A Named Project Manager
One point of contact from contract through punch list. You are not routed between an office line and a crew lead, and you never re-explain your project to somebody new halfway through.
19+
Years In Business
100+
Projects Completed
33+
5-Star Reviews
Almost nobody complains that their contractor built the wrong thing. They complain that nobody told them what was happening. Sweeney Build runs every project with a named point of contact, a client portal you can open on your phone, and a written update every week, so silence never has to be interpreted.
Start Here
Bring us your project and we will walk you through the schedule, the update cadence and how change orders get handled, before you sign anything. Consultations and initial estimates are free.
Free Consultation
Send us your project details, or call the office and speak to the team directly.
Still working out scope and budget? See how our design and selection process works.
How It Works
Eight things that happen on every Sweeney Build project, whether it is a single bathroom or a whole home renovation.
One point of contact from contract through punch list. You are not routed between an office line and a crew lead, and you never re-explain your project to somebody new halfway through.
Schedule, selections, budget, change orders, photos and daily logs in one place, on your phone. Most clients end up checking the portal more than they call.
What was completed, what is scheduled next, what we need from you, and any schedule impact. In writing, every week, whether the news is good or not.
Nothing proceeds without scope and pricing you have approved. When something surfaces behind a wall we photograph it, price it, and wait.
Safety and Permits submittals, historic review status and trade inspections are tracked as scheduled milestones rather than surprises that appear when a date slips.
Every subcontractor is scheduled and sequenced by us. You are never the one calling an electrician to ask when they are coming.
Daily cleanup, dust containment, protected walking paths, defined site hours, and notifying your neighbours before we take up the street on a narrow lot.
Actual against contract, tracked continuously rather than totalled at the end. It is the reason clients finish close to the number they started with.
What You Get
The same four things, every week, for the length of the project.
The work that actually got done this week, not the work that was scheduled. If a milestone slipped, it says so here rather than quietly moving on the schedule.
The coming week, with which trades are on site and on which days. If a day has no activity because we are waiting on an inspection or a delivery, that appears too, so silence never has to be interpreted.
Selections due, approvals outstanding, decisions that will hold up work if they wait. Most schedule slips on residential projects come from decisions, not from trades.
Weather, permit queues, hidden conditions, long lead items. Stated when we know, in writing, with what it means for your completion date and your number.
Ask us at the consultation how we would run your specific project. If the answer is not concrete, that tells you something about any contractor, including us.
Schedule My Consultation Call: 504-533-0007
Your One-Stop Solution: Streamlined Construction, Architecture, Financing, and Tax Credits—Save Time and Effort Every Step of the Way!
Let’s bring your vision to life! Our process begins with a relaxed, in-home consultation to understand your ideas, needs, and goals. We’ll discuss your project and provide an initial estimate to get started on the right foot.
With your vision in mind, our team dives into planning and budget creation. We gather all necessary details to ensure your project is beautifully designed and perfectly aligned with your budget.
This is where everything comes together! We’ll walk you through our detailed proposal, answer any questions, and finalize the agreement, so you feel confident moving forward.
Watch your dream space take shape! Our skilled team handles every detail, keeping you informed along the way. Once complete, we’ll walk through the finished project together to ensure it’s exactly what you envisioned.
Local Conditions
Project management matters everywhere. It matters more here, because six things specific to New Orleans move schedules regularly, and a moving schedule that nobody explains reads exactly like a stalled project.
Roughly 62 inches of rain a year, more than most US cities. Exterior work, roofing and dry in milestones shift regularly. A schedule that is actively managed and communicated absorbs that. A schedule nobody updates just looks abandoned.
Storm season runs June 1 to November 30. Every project scheduled in that window carries a plan for securing the site, protecting open framing and stored materials, and re-mobilising afterwards. We give you that plan before a storm is in the forecast, not while one is approaching.
Permits run through the Department of Safety and Permits at 1300 Perdido Street, and historic district properties need Historic District Landmarks Commission review first. Those queues are outside any contractor's control. What is inside our control is telling you exactly where your application sits.
New Orleans lots are tight, with shared side servitudes and limited street parking. Material staging, dumpster placement and delivery windows have to be coordinated with your neighbours, and on Garden District and Uptown blocks that starts before demolition rather than after the first complaint.
Termite damage, settled piers and legacy wiring are common in local housing stock, not rare events. Our process surfaces them in writing with photographs and pricing before work continues, which is the difference between a change order and an argument.
Living through a renovation is common in this city. Dust containment, defined site hours, protected circulation and a working bathroom where the schedule allows are planned at the start rather than negotiated in week three.
"Sweeney Build did a great job with my beautiful old house. When we bought the home, it was in need of some freshening-up. Sweeney Build performed a partial renovation of the kitchen - replacing counters, sink, and fixtures while maintaining our beautiful cabinetry. They also did a partial renovation of a bathroom - replacing the counters, sink and fixtures. The Sweeney Build team was very professional, and we've been very happy with the work they did."

"Very high level of detail in their work and Devon has a great technical knowledge, insight, and desire to figure out the technical details. We recommend them often to our clients and have seen their team deliver great projects."


"Finding a contractor you can trust, who puts out quality work, and can communicate clearly through a complicated process is incredibly difficult. I'm lucky that I found my way to Devon Sweeney and his team at Sweeney Build. We completed several projects together - from full scale renovations of historic properties to smaller renovations and remodels. I've never been happier with a contractor and would not hesitate to work with them again or refer them to friends and family. Quality work, high integrity people. 10/10."

Areas Served
Our office is at 4333 Washington Ave. in New Orleans. We manage residential and commercial construction throughout Orleans Parish and across the Greater New Orleans region.
New Orleans · Uptown · Garden District · Lower Garden District · Irish Channel · Carrollton · Broadmoor · Central City · Mid-City · Bayou St. John · Esplanade Ridge · Treme · Marigny · Bywater · Holy Cross · Algiers Point · Lakeview · Lake Vista · Gentilly · Metairie · Old Metairie · Kenner · Chalmette · Slidell · Mandeville · Covington
Parishes served: Orleans Parish · Jefferson Parish · St. Bernard Parish · St. Tammany Parish
Quick Answers
"Sweeney Restoration did a great job with my beautiful old house. When we bought the home, it was in need of some freshening-up. Sweeney Restoration performed a partial renovation of the kitchen - replacing counters, sink, and fixtures while maintaining our beautiful cabinetry. They also did a partial renovation of a bathroom - replacing the counters, sink and fixtures. The Sweeney Restoration team was very professional, and we've been very happy with the work they did."

"Finding a contractor you can trust, who puts out quality work, and can communicate clearly through a complicated process is incredibly difficult. I'm lucky that I found my way to Devon Sweeney and his team at Sweeney Restoration. We completed several projects together - from full scale renovations of historic properties to smaller renovations and remodels. I've never been happier with a contractor and would not hesitate to work with them again or refer them to friends and family. Quality work, high integrity people. 10/10."

Find answers to frequently asked questions that address your concerns, assist with decision-making, and ease any doubts you may have.
You get a written weekly update covering what was completed, what is scheduled next, what we need from you, and any impact on schedule or budget. Alongside that, the client portal gives you live access to the schedule, selections, budget, change orders and daily photos. Most clients end up checking the portal more than they call.
A named project manager assigned to your job from contract through punch list, with direct access to Devon Sweeney, the owner. You will not be routed between an office line and a crew lead, and you will not have to re-explain your project to somebody new halfway through.
Nothing proceeds without scope and pricing you have approved in writing. When hidden conditions surface, and in New Orleans housing stock they often do, we photograph the condition, price the fix and wait for your decision. That is the mechanism behind clients finishing close to the number they started with.
Every project scheduled between June and November carries a storm protocol: securing the site, protecting open framing and stored materials, and a defined plan for re-mobilising once it is safe. You get that plan before a storm is in the forecast, not while one is approaching.
Permits go through the Department of Safety and Permits, and historic district properties need Historic District Landmarks Commission or Vieux Carré Commission review first. Those queues are not something any contractor controls. What we control is tracking submittal and approval status as scheduled milestones and telling you exactly where your application sits.
Often yes, especially for single area projects. We plan dust containment, defined site hours, protected walking paths and a functioning bathroom and kitchen where the schedule allows. Whole home renovations usually need temporary relocation, and we will tell you that during planning rather than in week three.
Material staging, dumpster placement and delivery windows are scheduled ahead and coordinated with your neighbours. On tighter Garden District and Uptown blocks with shared servitudes and limited street parking, that coordination begins before demolition rather than after the first complaint.
Crews work standard weekday hours, and your project manager is on site for scheduled milestones, inspections and any decision point that needs your input. If a day is scheduled with no activity because we are waiting on an inspection or a delivery, that appears in your update, so silence never has to be interpreted.
You hear about it in the week it becomes likely, not at the end. Overruns on residential projects usually come from three places: hidden conditions, decisions that arrived late, and long lead items ordered late. The first is documented and priced before work continues. The second and third are what the weekly update exists to prevent.
We walk the finished project with you and build a punch list together, then close it out before final payment. After substantial completion you are covered by our written workmanship warranty with a defined response window, alongside the manufacturer warranties on the products we specified.
Get To Know Us
Sweeney Build was founded by Devon Sweeney in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, rebuilding a city where nearly every job had hidden conditions and nobody's schedule survived contact with reality. That is where the process came from.
Devon stays hands on through every project, and clients keep saying the same two things in reviews: that he is upfront about cost, and that they always knew what was happening.
Take the first step with Sweeney Build. Ask us at the consultation exactly how we would run your project, then ask anyone else you are considering the same question.
Sweeney Build is a New Orleans-based remodeler specializing in general remodeling, custom home additions, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and commercial construction across Greater New Orleans and South Louisiana.
Monday - Friday: 7:30AM - 4:30PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday - Friday: 07:30AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED