Home Remodeling in Littleton, CO
Faros Construction Services approaches home remodeling in Littleton with a bias most contractors have lost: we would rather restore something original than replace it with something new that is worse. Littleton has genuinely good older housing, and a lot of what gets torn out during a typical remodel is better than what replaces it. Solid trim, real hardwood, quality doors, and millwork that nobody manufactures at that standard anymore. We keep what is worth keeping and build new work to match it.
Keep the Character, Upgrade Everything Else
Littleton Home Remodeling Contractors
The default in remodeling is demolition, because demolition is fast and matching existing work is slow. We take the harder path when the existing work deserves it. Original hardwood gets refinished instead of covered. Solid core doors get rehung rather than swapped for hollow ones. Trim profiles get milled to match instead of replaced throughout with whatever the lumberyard stocks. Plaster gets repaired where repair is viable. The result is a house that still feels like itself, with modern function underneath.
Where new work is genuinely better, we say so plainly. Windows, insulation, wiring, plumbing, and mechanical systems in an older Littleton home are usually worth replacing outright, and we are direct about that. Character lives in the visible details and the proportions of the rooms. It does not live in a sixty year old electrical panel. Knowing which is which is most of the skill.
Scope gets built from your priorities, in order. Early in the process we work through what matters most to you and rank it honestly, top to bottom. If the budget will not carry everything, we cut from the bottom of that list rather than reducing the quality of what stays. Cheapening materials across an entire project to hit a number produces a remodel that disappoints everywhere. Doing four rooms properly and leaving the fifth for next year produces four rooms you are glad about. We will always recommend the second approach.
Our Expert Touch
For homes on the western and southwestern edges of the Littleton area, we also treat exterior remodeling as a chance to improve fire resistance. Properties near the foothills and open space carry real wildfire exposure, and re roofing or re siding is exactly the moment to move to ignition resistant materials, add ember resistant venting, and address vulnerable details like eaves, soffits, and deck construction. Doing it during work you were already paying for costs a fraction of a dedicated hardening project, and it can matter for insurability.
At completion you get a written maintenance plan for what we built. What needs attention seasonally, what needs attention annually, which finishes need specific care, and what to watch for on the systems we installed. Most contractors hand over a warranty document and a handshake. A house performs better when the owner knows what it actually needs.
The Faros Difference
Why Littleton Homeowners Choose Faros
Homeowners hire us for home remodeling in Littleton CO because we respect what their house already is. Our hardscaping and outdoor living services are covered on those pages.
- We restore before we replace: Original hardwood, doors, trim, and millwork kept and matched wherever they are worth keeping.
- Craftsmen, not installers: Finish carpenters who can build custom millwork and built ins to fit rooms that are not square.
- Scope from your ranked priorities: We cut scope before we cut quality, so what gets done gets done properly.
- Systems modernized as one plan: Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and ventilation mapped and sequenced together instead of upgraded piecemeal.
- Fire resistance captured during exterior work: Ignition resistant materials and ember resistant detailing for properties near the foothills and open space.
- A written maintenance plan: Clear guidance on caring for the finishes and systems we installed, handed over at completion.
Complete Remodeling Services
- Kitchen Remodeling: Full kitchen renovation including layout changes and wall removals, relocated plumbing and electrical, panel upgrades where needed, and custom cabinetry or built ins made to fit the room rather than the catalog.
- Bathroom Remodeling: Primary suites, secondary baths, and added bathrooms. Correct waterproofing and venting, updated supply and waste lines, and tile and finish work executed to a standard that shows.
- Whole Home Remodels: Comprehensive renovation of older Littleton homes: coordinated systems modernization, envelope improvements, updated layouts, and original character preserved where it deserves to be.
- Basement Finishing: Finished basements and walkout conversions with proper egress, moisture control, and insulation. On sloped lots we address exterior drainage first, because finishing below grade behind a water problem is an expensive lesson.
- Home Additions: Second story and main floor additions engineered and permitted, with rooflines, masonry, and trim detailed so the finished house reads as one structure.
- Exterior Remodeling and Outdoor Living: Siding, windows, roofing coordination, patios, retaining walls, and drainage, including fire resistant material upgrades for properties near the foothills.
Our Process
How We Run Your Remodel
Consultation and Walkthrough
Ricardo walks the house with you, assesses what is worth preserving and what should be replaced, and works through your priorities in ranked order before any pricing happens.
Honest Scope Conversation
We map the electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and ventilation picture, then design the remodel and any structural work around a coherent upgrade plan rather than isolated fixes.
Detailed Proposal
Written scope and real pricing organized against your priority list, so if the budget requires trimming, you know exactly what comes off and what stays intact.
Real Start Date and Dedicated Construction
Permits pulled and inspections scheduled, work run with containment and daily cleanup, and finish carpentry executed by the same craftsmen throughout.
Final Inspection and Handover
Final walkthrough, punch list closed out completely, warranty documentation, and a written maintenance plan for everything we installed.
Let’s Remodel a Home You’ll Love
If you have been searching for home remodeling in Littleton, or a builder who will treat your older home as something worth preserving rather than something to gut, Faros is ready to talk. You get real craftsmen, honest scoping, coordinated systems planning, and finish work that holds up next to the original.
Contact us to schedule your walkthrough. We will tell you what is worth keeping, what should go, and what the work will realistically cost.