02 — What we build

Remodels

Down to the studs, back to better than new

A full remodel is the only honest way to fix a house whose problems are behind the drywall. Once it is open, we write down everything we find.

Clean new framing of a residential remodel, studs and rafters against a pale sky.

What actually
decides the job.

Every older house is hiding something. Aluminum branch wiring. A bath fan venting into the attic. A beam somebody notched in 1994 to run a duct through. None of that is unusual and none of it is a disaster — it is only a disaster if you find out about it from the invoice.

So we open the house, photograph what is there, and put every condition into a written change order with a price on it before we close the wall. That is why our final number looks like our first number.

Planning phases
Two, before build
Change orders
Written
Scope
Locked before build
Warranty
In writing

The work

What this
usually means.

Four shapes this job takes. Yours is probably one of them, or a combination.

01

Whole-house

Every room, down to the studs. Usually paired with new mechanical, electrical and plumbing.

02

Main-floor

Kitchen, living, dining and a bath taken back to framing while the bedrooms stay livable.

03

Primary bath

The highest-consequence small room in the house. Waterproofing is the whole job.

04

Post-damage rebuild

Fire, water or storm. We work the scope against the adjuster's line items, not around them.

Scope

In, and out.

Published before you sign, so nothing about the final invoice is a surprise.

Included

  • Demolition and haul-off
  • Documented existing-conditions report once the walls are open
  • Structural repair where we find it
  • New mechanical, electrical and plumbing as scoped
  • Insulation, drywall, trim, doors and paint
  • Tile, stone, flooring and fixtures
  • Final clean and punch walk with you

Not included

  • Design fees where a licensed architect or designer is engaged separately
  • Hazardous-material abatement, which is a licensed specialty
  • Temporary housing
  • Unknown conditions — these are priced as written change orders, never absorbed silently

Selected work

Recently
delivered.

Photography is added as each project reaches closeout.

Plano

Whole-house renovation

Full-floor reconfiguration and primary suite remodel

Awesome Remodeling Photography at closeout
All projects

Questions

Asked and
answered.

What if you find something behind the drywall?

We photograph it, write it into a change order with a price on it, and have you sign it before the wall is closed. Aluminum wiring, a notched beam, a fan venting into the attic — none of that is unusual. It is only a disaster if you find out about it from the invoice.

Why does the final number match the first?

Because the scope is locked before build, two planning phases come before demolition, and every unknown condition is priced as a written change order — never absorbed silently and never surfaced later.

Can we live in the house during the remodel?

It depends on the shape of the job. A main-floor remodel takes the kitchen, living, dining and a bath back to framing while the bedrooms stay livable. A whole-house remodel usually cannot be lived in, and temporary housing is outside our scope — so you know which one you are in before you sign.

What is included, and what is not?

Included: demolition and haul-off, a documented existing-conditions report once the walls are open, structural repair where we find it, new mechanical, electrical and plumbing as scoped, insulation, drywall, trim, doors, paint, tile, stone, flooring, fixtures, and a final clean and punch walk with you. Not included: design fees where a licensed architect or designer is engaged separately, hazardous-material abatement, and temporary housing. It is published before you sign.

Who inspects each trade?

Your Project Manager does, at every trade and every stage, against the written standard — and every inspection is documented in the app with photos before the next trade starts on top of it. Nothing gets covered up on trust.

The AG Standard

Do you take on partial remodels, or only whole-house?

Both. A whole-house remodel takes every room to the studs, usually with new mechanical, electrical and plumbing. A main-floor remodel opens the kitchen, living, dining and a bath while the bedrooms stay livable. A primary bath on its own is the highest-consequence small room in the house — waterproofing is the whole job. Yours is probably one of them, or a combination.

How do I start?

Send the address, a few photos and the rough idea. We will tell you honestly what it is — an addition, a remodel, a kitchen, or a problem you should not spend money on yet — before you have spent a dollar finding out. From there it is Discovery, the first of our five phases.

Start a project

Start a project

Tell us what
the house needs.

Send the address, a few photos and the rough idea. We will tell you honestly whether it is an addition, a remodel, or a problem you should not spend money on yet.