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Bugle Construction

North Idaho's Builder

We build towhat matters most.

Built to a Standard, Not a Price

Family and employee owned, building across North Idaho & Eastern Washington. Custom homes, barndominiums, shops, decks and outdoor living — designed around your property and built for the weather it has to stand in.

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  • Family & Employee Owned
  • Licensed Contractor
  • Workmanship Warranty
  • Idaho & Washington

What we specialize in

Specialists,not generalists.

Over two decades of building here, Bugle narrowed down to two divisions and went deep in both. Everything we take on falls into one of them — which is why the crews, the suppliers and the detailing are dialed in rather than figured out as we go.

Built to a Standard, Not a Price

Division 01

Custom Homes, Shops & Barndos

Custom homes, shops, barndominiums, bungalows, ADUs and backyard offices built across North Idaho and Eastern Washington.

  • Custom Homes
  • Shops & Pole Barns
  • Barndominiums
  • Bungalows & Tiny Homes
  • ADUs
  • Backyard Offices & Sheds
  • Garages & Sheds
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Division 02

Decks & Covers, Outdoor Living

Decks, covers, patios, concrete, siding and gazebos — let's revamp your backyard, and build it for North Idaho weather.

  • Custom Decks
  • Deck Covers & Covered Patios
  • Composite & PVC Decking
  • Concrete Patios & Hardscape
  • Pergolas & Gazebos
  • Siding & Exterior
  • Outdoor Living Spaces
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Bugle Construction — North Idaho's builder

Family & employee owned

“If it ain't right,it's not worth doin'.”

Bugle was founded by a father and son, Michael and Joseph Denke, and is now family and employee owned — the crews building your project hold a stake in how it turns out.

LicensedBondedInsuredNIBCA Member

22+

Years of experience

In residential construction

10+

Years as Bugle

Family and employee owned

18

Communities served

North Idaho & E. Washington

250+

Happy Bugle customers

Decks, homes, shops & remodels

Licensed & insured in Idaho and Washington

Idaho RCE RCE-46239Washington BUGLENI75704
Bugle Construction crew reviewing drawings on an active build site

Family & employee owned

Built to a standard

Why Bugle

A contractor thatanswers the phone.

Bugle is a family and employee owned builder working across North Idaho and Eastern Washington. Over the decades we specialized into two divisions rather than chasing every trade — and kept one rule we do not bend: never promise a date we cannot hit.

Family & employee owned

The people who price your job are the people who show up to build it — and they hold a stake in the company. Nothing gets handed off to a name you never meet.

Clear communication

You get a schedule with your estimate and an update every week you are on it. Bad news travels as fast as good news.

Regional construction experience

Snow load, frost depth, wildfire exposure and long dry summers all shape what we build and what we build it from.

One accountable team

From the first site visit through the final walkthrough, the same crew carries the job. No hand-offs, no finger-pointing.

How we operate

The BugleStandard.

Six things every Bugle project gets, whether it is a deck or a three-thousand-square-foot barndominium.

01

Clear Communication

A named point of contact, a weekly update, and bad news delivered as fast as good news.

02

Detailed Planning

Constructability, permits and lead times worked out before a number goes on paper.

03

Quality Materials

Specified for the exposure they will live in, with the honest trade-off explained up front.

04

Skilled Craftsmanship

Crews who take the extra hour on the detail nobody would have noticed for another decade.

05

Regional Experience

Snow load, frost depth, wildfire exposure and long dry summers built into every decision.

06

Workmanship Warranty

We stand behind our own labour and installation in writing, not in conversation.

Ready to discuss your project?

Send us drawings, a sketch, or just an address and a rough idea. We will walk the site and come back with a real scope.

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Proof, notpromises.

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#BugleBuilt · Inside the work

Three builds,start to finish.

Decks, Covers & Outdoor Living in North Idaho & Eastern Washington
01
Decks

Decks, Covers & Outdoor Living

North Idaho & Eastern Washington · Year TBC

Multi-level decks, covered patios, railings and hillside staircases built across North Idaho.

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Custom Homes & Barndominiums in North Idaho & Eastern Washington
02
Custom Homes

Custom Homes & Barndominiums

North Idaho & Eastern Washington · Year TBC

Ground-up homes and barndominiums, from foundation through finish.

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Shops, Pole Barns & Arenas in North Idaho & Eastern Washington
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Shops & Pole Barns

Shops, Pole Barns & Arenas

North Idaho & Eastern Washington · Year TBC

Post-frame shops, pole barns, RV covers, garages and riding arenas across North Idaho.

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Plan Gallery

Start with a plan.Make it yours.

Explore bungalow, house, barndominium, shop and pool plans, or bring Bugle your own drawings. Either way you get the same constructability review and the same open-book estimate.

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How we work

Four steps.No surprises.

Plus a fifth we do not charge for: standing behind the work after the last truck leaves.

  1. 01Site Visit & Brief

    Stage one

    We walk the property, listen to what you actually need, and flag the constraints most contractors find halfway through. Access, grade, exposure and utilities all get looked at before anything is priced.

  2. 02Design & Open-Book Estimate

    Stage two

    Drawings, permit strategy and a line-item budget you can read. Allowances and contingency are labelled for what they are — no lump-sum mystery, no allowance set low to win a job.

  3. 03Build

    Stage three

    Our crews on the critical path, a superintendent who picks up the phone, and a written update every week you are on the schedule.

  4. 04Handover & Warranty

    Stage four

    Commissioning, as-builts and a walkthrough punch list closed before we leave. You get the documentation, not a promise to send it.

  5. 05Stand Behind It

    Stage five

    Our workmanship warranty covers our own labour and installation. If something we built is not right, we come back. [Confirm: warranty term and written scope before publishing.]

Client feedback

4.747 Google reviews

“Bugle took our old rickety deck and created a beautiful space for us to relax and entertain! Great communication throughout the whole project! We are pleased with the results and will definitely work with them in the future!”

Don't take our word

Go read thereviews.

We would rather you heard it from the people whose properties we have worked on. Every profile below is public and unfiltered — and if we have built for you, we would be grateful if you added yours.

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The more you tell us, the more useful our first reply will be. If you have drawings, attach them — otherwise a rough description and an address is plenty to start.

Office991 N Innovation Way, Unit 202 Post Falls, ID 83854Phone(208) 457-7150Emailinfo@buglenorthwest.com
HoursMonday–Friday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Licensed in two states

Idaho RCE RCE-46239

Washington BUGLENI75704

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