Whole-home remodel in Holly, MI by Lux Builders

Brighton, Michigan · Livingston · Oakland · Washtenaw · W. Wayne

The whole house, one plan, one number.

Whole-home remodeling by Lux Builders typically starts at $250,000. A whole-home remodel is a sequencing problem as much as a construction problem — rooms, systems and trades in the right order, priced as one number before we start. That is a range, not a quote. The design phase is what turns it into a real number, and once that number is set it does not move.

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Whole-home, at a glance

Typical investment: Typically $250,000+
Design fee: 1–3% of projected project cost
Left to allowances at signing: Nothing
Selections signed before pricing: 100% · zero TBDs
Workmanship warranty: 18 months

What the range actually means

One project. Every room accounted for.

The spread on a whole-home remodel is wider than any other project — because the scope is the variable. Here is what actually moves it.

What actually moves the number

How many rooms are in scope, and in what sequence. The plan decides whether trades move through the house once or three times. Once is cheaper.
Whether mechanical systems are upgraded house-wide. Electrical service, HVAC, plumbing — done once, for the whole house, by the licensed trades.
Whether you live in it during construction. A vacant house is faster and costs less. A phased remodel keeps you home. Both are honest options — the schedule just has to tell the truth about which one you picked.
Whether the layout is redrawn. Open-concept restructuring means structure, beams and engineering — the difference between refreshing a house and redrawing it.
The age of the house. What is behind a 1940s wall is not what is behind a 1990s wall. Resolved in design, priced in the contract.

Proven on real houses

A historic farmhouse renovation. A Pinckney cabin taken down to its bones and rebuilt. A whole-house remodel with the kitchen relocated entirely. The photographs below are those projects — not stock.

One team owns the plan, the budget and the schedule, from the first drawing to the last walkthrough.

How the price holds

Four stages. One fixed price. Nothing on a verbal.

Change orders exist because decisions get deferred. An allowance is a decision deferred with a placeholder number attached. Move every decision in front of the contract and there is nothing left to change-order.

Design Agreement

Sign-off: design agreement signed

The design fee is 1–3% of projected project cost, and it buys more than drawings. It also buys the homework: non-destructive inspections of what is behind the walls, under the floors and above the ceilings — so your price is built on what your house actually is, not on what anyone hopes it is. A portion credits toward your build agreement if that agreement is signed within 90 days.

Plans & Selections

Sign-off: 100% signed · zero TBDs

Cabinetry, counters, tile, fixtures, hardware, flooring, paint — every one chosen, priced and signed. Estimating does not begin until every selection carries your signature.

One True Price

Sign-off: contract + job scope addendum

One fixed price, with a job scope addendum attached that accounts for every item on the job. Nothing left to allowances by the time you sign. The number is the number.

Build with Confidence

Sign-off: inspections passed

Once the build contract is signed, we develop the final construction plans — the working drawings your job is built and inspected from. Every trade bid at least twice. No subcontractor on site until their release is signed off. A written schedule, and an update on the same day every week.

Answers, before you call

Questions, answered straight.

How much does a whole-home remodel cost in the Brighton area?

Whole-home remodeling by Lux Builders typically starts at $250,000 and climbs with scope — how many rooms, whether systems are upgraded house-wide, and whether the layout is redrawn. The price is fixed before construction begins. That is a range, not a quote.

Can we live in the house during the remodel?

Often, yes — phased. A vacant house is faster and costs less; a phased remodel keeps you home. Both are planned honestly up front, and the schedule you sign reflects the one you chose.

What does the age of the house change?

Opening a 1990s wall is predictable. Opening a 1940s wall can reveal knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, or framing that was creative the day it went up. Older homes carry a wider design contingency — resolved in design, priced in the contract, not discovered as a change order.

Do you upgrade mechanical systems house-wide?

When the scope calls for it, yes — designed and priced with the rest of the project, performed by separately licensed trades, and warranted by the people licensed to stand behind it.

How is one fixed price even possible on a whole house?

The same way it is possible on a kitchen: every decision is made before the contract. Design plans complete, 100% of selections signed with zero TBDs, and a job scope addendum listing every item attached to the contract.

Next step

Fifteen minutes. On the phone. No obligation.

Tell me what you are thinking about and roughly when. I will tell you what it costs, what it involves, and whether it is worth doing — including when the answer is no.

Fastest route

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A person, not a call center or an account manager.
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