Full house renovations, gut remodels, and fixer-upper transformations — handled by a licensed general contractor with 11 years of experience. One team, one plan, one point of contact from demo to final walkthrough.
A whole-home remodel is the biggest project most homeowners ever take on. You're not just picking tile — you're rebuilding how your house lives, flows, and functions. Doing it in one coordinated project with one licensed general contractor is faster, cleaner, and usually cheaper per square foot than remodeling one room at a time.
Ziv Construction has been remodeling homes in Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Puyallup, Tacoma, and South King County and the Puyallup Valley since 2015. We handle everything — design coordination, permits, demo, framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, drywall, cabinets, countertops, tile, flooring, paint, and the final punch list — with Ihar, the owner, accountable to you from start to finish.
Whether you just bought a fixer-upper, inherited a home that needs to be brought into the 21st century, or you're ready to rebuild the house you already love, we'll give you a realistic scope, an honest budget, and a clear timeline before anyone swings a hammer.
A whole-home remodel can touch every system and surface in your house. Here's what we typically handle in a full-scope project.
Floor plan changes, opening up walls, relocating bathrooms, redesigning kitchens, adding or removing rooms. We coordinate with designers and architects when the scope calls for it.
Selective demo or full gut-to-studs. Load-bearing wall removal with engineered beams, header framing, subfloor repairs, and any structural reinforcement required by code.
New service panels, whole-home rewiring, recessed lighting, added circuits, EV-charger rough-ins, and smart-home pre-wiring. All work pulled and inspected under permit.
Repipe from main to fixtures, new water heaters (tank or tankless), drain and vent upgrades, kitchen and bath rough-in, and finish fixture install.
Furnace, heat pump, and mini-split installs, new ductwork, bath and range venting, and code-compliant insulation in walls, floors, and attics for a tight, efficient envelope.
Full kitchen and bathroom builds — cabinets, countertops, tile, tubs, showers, vanities, lighting, and appliance install, fully integrated with the rest of the remodel.
Hardwood, LVP, tile, and carpet across the whole home. Flooring & tile is installed after rough mechanicals and drywall are complete, with consistent transitions room-to-room.
Drywall, paint, trim and baseboards, interior doors, hardware, custom built-ins, and stair refinishing. This is where the house starts to look like yours again.
If your remodel includes adding square footage, we handle it under the same project. See our ADU & home additions page for details on that scope.
Not every whole-home remodel is a full gut. Most homeowners land in one of these three tiers. We'll help you figure out which one makes sense for your house.
Your bones are good — you just want it to look and feel new. No moving walls, no re-piping.
Everything in Tier 1, plus full kitchen and bathrooms, selective wall changes, and selective systems upgrades.
Down to the studs. New everything. The right choice for fixer-uppers, old homes, or a total rebuild of how the house lives.
A typical whole-home remodel moves through design, demo, rough-in, close-in, finish, and punch list. Design takes a few weeks. The build itself runs anywhere from a few months to most of a year, depending on scope. Every project gets a specific phase-by-phase schedule in the written quote — so you know what's happening each week and when to expect the walkthrough.
These are the ranges we see most often on projects in Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Puyallup, and Tacoma. Every quote is tailored to your specific home, scope, and finish choices.
| Scope Level | What's Included | Typical Range |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic Refresh | Paint, flooring, fixtures, light kitchen/bath updates | $50k – $150k |
| Major Systems | Full kitchen, baths, partial mechanical upgrades, layout changes | $150k – $300k |
| Full Gut Renovation | Down to studs, new electrical/plumbing/HVAC, all finishes | $300k – $500k+ |
| With Addition / ADU | Any of the above plus new square footage | Add $200 – $500 / sq ft |
Two decisions every whole-home client has to make. Here's how to think through both.
Doing it all in one project is almost always cheaper per square foot. Phasing can still make sense — here's when.
For a full gut, you'll need to move out. For lighter scopes, living in is possible if you plan it right.
Depending on scope, a whole-home remodel can require a combined building permit, electrical permit, plumbing permit, mechanical permit, and sometimes a structural permit for wall removal or load-bearing changes. Energy code compliance (Washington State Energy Code) is reviewed for insulation, windows, and HVAC whenever walls are opened.
We pull permits under our general contractor license (CCZIVCOCI856P2) and act as the permit applicant of record. That means inspectors talk to us, not you, and you get a clean paper trail for every inspection. All permit fees are itemized in your quote — no surprise costs mid-project.
The most common questions we get from homeowners in Auburn and South King County and the Puyallup Valley.
Whole-home remodels in the Auburn and South King County and the Puyallup Valley typically run $150,000 to $500,000+. A cosmetic refresh of a 1,500–2,000 sq ft home (paint, flooring, fixtures, light kitchen and bath updates) usually lands between $50,000 and $150,000. A major systems remodel with new cabinets, countertops, full bathrooms, and selective wall changes runs $150,000 to $300,000. A full gut renovation — down to studs, new electrical, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, and finishes — starts around $300,000 and goes up from there based on size and finish level.
Most whole-home remodels take 3 to 9 months from demo to final walkthrough. A cosmetic-level remodel runs 3 to 4 months. A major systems remodel with new kitchens, baths, and floors is usually 5 to 6 months. A full gut to the studs with permit-heavy structural work typically takes 7 to 9 months. Design and planning adds another 4 to 8 weeks before demo starts.
Doing a whole-home remodel all at once is almost always cheaper per square foot and less disruptive overall. You only pay for demo, permits, cleanup, and contractor mobilization once instead of three or four times. Phasing makes sense if your budget can't stretch or if specific rooms are urgent. We can plan a phased sequence that avoids redoing work — typically major systems first (roof, electrical, plumbing), then kitchen, then bathrooms, then cosmetic.
For a full gut renovation, yes — you'll need to live elsewhere because water, power, and heat will be off for extended periods. For a major systems or cosmetic remodel, live-in is possible if we can isolate work zones and keep at least one functional bathroom and kitchen available. Most of our Auburn-area clients move out for the heaviest 6–10 weeks and return once rough-in and drywall are done.
Yes. Fixer-upper renovations are one of the most common whole-home remodels we do. We'll walk the property with you — before or after purchase — identify structural, electrical, plumbing, and moisture issues, and put together a realistic scope and budget. We serve Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Puyallup, Tacoma, and the surrounding Seattle-area cities within a 25-mile radius.
Yes. Whole-home remodels almost always require permits — building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and sometimes structural or energy. We pull every permit with the City of Auburn, King County, Pierce County, or whichever jurisdiction applies under our WA contractor license (CCZIVCOCI856P2), and we coordinate all the required inspections. Permit costs and timelines are built into your quote so there are no surprises.
Yes — Ziv Construction is a fully licensed, bonded, and insured Washington State general contractor (License #CCZIVCOCI856P2), in business since 2015. We carry general liability and workers' comp coverage on every job, and we're happy to share current certificates of insurance before you sign a contract.
Give us a call or request a quote. We'll schedule a free in-home walkthrough, talk through your scope, and put together a realistic plan and budget.
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