Veteran-owned · Black Mountain, NCVeteran-owned
Jay Cope and Chris Harrin served in the Marine Corps together, then built a design-build team that posts its 2026 price ranges before you ever call. Kitchens, baths and aging-in-place work across Western North Carolina.
Semper Fi Custom Remodeling handles kitchen remodeling in Asheville, NC and across Western North Carolina from its office on US-70 in Black Mountain. The name is Latin for "Always Faithful," a motto owners Jay Cope and Chris Harrin brought home from the Marine Corps. On the job, it means keeping their word on price, schedule and craftsmanship.
The team is upfront with numbers. Its pricing page lists 2026 ranges from real projects, starting at $80k to $120k for a kitchen that keeps its layout.
You get one point of contact and an online portal for schedules, selections and approvals. Reviewers keep coming back to the same point: they always knew what was happening.
Projects run from new cabinets and stone counters to removing a load-bearing wall for an open floor plan. Designers help you choose finishes you love inside the budget you set. Posted 2026 ranges start at $80k for a same-layout update and reach $180k and up for a full gut.
Same layout: $80k to $120k · Full gut: $180k and up
Guest baths, hall baths and primary suites, including curbless showers and tub-to-shower conversions. A bathroom touches nearly every trade, so the team shows you where to save without losing the look. Half baths start at $25k; a primary suite with moved walls runs $90k to $150k and up.
Full bath, same layout: $40k to $60k
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists plan curbless showers, wider doorways, grab bars, pull-out drawers and easy-reach controls so you can stay in the home you love. A Montreat project even added an elevator shaft. The firm's whole-home CAPS renovation took 1st place nationally at the NAHB Remodelers Awards.
Primary suites, second stories, bump-outs, garage apartments and ADUs for families who would rather grow the house than move. Addition projects took first and second place nationally with the NAHB in 2024. Posted ranges start at $60k for a small bump-out with no plumbing.
Every room on one plan and one schedule, from small mountain cabins to 7,000-square-foot homes. One Greenville, SC project paired an interior remodel with a home addition and a floating open-tread staircase. Multi-room remodels often cost less than pricing each room on its own.
The pricing page lists real 2026 ranges by room, such as $40k to $60k for a full bath that keeps its layout. You can set a budget before anyone visits.
Each client gets a single point of contact and a portal that holds schedules, selections and approvals. Reviewers praise weekly on-site updates from their project manager.
NC License #78021 and SC License #CLG-125771, an A+ BBB rating, NC Accredited Master Builder and Accredited Remodeler designations, and Living Wage certification from Just Economics.
A tiered payment system means the final payment is not collected until the job is complete. The team also helps clients compare renovation loans and trusted loan partners.
Jay Cope (CEO) and Chris Harrin (President) are childhood friends who went on to serve in the Marine Corps together. They built Semper Fi Custom Remodeling on the Corps values of honor, courage and commitment, and they handpick each member of the team.
Jay was sworn in as 2024 President of the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The company now runs offices in Black Mountain, NC and Greenville, SC.
Its work has earned NAHB national awards, a 2023 WNC Parade of Homes Gold Craftsmanship Award and six 2026 NCHBA STARS Awards.
Jay CopeCEO and co-owner, with President Chris Harrin
A first call about your goals, priorities, timeline and budget range, so both sides know early whether the project is a good match.
The team meets you at home, checks existing conditions and flags anything that could change scope or cost before plans are drawn.
You get a ballpark investment range, then refine layout and selections with the in-house design team until the number fits your target.
You review the full proposal together. Once scheduled, every update, selection and approval lives in one online portal with a single point of contact.
Crews keep your home clean during construction, finish with a final walkthrough and move you into the warranty phase, with support after completion.
We had heavy storm damage to our home from falling trees due to hurricane Helene and the fine folks at Semper Fi were instrumental in helping us put our home back together.
SemperFi somehow pulled off the impossible: a complete mountain home remodel in just 9 months without us needing couples counseling, blood pressure medication, or a hostage negotiator.
Immaculate service and work. We were kept informed of every single part of the process. Good communication is one of their strengths.
Semper Fi's posted 2026 ranges run from $80k to $120k for a kitchen that keeps its layout, $100k to $140k for new cabinets in the same footprint, $140k to $200k when plumbing, electrical or structural walls move, and $180k and up for a full gut. Final cost depends on selections, scope and site conditions.
Payments follow a tiered system, and the final payment is not collected until the job is complete. If you plan to finance part of the work, the team helps you compare options, including renovation loans and trusted loan partners. Ask about the payment schedule on your first call so it fits your plans.
Yes. The team includes Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists trained through the NAHB. Common changes are curbless or roll-in showers, grab bars, wider doorways and halls, lever handles, lower counters, stairlifts and home elevators. Plans follow universal design, so the house also works for younger family members and guests.
Yes. Semper Fi has a restoration division for residential and commercial property damage in Western North Carolina. Several reviewers describe how the team helped them work through insurance claims after Hurricane Helene, then managed the subcontractors and schedule until their homes were put back together.
You get a single point of contact from proposal through completion. Schedules, updates, selections and approvals sit in a dedicated online portal, so you can check progress any time. The same team that walks your home at the start stays involved as ideas turn into plans and plans turn into a finished room.
Call the Black Mountain office at (828) 279-6703, or send a few project details and the team will call you back to talk budget and scheduling.
(828) 279-6703
