Home Improvement Contractors in Ulysses, KS

Owner-occupied homes in Ulysses are newer than rentals: a median build year of 1973 against 1956.¹ With owner-occupied homes skewing newer, many requests are first-time replacements of original builder-grade components. Housing in Ulysses is mostly detached single-family: 73% of units, with 2% in buildings of five or more units. Mobile and manufactured homes are 17% of units.¹ A mostly detached stock means the full range of exterior work applies: roofs, garage doors, chimneys and backyard units.

73% of occupied homes in Ulysses are owner-occupied, above the Kansas share of 67%.¹ The median owner-occupied home in Ulysses is valued at $97,400 (ACS), below the Kansas median of $217,200. Within Grant County the median is $110,300, so Ulysses sits below it.¹ With values below the state median, phased scopes - the essential work first - are a common way to keep a project sensible. Winters are long: the Ulysses 3Ne station averages 150 nights a year at or below 32°F and 68 at or below 20°F.^2,3 Long winters put freeze-thaw, ice dams and snow load at the center of roofing and masonry decisions.

Summers run hot, with about 73 days a year at 90°F or more and 14 at 100°F.^2,3 A long hot season shortens the life of roofing, sealants and garage-door electronics, and it shapes what a contractor specifies. Annual precipitation is low, about 18 inches.^2,3 Low rainfall shifts the wear to UV and heat, which age finishes and sealants.

Snowfall averages about 18 inches a year.^2,3 Heating dominates the year: about 5,263 heating degree days against 1,286 cooling degree days (base 65°F).^2,3 In a heating-led climate, insulation and air sealing carry most of the energy-code weight for any work that opens the envelope. Ulysses sits in IECC climate zone 4A (Mixed-Humid).⁴

Building permits in Ulysses are normally issued by the city building department.^5,6