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Open kitchen and living area in a Raleigh, NC home after interior walls were removed

Design-Build in Raleigh

Home additions and renovations in Raleigh

You love where you live, but the house stopped fitting a while ago. We design and build additions and renovations so you can stay put.

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Great streets, houses from another era

Many of Raleigh’s best-loved neighborhoods were built for a different way of living. Oakwood’s homes go back to the late 1800s, and about half the houses in Hayes Barton went up in the 1920s.

After the war, places like Ridgewood and North Hills Estates filled in with ranches and split-levels. That was plenty in 1955, but it gets tight once you add a home office, a kid who needs their own room, or a parent moving in.

Neighborhoods we serve

What Raleigh families ask us for

We’ve opened walled-off kitchens to the rest of the house, added bedrooms, and rethought cramped bathrooms.

When a house needs more room than it has, we build up. We’re designing a second story for a Raleigh home right now.

Should you stay or move?

Moving means agent fees, closing costs, and often a new mortgage at a higher rate. And you’d still be giving up the street, the trees, and the neighbors you chose.

We’ll run the numbers with you honestly, including telling you if a project doesn’t make sense. When an older house isn’t worth renovating, we can build a custom home in its place.

We handle permits and inspections with the City of Raleigh.

Projects in Raleigh

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What we build in Raleigh

Every project is designed and built by one team, with a fixed price before construction begins.

Reviews and a license aren’t enough anymore

  • Peace of Mind Pricing

    Your construction price is fixed before we break ground. It only changes if we uncover something unforeseen or you request a change.

  • One team

    Design and construction under one roof. Your designer leads Design, and your project manager owns Build and warranty.

  • Weekly portal updates

    Your schedule and progress, updated every week in your client portal, so you’re never wondering what’s happening.

  • Named people at every stage

    Bethany Kuhnau, our senior designer, leads Design. Mike Simon, our project manager, is your point of contact from pre-construction through warranty.

Our promise You’ll always know where your project stands, what comes next, and why.

What our clients say

Raleigh questions

Can you add on to a house in Oakwood or another historic district?

Yes. In Raleigh’s local historic districts, including Oakwood and Boylan Heights, exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city before the building permit.

We’ll guide you through that review during Design.

Can you open up the kitchen in an older Raleigh house?

Often, yes. Engineering is part of Design, so we know which walls are load-bearing and what it takes to remove them before construction starts.

In one Raleigh kitchen, we removed a major load-bearing wall and replaced outdated, ungrounded wiring we found behind it.

Are there limits on how big an addition can be in older Raleigh neighborhoods?

Some neighborhoods have a conservation overlay with rules on lot size, setbacks, and building height. The city checks those rules during the standard permit review.

Fall in love with your home again

Start with a free discovery call about your goals, timeline, and budget. You’ll know where you stand before you sign anything.

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