Elkhorn, WI · family-owned since 1972Elkhorn, WI
Stebnitz Builders plans every detail of your kitchen or bath before construction, signs a fixed contract, then backs the work for five years instead of the usual one.
Stebnitz Builders has offered kitchen remodeling in Elkhorn and across Walworth County since Stan Stebnitz started the company in 1972. His sons bought it in 1986, and his grandson Chris runs it today from the office at Highways 43 and 67.
The firm is best known for lake homes, but it also takes on first-time remodels and small bathroom updates.
The method is careful, not fast. Before any demolition, a Project Development Agreement covers 60 to 120 days of planning where cabinets, quartz tops, fixtures and paint colors are all chosen and priced.
You then sign a fixed contract, so the budget does not drift once the crew shows up. A five-year workmanship warranty covers what they built after they leave.
Layout changes that fix the work triangle, islands and opened walls for entertaining, pantries and deep drawers for storage, and new lighting and floors. Your budget is checked early with an Opinion of Probable Cost, then every selection is locked before construction.
Primary suite and guest bath updates, plus master bath additions. Expect walk-in showers with custom tile, heated floors, double vanities, soaking tubs and steam showers, with fixes for poor ventilation, tight layouts and aging plumbing worked out before demolition.
Universal design that does not look clinical: curbless showers, comfort-height toilets, blocking for grab bars, wider doorways, lowered counters and main-floor primary suites and laundry. Past work includes a mid-century bath and a Geneva Landings remodel by the lake.
Full-house resets, lake home renovations and additions that go up or out. The team plans structure, trades and finishes together and uses 3D design and virtual walkthroughs, so the new space reads as one home rather than a series of patches.
Lower levels finished as media rooms, gyms or retreats, and exterior work including siding, window replacement, roofing and gutters. Restoration projects repair and update older homes while preserving the historic architecture that gives them their character.
Most builders offer one year. Stebnitz covers carpentry, installation, plumbing, electrical and HVAC work, exterior finishes and structural changes for five years after completion.
The 60 to 120 day Project Development phase settles every selection and cost first, which is how the firm replaces budget creep with a fixed price.
A dedicated production manager coordinates trade partners and keeps your household running. A GuildQuality client wrote that production manager Ryan Hibl always returned calls and followed through.
A 34-person team based in Elkhorn that coaches local youth sports, volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and supports the United Way and SMILES.
Stan Stebnitz founded the company in 1972, doing general carpentry and small additions. In 1986 his sons Dave, Gary and Dan bought the business and moved it to Delavan.
Dave's son Chris Stebnitz became the third-generation owner, and in 2015 he moved headquarters to Elkhorn to sit in the middle of the county. Chris leads 34 people today, from remodeling consultants and designers to field carpenters and apprentices.
The company still runs on three rules from the start: always do what is right, serve others as you expect to be served, and never walk away from a project.
Chris StebnitzOwner
“always do what is right, serve others as you expect to be served, and never walk away from a project”
A first conversation about your goals, followed by an Opinion of Probable Cost so ideas and budget match before design goes far.
A remodeling consultant visits the house to see the space, check existing conditions and talk through what is possible.
Over 60 to 120 days, every cabinet, countertop, fixture and paint color is chosen and priced, then a fixed contract is signed.
Your production manager coordinates carpenters and trade partners on a set schedule while respecting the parts of the house you still use.
A final walkthrough closes the job, and the five-year workmanship warranty starts so you can simply call if anything is not right.
My project, in the scheme of things, was a very small undertaking compared to their other endeavors, but no one there gave the impression it was small potatoes. My $15000 job got the same degree of personal attention as their other work.
We’ve had many successful projects with Stebnitz Builders, and can’t hardly wait for the start of our next one in early January! Stebnitz brings so much talent to the job.
On time, on budget, professional, quality workmanship. Ryan Hibl always returned calls, listened, followed through.
It covers defects in workmanship and installation by Stebnitz and its subcontractors for five years after completion. That includes cabinets, trim, windows, doors and framing, plumbing, electrical and HVAC work under the contract, siding, roofing and flashing, and any structural changes. Product warranties from manufacturers are passed to you separately.
During the Project Development phase the team chooses and prices everything, from cabinets and quartz countertops to plumbing fixtures and paint colors. Finishing those decisions before construction is what makes a fixed contract possible and keeps the project on budget and on schedule once crews start.
Yes. Kitchen and bath updates, single-room projects and first-time remodels are part of the mix. One Google reviewer wrote that her $15,000 job got the same degree of personal attention as the firm's larger work, and that nobody treated it as small potatoes.
Yes. Aging-in-place projects can move the primary suite and laundry to the main floor, add curbless walk-in showers and comfort-height toilets, reinforce walls for grab bars, widen doorways and halls, and lower counters, all designed to look like a normal, attractive remodel.
The studio and office is at 204 Commerce Ct #3 in Elkhorn, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM according to the website. Call (262) 723-7232 or email remodel@stebnitzbuilders.com to set up a time so the right consultant is there to meet you.
Tell the Stebnitz team what you want your kitchen or bath to do, and they will start with an honest look at cost.
(262) 723-7232
