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Pro Spotlight: How to Avoid Surprises During Your Remodel
A Boulder home builder explains why homeowners need to be part of the renovation process
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Who: Jeremy Seibert of Velocity Built
Where: Boulder, Colorado
In his own words: “One of our principles is to empower homeowners so they feel like they’re learning something. When people are learning things, it’s more exciting and they want to be more involved.”
As tempting as it might be to let someone else make the decisions when your home is being remodeled, you’ll be happier with the result if you get involved. So don’t sit on the sidelines, says Jeremy Seibert, the owner of construction company Velocity Built in Boulder. “I want to give homeowners the opportunity to make decisions,” he says. “If we’re doing it right, you should be having fun.”
Where: Boulder, Colorado
In his own words: “One of our principles is to empower homeowners so they feel like they’re learning something. When people are learning things, it’s more exciting and they want to be more involved.”
As tempting as it might be to let someone else make the decisions when your home is being remodeled, you’ll be happier with the result if you get involved. So don’t sit on the sidelines, says Jeremy Seibert, the owner of construction company Velocity Built in Boulder. “I want to give homeowners the opportunity to make decisions,” he says. “If we’re doing it right, you should be having fun.”
Family business. Seibert was a teenager when he started working for his family’s general contracting business in Boulder. He got a business management degree at the University of Colorado and continued to work for his parents, eventually starting his own full-service construction company in 2002. He chose the name Velocity Built to reflect his experience as a competitive cyclist and skier.
Empowering customers with information is one of the company’s main principles. “They know more than they think they do because they live in the house,” Seibert says. “They still need information, and we can help them with that.”
Empowering customers with information is one of the company’s main principles. “They know more than they think they do because they live in the house,” Seibert says. “They still need information, and we can help them with that.”
Talk it out. Seibert gets clients involved by talking to them about the work being done on their homes, sometimes discussing details in nightly phone calls during crucial phases of a remodel. “I consider them friends,” he says. “By doing that, I understand what they really need and what’s important to them. It comes down to listening to what they’re saying and trying to work beyond that. When I do that, people are happy and we don’t run into big problems.”
Get (and stay) involved in your home renovation using Seibert’s tips below.
Get (and stay) involved in your home renovation using Seibert’s tips below.
1. Communicate Concerns
Find a contractor or builder with whom you can be comfortable enough to ask questions and express any concerns. This can be intimidating, especially during the construction process, but Seibert says it’s vital to convey your thoughts.
For example, in this bathroom in Boulder, the clients were concerned about the height of the tub. They thought it was too low but didn’t have any ideas for how to fix it, so Seibert and his team came up with some options. They ended up raising the tub by placing it on a base of reclaimed wood, turning it into the homeowners’ favorite part of the room.
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Find a contractor or builder with whom you can be comfortable enough to ask questions and express any concerns. This can be intimidating, especially during the construction process, but Seibert says it’s vital to convey your thoughts.
For example, in this bathroom in Boulder, the clients were concerned about the height of the tub. They thought it was too low but didn’t have any ideas for how to fix it, so Seibert and his team came up with some options. They ended up raising the tub by placing it on a base of reclaimed wood, turning it into the homeowners’ favorite part of the room.
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2. Personalize the Space
Your home should reflect your personality; after all, you’re the one who lives there. So go ahead and ask your contractor to incorporate a beloved feature, a family heirloom or a favorite piece of furniture into your new space. During the remodel of a midcentury modern home in Boulder, Seibert transformed a dresser that the homeowners found in a thrift shop into an attractive vanity for the bathroom seen here.
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Your home should reflect your personality; after all, you’re the one who lives there. So go ahead and ask your contractor to incorporate a beloved feature, a family heirloom or a favorite piece of furniture into your new space. During the remodel of a midcentury modern home in Boulder, Seibert transformed a dresser that the homeowners found in a thrift shop into an attractive vanity for the bathroom seen here.
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3. Dig Into the Details
Most people don’t realize how much is going on during a renovation, so Seibert recommends asking your contractor to run through everything as the work progresses. “Rather than just doing something, I stop and try to engage the homeowner and show them the details,” he says. “As we go through the project, we take a minute to go through all the little things.” While remodeling this bathroom in Boulder, for example, Seibert walked the homeowners through all the details as they worked, including the tile layout and curbless shower.
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More: For more information on Jeremy Seibert and examples of his work, visit Velocity Built’s Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
Most people don’t realize how much is going on during a renovation, so Seibert recommends asking your contractor to run through everything as the work progresses. “Rather than just doing something, I stop and try to engage the homeowner and show them the details,” he says. “As we go through the project, we take a minute to go through all the little things.” While remodeling this bathroom in Boulder, for example, Seibert walked the homeowners through all the details as they worked, including the tile layout and curbless shower.
See more of this project
More: For more information on Jeremy Seibert and examples of his work, visit Velocity Built’s Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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Review by Lindsay Luth:
Jeremy and his team did an incredible job on our large remodel (2022-2023). They were timely, attentive to detail and clean/tidy throughout a long project. Jeremy was a great GC who kept open lines of...More