Home Remodeling in Tallahassee, FL

When Your Home Is Designed For The Way You Live, Everything Else Gets a little Easier

Do you feel frustrated by your home’s layout and design?  Want to make daily routines more efficient and gathering with friends and family more enjoyable?

Your Trusted Team for Home Remodeling in Tallahassee

Our design driven approach and turnkey project management can help you renovate or remodel your Tallahassee home with ease.

You won’t be juggling contractors and designers or cooridinating multiple showrooms… when you work with us you’ll have just one team, one streamlined process and one comprehensive warranty for your whole project.

If your home feels outdated and you’re wondering if a whole home renovation ore remodel could help, start by scheduling a free phone consult.

How to Get Your Estimate

Our design and budget consult helps you customize your remodeling budget with 3D Designs + ‘Good-Better-Best’ estimate.

The consult process has 3 steps:

Tired of vague ‘low bid, bait and switch’ estimates? Discover how our Design and Budget Consult helps you plan your remodel with clear, honest pricing.

Where to Start WIth Your Whole Home Remodel

Embracing the unique character of Tallahassee while upgrading your home is both a challenge and an opportunity. At McManus Kitchen and Bath, we specialize in full home remodels that reflect the personality of the region, while meeting the needs of modern living

A whole home renovation can be tackled in several ways. The easiest of course is to move out of your home for the 4-6 months it might take to remodel.

Since that is not always possible another approach is to remodel in stages, taking a short break between each stage.

Tackling A TALLAHASSEE Home Renovation In Stages

When completing a whole home remodel in stages we still design the entire home first so we have a complete plan of action.

Then we create a schedule to remodel the home one step at a time. We like to start with the master suite… that way you have a ‘sanctuary’ to retreat to while we remodel other parts of the home.

Whole Home Remodel vs New Home Build

A lot of people debate whether to build a new home rather than remodel, add on or move to a different home. There is a lot to consider when making this decision.

Building new used to be a better option but as Tallahassee has grown there are fewer lots located close to town and they are getting expensive. In today’s real estate market it is usually less expensive to remodel or add on to an existing home vs build a custom home that has the features you want.

Think Neighborhood First

Older homes are usually located in well established neighborhoods with a rich history and close to shopping and services. They usually provide a better sense of community and place. New homes are usually further from town with less established services and communities.

For these reasons a home whole renovation often makes more sense than building new. But not always… it is certainly something to discuss and explore during your initial consult. 

What About Home Additons?

We also do home additions but since we do not have an architect on staff we partner with the experts at Fineline Design to do the architectural drafting for us. Once the detals of the ‘shell’ are finalized we take over to complete the interior design. We use the same design software they do so it makes collaboration easy.

What is an ADU ?

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are detached buildings on the same lot as the primary home. They are restricted to certain sizes by city ordinance but they can be a great way to add space for guests, family or a home office.

Planning A Whole Home Remodel IN TALLAHASSEE

The process for a whole home remodel starts the same as our other projects. If you want an addition to your home as part of the remodel we just need to add an extra step.

1. Start with A Discovery Call and budget Consult

We start with a discovery call to learn more about your project and tell you a little about us and how we work. After the call we will schedule a design and budget consult (read more about that here).

There are two options for starting a home addition project. The simplest, and least expensive option is to schedule a Design and Budget Consult to explore options and costs but without architectural drawings.

The other option is to do a complete feasibilty study and we will have architectural drawings done and explore all the details of the project so we can estimate it more exactly. This approach can cost $4000 – $6000 or more.

2. Approve Your Budget, Start Design

After the initial consult is complete and you have your budget the next step is to approve the budget and pay a 5% design retainer.

The design process for a whole home remodel or addition is similar to a kitchen or bath project except longer. We’ll also start the permit process to make sure there won’t be any issue with things like set back, drainage or any issues with the HOA.

A common mistake when tackling a large project like whole home remodeling is using allowances instead of choosing all materials up front. Starting the project without all materials selected inevitably leads to delays and increased costs.

There are enough unknowns in remodeling without introducing more. We make all material selections in design, down to the last light switch. We then order everything and store it in our warehouse until the project starts. That way there are no delays due to backorders, shipping damages or mistakes.

Once design is done there is waiting period until the project starts. It can take 8 to 16 weeks to get cabinets, windows and other fixtures.

During this period we will send you regular updates to let you know that things are on track, what materials have arrived and what we are still waiting for.

About Three weeks before your home remodeling project starts your project manager will schedule a Pre-Construction meeting with you at your home to discuss site prep, the project calendar and what to expect during the first week of the project.

3. Managing the project

Your project calendar, created during design,  will outline what to expect every day of the project. Your project manager also sends you updates each day using daily logs in our project portal.

These daily logs are sent at least three times a day:

• • at 8 am to let you know who to expect on site that day and what will be done.
  • Mid day when your project manager is on site they will do a daily log with progress pictures
  • At the end of the day they will update you on what got done and the plan for the following day or days.

For a whole home remodel or addition you will have dedicated proejct manager for the duration of the project. Their sole focus is your project and they will be on site multiple times throughout the day.