Interiors · Des Moines & the metro
Interior Remodeling
in Des Moines, IA
We finish basements and remodel interiors in Des Moines, IA: partition walls, drywall and plaster repair, flooring, tile, doors and trim that turn unused square footage into rooms, in the right order.
What the job covers
Interior Remodeling,
start to finish.
- Basement finishingFraming, insulation, drywall, doors, flooring and trim to turn a bare basement into bedrooms, a family room or an office.
- Framing and partition wallsNew walls, closets and door openings framed plumb and straight, with the blocking the drywall and trim need.
- Drywall and plasterNew drywall hung, taped and finished; old plaster and drywall patched so the repair disappears under paint.
- FlooringLuxury vinyl plank, carpet, tile and hardwood, with the subfloor made flat and sound first.
- TileFloor and wall tile on a proper substrate, straight lines, consistent grout, caulk at every change of plane.
- Doors and trimInterior doors hung to swing true, casing, base and window trim cut tight and ready for paint.
Worth knowing
Handle basement moisture before drywall.
Central Iowa basements sit in clay soil with a high water table in a wet spring. Before any framing goes in, we look at how the walls and floor are behaving: efflorescence, staining, a crack that weeps. Finishing over an active water problem is the most expensive mistake in interior work, because everything comes back out. Where there is a problem, we say so and it gets solved first.
Finished basement bedrooms have egress requirements: a window or door large enough and low enough to get out of in a fire. The City of Des Moines and the suburbs enforce those rules through the permit, and adding an egress window is often part of the job. We check what the room needs to be legally called a bedroom before you plan on it.
Drywall and plaster are a finish trade, and the finish is only as good as what it is fastened to. Straight framing, proper blocking and the right screw pattern are what keep the tape lines invisible five years on. We frame for the drywall, not the other way around.
Where interior work pays off
Signs it is time to call.
The basement is storage and nothing else
Finished, it is the cheapest square footage you will ever add to the house.
Cracks, nail pops and old repairs show through the paint
The tape or the patch failed. A proper skim and refinish fixes it once instead of every spring.
Doors stick or do not latch
Usually the frame, not the door. Rehung on a plumb jamb they close with a fingertip.
The floor squeaks, slopes or has a hump
The subfloor needs attention before any new floor goes down, or the new floor inherits the problem.
Get an estimate
Tell us what you want
to build.
We look at the site, check what the parcel allows, and put the scope and the price in writing. Then you decide.
- Footings below the 42-inch Des Moines frost depth
- Drawings prepared for your city's permit office
- Free estimates in writing, after a site visit
- Five-year warranty on our labor, insured
- Within about 40 miles of Des Moines
- If a repair will not hold, we say so before you sign
Fastest
Call us
Describe the project and book a site visit in the same call. Photos help, and you can text them to the same number.
(515) 414-8477In writing
Send the details
Better for larger buildings, additions, and anything you want on record before a visit.