Whole Home Remodeling | Cleveland, Ohio

Phase 1: Discovery

2 weeks to 2 months

This involves reading reviews, getting recommendations, checking credentials, and interviewing candidates to find the best fit for your project. You will also find inspiration images and design ideas to build an idea of what your new space will look like.

Phase 2: Pre-Design & Design

6 weeks to 4 months

Once you choose your team, your designer will assess your home, work to understand your needs, and create initial designs. Once a design is in place, your designer will guide you through selecting finishes and features, ensuring the project stays within budget.

Phase 3: Pre-Construction

2 to 8 weeks

With finalized designs complete, all the necessary permits are obtained. This phase includes ordering materials, creating schedules, and hiring trade partners. Proper planning here helps avoid delays and sets a solid foundation for construction.

Phase 4: Construction

6 to 12 months

The construction timeline varies based on your project's size, design complexity, and potential complications. Despite the lengthy process, the result is a remodeled home that increases your home's value and fulfills your needs and wants while staying within your budget.

How Much Will It Cost to Remodel My Whole House in Northeast Ohio?

As with any remodeling project, your unique whole home remodel will have a unique cost. However, we've created a guide with average whole home remodeling costs to give you a solid starting point so you'll know what to expect. Check out our guide and reach out to us to talk about your specific remodel.

Ready to schedule a consultation? We’d be happy to walk you through what different scenarios can cost based on your remodeling intentions.

Is it more important to add space on the lower level of your home for accessibility or to retain yard space and build up? Adding a second story will accrue different costs than adding a bump out onto your home.

You'll also want to balance luxury finishes with midrange finishes. Knowing what aspects of your design are needs and what are wants will help you keep your budget from ballooning.

If your home has a closed floor plan, removing load-bearing walls will be well worth the cost and working with your designer to find another design aspect to pull back on will be worth the compromise.

Choose the Right Home Remodeling Team

Your home is more than just a house, it’s where memories are made, where you entertain friends and family, where you begin and end your day, and a place that should represent your personal style.

Your whole home remodel should reflect these important aspects and your remodeling team should keep them in mind when helping you design and update your space.

This is why working with a design-build firm is not only convenient but comforting. By working with one entity from beginning to end, you’re avoiding having to hire more than one firm, dealing with the possibility of conflicting approaches, and having to communicate your remodeling needs to more than one point of contact.

The Northeast Ohio Home Remodeler You Can Trust

Payne & Tompkins Design - Renovations is a Northeastern Ohio design-build firm that’s been delivering remodeling services to homeowners in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Portage, and Lake Counties for 20 years. Our proven process creates an experience that removes the stressors typical in other remodeling processes. We will guide you and keep your design goals at the center of the remodel.

The question and answer process is the pinnacle in a remodel and we want you to feel prepared to go into the planning stage, so we’ve gathered some of the most common questions homeowners come to us with as a starting point.

Clear communication and collaboration are what our clients can expect from Payne & Tompkins and what you should expect from any professional remodeling team.

Should You Make Alternative Living Arrangements During a Whole Home Remodel?

A whole home remodel means you will need to make alternative living arrangements. Plan to live elsewhere for several months and be sure to include your arrangements in your budget. Also, you will need to be in contact with your project manager and possibly make site visits, so staying nearby as much as possible is necessary. Most homeowners like to visit their home during the construction phase, so you’ll likely want to stay close regardless.

Needing to travel, for work or family needs, does happen. So make sure to communicate this with your project manager and provide a means to stay in touch if necessary. If you know you’ll need to be away for an extended period of time, consider scheduling your home remodel for a later date.

What Factors Can Affect Total Home Renovation Cost?

If your home is a bit older or has sustained any damage–like from water, insects, or a storm–your remodel will include assessing these issues before your design can be implemented. This is important to note because it will increase both your timeline and your cost.

Old wiring and plumbing, poor support structure, and the like are issues that any remodeling team would have to address. Sometimes, issues like these aren’t known until the walls are opened up, which is why a budget allowance for unforeseen circumstances is an industry standard.

What is the Most Important Stage of Home Remodeling?

The first piece of advice to anyone designing a home, be it custom or a remodel, is to not rush the design process. Your custom design is built completely around your design goals, spatial needs, layout preferences, and personal style.

During the initial consultation, your design meetings, and while reviewing the budget and plans, be sure to take your time, explain every detail of your expectations, and research ahead of time different finishes, paint colors, flooring, and so on.

To rush the design phase regularly results in missing details and opportunities to fine-tune your design. It also results in change orders later during construction if you want to make changes you didn’t make during the design phase. This will add to both your timeline and your project cost.

What Should You Not Do When Remodeling a House?

The design phase is crucial in getting every detail ironed out before finalizing the budget and moving into construction. Take your time in the design phase, collect design ideas for your design meeting, and examine the costs of each design element to ensure your design meets your vision but also aligns with your budget.

Of course, an attentive and mindful design-build team will also be focused on your budget while guiding you through the selections process but it's a great idea to be involved in this as well.

Another "don't" in home remodeling is initiating change orders. Initiating a change order could cause delays and increase your costs. However, if you follow our advice about taking your time during the design phase, this can be avoided.

Finally, dropping into an active construction site unannounced is something you should avoid. This can cause delays and be a major safety risk. Your project manager will help you schedule times to view the progress of your project at appropriate times to ensure the site is safe and your visit is well-timed.

What Other Questions Can We Help You With?

Our goal is to make the remodeling process as transparent as possible. We understand that you want to feel confident moving forward with a company that you’ll trust with your home’s remodel. At Payne & Tompkins, your experience is the pinnacle of the remodeling process. From Rocky River to Pepper Pike, we create beautiful projects every time. To learn more about the design-build process, contact us or fill out the form below and we’ll be happy to schedule a consultation.

Whole Home Remodeling
Near Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Heights | Chagrin Falls

Pepper Pike | Shaker Heights

start your whole home renovation with Payne & Tompkins

The Whole HOme remodeling process and timeline

Phase 1: Discovery

Phase 2: Pre-Design & Design

Phase 3: Pre-Construction

Phase 4: Construction

How Much Will It Cost to Remodel My Whole House in Northeast Ohio?

How to Keep Your Home Remodeling Budget Under Control

NEED Whole HOME Remodel IDEAS?

Choose the Right Home Remodeling Team

The Northeast Ohio Home Remodeler You Can Trust

Frequently Asked

Home Remodeling Questions

Should You Make Alternative Living Arrangements During a Whole Home Remodel?

What Factors Can Affect Total Home Renovation Cost?

What is the Most Important Stage of Home Remodeling?

What Should You Not Do When Remodeling a House?

What Other Questions Can We Help You With?

WHERE WE WORK

Whole Home Remodeling Near Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Heights | Chagrin Falls

Pepper Pike | Shaker Heights

start your whole home renovation with Payne & Tompkins

The Whole HOme remodeling process and timeline

Phase 1: Discovery

Phase 2: Pre-Design & Design

Phase 3: Pre-Construction

Phase 4: Construction

How Much Will It Cost to Remodel My Whole House in Northeast Ohio?

How to Keep Your Home Remodeling Budget Under Control

NEED Whole HOME Remodel IDEAS?

Choose the Right Home Remodeling Team

The Northeast Ohio Home Remodeler You Can Trust

Frequently Asked

Home Remodeling Questions

Should You Make Alternative Living Arrangements During a Whole Home Remodel?

What Factors Can Affect Total Home Renovation Cost?

What is the Most Important Stage of Home Remodeling?

What Should You Not Do When Remodeling a House?

What Other Questions Can We Help You With?

WHERE WE WORK

Whole Home Remodeling
Near Cleveland, Ohio