What a whole home remodeling job involves
Taking a house to the studs tells you the truth about it. We expect to find undersized headers, old wiring, plumbing that was modified three times, and at least one thing nobody could have predicted.
The advantage is that everything is reachable at once. Insulation, wiring, plumbing and structure can all be brought current while the walls are open, which is far cheaper than doing it in stages later.
We set the scope to include likely discoveries so a surprise is a decision rather than a stoppage.
If that sounds like the way you would want the work done, the next step is a conversation and a walkthrough. We will look at what is there, talk through what you are trying to get to, and tell you honestly whether we are the right company for it.
There is no cost to that conversation and no obligation after it. We would rather spend an hour finding out a project is not a fit than take it on and do a mediocre job.
How this job runs
Walkthrough
We look at the property and the existing conditions before anything else.
Drawings
Plans and a written scope, so everyone is building the same thing.
Build
Our crew runs the work, with Samuel on site through it.
Walk it together
We close the job by walking it with you, not by sending a final bill.
What actually decides the outcome
Remodeling an existing house is harder than building new, and anyone who tells you otherwise has not done much of it. You are working inside constraints somebody else set, often decades ago, and you do not know all of them until you open the walls.
We plan for that. The scope includes what we expect to find and how we will handle it, so a surprise behind the drywall is a conversation rather than a crisis. Old wiring, undersized headers, rot at a window sill, a floor that was never level: these are normal, not exceptional.
The parts that matter most are the parts that disappear. Waterproofing under tile. Flashing at every transition. Blocking where something heavy will hang later. Those decide whether the room is still right in fifteen years.
We also care about how the new work meets the old. An addition that reads as bolted on, a floor that steps where it should not, trim profiles that do not match: those are the tells that the job was done cheaply.
Work like this
Truth, trust and transparency. That is the standard, and it shows up in the schedule.Samuel Hand
Related work
Kitchen Remodeling
Kitchens built around the cook
Cabinet layout, stone, tile and lighting planned together instead of picked one at a time.
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Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms that hold up to daily use
Waterproofing done right under the tile, because that is the part nobody sees and everybody regrets.
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Home Additions
More house, tied in properly
Additions matched to the existing roofline and foundation so they do not read as bolted on.
Read moreWhat we put in writing
We install standing seam metal carrying a forty-year warranty and dimensional shingles carrying a thirty-year warranty. Neither means much if the flashing is wrong.
We honor our own work. If a detail we installed fails, we are back out to correct it without an argument about whose problem it is.
We honor our own work. If a detail we installed fails, we are back out to correct it without an argument about whose problem it is.
Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Butler, Preble and Miami counties make up our service area, all within a seventy-mile drive of the shop.
Practically that covers Dayton, Kettering, Centerville, Beavercreek, Springboro, Lebanon, Mason, Hamilton, Fairfield, West Chester, Troy, Piqua, Eaton and the towns between them. Near the edge of that, call and ask.
Whole Home Remodeling questions
Do you work with architects, or do we need our own?
Either way works. We work with licensed architects regularly and can bring one in, or we can build from plans you already have.
What area do you cover?
We work a seventy-mile radius from Gratis, Ohio, which covers Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Butler, Preble and Miami counties.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. We carry the coverage required for residential construction in Ohio and can provide certificates before work begins.
What warranty comes with a standing seam metal roof?
The standing seam metal we install carries a forty-year warranty. Dimensional shingles carry a thirty-year warranty.
Who is actually on site during my build?
Our own crew handles the core work. Samuel is on site through the build, not just at the start and the end.
How do you handle changes once we have started?
Changes get written down, priced and approved before they happen. Nothing gets built off a hallway conversation.
Can you remodel an older home, or only build new?
Both. A good share of our work is remodeling houses that were built well and are worth keeping.
Ready to talk about your project?
We build across Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Butler, Preble and Miami counties.