Sky Pro Remodeling serves Redmond and the wider Eastside with kitchen, bathroom, addition and whole-home renovation work. Redmond homes run from 1960s split-levels to 1990s tract two-stories to newer plateau subdivisions, and each era fails differently, so we plan around what is behind your walls and what the permitting jurisdiction expects.
Redmond is not one housing market but several: 1960s ranchers and split-levels near the older core and on Education Hill, two-story tract homes from the 1980s and 1990s built as the technology sector expanded east of Lake Washington, master-planned plateau neighbourhoods from the 2000s, and recent townhomes around downtown and Overlake.
So we start with the house, not the catalogue. Before discussing tile or slab edges we want to know how the floor system is framed, where the bearing lines run and what the electrical service can carry, because that decides whether removing a wall is a two-day job or a beam-and-post job.
We offer full-scope remodeling here: kitchens, bathrooms, whole-floor renovations, additions, lower-level finishing, flooring, siding, roofing and decks. We look carefully, put the scope in writing, design to real conditions and Washington code, then build it to survive thirty wet winters.
The older ranchers and split-levels share a short list of issues: compartmentalised plans with the kitchen closed off, original single-pane or early aluminium windows, thin attic insulation, undersized electrical panels and bathrooms with no real exhaust ventilation. Treat split-levels carefully before removing walls, because half-level framing often carries more than it appears to.
The 1980s and 1990s two-stories are different: a formal living and dining room nobody uses, a narrow kitchen walled off from the family room, and a primary bath built around an unused garden tub, so most of the value comes from reallocating space rather than adding it. Newer plateau homes and downtown townhomes are generally sound and well insulated, and many carry HOA rules on exterior changes.
These are the services we provide for Redmond homeowners, with notes on how each plays out in homes of this vintage and climate.
Kitchens from the 1980s and 1990s were built as closed-off work rooms. The biggest gains come from shortening a wall and rebuilding around a working island, and we handle cabinetry, counters, tile and framing.
Bathrooms here live or die on waterproofing and ventilation. Showers go over a properly detailed membrane with fans sized to clear moisture, and converting an unused garden tub into a large low-curb tiled shower is common.
Handling several rooms as one project avoids paying twice to open the same walls and refinish the same floors. This suits a dated rancher where kitchen, baths, flooring and electrical all need work.
Adding square footage means setbacks, lot coverage, impervious limits and possible critical area buffers, all set by your jurisdiction. Where an addition is impractical, converting a bonus room often yields the same space.
Split-level and daylight-basement homes often have lower levels worth reclaiming, but the work starts with drainage, grading and any history of water intrusion. Finished space also carries ceiling height, egress and alarm requirements.
Wet boots and a long grey rainy season are hard on floors, so engineered wood and quality rigid-core usually outperform solid hardwood on main levels. We check subfloor flatness and moisture before installing.
Western Washington rain finds every unflashed penetration eventually. Exterior work is really water management: weather barrier, flashing at windows and decks, and roof detailing built for sustained wet and heavy moss.
Decks here need proper ledger flashing, corrosion-resistant hardware and materials chosen for constant damp and shade. Covered structures and lighting extend a short outdoor season.
Tell us what is not working in your home and we will walk the space and put a clear scope in front of you. Call (206) 825-2773.
The gallery below shows examples of our completed remodeling work across kitchens, bathrooms and whole-home renovations. These are not represented as projects located in Redmond.
This project covers a full gut and rebuild of multiple bathrooms finished in a clean modern palette of large-format stone-look porcelain, solid-surface vanities and brushed gold fixtures. Work includes a fully waterproofed walk-in shower with a frameless glass enclosure, a built-in tiled bench, a recessed shampoo niche, a herringbone mosaic shower pan and a linear drain set into the tile. A second bath features a floating solid-surface trough vanity with two integrated basins and wall-mounted faucets, plus a freestanding soaking tub set against seamless large-format wall tile with a clerestory window above. Additional scope includes a floating slab-front double vanity with a dark stone countertop, backlit LED mirrors, custom pendant and decorative lighting, a separate water closet, and a fluted floating vanity paired with a monolithic stone pedestal basin. Tile layout, grout joints, glass alignment and plumbing rough-in placement are consistently tight across all four rooms.
This full bathroom remodel replaced the wet area with a frameless glass walk-in shower built with a low-profile entry, an integrated tile bench seat and a recessed shampoo niche trimmed on all four sides. The shower walls combine a rippled three-dimensional white wall tile with large-format stone-look porcelain, and the shower pan is finished in hexagon mosaic set to a center linear-style drain. On the vanity wall the crew set a dark stained wood cabinet with slab drawer fronts and chrome bar pulls, topped with a thick grey veined stone slab and a hammered metal semi-recessed vessel basin served by a tall chrome single-handle faucet. Finish work includes crown molding carried around the ceiling, recessed can lighting, a ceiling exhaust fan, and a backlit LED mirror wired above the sink. Tile layout is tightly aligned, grout joints are consistent, and the glass panel and door are set plumb against the tile with minimal hardware.
These Pacific Northwest realities influence design, materials and detailing on nearly every project here.
Sustained wet weather makes water management the objective: sloped and flashed surfaces, working gutters, and grading that carries roof water away from the foundation, which matters because much of the Puget lowland sits over dense glacial till that drains slowly.
Tightly built homes need mechanical ventilation for shower, cooking and laundry moisture, and undersized fans or ducts terminating in an attic are among the most common causes of mildew and paint failure in older homes here.
From November through March the daylight here is dim, low-angle and overcast, which makes layered lighting with real task light at work surfaces more important to how a room feels in January than the countertop is.
Washington enforces a demanding statewide energy code, so work that opens walls, replaces windows or alters heating can trigger insulation and air-sealing requirements that belong in the scope rather than a mid-project surprise.
The Puget Sound region is seismically active, so removing bearing walls or building additions is engineered accordingly and generally requires engineered drawings, and open walls are a good moment for foundation and shear improvements.
Inside city limits, building permits are issued by the City of Redmond and reviewed against the Washington State Building and Energy Codes and the city’s own municipal requirements. One detail catches people out: a Redmond mailing address does not always mean you are in the city, since parts of Union Hill, Novelty Hill and the surrounding plateau are unincorporated King County, permitted by the county instead.
Generally, cosmetic work such as painting, like-for-like cabinet replacement and flooring needs no permit, while structural changes, additions, new or relocated plumbing and electrical, resized windows, converting unfinished space to living space, and re-roofing or siding often do. Redmond also has sensitive areas near the Sammamish River and Bear Creek and wellhead protection tied to its drinking water, so some parcels need extra review.
Permit requirements and review procedures vary by property and change over time, so the requirements for your project must be confirmed directly with the City of Redmond permitting department, or with King County if your parcel lies outside city limits, before any work begins.
A clear sequence keeps decisions ahead of the crew and prevents the mid-project stalls that make remodels painful.
We visit the home and examine what governs the project: framing, mechanical routing, electrical capacity, moisture history and access.
We develop the layout with you, resolving structural questions, fixtures and code-driven items before money goes to materials.
You receive an itemised written scope covering inclusions, allowances and change orders. Anything not on it is not in the price.
Where required, we submit permit documentation while you finalise finishes and we place long-lead cabinetry and window orders.
Work proceeds in sequence with dust containment and inspections at the required stages, and hidden conditions are approved before we continue.
We walk the finished work with you, complete a punch list, then hand over sign-off and warranty documentation.
Cost is driven by scope and existing conditions far more than by square footage, so here is what moves the number.
Replacing cabinets and finishes in the existing footprint is a different project from removing a bearing wall, which brings in engineering, beams, posts and sometimes foundation work.
Relocating a sink, adding a shower valve or rerouting ducts multiplies labour and trade coordination, so keeping wet walls where they are protects the budget.
Stock, semi-custom and full custom cabinetry, and a simple slab versus a mitred waterfall edge, produce very different totals for similar-looking rooms.
Older Redmond homes are likelier to reveal undersized electrical service, out-of-level framing, failed subfloor or past water damage once finishes come off.
Permits, structural calculations, energy code documentation and sensitive-area review carry real cost, still far smaller than unpermitted work surfacing at resale.
Narrow lots, long carries, tight townhome access and limited staging space affect labour hours, and staying in the home influences phasing.
Meaningful pricing requires an on-site inspection of the actual conditions followed by a written estimate; any number quoted before someone has seen the space is a guess.
No guesses over the phone. We inspect the real conditions and give you an itemised written estimate you can hold us to. Reach us at (206) 825-2773.
What we bring comes down to local building knowledge and a documented process.
Waterproofing, flashing, drainage, ventilation and materials are chosen for sustained wet weather and low winter light, not a national standard.
We know how ranchers, split-levels and 1990s tract two-stories here are framed and where their layouts fall short, which shortens diagnosis.
Design, structure, trades, materials and scheduling are coordinated by us: one accountable contact, not several contractors to chase.
A written scope states what is included, what is allowance-based and how changes are priced, and it settles questions when they arise.
Where review is required, we prepare drawings intended to satisfy the reviewing jurisdiction and coordinate inspections at the required stages.
You hear what is happening this week, what decisions are due next, and immediately if something unexpected appears behind a wall.
Watch a walkthrough of finished remodeling work for a clearer sense of layout, detailing and finish quality than photographs convey.
On-site footage from a completed bathroom remodel showing tile, fixtures and finished detail.
On-site footage from a completed bathroom remodel showing tile, fixtures and finished detail.
It depends on scope. Like-for-like cabinets, counters and flooring are usually cosmetic, but moving plumbing, adding circuits, altering framing or resizing a window opening typically needs a permit. Confirm with the City of Redmond, or King County if you are outside city limits.
Worth checking before you design anything. Union Hill, Novelty Hill and parts of the plateau carry Redmond mailing addresses while sitting in unincorporated King County, where the county handles permitting under different standards.
Usually yes, depending on whether the wall is bearing and what runs inside it. In many 1980s and 1990s two-stories that wall carries floor load and contains vents or ducts, making removal an engineered beam-and-post job.
Because a long wet season plus tightly built homes leaves indoor moisture nowhere to go without mechanical help. Undersized fans and ducts terminating in the attic are common here and produce mildew and peeling paint.
Scope, permitting and material lead times matter more than crew speed. A single bathroom in the existing footprint is comparatively short; a kitchen with structural change runs longer, and permitted work adds review time.
If walls or the attic are already open, it is the cheapest chance you will get. The energy code may require improvements when you open assemblies or replace windows anyway, and air-sealing improves winter comfort.
Often yes for a single bathroom or work confined to one area, provided you have alternative facilities and can tolerate dust and noise. Whole-home and full kitchen renovations are harder to live through.
Ask for a written scope stating exactly what is included and excluded, how allowances work and how change orders are approved. Also ask who handles permitting and how hidden conditions get priced. Washington contractors carry state registration, bonding and insurance verifiable through Labor and Industries.
Practical guidance for renovating older Eastside houses, including the hidden conditions that commonly surface once finishes come off.
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How to choose finishes, flooring and exterior materials that stand up to the sustained damp of a Pacific Northwest climate.
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Why insulation, air-sealing and window decisions made during a remodel have an outsized effect on comfort through a grey Washington winter.
Learn moreRedmond sits at the centre of our Eastside service area, a short drive from Bellevue, Kirkland, Sammamish, Woodinville and Bothell. The building conditions described here apply broadly across these communities.
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