The Roth Romanos called us back for the third time. The brief was the biggest yet: open the floor plan, raise the central ceilings, level the split floors, and finish in time to host Thanksgiving.
The Roth Romanos are repeat clients. By the time they called us for the third time, the conversation didn't start with credentials or proposals. It started with a question: could we make their 1970s Delray Beach home feel like the rest of how they lived in 2025?
The original house was split-level, low-ceilinged through the central living spaces, and laid out for the way people entertained fifty years ago. The brief was straightforward in description and significant in execution: open the floor plan, raise the central ceilings, level the split floors, and replace every mechanical and structural system that no longer served the home. And do it on a deadline. Family was flying in for Thanksgiving.
To raise the central ceilings without compromising the building envelope, we took the original roof off. With the structure exposed, our crew rebuilt every mechanical, electrical, and ventilation run that had lived inside it. New trusses went up to carry the higher ceiling lines. A modern metal roof closed the home back in.
With the bones rebuilt, the interior work could happen at the level the clients wanted. Herringbone wood flooring was laid throughout. Custom millwork was specified room by room with the clients in our showroom: cabinetry profiles, panel widths, integrated lighting, hidden hardware. Stone selections for the bathrooms and kitchen happened on the same trips. Every finish was selected once, in one place, by the people who were also going to install it.
Eight months from the call to the cleared site. New roof. New mechanicals. New floor plan. Custom millwork from one end of the home to the other. Thanksgiving dinner happened where it was supposed to.
Most whole-home renovations start with a conversation at our Delray Beach showroom. We'll talk through scope, timeline, and what's possible in your budget.