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The finished kitchen down its length, with white cabinets on the left, a long gray island on the right and a stone fireplace at the far end

Addition and first-floor remodelA 16-foot opening on a steel beam.

First floor, opened up.

We built the addition and remodeled the whole first floor to open into it.

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The build, in order.

The back of the house with the work under way, then the block walls of the addition.

  • Before Half the old deck off and a band of siding stripped across the back wall.
  • Block walls The block walls of the addition's basement, where the laundry went.

A bigger kitchen, open to the addition.

White shaker cabinets and a gray island in the kitchen; outside, gray composite decking under a white rail with black balusters.

  • The kitchen, island to range.
  • The addition, vaulted and open to the kitchen.
  • The gas fireplace.
  • The addition from the yard, with the new deck off its right side.
  • Out over the backyard from the deck.

What went into it.

Job
An addition and a full first-floor remodel
Kitchen
Made larger, with the laundry moved to the basement of the new addition
Dining wall
Taken out, with the load on LVLs
Opening
The exterior wall opened 16 feet into the addition, on a steel beam
Fireplace
Gas, most of it in a bump-out so the hearth sits flush with the room
Deck
New, off the right side of the addition, with decking saved from the half of the old deck that came off
Foundation
Concrete block, with a basement under the addition
Cabinets
White shaker, with a gray island

Another whole-house remodel, in the owner's words.

"Ben & his guys renovated our entire house! We changed & added things along the way & Ben was there to guide us through it all."

Alyssa H. D., Facebook

One Contractor. Full Scope.

Decks, patios and porches are our thing, but we do a lot more than that.

  • 2,800sq ft

    Keystone Estate, Mt Pleasant

    A full teardown and rebuild for commercial use: 46 footers, eight helical posts 14 to 21 feet deep at the lake edge, over 600 lags in the beams, and a clear 1,700 square feet for gatherings.

  • 55square

    Onyx Black roof and exterior

    55 square of Owens Corning Onyx Black, Velux skylights, 400 feet of black soffit and fascia, and Provia stone where the siding was.

  • Open kitchen, wall removed

    We took out the wall between the kitchen and dining room. All-wood cabinets, granite counters and a full stone backsplash.

Every job, by category

Honest Timelines. No Runaround.

Decks and exterior work run spring through fall. Kitchens, baths, basements and flooring run January to April.

Tell us the job and add a few photos. Ben calls back with a time to walk it.

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Ben KissellBuilt Right. Done Right. The First Time.