ITHACA'S LEADING DESIGN-BUILD REMODELER

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Transforming Ithaca homes for 30+ years, our team is known for integrity, professionalism, and a near-obsessive attention to detail. Let us turn your vision for your home into reality.

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Across hundreds of successful Ithaca remodels, our team prioritizes personalized care. Beginning with attentive listening, we craft home transformations that seamlessly merge beauty, functionality, and a smooth process.

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Access our free pricing guides to get a rough sense of how much your project might cost. Our team provides you with accurate, running estimates throughout our design process and a fixed price before construction begins.

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Design Build

A unified, efficient approach to home remodeling.

The design-build approach puts design and construction under one roof, ensuring clear communication, accurate cost estimation, and a unified vision. This streamlined process brings efficiency, accountability, and top-quality results, providing a less stressful remodeling experience.

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We decided to use Upscale for our kitchen remodel because we had such a great customer service experience with Val in their design center from the first day we entered their store. She was extremely helpful and experienced and she guided us through our project from start to finish. I highly recommend this company for your home remodeling needs.

Betty Dean

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We decided to use Upscale for our kitchen remodel because we had such a great customer service experience with Val in their design center from the first day we entered their store. She was extremely helpful and experienced and she guided us through our project from start to finish. I highly recommend this company for your home remodeling needs.

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We absolutely couldn’t be happier. . . . If you are looking for a truly honest contractor we highly recommend Upscale Remodeling. . . . We will definitely recommend Upscale Remodeling to anyone who asks us. We plan to use Upscale for other remodeling projects.

Victoria Wishart

Northeast Ithaca

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Upscale Remodeling has done it again! This is our fourth project with Upscale and each one has been exactly as we envisioned. We love our newly remodeled kitchen. We absolutely couldn’t be happier. The quality of the materials is stellar and the craftsmanship can’t be beat. The new showroom is terrific. Seeing actual displays made our decision-making process simple. Lydia and the rest of the crew were always there to help and answer any questions that came up. Rich made sure that there was as little interruption as possible and always left everything clean and orderly at the end of the day.

Recently they replaced our very outdated cement front entrance with a beautiful Brazilian walnut porch. We have had strangers stop to admire it. It’s so nice I don’t even like to walk on it.

If you are looking for a truly honest contractor we highly recommend Upscale Remodeling. Steve makes every effort to stay on budget and will offer suggestions when necessary to make this happen. We will definitely recommend Upscale Remodeling to anyone who asks us. We plan to use Upscale for other remodeling projects.

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We were amazed at the quality of the workmanship and refusal to cut corners. If you want a quality job at a fair price, we can't think of a single reason not to hire Upscale Remodeling. We highly recommend Upscale to everyone - with no hesitation.

Alan Wood

Southwest Ithaca

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Upscale Remodeling did two jobs for us. The first involved an innovative design solution to a 20 year old stairway problem in our house. The second was a major addition that included a master suite, laundry room, breakfast room, deck and workshop. Each project started with patient listening, suggestions and more listening so that Steve knew what we wanted and we thoroughly understood all the options to achieve our goals. My wife and I are familiar with wood working and construction. As each project proceeded, we were amazed at the quality of the workmanship and refusal to cut corners. The crew were friendly, professional and went out of their way to make the project as least intrusive as possible. Both projects ended with high value products meeting all of our expectations at a reasonable final cost. We were left with the feeling that satisfied customers and quality work are more important to Steve Nash than making money. If you want a quality job at a fair price, we can’t think of a single reason not to hire Upscale Remodeling. We highly recommend Upscale to everyone – with no hesitation.

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Upscale is the most professional and thorough general contractor I have ever worked with. I have used Upscale for hundreds of thousands of dollars of work on several properties. All of their work is top notch and their responsiveness and professionalism is unmatched. Can not recommend their team highly enough!!

Julie Johnson

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Upscale is the most professional and thorough general contractor I have ever worked with. I have used Upscale for hundreds of thousands of dollars of work on several properties. All of their work is top notch and their responsiveness and professionalism is unmatched. Can not recommend their team highly enough!!

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The quality of work by Upscale exceeded all expectations. From the design stage through demo and installation, the work was professional, timely and meticulous. This was a substantial renovation project with a very small window for completion. Truly an exceptional experience.

Anne Anderson

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The quality of work by Upscale exceeded all expectations. From the design stage through demo and installation, the work was professional, timely and meticulous. This was a substantial renovation project with a very small window for completion. Truly an exceptional experience.

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We just completed our third set of projects with Upscale. Their leadership and design staff are thorough and thoughtful in the planning and design phase. Each team was patient and accommodating while being very knowledgeable and completing quality work on our home!

Stacey Murphy

East Ithaca

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We just completed our third set of projects with Upscale. Their leadership and design staff are thorough and thoughtful in the planning and design phase. The carpenter and worker teams that do the installation work are also professional and skilled, with an eye to quality, flexibility, and good communication throughout. We had different teams for each set of work (one crew leader in the first two phases, another in this most recent) and each team was patient and accommodating while being very knowledgeable and completing quality work on our home!

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The results are truly transformative, and the new integrates exceptionally well with the old. We hope to be able to use them again for all our future building and remodeling projects.

Sharon Tennyson

Trumansburg

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The work done by the Upscale team on our living room, staircase, and deck remodeling was great! The project involved tricky design issues around the stairs and the fireplace, and difficult construction issues on the deck, and was further complicated by the fact that there were certain elements that we did not want to change. Upscale worked with us to develop a vision and a specific plan – from the major elements down to the trim – and implemented it beautifully. The results are truly transformative and the new integrates exceptionally well with the old. The fireplace area, stairs, and decks are completely different but you would never guess that these were not part of the original home design. Upscale owner Steve Nash and designer Christie Dixon were wonderful to work with and we especially appreciated the care and attention to detail provided by Rich White and his crew. This is the third and most complex project Upscale has done for us (previous projects were a basement office renovation and kitchen update) and we hope to be able to use them again for all our future building and remodeling projects.

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