“We have a lot of space, but we’re not fully using it.” It’s one of the most common things we hear about a basement. For this Twin Cities family, the goal was to turn a level of the house that simply existed into one that actively supported daily life — a better bathroom, more usable…

When a growing family in South Minneapolis asked us to rethink their second-floor bathroom, the real problem wasn’t space — it was how the space worked. The room had a decent footprint, but the layout and flow felt cumbersome even for two people, and the family was planning to grow. Here’s how we turned a…

The 10-Week Door: Why We Refused to Install “Good Enough” In the remodeling business, speed is often the goal. But at Prima Construction, perfection is the goal. A recent project in St. Paul reminded us exactly why we hold that line. The Vision: A Childhood Dream For this homeowner, a “Dutch Door” wasn’t just a functional choice; it…

When you remodel a house built in 1911, the walls sometimes have a surprise waiting behind the plaster. On the Joers kitchen in St. Paul, we opened up the main level during demo and found that the exterior walls weren’t framed at all — they were solid structural brick. That one discovery explained a long-standing…

What began as an insurance repair after water damage became an opportunity for the homeowners to go beyond simple repairs and truly make their downtown loft their own. Alongside restoring the water-damaged areas, we added a shower to the second bathroom and addressed several other issues throughout the home. Because this was a condominium, the…

When a 1911 Saint Paul Craftsman came to us with a cramped, dated second-floor bathroom and an awkward laundry crammed into the hallway beside it, the goal was not to add square footage — it was to make the space they already had work far harder. We remodeled the bathroom and reconfigured the adjacent laundry…