We start with how you want to live in your home, then design backwards from there.
Most remodels follow the same basic steps. The difference here is who’s involved, and when. Sean is part of the design from the start, our trade partners weigh in before the contract, and Kimberly’s design team stays involved through construction.
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Start with this page and our project pages. You’ll see how design-build works at Park & Patina, the investment range for projects like yours, and how long they usually take. If we seem like the right fit, our first conversation can focus more on your home and what you want it to feel like.
A clear picture of how we work, what projects like yours involve, and whether we’re the right fit.
Common Questions
We design and build kitchens, primary bathrooms, first-floor remodels, whole-home remodels, and additions and ADUs. Many projects start as a kitchen and expand once we talk through what’s possible.
We don’t take on window or door replacements, labor-only work, or design without the build. Our studio is in Longwood, and we work throughout Central Florida.
Our discovery call will determine if your goals and budget match the services we provide. We’ll talk through your project, your timeline, your investment expectations and how we work, so we both know it’s a good fit before we visit your home. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll try to point you to someone who is.
Next, we schedule a 15-minute discovery call about your scope and timeline before scheduling an in-home visit. While Sean walks the site to understand its structure, systems and existing conditions, you show us what’s working, what isn’t, and how you ultimately want the space to feel. We ask that everyone making decisions on the project join us from the start.
About a week later, we’ll reconvene at our Longwood studio to share an initial design direction and a preliminary investment range. We also walk you through what Design & Development includes: the rooms we’ll design, the priorities that will guide them, and how each phase of the work will be planned before construction begins
A Design & Development Agreement that puts everything from the studio meeting in writing, along with the investment to begin. Once it’s signed and payment is received, Design & Development begins.
Common Questions
We spend most of the call learning about you, your home and what you want to change. We’ll talk through timelines and investment expectations for a project like yours and walk you through a short overview of our process.
After the discovery call, if we both feel it’s a good fit. We walk the space with you, look at the structure and systems, and talk through what’s working, what isn’t, and what you want the space to become.
No. The discovery call and onsite consultation are complimentary. Design & Development is the first paid phase.
About a week later, we invite you to our Longwood studio. There we share an initial design direction and a first look at the investment for your scope. From there, you can move into Design & Development, ask more questions first, or decide it’s not the right fit.
Once the agreement is signed and payment is received. We then pair you with your primary designer and schedule a roughly two hour meeting to scan and measure the space.
This is where we solve the project before we build it. After we scan and measure your home, Kimberly works through the layout, cabinetry, lighting, and finishes with you, from first concepts to a final review. We curate selections around your inspiration photos and how you intend to use each room, and you’ll see it all come together in 3D renderings.
We develop scope and investment alongside the design, so your investment range tightens as the plan takes shape. Before you sign your construction contract, our trade partners walk the project with us to flag anything that could affect your investment and suggest the best way to build it.
A full design package with drawings, renderings, your selections, the construction scope, and investment. Engineering and architectural plans are included when the project calls for them.
Common Questions
Most kitchen and bath projects take five to six weeks. Whole-home and complex projects usually take eight to 14 weeks. Design may run longer when the scope grows along the way.
Before design starts. You’ll get a first look at the investment when we meet at our Longwood studio after the on-site visit. During design, Sean prices the project as it comes together. At the Budget Update Meeting, we walk you through where your investment has landed and the levers you can pull to move it.
Yes. You’ll receive realistic 3D renderings of your space alongside floor plans and elevations.
We do the research and bring you two or three options at a time, chosen around your mood board and how you use the space. You can review samples at our Longwood design studio, and we’ll bring samples to your home for custom work. Every selection is recorded exactly as you approve it.
Yes. Think of the first concept as a launching pad. We usually hold three design meetings for concept, refinement, and final review. Each meeting incorporates your feedback from the last.
We’ll tell you. If a selection is going to affect the budget significantly, we’ll show you alternatives so you can decide where your investment matters most. Because we price the project as we design it, you’ll know before anything is ordered or built, while you can still choose a different option.
During design, alongside the plans. Before anything is priced, our trade partners walk the project and flag anything that could turn into a change order later. About two weeks after the Budget Update Meeting, you’ll receive a lump sum contract, a full selection sheet and your renderings. Your selections are priced into the contract instead of left as allowances, so you know the full investment before you sign.
After you sign the construction contract, we order your materials and verify them in our warehouse before demolition. About two to four weeks before work begins, you’ll meet your project manager and crew on site. We go over expectations, safety, and prep.
From there, your client portal logs daily updates and photos, your project manager walks the site with you each week, and you’ll get a recap every Friday.
Plastic walls, HEPA filtration, and floor protection keep the rest of your home livable, and we clean up every day. We take the same care with what’s behind the walls. If we uncover a problem left by past work, like unsafe wiring or plumbing that isn’t up to code, you’ll hear about it right away, along with our plan to correct it.
A professionally managed build that follows your approved design, selections, and contracted scope.
Common Questions
Your project manager is your main contact during construction. Our project managers have hands-on build experience, and we cap how many projects each one runs at a time. Sean, our co-owner, holds the state license and runs the build side of every project.
Your project manager and our trade partners, including electricians, plumbers and tile installers. Most have worked with us for years, and every new trade partner goes through a vetting process. You’ll meet the team at an onsite pre-construction meeting two to four weeks before work begins.
Every day. Your client portal shows daily job logs, photos, videos and a live schedule, and you can log in anytime. You’ll also get a weekly recap on Friday and walk the site with your project manager to review what’s done and what’s next.
Most changes get caught during the design process before construction starts. Our trade partners walk the plan during design, and we talk through any change orders we can anticipate before you sign your lump sum contract. If you want to change something once we’re building, communicate that with your project manager.
Not always. We recommend it, but it depends on the scope and your personal preference. Moving out makes the most sense for whole-home remodels or when you’ll lose your kitchen and primary bath. If you stay, we set up plastic walls with zipper doors, HEPA air filters and floor protection, and we clean up every day.
Once the construction contract is signed, we order your materials and store them in our warehouse. We don’t start demo until we have them, so work keeps moving once it begins.
Before you see the finished space, our team walks it as if we were the homeowner and marks anything that needs a closer look with blue tape. About three weeks before we hand your home back, someone who hasn’t been on site every day walks it with you, because fresh eyes catch the small details.
At the final walkthrough, we check everything against your design and scope and hand over the keys. Then we celebrate. Before your first year in the home is up, we come back for a warranty walkthrough.
Your finished space, your final project documents, and your Park & Patina warranty.
Common Questions
We walk the finished space with you to make sure everything matches the approved design and scope. Then we hand over the keys and celebrate.
We take care of small details as the project moves along instead of saving them all for the end. Our team runs internal walkthroughs in the final stretch, so your final walkthrough is about finishing touches. Anything outstanding gets resolved before we hand the home back to you.
Your remodel is covered by a two-year Park & Patina warranty, and your cabinetry carries the manufacturer’s limited lifetime warranty. When something needs service, the trade partners who worked on your home are the ones who return.
Call us. We tell every client we’re their call for anything, even a good restaurant recommendation. If your home needs service, we’ll send the trade partners who already know it.
Every remodel reaches the same moments, from the first conversation to the final walkthrough. Here’s how we handle each one.
01
The First Conversations
Industry standard
A walkthrough that may come with a fee, and a rough estimate given on the spot.
The Park & Patina standard
Start with a discovery call to see if we’re a good fit, followed by a complimentary onsite visit. We look at your home’s structure and systems before we give you an investment range.
02
Talking About Budget
Industry standard
A ballpark figure early on, with the final number fluctuating as the job goes.
The Park & Patina standard
Your investment range comes early, so you have a sense of if the project is possible before you put more into planning. Before you sign, we go over your options, whether that’s a different finish level, a semi-custom cabinet line, or keeping the layout as is.
03
Selections and Decisions
Industry standard
Many decisions happen after construction begins. Selections, approvals, and details can become time-sensitive once trades are waiting on answers.
The Park & Patina standard
Plans, selections, and scope are finalized before contract. Once signed, long-lead items are ordered and key materials are coordinated ahead of demo—so construction begins with clarity, not a list of decisions still waiting to be made.
04
Communication During Construction
Industry standard
Updates tend to come only when there’s big news, good or bad. You may find yourself calling to check on your project’s progress.
The Park & Patina standard
You never have to call to find out what’s happening. Every work day, logs, photos and videos go into your client portal. Once a week, you walk the site with your project manager to go over what’s done and what’s next. Every Friday, you get a recap email.
05
When Something Needs to Change
Industry standard
Unexpected changes surface mid-build, often with a costly change order and little time to talk it through.
The Park & Patina standard
Our trade partners walk the plan with us during design, so possible change orders are caught and addressed before you sign. If something comes up during the build, we give you your options in writing, detailing what each one means for your investment and schedule, before any work moves forward.
06
The Final Walkthrough
Industry standard
After the final walkthrough, follow-up visits can be hard to schedule, and the people who come back aren’t always the ones who did the work.
The Park & Patina standard
Three weeks before handover, our team walks your home on its own. Then we walk it again with you. Your remodel is backed by a two-year warranty, and when something needs service, the trade partners who built it are the ones who come back.
