Whole Home Remodeling on Hilton Head Island

A whole-home remodel on Hilton Head Island typically runs $165 to $245 per square foot, so a 2,500 square foot home usually falls between $413K and $613K. Fully custom, ultra high-end whole-home remodels can reach $300 per square foot. The number moves based on how much of the floor plan changes, especially moving walls or relocating kitchens and baths, and on the finish level chosen throughout the home. Older homes often need electrical, plumbing and HVAC brought up to current code during a whole-home remodel, and that work is priced before the finishes. HHI Builders works on a fixed-price construction contract with no change orders, so the price in your contract is the full price for the project.

The fixed-price model means the construction contract you sign is the price you pay, because HHI does its design and feasibility work up front before that contract is written. During design, the design team and project director work through the details, opening walls if needed, so surprises are rare. HHI absorbs the cost of its own mistakes, such as a mis-measured cabinet layout or a missed item, so the client never pays for those. Only two things create a change order: the client changes a decision after design is complete, or a concealed condition turns up in an area there was no reason to open during design. The guarantee covers HHI's scope and HHI's mistakes, not new choices made along the way.

A whole-home remodel runs design and build one after the other, and the total time depends on the project's value and complexity. For projects up to $100,000, design takes 6 weeks and build takes 6 to 8 weeks. From $100,000 to $200,000, design takes 7 to 9 weeks and build takes 9 to 12 weeks. From $200,000 to $350,000, design takes 10 to 14 weeks and build takes 13 to 16 weeks. From $350,000 to $500,000, design takes 16 weeks and build takes 16 to 20 weeks. From $500,000 to $1,000,000, design takes 16 or more weeks and build takes 21 to 35 weeks. HHI sets the exact schedule with you before the remodel starts.

In most cases HHI recommends moving out during a whole-home remodel, often to a short-term rental, since Hilton Head is a tourist town with options nearby. HHI offers white-glove move-out: furnishings are inventoried, moved to air-conditioned storage, then brought back and set up once the home is ready. If moving out isn't possible, phasing the project can allow you to stay. HHI will tell you honestly if a project isn't a good fit for living in place, rather than promise something the schedule can't support.

Yes. HHI Builders is a design-build remodeler on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, so design and construction happen under one roof with one team. The process starts with a design agreement, where the interior designer guides you through drawings, 3D previews and selection boards. Once every selection is locked in, those choices are written into a fixed-price construction contract with no change orders. Because one company handles both phases, there is no handoff between a separate designer and a separate builder, and no gap where decisions stall the schedule. All materials are selected, ordered and scheduled before demolition begins, so the build moves forward without waiting on choices that could have been made earlier.