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Sweeney Design Remodel designs, prices and builds kitchens, baths, basements and additions for Dane County homeowners. Your plumber, electrician and lead carpenter see the plans before the contract does.
Sweeney Design Remodel has offered design-build remodeling in Madison, WI since 1954. One team handles the design, the budget and the construction of kitchens, baths, basements and additions, so the people who draw your plans also answer for how they get built.
The difference is timing. Before a contract is written, Sweeney brings its plumbers, electricians and HVAC partners through your home, so problems show up on paper instead of behind your walls.
Most of those trade partners have worked with Sweeney for 25 years or more, and when you refer a friend, the same people show up at their house.
Reworked layouts, opened walls, custom cabinetry, quartz or natural stone tops and layered lighting, plus the panel, plumbing and venting updates behind them. Sweeney kitchens won a NARI Contractor of the Year award in 2006 and a Chrysalis Award in 2005, both in the over-$100,000 class.
Primary baths that feel cramped often need a smarter layout more than more square feet. Sweeney reworks the flow, builds roomier walk-in showers or soaking-tub retreats, adds vanity storage and sometimes borrows space from a closet next door. Its baths earned NARI Contractor of the Year awards in 2004 and 2013.
Unfinished or dated lower levels become rec rooms, wet bars, studies, laundry and storage. Sweeney won NARI Contractor of the Year for a basement over $100,000 in 2017, and one Madison client said friends touring her finished basement could not believe it was the same house.
Additions and whole-house projects are where one accountable team matters most, because structure, permits, mechanicals and finishes all have to fit together. Sweeney took NARI Contractor of the Year for additions over $250,000 in 2005, 2006 and 2019, and for an entire house in 2017.
Condo work means tight galley or peninsula layouts and careful crews in shared buildings. Sweeney has remodeled complete Madison condos, and the president of the Marina Condo Owners Association wrote that the crew protected both his unit and the common areas while keeping residents informed.
Plumbers, electricians and HVAC partners walk your home with the designers before pricing is final. Most have worked with Sweeney for 25+ years and must be licensed, insured and on time.
A Comparative Remodeling Analysis breaks your budget into line items using Sweeney's own past project costs. One client wrote that the price looked higher at first but already covered the unexpected details.
Tim Sweeney and Rich Deegan are NARI Certified Remodelers, Rich is also a Certified Remodeling Project Manager, and three more team members hold the Certified Lead Carpenter credential.
Every remodel carries a one-year workmanship warranty covering labor, materials and subcontractor work, and Sweeney transfers manufacturer warranties on products and equipment to you when the job is done.
Tim Sweeney, CR, is President and Project Developer of Sweeney Design Remodel, a Madison company that began in 1954 as a people-centered business. Linda Sweeney is Vice President and Design Consultant.
NARI of Madison gave Tim its Image Award in 2006 and again in 2013. The team today includes project developers, an interior designer, a field production manager, an estimator, lead carpenters, carpenters, a painter and an apprentice.
Each winner of the in-house Metronome Award passes it on to the colleague who best measures, manages and leads. The firm also coaches high school students at Madison trades career days.
Tim SweeneyPresident and Project Developer
“Each winner of the in-house Metronome Award passes it on to the colleague who best measures, manages and leads.”
A 30-minute call covers your needs, budget and timeline. If it fits, a project developer visits to study your space, existing conditions and scope.
You sign a design agreement and receive a Comparative Remodeling Analysis, a realistic line-by-line budget based on Sweeney's historical project data.
Designers measure, photograph and draw your plans and guide your selections. Then subcontractors and vendors walk your home to head off surprises.
Estimators turn drawings and selections into a contract. Sweeney pulls permits, orders materials, builds the schedule and introduces your lead carpenter.
Your project coordinator and lead carpenter run the job with the trades, and the finished work is backed by the one-year workmanship warranty.
They did a spectacular job on my kitchen. I can't say enough about their professionalism.
Sweeney Design did a wonderful job on our home. We were nervous about remodeling because of a previous bad experience with a different builder.
We have used Sweeney multiple times for design/build. They initially appear to be more expensive but their price includes all the unexpected details. If your project is too big for them they will let you know and recommend others. Highly recommend!
Usually not. Most families stay home, but expect noise, dust and short shutoffs of water, power or gas during demolition and rough-in. Some set up a temporary kitchen with a microwave and small appliances, while others book short-term housing. Your design-build team helps you decide based on scope, utility interruptions and your household schedule.
It starts with a 30-minute phone call about your needs, what is not working in your space, your budget and your hoped-for timeline. If that conversation lines up, Sweeney schedules a visit to your home to look at existing conditions and scope before any design agreement is signed.
If materials or construction show defects under normal use in the first year after completion, Sweeney repairs or replaces them at no cost to you. The warranty covers labor, materials and workmanship by its subcontractors, and manufacturer warranties on materials and equipment are transferred to you as the manufacturer allows.
Plumbers, electricians and HVAC partners walk your home with the design team before the contract is priced. They flag issues and suggest options while changes still cost nothing but a redraw, which helps prevent surprises, delays and budget overruns later. Most of these partners have worked with Sweeney for more than 25 years.
Sweeney handles kitchens, baths, basements, additions and whole homes, and it has also taken on smaller fixes such as railings, windows and repairs for past clients. One homeowner noted that when a project is too big for the team, Sweeney says so and recommends someone else. A phone consult at (608) 257-3034 settles it quickly.
Call (608) 257-3034 for a 30-minute phone consult about your kitchen, bath, basement or addition, or send the project form and the Sweeney team will follow up.
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