Service area
Chef-designed kitchens and function-first baths, built by a licensed NC general contractor — right here in Sherrills Ford.
Sherrills Ford spent decades as the lake's best-kept secret — fish camps, family land, and modest lake cottages — and is now growing fast along the NC-150 corridor. That mix shows up in our project list: older lake homes getting their first real renovation in thirty years, and nearly-new houses whose owners discovered the builder's 'gourmet kitchen package' was a bigger island and nothing more.
Older cottage remodels here often mean systems work before style work — panels, plumbing, insulation — which is exactly where a licensed GC earns his keep. In the newer homes we do surgical upgrades: real ventilation ducted outside, a prep zone with task lighting, drawer conversions, and pantry systems. A chef's kitchen isn't about size. It's about never taking more than two steps for the thing you need.
Local logistics: Sherrills Ford is in Catawba County; permits run through Catawba County Building Services. Some lakefront lots carry septic constraints that affect addition planning — we verify early.
The work
Kitchen · Modern · $100K+
Cornelius, NC
A 1990s lakefront kitchen with a peninsula that choked traffic, rebuilt around a 10-foot island with prep sink, a 1,200 CFM vented hood, and a full wall of drawer storage.
View project →Kitchen · Traditional · $60–100K
Davidson, NC
A cramped galley in a 1920s Davidson farmhouse opened into the dining room, with inset cabinetry that matches the home's original trim and a modern work core hidden inside.
View project →Kitchen · Transitional · $60–100K
Huntersville, NC
A builder-grade Huntersville kitchen from 2004 taken down to the studs: island relocated to fix the work triangle, coffee station moved out of the cook's path, and lighting done in three layers.
View project →“From the first consultation he talked about how we live, not what we'd spend. The design meeting had real drawings, real numbers, and a real schedule. Nothing vague. We signed the same week.”
Next step
The free design consultation happens at your home — Karl measures, listens, and gives you honest numbers on the spot.