Hoover Housing Solutions is a Portsmouth OH contractor headquartered in the city since day one. We started here, our crew lives here, and the majority of every week’s work happens within fifteen minutes of downtown. If you live in Portsmouth, the truck you see at your neighbor’s house this morning is the same truck that will pull up at yours next week — not a regional outfit running a route from Columbus.
Portsmouth is our home base for both sides of the business: general contracting on the residential and small commercial side, and lawn care on the property maintenance side. Most of our long-running customer relationships are within city limits.
Contracting in Portsmouth
Portsmouth’s housing stock is unusually diverse for a city its size. The historic core in Boneyfiddle was platted in the 1810s and contains some of the oldest standing homes in southern Ohio. The 3rd Ward and Hilltop developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s — solid brick and frame houses on small city lots. Mid-century neighborhoods spread out toward Sciotoville and Rosemount in the 1950s and 60s. Newer construction sits on the bluffs above the Ohio River and along the Scioto. Each era brings its own structural quirks, and we have worked on all of them.
The most common contracting projects we do in Portsmouth, by volume:
- Kitchen remodeling — full gut-and-rebuilds in older homes where the kitchen has not been touched since the 70s, plus tighter refresh-and-paint jobs in rentals.
- Bathroom remodeling — tile work, plumbing relocation, full conversions from tub to walk-in shower.
- Roofing — both asphalt shingle replacement on city homes and metal roofing on hillside properties exposed to wind.
- Siding and exterior — re-siding older Hilltop and 3rd Ward homes, often combined with window replacement.
- Basement finishing — moisture management first, then framing and finish for added living space.
We also handle home additions, drywall and painting, decks and patios, hardscaping, fence installation, demolition, and pressure washing. The full service list is on the contracting pillar page.
Lawn Care in Portsmouth
Lawn care in Portsmouth is its own challenge. The lots are smaller than suburban averages, the tree canopy is mature — particularly along the older streets in the 3rd Ward and Boneyfiddle — and the seasonal demands are real: heavy spring growth, summer drought stretches, and a long fall leaf drop that runs late into November.
- Lawn mowing — weekly residential and bi-weekly rental property routes throughout city limits.
- Landscaping — bed installs, plant selection sized to small Portsmouth lots, and mulch refreshes.
- Leaf cleanup — fall removal on properties with mature street trees, scheduled to align with City of Portsmouth leaf pickup.
- Snow and ice removal — seasonal residential and small commercial contracts.
Neighborhoods We Know
- Boneyfiddle — the historic district. Brick storefronts, 1850s-1890s homes, narrow alleys. We work around landmarked exteriors and aging infrastructure.
- Sciotoville — older industrial-adjacent housing along the river. Solid frame homes, often with foundations that need attention.
- Hilltop — elevated neighborhood north of downtown. Wind exposure on the bluff, mid-century housing stock with steep driveways and tight access.
- 3rd Ward — dense residential blocks south of downtown. Tree-lined streets, small front yards, post-Victorian frame homes that reward careful renovation.
- Rosemount — quieter mid-century neighborhood east of city center. Larger lots, more lawn-care-friendly footprints.
Why Local Matters
This is home. We are not commuting from Columbus, Cincinnati, or Huntington and packing a markup into the drive time. We pull permits at the same City Hall window every couple of weeks. We know the inspector by name. We know which suppliers in town actually have the part you need versus the ones who promise to “have it tomorrow.” When a job needs a follow-up next month or next year, we are still here.
Local also means we answer the phone. If you call (740) 357-9020 during business hours, you talk to someone who will be on your property — not a call center routing the message back to a tablet on a contractor’s belt three hours away.
Get a Free Estimate in Portsmouth
Whether you are remodeling a bathroom in Boneyfiddle, re-siding a Hilltop two-story, or starting a weekly mowing route in the 3rd Ward — call (740) 357-9020 Monday through Saturday, 8am–6pm. Free estimates, written quotes, and references on every job inside Portsmouth city limits.