Macomb County
Home remodeling in Warren, MI.
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Remodeling in Warren?
Warren is Michigan's third-largest city and the industrial heart of Macomb County — home to the GM Technical Center and the Detroit Arsenal, and built out almost entirely in the postwar boom to house the people who worked there. That history put a very specific house on nearly every block: a compact 1950s brick ranch of roughly 900 to 1,200 square feet, one bathroom, a kitchen closed off from the living space, and a full basement underneath. Those basements are both the opportunity and the catch — finishing one nearly doubles the usable floor plan, but postwar framing left ceilings low, often around seven feet to the joists, so the room has to be laid out around the height that is actually there: mechanical runs rerouted, lighting kept tight, soffits placed deliberately rather than wherever the ductwork happens to fall. Treating a Warren basement like a newer house is how these projects end up still feeling like a basement. The same era left small walled-off kitchens and single baths that in many homes have never been touched. Mike renovates for resale, so he reads what a Warren house can carry and what the block will pay back — insured, with a real written number up front.
The houses here
What homes in Warren are like.
- Median year built
- 1965
- Macomb County: 1975
- Owner-occupied homes
- 71%
- Macomb County: 75%
- Occupied homes
- 54,744
Warren's median home was built in 1965, and with almost 55,000 occupied homes it is the largest housing market in Macomb County. A typical Warren house is now about sixty years old — the age when original wiring, older supply lines and a single original bath tend to come due together — which is why an honest Warren estimate starts with what is behind the walls before it prices what goes on them.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020–2024), B25035 (median year structure built) and B25003 (tenure), for Warren city, Macomb County, MI. Median year built ±1 year.
What we do in Warren
Remodeling services in Warren.
Permits
Permits in Warren.
Remodeling permits in Warren are issued by the Warren Building Division. Here is what it publishes for basement, kitchen and bath work.
Basement finishing
- Basement finishes are on the city's list of work that needs a building permit, filed with plans and a mortgage survey. Source
- Required inspections run rough electrical, heating and plumbing (each trade on its own permit), then rough framing, insulation, drywall nailing, final mechanicals and final building. Source
Kitchens & bathrooms
- A kitchen remodel needs a building permit when the layout is rearranged; replacing cabinets in the same layout, painting and carpeting do not. Plumbing and electrical alterations may need their own trade permits. Source
Every project
- The city enforces the Michigan Residential Code, and warns that work done without permits can bring fines of up to $1,000. Source
Warren takes permit applications online through its permit portal. Summarized from Warren's own pages on October 26, 2026. Rules change — the Warren Building Division is the authority. We'll tell you which permits your project needs before work starts.
The same promise, every project
What you get, every time.
Done Right is owner-run. Mike walks your Warren house himself, writes the price down before work starts, runs the job, and backs the finished work with a 1-year workmanship guarantee.
Insured & established
An insured, established remodeler you can trust. Your home and our crew are protected on every job.
A real number, not a guess
A clear, written scope and an honest estimate up front — no surprise change orders.
Quality craftsmanship
Quality materials and real craftsmanship. We do it right the first time.
We stand behind it
Locked scope and work we back up. We treat every project like it's our own home.
Plan your budget
Warren remodeling cost guides.
What projects actually cost in Metro Detroit — real ranges, what drives the price, and where the money pays back.
Real remodels by Done Right Homes.
Before-and-afters from Mike's own jobs.
A detached two-car garage taken down to the studs and rebuilt — rotted framing and header replaced, then finished with new siding, trim, and an overhead door.
Full kitchen remodel — new shaker cabinets, quartz counters, tile backsplash, and stainless appliances.
Brick ranch exterior update with fresh landscaping and a cleaned-up entry.