WHERE WE WORK
Ann Arbor Hills homes, brought up to how you actually live.
Ann Arbor Hills is a mix: 1950s and 60s mid-century houses with great bones and small kitchens, larger traditional homes with rooms no one uses, and lots big enough that a custom home or a second-story addition is a real option.
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What we see in these homes
Owners here tend to stay for decades, so the projects are about the next twenty years, not resale.
Mid-century kitchens closed off from the view that sold the house. Primary bedrooms with closets from 1958. Attics and garages with room to grow. Exteriors that have drifted away from the original design. Homes where every window needs replacing at once.
OUR APPROACH
How Forward approaches Ann Arbor Hills
We start with how you live and where the light comes from, then design the whole house so the first project and the third one add up. For mid-century homes that means honoring the lines and the materials; for traditional homes it means proportion and trim done right. When the house can't get there, we design and build the custom home on the same lot.
PORTFOLIO
Ann Arbor Hills projects
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Ann Arbor Hills Dormer Addition & Primary Suite
A full primary suite under a new dormer.
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Retro Renaissance Kitchen
A mid-century kitchen opened to the rest of the house.
QUESTIONS
Questions we hear most
Often, yes. We contain the work area, manage the dust, and keep the spaces you use every day working. For larger projects, Forward clients have access to our furnished rental homes.
Can we live in our home during construction?
How long will our project take?
It depends on scope, and the honest answer is that a finish refresh and a whole-home project are not in the same range. What we can promise is that you will have a phase-by-phase schedule before demolition starts, and you will know where you are in it every week.
How do you keep projects on schedule?
Selections are finalized and materials ordered before demolition begins. Most mid-project stalls are a crew standing around waiting on something nobody ordered, and the way to avoid that is to have decided earlier.
Who will be in our home during construction?
A project manager and our own carpenters lead every job, supported by trade partners we have worked with for years and chosen on standard rather than on price. You will always know who is on site and who to call. Meet the people who will be in your home on our Team page.
