Old house, new kitchen.Fixed price before we start.

A five-person crew renovating 1900s–1950s houses across Minneapolis and St. Paul.

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A restored kitchen in an old house: oak cabinets to the ceiling, a tiled backsplash and an old range

Prospect Park, 1911 foursquare · kitchen · 10 weeks on site

Every job, start to finish. Including the middle.

One kitchen we finished last spring: the galley it was, the week the wall came out, and the room it is now.

Kenwood bungalow kitchen

Built 1924 · $84,000 · 11 weeks on site

Before: a narrow galley kitchen with the door and window at the far end

Before

The galley a 1950s owner put in, with one outlet and no room for two cooks.

During: the same room opened to the joists, a new steel beam in and the floor dug out

During, week 3

The wall out, a steel beam in, ceiling and floor open to the joists.

After: white cabinets to the ceiling and the sink under the window at the far end

After, week 11

Cabinets to the ceiling, the sink under the window, room for two at the counter.

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What our projects usually cost

Real ranges from our last three years of jobs, so you know before you call whether we’re in your budget.

Bathroom

$28k–$45k

5–7 weeks on site

Kitchen

$65k–$110k

8–12 weeks on site

Attic or basement

$70k–$130k

10–14 weeks on site

Small addition

From $180k

4–6 months on site

Prices include design, permits, materials and labor. They don’t include appliances, or structural work an engineer has to sign off. If we find that, we price it before we do it.

How we price a job

Recent work

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The Longfellow bathroom: clawfoot tub and white beadboard
Mid-build: the bathroom wall opened to new framing and wiring

Longfellow bathroom

Built 1912 · $36,000 · 6 weeks

The Linden Hills attic bedroom with exposed beams and a stone fireplace
Mid-build: the attic stripped back to framing

Linden Hills attic bedroom

Built 1926 · $92,000 · 12 weeks

The Como kitchen: walnut cabinets and a red counter
Mid-build: the Como kitchen and dining room plastered, tools on the floor

Como kitchen

Built 1948 · $71,000 · 9 weeks

How a job starts

Three steps, and you know the price before anyone picks up a hammer.

  1. 1

    We come out for an hour

    Free, with Nils or Ana. We look at the whole house, not just the room: the wiring, the joists, what’s behind the plaster.

  2. 2

    A written estimate within a week

    Line by line, with what’s included and what isn’t. Most people have it in four or five days.

  3. 3

    One fixed price, signed before we start

    The step that sets your price. If we find something behind the walls later, we show you and price it before we touch it.

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A carpenter cutting trim on a sawhorse in a client’s sunlit front room
Ana sanding a cabinet door in the shop

On site in Kenwood; Ana in the shop

“We’d been burned by a contractor before. Ana’s estimate was the only one that said what wasn’t included, and the final bill matched it to the dollar.”

Priya and Tom

Longfellow · bathroom, 2025

Priya and Tom’s finished bathroom: clawfoot tub and beadboard

Their bathroom, six weeks later

“Nils found old wiring nobody else had mentioned. He priced it the same day, and we still finished on schedule.”

Marcus and Lee, Kenwood · kitchen

“They swept up every single day. With two kids in the house, that mattered more than I expected.”

Ruth A., Linden Hills · attic bedroom

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