How it works
From the first call to the last day
Seven steps, and nothing starts until your parent has signed.
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Step 1: You call or text
We ask about the house and the person, and set a walk-through.
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Step 2: The walk-through
Two of us, a few hours. Your parent leads.
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Step 3: The written report
What we saw, what to do first, what can wait and what is not ours.
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Step 4: The estimate and agreement
Scope, inclusions, exclusions, timeline, who is on site. A written contract.
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Step 5: Permits and scheduling
We tell you which apply and apply for them. Your parent chooses the dates.
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Step 6: The work
The same lead on site. Floors covered, water plan agreed, a phone number to call.
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Step 7: The final walk-through
We try everything with your parent and fix what does not feel right.
Week one in the house
Who comes, what is covered and what is shut off
A bathroom project in a house where someone lives is mostly logistics. This is the plan we agree before the first day.
Who comes
The lead carpenter and one more, from early in the morning. The same two faces through the project, with introductions on day one.
What is covered
Floors, doorways and furniture on the path from the door to the bathroom. Dust barriers sealed with tape.
What is shut off
Water to the bathroom on the days it has to be. We tell your parent the day before, and what to do instead.
Where your parent washes and uses a toilet
We agree it before we book: a second bathroom, a portable toilet or a short stay elsewhere.
How to reach us
The lead's phone number on a card by the door, and the office line for anything else.
What your parent does not have to do
Move furniture, deal with the permit office or let strangers in. We do those.
Questions
Before you book
How long will it take?
A bathroom is weeks, not days, and the estimate gives you a timeline for your house. A rail or a ramp is often a matter of days. We tell you what the permit queue adds, since we do not control it.
Can my parent stay in the house during the work?
Usually, with a plan. Before we book, we agree on when the water is off, where your parent will wash and what to do about the toilet. If the only bathroom is being rebuilt, we talk about a portable option or a short stay elsewhere, and we say so up front.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom or a ramp?
Often, yes. Moving plumbing or walls, adding a ramp or changing an entry usually needs one. We tell you which permits apply at your address and who pulls each, and the permit fees are shown separately in the estimate.
What if you find something behind the wall?
We stop, show you photos and write a change order with its price before we go on. Nothing is billed that you have not seen and agreed to in writing.
See how it would go in your parent's house
Book a walk-through and we will go through the plan for your house.