HOW WE WORK · MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA

How a remodel with us runs, in Montgomery County, PA

The whole job on paper before we start.

One team designs the room, prices it from your selections and builds it. Kitchens, bathrooms and finished basements start with a $750 design phase, credited back when you build with us.

Our remodeling process

What you get on every job.

Starting prices are on the remodel cost page.

  • The room designed and every selection priced before demo. On kitchens, bathrooms and finished basements.
  • A proposal that spells out the whole job. What is included and what is not.
  • A zipped containment wall and an air scrubber. So the rest of the house stays livable.
  • The site cleaned at the end of every day.
  • A written log, with photos. Every day the crew is there.
  • A change priced in writing the same day. Before the work happens.
  • A two-year workmanship warranty.

Why we write it all down.

Most kitchen remodels go wrong before the first cabinet is ordered, in the part nobody wrote down.

So we write all of it down first.

How it goes

The design comes first.

Powder rooms, mudrooms and wall and beam jobs skip the design phase and go from a walkthrough straight to a written proposal.

1

The first conversation

You tell us what you want and roughly what you have in mind to spend. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.

2

Design, $750 flat

We measure the room and lock the layout with you at the house. You get a layout drawing, a 3D rendering and a complete selection list.

3

Selections, in person

Cabinets, counters, tile, fixtures and hardware, chosen together at a kitchen and bath showroom in Souderton, with prices next to every choice.

4

The proposal

Every proposal we write runs long on purpose: the whole job on paper, what is included and what is not, and the number. Nothing starts until you have it.

5

The build

The room is sealed, the house stays clean, and you get a written log every single day until the final walkthrough.

The daily log

A real daily log.

Two logs written to a customer during a bathroom remodel this fall, exactly as sent.

One day: "We tied the rebar for the new footer this morning and poured the concrete. The new footer has a full rebar mat in it, sitting up off the bottom so the steel is inside the concrete where it belongs. The old footer that came out last week had none in it. The beam is on temporary support while the concrete cures. The permanent steel column goes on the footer once it is up to strength. Upstairs we installed the new subfloor over the new joists. That closes out the floor framing."

Six days later: "We picked up the steel for your new column today. It was custom ordered and cut to fit your basement to within a sixteenth of an inch. We welded on the top and bottom plates and checked the bottom plate for plumb, then gave it two coats of primer and two coats of paint. In the bathroom we pulled all of the old nails and cleaned up the surfaces. We set the hub for the vanity drain line and put in the fitting for the shower head. We finished the framing above the window, and the nailers for the drywall are all in. All of the water is on right now so we can make sure there are no leaks. We also double checked the material lists. Tomorrow we are shopping for materials and have a delivery coming."

Finished rooms are in the full gallery.

If your home is older

When something turns up behind a wall.

Here's how it works.

  • You see it the same day. With photos and a price, not a mystery line on an invoice.
  • The common older-home fixes are priced into your contract before demo starts. So the job keeps moving.
  • Anything bigger gets a written price. Before the work happens.
  • For older homes we suggest a 10 to 15 percent cushion. Often it goes unspent.
Where we work

Montgomery County, PA.

We work in Jenkintown, Glenside, Abington, Wyndmoor, Flourtown, Oreland, Dresher, Fort Washington, Maple Glen, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd, Blue Bell, Plymouth Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Elkins Park, Horsham, Willow Grove, Huntingdon Valley and the rest of Montgomery County, PA.

Questions we get on the first call

How a remodel runs, answered plainly.

Can we live in the house during the remodel?

Most of our clients do. The work area is sealed off with a zipped containment wall, we run an air scrubber, and the site is cleaned at the end of every day.

What does the daily log cover?

What got done, what is next, and photos. If we open a wall and find something, it is in that day's log.

What happens if we change our minds mid-build?

We put the cost of the change in writing the same day, before the work happens.

Who do we talk to during the job?

One team, from the first drawing to the last walkthrough. The daily log goes to you every day the crew is there.

What does the warranty cover?

Our workmanship, for two years, on every project.

Tell us what you're thinking.

Send us a few details and Karl will get back to you, usually the same day. The first conversation costs nothing, and you'll come away knowing roughly where your numbers land and whether we're the right fit.

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