Renovation Services

Which service page do you actually need?

The categories above overlap on purpose, because real projects overlap. A kitchen that needs a wall removed is structural work sitting inside a kitchen remodel. A primary bathroom that grows into the closet next door is a bathroom remodel with a small addition attached. The categories are a starting point for the conversation, not a menu you have to fit yourself into. If you are not sure which one describes your project, pick the nearest and we will sort it out on the walkthrough.

Start with the room, not the finish

Homeowners usually arrive with a finish in mind — a tile, a cabinet door, a countertop they saw somewhere. Those decisions matter, and they are also the easiest part to change late. What is hard to change late is layout, structure and where the water and power run. A useful first conversation is about walls, windows, plumbing locations and how you actually move through the room. Selections come after, against a written allowance.

Renovation, refresh, or repair

Three different projects hide under the word "remodel." A refresh keeps the layout and the boxes and changes the surfaces — paint or reface, counters, hardware, lighting. A renovation takes the room back to studs and rebuilds it, usually with the layout changed and the systems updated behind the walls. A repair restores what was damaged, most often through an insurance claim after water or storm damage, and is scoped against the adjuster's estimate rather than against a wish list. They price differently and they run on different schedules. Our cost guides separate them out tier by tier so you can see which one your budget is actually describing.

Who does the work

Southeastern Renovation holds the contract, runs the schedule and answers for the result. The trade work — plumbing, electrical, mechanical — is performed by licensed trade subcontractors who pull their own trade permits under their own licenses. You get one contract and one point of contact; the trades stay properly licensed for what they do. If you are looking for a single trade rather than a whole project, we run those as separate divisions: plumbing, heating and air, electrical, flooring, tile, painting, drywall, siding and windows, crawl space, drainage and handyman work.

How the price is written

We write fixed-price and cost-plus contracts, and which one we propose depends on how completely the scope can be defined before demolition starts. On a fixed-price contract, three documented things can move the number: a change you ask for, a selection above the written allowance, and a concealed condition uncovered once the work is open. Each is handled in writing before that work goes ahead, so the change is a decision rather than a line on the final invoice. The full terms are on the fixed-price guarantee page. Workmanship carries a 1-year warranty; the products installed carry their manufacturers' warranties on their own terms.

Approvals before the start date

Where you live changes what has to be approved before anyone swings a hammer. The building permit is issued by the town or the county, depending on whether your address is inside town limits. On top of that, a historic district, an island design review board or a neighborhood architectural review committee may have to sign off on anything visible from the street. Our town pages name the permitting authority for each area we serve, and our approval guides cover the review boards we submit to.

What happens next

Send three fields — name, phone, and what you are renovating — and Jared follows up to talk it through. If it looks like a fit, he walks the room with you and puts a written scope and price in front of you. There is no charge for that visit. You can see the whole sequence on our process page, read what past clients said on the reviews page, or go straight to the estimate form. Call (843) 718-8177 if you would rather talk first. SC License CLG.127339.