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title: "Does Builders Risk Cover Remodeling?"
description: "Before work begins, confirm the existing building and remodel are insured and coordinate coverage with your homeowners policy."
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# Does Builders Risk Cover Remodeling?

Before work begins, confirm the existing building and remodel are insured and coordinate coverage with your homeowners policy.

Yes, builders risk may cover remodeling if the insurer accepts the work and specifies how it covers the existing house, materials, and occupied areas. Notify your homeowners insurer before a substantial remodel. The actual contract can limit coverage by project phase or property class. Before work begins, provide a clear description of demolition, structural changes, temporary openings, and whether people will occupy any portion. Confirm the existing structure and work values, water protection, hot work rules, and when coverage ends as completed areas are accepted or put to use. A homeowner should notify the homeowners insurer before a substantial remodel; the Insurance Information Institute notes builders risk may be available separately or as an endorsement in some cases. Ask which contract covers the existing house, materials, and work in progress, and whether contractor liability and workers compensation are also in place. Confirm coverage before opening walls or leaving the house partly unprotected.

## Related Questions

- [Does Builders Risk Cover Demolition?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-demolition)
- [Does Builders Risk Cover Tenant Improvements?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-tenant-improvements)
- [Does Builders Risk Cover Soft Costs?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-soft-costs)
- [Does Builders Risk Cover Liability?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/builders-risk/does-builders-risk-cover-liability)

## Related Coverage

- [Builders risk](https://spot.insure/coverage/builders-risk)

## Sources

1. [Builders Risk Coverage Form](https://assets.touchpointmarkets.com/e8/58/dec27c1b462c8227b4693fb8ac81/ih-00-70-05-17-builders-risk-coverage-form.pdf). Insurance Services Office, Inc.; hosted by Touchpoint Markets; IH 00 70 05 17, A.1.c and A.2 pp. 1–2; A.3 and A.4 pp. 2–5; A.5 and A.6 pp. 5–8; B.2–3 pp. 10–11; C–E pp. 12–13; copyright 2017, illustrative specimen. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm). California Department of Insurance; Commercial Property; Builder’s Risk; Form 700 revised June 14, 2024. Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Insurance Clauses – Builders Risk](https://www.oregon.gov/das/risk/pages/insclausesbldrsrisk.aspx). Oregon Department of Administrative Services; Builders Risk: Clause, When do they apply?, Notes, Additional Information; Builders Risk Installation Floater. Accessed 2026-09-25.
4. [If You Are Planning to Remodel Your Home, Notify Your Insurance Company First](https://www.iii.org/press-release/if-you-are-planning-to-remodel-your-home-notify-your-insurance-company-first). Insurance Information Institute; Home remodeling advice, item 1. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Builders Risk Insurance FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/builders-risk).

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