Chris and I are both life long residents of WA state in the South Puget Sound area. We met and were married at our church within 9 total months in 1995. Chris had already been a member, building a ministry for kids who didn’t have a dad at home when I found my way to the church and jumped into serving in the youth ministry. Since then, we raised three children together and our sweet nephew. We remain deeply rooted in our church and have served in ministry in nearly every area in the last 27 years. Nevertheless, we have been entrepreneurs since we walked down the aisle. In more recent years, we have spearheaded Gordon T Jacob, a successful family-owned general contractor.
Welcome and thank you for taking a moment to visit our site and allowing us time to introduce ourselves.
We are so grateful to have our family business become what it is today. Unquestionably, the years of dreaming, reinventing, and redirecting has landed us in our sincere passion to help people change the way they live. We deeply believe that renovation and restoration of homes not only changes the physical structure of a home but changes the way people live.
Through the years, Chris has successfully imagined and built business for our family, and we both always hoped that at some point when our kids were grown that we would be able to create a business that we could build together. Consequently, Gordon T. Jacob has become exactly that. We are a middle housing developer who specializes in DADU’s, stacked duplexes, townhouses, and small apartments in Tacoma. We are also a long-time home remodel company! We are so thankful to be a part of it all. Thank you for considering us in your plans to change the way you live. We truly hope we can help make your dreams a reality.
VALUES
We value relationships. Whether its our clients, employees or sub-contractors we strive to achieve a win/win. Our approach is to seek first to understand. To assume the best in people. And to always show people honor and respect.
VISION AND MISSION
Our mission is to exceed our clients expectations in character, integrity and service. Our vision is to help our clients change the way they live. It’s our passion to work with our clients to discover the possibilities in their home.
Our Heart + Vision
MEET OUR WORLD-CLASS TEAM!
Mitzi Dunayski
Chris Dunayski
Christopher Dunayski
Gabi Dunayski
Gavin Dunayski
Kurt Stiefer
Ellie Reed
McKenna Dunayski
Steven Baltz
Lindsay Russell
A FEW KIND WORDS
This was my first time building a detached ADU from ground up in Tacoma WA. When I was researching different builders, I ultimately decided to work with Chris because (1) He is extremely knowledgeable about the process and gives you an honest answer (2) He is very responsive (3) He knows the Tacoma market (4) Most importantly he understood my goal and provided guidance instead of just saying yes to everything I asked for. His estimates were pretty accurate. We kept to the schedule and budget. I really enjoyed working with his team especially Kurt, the site superintendent, who was very receptive and overall nice to work with. I highly recommend Chris and wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again in the future.
We can’t say enough good things about Gordon T Jacob! Chris and Mitzi were so easy to work with. They helped us to see different possibilities and create the kitchen and living area of our dreams. Our project manager, Christopher, was in constant contact and helped us to feel comfortable with the process. He encouraged us to ask questions and point out issues as they arose. The entire team, from the painters to the electricians, to the wonderful people who cleaned our home, all cared about our project. They were patient, courteous, and always professional.
We highly recommend Gordon T. Jacob.
I recently had a DADU built in the property behind my home. The quality is amazing. I’ve had families visit from Airbnb, and they have given five stars, on the house. They loved the layout, the updated appliances, and the quality. Everyone working on the home was communicative, respectful, and did a great job keeping me updated, connected and encouraging my input on style and final decisions. I strongly recommend using this company!
We recently used Gordon T Jacob to remodel the kitchen and family room of our 60 year old house and we are so pleased with the results! The space is just what we’d hoped for – open, light and bright – with plenty of room for our whole family.
Chris, Mitzi and Christopher worked hard to stay on time and on budget. Their expertise was invaluable!
We will definitely use them for future projects!
After calling and emailing multiple contractors we found Gordon T. Jacobs. McKenna quickly reached out to scheduled Chris to come out to our home and thoroughly go through our possibilities with remodeling our older home in phases we were comfortable with financially. He was able to come up with an accurate estimate within a few days and easily scheduled our first phase.
Chris Jr has been overseeing our first two projects. He’s extremely easy to communicate with, detail-oriented, and respectful. Our first phase was our full kitchen remodel which included taking down a large brick, load bearing wall and putting in a supporting beam so we had many subs coming in and out. Jr was consistently on site each day with every one of the subcontractors. He always treated each one with such respect and kindness. [See more on Google]
I have worked with many builders over the years and would recommend them to anyone. Customer service was excellent. They were on time, checked daily on the progress of the build and were reliable. I was given a price; they kept me on budget and did everything they said they would. I am thrilled to provide a stellar review.
Gordon T. Jacob did a phenomenal job on our kitchen remodel. Chris and Mitzi worked with us to bring our vision to reality. We went from a late 70s style closed off kitchen with Brady Bunch vibes to a modern showpiece. His team is professional, courteous and extremely talented including his direct employees (shoutout to Rene) and all the subs that he works with. I would highly recommend using Chris and his team at Gordon T. Jacob for a remodel or other construction projects.
I have worked with many builders over the years and would recommend them to anyone. Customer service was excellent. They were on time, checked daily on the progress of the build and were reliable. I was given a price; they kept me on budget and did everything they said they would. I am thrilled to provide a stellar review. [ADU Client]
Gordon T Jacob’s converted an old garage space into a gorgeous cottage, they worked with me on my design ideas and best of all kept me within and on my budget! So happy I found this awesome company!
This was my first time building a detached ADU from ground up in Tacoma WA. When I was researching different builders, I ultimately decided to work with Chris because (1) He is extremely knowledgeable about the process and gives you an honest answer (2) He is very responsive (3) He knows the Tacoma market (4) Most importantly he understood my goal and provided guidance instead of just saying yes to everything I asked for. His estimates were pretty accurate. We kept to the schedule and budget. I really enjoyed working with his team especially Kurt, the site superintendent, who was very receptive and overall nice to work with. I highly recommend Chris and wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again in the future.
I recently had a DADU built in the property behind my home. The quality is amazing. I’ve had families visit from Airbnb, and they have given five stars, on the house. They loved the layout, the updated appliances, and the quality. Everyone working on the home was communicative, respectful, and did a great job keeping me updated, connected and encouraging my input on style and final decisions. I strongly recommend using this company!
This was my first time building a detached ADU from ground up in Tacoma WA. When I was researching different builders, I ultimately decided to work with Chris because (1) He is extremely knowledgeable about the process and gives you an honest answer (2) He is very responsive (3) He knows the Tacoma market (4) Most importantly he understood my goal and provided guidance instead of just saying yes to everything I asked for. His estimates were pretty accurate. We kept to the schedule and budget. I really enjoyed working with his team especially Kurt, the site superintendent, who was very receptive and overall nice to work with. I highly recommend Chris and wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again in the future.
We can’t say enough good things about Gordon T Jacob! Chris and Mitzi were so easy to work with. They helped us to see different possibilities and create the kitchen and living area of our dreams. Our project manager, Christopher, was in constant contact and helped us to feel comfortable with the process. He encouraged us to ask questions and point out issues as they arose. The entire team, from the painters to the electricians, to the wonderful people who cleaned our home, all cared about our project. They were patient, courteous, and always professional.
We highly recommend Gordon T. Jacob.
I recently had a DADU built in the property behind my home. The quality is amazing. I’ve had families visit from Airbnb, and they have given five stars, on the house. They loved the layout, the updated appliances, and the quality. Everyone working on the home was communicative, respectful, and did a great job keeping me updated, connected and encouraging my input on style and final decisions. I strongly recommend using this company!
We recently used Gordon T Jacob to remodel the kitchen and family room of our 60 year old house and we are so pleased with the results! The space is just what we’d hoped for – open, light and bright – with plenty of room for our whole family.
Chris, Mitzi and Christopher worked hard to stay on time and on budget. Their expertise was invaluable!
We will definitely use them for future projects!
After calling and emailing multiple contractors we found Gordon T. Jacobs. McKenna quickly reached out to scheduled Chris to come out to our home and thoroughly go through our possibilities with remodeling our older home in phases we were comfortable with financially. He was able to come up with an accurate estimate within a few days and easily scheduled our first phase.
Chris Jr has been overseeing our first two projects. He’s extremely easy to communicate with, detail-oriented, and respectful. Our first phase was our full kitchen remodel which included taking down a large brick, load bearing wall and putting in a supporting beam so we had many subs coming in and out. Jr was consistently on site each day with every one of the subcontractors. He always treated each one with such respect and kindness. [See more on Google]
I have worked with many builders over the years and would recommend them to anyone. Customer service was excellent. They were on time, checked daily on the progress of the build and were reliable. I was given a price; they kept me on budget and did everything they said they would. I am thrilled to provide a stellar review.
Gordon T. Jacob did a phenomenal job on our kitchen remodel. Chris and Mitzi worked with us to bring our vision to reality. We went from a late 70s style closed off kitchen with Brady Bunch vibes to a modern showpiece. His team is professional, courteous and extremely talented including his direct employees (shoutout to Rene) and all the subs that he works with. I would highly recommend using Chris and his team at Gordon T. Jacob for a remodel or other construction projects.