“The final result exceeded our expectations. Every milestone was communicated clearly.”
Trisha Sonnesyn Addition & porch · Minnetonka, MN · Verified Google review
Custom home builder & remodeler - Minneapolis and the west metro - Since 1974
Twin Cities custom homes and remodeling, planned the way they should be.
A lot of remodels come apart before construction even begins — loose scope, late selections, a contractor who goes quiet around week six. We plan the project carefully enough that yours doesn't have to.
We're rarely the lowest bid. We try to be the one that's honest about what the project will actually cost. If that sounds useful, we'd love to hear about it.
Established
52 years family-owned
Referral-driven
Most projects from past clients
Google rating
5.0 recent · 4.8 lifetime 12 verified reviews
Scope
Projects from $50k to $2M+
How we work
We plan the project before we build it.
Scope, selections, sequencing, and budget reality all get locked in before construction starts. That's what keeps the job from running into the three places most projects fall apart: scope that kept drifting, selections that came in late, and communication that quietly went away around week six.
What the first call feels like
The first call is just a conversation.
Tell us about the house and what you're hoping to do — we'll tell you what we think. Timing, budget range, location, what a reasonable next step looks like. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Why people keep coming back
Three reasons homeowners hire us twice.
A lot of our work comes from referrals and repeat clients. When we ask what made them call back, the answers tend to sound like this.
Family-run
A family business, not a franchise crew.
Same family since 1974. You won't get passed between departments or handed off to whoever's free that week. You'll work with people who know what's on the schedule and care how it turns out.
Local
We work where we live.
We're based in Plymouth and most of our projects sit within thirty minutes of the office: Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, and across the west metro. That's how we can show up when something needs a real decision in the room.
Built to last
Homes we're proud to drive past twenty years later.
Referral work tends to come back five and ten years later — another project, the neighbor, a relative. That only happens if the first one still feels right. It's why we pick materials, proportions, and details that hold up.
Services
What we build.
Six services, one approach. Residential work across the Twin Cities, run by the same team start to finish.
Custom homes designed to still feel like home in twenty years.
- Architectural coordination
- Whole-home planning and sequencing
- Finish decisions that age well
Renovations that finally make the house work the way it should.
- Flow and layout improvements
- Structural rework where needed
- Connected finish language
Home additions that feel like they belong to the original house.
- Primary suites
- Family room additions
- Four-season and porch living
Kitchens built for how you actually cook and live.
- Layout and storage improvement
- Tile and fixture coordination
- Cabinetry and finish planning
Basements that feel like part of the house, not a bonus room.
- Family and entertainment spaces
- Home office, gym, and guest use
- Smart storage and circulation
Bathrooms that feel as good on a Tuesday as they do on photo day.
- Tile and fixture coordination
- Waterproofing and finish discipline
- Daily comfort upgrades
Service areas
Where we work across Minneapolis and the west metro.
We work in Minneapolis, the west metro suburbs, and nearby Twin Cities neighborhoods. Geography isn't the whole filter, but it helps: being close means we can show up when a decision needs to happen in person.
Minneapolis
Older Minneapolis homes with good bones.
Our best Minneapolis work happens on character houses, tighter city lots, and renovations where the existing structure has more to say than a new build would.
Explore Minneapolis projectsEdina
Edina remodels where the finish work has to be right.
Edina homeowners tend to notice detail. We bring the same eye to tile lines, trim returns, and cabinetry reveals that they do.
Explore Edina projectsMinnetonka
Additions and main-floor rework for growing families.
Most of our Minnetonka work is family-driven: adding a primary suite, opening up the main level, or making the lower level somewhere everyone actually wants to be.
Explore Minnetonka projectsWayzata
Quiet, careful work for Wayzata and the lakeshore.
Lakeshore homes usually call for something more measured than trendy. We work on refined remodels and additions that look like they belonged there all along.
Explore Wayzata projectsLake Minnetonka
Lake-area homes where the setting has to lead.
Views, grade, exterior rhythm, and restraint matter around the lake. The best work feels settled into the property instead of dropped onto it.
Explore Lake Minnetonka projectsGolden Valley
Close-in west metro homes with mature-lot constraints.
Golden Valley projects often need practical planning around older layouts, grade, drainage, and additions that should feel like they were always part of the house.
Explore Golden Valley projectsSt. Louis Park
Older footprints where scope discipline matters.
St. Louis Park homes can justify serious investment, but the plan has to respect tighter footprints, older systems, and the daily problem the remodel is meant to solve.
Explore St. Louis Park projectsMaple Grove
Family homes where the space needs to work harder.
Maple Grove remodels often start with everyday pressure: kitchen flow, mudroom storage, basement use, and rooms that need to earn their square footage.
Explore Maple Grove projectsPlymouth
Our hometown.
The office has been in Plymouth for decades. Kitchens, basements, additions, and phased whole-home work all land close to home, and we treat them that way.
Explore Plymouth projectsEden Prairie
Whole-house thinking for larger Eden Prairie homes.
On bigger footprints the real opportunity is rarely a fresh finish. It's rethinking how the rooms work together so the house earns its size.
Explore Eden Prairie projectsFeatured work
A few recent projects.
Finished photos are the easy part. Each of these stories walks through what we were actually solving and how the decisions got made.
West Metro Lake Home
A custom home built around warm materials, durable detailing, and a floor plan meant for decades of living rather than a cycle of trends.
See project story
Linden Hills Whole-Home Renovation
A whole-home renovation that improved circulation, light, and room-to-room flow without flattening the character that made the house worth keeping.
See project story
South Minneapolis Whole-Home Renovation
A character home renovation that respected the original architecture and added a screened porch the family actually uses all summer.
See project storyCommon questions
What homeowners usually ask first.
The questions that come up on most early calls. The service pages and guides go deeper, but these are the ones worth answering up front.
Where do you work?
We’re based in Plymouth and most of our projects sit within thirty minutes of the office — Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Lake Minnetonka, Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Maple Grove. Geography isn’t the whole filter, but it helps. Being close means we can show up when something needs a real decision in the room, which is usually how the better calls get made.
What does a remodel actually cost?
It depends on scope, but here’s a rough orientation. Bathrooms run roughly $30k to $300k. Kitchens, $60k to $400k. Finished basements, $80k to $500k. Additions, $150k to $1.5M. Whole-home renovations, $400k and up. Custom homes, generally $1M+. We’re rarely the lowest bid — we try to be the one that’s honest about what the project will actually cost, including the allowances and details that can quietly get missed in lighter proposals.
What does the first call feel like?
Like a conversation. Tell us about the house and what you’re hoping to do, we’ll tell you what we think — timing, budget range, what a reasonable next step looks like. No sales pitch, no obligation. Sometimes that call ends with us pointing you toward someone better suited to the project. Honesty in the first half hour usually saves everybody time later.
What kinds of projects do you take on?
Custom homes, whole-home renovations, additions, kitchens, baths, and finished basements — residential work, mostly within thirty minutes of Plymouth. Project sizes typically run $50k to $2M+. The work we do best is the kind where the homeowner cares about how the house will feel five and ten years later, not just on move-in day.
How long will the project take?
Planning runs anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, depending on scope, selections, and permits. Construction itself is usually 12 to 20 weeks for a kitchen or bath, and 8 to 12 months for a whole-home renovation or a custom home. Our lightly opinionated take: most projects don’t go long because of construction. They go long because scope kept drifting, selections came in late, or the contractor went quiet around week six. We try not to be that.