Sometimes a house needs more than one project. It needs a complete transformation. Layout changes, new mechanicals, fresh finishes, and a plan that ties every trade together. A whole-home renovation Portsmouth OH project is the biggest thing most homeowners will ever do to a house. We manage it from start to finish as a single coordinated job, not 12 separate subcontractors you have to juggle.
A full renovation costs less than buying new in most cases: especially in Scioto County where move-in-ready inventory is limited. You also keep your neighborhood, your lot, and the address your family already knows. The house changes. The rest stays.
What a Whole-Home Renovation Includes
Every project is different, but most full renovations touch these areas.
- Gut renovation: taking rooms back to the studs for a fresh start
- Complete interior remodel including kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, and paint
- Structural changes: moving or removing walls, opening up floor plans
- Layout reconfiguration for how you actually live today
- Electrical upgrades to modern code with new panel if needed
- Plumbing updates including water lines, drains, and fixtures
- HVAC replacement or redesign for comfort and efficiency
- Window and door replacement throughout
- Exterior refresh: siding, roofing, paint, and landscaping
Some clients want every one of these. Others want most of them. We scope the job based on what the house actually needs and what matters most to you.
Why Renovate Instead of Move
Portsmouth and the surrounding Scioto County market has limited housing inventory. Finding a home that already has the kitchen, bathrooms, and layout you want is hard. Even when you find one, you pay top dollar for it and often still want to change a few things.
Renovating your current home is usually cheaper than buying something comparable. You skip closing costs, real estate commissions, and the stress of moving. You stay in the school district your kids already attend. You keep the yard, the garden, and the garage you have set up the way you want.
The renovation also fits your needs exactly. A builder spec home is built for a hypothetical family. Your renovation is built for your family. Bigger mudroom, home office, main-floor laundry, open kitchen. Whatever you need.
How We Manage It
Whole-home renovations fail when nobody is in charge. Five contractors show up at different times, blame each other for delays, and the client ends up managing a project they never wanted to manage. We handle all of that.
- Single point of contact: one person you call for every question
- We coordinate every trade including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and finish carpentry
- Permits pulled, inspections scheduled, and paperwork handled
- Weekly updates so you always know where the project stands
- Change orders documented in writing before any extra work starts
Timeline runs 2-6 months depending on scope. A cosmetic whole-home renovation can finish in 8-10 weeks. A full gut with structural changes runs 4-6 months. Call (740) 357-9020 to schedule a consultation.
Good Candidates for Whole-Home Renovation
Not every house needs this level of work. But some are perfect candidates.
- Older homes in the Boneyfiddle historic district that need updates without losing character
- Fixer-uppers purchased below market that need real work to reach full value
- Inherited properties where finishes, layout, and systems are all dated
- Rental properties being converted back to owner-occupied homes
- Investment properties being flipped for resale
- Homes damaged by water, fire, or neglect
If you are not sure whether your house is a candidate, we will walk through it with you and give an honest opinion. Sometimes we recommend smaller targeted projects instead.
Areas We Serve
We serve all of Scioto County: Portsmouth, Wheelersburg, New Boston, Sciotoville, West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Minford, South Webster, and everywhere in between.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why HHS Is the Right General Contractor for Whole-Home Work
Every trade in-house. Whole-home renovation is the project type where single-GC coordination matters most. We don’t sub out the kitchen install to one crew, the bath to a different one, and drywall to a third. That’s where projects spiral, schedules slip, and the customer becomes the project manager. Same crew, same project manager, same accountability across every phase of the work.
Local and licensed. Family-owned out of 1010 Coles Ave Road in Portsmouth. Opened 2023. Twelve employees across two divisions (HHS Contracting and HHS Lawn Care). Licensed and insured. Five-star Google rating across 24 reviews. Our crew lives in Scioto County and knows the difference between renovating a Wheelersburg hillside ranch, a New Boston steel-era home, and a Lucasville farmhouse.
Volume across services. We run roughly 1,500 roofing squares and 200 siding squares a year, finish bathrooms and kitchens weekly, and have multiple full whole-home renovations in our portfolio: including our published West Portsmouth whole-home case study showing the project from demo through finish.
What a Whole-Home Renovation Actually Includes
The standard scope on a whole-home renovation runs across every trade. Most projects include:
Kitchen remodel: cabinets, countertops, appliances, lighting, layout changes, often a load-bearing wall removal to open the space.
Bathroom remodels: one to three bathrooms depending on the home. Full demo, waterproofing, tile, fixtures, vanities, lighting.
Flooring throughout: hardwood, LVP, or tile depending on the room. Subfloor prep and transitions.
Drywall, trim, and interior paint: wherever walls were opened for electrical, plumbing, or HVAC. Full repaint to unify the home.
Electrical update: service panel inspection (often a 100A → 200A upgrade in older homes), new outlets to code, USB outlets, lighting throughout.
Plumbing: rough-in for any new fixtures, replacement of cast iron or galvanized lines, full fixture replacement.
HVAC assessment: sometimes replacement, sometimes ductwork modification for opened floor plans.
Exterior items as needed: roof if it’s near end-of-life, siding if it’s matching the new aesthetic, windows, gutters, exterior paint.
Larger projects add home additions (primary suite, family room, garage conversion) and landscape to finish the property.
Service Areas for Whole-Home Renovation
HHS handles whole-home renovations across Scioto County. Most active areas: Wheelersburg, West Portsmouth, New Boston, and Lucasville, and Minford. We also serve Sciotoville, Franklin Furnace, South Webster, and McDermott. Call (740) 357-9020 if you’re not sure whether we cover your area.
Partnership note. If your whole-home scope includes aging-in-place or accessibility work for a qualifying nuclear worker, HHS partners with Nuclear Worker Solutions on EEOICPA-covered home modifications for current and former nuclear workers. See our EEOICPA home modifications page for the full scope.
A whole-home renovation in Portsmouth ranges from $50,000 for cosmetic-only (paint, floors, fixtures) up to $300,000+ for gut-and-rebuild with new kitchen and baths. The middle ground (kitchen, two baths, flooring throughout, paint, lighting) typically lands at $100,000 to $200,000. Call (740) 357-9020 and we’ll walk the property and give you a real number.
Trying to live in the house while it’s happening. Demolition dust gets into everything, contractors need room to work, and decision fatigue sets in around month two. Most Portsmouth owners save money and stress by staying with family or renting short-term for the heavy phase. The second mistake is changing scope mid-project. Every change order doubles the cost and triples the timeline.
Sub-phases yes: paint, flooring, minor finishes. The whole project no, unless you’re a licensed contractor with time off work for six months. The structural, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC trades all have to coordinate, and that coordination is most of what a GC actually does. Call (740) 357-9020 if you want a sanity check on a partial-DIY plan.
A cosmetic-only refresh runs six to ten weeks. A standard whole-home with new kitchen and bath runs four to six months. A full gut-and-rebuild runs six to nine months. Most of the variance comes from cabinet and tile lead times, plus permits: Scioto County usually issues residential permits in two to three weeks. See hooverhousingsolutions.com for recent projects.
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Related Guides
Learn more in our renovation permits in Portsmouth, how to choose a general contractor, a West Portsmouth renovation case study. Call (740) 357-9020 for a free estimate.