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Garage Renovations
Garage conversions, finishing, storage solutions, and complete renovations that turn underused space into a functional part of your home. See our dedicated garage renovation page for the full detail.
Serving Chittenden County, Vermont
Home Renovations in Chittenden County, Vermont
A space that doesn't work for your family anymore. A room that's been wasted for years. Whatever you want to change about your home, I'm Tim Chila, we remodel existing spaces across Chittenden County with the same care we'd give a new build.
What We Do
Renovating the Home You Already Have
Sometimes the answer isn't moving. It's making the home you already have work the way you need it to. A basement that's been storage for fifteen years and could become a real room. A garage with more potential than parking. An addition that gives your family the space you've been missing. Or a whole-home renovation that brings an older house into the way you actually live today.
Renovating an existing home has its own challenges a new build doesn't: working around what's already there, finding the surprises behind the walls, and making new work feel like it belongs. After fifty years, we know how to read a house before we open it up, and how to handle what we find without losing sight of the budget or the finished result. We take what's already there and turn it into a home that works better for the way you live.
Every renovation starts with an open-book estimate, so you know the number before we start. And we don't consider it done until you walk through and tell us it's right. Below are some of the renovations and transformations we take on most.
What We Remodel
Spaces We Transform
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Home Additions
Thoughtfully planned home additions that expand your living space while feeling seamless with the existing home. From layout and structure to finish work, we manage the transformation from start to finish.
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Basement Finishing
Turning an unfinished basement into real living space, a family room, home office, or guest suite, insulated and finished properly for Vermont conditions.
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Full Room Transformations
Reworking any room to suit how you live now, from reconfiguring the layout to a complete refit with new finishes throughout.
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Whole-Home Renovations
Larger projects that touch multiple rooms or the whole house, coordinated as one job so the result feels intentional and cohesive, not piecemeal.
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Layout & Structural Changes
Opening up walls, reworking flow, and making structural changes safely, with the permits and know-how an older Vermont home often needs.
How It Works
How a Renovation Works
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Free Consultation
We look at the space, talk through what's not working and what you want, and give you an honest read on what's involved, including likely surprises.
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Open-Book Estimate
A detailed, line-by-line cost breakdown before anything starts. You know what you're paying for, with room built in for what an older home can hide.
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We Do the Work
We handle the demolition, the trades, and the build, keeping your home livable and clean as we go, with updates at every milestone.
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Final Walkthrough
We go through every detail with you, fix anything on the punch list, and don't call it finished until you're happy.
Why Tradecraft VT
Why Renovate With Tradecraft VT
We Read the House First
Fifty years of opening up Vermont homes means we anticipate what's behind the walls, the wiring, the rot, the surprise, and plan for it instead of being blindsided.
New-Build Care on a Remodel
We bring the same standard to a renovation that we'd bring to building from scratch. New work is matched to old so it looks like it always belonged.
No Surprises on the Bill
Open-book pricing from the start. Fully insured. Vermont Contractor Licence No. 173.0000644. The number is honest, and changes are explained before they hit the bill.
Common Questions
Renovation & Remodeling FAQs
Kitchens, bathrooms, basements, full room transformations, and whole-home renovations across Chittenden County. Kitchen and bathroom remodeling each have their own dedicated pages with the full detail.
Yes, it's a lot of what we do. Older homes hold surprises behind the walls, and fifty years of experience means we know how to read them, handle what we find, and match new work to the home's existing character.
It depends entirely on the space and scope, so we don't quote a flat number online. We come look, find what's really involved, and give you a clear line-by-line estimate before any work starts.
For most renovations, yes. We keep the work area contained and clean up as we go, and we give you a realistic timeline so you know what to expect at each stage.
Yes. Tradecraft VT holds Vermont Contractor Licence No. 173.0000644 and is fully insured on every renovation, large or small.
Let's Talk
Ready to Remodel?
Whatever you want to change about your home anywhere in Chittenden County, give us a call or send the details. We'll get back to you within one business day.
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