A family-owned general contractor serving the Madison area.
The Westmorland House · Westmorland, Madison, Wisconsin
Selected work
Finished houses, and the decisions behind them.
Every project here started with a family telling us what wasn’t working. These are three of them, and what we did about it.
The Lake Monona House
We turned the main room toward the lake and kept the windows tall and plain, so the view across the water to Madison does the work.
Read the project story : The Lake Monona House
The Middleton Garden Room
We set the new roof below the original house, so the garden room reads as its own quieter piece instead of a bigger ranch.
Read the project story : The Middleton Garden Room
The Westmorland House
Where the original red oak floor meets the new white oak, we fitted a walnut threshold instead of hiding the change.
Read the project story : The Westmorland HouseServices
What are you planning?
Tell us in your own words. These are the four kinds of work we take on, and what we handle in each.
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“Our kitchen doesn’t work for how we live.”
Kitchen & bath remodels
We handle the whole job, from layout and cabinetry to tile, plumbing and electrical, with one project lead from demolition to the last cabinet pull.
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“We need more room, but we don’t want to move.”
Home additions
We build additions from the foundation to the roofline and tie them into the house you already have: structure, heating, roof and finishes.
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“The whole house needs work. Where do we even start?”
Whole-home renovations
We plan the work in the right order, keep what’s worth keeping, and bring an older house up to how you live now as one coordinated job instead of five separate ones.
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“We have a lot, and we want to build.”
New custom homes
We build custom homes from your architect’s drawings, or help you find the right designer, and manage everything from site work to the final walkthrough.
The family behind Northpoint
Two generations, one phone number.
Northpoint is our family’s business. Between us we have framed, finished and fixed houses across Dane County for most of our working lives, and we still run every job ourselves.
When you get in touch, you reach one of us. The person who walks your house at the first visit is the person responsible for your project until the final walkthrough.
- At the first visitOne of the two of us who own the company. Not a salesperson: the person who will answer for your job.
- During constructionYour project lead, on site most days, with a written update and photos every Friday.
- Schedules, selections, invoicesOne person in our family handles all of it, so you’re never passed between departments. There aren’t any.
Every Monday at 6:30, before the crews head out, we sit at the same kitchen table and go through every open job, line by line. If anything on your project is going to slip, you hear it from us that day.
After you get in touch
What happens next.
Four steps, and a straight answer to the question people ask most at each one.
The first conversation
What should I bring?
Whatever you have: photos of rooms you like, drawings if there are any, a list of what isn’t working, and a budget range you’re comfortable with. We come to your house, walk it with you and listen more than we talk. There’s no charge for this visit.
Scope and budget
When will we talk about scope and budget?
At that first visit we’ll give you an honest range. Within two weeks you get a written scope and a line-item estimate, and we go through it together, including what’s fixed and what’s an allowance, before you sign anything.
Construction
Who will update me while the work is going on?
Your project lead, the same person who walked your house with you. They’re on site most days, you’ll have their cell number, and every Friday you get a written update with photos: what got done, what’s next, and any decisions we need from you.
The final walkthrough
What happens at the final walkthrough?
We walk every room with you, write down anything that isn’t right, and finish that list. You get a folder with paint colors, finishes, warranties and the trades who worked on your house. A year later we come back to adjust doors and drawers after a Wisconsin winter.
Discuss Your Project
Tell us about your project.
A few lines is plenty. We read every message ourselves and reply within one business day to set a time to walk the house with you.
