Concept site Studwell Builders is a fictional remodeling contractor, designed and built by Patrick Bushe to show what I make for remodeling contractors. Fictional, by Patrick Bushe

Kitchens Baths ADUs Additions

Built square. Built on schedule.

Studwell remodels kitchens and bathrooms and builds ADUs and additions across Los Angeles, for one fixed price, with a schedule you can actually read.

Fixed
price, in writing
Fridays
schedule + photos
2 years
workmanship warranty
New wall studs standing against a blue sky

What will it cost?

Three taps for a rough range. The real number comes after a free walk-through, and then it doesn’t move.

Project
Size
Finish level
Rough range Sample
$80k–$120k
Build time
8–12 weeks

Sample numbers for a fictional builder. A real bid comes after a free walk-through. Add extras and see the breakdown

You’ll always know what week it is.

Every client gets a schedule like this on day one. It’s updated every Friday afternoon, with photos of what got done.

Highland Park kitchen
Sample schedule · week 7 of 11
  1. Design + 3D
    Week 1 to week 2
  2. Permits
    Week 2 to week 4
  3. Demo
    Week 5
  4. Rough plumbing + electrical
    Week 6
  5. Rough inspection
    Week 7
  6. Drywall + paint
    Week 7
  7. Cabinets
    Week 8
  8. Counters + backsplash
    Week 9
  9. Fixtures + appliances
    Week 10
  10. Final inspection
    Week 11

On the board this week

Five jobs, five crews, one shop in Culver City. This is what the office whiteboard says on a Monday.

Sample jobs in progress
JobNeighborhoodPhaseProgress
Kitchen Highland Park Cabinets in Week 7 of 10
ADU Mar Vista Framing Week 20 of 34
Bathroom Silver Lake Tile Week 4 of 6
Addition Sawtelle Roof tie-in Week 14 of 26
Kitchen Culver City Punch list Week 10 of 10

Sample Fictional jobs, shown to demo a live project board.

How we work

01

Fixed price

Your bid is the price. It only changes if you change the plan, in writing, before we do the work.

02

A schedule every Friday

One page, week by week, sent every Friday afternoon with photos of what got done.

03

One project manager

The same person from the first walk-through to the final inspection, with a cell number that answers.

04

Two-year warranty

On everything we build. If something we did fails, we come back and fix it.

Get a fixed-price bid.

Tell us about the project. We’ll set up a free walk-through, measure everything, and send a line-item bid within a week.

(310) 555-0147
A carpenter marks a cut line on a board with a pencil

We reply within one business day.