What belongs here
Whole-home/main-level work coordinates several connected spaces. It may include opening changes, kitchen/living relationships, flooring/finish continuity, built-ins, lighting, and multi-trade work. Ground-up homes remain outside Rafter & Kiln scope.
Sequence becomes part of design
What stays accessible? Which rooms are emptied first? Can the household remain in the home? When do flooring transitions happen? Which openings or systems have to be resolved before finishes? The construction plan should answer those questions before they become daily improvisation.
Occupied-home reality
Living through a major renovation may be possible in some scopes, but it is not automatically comfortable or practical. Dust control, temporary circulation, work hours, utility interruptions, pets, children, kitchen access, and protected areas all belong in the preconstruction conversation.
Planning context: from about $150,000
The fictional starting context for connected whole-home/main-level work is roughly $150,000+. Structural changes, number of rooms, systems, cabinetry, finish level, temporary conditions, and concealed existing conditions can move the total substantially.
Bellevue / reset the relationships
The fictional Bellevue Main-Level Reset begins with piecemeal prior updates and poor flow. The project aligns openings, kitchen planning, flooring transitions, built-ins, and lighting into one sequence so the spaces stop arguing with one another.