Taking On the Whole House at Once
Michael Fischer is a Scottsdale-based residential remodeler, and some of the best projects are the ones where the whole house is on the table instead of a single room. Michael is licensed, bonded, and insured, holds Arizona ROC General Dual License #327028and carries an . Quotes are free, so you can find out what a full-house scope looks like before you commit to anything.
A whole-home remodel is really several projects that have to agree with each other. The kitchen island has to line up with how you move through the living room. The flooring that runs from the entry to the bedrooms should be one continuous material, ordered in one lot, not two batches six months apart. The patio doors have to be framed while the wall is already open. Doing it in one coordinated run means one design, one permit set, one schedule, and one person answering for the result.
What a Whole-Home Project Actually Covers
A full-house scope is built out of the same work Michael does room by room. Depending on your house and your budget, a whole-home remodel can pull in any combination of the following:
- Kitchen remodeling — custom kitchens built from the ground up, including cabinetry, countertops and layout changes
- Bathroom remodeling — walk-in shower conversions, vanity upgrades, and full spa-inspired redesigns of dated bathrooms
- Living room renovation — layout updates, new flooring, custom built-ins and fireplace surrounds
- Sliding and accordion door wall systems — custom folding door systems, sliding glass walls and accordion openings that put the back yard in the living room
- Backyard, patio and pool design — custom pool installations, outdoor kitchens, hardscaping, pergolas and complete backyard transformations
- Architectural design and project management — in-house AutoCAD drafting, 3D renderings, floor plan development and permitting
The design side matters more on a whole-house job than on any single room. Because drafting and renderings are done in house, the floor plan for the kitchen, the new door wall and the patio beyond it are all drawn by the same hand, and changes get made on the screen instead of on site.
How a Whole-Home Remodel Runs, Step by Step
- We walk the property together, measure, and talk through which rooms are in scope and which can wait
- You get a free written quote covering the work and the sequence it will happen in
- Floor plans are drafted in AutoCAD, and you see the 3D renderings before anything is demolished
- Permits are filed and pulled for the parts of the job that need them
- Work runs room by room in an order that keeps the house livable as long as possible
- We walk the finished house with you and close out the punch list
Living in the house during a whole-home remodel is often possible if the phasing is planned for it — bedrooms and one bathroom held back until the main living areas are done, for example. If you would rather be out of the way entirely, say so early and the schedule gets built around a tighter, continuous run.
Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and the Surrounding Valley
Whole-home remodeling work is available in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Rio Verde, Carefree and Phoenix. Older ranch homes with closed-off kitchens, desert properties where the back yard deserves to be part of the house, and homes bought with good bones and tired finishes are all familiar ground.
To get started, call Michael Fischer at (602) 329-2517email hemimike@yahoo.com, or write to 11153 E. Karen Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, closed Sunday. Bring a rough list of what you want changed and we will go from there.