Guidance, Oversight & Expertise for Your Home Renovation Projects

San Francisco homeowners undertaking major renovations — whether full-home gut remodels, ADUs, bathroom and kitchen upgrades, or seismic retrofits — benefit immensely from clear direction, permitting insight, and professional oversight. With decades of experience in construction and city code compliance, Heidi’s House Construction offers expert construction consulting and owner’s representative services to ensure your project delivers value, minimizes surprises, and stays aligned with your goals.

Why Construction Consulting Matters in San Francisco

The San Francisco market presents high stakes and unique risks:

• Older structures and hidden systems: Plumbing, electrical, framing, and envelope work in pre-war or mid-century homes often contain surprises.
• Strict permitting and inspection regime: The historic/HOA regulations can complicate unintended remodel scope creep.
• Scope and budget creep are common: Without oversight, projects expand, add hidden costs, and take longer to complete.
• Multi-trade coordination is challenging: Bathroom, kitchen, structural, ADU, and mechanical plumbing often overlap in the same home—requiring careful sequencing and communication.

Our consulting approach gives you peace of mind: an independent, experienced partner focused on cost-control, schedule clarity, and risk management from day one.

Core Consulting Services We Provide

• Pre-construction strategy & feasibility: We help map out your project’s scope, budget, permitting triggers, timelines, and high-impact decision points.
• Design review & value-engineering: We evaluate drawings, specifications, and systems to improve durability, reduce long-term maintenance, and avoid expensive change-orders.
• Permit and schedule coordination: We support DBI filings, HOA reviews, early inspection planning, and critical-path scheduling to reduce downtime and cost.
• Trade and subcontractor management: We help review bids, align scopes across plumbing, framing, electrical, structural, and finishes, and ensure you’re not held hostage to one trade being behind.
• Construction monitoring & reporting: We conduct periodic site inspections, photo documentation, budget tracking, and schedule updates so you’re informed and protected.
• Quality control & closeout: We verify that work meets specification, systems are balanced, documentation is handed over, and your property is ready to move back in with confidence.

Our Consulting Process

1. Discovery & Baseline Review

We begin with a walk-through of your home, existing conditions, building logs, drawings, and trade scopes. We document the current state and identify key risks, budget contingencies, and decision triggers.

2. Plan Development & Risk Mapping

We create a roadmap that includes permit strategy, phasing options, high-risk conditions (e.g., underground utilities, concealed plumbing, multi-unit impact), and cost/schedule profiles.

3. Execution Oversight & On-Call Support

During construction, we provide periodic site visits, photo reports, schedule/budget updates, and trade coordination support. We act as your advocate, helping ensure that you don’t absorb invisible costs or delays.

4. Final Review & Handoff

At project close-out, we perform a milestone walkthrough, verify system performance (plumbing, HVAC, electrical), review change-orders, document any open punch-list items, and hand over all warranties, manuals, and inspection records.

Typical Consulting Engagements & Scopes

• Gut renovation of a Marina District flat (3-bed/2-bath) including new ADU in the rear yard
• Lower-level conversion and full plumbing/electrical rework in a Glen Park home
• Seismic upgrade advisory during a Bernal Heights bathroom/kitchen remodel
• Full-home modernisation in Outer Richmond: plumbing repipe, smart home automation, envelope work
• Budget-planning and schedule oversight for a multi-unit conversion in Noe Valley

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Do you provide full contractor services as part of consulting?

A1: No. Our consulting services are independent of our construction services. We focus on advising you, coordinating trades, plans and permits, and managing risk. You may still choose Heidi’s House Construction or another contractor for build-out.

Q2: At what stage should I hire a consultant?

A2: Early. Ideally, during or immediately after schematic design. Engaging consulting after contractor bids are in can still help—but earlier involvement often saves the greatest cost and risk.

Q2: How much does consulting cost?

A2: Consulting fees vary based on scope, project size, complexity, and duration. Typical engagements start at $4,000–$8,000 for smaller remodels, and $12,000+ for whole-home or ADU-integrated renovations.

Q3: What deliverables will I receive?

A3: You’ll get a baseline conditions report, risk register, schedule & budget roadmap, trade coordination summaries, periodic site visit reports, punch-list verification, and final close-out documentation.

Next Steps

If you’re planning a renovation in San Francisco and want the peace of mind that comes from professional consulting, let’s talk. Contact Heidi’s House Construction today to schedule your consultation and build a renovation strategy that brings clarity, confidence, and control.