Knowing what to expect during each remodeling stage helps produce successful results that are important to you and ETI. Look at our Design and Build process.

Here are some of the reasons home owners mentioned to us:

• "We love our neighborhood/neighbors."
• "The location is perfect for work, life, and our daily activities."
• "Our children are well established in the school system."
• "We've looked at new constructions and have realized that there is more value in staying and remodeling."

Some homeowners already live in a community that is best for their family and their lifestyle. The schools are great, it's near their work and shopping centers and they are plugged in with neighbors and the community. So instead of moving, adding extra room by remodeling a basement might be best solution.

If you need extra space, remodeling may actually be cheaper than selling, especially if you're looking at finishing or remodeling the basement. Finishing basements is the easiest and most affordable remodeling available to homeowners. The reason is very simple: it’s an existing space that just needs to be finished.

Okay, you know how to do some small remodeling jobs yourself in your old House, fix-It or nix-It, on Saturday morning’s program. Living in a dust-ridden environment with tools and power cords strewn throughout is your vision of heaven on earth? Go for it. But before you decide to do it yourself consider hiring a professional that can save you time and money.

Let’s say you do move into a bigger house. Now you have all the space you need. As time goes by you’ll start to realize that you have so much more free space that is completely unused and you start to imagine how much more you could have and how much more your house would be worth if only that space was livable.