Established in Lansing in 1924, R.L. Rider Remodeling has been continuously serving Mid-Michigan for over a century. While it was originally founded as a roofing and siding company, things quickly progressed into offering window and door installation as well as screen room and patio installation. With window and door installation being a great portion of their project, Phil Branstetter, the previous owner of R. L. Rider, transitioned to not only installing the doors and windows but producing them as well! Eventually, the window/door manufacturing portion of the business was discontinued as the market needed more interior contractors, so R. L. Rider grew to be Lansing’s first design/build firm with a focus on residential remodeling. After running the business successfully for over 30 years, Phil decided to pass the company on to the next generation. In 2015 the business was purchased by Cameron Smith whose goal is to continue the proud tradition of delivering Lansing’s finest remodels.

Cam brought his own wealth of experience and unique business perspective from owning another contracting firm – C.A. Smith Construction, LLC. Founded in 2005, C.A. Smith Construction specialized in decorative concrete and outdoor living areas. That grew into offering a full slate of exterior updates, which naturally evolved into large-scale remodeling of both interiors and exteriors. Combining lessons learned from his own business and the knowledge Phil offered has allowed Cam to better grow R.L. Rider Remodeling in order to reach new heights and serve more and more happy customers every year. We now offer a wide range of services, including kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and additions, with an in-house design and production team to help make your vision a reality.