Ken grew up in Seymour, Wisconsin on a dairy farm, so Ken is not a stranger to hard work and a good work ethic.  His interest in building started with a woods class at Seymour High School.  Later in high school, he was chosen by faculty to be involved in the school's " House Project".  The House Project class involved 10 students that worked closely with Ken's Industrial Tech Teacher and mentor, Otto Krueger.  The students worked  with Mr. Krueger and community contractors to build a single family home from start to finish.

 

After graduating high school in 1980, Ken was employed at Carver Yacht in Pulaski, WI.  His job was finishing the  inside of the boat's cabin. He worked at Carver until a new owner was obtained by Carver Yacht in 1991, and a hostile takeover of the company forced the worker's to look elsewhere for work.

 Ken  worked at Hoida Lumber in Green Bay in the installed sales department for a number of years and then Ken decided to take the plunge into opening his own construction business

Total Renovation in 1993. Still living in Seymour,with his wife and family, Ken worked mostly in Seymour, Green Bay & Appleton.

 

 In 2005 Ken and his wife Tina purchased land in Tomahawk and Ken built a 3 bedroom cottage.  After spending time in the Tomahawk area at their cottage,  Ken and Tina decided to move to Tomahawk in 2011. They were emptynesters, as their children Tiffany & Dylan were attending college.  Tiffany was a student at Lawrence University Appleton, and Dylan was a student  at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Ken and Tina enjoy living in the Northwoods.  It seems like a good fit. And of course Ken moved the business right with them. He still has many customers in the valley and customers in the valley still call him to do jobs.  That is why Ken's phone number starts with 920. That way,  former customers still have his phone number.

 

Ken is a State of Wisconsin licensed & insured General Contractor which means he can handle the TOTAL job; from the smallest of home remodeling to TOTAL new home construction.  He'll help you through the whole process from start to finish, making the whole process easier and more convenient for the homeowner. Ken is always attending continuous education classes which not only enables him to keep his contractor license, but keeps him updated with the latest skills and building codes to get the job done correctly. Ken is also a certified vinyl siding installer, sponsored by the Vinyl Siding Institute.

Ken is very particular when working on  a job.  He works on a job  it as if he is working on his own home. Please check out the testimonial section to see what customers are saying.

 

 Total Renovation serves the whole Northwoods area.

 

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