How Penhallow Remodeling Austin Was Born in Austin
Trevor Nash didn’t move to Austin to start a remodeling company. He moved here because his wife got a job offer at a tech firm up near the Domain, and he figured his years in construction would transfer anywhere. What he didn’t expect was how often he’d hear the same story from neighbors in Wells Branch and Jollyville: a contractor had given them a verbal estimate, started the work, then handed them a bill that was nowhere close to what they’d been told. One couple in Shady Hollow showed him a kitchen remodel invoice that had ballooned past the original quote by an amount that made him wince. They’d signed nothing. The contractor just kept saying “change order.”
That was the moment. Trevor knew the Penhallow Remodeling brand and its Kingswell Guarantee approach because the Kingswell family had built their reputation on something almost radical in this trade: a written price before the work starts, and a written guarantee when it’s done. Austin didn’t have a location yet. Homeowners here were getting burnt by the same old story. So Trevor brought Penhallow Remodeling to Austin, built a local team that works the Kingswell way, and made a simple commitment: the price you approve is the price you pay, and the guarantee is on paper where you can read it. That’s how it started here, and that’s how it still runs.
Trevor Nash’s Personal Connection to the Construction Trade
Trevor got into construction the way a lot of people do: he needed a job, and a crew building houses out near Cedar Park needed hands. He was young, didn’t know a joist from a jamb, and spent his first weeks hauling lumber and sweeping sawdust. The smell of fresh-cut pine and drywall dust got into his clothes and never quite came out. But something else got into him too. The first time he watched a wall go from a chalk line on a concrete slab to a framed room with a window cut into it, he understood what building actually was: you take a flat, empty space and you make a place where somebody’s life happens. He was hooked.
He didn’t have a family member in the trade, and he didn’t go to school for it. He learned by doing, by asking questions, by watching the older guys who’d been framing and finishing for decades. One of them told him, “Measure twice, cut once, and don’t ever lie to a homeowner about what it costs.” Trevor has carried that line for over twenty years. What keeps him in this work is the end of a job, when a homeowner walks into a kitchen that used to be cramped and dated and now it’s exactly what they pictured. Their face at that moment, that’s what gets him out of bed. If he weren’t doing this, he’d probably be restoring old houses, the kind you find in Georgetown and Elgin with sagging porches and good bones. Which, honestly, is not that far from what he does now.
Meet Trevor Nash – The Person Behind Every Job
Trevor Nash is the Owner & Founder of Penhallow Remodeling Austin. He came up through the trade hands-on, working on framing crews, trim work, and finish carpentry before moving into full kitchen and bath remodels and whole-home work. He’s led the Austin location since it opened, carrying the Penhallow standard into every project that leaves the shop. What separates Trevor from a corporate franchise technician isn’t a certificate on the wall. It’s that he’s the one accountable when something goes right or wrong. He knows the houses in this part of Texas, understands how the clay soil and hot summers affect foundations and exteriors, and he’s not going to sell you work you don’t need. On weekends he’s usually out on Lake Georgetown with a fishing rod or walking the trails around Lost Creek with the family dog. His commitment is simple: if it has the Penhallow name on it, it gets done right, and if it doesn’t hold up, he comes back. That’s personal.
Our Promise to Austin Homeowners
We work to the Kingswell Way, and that’s not a slogan. It’s a list of habits we don’t bend on. We say the price before the work, in writing, so there’s no surprise at the end. We show up in the window we gave you, and if we can’t, we call before that window closes. We leave the place cleaner than we found it, not with drywall dust in your hallways and cut-offs stacked by the trash bins. We put the guarantee in writing, because a verbal promise isn’t worth much when a drawer face comes loose six months later. And if the work fails inside that guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. Those five commitments are the whole game. Ask any homeowner in Austin who’s been left waiting on a no-show contractor: the company that actually does what it said it would do is the company you call twice.
Our Credentials
When you hire someone to work inside your home, you want to know they’re legit. Here’s where we stand:
- State-licensed. Every pro working under the Penhallow name is required to hold the license their state requires for the trade they perform. We don’t take shortcuts on this.
- Insured & bonded. Same standard: every pro on our work is required to carry the insurance and bonding their state requires. It protects you as much as it protects us.
- Local Austin experience. Trevor has been in the trade for more than two decades, and the Austin location has served this metro since it opened. We know these houses, these neighborhoods, and this market.
- Strong local reputation. Homeowners across Cedar Park, Georgetown, Elgin, Lago Vista, Taylor, and the surrounding communities keep calling us back and referring us to their neighbors. That’s the credential we care about most.
Why these matter: a state license means someone has met a real standard. Insurance and bonding mean you’re not left holding the bag if something goes wrong on the job site. Local experience means we know how a 1980s ranch in Wells Branch differs from new construction in Lago Vista. And reputation means people who don’t have to say anything choose to say good things.
Rooted in Austin
We’re not a national chain with a call center in another state. Penhallow Remodeling Austin is an independent local business that agreed to work to the Kingswell Guarantee, and we live where we work. We know the traffic on 183, the homes in Hornsby Bend, the remodel styles in Camp Swift. We’ve bought supplies from local yards, recommended local designers, and stopped to help neighbors with a dropped soffit. This community is not a territory to us. It’s home.
Frequently Asked Questions About Penhallow Remodeling Austin
Everything on the job scope. Before we start any kitchen, bathroom, or whole-home remodel, we give you a written price that spells out what we’re doing and what it costs. If you want to add work, we write it up and you approve it before it’s done. The price doesn’t change at the door. That’s the whole point of the guarantee. Call (325) 225-5429 for a free estimate on your project.
If the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s in writing, and we don’t wiggle out of it. It’s the last promise in the Kingswell Way: come back if it fails. Call (325) 225-5429 to talk about your project and what’s covered.
You call (325) 225-5429, tell our coordinator what you’re looking to do, and we get you on the schedule. We come out, look at the space, talk through what you want, and put together a written price for the work. The estimate is free. Then you decide from there, no pressure. Call (325) 225-5429 today to get started.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner & Founder at Penhallow Remodeling Austin, serving Austin and the surrounding communities. The Kingswell Guarantee is the promise behind every written price we give.