"Nothing but great things to say about Red House Remodeling! Their entire staff – from design to implementation – was great to work with. Their familiarity with the latest trends in home improvement coupled with their knowledge of new products on the market made the collaborative design phase quick, easy and fun for the entire family. The overall attention to detail while maintaining functionality exceeded our expectations. Ben and his team made customer service a priority throughout the entire project. He was always open to our questions and concerns and did a wonderful job of communicating at every step along the way.

As a father himself, Ben understood the complexity of doing a large remodeling project in a place that the kids call home. His team of professionals were always courteous and polite and went out of their way to minimize the disruption for our family."

Jenny

Kitchen Remodel

West Des Moines

"We have used Red House Remodeling for two major projects on our home – upstairs hall bathroom and our kitchen and dining room. The projects were about 3 years apart and we came back to Red House for the more extensive kitchen and dining room project after the success of the upstairs hall bathroom. Ben is very organized in assessing the project and communicating the details. He also provides realistic expectations and guidance on the project to stay on budget and achieve our remodeling goals. The Red House team has a dedicated designer to help you with your project and picking out all the elements – floors, cabinets, counters, fixtures, etc. Our designer on both projects – Jenna – spent time with us at our home, at their office, and at various stores reviewing options and discussing pros and cons. She was very helpful in getting us the overall look we wanted in both cases and offered her opinions. She was also patient throughout the design process, allowing us to discuss and consider multiple options.

One thing I especially appreciated is their recommendation that new elements can blend well with existing ones (like our new wood floors blending with our oak trim). Once all the details were settled and demolition began, Ben provided a detailed schedule for the project and stayed on schedule and communicated any major changes to that. With the bathroom remodel, the plumber accidentally damaged the new floor and Ben made sure this was replaced at no charge to us and tried to keep the schedule interruption to a minimum. With the kitchen remodel, we really had no major delays or issues come up. Ben and crew were very helpful in making sure our old cabinets could be salvaged for Habitat for Humanity Restore – which is a great way to keep used items out of the landfills and help low income homeowners looking to remodel. This also eliminated our need to have a dumpster in our driveway for the duration of the project. Ben’s crew and subcontractors were polite and generally very tidy in their construction process and accommodating to our requests through the kitchen remodel. Ben even delayed the demolition of our dining room at our request so we could have a bit more room for a couple extra weeks.

Overall, we have had two great experiences with the Red House Remodeling team – from the initial consultation, thorough and dedicated design process, organized and timely demolition and construction, and follow up on the checklist of wrap up items – the team does an excellent job for their clients. We have plans to use them again in the future."

Michelle & John

Kitchen Remodel

Des Moines

“We worked with Red House Remodeling for a kitchen remodel and updating our laundry room. The kitchen remodel involved removing a wall in our home and expanding our kitchen by several feet and updating our fireplace. We updated flooring through a large part of our first floor. We also updated cabinets and flooring in our laundry room and removed cabinets to do hanging rods so we could air dry more clothing. I would highly recommend Red House Remodeling. I was incredibly impressed with the way they organized our project and waited to begin the project until all materials were in hand. I loved their designer who helped us make choices within our budget and to fit our design desire. I appreciated their calendaring system where I knew who would be in our home each day and what they would be working on. They were incredibly clean and meticulous in their work. They finished our project right on their projected time frame. They did whatever they could to minimize any living impact due to work being done. We did not have one single surprise through the project. They were excellent communicators and I always felt listened to from the very beginning to the very end. There is no question we would select them again for our next project and highly recommend them for any project you are considering.”

Tim

Basement Finish

West Des Moines

“We had our basement finished by Red House Remodeling and couldn’t be happier with the results. When I first started looking into remodelers Ben was the first one to get back to me over the phone. I admittedly didn’t know much about what all the project was going to entail, but Ben was a tremendous help from the first call. We spent over 30 minutes on the phone just answering all my questions and being very honest about costs, lead times and expectations. We did get other opinions on the project we felt most comfortable with Red House.  Ben was great throughout the process with communication, timeliness and staying on schedule.  We worked with Jenna on the design and we probably couldn’t have done it without her. She was great at listening to our ideas and giving us new ideas to think about along the way. She was patient, fun and friendly the whole time. When work started Troy was our remodeling specialist but we worked with Chris, too. All the guys that came in and did work were professional, courteous and the work was outstanding. The project went according to schedule and we are thrilled with the results. We had a great experience with Red House Remodeling. I would use them again and recommend them to anyone.”

Mary & Rob

Primary Bath Remodel

Des Moines

“Red House Remodeling completed a major re-do for us combining two bathrooms into one beautiful primary bathroom. Their assistance from design through construction was excellent and done by very caring and competent staff, including their subcontractors. We would highly recommend Red House Remodeling and would not hesitate to use them again.”

Bill

Accessible Addition, Kitchen & Bathroom

Des Moines

“We built our dream home in 1983 and raised our four children in it.  Like nine people out of ten in America, we want to live out the rest of our years in our home. Having preemptively purchased long term care insurance to help pay for future in-home medical and support services, we also understood the need to remodel a portion of our multi-level home so that we could live on one floor, when future personal mobility issues would become a factor in our daily living routines.

We visited with a number of remodeling contractors at several home shows and chose Red House Remodeling (RHR). Located in Valley Junction in West Des Moines, Iowa, they are a small company of highly competent individuals that take pride in doing great work and experience a sense of accomplishment from making positive changes in the lives of their customers.

Ben, as the owner, is an honest and direct communicator. He is a systemic thinker, process driven and highly organized, which mitigated hassles for us and allowed RHR to come in on budget. He was always willing to take the time necessary for us to understand the reasons for any delays.  

Jenna, using design software, helped us create and visualize the finished project months before the demolition and construction of our home actually began. She paid close attention to our wish list while providing a young professional’s perspective on what it would take to modernize our home.

Chris and Troy are highly skilled construction professionals, that excel in doing quality work in an efficient manner.
RHR was a great fit for our project. They understand what is needed to make a home viable for aging in place. We were very comfortable working with them.

Finally, for anyone considering home renovation, it’s important to be flexible and willing to tolerate disruption when living in your house during the construction process. We found that the beautiful finished product was well worth the temporary inconvenience."  

Michelle

Primary Bathroom Remodel

West Des Moines

“Red House Remodeling made our primary bath remodel as smooth and easy as a home remodel can be. We have had a lot of work done in our house with different remodeling companies and by far, Red House Remodeling was the best. They are professional, courteous and nice to work with. They covered our hard wood floors and carpet to protect and keep it clean. The process from start to finished was smooth. Our designer, Jenna, was fabulous to work with. She created designs, changed them to reflect exactly what we wanted, selected finishes with us, made recommendations when asked, otherwise, she let us pick out what we wanted and had suggestions with good reasons behind them if she felt like we were ever off track. Ben was professional, easy to work with and ultra organized. He gave us a full schedule at the start of the project so we knew exactly what to expect every day. It was never deviated from! We also loved that he did not start the project until all of the parts that were ordered had come in. That way there was no lag time from demo to rebuilding. We just can't say enough good things about RHR, their team and the finished project. We would definitely recommend them and use them in the future. They do not disappoint!”

Robin

Kitchen Remodel

West Des Moines

“We had a great experience with Red House Remodeling! They did a complete kitchen re-design and remodel for us that included removing a wall, new cabinets, countertops, appliances and flooring. The remodel transformed our whole main floor! The staff was extremely professional and organized and they worked within our budget.  We love, love, love our new kitchen!”