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Metro Detroit Home Remodeling | Custom Edge Remodeling

How We Work

Seven Phases, Nothing Improvised.

You will know what happens next, who is in your house, and what it costs before we start. Here is the whole sequence, start to finish.

Truth, then clarity, then understanding.

Trust follows on its own. Each phase below ends with something in your hands: a number, a drawing, a schedule, or a finished room.

01
Day one · about an hour, at your house

Free In-Home Estimate

Tim and our designer, Christina, come out together, so your estimate doubles as a design consultation. We walk the space, look at the mechanicals, the framing, and the age of the systems you are building on top of, talk through what you want the room to do, and make suggestions. In older Metro Detroit homes, this is where most of the real budget lives.

What you leave with

An honest read on what we found, ideas for the layout, and a clear yes or no on whether we are the right builder for it.

02
Usually within a week

Your Proposal

A detailed scope of work and a fixed price. Finishes you have not picked yet are carried as material allowances based on their actual retail price, so the number is real before you choose a single tile.

What you leave with

A written scope of work and a fixed price, with every allowance spelled out line by line.

03
After you sign

Design And Selections

Once you sign and pay the construction deposit, you work with Tim and Christina on a floor plan that brings your selections together into a space that flows. Christina turns that plan into a detailed 3D model and helps you choose finishes, so you know exactly what we are building. Pick anything you want. Go over an allowance and the price adjusts. Come in under it and the difference is credited back on your next payment.

What you leave with

A 3D model of your space and a finished selections list.

04
When the plan is final

Final Plan And Start Date

When you approve the final floor plan, you get your start date. Construction and installation materials are already in your scope, so the only price changes come from the finishes you choose. If we are carrying a contingency for something behind a wall, you will see it named, not buried.

What you leave with

An approved floor plan, your selections locked in, a draw schedule tied to completed phases, and a start date.

Our standard

We stand behind the fixed price in your proposal. Changes come from your decisions or from conditions we could not see.

05
Two to six weeks · varies by municipality

Plans, Permits, And Selections

We handle the drawings, the engineering when a structural change needs it, and the permit submittal with your city. While that clock runs, we order long-lead materials, so nothing stalls the schedule once demolition starts.

What you leave with

Approved permits in your address and a confirmed start date.

06
Three to sixteen weeks · depends on scope

We Build It

We protect adjacent finished surfaces before demolition begins. Dust containment goes up, floors get covered, and the crew works to a posted schedule with inspections booked in advance. You get a weekly update whether or not there is news, and one person to call.

Site

Cleaned at the end of every working day. Tools and materials stored, not scattered.

Crew

Our own carpenters, plus licensed trades we have used for years. You will know the names.

Changes

Priced and signed before the work happens. Never discovered on the final invoice.

07
Final week, and the year after

Walkthrough And Warranty

We walk the finished space together and write the punch list down in front of you. Nothing gets called done because the calendar says so. After you move back in, we come back for anything that settles, moves, or was missed.

What you leave with

A closed punch list, final inspection sign-offs, warranty paperwork, and manuals for everything installed.

Our Standards

Four Things We Will Not Do

Knowing what a builder refuses to do tells you more than a list of services.

Quote Before We Look

A price given over the phone without seeing the house is a guess you pay for later.

Work Without Permits

Unpermitted work follows the house to closing. We pull what the code requires, every time.

Start Six Jobs At Once

We take on what our crews can actually staff, so your site is not empty for two weeks.

Hide A Problem

If we find rot, a bad splice, or a failed footing, you hear about it the day we find it.

What A Schedule Really Looks Like

Start to move-back-in
Project Planning On Site What Sets The Pace
Bathroom 2–3 weeks 3–5 weeks Tile lead times and the condition of the subfloor once the tub comes out.
Basement Finishing 3–5 weeks 6–10 weeks Egress cutting, moisture correction, and how much mechanical rerouting the layout needs.
Kitchen 4–7 weeks 5–9 weeks Cabinetry lead time, and whether a wall is coming out with a beam going in.
Addition 8–14 weeks 12–20 weeks Engineering, zoning review, and pouring foundations around Michigan frost dates.
Whole-Home 6–12 weeks 16–30 weeks Whether you stay in the house, which forces us to phase the work room by room.

These are the ranges our own finished jobs actually landed in, not best-case marketing numbers. Your scope gets its own dated schedule before we start.

Phase One

Start With A Free In-Home Estimate

Tim and our designer, Christina, come to your house, walk the space with you, and talk through what you want. No pressure and no obligation.