Remodeling in Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills is bigger houses on bigger, wooded lots, mostly built between 1965 and 1990. The bones are solid. The floor plans are formal in a way nobody lives anymore.
Request a walkthrough →What We Find Behind Farmington Hills Walls
Four decades of colonials, splits, and quad-levels. The work here is almost always about opening the plan up and replacing systems that have reached their age.
Center-Entry Colonials
Formal living and dining flanking a foyer, a kitchen closed off at the back. The wall between kitchen and family room is the whole project.
Splits and Quad-Levels
Four half-levels that fight each other. Removing a railing wall and reworking the stair landing changes how the whole house reads.
1970s and 80s Baths
Original tile set directly on mud or drywall, no membrane, undersized fans. Everything comes out to the studs.
Walkout and Daylight Basements
Grade changes on many lots mean real windows and sometimes a walkout door. The best finished basements in Oakland County.
What Farmington Hills Homes Have in Common
Fewer surprises behind the walls than a prewar house, and a different set of problems: aging systems, formal layouts, and mature trees over the work area.
Aging Mechanicals
Original furnaces, water heaters, and 1970s panels reaching end of life together. We assess capacity before adding square footage or load.
Failed Bathroom Waterproofing
Tile from the seventies and eighties was rarely set over a membrane. Leaks show up in the ceiling below long before the tile looks bad.
Bearing Walls at the Kitchen
Colonials carry a lot through that back wall. Flush versus dropped beam is a real cost conversation, priced both ways.
Polybutylene and Copper Concerns
Some late-eighties construction used materials that need review. We look before we promise a schedule.
Mature Trees and Root Zones
Additions and decks near large oaks and maples need footing placement planned around roots, and sometimes an arborist.
Walkout Grade Conditions
Where the lot falls away, a basement can get a real door and full windows. Where it does not, we say so early.
We Pull the Permit, You Do Not
Farmington Hills reviews plans before issuing, and building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical are separate trade permits. We pull all of them under our builder license and meet the inspector on site.
- →Zoning setbacks, easements, and tree requirements confirmed first
- →Drawings prepared for Farmington Hills review
- →All trade permits pulled by us
- →Engineering involved wherever loads change
- →Final approvals handed to you at closeout
Requirements change. We confirm current Farmington Hills code and zoning with the building department on every project before we price it.
Where We Work in Farmington Hills
A larger city than most of our service area, so we plan longer site days and fewer trips.
Services for Farmington Hills Homes
Kitchen Remodeling
Opening a closed colonial kitchen to the family room, with the beam engineered.
See the service →Basement Remodeling
Walkout and daylight basements with real windows, finished properly.
See the service →Bathroom Remodeling
Seventies and eighties baths taken to the studs and waterproofed correctly.
See the service →Wall Removal
Colonial and split-level walls that carry more than they appear to.
See the service →Home Additions
Primary suites, four-season rooms, and rear additions on wooded lots.
See the service →Decks & Pergolas
Elevated decks and pergolas with footings placed around mature root zones.
See the service →Farmington Hills Homeowners Ask Us This
Anything not answered here, call Tim directly at 313.236.0985.
Can I open my colonial kitchen to the family room?
Usually. That wall often carries the second floor, so it becomes a beam question. We price flush and dropped so you can choose.
My bathroom tile looks fine. Why replace the whole thing?
Because tile from that era was rarely set over a membrane. By the time you see a problem, the damage is in the framing below.
Can I finish a walkout basement with a full door?
If the grade falls away enough, yes. We check the grade and the foundation before promising it.
Will my furnace handle an addition?
We run the load calculation first. Sometimes yes, sometimes it means a system upgrade, and either way it is a line item before you sign.
Can we build a deck near a large tree?
Often, with footings placed around the root zone. On significant trees we recommend an arborist before we set the layout.
Do you handle the drawings?
Yes for most projects. Where a full architectural set is warranted we say so and coordinate it.
Full service area across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, Downriver, and Monroe County.
Let Us Walk the House With You
Tim walks the house, tells you what the work actually involves, and gives you a real price range. No deposit, no sales visit.