What We Build
Bespoke Remodels, Executed With Architectural Discipline
Kitchens, baths, and whole-home renovations from Pacific Heights to St. Helena — delivered with precision, communication, and zero shortcuts.
The Mavericks Approach
A remodel is surgery on a home you still live in. Precision is the whole job.
Bespoke remodeling isn't demolition and drywall. It's structural intelligence applied to a finished, occupied home — protecting the spaces you keep while reshaping the ones you don't. Robin Nielsen approaches every remodel like an architect and runs it like a general who respects your timeline, your privacy, and your standards.
Thirty years across San Francisco, Marin, and the Napa Valley have taught one discipline above all: plan exhaustively, communicate constantly, and never improvise on someone's home. The result is a build that stays clean, on schedule, and accountable from first walkthrough to final punch list.
Section 01 — What We Remodel
From a single signature room to the entire envelope.
Gourmet Kitchens
Chef-grade kitchens engineered around how you cook and entertain — custom cabinetry, stone, integrated appliances, and lighting detailed to the millimeter.
Spa Bathrooms
Primary suites and guest baths reimagined as private retreats — wet rooms, heated floors, custom vanities, and waterproofing done to last decades.
Whole-Home Renovations
Top-to-bottom transformations that rework flow, light, and structure while honoring the architecture and bones of the original home.
Additions & Expansions
Second stories, primary-suite additions, and footprint expansions tied seamlessly into the existing structure — no afterthought seams.
Outdoor Living & Decks
Decks, terraces, and outdoor kitchens that extend the home into the landscape. Recognized with the Silver Award for Best Deck Builder.
Period & Historic Homes
Victorians, Edwardians, and estate homes updated for modern life with a restraint that preserves the character that makes them irreplaceable.
Section 02 — The Process
Five disciplined stages. No surprises.
Discovery & Design Partnership
We start with how you live. Robin works alongside you and your architect or designer to align scope, intent, and detail before a single wall is touched.
Transparent Budgeting
Line-item clarity from day one. You see where every dollar goes, what drives cost, and where there's room to choose — no opaque allowances or moving targets.
Permitting Expertise
Three decades of working with Bay Area and Napa jurisdictions means permits, historic review, and inspections are handled by someone who knows the path through.
Disciplined Build
Clean sites, protected finishes, controlled dust, and a single accountable point of contact. The home you live in stays livable while we work.
White-Glove Finish
A rigorous punch list, a final walkthrough on your terms, and a finished space that meets the standard that earned us a Gold Award for Best Home Builder.
Section 03 — Upgrade While You Renovate
Open walls are an opportunity. Use them.
A remodel is the one moment your home's structure is exposed and accessible. It's the most cost-effective time to build in performance and resilience you'd never add otherwise.
- High-performance green building — insulation, air sealing, efficient systems, and healthier materials integrated while the walls are open. Explore our green building & LEED work.
- Fire-resistant hardening — ignition-resistant assemblies, ember-resistant detailing, and Class A upgrades for homes in the Bay Area and Napa fire zones. See our fire-resistant construction.
- Future-proofing — wiring, plumbing, and structural upgrades that are far cheaper now than as a standalone project later.
- One coordinated team — green, fire, and remodel specified together by one builder, so no upgrade undermines another.
Section 04 — The Standard
Gold Award winner for Best Home Builder in Napa Valley. We bring that standard to every remodel, whether it's one room or the whole house.
Builder of the USGBC LEED for Homes demonstration home, with Silver Awards for Best Deck Builder and Best Commercial Builder. Thirty-plus years of work that holds up — and stands out.
Schedule a Free Consultation
Bring Robin your kitchen, your bath, or your whole home. She'll walk the space with you and map out exactly what's possible.