Renovations By Regency: Making Peoples Dream Come True

Regency Builders, located in Pewaukee, employs a team-oriented, seamless approach to help guide customers through a “refined” renovation process. We utilize a highly skilled and conscientious group of professionals to navigate each step of the way. Our trust in each of these contractors comes from years of working together.

Regency ensures that all services are provided efficiently and cost effectively. We believe in complete transparency when budgeting. Regency allows its customers to remain fully informed of all expenses.

May 13th marks an exciting milestone for this family-owned company, as Regency celebrates its 53rd year in business. Hank and Carol Bertram started the small business in 1973, and have been excited to see their son Mike and daughter Wendy carry on their vision of building and renovating, with the goal of fulfilling each individual customer’s dream home or renovation. Son-in-law Jon Schoenheider described the company’s lasting impact in the home building and renovating industry, “We have the expertise and established relationships with trade partners to form a team to get each project completed on schedule. We also have the experience to add value for creative savings, inspirational designs, and features.”

One recent client described her dream remodel during our first visit to the house. After she described what she wanted, our team was able to help her visualize how she could more effectively use the renovated space with more features for the whole family. At the end of the renovation, she said, “I would have never even thought of something like that; that is why we picked Regency.”

The Regency Builders team clearly communicates what to expect throughout the renovation journey. This allows homeowners to prepare for the entire process comfortably. Although no renovation is completely dust-free, the Regency Builders team takes great care to minimize dust by thoroughly sealing off the work area, helping to ensure that adjoining rooms remain clean and unaffected by construction debris. Upon completion, we vacuum out all ductwork. As the renovation process commences, the work site is monitored in the morning and the afternoon, and the homeowners are given pictures and updates regularly. This ensures continued progress and allows opportunities to answer contractors’ questions. Maintaining an organized, safe, and clean home is a priority.

Due to a current lack of lot inventory, home sale inventory, construction costs, interest rates, and a general reluctance of homeowners to leave their current homes, there is an increased demand for renovations. Schoenheider noted that the Bristlecone Pines community is a prime example. “Many of the homes were built in the late 90s to early 2000s. They all require an update from the stained oak or maple, Corian, or laminate counters, leaky or failing windows, and a desire to add new technology. We have completed major renovations in this community and other Lake Country subdivisions.” Regency provides a variety of exceptional services to homeowners through an extensive team of subcontractors and suppliers of necessary materials. All individuals and teams who work with Regency throughout the process are carefully chosen for their skill, reliability, trustworthiness, and competitive value to the homeowner. By ensuring that customers can count on work being performed at the times scheduled, Regency creates a more comfortable and stress-free experience for the homeowners enlisting their services.

Clients have expressed bountiful gratitude for the positive home transformations facilitated by the team at Regency Builders. “We are often asked to stage renovations over different years. One year, you may want to finish your lower level. Next year, maybe your kitchen, and the next year the primary bath. This allows you to budget and enjoy the process in stages,” Schoenheider noted.

Camille Buonocore, MD, and Chris Schmidt, MD, shared some of the advantages of working with Regency Builders to craft a lake outbuilding and subsequently remodel their home: “The ingenuity and quality of their work were outstanding…. The exterior stone, siding, paint, doors and fixtures perfectly match our house.  As a bonus, Regency accommodated us by installing selected gas lamps made in the French Quarter, New Orleans. It was truly one of our best investment decisions. 
Since constructing the outbuilding, Regency has completely remodeled our home from the studs out … floors, ceilings, stairs, windows, mechanics, appliances, fireplaces, bathrooms, closets, lights, and more were replaced or redesigned to our liking. Their quality of work and attention to detail were impeccable. Camille and I are busy physicians, and we were fortunate that the project schedule was consistently on time. Construction occurred every day. We also appreciated their construction insights and suggestions, which greatly improved our home’s appearance and functionality.”

A trusted contractor, whose grandfather started in the business 53 years ago with Regency Builders, stated “As a subcontractor, when I get a call and they want to renovate their bathroom, the first thing I ask is if they are working with a general contractor. It is a deterrent for us if they are trying to do this all independently. It always turns into more trips to check if the job is ready, calling the other subcontractors (with whom I am usually not familiar with) to try to explain what we need done and to have the space for tile. It’s always a lot of wasted time that we don’t have when we work directly with Regency. All subcontractors that we work with will charge more working with homeowners directly.”

In addition to their skills in the trades provided and competitive pricing, Regency’s contractor team upholds a strict work ethic. As Schoenheider explained, “Regency contractors are vetted; you know that you can trust them in your home if you are away.” This offers homeowners an added layer of comfort, security and certainty throughout the home renovation process.

A respected Wisconsin building inspector offered an additional positive summary of the benefits of working with Regency Builders. “Regency homes are among the largest, most complex, and most detailed and include installations that didn’t exist a generation ago, from engineered spans to finish details and incorporating technology into mechanical systems and home automation. Fewer people are exposed to new construction or remodeling than a generation ago and need to understand what really is involved with an exceptional build and renovation.”

By crafting a well-managed, highly skilled, team-oriented approach to fulfilling homeowners’ design and renovation needs, Regency establishes lasting partnerships with those in the building and renovation industry as well as clients. 
As Schoenheider noted, “Regency creates quality building experiences, not just quality builds …We understand that our clientele builds with Regency in part because their home may be passed down to their children, grandchildren, and generations to come.”  n

If you are interested in walking through a finished model home, visit The Regency Ponderosa to see why Regency Builders’ final quality is second to none; register at www.Regencybuildersinc.com