Rocco Design + Build Services

Yes! While we do not usually take on handyman services, we take on everything from small upgrades to  owner's representation services. We gauge small projects similar to large ones: if the budget, schedule, and scope aligns with our capabilities, we'd love to help.

The three biggest factors affecting feasibility are budget, schedule, and local ordinances. We offer complimentary introductory phone calls, in-person walkthroughs, and rough ballpark estimates to identify whether your dreams align with how much you want to spend and how long you want to wait. If there's synergy with those two factors, we can then assess in the design phase how the town, municipality, or even state may react to your ambitions.

Yes. Building off an idea versus building off a set of well-detailed plans are two very different scenarios yielding vastly different results. Even with small projects, we require some kind of design--whether we author it or not--before we can estimate and eventually build it.

Like the cost, it depends on size, complexity, availability of our crew and subs, unforeseen existing conditions, and whether you already have a strong set of plans. We will create a schedule for your project, complete with milestones and delivery dates, and will update it as your project progresses. Construction schedules are always moving targets but firm and swift decision making will help the process the most efficient.

We charge markups on materials and subcontractors, on top of our project management fee and labor rate, because we are assuming responsibility for the health, safety, quality, and overall function of every service or product going into your home or place of work.

Yes. Many of our clients choose to purchase their own materials. Doing so means they eschew our mark up and take on the responsibility of material handling, from ordering to receiving, to the product’s overall quality and durability, and dealing with any issues that may affect that material along the way, outside of installation.

Yes, it's been a wild few years, and it's fair to say that most oil-based products are taking a particularly tough hit these days. However, the market seems to be stabilizing, and we're lucky to live in an area with reliable vendors and plentiful resources.

Unfortunately, these circumstances have doubled construction costs. Longer material lead times, fewer tradespeople, Covid, inflation, and world conflict have all made the cost of construction an ever-moving target.

As your advocate, we let you know if a design idea, material selection, or scope item is not in keeping with your goals or expectations.

It depends on the projects. If we're ripping off a side of your house to make way for a new addition, or redoing the only bathroom in your home, chances are, you'll be more comfortable leaving your home for a few weeks, or at least until the space is livable. We will walk you through all your options early on in the design or pre-construction process.

Unfortunately, the liability is too great to help with any construction. While we want your feedback and input as we go, we want it from the comfort of a meeting in our office, over the phone, or in a video call. Construction is dangerous, fast, follows an order, and requires decades of experience to do well. It's both our business and our passion, so let us take over from here.