The largest scope we take on, and the one where sequence matters more than any single trade. One crew lead owns the whole thing from demolition to walk-through.
A single-room remodel forgives a scheduling error. A whole-house renovation does not, because every trade is waiting on the one before it and a slipped week compounds down the chain.
The order is not negotiable, and it is the reason a whole-home project is a different discipline rather than several small projects run at once: demolition, then structural and framing changes, then the rough-in of plumbing, electrical and any mechanical work, then inspection, then insulation and drywall, then flooring, then cabinetry and fixtures, then trim and paint, then final fixtures and appliances.
Two of those steps hold up everything after them. Rough-in inspection has to pass before walls close, and if it fails, nothing downstream moves. Cabinet delivery is the longest lead item in the house, with full custom commonly running eight to twelve weeks and sometimes reaching sixteen, and everything dimensioned around cabinetry waits for it.
We build the schedule backwards from those two, then forwards from demolition, and we tell you where the pressure points are before you sign rather than when you hit them.
There is a real choice at the start, and it changes the price, the timeline and where you sleep.
Everything comes out, all trades run in sequence, and the house is finished as one project. It is faster overall, cheaper per room, and produces a coherent result, but the house is uninhabitable while it happens.
Rooms are completed in sequence over a longer period, so you can stay in the house. It costs more per room because trades return multiple times, the total duration is longer, and the finishes need deliberate coordination so the last room still matches the first.
Neither is the right answer universally. Which one fits depends on whether you can move out, what your budget shape looks like, and how long you can live with an active jobsite. We ask that question at the estimate, before scope, because everything else follows from it.
Down to the studs throughout, systems and finishes rebuilt. The largest scope, run as one sequence.
Two or more connected rooms, typically kitchen plus living space or an entire floor, where the sequencing discipline of a full renovation applies at smaller scale.
In an apartment building the alteration agreement governs before the building code does, and board approval sits ahead of the DOB filing. See our bathroom remodeling in Queens page for how that process works.
We walk the whole house, ask whether you can move out, and identify the structural questions and long-lead items: written scope and price. Filings prepared with your municipality in Westchester or with the DOB in New York City, and the trade sequence built backwards from rough-in inspection and cabinet delivery. Containment before demolition, one crew lead as your single point of contact throughout, trades sequenced so nobody waits on anybody, and site cleared at the end of every working day. Room by room, punch list completed before we call the project done.
A major renovation shouldn't disrupt your daily life. We focus on clear communication, clean jobsites, and straightforward honesty from day one. Our process is built to respect your time and get the job done right, so you can start enjoying your newly transformed home as soon as possible.
We want to hear about your project!
We conduct an on-site consultation for an initial fee starting at $300, depending on the size and scope of your project.
In this phase, we provide you a professional design for your project so you can visualize your ideas.
We take on whole-home renovations across Queens, Westchester County and the Bronx, plus surrounding areas within roughly 60 miles.
Not a different contact per trade, and not a project manager who has never been on the site.
Rough-in inspection and cabinet lead time, identified before you sign rather than when you hit them.
Because strip-and-rebuild versus phased changes the price, the duration and the plan, and it should be a decision rather than a default.
NYC DCWP #2132-535-DCWP and Westchester County #WC-39446-H20-25, published in full.
One crew lead runs your project from demolition to final walk-through. Every trade, from plumbing to tile to finish carpentry, is coordinated through us, on our schedule, held to our quality standard. You never have to coordinate between separate companies.
Our whole-home builds run eight to sixteen weeks depending on scope and property size, once permits are approved. It is longer than the sum of the rooms, because the trades run in a fixed sequence and two steps gate everything after them. Rough-in inspection must pass before walls close, and cabinetry, commonly eight to twelve weeks for full custom and sometimes sixteen, is the longest lead item in the house. Permit review adds its own window before any of it starts.
Only if the project is phased room by room, and that choice changes the economics. A whole-house strip and rebuild is faster and cheaper per room but leaves the house uninhabitable; a phased approach lets you stay but costs more because trades return multiple times and the total duration is longer. We ask this at the estimate because scope, price and schedule all follow from the answer.
Demolition, structural and framing, rough-in of plumbing and electrical, inspection, insulation and drywall, flooring, cabinetry and fixtures, trim and paint, then final fixtures and appliances. The order is not flexible. Each trade depends on the one before it, which is why a whole-home renovation is a sequencing discipline rather than several small projects run simultaneously.
Almost certainly, and the filing path depends on where you are. In New York City the work is filed with the Department of Buildings, and interior work that does not change occupancy or structure generally falls under an Alteration Type 2. In Westchester the permit comes from your municipality's building department. The county has 48, each with its own submission requirements and review calendar.
Yes, and in an apartment building the alteration agreement governs before the building code does. Board review typically runs from a few weeks to a few months depending on how often your board meets, and it sits ahead of the DOB filing rather than beside it. Send us your building's alteration agreement with the estimate request and we will tell you what is actually possible.
Tell us about the property and whether you can move out during the work. That one answer shapes everything else, and we will walk you through both options.
