Most contractors hand the job off after the first phase. Brad doesn't. You get one crew. Start to finish.
Before anything gets drawn, Brad walks through your home with you. He wants to understand how you actually live in it — where the light comes from, how traffic moves through the kitchen, what you're gaining and what you can't lose.
Most contractors start with a bid. Brad starts with questions. The plan that comes out of that first conversation is one you won't be surprised by six months later.
Before the first shovel, Brad walks the existing structure. Foundation, framing, mechanicals — all of it. He's building onto your home, not around it, and that distinction matters when it comes to load paths, drainage, and how the addition ties into what's already holding your house up.
Lorain County winters are hard on foundations. Brad's seen enough of them to know what to look for before a problem becomes your problem.
Excavation is alarming if you've never been through it. Equipment shows up, your yard gets torn up, and for a stretch it looks like the whole project is going sideways. It's not.
Brad's crew protects your existing landscaping, keeps access to your home clean throughout, and levels the site before they leave every day. The disruption is temporary. What comes out of it lasts decades.
The foundation of your addition is engineered to integrate with your existing structure. Concrete depth, anchor bolt placement, drainage — none of it is guessed at. Lorain County winters demand a foundation done right, and Brad has poured enough of them in this county to know exactly what right looks like.
Framing is the moment homeowners start believing the project is real. Walls go up, the roof takes shape, and the blueprints are suddenly standing in your backyard. Brad's crews are fast and precise, and they coordinate with mechanical subs from day one so nothing gets framed twice.
Every gap in framing is a future problem in drywall, trim, or energy efficiency. Brad frames tight because he'll be the one finishing it.
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC. The rough-in phase disappears behind drywall, but it's where the quality of your addition actually lives. Brad uses licensed subs he's worked with for years — not whoever answers the phone. Code inspections pass. Every time.
This is the phase most contractors rush. Brad doesn't. Getting it right here means you never open a wall later.
When the house wrap goes on and the windows are set, something shifts on the job site. The addition starts looking like a room instead of a construction zone. The pace picks up. Everyone can see the finish line.
Brad stages window orders early so there's no gap between framing and dried-in. Dead time in a schedule is money out of your pocket. He treats it that way.
The siding, soffit, fascia, and roofing on your addition are matched to your existing home. Close enough isn't good enough. If Brad has to special-order a discontinued profile, he does it. When it's finished, the addition should look like it was always there — because it was designed to be.
From the first conversation to the final walkthrough, Brad manages every phase of your addition. No handoffs. No subcontractor you've never met making decisions. One person accountable for the whole thing.