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A Family Farm Home Refresh with McCray & Sons: Plumbing, Electrical & More

New bathroom in an old home.

In August 2025, our team at McCray & Sons Home Services had the opportunity to complete a full home refresh at a modular home on a family farm in West Sacramento. The homeowners purchased this property several years ago and handled many of the big renovations at that time. As is often the case, though, a few projects were left unfinished. This year, they decided it was time to tackle those remaining items and give their home a fresh update.


What made this project special was the variety: plumbing, electrical, and finish work all came together under the coordination of one licensed general contractor. This is exactly the type of work our team loves to do—acting as a one-stop shop to take care of the details that make a home safer, more comfortable, and ready for years of continued use.


A Long-Term Relationship


We first started working with this customer back in 2023 on her personal home in West Sacramento. Over the years, our team handled everything from installing a portable AC unit and adding a dedicated electrical outlet, to replacing weather stripping, repairing a door frame, and even upgrading plumbing fixtures like toilets, angle stops, and faucets.


Because of that established trust, when it came time to refresh the modular home on the family farm, she knew who to call. We provided a detailed estimate at the end of July, and by the end of August 2025, the work was complete.


The Home Refresh Project


The scope for this project was broad, and by hiring one licensed general contractor, the homeowner avoided the stress of juggling multiple trades such as a plumber, electrician, or handyman. McCray & Sons specializes in exactly this type of work—small renovations and refresh projects that often fall between what a handyman can legally do and what larger contractors typically take on. While many larger contractors focus only on big-ticket remodels, we embrace these smaller multi-scope projects that bring real value and peace of mind.


Our work on this property included:


  • Bathroom Upgrades: toilet replacement, bidet installation, countertop, sink, faucet, and drain replacement, new vanity mirror, towel bars, and drywall repair to close in a recessed medicine cabinet (patched, taped, textured, and blended seamlessly).

  • Plumbing Safety: replaced three angle stops and supply lines for the guest bathroom sink and toilet.

  • Electrical Improvements: installed several customer-supplied light fixtures in the bathroom, kitchen, closets, and office.

  • Kitchen Work: replaced the kitchen faucet with a new customer-supplied unit.

  • Ventilation: replaced the motor in the master bathroom exhaust fan and refreshed the appearance with a new louvered vent grill.

  • Finish Details: weather stripping at the front door and patching towel bar anchor holes.


Individually, these may seem like small jobs. But when combined, they create exactly the kind of project where homeowners sometimes turn to a handyman. The problem is that in California, handymen cannot legally take on projects that exceed $1,000 in labor and materials.


Licensed contractors not only meet these requirements, but also provide insurance, accountability, and peace of mind.


For our team, these jobs are some of the most rewarding—refreshing and updating a home so it feels cared for, modernized, and reliable.



 
 
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