Vincenzo Gatti
Owner and lead carpenter
Comes to every visit, checks each job at rough-in and again at the end.
Kitchen and bath · Columbus, Ohio
Your kitchen, priced by the line.
We remodel kitchens and bathrooms in Columbus with a crew of five. Every job is written up as a work order: what is in it, what isn't, and what each line costs, before any work starts.
- Owner-led crew of five
- A written work order, line by line
Rung 1, 2 or 3
Three rungs, and what is on each
Most kitchens fit one of these. Start with the rung closest to yours; the work order then prices your actual room.
Refresh
Same layout, same footprint. New faces on what already works.
- Demolition and haul-away
- Cabinet doors and drawer fronts refaced, boxes kept
- Laminate or butcher-block counters, templated and set
- Sink and faucet, supplied and installed
- Tile backsplash
- New light fixtures and under-cabinet LEDs
- Paint, trim and hardware
- Moving a wall, sink, range or gas line
- New floor
- Term:
- For a kitchen of about 120 sq ft.
Update
New cabinets and counters in the same layout, with the floor and lights to match.
- Demolition and haul-away
- Semi-custom cabinets, delivered and installed
- Quartz counters, templated and set
- New floor through the kitchen
- Tile backsplash
- Sink, faucet and disposal
- Lighting and outlets brought to current code
- Paint and trim
- Appliance hookups
- Daily cleanup and a project lead on site
- Moving a wall, sink, range or gas line
- Term:
- For a kitchen of about 150 sq ft.
Rebuild
The layout changes: a wall opens, the sink moves, and the room works differently.
- Demolition and haul-away
- Wall opened, beam and framing
- Plumbing, gas and electrical moved by licensed trades
- Cabinets, delivered and installed
- Quartz counters with an island
- New floor, run into the next room
- Tile backsplash
- Sink, faucet and disposal
- Lighting plan and wiring
- Drywall, paint and trim
- Appliances themselves
- An addition outside the walls
- Term:
- For a kitchen of about 180 sq ft.
These are the lines a room of about each size usually holds; a bigger room or other choices add to them. Your written work order prices every line of your room, and appliances are bought separately.
The visit
Forty-five minutes with a level and a tape
Myron and Melina come to your house, measure the room, check the walls and the floor, and look at where the pipes and wires run.
You tell them how you cook and where it jams up. A few days later you get the work order, and everything they found is on it.
What the work order holds
Every line priced, with what each one covers
A drawing of the new layout
A short list of what is not included, and why
Lead times for cabinets, counters and appliances
Myron Bostic and Melina Guevara
Project lead and designer
Text to done
One job, six steps
The same six, whether it is a Refresh or a Rebuild. Only the time on site changes.
- 01Day 1
Text a photo
Send a picture of the room and the street it's on. We tell you which rung it looks closest to.
- 02Week 1
The visit
Measure, look, listen. You walk us through a normal evening in the kitchen.
- 03Week 2
The work order
Lines, prices, exclusions and a schedule, in writing. You read it with a pencil.
- 04After you sign
Ordering
Cabinets and counters take weeks to arrive. Demolition waits for them.
- 05Build
On site
Myron is there every working day. A Refresh runs a few weeks, a Rebuild a couple of months.
- 06Finish
The walkthrough
We walk the room with you, fix the small list, and then we ask for the last payment.
Recent rooms
Kitchens and baths, with the rung they belong to
Each caption says what was done, so you can match your room to a rung.
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Sample photos.
The five of us
Who will be in your house
You meet Vince and Melina at the visit. Myron and Lacey run the job, and Sumit sets the tile.
Melina Guevara
Designer and estimator
Draws your layout and writes the work order, line by line.
Myron Bostic
Project lead
On site every working day, and your contact until the last box is out.
Lacey Farley
Cabinet and hardware installer
Hangs the cabinets, fits the doors and sets every pull.
Sumit Bhatt
Tile setter
Floors, backsplashes and shower walls, laid out before the first tile is set.
Customers
After the work order
“The work order came two days after the visit. Every line had a price, and the three things left out were written down too. Nothing on the last bill surprised us.”
Louise T.Kitchen, Italian Village
“I texted a photo of my bathroom from the driveway on a Saturday. By Monday Melina had told me which rung it was and what she needed to see.”
Bonita R.Hall bath, Harrison West
“Myron called before every new thing happened: the day the floor came up, the day the electrician came. I always knew who would be in the house.”
Dariusz N.Kitchen, Franklinton
Sample reviews.
Where we work
Columbus and the towns around it
A job means a project lead on site every day, so we stay within about half an hour of the shop.
- Columbus neighborhoods: Italian Village, Short North, Harrison West, Northland, Franklinton
- Franklin County: Lockbourne, Minerva Park, Blacklick, Riverlea, Valleyview, Brice
- Licking, Union and Delaware counties: Granville, Plain City, Marysville, Sunbury, Galena
We don't work in Cleveland, Cincinnati or Dayton, or west of Plain City. We don't build additions or new houses.
Before you book
Questions people ask first
How does the estimate work, and what does it include?
The visit takes about 45 minutes. You then get a written work order: each line with its price, the allowances for things you choose (cabinets, counters, tile), what is not included, the schedule and the payment steps. There is no charge for the visit or the work order; it covers measuring, a layout drawing and the written lines, and it does not cover permit drawings or an engineer's letter.
What changes the price?
The size of the room, the cabinets and counters you pick, whether the layout moves, what's behind the walls, the age of the house and the permits. The three rungs above are examples; your work order prices your room.
Is my house built before 1978? What do you do about lead?
Paint from before 1978 may contain lead. The EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting rule says a certified firm must follow set work practices whenever paid work disturbs it, and you get the EPA's renovation pamphlet before we start. We treat old paint as lead paint unless a test says otherwise, seal off the work area, never dry-scrape or burn paint, and clean with HEPA vacuums and wet wipes. Jobs under 6 square feet inside or 20 square feet outside are exempt; window replacement and demolition never are. Our certification is on the Insurance and warranty page.
Do I need a permit, and who pulls it?
A Refresh usually doesn't need one. Moving a wall, plumbing, gas or wiring does. We pull the permit through the City of Columbus Building and Zoning Services or your own city or township, and the fee goes on the work order at cost.
What happens if you find something behind the wall?
We stop, show you, and put the fix and its price in writing before we go on. Nothing is added to the job without your signature.
Can I live in the house during the work?
Yes. In a Refresh you keep a working kitchen most days. In a Rebuild you won't, and we set up a sink and a place to plug in a microwave before the demolition.
Start with a photo
Text us a photo of your kitchen
Tell us the room and the street. We write back with the rung it looks closest to and what we'd want to see at the visit.
Phone(614) 555-0103
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- By appointment
- SundayToday
- Closed