Walk the job
We meet you at the property, look at the actual conditions, and talk through what you want and what the building will allow. No sales call, no showroom.
The layout matters more than the catalog.
You're not renovating to sell. You're renovating because you'll stand in this room every morning for the next fifteen years — which is a different standard of work than a flip, and it's the one we build to.
The most-used room in the house, and the most-sequenced.
A kitchen touches more trades than any other room: demolition, framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, drywall, cabinetry, stone, tile, glass, paint and appliances. Most must happen in a specific order and several have lead times measured in weeks. It's why kitchens are where schedules go to die.
We plan the order of operations before demolition starts — including the window where cabinets are in but stone hasn't been templated. You'll know it's coming instead of discovering it.
What we build
- Layout changes — relocating sinks and ranges, removing walls with proper structural support, reworking islands
- Custom & semi-custom cabinetry — specified to the room's real dimensions, with millwork matched to existing trim where needed
- Stone counters — templated from installed cabinets, with seam placement discussed rather than decided at the shop
- Full tile packages — backsplashes and floors laid out to center on the room
- Lighting — recessed layouts, under-cabinet, pendants and switching that makes sense at the doorway
- Appliance integration — ventilation, electrical, gas and cabinet dimensions coordinated before cabinetry is ordered
- Butler's pantries, wet bars & kitchenettes — including basement and entertaining bars
Straight talk on cost
Cabinetry and stone are typically the two largest line items in a kitchen, and both are decisions with a wide range. What drives the rest is whether the plumbing and electrical are moving. A cosmetic replacement in the existing layout is a different project from a reworked plan, and we price them as different projects rather than quoting a range and adjusting later.
You'll get your number in writing, as line items, after we've walked the room — not as a range on a website.
Portfolio
Kitchens, bars & millwork.
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How a job runs
From walkthrough to keys.
The same five steps on every project.
Written estimate
Notes from the walkthrough become a line-item estimate, typically emailed within a day. Scope and price in writing before anyone swings a hammer.
Schedule & build
A project manager holds the schedule, the permits and the inspections so the site is never idle waiting on someone. A qualified foreman runs the site itself, directing our tradespeople and holding the finish to standard every day the job is open.
Daily communication
Progress photos if you're not on site, and an immediate call — not an invoice surprise — the moment anything comes up outside the original scope.
Walkthrough & close
We walk the job with you the day before completion so anything you want corrected is handled on the final day. Then the invoice, and the keys.
Answers
Kitchen remodeling questions
Can you move the kitchen layout, not just replace what's there?
Yes — and it's usually where the value is. Relocating a sink, moving a range wall, taking out a bearing wall with proper structural support, or reworking an island so the room actually functions changes a kitchen far more than new doors on the old plan. Those moves involve plumbing, electrical and sometimes structure, all of which we scope and price up front.
Custom cabinetry or stock?
Either, and the honest answer depends on the room. Semi-custom lines have gotten good and can be the right call in a straightforward layout. Custom earns its cost when the room has an unusual dimension, when you need a specific height or depth to make the plan work, or when the millwork has to match existing trim. We'll tell you which situation you're in.
How do you handle counter templating and lead times?
Stone is templated off installed cabinets, not off drawings, and fabrication takes time after that. We sequence around that gap rather than pretending it doesn't exist — it's one of the most common reasons a kitchen sits unusable longer than the client was told. You'll know at the estimate where that window falls.
Do you install appliances and coordinate with suppliers?
Yes. Appliance specifications drive cabinet dimensions, ventilation, electrical and gas, so we want those decisions locked before cabinetry is ordered. We coordinate with your suppliers and, where you'd like, help you sequence orders so nothing schedule-critical arrives late.
Also from Mount Vernon
Other services.
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Bathroom Remodeling
Primary suites, wet rooms, curbless and accessible showers, book-matched slab walls, heated floors and custom glass. The room that exposes a contractor fastest — and the one we're known for.
View bathroom remodeling →03Home Renovations
Full gut rehabs and room-by-room renovation. The housing here was built well, and it's worth taking back to studs and finishing properly.
View home renovations →04Finished Basements
Your builder poured the walls and left. We finish it — wet bars, theaters, gyms, guest suites and full baths, with egress and permits handled correctly.
View finished basements →05Tile & Stone Work
The specialty everything else is judged by. Large-format and book-matched slab, marble, mosaic, herringbone and heated floors — laid out before a single cut is made.
View tile & stone work →06Commercial Construction
Custom build-outs for medical and dental suites, retail, restaurants, offices and adaptive reuse. Delivered around your operating hours and your opening date.
View commercial construction →07Pools & Outdoor Living
Inground pool construction start to finish — excavation, shell, decking, coping, water features and the hardscape and surrounds that make it a room.
View pools & outdoor living →Ready to talk about your project?
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Tell us about your project.
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- Call or text
- (586) 604-4486
- info@mtvernonconstruction.com
- Office
- 24485 Forterra Dr
Warren, MI 48089 - Service area
- Oakland, Macomb & Wayne County Birmingham · Bloomfield Hills · Troy · Rochester Hills · Sterling Heights · Shelby Township · Grosse Pointe · Northville and surrounding communities. See the full service area →
- Licensing
- Licensed Michigan Residential Builder State of Michigan Company Builder License No. 262600208. Fully insured. Certificate of insurance and client references furnished on request.
