Renton spans more geographic and demographic range than any city we regularly work in — which means home remodeling here covers more scenarios than almost anywhere else on the Eastside. Kennydale and May Valley properties near Lake Washington have high-specification expectations and waterfront considerations. Renton Highlands' mid-century homes have never been seriously renovated. Newport Hills and Tiffany Park have 1980s suburban homes with builder-grade finishes. The Landing and Southport have compact newer construction. Each part of Renton requires a different remodeling approach, and contractors who treat the whole city as one market miss what makes each neighborhood distinct. Armada Design & Build has been remodeling homes across all of Renton since 2011.
Renton's Housing Stock by Neighborhood
Kennydale and May Valley sit at price points where kitchen and bathroom investment directly translates to resale value and daily quality of life. These are 1980s and 90s homes on generous lots with lake or mountain views — well-maintained but never seriously renovated. Primary suite remodels with walk-in shower conversions and heated floors, kitchen renovations with quartz and semi-custom cabinetry, and flooring upgrades throughout. The specification level here mirrors the home's value and the Eastside buyer market.
Renton Highlands has a large stock of mid-century and post-war homes with original everything — original kitchens, original bathrooms, original layouts. These are genuinely unrenovated spaces that are ready for a first serious investment. Full gut renovations that open layouts, replace original fixtures and surfaces, and create bathrooms that work like modern bathrooms.
Newport Hills, Tiffany Park, and Fairwood have 1980s homes in a range where kitchen and bathroom investment produces a meaningful resale positioning difference. Builder-grade cultured marble, laminate, and face-frame cabinets replaced with custom cabinetry, stone, and properly designed bathrooms. The Landing and Southport condos have compact newer bathrooms and kitchens that are recent but generic — targeted upgrades rather than full renovations.
Home Remodeling Services in Renton
Kitchen Remodeling
From mid-century gut renovations in Renton Highlands with wall removals and full layout changes, to semi-custom upgrades in Newport Hills, to targeted specification upgrades in Landing condos. Full kitchen details →
Bathroom Remodeling
Full gut renovations for Renton Highlands' original 1950s-60s bathrooms, primary suite remodels for Kennydale and May Valley, and compact bathroom upgrades for Landing condos. Full bathroom details →
Whole-Home Remodeling
Kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, and structural layout changes as a coordinated project. Particularly impactful for Renton Highlands' mid-century homes where the first serious renovation addresses everything at once. Full house remodeling details →
Home Additions
Kennydale lakeside additions with SMA coordination, second-story additions for Renton Highlands, and rear additions for Newport Hills' suburban lots. Remodeling and addition scope coordinated under one contract. Full additions details →
Structural Layout Changes
Wall removals and floor plan reorganizations in Renton's mid-century housing. We assess what's feasible on your specific floor plan before committing to a direction — not every wall in every Renton home can be opened the same way.
Flooring & Finishing
New flooring throughout after structural and room renovation work. Interior paint, trim, and lighting upgrades that connect the updated rooms into a cohesive finished home rather than a collection of separate projects.
What Renton Homeowners Typically Do
View-Home Kitchen + Primary Suite
Kitchen renovation with semi-custom cabinetry and quartz positioned for lake or Cascade views, primary suite renovation with walk-in shower and heated floors. Resale-aware specification. Typically 3–5 months.
Mid-Century Full Renovation
Wall removal between kitchen and living area, full kitchen gut renovation, two bathroom gut renovations replacing original tile and fixtures, new flooring throughout. First investment in 50+ years. Typically 4–6 months.
1980s Home Update
Full kitchen replacement with custom cabinetry and stone, primary and secondary bathroom renovations, and flooring upgrade. Positioning for the Eastside buyer market. Typically 3–5 months.
Renton's Range Requires Genuine Neighborhood-Specific Experience
A Kennydale lakeside remodel has different structural conditions, different material expectations, and different budget logic than a Renton Highlands mid-century renovation or a Landing condo upgrade. The permit jurisdiction is different. The housing era is different. The buyer market the client is designing for — or not designing for — is different. We bring 14 years of work across all of Renton's neighborhoods to every project. Not a generic playbook applied regardless of context.
What You Get When You Work With Us
- 14+ years remodeling homes across all of Renton's neighborhoods
- Genuine knowledge of what each Renton neighborhood requires
- Structural assessment before committing to layout change scope
- Single project manager from first consultation to final walkthrough
- Itemized estimates — no ballparks that shift mid-project
- Written change orders on every scope change
- City of Renton permitting managed start to finish
- References from completed Renton remodeling projects on request
Renton Neighborhoods We Serve
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