Whole Home Remodeling Rochester, MN
Our designers reimagine how your home could live. Then our builders bring it to life with meticulous craftsmanship. Transform the home you already own into the one you’ve always wanted with Stier Design + Build.
ROCHESTER | BYRON | KASSON | AUSTIN | ORONOCO
Reimagine the Home You
Already Love
A whole home remodel lets you live in the neighborhood you love while transforming nearly everything inside it. A full home renovation is how a dated floor plan becomes the home you’ve been picturing.
Whole Home & Major Remodels
Make your vision come alive with our design-build services.
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Full Interior Renovations
Reworking how the whole home flows, from the entry to the primary suite. Walls come down, sightlines open up, and rooms that once felt closed off start working together.
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Aging in Place
Thoughtful, high-end renovations that keep a home comfortable and accessible for the long term.
A Simple Process for Whole Home Remodeling
1. Consultation
We start by listening. Your goals, your property, your budget, your timeline. It begins with a phone call to understand what you want and what’s driving the project, and we’ll talk honestly about feasibility, existing conditions, and what your land can support before anyone draws a line.
2. Discovery
We visit your home to measure, photograph, and document the space, then our designers get to work on 2–3 conceptual floor plans. You’ll see them come to life at our showroom, complete with 3D color renderings and initial material visuals, so you can react and we can refine. It’s a collaboration, not a presentation.
3. Project Development
Concepts become construction-ready plans. Finalized layouts and elevations, structural engineering, designer-approved material selections, permits, and a final proposal with precise pricing. When you sign, you know exactly what you’re building and exactly what it costs.
4. Remodel
We handle permits and a pre-construction meeting, then construction begins, sequenced and supervised by a dedicated project manager who makes daily site visits. From framing and structural work to finishes, you follow every step through daily logs and live scheduling in your client portal, right on your phone, and we walk the finished space together before we call it complete.
Luxury Whole Home Remodeling Rochester, MN
A luxury home remodel is less about a price point and more about how deliberate every decision is made. The cabinetry fits just right. The tiles line up the way they should. None of this happens by accident. When our designers and builders sit down together early, we plan those finishing touches early.
What to Consider When Planning a Whole Home Remodel
- Scope and sequence. A whole home remodel touches systems that depend on one another, so the order of work matters as much as the work itself. Planning the sequence up front keeps the project moving and the budget predictable.
- Living arrangements during construction. Whole home remodels often go smoothest when the home is empty, which is why so many begin right after a purchase. If you’re already living there, the work can usually be phased so you stay put while it happens in stages, with less disruption to daily life.
- Existing conditions. Older Rochester homes can hold surprises behind the walls, from outdated wiring to framing that wasn’t built for today’s layouts. Understanding what’s there shapes a realistic plan and budget.
- Permitting and code. A remodel of this size often involves multiple permits and updated code requirements. Handling that correctly from the start protects both the timeline and the finished result.
Gallery of our Whole Home Remodels
The Stier Approach to Whole Home Remodels
With over 16 years of experience, our remodeling philosophy revolves around creating spaces that blend functionality with beauty. We strive to create inviting environments where living, gathering, and everyday moments seamlessly come together, ensuring each home we remodel reflects our clients’ unique tastes and enhances their experience at home.
Throughout your whole home remodel, our expert Interior Designers will partner with you to identify the most impactful changes to enhance your daily life.
Why Design-Build matters for your remodel:
- The handoff between design and construction simply disappears. Because both happen under our roof, there’s no communication lost between an architect’s drawings and a builder’s reality.
- The design is built around your budget from day one. Our designers and builders sit at the same table. Real construction costs inform every design decision as it’s made. By the time you see drawings, you’re seeing something we know we can build at the investment level we’ve discussed.
- The result isn’t just efficiency. It’s clarity, confidence, and a finished whole home remodel that matches both the vision and the budget you started with.
Whole Home Remodel FAQs
How much does a whole home remodel cost in Rochester, MN?
Whole home remodels vary widely depending on the size of your home, how much of it you’re renovating, the structural complexity, and your finish level. Our whole home projects generally start around $450-$700 per square foot.
How long does a whole home remodel take?
Every whole home remodel moves through design, engineering, permitting, and construction, and each phase depends on the project’s scope and complexity. During your consultation, we’ll map a realistic timeline for your specific home, and once construction begins
Do you assess the project before scoping it?
Yes. That’s our Discovery Phase, a feasibility study that shows what’s possible in your space alongside a realistic budget.
Can I live in my home during construction?
Often, yes. Many whole home remodels happen right after a purchase, before anyone has moved in, which keeps things simple. If you’re already living in the home, we can usually phase the work so it happens in stages and disrupts daily life as little as possible.
Do you handle all permits?
Permitting is handled entirely in-house and by vetted partners.
What's the difference between hiring Stier and hiring an architect and contractor separately?
One team instead of two. With design and construction under one roof, your remodel is designed around your real budget, nothing is lost between parties, and one company is accountable for the entire result.
Are you ready to start your whole home remodel?
Let’s talk through what’s possible and bring your vision to life!