No. 081Whole‑homeRiver Oaks · Houston, TX · 2024
No. 127 — Houston, TX · Est. 2009
Nova Home Remodeling & Design
Your home, rebuilt.
Every detail drawn first.
01 — The companyA Houston crew.
A Houston crew.
We draw before we build.
We finish in‑house.
Nova is a residential remodeling company in Houston, in business since 2009 in the neighborhoods our clients have lived in for years. We take on kitchens, bathrooms, additions, and whole‑home renovations — one dedicated crew per project, from the first drawing to the day we hand you the keys.
We do not subcontract finish carpentry. Every cabinet is measured on site before anything is ordered. We sign each completed project on the inside of a drawer face when we leave.
127
Completed projects
16yr
Remodeling Houston homes
15
Craftspeople, in‑house
100%
Finish carpentry, not subcontracted
02 — Philosophy
Five things we will not compromise on.
- I
One project, one crew.
The same crew from demolition to the day we hand you the keys. No revolving subcontractors, no unfamiliar faces six months into your home.
- II
Drawn before built.
Every cabinet, every joint, every seam appears on a shop drawing before any saw is turned on. Surprises are for theater, not for homes.
- III
Six to eight homes a year.
We refuse the rest. The studio's calendar is the only constraint we will not bend, regardless of the project's size.
- IV
The bill is the estimate.
Fixed‑fee feasibility. Open‑book construction. No surprise change orders past month four — we eat any miscount that's ours.
- V
We sign our work.
Initials and date, in ink, on the inside of a drawer face. You have our number for the rest of the house's life.
03 — ServicesEight services,
Eight services,
one standard.
We do not estimate every project. We work on six to eight homes a year, in depth, and refuse the rest. Each project begins with a fixed‑fee feasibility study.
01
Kitchen Remodeling
Full-scope kitchen renovations — demolition to custom cabinetry. Shop-drawn millwork, stone counters, unlacquered brass.
02
Bathroom Remodeling
Primary suites to powder rooms. Tile, plumbing, heated stone, frameless glass. Drawn before a single pipe is moved.
03
Painting
Interior and exterior. Plaster-grade prep, heirloom colours, limewash. No shortcuts on the walls.
04
Flooring
White oak, limestone, heritage tile. Rift-sawn, hand-scraped, or poured in place.
05
Cabinets
Every cabinet drawn on-site. Box joints, dovetails, inset faces — no flat-pack, ever.
06
Trim & Finish Work
Crown, baseboard, panelling, wainscoting. Mitered by hand. Gaps under 1⁄32″.
07
Doors & Windows
Heritage replacement, new openings, steel casements, custom thresholds. We handle the structural too.
08
Decks
Ipe, thermally modified ash, concrete. Seamless threshold details. Built for Houston's heat and humidity.
Selected workOne hundred twenty‑seven homes,
Index — by yearOne hundred twenty‑seven homes,
sixteen years in Houston.
No. 081Whole‑home
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04 — Featured projectNo. 081 — 2024
Whole-home
Material — Stone & plaster
Millwork — Hand-cut joinery
Hardware — Unlacquered brass
05 — In their words
01 / 03
They moved like architects and built like joiners. We bought a house and they handed it back a home.
Eleanor & James Whitfield
Project No. 074 — River Oaks · 2023
06 — Before · AfterThe same room.
The same room.
Drag to see.
A 1947 cottage kitchen taken back to the studs. White oak cabinetry, honed limestone counters, unlacquered brass. Every cabinet shop-drawn and dry-fit before installation.
Before
After
ProjectNo. 074 — River Oaks · Houston, TX
TypeKitchen — down to studs
Duration8 months on site
Year2023
07 — ProcessFour phases.
Four phases.
Sixteen months, on average.
One crew per project, start to finish. The same people who frame your kitchen are the ones who set the tile and hang the cabinets. No handoffs. No strangers in month seven.
Phase 01 / 04
Brief
01
Brief
A long conversation, in your home. We walk every room, measure what matters, and listen before we offer a single idea. Observation first.
Weeks 1–4
02
Drawings
Full plan sets and shop drawings — every cabinet measured on site, every joint specified on paper. Nothing goes to production without a drawing.
Months 2–4
03
Build
Our in-house crew handles framing, cabinetry, tile, and finish work. Same people, start to finish. No handoffs, no surprises.
Months 4–14
04
Sign
We sign the inside of a drawer face when we leave. Initials, date, and a number you can call for the rest of the house's life.
After keys
08 — Materials
A short list of materials we trust.
We work from a deliberately narrow palette — six materials, six finishes, two metals. The discipline is in the restraint. The result is a house that ages well.
M.01
White oak, rift‑sawn
Sourced from a single mill. Two weeks acclimating on site before a board is cut.
M.02
Hand‑cut joinery
Dovetails, finger joints, mortise and tenon. No biscuit, no pocket screw, no shortcut.
M.03
Honed limestone
Belgian bluestone and Italian travertine. Sealed only with linseed and beeswax.
M.04
Unlacquered brass
Hardware allowed to patinate. We supply a small jar of oil, not a polishing cloth.
M.05
Lime plaster
Three‑coat troweled plaster, cured for ninety days. Breathable, soft, never cracking.
M.06
Salvaged hardware
Hinges and pulls reused from the original house wherever possible. New only where necessary.
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09 — Where we workGreater Houston.
Greater Houston.
Every neighborhood.
Based in Houston; most projects within a forty‑minute drive of our shop. We know these neighborhoods — the homes, the soil, the climate. Out-of-area projects are taken on a case basis, with a project lead on site.
10 — Begin
It starts with a long
conversation. In your home.
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11 — Contact
Tell us about the home.
StudioHouston, Texas
Serving Greater Houston
Serving Greater Houston
HoursMonday–Saturday
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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