Home Remodeler Serving the Charlotte, North Carolina Region
Many older homes around Queens Road and Hermitage Court were built around floor plans that no longer match how families actually live. Piecing a kitchen, bath, addition, and porch across three different firms creates mismatches in homes where every room has to feel of-a-piece. GJK Remodeling is a design-build remodeling contractor handling all of it, owner-led from first sketch through final walkthrough.
GJK Remodeling is a family-owned design-build remodeling contractor headquartered at 1421 Orchard Lake Dr, Suite E, Charlotte, NC. Our showroom and team serve Myers Park along with Charlotte, Waxhaw, Weddington, and Matthews.
Gary Knowles draws each design by hand and is on-site for every build, with trade partners executing construction under his leadership. Every project carries a one-year wall-to-wall warranty. GJK Remodeling was named to the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 in 2025 and is a member of Remodelers on the Rise. We ensure precision and attention to detail from concept through completion.
Myers Park kitchens often sit in early-20th-century floor plans where the kitchen is the smallest, most closed-off room in the house. A kitchen remodel here usually means opening walls, rerouting plumbing, and reshaping how the kitchen connects to dining and living spaces.
Gary draws each kitchen by hand, working through layout options with you before any material decisions get made. You select cabinetry, counters, and finishes at our Charlotte showroom with the design already in front of you. Trade partners then build the project under Gary’s on-site direction, bringing designer-level attention and expert craftsmanship to every phase. Each remodel reflects your personal style while updating the space to match how you actually use it.
Older Myers Park bathrooms often have undersized footprints, original plumbing chases, and tile or fixtures that no longer match the rest of an updated home. A real renovation usually means resizing the room, rerouting waste lines, and selecting finishes that read as original.
We approach master baths and hall baths the same way: layout first, then plumbing strategy, then tile and fixtures chosen at the showroom. The goal is a bathroom remodel that looks like it belongs to the rest of the house, not bolted on later. Each renovation reflects your personal style while respecting the home’s architecture and updating features that no longer serve the space.
Older Myers Park homes frequently need square footage the original footprint cannot deliver. Second-floor additions, rear additions, mudrooms, and owner suites are common asks, and each one has to feel original to a house built decades earlier.
Gary draws additions to match existing roof lines, window proportions, and trim details. We map how the existing footprint is already used before adding anything, so the home additions you build add space where the house actually needs it. Whole home renovations coordinate multiple rooms and systems to work as one cohesive concept, with construction managed by our experienced team from foundation to finish.
Charlotte’s climate makes a sunroom one of the most-used rooms of the year for many Myers Park homeowners. The challenge is tying a new room into an existing roofline and making sure it feels like part of the house rather than a glass box hung off the back.
We design sunrooms around how the interior already flows, sizing windows and finishes so the new room reads as original. Trade partners handle framing and glazing under Gary’s on-site direction, crafting functional spaces that enhance your lifestyle and bring natural light into your home.
Myers Park lots are mature and shaded, which shapes how a screen porch, patio, or outdoor kitchen connects to the house. Tree canopy, grade changes, and existing rear elevations all factor into where a porch can actually sit.
We design outdoor living to extend the rooms it touches, with material continuity between interior finishes and exterior cedar, stone, or masonry. Gary is on-site for every build through final walkthrough, updating features as construction progresses and ensuring each detail enhances the space.
Our design-build process guides you from initial vision through completion with clear communication and transparent pricing. Gary Knowles is personally involved at every stage.
You meet with Gary at your home or our Charlotte showroom to walk through your goals, scope, and budget. This is where we learn what matters most to you and get ready to translate your vision into a workable plan.
Gary draws your design by hand and refines it with you until it fits your home and your budget. Each day of design work brings clarity to the entire project and ensures every detail serves the space.
You select finishes, fixtures, and materials at our showroom with the design already in hand. This is where your vision becomes tangible and ready for construction.
Trade partners build the project with Gary on-site managing every detail through final walkthrough. Construction moves from rough framing to finish carpentry under one team.
Older homes in Myers Park come with conditions that shape every remodeling decision before design even begins.
| Challenge | What It Looks Like | How We Help |
|---|---|---|
Hot Carolina summers | Long stretches of high temperatures push demand for kitchen ventilation reworks and outdoor living that’s actually usable in summer, which is when homeowners realize their existing setups don’t perform. | We design kitchens and outdoor living together, sizing ventilation, glazing, and shade so both spaces hold up across Charlotte’s long summer. |
Early-20th-century housing stock | Many Myers Park homes were built around small kitchens, undersized bathrooms, and plumbing chases that constrain a modern remodel before design even starts. Construction planning accounts for these constraints from the beginning. | We open walls, reroute plumbing, and resize rooms in kitchens and bathrooms while keeping the original architectural feel of the house. |
Historic context and approvals | In parts of Myers Park, exterior changes can require a Certificate of Appropriateness, which catches homeowners off guard mid-project on additions and outdoor work. Meeting expectations means planning for this review early. | We plan additions and outdoor living with historic-context review in mind, so design choices fit the home and the neighborhood from the start. |
Matching original architecture | Homeowners assume any remodeler can match older trim, casework, and proportions, then discover the new kitchen or bathroom feels glued onto a different house. | Gary draws each kitchen, bathroom, and addition by hand to fit the home’s original details rather than dropping in a stock package. |
Spring-through-summer scheduling | Additions, sunrooms, and outdoor living all want to break ground before summer; waiting past spring stacks the same projects against the same trade partners and pushes finish dates into the fall. | We sequence additions and outdoor living projects early in the year so design, permitting, and trade-partner scheduling line up before peak season. |
Addition vs. footprint rework | Homeowners often jump to an addition when the real problem is layout, adding square footage to a home that already has enough space, just used poorly across kitchens and adjoining rooms. | We start every whole-home or addition conversation by mapping how the existing footprint is used, so the design adds space only where it’s actually needed. |
Our footprint anchors in Charlotte and reaches the surrounding South Charlotte communities where older homes and established lots are common.
GJK Remodeling is a design-build remodeling contractor founded in 2012 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC. We specialize in kitchen remodeling, home additions, and whole home remodels serving Mecklenburg and Union Counties and select areas of South Carolina. Named to the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 (2025) and a member of Remodelers on the Rise, we complete approximately 25 projects per year with an average project value of $175K. Many of the clients we’ve enjoyed working with come back for their next project. Our one-year wall-to-wall warranty covers every completed project. That’s what we mean by a Life Remodeled.
GJK Remodeling works in Myers Park and the surrounding Charlotte areas, with our showroom located in southeast Charlotte.
GJK Remodeling regularly handles kitchens, bathrooms, additions, sunrooms, and outdoor living projects in Myers Park and the broader Charlotte area. Our showroom at 1421 Orchard Lake Dr is set up for in-person design and material conversations. Schedule a consultation to walk through your home and your goals with Gary. We bring remodeling specialties to clients across the entire Charlotte metro.
GJK Remodeling offers kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, home additions, sunroom additions, and outdoor living for Myers Park homeowners.
Each specialty runs through the same design-build process: a hand-drawn design from Gary, material selection at the Charlotte showroom, and on-site build management with trade partners. Many Myers Park projects combine specialties, like a kitchen remodeling project that touches an adjoining mudroom, or a bathroom remodeling project paired with an owner-suite addition. Home builders often separate design and construction, but we integrate both under one roof.
The process runs through four phases: consultation, hand-drawn design, material selection at the showroom, and build with on-site owner management.
You start with a consultation about scope and budget. Gary then draws the design by hand and refines it with you. Material selection happens at our Charlotte showroom. Trade partners build the project with Gary on-site through final walkthrough. Timelines vary by scope, from a few weeks for a single bathroom to several months for whole-home work. Each phase is built around clear communication so you know what to expect at every step.
Costs vary widely by scope and finishes, so we publish a Charlotte Remodeling Cost Guide and discuss specifics in consultation rather than online ranges.
A small bathroom remodel and a whole-home renovation sit at very different price points, and Myers Park’s older homes often add layout, plumbing, and historic-context considerations that affect scope. Detailed pricing context lives on the cost guide and on each specialty page. We talk real numbers in your consultation once we understand the project. Your investment should match the scope and the outcome you’re after.
Choose a whole-home remodel when layout flow is the issue, and a kitchen remodel when the problem is one room’s function and finishes.
If your kitchen feels closed-off but the rest of the house works, a kitchen remodel is usually enough. If the kitchen is undersized because the entire first-floor layout no longer matches your life, home additions and whole-home remodeling is the better starting point. We map the existing footprint in consultation before recommending a direction. Whole home projects coordinate multiple rooms so the entire home renovation feels cohesive from end to end.
It does not have to. Designs that match original trim, casework, and proportions let a remodel read as original to the house.
Gary draws each kitchen, bath, and addition by hand specifically so new work fits the existing architecture rather than fighting it. In areas where exterior changes can require a Certificate of Appropriateness, we plan additions and outdoor living with that review in mind from the first sketch, so historic context shapes the design instead of disrupting it. Craftsmanship and respect for the home’s original character guide every decision.
Often no for single-room projects, sometimes yes for whole-home work or kitchen-and-bath projects running at once.
Single-bathroom or single-room remodels usually let you stay in the house, with dust control and access plans built into the schedule. Whole-home projects, or a kitchen plus multiple baths running at the same time, may call for temporary relocation during the heaviest construction phases. We sequence the build with your living situation in mind during planning. Get in touch early so we can plan around your needs.
