Every change order we write says who asked for it.

You, the building, or the code. It is a small thing to put on a form and it changes every difficult conversation on a job site. Residential remodeling, additions, and light-commercial construction. We coordinate planning, estimating, permitting, construction, and final walkthroughs.

Request an estimate See three job files

Project manager: One, named, for the whole job
Weekly update: Every Friday, one page
Change orders: Signed before work starts
Warranty: Written, in the closeout package

Six documents, and when you get them.

Detailed scopes, milestone-based updates, one accountable project manager, documented change orders, and a written workmanship warranty.

None of this is unusual in commercial construction. It is unusual on a kitchen remodel, which is the reason we do it.

01
Scope of work
Before contract
Line-by-line, including what is excluded. If it is not in the scope, it is not in the price, and we would rather argue about that in week one than week twelve.
02
Preconstruction estimate
Before contract
Broken out by trade with allowances stated separately, so you can see which numbers are firm and which are placeholders.
03
Milestone schedule
At contract signing
Six to eight dated milestones rather than a single completion date. Permitting is always shown as a range because the city controls it and we do not.
04
Weekly update
Every Friday
One page: what moved, what did not, what we need from you, and any date that changed. Sent by your project manager, not an office address.
05
Change order
As they arise
Written, priced, and signed before the work happens. Each one records who asked for it — you, the building, or the code.
06
Closeout package
At completion
Permits, inspection records, product warranties, paint schedules, and our written workmanship warranty in one file.

One finished job, in full

This is what our record looks like when it did not go to plan.

Twenty-five weeks against twenty-two planned, three change orders, and the reason for each one. We publish the jobs that ran long because those are the ones that tell you how a builder behaves.

Residential addition · 2025

Travis Heights rear addition

Travis Heights, Austin

Contract: $280,000 – $320,000
Schedule: 25 wks (+3)

420 sq ft rear addition with a new primary bath, foundation extension, and reframed roofline tying into the existing 1948 structure.

Recorded schedule — 25 weeks against 22 planned

Preconstruction5 wksSurvey, structural engineering, and permit set.
Permitting6 wksCity of Austin review. Two rounds of comments.
Foundation and framing6 wksPier and beam extension, then framing and dry-in.
Rough-in and inspection3 wksMechanical, electrical, plumbing. Passed on first inspection.
Finishes4 wksTile, millwork, paint, fixtures.
Punch and closeout1 wkWalkthrough, punch list, warranty documents issued.

Change orders — 3 signed

Ref	Date	Description	Raised by	Amount
CO-01	Mar 2025	Replace 14 ft of failed sewer lateral discovered during excavation.	Existing conditions	+$4,850
CO-02	Apr 2025	Upgrade to a tankless water heater at owner's request.	Client request	+$3,200
CO-03	May 2025	Add egress-compliant window to the reframed bedroom wall.	Code requirement	+$1,940

Finished three weeks past the original schedule, entirely inside the permitting phase. The client had the revised date in writing eleven weeks before completion.

Two more job files

What we build

Typical range, past projects

RidgeLine services with typical durations recorded from past projects
Service	What it covers	Typical
Home remodeling	Kitchens, bathrooms, and whole-floor reconfigurations, including structural work where a wall has to come out.	10 – 20 weeks
Additions	Rear and second-storey additions with foundation, framing, and roof tie-ins coordinated under one contract.	18 – 30 weeks
Office and retail build-outs	Tenant improvements in existing shells — medical, dental, restaurant, and general office.	12 – 22 weeks
Exterior improvements	Siding, decks, covered porches, and drainage corrections that keep water away from the foundation.	4 – 10 weeks
Preconstruction estimates	Scope development and budgeting before you commit, including feasibility when you are still deciding whether to buy.	2 – 5 weeks
Project management	One accountable manager per project who runs the schedule, the trades, the inspections, and your weekly update.	Duration of contract

These are ranges observed on completed work, not commitments. Your schedule is set at contract signing, with permitting shown as a range because the city controls it and we do not.

Every change order we write says who asked for it.

Six documents, and when you get them.

Scope of work

Preconstruction estimate

Milestone schedule

Weekly update

Change order

Closeout package

This is what our record looks like when it did not go to plan.

Recorded schedule — 25 weeks against 22 planned

Change orders — 3 signed

What we build