A New Orleans renovation and construction company working across residential and light commercial property.
Magic Renovations & Repairs is a New Orleans-based renovation and construction company, and this city is the only place we work. We handle residential and light commercial jobs — full renovations, property rehab, interior and exterior improvements, and construction and project management — for homeowners, investors, property owners, and organizations across Greater New Orleans.
We talk a lot about quality workmanship, clear communication, and organized management, and honestly, those are easy words to put on a website. What’s harder is actually running a job that way, every time. So we judge ourselves by three things that don’t lie: was the scope written down, was the schedule real, and were changes priced before the work happened instead of argued about after the fact.
We take that side of the job just as seriously as the trade work itself, because on most renovations, it’s what actually decides whether a project finishes on time and on budget. A crew can hang beautiful drywall — but if nobody’s managing the job around them, you still end up with a bad renovation.
Ethan Madison is the owner of Magic Renovations & Repairs LLC, a New Orleans-based construction and renovation company serving homeowners, property owners, investors, and organizations throughout the Greater New Orleans area. With more than 10 years of hands-on renovation and real estate experience, Ethan brings both a contractor’s and property owner’s perspective to each project. His experience includes residential renovations, multifamily rehabilitation, property improvements, and construction project management.
Magic Renovations & Repairs is committed to organized project management, clear communication, quality workmanship, and building long-term value into the properties we improve.
Renovating in this city means dealing with conditions that a contractor from a drier, more stable market simply has not met. They are not obstacles so much as facts you plan around, and knowing them in advance is most of what separates an estimate that holds from one that grows.
Soft, dewatering soils mean pier-and-beam houses shift. Sloping floors and cracked plaster are often a settlement story, not a finish story — leveling decisions come first, not after.
Heat and humidity make moisture management a design decision, not an afterthought — envelope details, HVAC sizing, and drying capacity all matter.
Formosan termites are a serious, documented threat that eat structure, not just trim. Renovation is the one chance to see what's really there.
Shotguns, doubles, camelbacks, and raised center-halls each fail differently. Converting a double to a single is common — and structural, not cosmetic.
Plaster over lath, old-growth cypress and heart pine worth saving, and pre-1978 homes carry lead-paint rules that shape the work.
Unpermitted renovation is a problem that surfaces at sale, at appraisal or at insurance claim, and it lands on the property owner rather than the contractor.
Every project runs off a scope you can read, and nothing changes price without going in writing first.
From planning to completion, you’ll have one dedicated point of contact keeping your project organized, informed, and moving forward.
We handle general construction, renovation and project management directly — framing, drywall, flooring, carpentry, cabinets and full site coordination. Licensed specialty trades like electrical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing are coordinated through qualified subcontractors.
