Home Repair and Remodeling in North Wilmington and Brandywine Hundred, DE
- Split-Levels
- Two-Story Colonials
- Cul-de-Sac Houses
- One Family Crew
Both small repairs and full remodels start with a visit to the house.
North Wilmington is a mailing address more than a place. The houses behind it sit in Brandywine Hundred, and the neighborhoods on this page went up over several decades. A split-level in Graylyn Crest and a 1990s house on a cul-de-sac have very little in common once a wall or a floor is opened.
Precision Home Worx does repair and remodeling work in the Hundred's neighborhoods, from a loose stair rail to a full bathroom, and the work is done by Jimmy and his son.
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Neighborhoods and Places Across Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred lies north of the Christina River and east of Brandywine Creek, and it includes Claymont, Talleyville, and the Ardens, along with the neighborhoods below. The table gives what is known about when each one's houses went up.
| Place | When the houses went up | What you'll find there |
|---|---|---|
| Graylyn Crest | 1955 to 1957 | Split-levels with a lower-level family room, in North and South sections on either side of Silverside Road |
| Kingsridge | Early-to-mid 1960s | Two-story colonials on lots of about a quarter acre, off Kingsridge Drive |
| The Weldin neighborhoods off Weldin Road | From about 1960 to the late 1990s | Weldin Road, Weldin Circle and Weldin Park, then Weldin Farms and the larger houses of Weldin Ridge |
| Talleyville | Varies by street | An unincorporated community named for the Talley family, with a fire company formed in 1928 |
| Arden | Village founded in 1900; house ages vary | A village where the land is leased, not sold, listed as a whole on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 |
Several Kinds of House Inside One Hundred
Graylyn Crest, Kingsridge and the Weldin neighborhoods sit a short distance apart, yet the work their houses require depends on how they were framed, plumbed and finished.
Graylyn Crest's split-levels
Graylyn Crest's houses are split-levels with three or four bedrooms. A split-level stacks its rooms on staggered floors, joined by short flights of stairs, with the bedrooms and the main bath on the upper level. A leak at an upstairs toilet or tub can show up in the ceiling of the family room below it, not in the bathroom where it started.
Below the bedrooms is a lower-level family room, and some of these houses have a basement beneath it as well.
Two-story colonials in Kingsridge and along Weldin Road
Kingsridge's colonials run from about 1,800 to 2,000 square feet. In a two-story colonial, the upstairs bath sits above the first-floor rooms, supported on wood joists that carry the tub and toilet. Under an upstairs toilet, the flange and subfloor are checked whenever the toilet is raised.
toilet replacement and flange checksOriginal bathroom tile in these houses may be set in a thick mortar bed, which changes how much floor height a new tile floor has to make up.
Where Weldin Circle and Weldin Park show their wear
In Weldin Circle and Weldin Park, the parts of a house that open and close are where the years show first. Weatherstripping wears flat, and the tracks of an original sliding door wear down. A slider that has to be lifted to close, or an entry door that shows daylight along its edge, is where that wear is most noticeable.
Kitchens and baths in these houses may be on their first or second makeover. The cabinets and countertops may be the newer layer, while the subfloor, the supply valves, and the drain fittings behind them are what the builder installed. That is why a kitchen or bath here is looked at from the plumbing out.
Weldin Farms, Weldin Ridge and the early-1990s subdivisions
Weldin Farms dates from the mid-1980s and Weldin Ridge from the late 1990s, with early-1990s subdivisions between them. These are larger houses: Weldin Ridge ranges from about 3,000 to 5,100 square feet on lots larger than a third of an acre.
Houses from these years may still have builder finishes that are now 30 to 40 years old. A builder shower unit can be traded for a custom tile shower built on the Schluter system, and laminate tops for quartz. In a house this young, the work leans toward the finishes and fixtures over the framing behind them.
Repairs and Remodels Matched to These Houses
Bathrooms and plumbing
For an upstairs hall bath in a colonial, where the floor, fixtures, and plumbing may all be original to the house.
bathroom remodelingA split-level that still has its first-half baths, each stripped and rebuilt within the walls it now has.
Powder room remodeling in North WilmingtonA stall shower in one of the Hundred's few one-level houses, where the unfinished basement below shows a leak before any room does, so the test starts down there.
Shower leak repair in North WilmingtonFor a 1990s primary bath whose one-piece fiberglass shower is ready to come out.
custom tile shower installationBars for a primary suite with a soaking tub and a separate shower, each wet spot planned individually.
Grab bar installation in North WilmingtonA two-sink vanity whose cabinet has softened on one side, under a stone top that runs its length.
Sink cabinet replacement in North WilmingtonWeak flow at a tap, or a tank that takes ages to fill after a nearby water main break; check for grit before any fixture is replaced.
Toilet and faucet replacement in North WilmingtonFor the family-room ceiling under a split-level's upstairs bath, after the bath above has been put right.
Ceiling repair after a leakKitchens
For a kitchen still in its original layout, with the plumbing under the sink looked at before new cabinets go in.
kitchen remodelingFor the laminate tops in a 1990s builder kitchen, replaced with quartz on the cabinets that stay.
quartz countertopsKitchen cabinets and basement or porch floors are the painting we do take on.
Cabinet painting Basement and porch floor paintingDoors, windows and stairs
For an exterior door that sits close to the ground, where the bottom of the jamb takes splashback from the step.
rotted door jamb repairFor a 1980s or 1990s house whose original sliding door has worn out on its track.
sliding and French patio door replacementFor a house whose windows have stopped sealing, with new units sized to the existing openings and the surrounding trim checked.
window replacementA newel or baluster that has worked loose on a colonial's main stair.
stair railing and banister repairNew interior doors where the hardwood or parquet stays down, with each slab trimmed to the floor it swings over.
Interior door replacement in North WilmingtonFloors, roof edges and outdoor living
For a lower-level family room that is ready for a tile floor.
tile floor installationWorn boards and split stair treads on a back deck, replaced in pressure-treated lumber or composite.
deck repairFor a new screened room, where the joint with the house wall is planned before anything else.
Screened porches in North WilmingtonFascia and soffit at the spot where a lower roof edge dies into a taller wall.
Soffit and fascia repair in North WilmingtonFor a roof over the back deck or porch.
roofs over decks and porchesWhat Google Shows for Our Work Around North Wilmington
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Who Does the Work Inside Your House
A father and son, with one outside trade
Precision Home Worx is a family business. Jimmy Grubb does the work with his son, and the only trade we bring in from outside is a stone top fabricator. We take residential jobs only, so every job on the calendar is someone's home.
Forty years in the trade
Jimmy has worked in residential carpentry and remodeling since 1985. He moved to Delaware in 2010 and started Precision Home Worx in 2023, after years of learning how houses from different decades come apart and go back together. Our base in Claymont is part of the same Hundred.
Insured, bonded, and covered for a year after
We hold a Delaware business license and carry general liability insurance and an RLI surety bond.
Our work carries a one-year workmanship warranty, dated from the day the job is finished.
What a North Wilmington Address Does and Doesn't Mean
A Wilmington mailing address in North Wilmington does not put a house inside the City of Wilmington. Outside the Ardens and one small incorporated town, Brandywine Hundred is an unincorporated area of New Castle County. The city's permit office and its historic-district rules don't reach the neighborhoods on this page; New Castle County's do.
New floor coverings, cabinet replacement, tile work, and countertop or vanity replacement do not require a county building permit. Moving or building walls, relocating or adding plumbing fixtures, and creating new window or door openings do. Where a job requires a permit, that is covered in the estimate before a start date is set.
Some of what these houses ask for is outside our work, so you can plan around it:
We don't paint walls, ceilings, trim, or the outside of the house, and we don't do gutters, basement finishing, or work on the roof of the house itself.
What Happens After You Reach Jimmy
| Step | What happens | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Get in touch | Call or text (302) 321-3577, or use the form, with the address and what needs doing | Say which neighborhood the house is in |
| 2. The visit | Jimmy walks the job with you at the house | Bring up anything else on your list while he is there |
| 3. The price | Jimmy looks it over in person, and the written price follows | Permit questions for the job are answered at this stage |
| 4. A start date | The job goes on the calendar | About six weeks out right now |
Jimmy prices every project in person at your home, never from a photo or a text. Project estimates are free and are usually scheduled in the evening.
Active water leaks are the one call we try to reach the same or next day.
Booking a Job in Brandywine Hundred
Hundreds are old divisions of Delaware's counties. Brandywine Hundred is one of the original 13 colonies, founded in 1682. Hundreds have no government role today, but the name still appears on real estate transactions, which is why it shows up on closing papers for houses across the Hundred.
Arden's land is leased, not sold, so it is worth asking the village before a start date is set whether your project needs anything from it. The permits a job needs in Arden are checked at the estimate visit.
Yes. The three Ardens are villages in their own right; Arden was listed on the National Register in 1973, and the 2003 Ardens Historic District added Ardentown and Ardencroft. We also work in Talleyville, where Concord Pike, Mt. Lebanon Road and Silverside Road meet.
No. The Hundred stops at Brandywine Creek, so Greenville and Centreville on the far bank are outside it. We work on that side of the creek as well, and in Hockessin and Pike Creek farther west.
Yes, where the drain can reach. Jimmy's range for adding a powder room is $6,000 to $10,000, and the first thing he looks for during the visit is where the new toilet can tie into the house drain.
Yes. A single small task, like a smoke detector or a lock, is a $100 service call plus $25 for every 15 minutes of work.
Which Decade Is Your House From?
Your neighborhood and roughly when the house was built are the two facts worth giving first. A Graylyn Crest split-level is a different job from a Weldin Ridge house on a cul-de-sac, and knowing which one Jimmy is walking into makes the first visit count.
Precision Home Worx · Based in Claymont, DE · (302) 321-3577 (call or text) · Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Delaware business license #223872998 · General liability insurance and RLI surety bond #LMS1971327
Serving Wilmington, Claymont, North Wilmington, Hockessin, Pike Creek, Greenville, Newark, New Castle, Bear and the rest of northern Delaware.
