Frankfort.

Frankfort sits in the Kentucky River palisades, where limestone cliffs and a narrow river valley shape almost every project. Additions and basements need drainage and footer work suited to the terrain, not a flat-lot approach.

The capital's historic districts carry some of the oldest housing stock in the region, so whole-home renovation and structural work in Frankfort often means working around original masonry and framing that a newer-construction crew would not recognize.