Design-build in Homewood since 2008Design-build in Homewood
ELM Construction designs, prices and builds your kitchen under one contract, led by founder Elliott Pike, the 2023 NAHB Remodeler of the Year.
ELM Construction has handled kitchen remodeling in Homewood and the Over the Mountain towns since 2008. The firm is design-build: the same company draws your plans, picks finishes with you, checks your wiring and plumbing with its trade partners, and runs construction. One team, one plan, one contract.
That setup changes how pricing works. After the design and selections phase, ELM hands you a contract with a detailed scope of work and a guaranteed fixed price, so the big decisions are made before demolition. Hank P. put it simply after his master bath: they stayed on schedule and on budget.
Full kitchen gut and redesign, often taking down walls or borrowing space from a dining room. ELM's designers plan stone and quartz counters, built-in professional appliances, custom storage and lighting. Past kitchens include Vestavia, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Cahaba Heights and Edgewood projects.
Primary suites, guest baths, Jack and Jill baths and small-bath makeovers. Projects range from heated floors and freestanding soaking tubs to custom tiled showers and wet rooms. Plumbing can be moved to fit the room you want, not the one the builder left you.
Unfinished or dated basements turned into living space: guest suites, home offices, gyms or a lower-level kitchen. ELM handles water management when needed, new framing, insulation, air conditioning, a bathroom and new flooring, so the space stays dry and usable year round.
Upstairs additions, covered porches and outdoor rooms tied into your existing roofline. Recent work includes a Hoover porch with a stacked stone fireplace and outdoor kitchen. ELM also takes on whole-home renovations and restoration work, including fire damage repair.
Design and detail come first. Trade partners check your electrical, plumbing and structure, then you sign a contract with a detailed scope and a guaranteed fixed price.
ELM backs its work with a written warranty that covers you for two years, which the company notes is double the industry standard.
Designer Liz Kennedy holds the Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer (CKBD) credential from NKBA. Reviewers name her for helping them make decisions without feeling overwhelmed by choices.
Every client gets an online job portal with the construction schedule, contracts, payment history, change orders and progress photos, open around the clock.
Elliott Pike and his wife, LeArden, started ELM Construction in 2008. The company prospered through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, growing mostly through referrals and repeat clients.
Elliott graduated from Homewood High School and Troy University, then worked for a firm that remodeled apartment complexes and a national building materials distributor. He was named the 2023 NAHB Remodeler of the Year and is the 2026 Chair of NAHB Remodelers.
He still oversees day-to-day operations, alongside production manager Adam Martz, who joined in 2011.
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The people behind your project
Call (205) 273-2773 or fill in the contact form to tell the ELM team about the kitchen, bath or addition you have in mind.
A one to two hour discovery meeting in your home, with a real talk about cost and timeline. Everyone with a say should attend.
Your space is measured into Chief Architect for floor plans, elevations and 3D renderings, then selections with the designer and a fixed-price contract.
ELM sets the construction schedule, applies for building permits, confirms timing with trade partners and starts work.
From the first meeting until the final walk through my experience with ELM was nothing but positive! Elliott Pike has developed a great system for guiding customers through the entire process of redesigning and rebuilding parts of your home. Liz Kennedy is THE best designer and was perfect for me. I get overwhelmed with so many choices and she was able to help me make decisions.
ELM Construction finished renovating our master bath last month and we are extremely happy with the results. They are a first class outfit, stayed on schedule and on budget!
We used ELM in 2024 for an upstairs addition and whole-house renovation, and the experience was excellent from start to finish.
ELM's budgeting guide lists a complete kitchen remodel starting at $125,000. That covers gutting the old kitchen, possibly changing walls and layout, solid wood cabinets with soft-close drawers, quartz counters, new appliances, flooring and recessed lights. The price includes permits, project management, taxes, final inspection and cleaning.
Design and construction happen under one roof, with one team, one plan and one contract. ELM measures your space, draws floor plans and 3D renderings, guides your selections and checks existing systems with trade partners, so the design is buildable and priced before work begins.
At the end of the design phase, ELM presents a contract with a detailed scope of work and a guaranteed fixed price. Checking electrical, plumbing and structure with trade partners first lowers the chance of big surprises. Changes you request later go through a change order you can see in your online portal.
Yes. ELM is licensed by the State of Alabama as a Residential Home Builder and Remodeler (AL Home Builders License #21942) and carries general liability and workers compensation insurance. Its work is backed by a written warranty that covers you for two years.
The budgeting guide lists a master bathroom remodel starting at $95,000. That typically means gutting the room, moving plumbing for the shower, tub, toilet and sinks, new solid wood cabinetry, quartz counters with two undermount sinks, recessed lighting and custom mirrors.
Call ELM in Homewood to set up a discovery meeting at your home.
(205) 273-2773
