Plantation Renovation specializes in kitchen remodels
About Plantation Renovation
Design-build remodeling in Cumming, Georgia since 2002. Best of Houzz 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2025. 5.0 stars on Houzz, 4.8 stars on Google, every review answered.
First, we listen.
When we sit at your kitchen table, we are not there to sell you anything. We want to learn what is not working in your home now and how you want it to be. Homeowners tell us we are often the only company that asked about this. One of them put it this way after getting four estimates: we were the only one who actually listened to what they wanted to do.
Plantation Renovation is a design-build remodeler in Cumming, Georgia. Wade Bowman founded the company in 2002 and still answers the phone himself. We do four things: kitchen and bath design and build, basement design and buildout, additions, and whole-home remodeling. We work within about a 45-minute drive of downtown Cumming, including Forsyth County and the Lake Lanier area, on projects that typically range in price from $50,000 to $400,000+.
Robert H ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Google Reviews)
We highly recommend this company and plan to hire them again in the future.
The three things homeowners worry about
Almost every homeowner we meet has the same three worries before a remodeling project: it will drag on, the house will be a mess, and workers will show up unannounced or unsupervised. At Plantation Renovation, our process is built to prevent all three.
“It will drag on forever.”
Your schedule and your payments are laid out before construction begins.
We make the important design decisions before construction starts so they do not stall the job later. After the initial deposit, payments are tied to completed milestones, so you know what has been completed, what comes next, and where the project stands.
The job was completed ahead of schedule and on budget and we really appreciated how everyone paid attention to all the little details.
Vincent D., Google review
“The house will be a mess.”
The work area is cleaned up at the end of each day.
Before construction begins, we protect the areas around the work with dust barriers and floor coverings. At the end of each workday, tools are put away, hazards are cleared, and the work area is left safe and orderly.
His team showed up on time and cleaned up at the end of each day throughout the project.
Aaron Y., Google review
“Workers will show up unsupervised.”
A project manager is on site every day work is scheduled.
Whenever a crew is working in your home, one of our project managers is there too. You know who is coming, what work is scheduled, and what happens next. Problems are identified early, before they become expensive surprises.
Customers tell us it means they do not have to be a second project manager.
Ben as the PM was onsite everyday that work was scheduled and was very upfront with what work was being done and how long the workers would be there.
Jacob M., Google review
How a project runs
Design-build means one team designs the space and then builds it. Our drawings and 3D renderings are done in-house. We do not have interior designers on staff, though we have partners we can recommend. We go to the showrooms with you, help you pick cabinets, tile and fixtures, and tell you plainly what will and will not work with your plans. The design decisions stay yours.
As we work through layout, function, and selections together, we show you what each choice does to the budget. You see the drawings before anyone picks up a tool.
On price, we will not pretend a range is a number. There are thousands of ways to build the same bathroom, so we give you a realistic budget range based on similar projects we have done, and a complete estimate once the design is set.
When something changes, and in remodeling something usually does, you hear from us as soon as we know, with options and pricing, not when the invoice arrives. When a mistake is ours, we fix it at our own cost.
Wade Bowman
Wade founded Plantation Renovation in 2002 and has run it since. He does the first visit himself, sits at the kitchen table, and goes to the showrooms with the homeowners. He also answers every Google review personally, including the two that were not five stars.
Wade grew up in Decatur, Georgia. He moved to Cumming in 1992 and lived for years right off Post Road. He has always had a love for home construction. He worked summers on construction crews through high school and while at Georgia Tech, and was later a project manager for a national home builder. After a 20-year corporate career in the medical device industry, he had the chance to do his own thing, and he wanted to run a remodeling business on the project management principles he had learned over those years. In simple terms: identify the problem, generate alternative solutions, then implement them effectively and efficiently.
Who will be working in your home
A remodel is different from most construction projects because the jobsite is also where you live. We take that seriously.
Carey Turney is our Senior Project Manager and the name homeowners mention most often in our reviews after Wade. He oversees day-to-day project work and keeps homeowners informed about what is happening in their home.
The crews in your house are subcontractor partners we have worked with for years, not a group assembled for your project. They have proven themselves on our jobs, and they work the way we do: on schedule, tidy, and respectful of your home. Because we know them that well, we can tell you things like the plumber’s price per fixture up front instead of guessing.
Licenses, certifications and awards
- Licensed Residential General Contractor, State of Georgia, RBCO001333
- Wade Bowman, qualifying agent, RBQA001009
- Fully insured with General Liability and Workers’ Compensation policies
- Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Level 1A certified
- Best of Houzz 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2025
- Angie’s List Super Service Award 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019
- 5.0 stars across 24 Houzz reviews
- 4.8 stars across 37 Google reviews, every one answered
What we will not do
We will not cut corners on quality or on anything code-related. We are state licensed and carry the legal responsibility for the work, and we take that seriously.
We will not give you a timeline or a price we cannot stand behind.
We will not be the cheapest estimate you get. One homeowner said it better than we could:
Rebecca A. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Google Reviews)
“They definitely weren’t the cheapest. However, we felt that with what you pay extra in costs, you get back in the quality of the build, the true professionalism of the team, the complete project management from start to finish with no cut corners.”
Talk to us
If you are thinking about remodeling the kitchen or bathroom, or you want to get the basement finished, call us at (678) 513-2155. We answer the phone. We manage every project as professionally as we can, because that is the best way to earn your trust.