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Specializing in Home Remodeling, HouseWurks of Zionsville has been remodeling and building custom homes since 2005.
Whether building, remodeling or simply adding on to your home, the concept of universal design is something Jim Barber, founder of HouseWurks Custom Homes and Renovations in Zionsville, recommends incorporating into your plans. Home designs that maximize safety and security are increasingly important for seniors and their families.
Universal Design ensures people of all ages and ability levels can live comfortably and safely in their home. Housewurks has the Certified Aging in Place Specialist certification, a program developed by the National Association of Home Builders.
Barber says the universal design approach incorporates safety and independence into all areas of the home. "Our goal is to help people make their homes work for them for a lifetime, regardless of their age, income or abilities," Barber says. "(Universal design) isn't just for the elderly or handicapped. It accommodates all family members at all stages of life, all of whom benefit from homes that pose fewer restrictions on daily activities. With universal design, you want to have a plan so that any of your friends or relatives that may have disabilities can access your house like anybody else would," Barber says. "You want your friends and family to feel welcome to your home."
Jim Barber received his MBA from Butler University. Along with his passion for remodeling homes, Jim is an avid marathon swimmer and has an impressive amount of long-distance races under his belt. Beginning in 1988 with a 45 KM marathon swim around Manhattan Island, Jim has continued to push himself with marathon swims around the world. Jim received the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 2010. Jim is currently working towards becoming part of an elite group of swimmers to achieve the Ocean’s Seven. The Ocean’s Seven consists of seven long-distance open-water swims and is considered the marathon swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.
The discipline and perseverance that he exudes in his swims are applied in every aspect of his life, personally and professionally. He is extremely goal-oriented. “I treat my projects like I do my swims,” says Barber. “I’m not finished until I get out on the other side of it. I think that it’s important in our daily lives to have a set of objectives and goals. You have to wake up to something.”
HouseWurks not only could visualize what we wanted and needed, they exceeded our expectations on a very difficult, complicated floor replacement.
Our 150 year old home had been moved to our lot 129 years ago and the poor foundations and undersized floor joists were sagging and cracked. HouseWurks completely replaced all the floor joists, added new foundation piers to support where needed. They also staged materials out of the way, and cleaned up well!
Communication was exceptional with a report every day complete with photos!Read More
Martin Breidenstein
The house building experience was totally satisfying. We were stepped through the design and build process with care and professionalism. Some of our favorite features in the multi-story home include single level living, a spacious floor plan, a custom pantry and a zero threshold shower. The attention to detail provides us with a house of our dreams.Read More
Mike Hampton
We contracted Housewurks to remodel our kitchen. My wife and I had ideas on what we would like and Jim turned them into realities. We wanted to remove all the bulkheads and have the cabinets go up to the ceiling. Additionally the double oven was built into a wall which we wanted removed and have the oven placed into a cabinet, so it was a down to the studs and ceiling joist remodel. Jim has a good crew! The drywall, paint, plumbing, electrical, demolition and cabinet install and trim was fantastic. I do a little house maintenance myself and really enjoyed the time discussing and “working” with him. He was conscientious and truly wanted us to be completely satisfied. The cabinet and stone countertop company Jim works with did a fantastic job. They listened to how we used the kitchen and made suggestions to make it very durable and efficient. All around great job. Since the remodel, when we have have prepared meals for guests comment how beautiful it looks and my wife and I comment how efficient it is.Read More
Daniel Houchens
Great experience working with Jim and Martin. We've never had a remodel where the guys bidding the job also completed the project. They held themselves accountable, were extremely clean, and worked hard to minimize the distribution on our family. Most importantly, the finished product (renovated living room, bar, stairs) is extremely high quality. Jim had contacts to work with on design, made recommendations, and kept the project moving.Read More
Ginger Donham
5 ⭐️ is not enough for the attention to detail and professional qualities that Jim, Linda and Martin exhibited in our kitchen redo!
We r absolutely thrilled with the craftsmanship and their desire to get it “right”
The kitchen is beautiful and a pure joy to be in every day!
Thank you Jim!Read More
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