Remodeling With Less Stress

Pretty much everyone can tell you a few things they would like to change about their house. On the other hand pretty much everyone can tell you a few horror stories of friends who only wanted to change a few things about their houses and ended up with no kitchen for 6 months, a bill that was twice what was expected and perhaps even a year or so in counseling to recover from the stress of thing. Classic Remodeling believes there is a better way.

"Frustrations can arise between a home’s owners as the result of differing agendas and tastes. Trying to agree on colors, texture and fixtures is no simple task.

Imagine how nice it would be if you could hire someone else to handle all the details and turning your house into your dream home was a fun and rewarding process? Imagine being able to sit back and watch your dreams become a reality.

Charleston-based Classic Remodeling and Construction Inc. is one such company. They begin the process by exploring a client’s dreams, helping that client construct a realistic budget, then holding the client’s hand throughout the renovation process.

Classic Remodeling owner, Bob Fleming, attended Clemson University to major in architecture but soon changed his degree to building science because he felt that architecture’s philosophy promoted design at the expense of functionality.

Fleming’s appreciation for the marriage of the design process and the building trades is a primary reason for his company’s success. As Classic Remodeling grew, he hired freelance designers and architects on a project-by-project basis. The company eventually sought more hands-on involvement from concept through completion and brought its freelance design team in house, and, in the process, streamlined the company and its projects.

'I’ve been in the design-build business for 10 years now and our company has grown steadily,' Fleming said. 'Since we went to a full-time, in-house staff two years ago, our business has increased 50 percent. The marketplace, which was chaotic last year, has slowed a bit but is still really strong, especially for the homes priced less than $250,000 and those over $1 million.'"

For the full Charleston Regional Business Journal article: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/pub/13_12/news/9625-1.html

For the Classic Remodeling website: http://www.classicremodeling.com/