If your bathroom is lacking in elegance, character, and especially storage space, this might be the perfect option for you. As I recently posted in a blog, my perfect bathroom includes a Bellagio Vanity.

It can be built according to your needs… one sink or two, innovative storage, custom made countertops, and more. All you need is 4 inches of space behind the vanity to ensure you get all of the great qualities of a custom vanity.

If you’re renovating your home or building a new home, the only specifications of building this luxurious vanity is having an extra 4 inches of space behind the vanity. You get an extra 4 inches of space above your sink that runs the length of the entire vanity.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan. We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions. We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans. We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work. We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.

There are so many aspects of a bathroom that entice me and even though I’m not going to share them all, here are the most important- to me.

SHOWER:

I would like a big, luxurious glass shower with a lot of shower heads including rain heads and body sprayers. I love the brushed nickel finishes and I think it adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to a bathroom. I also think it looks a little more comfortable than all solid stainless.

VANITY:

I love the Bellagio Vanity (the next blog) so stay tuned! I would love a light marble top with a darker wood cabinet underneath. I could use one sink or two but the extra storage with the Bellagio Vanity would save from having to have more storage space in the bathroom.

BATHTUB:

I would love a soaking tub that looks modern yet has some character. I like the old claw foot tubs because they add a sense of elegance yet comfort.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.  

My father used to tell me how luxurious of a kitchen I had growing up in the 60s. His reference point was a farmhouse which originally used a wood stove to cook.  Now as I look at the kitchens we are designing, they are a huge departure from that wonderful 60s kitchens. How can you take the look and feel of a 60s kitchen yet modernize it for today?

The kitchen used to fulfill the utility function of being a place to prepare and eat meals.  Today it has become one of the primary gathering and living spaces in a home. When we design a kitchen we look at all of these functions.  The kitchen is also a high energy consuming area, with multiple types of lights, appliances, and often computers and televisions which impacts the electrical plans for a kitchen. Many people wonder how they can make their kitchen a green kitchen but they do not know where to start. ‘Going green’ is a catch phrase that is often used today on home renovation television shows. The question is… where do I begin?

There are many materials and appliances that can replace existing high energy utilities. Another obstacle people run into is the look of green materials. Some green materials are not very attractive, in fact, many of them tend to be ugly, but there are a lot more choices now than ever before on how to beautify your kitchen with green choices. You do not have to sacrifice the look of your kitchen for the condition of the earth.

With our help your kitchen will save water, energy, and most important to you… money. You can keep your kitchen cleaner while reducing the number of chemicals used on a daily basis. Many popular green resources are things like bamboo, recycled products, and regional materials and appliances that conserve water and energy.

For the people who are looking to ‘green up’ their homes without starting from scratch, there are a lot of great ideas for each aspect of the kitchen. Whether you are thinking about changing a few aspects or the whole kitchen, the following are great ideas for those people who want to be a little more earth-friendly while still providing the functionality, durability, and beauty of a professional kitchen.

CABINETRY                                                                                                                                  

When deciding on a green cabinet there is no need to sacrifice quality or functionality. There are long lasting cabinets made from recycled materials and don’t look unattractive. They also do not contain chemicals that could pollute the air in your kitchen, they are LEED certified, and you will not be disappointed once they are installed.          
APPLIANCES  &  FIXTURES                                                                                                       

For green lighting there is always the decision of getting fluorescent light bulbs which last much longer than normal incandescent light bulbs and use less energy adding another green aspect to your kitchen. As a home owner, you can always choose to get smaller appliances that will fit your lifestyle for the energy savings.

FLOORING 

Rather than just having a hardwood floor, try bamboo, cork, porcelain, stone, glass, or concrete flooring- all of which are great flooring choices when considering environmental impact.

COUNTERTOPS                                                                                                                                        

Countertops have been made out of recycled material and aren’t always bland colors. You can get a wide variety of vibrant, bright colors, and still be green. Materials that you could use are things like bamboo, concrete, recycled glass, or quartz.

LIGHTING                                                                                                                          

To save even more energy on lighting, you could put in a large number of windows to receive the most possible natural light. Also, the placement of lighting is pertinent in effectively saving money. Based on the floor plan of your kitchen, use lighting that serves multiple purposes. Also, the type of bulb you decide to use might cost more in the beginning but will save you money in the long run.

BACKSPLASH                                                                                                                                           

Porcelain, stone, glass, concrete, and metal are all green materials used in making backsplashes. You can also find tiles made from recycled materials such as metal and stone to accent the backsplash and make it a focal point of the kitchen.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.  

The market offers deals you couldn’t have imagined possible a few years ago.  It’s an opportunity for those in a position to buy, to take advantage of it, particularly in the immediate areas: Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, and Franklin areas.

Just about anyone knows about a bargain or one that will soon be available. We do plenty of home renovation work, so we keep a close watch on the market.

We always have and still spend a lot of time evaluating renovation candidates with clients.  We actually talk about homes in terms of “candidates for renovation”.  Some homes are good candidates, some are okay, and some are very problematic.  By problematic we are not necessarily talking about issues relating to the physical structure or the condition of the home.  We are referring to the cost of making a home suitable for a client without making compromises and without excessive costs. We are always looking for the “smart renovation” for our clients.

No one wants to buy a house and realize that it is going to be harder and more costly than originally thought to transform the home into what was envisioned.  You should never be in the position if you do the upfront due diligence. A home is a smart renovation when it meets your needs AND the changes be renovated affordably.  Unless you do the upfront work correctly, you may end up with a house that isn’t what you planned and can’t be without breaking the bank.

Borrow from our experience. Here are some things to consider and before you sign a purchase agreement:

The Obvious Pre-Purchase Renovation Checklist

Your Realtor and other advisors- be them architects, builders, or inspectors can always help you get through an important list of items that will help you get to the first step of qualifying a house as a good renovation candidate.  They will help you verify a list of these items and more: 

1. Condition – Does the house pass the basic home inspection criteria – is it structurally sound and in good condition.
2. Does the subdivision have any restrictions to consider.  For example until just recently the Westchester Village subdivisions didn’t allow second stories; in Bloomfield Village all exterior renovations have to be approved by the association Board of Trustees, etc. 
3. Make sure you know what the setback limitations are and whether or not they will limit what you may be planning. 
4. Find out if there are “lot coverage” restrictions which might limit the size of an addition.  Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Village and Birmingham all have them as do most other areas.
5. Make sure there are no issues in the home inspection which would make a renovation more expensive.

So we don’t throw too much at you at one time, we will continue discussing the “good” renovation candidate and the “not-so-good” renovation candidate in later blogs.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas

A couple days ago we talked about renovations in terms of selecting a home to renovate. 

Now let’s get down to brass tacks. As home designers and experienced builders and renovators, we think of renovations as two types – “smart renovation” candidates and “poor renovation” candidates. 

A smart renovation candidate is one which minimizes the structural work on the existing house and allows you to easily add rooms with relative ease. 

A poor renovation candidate is one which requires a great deal of interior restructuring to meet your needs. 

Making a determination is a matter of having a solid tentative plan before you buy a home and hiring a company that has completed renovation work to give you a reliable and rough estimate of the cost. This sounds tough, but it isn’t really hard to get this information- it’s vital.

We see renovations much differently than most people do.  We see a very unattractive house from the outside and understand what can be done to make it attractive.  Often you’d be surprised.  Take a look at these before and after photos of exteriors.  Each one was done in a way that added substantial economic value to the home.  Each one created a home which the owner was happy to come home to and very pleased to have friends visit. 

Each of these was classified from aesthetic and value as smart exterior renovations:

Exterior renovations are pretty simple.  We rarely find a house in which we cannot create a much more attractive house design. 

What about interiors?

More than exteriors, interiors can make a house a poor renovation candidate.  It is a matter of understanding what you want to create in terms of living areas. 

We’ll ask you many questions about your proposed renovation of an interior before you give you an opinion as to whether a house is a smart or dumb renovation candidate.  Here are a few of those questions.

1. What rooms do you need?
2. How large do you want each room to be?
3. What rooms exist now that you don’t need?
4. What rooms are missing?
5. Do you need an informal family dining area – for example, a morning room.
6. Should the house plan include more bedrooms?
7. Should the renovated house plan include more baths, second floor laundry?
8. What is you approximate budget?
9. Do you have an idea of the finishes?

Hopefully this gives you a better understanding of a “smart renovation” candidate and a “dumb renovation” candidate. There is a lot that goes into a renovation and although it seems as if anything can be renovated, there is a lot more that goes into the renovation process. Home renovations give you as the home owner a house that suits your needs and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

The process of deciding if your house is a “smart renovation” candidate is a phone call away, so before you decide that you want to renovate your house, preparation work is crucial.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.  

If your home is new, the wiring in your home met the local code requirements and safety standards for normal usage of electric appliances, furnace, and other electrical items normally found in a home. Small appliances that require some personal attendance for proper operation, such as a microwave, may be plugged into any electrical receptacle without the fear of causing the circuit to overload. An electrical receptacle is a simple outlet. Be aware though, buy plugging in large appliances or many smaller appliances on the same circuit could cause the circuit to overload. In the case that a circuit breaker overloads, frequently and you are not the cause, and you need to seek the help of a licensed electrical contractor and learn whether additional wiring is needed.

Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters:

Thankfully, your house comes pre-installed with ground-fault circuit interrupters, or GFCIs. All of the receptacles in your kitchen and bathrooms are equipped with GFCIs. The most common place where these safety devices are installed is where small appliances, such as hair dryers, are near an open source of water. Instead of becoming electrocuted by a faulty appliance, or if the appliance is submersed in water, energy is cut within a fraction of a second and the danger is avoided. Be sure to test your GFCI by pressing the “TEST” button monthly.

Moisture and How It Can Be Avoided:

Moisture + electronics = BAD NEWS. The most common place for moisture and electronics to come in contact with each other is in kitchens and bathrooms. When moisture is present in either room, they pose a threat to electrical appliances and to the room itself.  A small amount of moisture is fine, but continuous exposure to it will cause problems.  If the moisture condensates in appliances, fire risk and faulty operation are soon to follow. If the room is exposed to too much moisture, it could start affecting the paint and woodwork. A simple way to avoid this is to turn on the fan that is located above the cooking space. The same applies for bathrooms. Before taking a shower, be sure to turn on the fan to get rid of the present moisture and the moisture from the shower. By doing this, you will both be saving your electrical appliances and your home.

Power Failures:

In the case of a complete power failure, first determine if your neighbors have power. If they do not, notify the power company. If it is only your house, check the master switch and circuit breakers. Identify the extent of the outage and then check all fuses with a flashlight in hand as it may be dark. After that, check all circuit breakers. Some circuit breakers might have tripped but not moved into the tripped direction. Turn all breakers to the off position, and turn them back on one by one. Make sure to check your main breaker switch or fuse, which might be in a different location. Long, skinny, round fuses or blade-type fuses might have a small hole in the center front face, which is a signal that they have blown. If one circuit breaker continues to fail, check to see if you have overloaded the circuit. If not, call an electrician. Failure to fix a short circuit could result in a fire.

Protecting Your Home Appliances against Power Failures:

Surges and power failures claim many electronics in the rush of returning power. Here’s how to protect your home from unpredictable and unannounced power surges. The best way to protect your home is to purchase a surge protection block. This looks like a power strip, but it is bulkier and has the ability to absorb the energy that a surge produces when power returns. For added protection, if the power has been out for some time, go ahead and unplug your surge protector form the outlet. This ensures that none of the appliances connected to the surge protector are affected in case the protector is faulty.  Do not unplug unless the power has been out for at least 10 minutes, or else you risk becoming electrocuted.  

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas

            As the weather and humidity changes, it is not unusual for doors to stick or not fully close. Wooden doors tend to swell as the humidity increases. The door frame changes shape and size as a result of this humidity. However, your sticking door may be as simple as a loose screw.

            A wooden door that that sticks or won’t close is usually fairly easy to fix. Other types of doors can also be fixed, but there are fewer options when it comes to modifying the size or shape of the door itself.

            The first and easiest thing to check is that all the hinge screws are tight. If the door is sagging, prop it up first with a magazine or book before tightening the screws. If the wood won’t hold the screws tightly, you can drill it out and insert a dowel or for a quick fix, fill it with toothpicks and break them off flush with the surface. Check that the door latch and door knobs are secure too.       

Plane the door

The most common solution for a sticking door is to plane the edge that rubs against the jamb. Planing the edge simply means that you are using a power hand planer with an adjustable blade to eat away a small amount of the edge to reshape the door by making it slightly smaller.  The door needs to be taken off the hinges to plane it properly.  When the door is removed, check both the top and bottom edges to ensure they are finished. If not, paint or varnish them.  This will limit shrinking or swelling. 

Adjust the door jamb

Another way to prevent rubbing is to adjust the door jamb slightly. This is done by drawing it in using a long screw through the latch side of the door jamb (rather than the hinge side). Pre-drill a 3mm hole to create a recess for a screw head with a countersink bit. Then drive in a 75mm x 8g screw and tighten.

Soap or candle wax

Another quick and easy solution is to use a bar of soap or candle wax.  Locate the area of the door where the door is sticking and rub the bar of soap in the edge of the door in that location.  This may help lubricate the swollen area allowing it to move more freely until the humidity drops back down.

Leaking Doors

            An unsealed entryway can allow outside air to enter your home, leading to uncomfortable drafts. These air leaks also reduce your home’s energy efficiency and can lead to increased heating and cooling bills. Air leaks around door jambs can often be attributed to poor installation, insufficient weather-stripping, or lack of insulation. Fortunately, these problems are easy to fix. Most DIY homeowners can reduce or eliminate these air leaks in just a few hours using simple tools and techniques.

The first step is to inspect the weather-stripping around the inside perimeter of the frame. Even if you have weather stripping, it may not be doing its job, because it wears out.  Old weather stripping should be periodically replaced. If you press on existing rubber or foam weather stripping and it doesn’t bounce back, or you can see dents or tears in the material, it should be replaced.

A simple way to determine if your exterior door needs weather stripping is to check for daylight coming in around the door. Next take the knob and rattle the door. If it rattles or you can see daylight, air is leaking around your door. Air may also be leaking around the door frame which can be checked with a candle flame or the smoke from a stick of incense. Slowly move the incense along the inside and outside edges of the molding and watch for changes in the movement of the smoke.

            Weather stripping should be installed along the sides and top of the door and a door sweep or similar device should be installed on the bottom of the door. Weather stripping is available in rubber, foam, plastic, and metal. Self-adhesive, staple, and nail-on are the most common installation types. It is available in a large variety of shapes and sizes also. Choose the shape and size based upon the manufacturers recommendations for your particular installation.

            For air leaks that occur around the door frame, they can be sealed by caulking around the door frame molding. However, the air that gets to the molding may find other ways into your house, so it is best to address the leak at its source.

            Examine your door frame from both sides of the opening. It is most likely covered by some form of trim or molding. To repair air leaks around the jambs, you’ll need to remove this trim from one side of the door.  Use a utility knife to cut away caulk or paint from between the jambs and wall. You’ll only need to do this on the side where the casing will be removed (either indoor or outdoor).

            Pry away the trim using a pry bar or hammer. Work very carefully so the trim isn’t damaged and can be re-installed later. Start at the bottom of the jambs and pry the trim away just a small amount at a time, working your way up the frame. Once the trim is removed, use your hammer to remove all nails.

            Check for insulation in the gap between the jambs and wall framing. If the existing insulation is wet or dirty, remove it and replace it. Fill the space with fiberglass batt insulation or spray foam insulation. The gaps should be filled as much as possible, but not overstuffed, as compressed insulation tends to lose its effectiveness.  If spray foam is used, it expands once it has been dispensed from the canister.  Apply in the wall void and let dry.  Once it has cured, the excess foam which oozes out from the cavity can be cut smooth to the wall using a utility knife.

            Reinstall the casing around your door. Hammer it in place using small finish nails. Recess the nail heads just below the finished trim surface using a nail punch and hammer.  Once the nail head has been set, fill the void with wood filler.

            Caulk around the perimeter of the frame where it meets the wall. Use a clear silicone caulk, or one that matches the wall color. Check both sides of the opening and add caulk as needed to help seal the entrance.

            A substantial amount of air can leak around an exterior door. By using simple to install weather stripping and caulks on exterior doors, you will reduce your energy bill and make your home more comfortable.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.

Feel free to contact me with any questions: www.laurenm@hunterrobertshomes.com. or Laurenm@wellingtonchasehomes.com. If you have a topic that you would like to know more about, please contact me and I will find time to fit it into the blogging schedule.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes design home plans, renovation plan.  We build traditional, modern and contemporary new homes; do renovations, remodeling and home additions.  We do the architecture including interior design details as well as new home plans.  We manage all phases of the new home construction and renovation work.  We build throughout Oakland County including Birmingham, Berkley, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy. Our work can be found in neighborhoods such Quarton Lake, Poppleton Park, Midvale, Holy Name, central Birmingham and other fine areas.  

A morning room is an English term we picked up and started using to describe a casual family dining room which we including in most every home we design and build.  A typical size would 12 feet by 12 feet.  It is connected to the kitchen and sometimes also to the family or gathering room.  The best rooms have plenty of windows, usually on three sizes and they project from the side of the house.  The morning room becomes a comfortable place for a family to have meals without the formality of the dining room.  It also becomes a place to gather for any number of family activities

How to Design a Morning

We take the design of a morning room very seriously so we get the desired result; a comfortable casual room for the family to eat with plenty of light throughout the day.  Here are the things we think about when we design a morning room.  By the way this applies to the design whether it is a new home we are design or a renovation.  In either case the room should feel like part of the original plan and not a second thought!

Where it should be?

The position of the morning room is very important. The ideal location is the south end of a home with eastern and western exposures.  This gives you the most constant natural light throughout the day.  The first light of the day will shine through the east facing windows in the morning. Throughout the day southern light will brighten the room and finally western light will float through your west facing window until sunset.

How it large it should be?

Morning rooms should be large enough to hold your family comfortably at a table for meals and not much larger.  We try to get them to be cozy rather than imposing.  As we mentioned earlier a common size is 12×12 ft but we have made them as small as 8ft x 8 ft and as large as 14ft x 18ft. 

How many windows?

  The answer to this question is there are never too many windows in a morning room for our liking.  One thought is to bring the outdoors into this room; to make you feel like you are surrounded by the outdoors.  Having wall space inhibits that.  So we try to design large picture type and operating windows into the design.  If the room is adjacent to a patio then a set of French doors is also a great addition.

How should it relate to the other rooms of the house?

Morning rooms are most frequently located immediately adjacent or as an extension of the kitchen.  We also locate them in a position which provides access to both the kitchen and family room as the floor plans here show.

How to finish the morning room.

Finishing the room from an architectural point of view is truly a matter of preference.  Since it has a large number of windows the window casing, window sills and other trim are important.  A crown detail is important.  We have done morning room ceilings, for example, in bead board, with beams and even coffered.  The idea is likely to move toward casual and comfortable.

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase have found that a morning room is a wonderful inclusion in a home.  Our clients’ love them and never regret making them part of their home. 

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes are related design/build businesses doing new residential design build and renovation design build in Michigan.  We operate primarily in the Oakland County cities, townships and villages of Birmingham, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy 

Ken Peterson – Wellington Chase Homes – Bloomfield Hills, MI

Hunter Roberts Homes and Wellington Chase Homes are related design/build businesses doing new residential design build and renovation design build in Michigan.  We operate primarily in the Oakland County cities, townships and villages of Birmingham, Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Franklin, Sylvan Lake, Beverly Hills, Orchard Lake, Bingham Farms, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Berkley, Ferndale and Troy