Our team

The people who'll actually be on your jobsite.

Small shop, no middle-men, no salespeople. The person who bids your job is the person who builds it.

Founder · Field lead

Juan Pina

On the tools since 1999 · founded Verdad Builders in 2003

Juan came to Spokane in his early twenties and spent the first years of his career under old-school finish carpenters and framers who believed craft was a form of character. Twenty-two years later, he's still on site every day — reading a set of plans, running a level across a wall, checking that a tile layout lands on a centerline the way it should.

He's licensed and bonded in Washington and Idaho, has served on the parish building committee at St. Ann's for over a decade, and has led volunteer builds for families and congregations across the Inland Northwest since 2009.

“A job is worth what it looks like twenty years from now, not twenty days. You can't fake that. You just have to do it right the first time.”

Specialties: framing, tile, custom cabinetry, historic remodels

Languages: Spanish · English

Off the clock: parish service, grandchildren, his truck's engine

Operations · Project lead

Angel Pina

SCC Construction Management, 2017 · joined the family shop full-time in 2019

Angel grew up on Juan's jobsites — swept them on Saturdays as a kid, framed his first wall at sixteen, and went on to earn a construction management degree at Spokane Community College. He spent two years with a larger commercial contractor in the Valley learning how big jobs are scheduled, sequenced, and accounted for — then brought those systems home.

Today Angel owns estimating, client communication, permitting, and scheduling. If you've emailed us, you've emailed Angel. If you've got a change-order question, he's the one you'll hear back from that day.

“My dad built the reputation. My job is to make sure every job we take deserves it.”

Specialties: estimating, scheduling, commercial build-outs, permits

Languages: English · Spanish

Off the clock: Zags basketball, mountain biking, smoking a brisket too long

The wider crew

Licensed partners we've trusted for years.

We self-perform framing, drywall, tile, flooring, paint, trim, and cabinetry. For plumbing and electrical we bring in licensed partners we've worked with long enough to vouch for. You get one point of contact; we handle the coordination.

Electrical

Two Spokane-based master electricians we've partnered with since 2011. Fully licensed, insured, and permit-ready.

Plumbing

Family-owned Spokane plumber on our short list for a decade. Rough-in, fixtures, and inspections handled end-to-end.

HVAC & specialty

Heating, cooling, structural engineering, and historic-preservation consultants available when the scope calls for them.

Meet us at your place.

Site walks are free. Bring the questions, the photos, the Pinterest board — we'll listen first.

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