Prima Construction

What Prima Construction does

Prima Construction is a woman-owned, design-build residential remodeling contractor based in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, serving the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro. Founded in 2005 by owner/builder Kim Studham, the firm specializes in kitchen and bathroom remodeling for older Twin Cities homes (early-1900s through the 1920s), with supplemental offerings in whole-home remodels, attic and basement finishing, garage construction and repair, and specialty carpentry such as custom built-ins, fireplace surrounds, and Craftsman-style trim. Technical capability centers on the structural and mechanical realities of vintage housing stock — lath-and-plaster walls, settled framing, galvanized piping, radiators, lead/asbestos handling, load-bearing wall removal with LVL headers, surgical demolition, post-tension slab drilling for condo work, and navigation of city-specific permit regimes such as Minneapolis Competency Cards and St. Paul DSI inspections. Owner Kim Studham is architect-trained (two architecture degrees) and performs most hands-on work herself; her husband Scott leads design. The firm is EPA Lead-Safe Certified, holds Minnesota Home Builder License #BC792052, and maintains BBB A+ accreditation since 2015.

The business model is project-based, delivered on fixed-price contracts with a 1.5% design fee applied to projected construction cost. Public price bands run $80K–$190K for kitchens, $30K–$80K+ for bathrooms, $100K–$150K for attic/basement finishes, and $60K–$80K for garage builds. The firm runs only 2–3 projects concurrently and is typically booked 6–9 months out, with work performed by an in-house crew rather than rotating subcontractors. Customer acquisition is reputation-driven — website, blog, Houzz, GuildQuality, BBB, and word-of-mouth — with the owner personally reading every inbound inquiry. The firm has won the Guildmaster with Highest Distinction award five times (2021–2024, 2026) and a 4.9/5.0 rating across 36 verified reviews, and is the only Twin Cities kitchen/bath remodeler to achieve this distinction. Following a planned 2025 sabbatical, operations resumed in 2026 with a formalized 2–3 project cap to protect quality and work-life balance.

Name

Prima Construction

Legal name

Prima Construction

Website

https://prima-construction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prima Construction is a woman-owned, design-build remodeling contractor in Minneapolis–St. Paul specializing in kitchens, bathrooms, and additions for older homes. It runs an in-house team on fixed-price contracts, capping work at 2–3 concurrent projects and booking 6–9 months out.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Home Remodeling Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Whole-Home Renovation (High-End Finishes & Custom Build) (HSAPAEAI)

Keywords

• Kitchen remodeling services
• Bathroom remodeling services
• Design-build remodeling
• Historic home renovation
• Older home remodeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Design-Build Remodeling Services: Full-service design and construction for kitchen remodels ($80K-$190K), bathroom remodels ($30K-$80K+), attic/basement finishing ($100K-$150K), garage construction ($60K-$80K), and whole-home projects. Revenue is project-based with fixed-price contracts. Design phase is 1.5% of projected construction costs, paid at end of on-site design meeting. Projects booked 6-9 months in advance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Prima Construction is a woman-owned, design-build remodeling company that delivers custom kitchen and bathroom renovations, whole-home remodels, attic and basement finishing, garage construction, and custom carpentry for older homes (early 1900s through 1920s) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. Projects are run on fixed-price contracts by an in-house team (no rotating subcontractors) under a deliberately low-volume model of 2-3 concurrent projects, with hands-on leadership from architect-trained owner/builder Kim Studham and design leadership from her husband Scott.

Product overview

Prima Construction is a woman-owned design-build remodeling company offering a unified suite of renovation services centered on kitchen and bathroom remodeling for older homes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The core service portfolio consists of Kitchen Remodeling and Bathroom Remodeling as the primary offerings, supplemented by Whole-Home & General Contracting for larger projects including additions, attic and basement finishing. Additional specialized services include garage construction and repair, custom fireplace surrounds, built-in bookshelves, attic insulation, custom cabinetry, and Craftsman-style trim carpentry. All projects are delivered through an in-house team on fixed-price contracts, with Kim (owner/builder) leading construction and Scott leading design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kitchen Remodeling
• Bathroom Remodeling Bathroom remodeling services including master suite creation from attics, finishing attics with difficult rooflines, moving walls to fundamentally change bathroom layout, and addressing vintage bathroom challenges like sloped rooflines, settled floors, plaster, and pre-1970s plumbing. Project tiers range from $30K-$40K (midrange refresh) to $80K+ (high-end/condo/addition), with 4-10+ week timelines.
• Whole-Home & General Contracting Larger remodeling projects including additions, attic and basement finishes, and whole-home remodels where one room turns into several, offered on a fixed-price or time-and-materials basis.
• Basement Finishing
• Attic Remodeling
• Garage Construction & Repair
• Custom Fireplace Surrounds
• Custom Bookshelves & Built-ins
• Attic Spray Foam & Insulation
• Custom Cabinetry
• Craftsman Trim Carpentry

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9/5.0 average rating with 36 of 36 clients recommending
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hammer & Hand: Portland, OR-based design-build firm specializing in older and historic homes with high-performance craft standards. Regional peer with comparable older-home domain specialization and premium positioning, but operating in a different metro.
• Hyde Park Design Build: Cincinnati-based design-build remodeler serving older historic neighborhoods. Regional peer with comparable niche in vintage-home remodeling, though operating in a separate geography.

Direct peers

• Lifestyle Remodeling: Twin Cities design-build remodeling company offering kitchen, bath, and basement finishes. Direct peer competing in the same metro for similar project sizes and customer profiles.
• Rego Design-Build: Minneapolis-based residential design-build remodeler. Direct peer competing for the same Twin Cities kitchen/bath/whole-home remodeling projects at the upper end of the market.
• Titus Contracting: Minneapolis residential remodeling contractor with design-build capabilities. Comparable in service mix and Twin Cities focus, serving similar mid-to-upper-end homeowners.
• Studio Construction + Design: Minneapolis residential design-build firm offering kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodels. Direct peer in the Twin Cities market at the upper end of the customer segment.
• Blackdog Design + Build: Twin Cities design-build remodeler offering kitchen, bath, and whole-home renovation. Direct peer in geography, service mix, and target customer (mid-to-high-end homeowners), though with a larger crew and broader scope.

Broad incumbents

• Castle Building & Remodeling: Larger Twin Cities design-build remodeling firm offering whole-home, kitchen, and bath services across the metro. A broader incumbent with overlapping customer base but a wider service portfolio and substantially larger headcount than Prima.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/primaconstruct
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAXTSoKmZD2YidjK02kqaGw
• Facebookfacebook.com/primatwincities
• Instagraminstagram.com/primaconstruction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prima-construction-mn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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