Exterior & Outdoor Living
Terraces, outdoor kitchens, screened structures, stonework and lighting designed for a Minnesota calendar — built to move with frost and shed water.
Eastsouth / Services
Everything a great house asks for, under one contract.
We are a general contractor in the old sense of the phrase: we hold the whole job, price it honestly, and answer for all of it.
The Remit
You should only have to call one number.
Splitting a renovation across a designer, a contractor and four independent trades saves nobody money. It just moves the coordination — and the risk — onto the homeowner.
Eastsouth carries structure, mechanical, envelope and finish under a single contract and a single schedule. One superintendent runs the site. One principal answers for the budget. When something needs deciding, you make one call, and the answer arrives the same day.
01 — Capability
Whole-Home Renovation
A complete re-imagining of an existing house — structure, systems, envelope and finish — carried out under one contract and one schedule so nothing is orphaned between trades.
- Structural reframing and load transfer
- Full mechanical, electrical and plumbing renewal
- Window, insulation and envelope upgrades
- Interior architecture and finish carpentry
02 — Capability
Custom Kitchens
The room that decides how a house is used. We build kitchens around how you actually cook and entertain, then detail them to within a sixteenth of an inch.
- Bespoke cabinetry and integrated appliances
- Stone selection, templating and fabrication
- Ventilation, lighting and power planning
- Butler's pantries and scullery kitchens
03 — Capability
Primary Suites & Spa Baths
Quiet rooms with heavy engineering behind them — waterproofing, heat, ventilation and acoustics resolved long before the first tile is set.
- Curbless showers and full wet-room assemblies
- Radiant floor heat and steam systems
- Fitted dressing rooms and closet millwork
- Sound isolation between suite and house
04 — Capability
Additions & Structural Expansion
Adding square footage without making the house look assembled from parts. We match rooflines, sightlines and proportion so the new work reads as original.
- Foundation, footing and frost-depth work
- Second-storey and dormer additions
- Four-season porches and sunrooms
- Municipal permitting and variance support
05 — Capability
Architectural Millwork
Libraries, panelled halls, stair details and fitted furniture drawn full-size, built in shop, and installed by the same carpenters who made them.
- Panelled walls, coffered and beamed ceilings
- Built-in libraries and display casework
- Stairs, balustrades and handrail joinery
- Historic profile matching and restoration
06 — Capability
Lower Levels & Wine Rooms
Basements turned into the most-used floor of the house — dry, warm, quiet, and finished to the same standard as the rooms above.
- Drainage, damp-proofing and vapour control
- Home theatres and acoustic treatment
- Climate-controlled wine storage
- Wet bars, gyms and guest suites
Also In Scope
Work that sits alongside the build.
Historic Restoration
Careful work on early-century Twin Cities houses: original profiles replicated, plaster conserved, and modern systems introduced without disfiguring the fabric.
Design–Build Coordination
When you have no architect, we assemble the team. When you do, we join early and price the drawings honestly instead of after the fact.
Owner's Representation
Independent oversight of an in-flight project — budget forensics, schedule recovery and quality auditing for owners who need a second set of eyes.
Included As Standard
The things other builders bill as extras.
None of the following appears as a line item on an Eastsouth proposal, because none of it is optional to us.
- A named superintendent assigned to your site for the full contract
- Sealed dust partitions, negative-air machines and daily clean-down
- Floor, stair and millwork protection in every occupied zone
- A written Friday progress report with photographs and a two-week look-ahead
- All municipal permitting, inspection scheduling and utility coordination
- Third-party structural and mechanical review where the scope warrants it
- A bound closeout manual of every product, finish and warranty used
- Two-year workmanship warranty, serviced by our own crews
Begin
Not sure which of these you need?
Most clients start with a room and end up somewhere better. Walk us through the house and we will tell you what it actually needs — including when the answer is less than you thought.
Or call 763-215-9340 · xgeng780@gmail.com