Why Us?

The Team That Makes it All Work For You

Rick Merlini
Building Coordinator
Extreme Makeover Builder Twice

Rick Merlini is a two time ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition builder. He holds the record for the fastest build time, building a 3900 square foot home in 53 hours and 54 minutes. That equals to 54 seconds per finished square foot of home. Tough times hit the Michigan market so he relocated his family to Charlotte, North Carolina. After 3 months of living there, ABC asked him if he was up for another challenge by taking on another build for a family in need. At first Rick declined the offer stating that he was new to the area and did not know if he could get the job done. ABC asked him not to answer today but to take a few days to think about it. After careful consideration, he called ABC and told them he would be up for the challenge. After only being in Charlotte for 3 months, he built a 5200 square foot home in just 110 hours. Bottom line, when this man gives you his word, he gives you a commitment that he will live up to. Denise Cramsey, Executive Producer of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition once stated, "He says crazy things then backs them up." Please view this video and learn more about Rick Merlini.

Raquel Merlini
Interior Decorator

When it comes to restoring a property, you need to create emotion. To do this you do not just paint the home white and install neutral color flooring and call it a job well done. You must understand that women make 91% of the decisions when it comes to purchasing a home. Women are more emotional than men, so you need to develop that emotion through paint color and coordinating a harmonious unity. Raquel Merlini understands that purchasing a home is an emotionally based decision and with color accents she brings passion to the home. Raquel color coordinates the walls with the floors and brings fashionable colors that compliment each other throughout to provide a common theme. The value of bringing emotion to the home translates to added value. You may be wondering about cost effectiveness, but it is just as expensive to paint a wall white, as it is to paint a wall a trendy color and make the room feel warmer. Color and thematic selections are where Raquel Merlini excels and this is why she is an important part of the team. View some inexpesive home improvement ideas we have for you. We guarantee your asset will sell faster and help you recoup more ROI.

Jodi Pudlo
Purchasing Agent
Director of Operation

Jodi has been the purchasing agent for a 44 million dollar a year building company for the last 14 years. She is used to dealing with contractors from all fields. She understands and respects them. She also understands you are only as strong as the contractors who work for you. So she knows who she needs to cultivate and who she needs to let loose. She is as tough as any contractor you will ever know. There is no contractor who has not tried to pull something over on her twice. Once is the only shot you get with her. Jodi's years of experience in the building industry and her sense of fairness and toughness is what makes her so valuable.