Our Remodeling Process

Clear Communication

Our collaboration begins with your very first onboarding call. Together with your client questionnaire, it will be the foundation of our relationship. We will listen carefully and help you define your core goals.

Client Questionnaire

Completing this questionnaire is essential before our first onboarding call. The answers you provide give us great insight and serve as the preliminary foundation of our working relationship. The best way to understand what you expect from a design & build firm is to ask and define your core project goals.

Fill out the Project Intake Form →

Estimating — “Bracketing Costs”

In developing your project, we ask all clients to forward pictures of their home and the spaces to be remodeled. We then provide “Bracketing Costs” from other similar jobs to help you compare and create true value. In this manner we have, since 1992, helped clients achieve their goals while staying in budget.

Detailed Scope of Work

By now you have a ballpark bracket estimate built from your questionnaire, our onboarding call, your submitted pictures, and our 30+ years of experience. Give us approximately three hours on site and we will generate floor plan drawings and exterior elevation drawings where needed, delineate design selection allowances, and produce a detailed Scope of Work in line with your project vision.

Our Scopes of Work are compiled through transparent cost code accounting, “progressive incrementation”, architectural drawings, interior design, and material and labor costs — with easy to understand descriptions and costs based on reality, not vague estimates.

High Quality Trade Partners, Craftsmen and Materials

Our years of experience have allowed us to build the most talented, loyal and reliable group of craftspeople in the Birmingham, AL metro area. We are not material vendors or interior designers, but we know the best in town. Our long-standing relationships ensure there are no interruptions to your project.

Design Selection Requirements

Countless options are available, from countertops and flooring to paint colors and siding options. Our design partners will help you make the best choices for your project and your budget. The results will speak for themselves.

Transparent Construction Management

We led the effort as one of the first builders in the State of Alabama to utilize Buildertrend’s project management software. Our battle-tested Design-Build-Remodel process is made even more transparent through Buildertrend, allowing you to follow your own project from the comfort of your own home. Miscommunication and problems, if they occur, are solved almost instantaneously.

Project Construction

Once every detail is nailed down, Reliable puts boots on the ground and begins construction of your home remodel. By designing to your budget, making adjustments, and then building what you imagined for you and your family, we can help reveal hidden opportunities to inch closer to your perfect dream home.