One team for the whole house, from the first sketch to the final walkthrough
A whole-home remodel in Tiburon is rarely a simple update. The peninsula is built on steep hillsides above Raccoon Strait, and almost every project has to answer to views, slope, and a Design Review Board that pays close attention to massing and neighborhood compatibility. New Key Construction is a Marin design-build firm, so interior design and construction live under one roof. You work with one team that draws the plans, prices the work, and builds it, so the vision that wins approval is the one that gets built.
That single-team structure matters most on a full-house renovation, where the kitchen, primary suite, structural changes, and exterior all move at once. Instead of handing a designer's drawings to a contractor who has never seen them, we hold design and build to the same budget and schedule. You get priced options up front, photoreal 3D renderings before any permit is pulled, and white-glove project management from the first meeting to the last punch-list item.
Built for Tiburon hillsides, views, and lots
Tiburon homes ask a lot of a remodel. In Hill Haven, Lyford's Cove, and the slopes shared with Belvedere and Round Hill, houses are often cut into the grade with cantilevered decks and glass-wrapped facades framing the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and the San Francisco skyline. Reworking those homes means thinking about foundations, retaining structure, and drainage as carefully as cabinetry and tile. We plan around how a hillside house actually behaves, not just how it photographs.
The housing stock here ranges widely. Old Tiburon near the cove holds older, character homes on tighter lots, while the upper hillsides hold mid-century modernist houses and newer custom builds. A whole-home remodel might mean opening a dated floor plan to capture a water view the original walls hid, replacing failing decks and railings, or rebuilding a kitchen and primary suite to match the way the rest of the house lives now. Because we design and build together, structural moves and finish decisions get reconciled early, before they turn into change orders.
Views and slope also shape what is allowed. Tiburon's review process weighs how a remodel reads from neighboring properties and how it preserves established sightlines, so the design has to be defensible, not just attractive. We bring that lens into the first conversations, then show you the result in 3D before drawings go to the Town.
Priced options and renderings before a permit is pulled
The most stressful part of a large remodel is usually the unknown: what it will cost, how long it will take, and what it will actually look like. We remove those unknowns early. After we understand your house and your goals, we present priced options up front, so the trade-offs between scope, finish level, and budget are clear before anyone commits. Then we build photoreal 3D renderings of the spaces, so you are approving real rooms and real materials rather than imagining them from a flat plan.
Only once you are confident in the design and the numbers do we take the project into permitting. In Tiburon, a whole-home remodel with significant additions or exterior change typically goes through Design Review before the Building Division will issue a building permit, and that sequence rewards thorough, well-presented plans. Doing the design work properly first is how we keep the path through Town Hall as smooth as it can be.
White-glove management from demolition to the final detail
Living through a whole-home remodel is its own project. Our project management is built to protect your time and your house: a clear schedule, a single point of contact, organized site work, and steady communication so you always know what is happening this week and what is next. One team carries the work from demolition through framing and finishes to the final walkthrough, which keeps quality and intent consistent across every trade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need Design Review for a whole-home remodel in Tiburon?
Many whole-home remodels do trigger Design Review, especially when they add more than 500 square feet, change the exterior, or request a variance. The Town's Design Review Board notifies nearby property owners and holds a hearing, and once that approval is granted you still pull a building permit from the Tiburon Building Division. We design with that review in mind from the start so the plans hold up.
How long does a Tiburon whole-home remodel take?
Timelines vary with scope and site conditions, but projects that require Design Review or environmental review commonly take in the range of four to twelve months for the approvals phase alone before construction begins. A full hillside renovation then adds its own construction schedule. We give you a realistic timeline up front rather than an optimistic guess.
Why design-build instead of hiring a designer and contractor separately?
With design-build, one team is responsible for both the drawings and the construction, so the design is priced and engineered as it is created. That avoids the common gap where a beautiful plan turns out to be unbuildable or over budget once a contractor sees it. On a whole-home Tiburon remodel with structural and view considerations, that coordination is where the real value shows up.
Can you handle hillside and structural work, not just interiors?
Yes. Many Tiburon homes sit on steep grade with decks, retaining structure, and foundations that a serious remodel has to address. Because we are a design-build firm, we plan the structural and interior work together, so the engineering and the finishes are coordinated rather than negotiated after the fact.
Ready to remodel your Tiburon home with one accountable team? Reach out to New Key Construction for a conversation about your house, your views, and your goals, and we will show you priced options and 3D renderings before a permit is pulled.
