Our Process

Your remodel begins with a free, in-home consultation with lead designer and licensed General Contractor, Justin Keisler. During this visit, he will assess your home’s current condition, listen to your goals, and discuss your needs, ideas, and budget. Justin will also identify any structural considerations and offer initial recommendations to help shape a clear path forward.

The goal of this step is simple: to get to know you, understand your vision, and determine how June Belle Homes can help bring it to life.

After the consultation, we provide a rough initial cost estimate. This is not a formal proposal, but a budgeting tool designed to help determine whether your project goals and anticipated costs are generally aligned.

This step allows you to confidently decide whether to move forward, compare options if you’re speaking with other contractors, and narrow down the right fit for your project before investing in design work.

This is where our process may look different from other contractors. While some remodelers work under “cost plus” or “time and materials” contracts, June Belle Homes focuses on providing clear, hard-cost proposals whenever possible.

With cost-plus contracts, homeowners pay for all labor and materials, plus an additional percentage as the contractor’s fee. While this approach can be useful in certain situations, it often leaves clients uncertain about final costs. For many homeowners, that lack of clarity can be one of the biggest sources of stress when deciding whether to move forward with a remodel.

Our solution is simple: we do the work up front.

Before construction begins, we “build your project on paper.” We carefully field-measure every area affected by the remodel and create detailed as-built plans of your existing space, along with proposed plans that reflect your vision. This allows you to see your project take shape before any work begins.

Once the design is finalized, we use these plans to obtain accurate, trade-based pricing so we can provide a more dependable cost proposal. This level of detail requires time and expertise, which is why many contractors choose not to offer this approach. A design fee is collected for this phase, and all plans created are yours to keep, whether you move forward with June Belle Homes or not.

At this stage, you’ll have received an initial cost proposal from June Belle Homes. Included in that proposal are estimated cost categories—called selections—for items such as cabinetry, tile, flooring, fixtures, and finishes. These placeholders are based on the conversations and design decisions made in the earlier steps of the process.

While these categories allow flexibility, we are still finalizing everything on paper. Once you’re comfortable with the initial proposal, we schedule a selection meeting in our in-house selection studio. Unlike many remodel processes, there’s no need to visit multiple vendors or third-party showrooms. All the samples you need are available in one place, allowing you to view colors, materials, and finishes together and create a cohesive design.

If you have a specific product or style in mind that isn’t in our studio, we’re happy to source it and incorporate it into your project.

This phase also allows you to fine-tune your budget. If costs are higher than expected, we can suggest alternative products to bring the project back in line. If you decide to upgrade or splurge on certain finishes, adjustments can be made here as well. For many clients, this is when the project truly starts to come to life.

Once selections are finalized, we provide a final cost proposal that reflects your completed design and material choices.

With the Design and Selection phases complete, you’ll have a clear understanding of your project scope, materials, and final cost. At this point, you’ll receive a finalized proposal so you know what to expect before construction begins.

Because remodeling can sometimes uncover unforeseen conditions once work starts, flexibility is occasionally required. If anything unexpected arises, our team will communicate clearly and guide you through the process every step of the way.

Once you move forward with June Belle Homes as your general contractor, we begin ordering materials, coordinating trade partners, and establishing a construction schedule. From start to finish, we manage the details so you can focus on enjoying the transformation of your home.