Owner-operated whole-home and multi-room remodels for Des Moines homeowners — from quick refreshes to full gut renovations across Woodmont, Zenith, North Hill, and the Marina District. Licensed, insured, and 15 minutes west of Kent.
Des Moines's housing stock is what shapes every remodel decision here. Des Moines has a strong mid-century character — many homes along Marine View Drive and through Woodmont were built in the 1950s and 1960s for Boeing engineers, with sweeping Puget Sound views. These homes were well-built but often have outdated kitchens and small, original bathrooms. Newer construction in North Hill and Zenith dates mostly from the 1980s and 1990s.
Des Moines sits about 15 minutes west of our Kent location via Kent-Des Moines Road or I-5. That proximity matters — when materials show up damaged or an inspector needs a same-day correction, we are not driving in from Seattle.
Talk to Us About Your ProjectWhat's Included
Home remodels are bigger than any single trade — they require sequencing, structural awareness, and one person who owns the whole timeline. That person is us. Below is what's typically included in a Des Moines home remodel; scope varies dramatically by project.
Gut renovations, multi-room refreshes, and "down to the studs" projects. Sequenced room-by-room when you need to live in the home during work.
Square-footage additions including primary suites, bonus rooms, mudrooms, and bump-outs. Foundation, framing, roof, and finish work all in-house.
Wall removal, structural openings, and footprint reconfiguration. We work with structural engineers to spec engineered beams when needed.
Hardwood, engineered hardwood, LVP, tile, and refinishing existing hardwoods. Multi-room flooring projects coordinated with furniture move-out.
Interior and exterior paint, custom trim and millwork, baseboard, casing, crown, and new interior or exterior doors.
New window installation, retrofit replacements, larger-opening upgrades, and trim/sill work that matches existing.
Engineered beams, post replacement, foundation repair, and load-path corrections under permit and inspection.
Kitchen + primary bath + flooring + paint in one coordinated project — sequenced so subs do not step on each other.
We pull City of Des Moines permits for all structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work and schedule every inspection.
Des Moines Permits & Considerations
The City of Des Moines requires a building permit for virtually all home remodels beyond cosmetic paint and flooring. That includes structural changes, additions, window enlargements, electrical or plumbing alterations, and most layout reconfigurations. Larger projects also trigger plan review, energy code compliance, and sometimes mechanical permits.
We pull every required permit through the Des Moines Permit Center, manage plan review, coordinate inspections at each phase (foundation, framing, rough-in, insulation, final), and keep complete documentation in your project file. Unpermitted home remodel work is a serious resale liability — appraisers and inspectors catch it.
Honest Pricing
Home remodel pricing varies far more than kitchen or bath work — scope ranges from a single room to a full addition. Des Moines sits in the mid-range of the market. Below are typical ranges for the three common scopes we build.
One-room remodel, flooring throughout, paint and trim, door/window swaps, light electrical updates.
Multiple rooms updated, new flooring throughout, kitchen or bath included, new doors/windows, electrical and plumbing updates.
Layout reconfiguration, structural changes, full additions, whole-home gut renovations, complete systems updates.
Home remodels are scope-driven — these are honest ranges for the project sizes we most commonly build in Des Moines. Larger or complex additions, foundation work, or premium finish packages can move significantly above these numbers. We provide line-item estimates with allowances broken out clearly.
How We Work
A clear process that keeps your Des Moines project on schedule, on budget, and easy to follow week-to-week.
We come to your home, measure, listen to what you want, and talk through budget and timeline honestly.
Layout, material selection, and an itemized written estimate. You approve every line before we order.
We pull the City of Des Moines permits and schedule inspections so you don’t have to think about it.
Demo, plumbing, electrical, finish work — done by our crew, not subbed out to strangers.
Final inspection, punch-list with you on-site, permit close-out, and a written warranty handed over.
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