Every floor, every railing and a kitchen opened to the dining room
This whole home remodel in Plymouth Township touched nearly every room in the house. We gutted the kitchen and opened it to the dining room, rebuilt the primary bath around a tiled shower, replaced every railing and laid new floors from the front door up, all in one continuous project.
A whole home remodel in Plymouth Township, planned as one job
The owners of this Plymouth area home didn’t want a kitchen this year and a bathroom in three. They wanted the house finished once, with one schedule, one crew and one set of decisions. That’s the case for a whole home remodel, and it’s how we priced this one: a single proposal, signed at the end of March 2025, with every room listed line by line.
The house had good bones and dated finishes. Wallpaper covered several rooms, carpet ran where wood belonged and the kitchen sat boxed in behind soffits and a wall. The plan kept the structure, removed nothing load-bearing and spent the money where you’d see it and use it every day across this corner of Wayne County.
What we built
A kitchen that opens up, floors that run through and a new primary bath
Soffits out, a wall reframed and the range moved
We took the kitchen down to the studs. The soffits came out, which gave the uppers their full height back, and the wall to the dining room was reframed so the two rooms now read as one. The range moved to a new spot under a vented hood, and the wall oven and refrigerator shifted to make the work zones fit.
New cabinets went in with navy lowers and greige uppers, a quartz top and a blue hexagon tile behind the cooktop. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel with layout changes like these, our Plymouth kitchen remodeling page walks through the process.
One floor plan, one set of finishes
New hardwood, luxury vinyl plank and carpet went down through the house, each where it made sense. Every railing was replaced, along with all the base trim and door casing, so the stair, the loft and the main floor finally match.
We stripped the old wallpaper, then painted the entire interior in two to three coats. It’s the least glamorous line on the proposal and the one that changes the most rooms. Our page on hardwood flooring installation covers the options we used here.
The tub came out and a tiled shower went in
The old tub left, and a tiled shower with a built-in bench took its place, waterproofed on the GoBoard system and closed in with frameless glass. We relocated the vanities and built a linen closet between them, then set the floor tile over an uncoupling membrane to help keep it flat and free of cracks.
Next door, the primary closet grew into the old hall closet and got a wider 36-inch door. For more on this kind of project, see our primary bathroom remodel page.
The details
Tile, trim and a staircase you notice from the front door
A house this size is mostly details. The hex tile runs from counter to hood, and the stair now carries the same oak cap and black balusters on every run, so the foyer, the loft and the main floor look like they were built together.
Rooms built for how the owners live
The scope reached well past the big three rooms. One home office got a custom desk with cabinets topped in butcher block, a new door and a ceiling fan. A second office in the basement got its own desk. The fireplace picked up a new tile surround and a stained mantel.
The laundry room got tile, cabinets, a sink and a hanging rod. Both remaining bathrooms got new finishes, a back room got workout mats and wafer lights, and the TVs got recessed back boxes. We even tucked the electrical panel away more cleanly.
Room by room
A kitchen that works from either end
Nothing went to waste, either. The original kitchen cabinets were saved for a basement kitchenette, and the reclaimed space from the soffits went back into the uppers. Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors pulled their own permits for their trades.
The result
A house that reads as one design instead of five decades
The signed proposal came to $288,627. With two change orders and the flooring package, the finished project landed at about $340,000, paid in full by the end of summer 2025.
Work started in the spring, the township issued the building permit in May, and the crew finished in late summer. Because it ran as one project, the floors, paint and trim went in once, in order, instead of being torn up again for the next room.
Thinking about the whole house?
Tell us which rooms are on your list. We’ll walk the house with you, sort what matters most and price every room line by line before any demolition starts.
What this project included
Every line below comes from the signed proposal and its change orders. It’s the same format we use on every estimate, and our remodeling process page shows how a job like this runs from the first visit to the final walkthrough.
Full gut and a new layout
Soffits removed, the dining room wall reframed, the range moved under a vented hood, new cabinets, counters and tile.
Tub out, tiled shower in
GoBoard shower with a bench and frameless glass, relocated vanities, a linen closet and tile over an uncoupling membrane.
A bigger primary closet
Expanded into the hall closet with a new 36-inch door.
Hardwood, plank and carpet
New flooring through the house, chosen room by room.
Every railing replaced
New railings on each run, plus all base trim and door casing.
The whole interior
Wallpaper removed, then two to three coats throughout.
Two custom desks
Desk and cabinets with butcher block, a new door and fan in one office, and a desk in the basement office.
Tile, cabinets and finishes
Laundry tile, cabinets, sink and rod, plus new finishes in the main floor and basement baths.
Surround, mantel and more
New tile surround and stained mantel, TV back boxes, ceiling fans and wafer lights.
Good to know
Questions about remodeling a whole house
What does a whole home remodel cost in Southeast Michigan?
This one finished at about $340,000 for a full kitchen, a primary bath, new floors, railings, trim and paint through the house, and a long list of smaller rooms. Your number depends on how many rooms you include and whether walls or plumbing move. Our remodeling cost calculator gives you a starting range.
Is it cheaper to remodel everything at once?
Usually, yes. Floors, paint and trim go in once, in the right order, and you set up and clean up one job instead of several. You also make your design decisions together, so the kitchen, baths and finishes match. Our design-build team handles the design and the construction under one contract.
Do you need a permit to open a kitchen to the dining room?
When framing changes, you need a building permit, and the licensed trades pull their own. Here the township issued the permit in May 2025, and no load-bearing walls were removed. An open floor plan often starts with exactly this question, so we check the framing before we draw anything.
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