Taking a house back to the studs and putting it back better. One contract, one schedule, one team accountable for all of it — which is the only way a project this size stays coherent.
Before the finishes
Nobody goes looking for a contractor in the abstract. These are the three things we hear first, and what we do about each of them.
The whole house designed before any of it is demolished, so the sequence is planned rather than discovered.
Windows, cabinetry and appliances placed at the start. Most whole-home delays are a delivery date, not a trade.
What happened, what is next and what would move it.
Selective demolition before the drawings are finalised, so the surprises land while the plan can still absorb them.
Wiring, plumbing and ductwork renewed rather than worked around. The walls are open exactly once.
Held openly, drawn on with a signed change order, and returned if it is not spent.
The schedule and the price both depend on it, so it is a decision rather than a drift.
Where the layout permits, work is phased around a functioning kitchen and bathroom.
Partitions, a defined trade route and the house locked every night.
Two ways to do it
Whether the house wants to be warm and tailored or rough stone and timber, a whole-home renovation is one contract, one schedule and one team accountable for all of it. The photographs are references for a treatment rather than our own projects — bring us the one you keep coming back to.
Our process
Six stages, in order, with what you get at the end of each one. Nothing here starts until the stage before it is finished and signed off — which is the whole reason the schedule holds.
Structure, roof, envelope, electrical, plumbing, heating and insulation, assessed as a system. On a project this size the question is not what to renovate but what order to renovate it in.
A condition report and a priority order.
Every room drawn as part of one scheme, so the house reads as a house rather than as eight separate projects. Circulation, sightlines and where the light falls are settled here.
A complete set: plans, elevations, sections, schedules.
Services replaced rather than patched around, insulation and air-sealing brought up to current, and the heating sized to the house you will actually have.
A services and performance strategy, engineered where required.
Back to the structure. This is when the house tells you what it really is, and when a contingency stops being theoretical.
A revised schedule after strip-out, with anything found priced in writing.
Structure, envelope, first fix, insulation, plaster, second fix, finishes — in order, with inspections at each stage. One project manager holds the whole sequence.
A weekly report: what happened, what is next, what we need from you.
Decoration, floors, joinery, external works, then commissioning of everything mechanical. Snagging is a walk with you, room by room.
Warranties, manuals and a closed snag list.
What’s included
Need inspiration?
Bring us the pictures you keep coming back to and our designers take it from there — working from the exterior style of the house, its proportions, its era and its materials, so every room reads as part of the same building rather than a set of separate good ideas.
One vision, carried through, inside and out. The image here is a reference for a treatment, not a photograph of one of our own projects.
Talk to a designer →What it takes
The figure under each level is where that scope typically starts in the Charlotte market — a starting point, not a quote. What follows is the work those numbers buy: what falls inside each level, in the order the decisions actually get made. The same three names run through our finish levels below, because the two questions — how much work, and to what standard — are answered together.
Starting at$275k
Starting at$400k
Starting at$650k
Same Queen Boss craftsmanship at every level. Scope and finish are what move the number, never quality of workmanship — and you get an exact figure for your own project after the walk-through and the drawings, not before.
Define the finish
Two rooms of exactly the same size can cost dramatically different amounts, and the difference is selections. Cabinetry, countertops, tile, fixtures, lighting, appliances, doors, trim and hardware all move the number. These three tiers give us a shared language, so when you say “a $50,000 kitchen” we can talk immediately about what that realistically includes.
A clean, well-built home using quality builder-grade materials — the right choice when maximising budget toward square footage and structure matters most.
Upgraded materials and brands throughout that elevate everyday livability and long-term durability — without moving into full custom pricing.
A full custom finish package with premium brands, natural materials, and designer detailing — built for clients who want the home to be a showpiece.
Per square foot, finishes only — excludes land, site work and structural. Same Queen Boss craftsmanship at every tier: the difference is customisation and material investment, never quality of workmanship.
Pre-construction investment
| Pre-construction stage | Scope | Investment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Design & Architectural | Complete plan set: layouts, selections, construction drawings & renderings | $2,000 – $4,000 |
| 2 — Structural Engineering | Site evaluation, calculations & engineer’s stamp (if required) | $2,000 – $4,000 |
| 3 — City Permit | Plan submission & city stamp · permit fees billed at cost | At cost |
| Total pre-construction | Final range confirmed once scope & areas are set | $2,000 – $8,000+ |
Design, engineering and permit are priced separately from the build, so you can stop at any stage with a set of drawings you own outright.
Financing
A renovation is usually worth more than the house was before it. RenoFi is built on that: their lending partners underwrite against your home’s after-renovation value rather than what it is worth today, which is why the number they can reach is so often larger than a standard home-equity offer.
RenoFi is not a lender; it works with lending partners who make the loans. Queen Boss Construction is not a lender or a broker, does not arrange credit and takes no part in the application or the decision — we point you at them because clients keep asking who to talk to. All terms, rates and eligibility are between you and the lender.
What moves the number
We do not publish prices, because a price quoted before the drawings exist is a number that changes. These are the four things that decide it, so you know what you are choosing between.
The largest single variable. Older houses hide rot, wiring and structure that was never right. A contingency is not optional here.
Removing walls, raising ceilings and re-planning stairs each carry engineering and a permit.
How far you take insulation, air-tightness and glazing is a genuine choice with a genuine cost, and it pays back in comfort as well as bills.
The same house can be finished three ways. We price the level you actually want rather than assuming one.
In their words
Robert is a great communicator and we love working with him and his team.
Adam Peter S.They are always professional and strive to provide exemplary customer service.
Shannon L.Common questions
For a full strip-out, almost always — it is safer, faster and usually cheaper than working around a household. We will tell you honestly if your project is one of the ones that can be phased instead.
Anything discovered is priced in writing and decided by you before it is done. No verbal change orders, and nothing appears on a final invoice that you have not already agreed.
Sometimes, and it costs more overall — every phase re-mobilises trades and re-opens work. Where the alternative is not doing it at all, that is still the right answer, and we will plan the phases so each one is a finished state.
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