Service · New Orleans
Whole-Home Renovation
in New Orleans
A whole-home renovation in New Orleans is a different kind of project. You're not optimizing a room; you're resolving a house — its layout, its systems, its relationship to how your family actually lives. The work that looks like renovation often turns out to be restoration: a shotgun cottage that needs its bones read carefully before a single wall moves, a mid-century raised ranch where the original builder left clues worth following. We bring the same patience to the first week of demo as we do to the final trim installation.
Scope
What's included
- +Structural assessment and wall reconfiguration, including load-bearing analysis and beam specification
- +Full mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) replacement or upgrade
- +HVAC design for modern efficiency — particularly important in older homes designed for cross-ventilation
- +Millwork, trim, and interior door packages
- +Kitchen and bath remodels as part of the larger scope
- +Flooring, painting, and finish work throughout
New Orleans
What we consider
Working in Greater New Orleans means designing for a specific climate, housing stock, and building tradition. These are the factors we factor in.
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New Orleans' historic housing stock — shotgun doubles, Creole cottages, camelback houses, Greek Revival — requires careful structural reading before any walls move. Floor plans that look open in photos may be carrying loads in unexpected places.
02
In older homes throughout the metro, wiring, plumbing, and HVAC systems are frequently undersized, noncompliant, or damaged by past flooding. A whole-home project is the right time to address these, and we plan for them rather than discovering them mid-project.
03
Flood history matters. Even a home that has never flooded may have had subfloor or wall cavity work done improperly after past storms. We inspect and document before we build over anything.
04
Phased living arrangements are often necessary for whole-home projects. We sequence work to keep at least a portion of the house habitable throughout construction wherever possible, and we're direct about when that isn't realistic.
Questions
Common questions
How do you manage a whole-home project without everything going sideways at once?
Sequence and communication. We build a detailed project schedule that phases the work — demo, rough-in, inspections, insulation, drywall, finishes — and we don't start a phase until the prior one is ready to hold it. You get daily photo updates through the client portal, and your project lead is reachable by phone, not just email.
How long does a whole-home remodel take?
An occupied house with a medium scope — kitchens and baths, MEP upgrades, new flooring and finishes throughout — is typically a four-to-eight-month project. A full gut renovation of a larger home can run longer. We scope carefully and give you a schedule that reflects the actual work, not one designed to win a bid.
Do you handle permitting for whole-home projects?
Yes. Permitting is part of our scope — we pull all required permits, coordinate inspections, and maintain the permit file. In Orleans and Jefferson parishes, permit timelines can vary; we factor that into the project schedule and keep you informed of any delays.