ServicesWhole Home Remodeling
Whole Home Remodeling in Westlake
When more than one room needs work, we plan it as one job. One schedule, one crew and one set of people responsible. We seal off work areas, cover your floors and clean up before we leave each day, so you can keep living in your home.
One plan for the whole house
A whole home remodel means updating several rooms at once, or changing how the rooms connect. That might be opening a wall between the kitchen and living room, redoing both bathrooms, and running new flooring through the main level. Done one room at a time over several years, that work costs more and makes a mess more often.
We put it all in one plan. The order matters. Walls come down before floors go in. Plumbing gets moved before the drywall closes up. Getting the order right saves you money and keeps the crew from tearing out work that was just finished.
It is a big project, and it happens inside your home. So we treat protection and cleanup as part of the job, not something we get to if there is time.
What a whole home remodel covers
Planning and sequencing
We walk every room with you and write down what you want changed. Then we lay out the order of work so each trade follows the one before it without backtracking.
Layout changes
Removing or moving walls, widening openings and reworking how rooms flow into each other. We check whether a wall carries load before anyone touches it.
Kitchen and bathroom work
The kitchen and baths are usually the heart of the job. We handle them as part of the larger plan. Our Kitchen Remodeling and Bathroom Remodeling pages go into more detail on that work.
Flooring throughout
New floors laid continuously across rooms so there are no odd transitions at every doorway. We level the subfloor first, because new flooring over a dip or a squeak just shows the problem again.
Paint, trim and doors
Fresh walls, new baseboards and casing, and interior doors that match from room to room. This is what makes the house feel finished instead of patched.
Protection and daily cleanup
Plastic dust walls with zipper doors, covered floors along the path to the work area, and a sweep and vacuum at the end of each day. Debris leaves the house daily.
Signs it is time to remodel more than one room
- The layout fights you
- Closed-off rooms, a kitchen you cannot see out of, or hallways that waste space. Those are layout problems, and one room at a time will not fix them.
- Past updates do not match
- One bathroom was redone years ago, the kitchen is original, and there are three kinds of flooring. Pulling it together at once costs less than chasing it piece by piece.
- Your needs have changed
- Kids arrived, kids left, or someone in the house needs wider doorways and an easier bathroom. The house should fit how you live now.
- You just bought the house
- Before you move furniture in is the easiest time to do big work. Empty rooms mean faster progress and less to protect.
- Worn finishes everywhere
- Scuffed floors, tired paint and dated fixtures in every room. When it is all wearing out together, it makes sense to replace it together.
How the job runs
- 1
Walkthrough and free quote
It starts with a phone call. We set a time to walk the house with you, listen to what you want and look at what is behind the problem areas. Then you get your quote, at no charge.
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Written estimate and schedule
You get a line-item estimate so you can see what each part costs. We also give you an order of work, so you know which rooms will be torn up and when.
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Prep and protection
Before demo, we cover floors, seal doorways with plastic and set up a clear path in and out. Rooms you are still using stay closed off from the dust.
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Work in phases, clean daily
We work through the plan room by room or area by area. Every day ends the same way: tools put away, debris hauled out, floors swept and vacuumed. If we find something behind a wall, we show you a photo and talk it through before going on.
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Final walkthrough
We walk every room with you and make a list of anything that needs touching up. Once it is done, we do a final clean and pull up all the protection.
What moves the price
No two whole home remodels cost the same, because no two scopes are the same. The price comes down to how much you change and what we find once walls and floors open up. Your written estimate breaks it out line by line so nothing is hidden.
- Number of rooms
- More rooms means more labor and more material. Doing them together still usually costs less than doing them separately over the years.
- Structural changes
- Moving a wall that carries load needs a beam and sometimes an engineer. Moving plumbing to a new spot adds cost too.
- What is behind the walls
- Old wiring, slow leaks or damaged subfloor have to be fixed before new finishes go on. We point these out with photos and price them before doing the work.
- Finish choices
- Flooring, fixtures, doors and trim come in a wide range. You pick the level, and we show you how each choice changes the total.
- Permits and phasing
- Larger work needs permits and inspections, which add time and fees. If you stay in the house during the job, working in phases can stretch the schedule.
Questions about whole home remodels
- Can we stay home during the work?
- Yes, most families stay. We break the job into phases so a working bathroom and a place to sleep are always available. Losing the kitchen is the toughest part, so before it comes out we plan a temporary setup with you.
- How long will a whole home remodel take?
- That depends on the number of rooms and the amount of change. New paint and floors in a few rooms goes far quicker than moving walls and plumbing. Your estimate includes a schedule, and if anything affects it, you hear from us right away.
- What keeps dust out of the rooms you are not working in?
- Every work area gets plastic dust walls with zipper doors, the walking path gets covered and the air vents get sealed in any room under demolition. Each day ends with sweeping and vacuuming, and the debris leaves the house.
- Will you take care of permits?
- Yes. If a permit is required, we pull it and book the inspections, so the city is not something you have to handle.
- What happens if you uncover damage behind a wall?
- We pause and show you. You see photos, hear what the problem is and get a price for the fix before we continue. Your bill never grows without your approval.
- Do you take jobs beyond Westlake?
- Yes. We do whole home projects in Westlake and close-by towns such as Southlake, Keller, Trophy Club and Grapevine. Mention where you live when you call, and we will let you know if it is in our area.
Ready to talk about your remodel?
Tell us which rooms are on your list. We will come walk the house, look at what is there and give you an honest plan and a written price.