Whole-home renovation project near Portland, OR

General Contracting & Remodeling

Whole-Home Remodeling & Renovation in Portland, OR

Multi-room renovations and additions, coordinated under one plan and one timeline β€” instead of a different contractor for every room.

When a Project Outgrows a Single Room

Some projects don't fit neatly into "kitchen" or "bathroom" β€” a family outgrowing a home, an older Portland-area house needing a full systems update, or a homeowner planning an addition instead of moving. We handle those larger, multi-room and whole-house projects as one coordinated renovation rather than a string of separate jobs.

This comes up a lot in the metro's older housing stock β€” a 1940s or '50s home in outer Portland or Gresham might need updated electrical, a reconfigured floor plan, and modernized bathrooms all at once, which is more efficient to plan and execute together than piecemeal over several years. It also covers additions: adding square footage to a home on a larger lot in West Linn or Happy Valley rather than relocating.

Signs a Whole-Home Renovation Fits Your Project

  • You're planning updates to multiple rooms or systems within the same year or two
  • You're considering an addition instead of moving
  • Your home's electrical, plumbing, or layout needs a comprehensive update, not a patch
  • You want one contractor managing the whole project instead of coordinating several

Our Whole-Home Renovation Process

  1. Full-property assessment. We walk the whole home, not just the rooms you're focused on, to catch issues that affect sequencing.
  2. Planning and permitting. We scope the full project and pull permits for structural, electrical, and plumbing work as needed.
  3. Sequencing. We plan the order of work to keep as much of the home livable as possible throughout.
  4. Construction. Structural, systems, and finish work proceed room by room or phase by phase per the plan.
  5. Final walkthrough. We walk the completed renovation with you before the project is considered done.

What Affects the Cost

Whole-home projects vary more in cost than any single-room remodel because scope varies so much β€” square footage affected, whether structural or foundation work is involved, and how much of the home's electrical and plumbing needs updating. We don't quote a whole-home renovation over the phone; it takes a full walkthrough to give you a real number.

Why Portland Homeowners Choose Us for Whole-Home Projects

All City Exteriors LLC is licensed, bonded, and insured (CCB #253959) and manages the full scope of a renovation β€” permitting, sequencing, and every trade involved β€” so you have one point of contact for the whole project, not five different contractors to coordinate yourself.

We take on whole-home renovations throughout Portland and nearby West Linn β€” if you're outside either area, give us a call and we'll tell you honestly whether your property is in range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between a whole-home renovation and remodeling one room?
A whole-home renovation coordinates multiple rooms or systems β€” say, a kitchen, a bathroom, and new flooring throughout β€” under one project plan and timeline, instead of scheduling each as a separate job. It's usually more efficient and less disruptive than doing rooms one at a time over several years.
Do you build additions?
Yes, room additions and structural expansions are part of our whole-home renovation work, planned and permitted as new construction tied into the existing house.
How do you sequence a renovation that touches multiple rooms?
We plan the order around what makes the house livable the longest β€” often finishing one full living space (a bathroom, for example) before starting demo on the next, rather than tearing the whole house apart at once. We'll walk through a sequence that fits your household's needs during the estimate.
Can you renovate an older Portland-area home without losing its character?
Absolutely β€” a lot of our whole-home work is in older bungalow and craftsman-style homes where the goal is modernizing systems and function while keeping the original character (trim, built-ins, proportions) intact.
What's a realistic timeline for a whole-home renovation?
It varies enormously depending on scope β€” a two-room update might run 6-10 weeks, while a full-home renovation with an addition can run several months. We give you a real, project-specific timeline once we've scoped the work, not a generic estimate.

Planning a Larger Renovation?

Free estimates for whole-home renovation across the Portland metro.