It’s time to let you in on a little secret. The key to having your modern home remodel go off without a hitch isn’t a perfect Pinterest board or simply finding the best designers in Cincinnati (that’s us, by the way 😉). It’s finding a home remodeler that knows how to communicate with your designers every step of the way to ensure their construction and your designer’s plans are perfectly synced to your vision.
Now you may be asking…what exactly does a home remodeler do? Your home remodeler is responsible for the demo and construction of your home. (You may also hear them referred to as builders or GCs.) They oversee what we’d call the “technical” aspects of your remodel. Things like electrical wiring, plumbing, and certain finishes like flooring, lighting, and paint will all fall under your home remodeler’s purview. That’s why finding a home remodeler who specializes in modern design is so important – and why we here at NOLI choose to work with the best home remodelers in Cincinnati.
How Proper Construction and Finishes Go Hand-in-Hand 🤝
As you plan your modern kitchen remodel for your Cincinnati home, you’ll want to ensure that the remodeler you work with has an understanding of the modern design aesthetic so the finishes they choose will fit in with the vision behind your design.
To put it simply, without proper construction, your modern finishes won’t install correctly. Let’s say you’re about to embark on a bathroom remodel for your Cincinnati home. If aspects of the plumbing are not installed in the right place (so-called “roughs”), your designers may not be able to install things like your vanity or task and ambient lighting where it was originally planned. That’s why it’s so important to find a remodeler that creates multiple touch points of contact with your designer to ensure there are no unpleasant surprises or last-minute changes to design plans once the construction is put in place.
Home remodeling is a dance between the finishes and the space. It’s a hand-in-glove relationship, with the space as the hand and the finishes as the glove. If the hand suddenly changes sizes or grows an extra finger, the glove won’t fit.
(Creepy imagery, we know, but still not as scary as finding out you have to throw out your design plans because the construction was out of place.)
What A Great Designer-Remodeler Relationship Should Look Like
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again – at NOLI we work with the best home remodelers in Cincinnati. Why? Because we want to ensure great communication on both sides so you get the Cincinnati home remodel of your dreams. A good designer-remodeler relationship involves communication every step of the way, so both sides know exactly what the other is doing.
Whether you’re working with one of our remodeler partners or you are connecting us with a remodeler of your own, communication is the key to unlocking a perfectly executed modern design. For example, let’s say your remodeler decides to add a wall insulation without talking to your designers. When it comes time to install cabinetry, the designers won’t know they actually have lost a few inches of space for their installation. Now, they’ll have to modify or even reorder cabinetry at the last minute, which affects timelines and could drastically change the rest of your design.
(Yes, this has happened to us before and yes, it was very sad 😢)
What to Ask Your Cincinnati Home Remodeler to Ensure the Best Remodel
When you work with NOLI, we’ll act as your point of contact and are always happy to put you in touch with our preferred Cincinnati remodelers who we know we love to work with because they’re familiar with modern design, know our products, and can execute well.
That said, you’re always welcome to conduct your own search for the top home remodelers in the area and connect them with us. Here are some sample questions that you should ask all your possible remodelers to make that search easier:
- How do you work with designers / what are your touch points with designers?
- How do you review plans with the designers?
- How do you ensure site conditions meet design requirements?
Ready to get started on your Cincinnati home remodel? We’re here to work with you (and your remodeler!) from the very start of your project to the finish. Head over to our contact page or come swing by our showroom at Findlay Market to meet us in person to get started!
