Additions & Whole-Home Remodeling in Southeast Wisconsin

Additions & Whole-Home Remodeling

Additions & Whole-Home Remodeling in Racine, Kenosha & Walworth Counties

There is a point where another small project stops making sense. The kitchen needs work, the bathroom is next, the layout has never been right, and doing it piecemeal means living in a construction zone for three years running. An addition or a whole-home remodel solves it in one permitted, planned project instead of five disconnected ones.

These are the projects where a general contractor earns their keep, because the trades have to land in the right order and the inspections have to pass the first time. New Mecca LLC is a Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor and owner operated — we pull the permits, coordinate the inspections with your building department, and the owner is on your job rather than managing it from a truck across the county.

Interior of a home opened to the studs during a whole-home gut

What These Projects Cover

Scope is set project by project, but this work typically includes:

Permits pulled by us and every inspection coordinated
Full interior gut and debris hauling
Footings and foundation work for additions
Framing, roofing, siding, and windows
Structural changes and wall removals
Rough electrical, plumbing, and HVAC coordination
Insulation and drywall
Kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, and trim
Paint and finish carpentry
Site grading and drainage around new construction

When an Addition or Whole-Home Remodel Makes Sense

The family has outgrown the floor plan
You love the lot and hate the layout
Moving costs more than building
Every room needs work anyway
A one-bath house with a growing family
Adding a primary suite or in-law space
An older home that has been patched for decades
You plan to stay in the house for the long haul

How the Project Runs

1

Walkthrough and Scope

We walk the whole house, talk through what you actually need, and put a written scope, price, and realistic schedule in front of you.

2

Plans and Permits

We tell you honestly whether you need an architect or engineer, then pull the permits as a Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor once the plans are set.

3

Demolition

Our original trade. We gut what needs to go and haul it out ourselves instead of waiting weeks on another company.

4

Build and Finish

Footings, framing, rough trades, inspections, then drywall through finish carpentry and the final punch list.

Projects We Take On

Room additions
Primary suite additions
In-law and multigenerational suites
Whole-home remodels
Full interior gut and rebuild
Layout reconfiguration and wall removal
Second bathroom additions
Older home modernization

Licensed, Insured, and Owner Operated

New Mecca LLC is a Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor, certified by the State of Wisconsin. That license is what allows us to pull your permit ourselves and stand behind residential building work rather than handing you a permit application and wishing you luck. We are fully insured, and because we are owner operated, the person who quotes your job is the person who runs it.

Why New Mecca LLC

Why Homeowners Trust New Mecca With the Big Ones

Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor

We pull the permits — you file nothing

Owner operated, so the owner is on site

Fully insured

Demo to finish under one contractor

Written change orders, no surprise billing

Living room gutted to the framing and ceiling joists during a whole-home remodel

★ Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor

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Bathroom stripped back to masonry and framing during a gut remodel

Additions & Whole-Home Remodeling FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Who pulls the permits for an addition or whole-home remodel?

We do. An addition runs through several inspections from footing to final, and a whole-home remodel is no different. New Mecca is a Licensed Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor, so we pull the permits ourselves and coordinate inspections with your local building department. You file nothing. Requirements vary by municipality, and we confirm exactly what your project needs before work begins.

Do I need drawings or an architect for an addition?

An addition needs a detailed plan set for the building department, and how much design work that takes depends on the complexity of what you want. We tell you up front whether your project needs an architect or an engineer, and we are glad to build from plans you already have.

Can I live in the house during a whole-home remodel?

Sometimes, and it depends entirely on scope. If the kitchen and every bathroom are down at once, most families move out. We can often phase the work so you keep a functioning bathroom and kitchen, but phasing costs more and takes longer, and we will be straight with you about that tradeoff before you decide.

Where do you take on additions and whole-home remodels?

We concentrate our building and remodeling work in Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties. Our demolition and site work covers the wider Southeast Wisconsin region. On a project this size we want to be close enough to be on site every day, which is why we keep the building radius tight.

What does doing the demolition in house actually save me?

On a large remodel the teardown is not a footnote, it is weeks of the schedule. Because demolition is our original trade, we gut the house, haul the debris, and start framing without waiting on another company to finish and clear out. One contractor stays accountable for the whole thing.

How do you handle surprises inside the walls?

Older homes hide things: knob and tube wiring, rot, undersized headers, plumbing that was never right. We open things up early, show you what is actually there, and price the fix as a written change order before we proceed. Nothing gets buried and nothing gets billed without you seeing it first.

Additions & Whole-Home Remodeling in SE Wisconsin