WHO WE ARE
RON "RC" CLAYTON, JR.
Just a guy that likes to build stuff. This has been me my entire life. I was fortunate to have a father that had two rules regarding his tools, but no age limit to how old I was when I started using them. First, don’t lose them, and last, don't break them. I violated both of those rules often. My curiosity for building stuff piqued at age seven when my parents removed the roof of our house and added a second floor. I can remember the start of that project like it was yesterday and I can remember sifting through the cut-offs and dumpsters of new construction for wood, nails and anything else I could use to create.
The house was considered a “Chicago style bungalow” and they added four bedrooms and a full bath under a mansard roof. Well, not completely, though. See, twenty-one years after they tore the roof off, as a young tradesman in Chicago and it’s suburbs, I finished the addition after Terry and I bought the house. Along with removing some walls and other modifications, we finished the addition. I took the first and maybe only shower in the bathroom upstairs and put it up for sale. In fact, the day before our oldest daughter was born I started to add two dormers to the front of the house.
In the early days building basketball goals on neighbors garages, tree forts, wood squat racks and lat machines in our basement, dorm room bunk beads and many other projects I’ve always been drawn to the creating and building process. Today, it’s full house remodels, room additions, concrete, tenant improvements, decks, porches, masonry, etc.. I’m fortunate to be able to lean on leadership, customer service and communication skills I honed during a 25 year retail career. Retail executive to running a construction company, I know a strange transition.
During that retail career we remodeled multiple homes as we moved around. Each house served as a test of new skills, new techniques and new materials. Those houses, along with projects for family and friends and side-work continued to stoke the fire and kept me engaged in the industry and building the company and brand. There was always a deep yearning that I couldn’t ignore any longer, so here I am!
CAROLYN CLOW
There's a resemblance - you're not seeing things! Carolyn is RC's oldest daughter and has been working with the team since summer of 2024.
An exceptional athlete, she played high school softball in Aledo, TX where she was a State Champion, Offensive Player of the Year, and district MVP in her career. She went on to play at the collegiate level for powerhouses at the NJCAA and NCAA Division II Levels, Weatherford College and Harding University - both in the inaugural years of each respective program. She earned all-conference honors, was a conference champion, and finished top 8 in the NJCAA National Championships at Weatherford College.
Carolyn received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Kinesiology and Psychology from Harding University in 2015 and completed her Phlebotomy certification in 2016. After 7 years in the healthcare field, Carolyn stepped away from her management role of a successful acupuncture and wellness center after welcoming her first baby in the spring of 2024. Shortly after, she came to work for RC Clayton Contracting in an admin, behind the scenes role, and runs our social media platforms.
Added value, Carolyn also takes care of the behind the scenes work for our sister company, 817 Fences & Patios!