Roger Curry was involved with installing wainscoting in a bathroom remodel and, in a bigger project, built a large arbor around the side of our house. The workmanship was excellent. We are very pleased with how things turned out. But more importantly, Roger is a pleasure to work with. He is quick and he is professional. When presented with plans for the arbor, we had an estimate within two days. And the estimate was to the penny. Nobody does that! His price was fair. The cost was much less than a competing bid, which took two weeks to receive, and we felt was just "thrown together". After we signed the contract, work began a few days later. There were several rain delays and a few days when no one showed up. Roger always let us know if there guys were going to be a no-show. In our experience no-shows are normal but were kept to a minimum. After the arbor was completed, we decided it needed a major change and within two days that work was complete. We have had a lot of work done at the house and I was impressed with how quickly the entire process proceeded from bid to completion. In short we feel that Roger makes a great effort to keep the price fair, builds with quality and even though ours were relatively small projects, he always made us feel that our job was important to him. You can tell the man takes pride in his work. Roger gets our highest recommendation.Read More
A Broader Perspective On Building and Remodeling
A Broader Perspective on Building and Remodeling
You don't have to become a construction expert to make good decisions about your home.
Building or remodeling a home is a major investment. It also involves hundreds of
decisions, many of which affect how your home performs, how much it costs to
maintain, how comfortable it is to live in, and how well it holds its value
over time. Our role is to help you understand the decisions that matter.
We don't believe the answer is always the most expensive option, or always the minimum required by code, and we don't believe every question requires a change. Good decisions come from understanding the concern, evaluating the risk, considering the options, and determining what makes the most sense for your home and your goals.
How We Think: Good Questions Make Better Houses
When a question comes up during a project, we don’t believe the first step should always be “How do we fix it?” The first question should be:
“What are we actually trying to accomplish?”
From there, we look at:
- Concern: What are we concerned about?
- Risk: What could actually happen?
- Baseline: What do code, manufacturer equirements, contract requirements, accepted construction standards, and site conditions tell us?
- Options: What reasonable choices do we have?
- Benefit: What does each option accomplish?
- Consequence: What cost, complexity, maintenance, compatibility, or other consequences come with it?
- Value: Is the additional investment justified by the benefit?
- Decision: What makes the most sense for this home and homeowner?
This doesn't mean every decision needs to become complicated. It means that when a decision matters, we have a way to think it through.
Why We Look at Things Differently
Our experience in residential construction, property inspection, real estate, and
design/build gives us a perspective that extends beyond any one part of the
process.
Construction. We understand how homes are
actually built — the materials, sequencing, and field conditions that determine
how a project comes together — which helps us anticipate problems before they
become expensive to fix.
Property Inspection. Inspection experience
adds a different question: what happens after construction is finished? We know
how buildings fail, where moisture creates problems, and which components
become hard to repair once they’re concealed.
Real Estate. A home is also an investment.
This experience gives us an understanding of market appeal, buyer expectations,
and the relationship between what a homeowner spends and the value that
spending provides — because not every improvement creates equal value.
Design / Build. Ultimately, these perspectives
have to work together. A beautiful design isn’t enough if it creates
unnecessary maintenance. A durable material isn’t the right choice if it
creates other problems. A code-compliant solution may be perfectly appropriate
— or there may be a reason to consider another approach. The best decisions
consider the whole picture.
What This Means for You
You don't have to become an expert in construction, know every building code provision, or understand every material and installation method. You should, however, be able to ask questions and understand the important decisions affecting your home —and our job is to help you do that.
We'll explain what we're recommending and why, help identify potential risks, and discuss alternatives when they exist. We'll be honest about cost and
consequences, and when we believe an additional improvement isn't justified,
we'll tell you that too.
That mindset doesn't stop at completion day. We think about how the home will perform afterward: how it will be maintained, how components will age, and whether today's decisions make tomorrow's repairs easier or harder. Will the home remain comfortable and efficient, and will the investment still make sense
years from now? Those questions shape the decisions we make today.
Sometimes the right answer is to make a change. Sometimes it's to use a different approach. And sometimes the right decision is to leave things alone. The goal isn't to spend more. It’s to make better decisions.
Our Commitment to You
We want you to be able to look back at your project and say:
“I understood the important
decisions. I knew why we made them. And I have confidence in the home we’ve
built.”
That's the experience we're trying to create. Not simply a beautiful home or a completed project, but a home that is thoughtfully designed, carefully built, and
approached with a long-term perspective.
Safe. Durable. Comfortable. Efficient. Built for Life.
Let’s Talk About YourProject
You don't need to have everything figured out before you contact us. Whether you're considering a custom home, whole-home remodel, kitchen renovation, bathroom remodel, or another significant improvement, the first step is understanding what you're trying to accomplish. From there, we can help you identify the decisions that deserve the most attention.
Xtraordinary Homes
Good questions make better
houses.
Our Process
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