Our Services

Whether you need window or door restoration, carpentry, drywall, or painting for a fresh new look,
W. Briggs can help. If you want it done, we can do it!

Knowledgeable consultation to help you with your design needs, installations, and restoration decisions. Our full range of services include: Interior and exterior renovations and restorations.

Carpentry

From baseboards to crown moulding, cabinetry to built-ins, exterior trim water-table to gable fascia, our team has the skills and experience to deliver quality wood work for your next project.*

* Carpentry provided to complement general renovation and restoration services. Projects requiring custom millwork will be subcontracted.

Construction

Replacing walls, widening doors, reframing for built-ins and more. Our team offers light construction services with experience to deliver quality remodeling for your next project.*

* Light construction provided to complement general renovation and restoration services. Projects requiring structural modifications will be subcontracted.

Doors & Windows

We remove your old door or window to our shop and restore it to it's original condition. We can often restore your old door hardware.

Electrical

Light electrical services including wiring and installation of wall outlets, switches, lighting fixtures, and ceiling fans.

* Electrical services provided as part of larger renovation and restoration projects. New or replacement electrical wiring will be subcontracted.

Interior & Exterior Painting

Interior painting from selection of colors to removal of wallpaper, cracks and imperfections repair prior to painting, from priming when necessary to finish coat, your fresh paint will look great.

Exterior painting services provided as part of larger, exterior trim restoration projects.

Plumbing

Light plumbing services including installation of plumbing fixtures and faucets.*

* Plumbing services provided as part of larger renovation and restoration projects. New plumbing will be subcontracted.

Why Choose Us?

100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed

Quality workmanship means more at W. Briggs Renovation & Restoration than just doing the job. It's the little things we guarantee that make a big difference.

Our prices are competitive

As a small, home-based contractor, our low overhead allows us to offer prices that are usually lower than those offered by competitors.

We have 100% positive reviews

Our reviews speak for themselves.

Free quotes and estimate

We offer you free estimates, and although these estimates may be affected by unforeseen conditions, we've historically come very close to what has been estimated. Often the reason for an increase is a request for additional services once the estimate has been approved.

Customer Information

Projects that require more than a single day to complete often need for work area(s) to remain clear until work is finished.

Just a reminder that when we arrive each day, we'll need to be able to park our service vehicles for direct and clear access to the entrance of your home that you want us to use for access. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about available parking.

We assume you, or a family member, will be home when we arrive on the first day. After that, if no one will be there during scheduled work times, please make sure we may gain entrance and have access to work areas by other means.

Outside, please ensure that there's a clear path from where we've parked to the outside work area(s) or the entrance into your home. Inside, please ensure that there's a clear path to work area(s) as well. We will provide floor, stairway surface, and other coverings or protection as required, depending on the scope of the project, but need the path to be clear when we arrive to start the work.

We may need to leave tools, equipment, and supplies in your home, garage, or yard during this time, as near as possible to the work area(s). Please provide, and let us know where we may stage these items until project completion.

Please be sure the work area(s) in your home are clear of your personal belongings, furnishings, and breakables. We required a 3' minimum floor clearance away from walls, built-in furniture, and fixtures where work is to be done.

Note that we ensure the work area(s) in your home will be cleared and cleaned of work-related dust and debris when we complete work, but we rely on you to have cleared and cleaned work area(s) before we start.

If disposal of replaced fixtures, materials, and debris was included in the estimate as approved, we will remove and take it away when we finish the project. Otherwise, please let us know where you want us to put refuse and waste for you.

In the course of working on project, unanticipated issues sometimes arise that may require additional tasks and/or parts and materials not included in the approved estimate. Likewise, customers often notice additional tasks that they'd like addressed and ask us to do them "while we're at it." Scheduled time permitting, we are almost always happy to add items to the original scope of the project, but there will be an additional cost associated with completing additional work which we will let you know about and approve in advance.

W. Briggs will provide you with a link to your bill at completion of a project and a receipt via email every time you make a payment. If you want to monitor the invoice for changes from the estimate including add-ons, we will email you the link, on request, at any time while the project is underway.

See what our customers are saying

About Us

We take pride in our skills and ability to provide quality restorations, renovations and installations, comparable to, but often exceeding industry standards. Our long-standing attention to detail and quality service speaks for itself. W. Briggs has been successful in meeting and exceeding expectations to the extent that word-of-mouth has been our most effective marketing tool since starting out in 2010 as
W. Briggs Home Improvement.

We welcome the opportunity to meet with you, and discuss your next project, whatever the size or scope, and provide you with an estimate of costs and a clear, detailed description of the tasks involved. We look forward to meeting and working with you, to help make your dream a reality.

W. Briggs Renovation & Restoration is proud to offer years of skills and expertise at economical prices. Due to low overhead and our efforts in shopping for parts and materials at the best prices without compromising quality, we offer competitive rates and make every effort to assist in working within your budget.

We enjoy traveling to your location in Milwaukee county. We cover points up and down Lake Drive, as far north as Cedarburg, south to Oak Creek, out I-94 from the lakefront, downtown, lower east side and historic third ward, west to Wauwatosa, as well the many cities, towns, and villages in between.

Interested in hiring us?

Contact us today to talk about your project and requirements.
100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Get a FREE quote

Frequently Asked Questions

This is important information that affects your family and lifestyle as your home is being renovated or restored. Your first clue about the promptness and timeliness of the contractor is in the speed and courtesy they show in returning your initial phone call or email.
Understand that W. Briggs, as a small company, has no choice but to complete projects on schedule. We've got a long line of customers that need our services as soon as we finish your job, so we promise you, except for parts and materials delivery delays, add-ons, follow-ups, and so-called "punchlist items", we'll do our best to finish up and load out of your home on schedule.

Some companies say they offer a guarantee, but when pressed, they’ll admit that the guarantee is only the one offered by the manufacturer of parts and materials required for a project. If something fails, you may be able to get the part replaced, but some contractors may still charge you for the labor to replace it in your house. Be sure to hire a professional contractor who guarantees your satisfaction, including labor. W. Briggs Renovation & Restoration offers a satisfaction guarantee, in writing, right here! If for any reason you are not satisfied, we will work with you to make it right.

Some renovation and restoration contractors may give you an estimate that doesn’t stipulate how firm the price is and may come back to you with additional charges and fees after they’ve started your project. A professional contractor should provide a quote that includes all materials and labor required on your job. If further changes are requested or required, your contractor can easily prepare change orders that define additional work and charges.

It may seem that anyone who can swing a hammer can be a contractor, but you should only hire those with years of field experience. Many contractors hire untrained, inexperienced workers. W. Briggs Renovation & Restoration professionals are practiced on all equipment, in dealing with problem areas, and performing good customer service. W. Briggs does occasionally subcontract portions of a project to outside contractors--but only those that are proven experts in their field. Be sure to ask your contractor about this important issue.

Some contractors may try to save themselves time: they do a quick job, get your check and leave. Only after they are gone, do you realize they’ve missed a spot or left something undone. Be sure to work with a contractor who walks around your home and talks with you about all aspects of your project. A professional contractor will be willing to review their work and answer any questions.

W. Briggs Home Improvement logo

Contact Us

W. Briggs Renovation & Restoration is based in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Please use the form provided below any time to ask for information about our services, availability, or to request a free estimate. Reach us by phone during regular weekday business hours or send us a text anytime to request an estimate or schedule services: 414-581-2121. We'll reply within 24 hours.