Every Neil Kelly whole-home project comes with a fixed-price contract, a 5-year warranty, and in-house craftspeople who know Lane County homes inside and out.
How much do you want to change? These three scope levels help you understand your options and make confident choices.
New Finishes, Same Bones.
Not everything has to go. A Refresh updates surfaces throughout: flooring, fixtures, hardware, paint, while keeping what's still in good condition. No layout changes, no structural work. The right choice when the home functions well but no longer reflects how you live or what you want it to look like.
Same Footprint, Completely New Interior.
Everything gets replaced: cabinetry, flooring, fixtures, appliances, rebuilt within the existing layout with plumbing and electrical updates where needed. The right choice when the floor plan still works but the interior needs to start over from scratch.
The Floorplan Changes. Everything Follows.
Everything follows. Walls move, plumbing relocates, rooms get repurposed around how your household actually lives. This is a ground-up redesign that questions every assumption about how the home is organized. The right choice when the existing layout has stopped working and moving isn't an option.
Neil Kelly's Eugene designers have worked across Lane County for over two decades on projects that span every room in the house. They know what's behind the walls of a pre-war bungalow, how a mid-century ranch is laid out from front to back, and what it takes to modernize an older Lane County home without losing what makes it special. That kind of whole-home fluency only comes from doing this work, in these homes, over many years.Whole home remodeling demands more from a designer than any single-room project. Our Eugene team brings distinct strengths in accessible and universal design, historic preservation, multigenerational living, and a range of design sensibilities from classic to contemporary. Whatever your home needs across every room, someone on this team has done it before.
Here's what Eugene homeowners say about working with Neil Kelly.
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This was our second major remodel with Neil Kelly, again surpassing all expectations! The creative architectural design gave us everything we wanted and more, and all of the work was extremely high quality. Any questions or concerns were addressed quickly, and we were able to make some changes as we went. My husband and I highly recommend Neil Kelly.
We have contracted with Neil Kelly for three different projects and continually recommend them to others. In the design and proposal process, they listen and propose ideas that are creative and budget conscious. And beautiful and unique. In production and construction they stick to the budget, do not over promise, and do what they say they will. They anticipate issues over which they have no control and they always worked around our needs and constraints. They work with real care and most importantly they are genuinely good and caring people. And fun and responsive. We recommend them without reservation.
We contracted with Neil Kelly in April to have our 30 year old house updated. After consultations and finalizing our plans the outstanding work was completed on time and on budget. Our team was professional and fun to work with. They even worked around our supervisor, Pickle, a little Yorkie. The trades that worked with us were all on time, cleaned the areas being worked on and very respectful. The crew coordinated and communicated with us almost daily, following the schedule right down to the last inspection. We look forward to having Neil Kelly work with us in the very near future.
When a project spans many rooms, nothing can fall through the cracks. Neil Kelly manages design, permitting, and construction in-house so every phase connects cleanly to the next.
A Neil Kelly designer comes to your home for a free 60-to-90-minute walkthrough. We'll move through every room you're considering, talk through your priorities and your budget, and give you an honest assessment of what's possible. No commitment required.
Scope confirmation comes first, then floor plan options, room sequencing, and materials direction. For a multi-room project, this phase sets the foundation for every decision that follows. You'll review alternatives and refine the direction before any detailed drawings are produced.
Full plans, full specifications, every material and fixture across every room selected and priced. This is where your whole home vision becomes a buildable project with a finalized contract number.
The number we agree to is the number you pay. Permits filed, materials ordered, schedule confirmed across every phase of construction. No headaches when work begins.
Built by Neil Kelly's in-house craftspeople, with a dedicated project manager coordinating every trade, every room, and every daily detail. You'll hear from us every week throughout the project.
Final walkthrough room by room with your project manager. Anything that isn't right gets resolved before you sign off. Your five-year warranty begins the day the project is complete.
A whole home remodel opens up every condition a Lane County house has been carrying. In Eugene's older housing stock, that list is predictable—if you know what to look for. Here's what we find most often across multi-room projects.
Eugene's wet climate creates sustained indoor humidity that works on a home from the inside out. Hidden wood rot, mold, and structural weakening show up behind walls, under floors, and inside cavities across multiple rooms once demo begins. We assess moisture conditions room by room during the home visit and build remediation into the scope before work starts.
A whole home remodel almost always surfaces aging infrastructure. Galvanized pipes, undersized electrical panels, and wiring that can't support modern appliances are common in older Eugene neighborhoods. We identify these conditions early and coordinate updates across every affected room as part of the project scope.
Many Eugene homes built between the 1940s and 1960s contain asbestos in floor tile, drywall compound, insulation, and other building materials throughout the house. We test for hazardous materials before any demolition begins and handle proper disposal through designated Lane County facilities. On a whole home project, this step covers every room being opened up.
Uneven floors and shifting substrates are common throughout older Eugene homes and become critical on whole home projects where new flooring runs across multiple rooms and levels. We assess subfloor conditions throughout the home before any finishes are laid so structural corrections are built into the project from the start.
Whole home remodels that include exterior work in Eugene's designated historic neighborhoods, including the Washburne District, College Hill, Fairmount, and the South and West University areas, may require a Historic Resource Review through the City of Eugene's Historic Preservation Program. Interior work across all rooms generally proceeds without restriction. We identify any applicable requirements during the consultation and build them into the project timeline. No CTAs in this section — informational content per brief.
The cost of a whole home remodel varies widely depending on the size of your home, the primary areas being remodeled, your home location and current condition, and the materials used. The best way to learn specifics is to contact one of Neil Kelly designers.
The Eugene office serves Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, and surrounding communities in the Willamette Valley.
Smaller homes or partial remodels may take 7-10 months, while larger or full-scale remodels can take a year or longer, especially if there are structural changes.
Moving out is often recommended because the work can be extensive, noisy, and disruptive to daily life. Living in your home during a full remodel is possible if we can approach the project in phases, but temporary relocation is usually safer and more practical.
Yes, a whole-home remodel almost always requires obtaining the correct permits. Any work involving structural changes, electrical, plumbing, or major mechanical systems needs approval by your local building department. When you work with Neil Kelly, permits are taken care of by your dedicated project manager.
Yes. Neil Kelly offers phased whole home remodeling. Each phase can be planned and priced separately while keeping the overall vision in mind. Your designer helps ensure decisions made in Phase 1 do not create problems or extra cost in later phases.
Call our Springfield design center at (541) 683-6085 or reach out online to schedule a free consultation. We'll give you a straight answer about scope, budget, and what comes next. No pressure, no commitment required.
