Upper Arlington-based ยท Since 2016Upper Arlington
Michael Freed designs your kitchen with you, shows it in 3D before demo and fits it with custom cabinets built to order by Amish craftsmen in Ohio.
Elevate Remodeling is a design-build company offering kitchen remodeling in Columbus, Ohio, along with baths, basements and whole-home work. Owner Michael Freed founded it in 2016.
He is a Columbus native and Ohio State graduate who has worked in remodeling since 2012, starting with hands-on construction.
Most remodeling companies pass a project from a salesperson to a designer to a crew of subs. At Elevate, the same small team stays with you from the first conversation to the keys.
Clients often mention the communication. One Westerville homeowner wrote that the communication was outstanding from the initial consultation to the final walkthrough.
Full remodels, layout changes and lighter refreshes, from a 1960s Clintonville ranch to an Upper Arlington colonial. Recent kitchens added waterfall islands, white oak shelving and a 36-inch Wolf range. Most Upper Arlington kitchens take six to ten weeks from demo to walkthrough.
Cabinets are built to order by an Amish cabinet maker in Ohio. They use plywood boxes, solid wood face frames, hand-cut dovetail drawers and soft-close hardware, in maple, oak, mahogany or alder. Any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams color is available, or a custom stain.
Primary suites, hall baths, powder rooms, tub-to-shower conversions and aging-in-place updates. Expect frameless glass, custom tile, heated floors and Amish-made vanities. Most Upper Arlington bathrooms run three to five weeks, depending on the plumbing and tile scope.
Family rooms, guest suites, gyms, offices and wet bars. The team handles framing, electrical, egress windows and full bathrooms, including trenching the slab for plumbing. Most basements take 6 to 10 weeks of construction after design and permits.
Kitchen, baths, living spaces, flooring, trim and finishes handled as one design by one team. Michael helps you decide which walls can move, where storage belongs and how the house should flow. Work is phased so you can plan around living at home.
After the consultation, you get a 3D rendering and a real number tied to a real plan. The price changes only if you add scope, with no change-order-later routine.
Michael leads design with you, manages trade coordination and stays on the job to the final punch list. You are never handed to someone who missed the design talks.
Columbus, Upper Arlington, Dublin and Worthington each run their own permit reviews. Elevate pulls the permits and plans those timelines in from the start.
Licensed tradespeople do all mechanical work, which is inspected before walls close. Elevate is insured and gives a one-year workmanship warranty on top of vendor coverage.
Michael Freed started Elevate Remodeling with a simple idea: homeowners deserve a remodel built on transparency, communication and craftsmanship, not surprises and excuses. He has worked in remodeling since 2012, moving from hands-on construction to leading full design-build renovations.
That field time means he knows what is likely behind your walls and what a realistic timeline looks like. Michael lives in Upper Arlington and leads design with each homeowner using in-house 2D and 3D renderings.
The team's site supervisor is Waffles, a dog who makes sure every project is up to snuff, always in his best bowtie.
Michael FreedOwner and Founder
Michael comes to you, walks the space, asks how you cook and gather, and gets a clear read on your budget before designing anything.
Layout drawings and 3D renderings come first, then cabinets, counters, tile, appliances and lighting. Approving the shop drawings locks your design and price.
Elevate pulls permits and schedules inspections with your city, building each jurisdiction's review time into the plan instead of finding it mid-project.
Demo through final clean with one team and one point of contact. The jobsite is left organized at the end of every day.
You walk the finished kitchen with Michael and the punch list is closed out before the project is called done.
We recently hired Michael with Elevate Remodeling for a kitchen and half-bath remodel, and we couldn't be happier with the results. From the initial consultation to the final walkthrough, the communication was outstanding.
We had a great experience with our kitchen and bathroom remodel from start to finish. The quality of the work was excellent, and the attention to detail really shows in the finished spaces.
I can't say enough great things about working with Elevate Remodeling when it came to our kitchen remodel!
Yes. Elevate offers a free design consultation with no pressure and no obligation. It is an in-home visit, not a showroom appointment. Michael walks your space, talks about how you cook and gather, and gets a read on your budget range. After you reach out, expect a reply within one day.
Most Upper Arlington kitchen remodels take six to ten weeks from demo to final walkthrough, depending on scope. Design, selections and permits come before that. Bathrooms usually run three to five weeks, and basements take 6 to 10 weeks of construction after design and permitting. Projects with a bathroom or egress window run toward the longer end.
In Ohio, by an Amish cabinet maker, built to order for your kitchen. Boxes are full plywood with solid wood face frames, hand-cut dovetail drawers and soft-close hinges and glides. You can choose maple, oak, mahogany or alder, painted in any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams color or finished with a custom stain.
Only if you choose to add scope. After the consultation, Elevate creates a 3D rendering of the proposed layout and gives you an exact number tied to that plan. For fully custom cabinets, shop drawings are produced, and your approval locks in both the design and the price before anything gets built.
Yes, often. Pre-war homes in Clintonville, Bexley and Old Arlington usually have plaster over wood lath, cast iron waste lines and one small original bathroom. Michael's construction background helps him plan for what is behind those walls. Elevate pulls permits with the City of Upper Arlington, including egress and electrical inspections for finished basements.
Call Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm, or request a free in-home consultation. You will hear back within one day.
(614) 562-0172
