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Whole-Home Renovation

The home you have.
Reimagined to fit you.

A whole-home project is the most invested decision most homeowners ever make. We treat it that way — one accountable team, every trade in-house, a single calendar you can see, and the discipline to keep it moving when fifty things are happening at once.

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Why whole-home projects fail.

Whole-home renovations don't usually fail because of any single trade. They fail because there are fifty decisions happening at once, three subcontractors waiting on a fourth, and nobody whose job it is to own the schedule end-to-end. By month six, the homeowner has a binder of unanswered questions and a budget that's drifted 30 percent.

We've kept the trades in-house specifically so this doesn't happen. Framing, plumbing, electrical, finish carpentry, tile — all under one roof, all reporting to one project manager who's there from the first walk-through to the final punch list. The complexity stays the same. The accountability gets simple.

What a whole-home renovation includes.

Pre-construction planning

Existing-conditions survey, architect coordination, structural review, scope freeze.

Permits & approvals

Marin County and city building departments. We know the local plan-checkers and what they want to see.

Demo & remediation

Selective or full demo, lead/asbestos handling where applicable, site protection.

Structural work

Re-framing, beam swaps, foundation reinforcement, seismic — engineered and inspected.

Mechanicals & systems

Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, low-voltage. Pulled in-house, coordinated with finish trades.

Roof & envelope

Roofing, siding, windows, weatherproofing — the parts that protect everything else.

Interior finish

Cabinetry, tile, flooring, trim, paint. Owner-led, sweated detail by detail.

Smart home

Lutron lighting and shades, audio, climate, security — pre-wired during framing, not bolted on after.

Punch & warranty

Owner walkthrough at every stage. One-year workmanship warranty on everything we touch.

Whole-home renovation

Process: from first call to final handoff.

  1. 01

    Discovery call

    Tell us about the home, the family, and the project. We'll be honest about whether we're the right fit.

  2. 02

    Existing-conditions walk

    Owner-led full-property walkthrough. We document everything before any design work starts.

  3. 03

    Concept & feasibility

    Working with your architect or ours, we test the vision against what the home can actually support.

  4. 04

    Detailed bid & schedule

    Line-item pricing, realistic timeline, identified risk areas — no boilerplate.

  5. 05

    Permitting

    We handle every permit, every plan revision, every inspection.

  6. 06

    Construction

    Weekly progress updates with photos. Owner walkthrough at each major phase.

  7. 07

    Punch list & warranty

    Nothing closes out until every detail is signed off. We're back at month one and month twelve to check.

Whole-home FAQ.

How long does a whole-home renovation take? +
Realistically: 9-18 months once construction starts, depending on scope and whether structural changes are involved. Permitting can add another 2-4 months on the front end. Anyone quoting much less than that on a real whole-home is probably leaving something out — we'd rather give you the honest schedule up front.
What does a whole-home renovation cost in Marin? +
Light renovation across an existing home: $200-$400 per square foot. Down-to-studs renovation with structural changes: $500-$900+ per square foot. Marin labor and material costs run high — we'll provide a line-item bid so you can see exactly where the money goes.
Do we need to move out? +
For most full renovations, yes. Living through demo, framing, dust, and trades is hard on most families and can drag the timeline. We help you plan the temp housing or phasing if you want to stay in part of the home.
Do you handle the design too? +
We can. We have architect and interior design partners we collaborate with for whole-home projects, or we'll work with the firm you've already engaged. Either way, we coordinate the design intent into something we can actually build.
How do you keep a project this big from going off the rails? +
Single accountable point of contact, in-house trades for the load-bearing decisions, weekly client updates with photos, and a project schedule that you can see and we own. The biggest cause of whole-home overruns is unclear ownership of the next decision — we don't let that drift.

Whole-Home Renovation across the Bay Area.

Pick the location that matches your project. Each page covers local permitting, neighborhood notes, and how we work in your area.

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