Whole-home renovations in Madison
An older house brought up to date in one planned project instead of ten separate ones.
When several rooms need work, doing them together usually costs less and goes faster than doing them one at a time. Walls get opened once. Wiring, plumbing and ductwork get replaced while they're easy to reach. You get one schedule and one person to call.
Older houses have habits. Knob-and-tube or ungrounded wiring, galvanized pipes, plaster over lath, floors that aren't level, and sometimes lead paint or asbestos that has to be handled by the rules. We look hard before we price, tell you what we expect to find, and set an allowance for the things nobody can see until the walls are open.
What's included
- Whole-house planning and phasing
- Layout changes and structural work
- New wiring, plumbing and ductwork
- Insulation, windows and doors
- Kitchens, baths, floors and trim
A good time to call
- You've bought a house that needs everything
- You're planning three or four projects and wondering about doing them at once
- The wiring or plumbing is original and you're opening walls anyway
- You plan to stay for the long haul and want the house to fit
Questions people ask
Don't see yours? Call (608) 555-0136.
Do we have to move out?
For a full-house job, usually yes, for at least part of it. There are stretches with no working kitchen or bathroom, the power or water off, and dust everywhere. If the work can be phased by floor, some families stay. We'll be straight about which one yours is.
How do you price a job when you can't see inside the walls?
We price what we can see in detail and set written allowances for what we can't, based on the age of the house and what we find in the attic, the basement and the panel. If an allowance isn't used, you don't pay it. If we find more, you get a written change order to approve before the work happens.