Kitchen Remodeling in Ypsilanti, MI

Converted duplexes, plaster walls and rear-addition kitchens near EMU

Ypsilanti's older houses carry the marks of a century near a university. Many were split into two or three units, then returned to single-family use, which leaves stubbed plumbing, odd doorways and a kitchen in whatever room had the drain. Original kitchens were often in a rear addition with a lower ceiling than the main house. Plaster on lath, balloon framing and partly updated wiring are common, so Nick and the builder probe walls and basement joists early, while plans can still change cheaply.

The upside is generous ceiling height and big windows. Stacked cabinets, a tall pantry and a center table-style island can make the most of a room that was never meant to be a kitchen.

From a Pinckney call to an Ypsilanti install

Every project begins with Nick in your house. The consultation is a conversation about how you cook and live, followed by careful measuring of walls that are seldom square. A design retainer covers the planning: layout choices, a floor plan and renderings, then elevations and detailed install drawings, finished with a pricing presentation.

You choose counters, tile, lighting and hardware with Nick, hourly or under a package rate, with samples carried to Ypsilanti. A purchase agreement lets us order the cabinetry, and partner contractors handle demolition and construction while Nick stays close to the install.

Kitchen remodeling in Ypsilanti, MI for historic-district houses

Kitchen RemodelingWhole-room kitchen remodeling is often needed where a converted house left the kitchen in an awkward rear room with a low ceiling, three doorways and a drain line that decided the layout decades ago.Kitchen CabinetsKitchen cabinets made to fit out-of-square walls and tall ceilings suit the age of Ypsilanti's houses. Inset doors, stacked uppers and scribed panels sit comfortably beside original window casings and baseboard.Kitchen DesignOwners restoring a house themselves can hire kitchen design on its own and bring their own trades. Nick's drawings flag the plaster, framing and venting questions an old house raises before your crew opens a wall.Kitchen CountertopsPeriod houses near Depot Town and the EMU campus suit honed countertops such as soapstone or quartzite, and we template after cabinets are set so the stone follows walls that are rarely straight.Laundry Room & Mudroom RemodelWhen a house comes back from apartments, the upstairs unit's old kitchen often makes a good laundry and mudroom remodel, since its water and drain lines are already in the wall.Bathroom RemodelingOld houses returned to single-family use often have a leftover bath to rethink through bathroom remodeling, sometimes a cramped second-unit bath squeezed under a stair or into a closet.Aging-in-Place RemodelingLong-time residents in tall, stair-heavy houses can plan ahead with aging-in-place remodeling: a first-floor bath, a kitchen with drawers instead of low doors, and lighting that reaches the corners of a high-ceilinged room.