Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City covers an enormous footprint and almost every decade of American housing, which means a remodel here is really several different jobs depending on the address. The pre war and mid century stock in the older core has plaster, original hardwood worth saving and closed off floor plans. The suburban expansion has open plans and finishes that were chosen to hit a price.

What the whole city shares is the ground. Central Oklahoma sits on expansive red clay that takes on water and swells, then dries and shrinks. That cycle is why so many houses here have doors that stick in one season and swing in another, and it is the reason we check a floor for level before quoting cabinets or flooring rather than after.