Whole-Home Remodels in Prescott, AZ

When a whole-home remodel makes sense

Many people come to us because they love where they live but not how the house works. The lot and the view are right. The closed-off kitchen, dark hallway and tired finishes aren't. If most rooms need attention, doing the work as a single project usually makes more sense than a remodel every few years.

A whole-home remodel can also be the right call when a house has been in the family for years, when you've bought an older home for its location, or when you're planning to stay and want the home to work for the next stage of life.

What the work involves

Every project is different, but a whole-home remodel usually takes in most of the following:

• Removing walls and opening up the main living spaces
• New beams and structural work where walls come out
• Kitchen and bathrooms rebuilt
• Electrical, plumbing and HVAC updated for the new layout
• New windows and doors where they're needed
• Flooring, trim, paint and lighting throughout
• Permits and inspections where they're required

What to plan for in an older home

The hard part of a remodel is what's behind the walls. Older homes can hold outdated wiring, plumbing that has reached the end of its life, or framing that was changed by an earlier owner. Houses in this area also have their own habits: some sit on slopes, some on granite, and some on septic systems that were sized for a smaller home. Adding a bedroom can affect what a septic system has to handle, so we check that early on properties that have one.

We can't see through drywall, and no honest builder will say otherwise. What we can do is walk the home with you, look for the likely issues before we price the job, and set clear allowances. If we open a wall and find something, we write up the change with its cost and schedule impact, and nothing moves forward until you approve it.

Living through the remodel

Most whole-home remodels are easier if you move out for at least part of the work. Dust, noise, water shutoffs and a kitchen that isn't there make daily life hard. If you plan to stay, we'll talk through which phases can be sequenced around you and which can't. You'll know the plan before work starts.

Keeping the house consistent

A good remodel shouldn't look remodeled. When we rework a whole house, the flooring, trim, doors and lighting are chosen together, so new rooms and old ones read as one home. That's one of the real advantages of doing the work as a single project.

Pricing a remodel

Remodel cost depends on how much of the house changes, whether walls and plumbing move, and the finishes you choose. We give you a written spec and a line-item bid, so you can see each trade and decide where to spend. Our cost guide has more on what drives the number.

Permits and licensing

Structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work generally needs a permit. Where the permit comes from depends on your address: the City of Prescott, the Town of Chino Valley, another town or Yavapai County Development Services. We handle the permit and the inspections. Before you hire any contractor in Arizona, it's worth checking their license with the Registrar of Contractors. Ours is ROC 337430.