German Village · Kitchen
“We cooked Thanksgiving in it. Nine weeks from the first swing of the hammer.”
- Weeks
- 9
- Fixed
- $52K
- Change orders
- 1
Home remodeling · Columbus, Ohio
Same kitchen.Nine weeksapart.
Keel & Kerf rebuilds Columbus kitchens, baths and basements at a fixed price — with one lead carpenter who sends you photos every Friday.
Price tags
Real numbers.before we even meet.
Everything here is a starting price for a typical Columbus house. Your design visit turns it into one fixed number you can sign.
Keel & Kerf by the numbers
214
remodels since 2011
92%
finished the week the contract said
$0
surprise invoices. Ever.
52
Friday photo updates a year
The crew
One carpenter.demo to done.
- 01
The same face every morning
Your lead carpenter runs your job — only your job — from demo day to the last touch-up. Plumbers and electricians come in on their days; your lead is there when they are.
- 02
A number that doesn’t move
Fixed-price contract. It changes only with a change order you sign first — written, priced, dated. No signature, no change.
- 03
Friday, 4 pm. Photos.
Ten to twenty photos and what happens Monday, every Friday. Clients tell us it’s the most boring email they get. Good.
Recent jobs
Three houses.three Fridays off.
Clintonville · Bathroom
“Dale texted before he turned the water off. Every single time.”
- Weeks
- 5
- Fixed
- $21K
- Change orders
- 0
Bexley · Basement
“1,100 square feet of storage boxes became the room everyone fights over.”
- Weeks
- 8
- Fixed
- $58K
- Change orders
- 2
Every Friday · 4 pm
The mostboring emailyou’ll love.
Ten to twenty photos, what got done, what happens Monday, and whether anything changed the price (it didn’t). Clients forward it to their parents.
From Dale Kowalski · Keel & Kerf
Subject Week 6 of 9 — uppers are in
Fri 3:52 PM
Hi Priya — uppers are hung and level (checked twice, see photo 2). Tile arrives Monday, grout Wednesday. Still on track for Thanksgiving. Price: unchanged, $44,800.
Monday Tile · 8:00 am · Dale + Luis
How it goes
Four steps.zero guessing.
- 1
Design visit
2 hours at your house. We measure every wall and leave with your wish list. $250, credited.
- 2
Drawing + price
Plan, elevations and one fixed number inside ten days. Finishes picked from real samples.
- 3
Build
One lead carpenter, every day. Photos every Friday by 4 pm. Dust walls up, shoes off.
- 4
Blue-tape walk
Every piece of tape fixed before the final invoice. Then two years of warranty in writing.
Straight from the job
“First pancakes at the new island: day 64. The contract said day 63. Dale apologized.”
— Kevin & Lin W., Olde Towne East kitchen, $47K fixed
Start here
Show usthe before.
Book the two-hour design visit — $250, credited to your job. Bring the Pinterest board and the drawer that never closes. We bring the tape.
(614) 555-0142hello@keelandkerf.example · 1180 Kerr St, Columbus, OH 43201 · Mon–Fri 7:30–4:30