Whether embarking on a project for a single space or across multiple living areas, it's best to consult with experts who can make any design cohesive and harmonious with the rest of the home. First State Building & Design offers an extensive selection of both indoor and outdoor design and build services that expand a space's potential.

The number of services available is jaw-dropping on its own: custom decks and pools, porches, sunrooms, pergolas, pavilions, gazebos, awnings, patios, hardscaping, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, phantom screen and fence installation, interior room remodeling including kitchens, bathrooms, basement and more, in-law suites, windows, roofing, doors and siding. While the offerings are abundant, simply listing them just scratches the surface of the wide range of customization opportunities available.

"Personalization is the top priority. We never have any two projects that are exactly the same. I think a lot of the top trends from last year and moving into this year have been adding outdoor kitchens, outdoor fireplaces, multi-level decks, so really maximizing the space that you have available and creating that visual interest," says President of First State Building & Design, Joe Oakes.

The home renovation process, from beginning to end, is a unique journey for each client that results in the fully conceptualized space of one's dreams. The expansive, completely in-house team at First State Building & Design is skilled at providing top-notch inspiration, as well as customer dedication every step of the way.

"We take on every single aspect of design and build, concentrating on all the details that the homeowners want to include in their projects and providing our expertise in the planning phase as well," Oakes affirms. "We always maintain consistent communication with the customer throughout their project until it's finished and even afterwards, as well just to make sure that the client experience exceeds their expectations."

Undoubtedly, working with a one-stop-shop company committed to client communication provides the highly sought but difficult-to-achieve efficiency one wants during a large-scale home project. Once a customer makes an appointment, First State Building & Design conducts an in-home assessment that allows them to create a design plan and a 3D rendering with no extra cost or commitment.

"They can really see what they had envisioned in lifelike form. And then if there are any modifications, we can go back in and adjust those renderings as needed," Oakes begins, with his passion for First State Building & Design's clients infusing his description of a project currently in the works.

"We're taking this beautiful home and making it the perfect place for these homeowners in doing an extensive interior and exterior renovation that includes an new enlarged custom kitchen and an attached expanded outdoor living space with a sunroom and patio to make it what they've dreamed of when they first bought the property and expanding upon the already beautiful property," he continues.

For some, the client experience begins in the showroom, encouraging homeowners to draw inspiration from the in-person look and feel of different products. Along with the 3D renderings derived from the consultation process, the showroom is an excellent place to see what products, designs, materials and colors look best together. It displays all facets of home remodeling, from indoor to outdoor finishes.

First State Building & Design even posts blogs about current trends in interior design and outdoor living spaces. In keeping up-to-date with the latest in aesthetics, the company additionally implements modern technology to ensure optimal utilization and comfort.

"Marrying the indoor and outdoor spaces has been trending, with some enclosed rooms or covered porches as well as using Phantom motorized screens to be able to use that outdoor space. Or, if you want to lower those motorized screens, especially in the evenings to keep all the mosquitoes away, you can do that just at the click of a button," says Oakes.

Expanding a home to more elevated possibilities is in accordance with First State Building & Design's distinctive growth from outdoor living space expertise to an all-encompassing contractor. This expansion was inevitable with the characteristic attention to detail in providing quality workmanship and providing a quality experience from start to finish, along with the company's commitment to ensure a fully-realized vision.

"As the company has grown, we've taken our commitment of quality of workmanship and materials and our excellence in client experience and have carried this across all exterior and interior divisions," says Oakes, "It's great to be able to put our touch and our expertise and our attention to detail and quality on the inside of these homes as well as the outside, to and carry our vision throughout."

First State Building & Design
Chadds Ford, Pa.
(302) 803-5082
FSBD.co

Published (and copyrighted) in House & Home, Volume 24, Issue 4 (March 2024)
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