Home Renovation and Design, Planned and Built by One Team

You plan the renovation and build it as one job. The layout, finishes and fixtures are decided first, then built to match. With Ultra the planning and the build come from the same company, so you aren't left coordinating a separate planner and contractor yourself.

For most kitchen and bathroom projects it keeps things simpler. You explain your ideas once, the estimate comes from the company you planned with, and questions during the build go to that same company. If you already have plans from someone else, bring them to the visit and we will look at them with you.

Cost comes down to the size of the space, the materials and fixtures you pick, and what we find when the old finishes come out. As AJ puts it on our current site, every home is different, so pricing varies for each client. We prepare your estimate after the visit, based on the choices you have made.

3D design is listed among Ultra's services, and it is one of the ways a project can be planned with us. Whether it suits your project is something to ask about at the visit. Product photos you have saved and the measurements of your room also help you picture the result before anything is torn out.

Sometimes opening a wall or floor shows something nobody could see at the visit. When that happens, we show you what we found and talk through the options with you before that part of the work goes on. Because the plan was made with us, we already know why each choice was made.

Projects with many decisions: kitchens, bathrooms and remodels that cover several rooms. A small repair or a fresh coat of paint rarely needs much planning, and we will say so.

Outside city limits, Snohomish County PDS needs a site plan drawn to an engineer's scale and structural plans drawn to an architect's scale, on sheets no larger than 24 by 36 inches. Floor plans must show walls, windows, doors, fixtures and room uses, plus energy code worksheets where required. Plans need not be drawn by an architect or designer.

Snohomish County requires engineering when plans don't meet every prescriptive provision of the 2021 International Residential Code, when the structure has an unusual shape or design, or when site conditions could undermine the work. Floor and roof truss specifications must come from a Washington-licensed engineer. Conventional wood framing that fully meets the IRC has qualified for a waiver.

It can. Septic systems are sized by the number of bedrooms they serve, and the Snohomish County Health Department must approve additions and some remodels on septic before the building permit is issued. If bedrooms will increase, you may need a licensed septic designer to modify the system; only licensed designers or engineers may design septic systems.

Possibly. Snohomish County requires any development within 500 feet of a critical area or its buffer, or 400 feet of a geologic hazard area, to be identified on the site plan. Work inside a critical area or buffer may need a critical area study, wetland delineation or geological report, prepared by a qualified consultant and submitted with the application.

Usually. If an addition creates new or replaced hard surface, including roof area, and your lot isn't in a subdivision with a previously reviewed drainage plan, Snohomish County requires a drainage submittal. Up to 1,999 square feet needs a Small Project SWPPP; 2,000 to 4,999 needs a Land Disturbing Activity permit; 5,000 or more needs a full stormwater site plan.

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