2023 Remodeler of the Year Elliot Pike provides his design philosophy insights.
According to Over the Mountain Journal, when Elliott Pike, owner of ELM Construction, was named 2023 Remodeler of the Year by the National Association of Homebuilders at its annual awards event in February, the honor was the culmination of hard work, dedication to quality and an overall commitment to excellence.
In other words, Pike said in a half-serious, half-tongue-in-cheek tone of voice, “My goal is to be the Chick-fil-A of remodeling. You can go to Chick-fil-A on any day of the week, and you will generally get the same consistency in quality, no matter which location you go to and no matter what time of day. If you consistently do things right, everything else falls into place.”
Pike’s journey with his own remodeling business began in 2008. A company he worked for that specialized in remodeling apartment complexes went out of business, so he and his wife, LeArden, established ELM.
Pike’s experience in remodeling multi-family housing carried through to the new company. But before long, ELM’s opportunities turned toward single-family residential, and Pike found he liked the new work better.
“Renovating houses is more personal than multi-housing renovation, and we tend to establish relationships with the people we work with,” he said. “So that’s part of it: I love working with people. I also enjoy the entrepreneurial side of remodeling, putting together the puzzle, if you will. Every day is different.”
The best clients, Pike said, are delegators.
