Home renovations and remodels: kitchens, bathrooms, basements and interiors

A renovation happens in a home people live in, so the site visit is as much about how you use the space as about the work. We ask what isn't working, what you want to keep, and what might be behind the walls that we should plan for.

Then you get a written scope: each room and each trade, line by line. Labor and materials go on separate purchase orders. Registered contractors are chosen from competing written bids, with licensed or certified trades where the work requires it. Every change goes in a signed change order before the work changes, so the scope on paper always matches the work in your house.

As the work goes, you get dated progress photos, and lien waivers as each trade is paid. At the end we walk the finished rooms with you and hand over the documents and manuals.

Basements need a little extra thought. On a basement office in La Conner, we held the new walls off the concrete foundation with furring, insulated them with batts and rigid foam, and added an exhaust fan to help control moisture.