Home Renovations — The Same Room, Rebuilt Around European Cabinetry

A renovation rebuilds a room where it stands. Walls, windows and the plumbing stack stay put, and everything inside gets replaced to a higher standard — cabinetry, counters, tile, flooring, lighting, paint. A remodel changes the plan itself: walls come out, openings move, and the room ends up a different shape or a different room altogether. Renovations rarely need structural engineering; remodels almost always do, which is the main reason the two price and schedule so differently.

Most clients do for a kitchen or a single bathroom. We set up a temporary kitchen with the fridge, microwave and kettle somewhere workable, seal the zone with zip walls, run negative-air machines while we cut, and protect the route in and out. Losing the kitchen sink for a few weeks is the part people underestimate, so we tell you exactly which weeks those are before we start.

It depends on cabinetry specification and how much mechanical work gets touched, which is why a number given over the phone is guesswork. As a planning bracket, full kitchen renovations across the areas we serve generally land between $45,000 and $150,000. A frameless European kitchen with integrated appliances and tall banks to the ceiling sits higher in that range than a straightforward like-for-like replacement. The estimate written after your in-home visit is itemized, specific to your room, and free.

Yes, wherever the work requires one. Structural changes, new plumbing stacks, electrical alterations and altered window openings typically do; a like-for-like cabinet and finish replacement typically doesn't. Applications and drawings are prepared and submitted by us, and one of our people meets the inspector at every stage.

Older houses hide knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, rot under a bathroom floor and framing that was never right. Exploratory openings get cut during design wherever we can, and a contingency is carried in the estimate rather than pretending the risk isn't there. Anything found is photographed, priced as a written change order and approved by you before the crew carries on.

Countertops, tile, plumbing fixtures and lighting are supplied and installed by us, and we take you to the stone yard to choose the actual slab rather than a two-inch sample. Appliances are usually bought by the client, since pricing moves and many people have a dealer they prefer. Panel-ready models matter here: the door weight, hinge type and panel size decide how the front is built, so we give you the exact models, clearances and services to order against.

One lead runs your project from demolition to handover and stays on it. That person coordinates the trades, answers your questions and walks the site with you each week. Your designer stays involved through selections, site checks and the final fit.

Design and cabinetry production together mean most renovations start on site two to four months after the first visit. Projects tied to a date — a move-in, a family event, the holidays — should be booked well ahead of that. The in-home consultation itself is usually available within a week or so of calling.