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Whole-home remodeling

Reimagine the home you already love. Structural reworks, open-concept conversions and full gut renovations, handled cleanly and finished properly.

Overview

What this actually involves

Renovating an occupied or historic home is harder than building new. You are working inside existing structure, discovering conditions nobody could see at bid time, and often living in the middle of it. The builders who handle that well are the ones who plan for it rather than react to it.

We open walls early where we can, price contingencies honestly rather than hiding them, and keep the site clean enough that you can live alongside the work when that is the plan. Our clients mention cleanliness in reviews more than almost anything else.

Whole-home remodeling by Peartree Homes
How We Approach It

Where projects like this go wrong — and how we prevent it

Structural capability

Load-bearing removals, new openings and reframing coordinated with a structural engineer, permitted properly.

Honest contingency

Existing conditions get discovered. We plan and price for that openly instead of absorbing it into a change order later.

Livable job sites

Dust control, protected paths and daily cleanup so the parts of the house you still use stay usable.

Character preserved

Trim profiles, floor transitions and details matched so new work reads as original, not as an obvious insert.

Recent Work

A few we’ve finished

Questions

What homeowners ask us

Often, depending on scope. Whole-home gut renovations usually require moving out; phased projects frequently do not. We will tell you honestly which one yours is, because guessing wrong is expensive and miserable.

We investigate what we can before pricing and carry a clearly stated contingency for what we cannot see. When something turns up, you hear about it that day with options and costs — not at the end of the month on an invoice.

Yes. Charleston’s review requirements add time, so we build that into the schedule from the start rather than discovering it mid-project.

Not automatically. Once you are moving structure and systems, renovation can approach new-construction cost per square foot. We will give you the honest comparison for your specific house.

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Talk it through with the builder

A free consultation costs nothing and commits you to nothing —
you will leave knowing whether your budget and your plans line up.

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