family and we believe in the products we sell and the work that we do. So if we are going to put a footprint on this earth, lets put a small one that lasts for future generations.

Riversdale Builders are continually searching for new and innovative methods or products that will help us produce structures that are green, safe, sustainable and energy efficient. We do not feel that there is any one product on the market that is the best fit for every application. If we feel you would be better served using structurally insulated panels for your second story walls then that's what we would do for you. Let us help you put all the pieces together to give you the best possible structure for you and your family.

Check out or "Whats Happening Now" page for Dates on the next "Certified Installers Class", when and where you can visit us at the next Home Show, and view Projects that we have Completed as well as Projects in Progress.