Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Trusted Home Remodeling for Austin Homeowners
Home remodeling in Austin, TX costs between $9,000 and $130,000 depending on scope, with kitchens running $14,000 – $45,000 and bathrooms $9,000 – $28,000. Most projects take four to twelve weeks, and the single biggest factor in whether you’ll be happy with the result is whether the contractor put the price and the guarantee in writing before demo day. That’s exactly how Penhallow Remodeling Austin works. Every project starts with a written price, a defined arrival window, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right, we come back and make it right at no charge. Call (325) 225-5429 and you’ll reach a live person, not a voicemail prompt.
Home Remodeling Contractor
A home remodeling contractor is the general contractor who manages your renovation from permit to punch list, coordinating framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, tile, cabinetry and finishes under one written agreement. You need one when a project touches multiple trades or when pulling permits means the work has to pass inspection. Penhallow Remodeling Austin acts as your home remodeling contractor for kitchens, bathrooms, and whole-home remodels, with a fixed written price before any work begins. Kitchen remodels run $14,000 – $45,000, bathroom remodels $9,000 – $28,000, and home additions $45,000 – $130,000 depending on materials and layout changes.
Written Price Before the First Tool Comes Out
We don’t do verbal ballparks. You receive a written number you can hold us to, based on the actual materials and scope we discussed. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it’s been our operating standard since 2004.
Licensed, Uniformed, and Accountable
Every technician who walks through your door is background-checked and in uniform. You’ll know exactly who is in your home, and every crew answers to Trevor Nash, who wrote the price and signed the guarantee.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Renovation
Home renovation is the process of updating an existing home’s function and finish, from swapping a vanity to reconfiguring a primary suite, without changing the home’s footprint. It’s the right choice in Austin when the bones of your house are solid but the layout, materials, or systems feel decades behind how you actually live. Penhallow Remodeling Austin handles home renovation from first walkthrough to final walkthrough, with a written guarantee on every job. Typical renovations in Austin run $9,000 – $28,000 for a bathroom, $14,000 – $45,000 for a kitchen, and $45,000 – $130,000 for a full addition.
The Difference Between Renovation and Repair
Repair fixes what’s broken. Renovation replaces what’s outdated, worn, or ill-suited to your family. We’ll tell you honestly which one you need, and never sell you a renovation when a repair would do.
Material Selections That Carry Their Own Warranty
We install Kohler and Moen fixtures, KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, and Cambria quartz countertops. These brands stand behind their products with their own warranties, layered on top of our 365-day workmanship guarantee.
Home Remodeling Companies
Home remodeling companies in Austin range from one-truck operations to large franchises, and the difference usually shows up in whether they answer the phone, show up on time, and stand behind finished work. You should start comparing companies when you’re planning a project that requires permits, coordinating multiple trades, or spending enough money that a written guarantee matters. Penhallow Remodeling Austin sets itself apart with a live person answering calls 24/7, background-checked uniformed technicians, and a written price before any work starts. Bathroom remodels start around $9,000, kitchens around $14,000, and whole-home projects scale from there based on scope.
What Separates Us from the Other Guys
Most contractors hand you an estimate and hope you don’t notice when it changes. We hand you a written price, a defined arrival window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. That’s not marketing language; it’s the Kingswell standard every Penhallow location operates under.
How to Vet Any Remodeling Company
Ask for a written price, not a verbal range. Ask what happens if the work fails in six months. Ask who answers the phone at 9 p.m. If they can’t answer those three questions clearly, keep looking.
Whole House Remodel
A whole house remodel is a comprehensive renovation that touches most or all of the home at once, including kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, paint, lighting, and often structural changes. Homeowners in Austin choose it when they love their neighborhood and lot but the house itself no longer fits, and when piecemeal updates would leave mismatched finishes and repeated disruption. Penhallow Remodeling Austin plans whole house remodels in phases so you can keep living in the home where possible. This is the most variable scope in remodeling, typically running $45,000 – $130,000 in Austin depending on square footage and how much of the house changes.
Phased Planning for Whole House Work
We break the project into logical phases, often starting with kitchens and bathrooms before moving to flooring and trim. Each phase gets its own written price and timeline, so you always know what’s next and what it costs.
One Crew, One Contract, One Guarantee
You get a single point of accountability for the entire project. No juggling three subcontractors and hoping they coordinate. One written contract, one 365-day guarantee covering every phase of the work.
Luxury Home Remodeling
Luxury home remodeling is high-end renovation work that uses premium materials, custom fabrication, and detail-oriented installation to produce a home that looks designed rather than assembled. In Austin, this means homes in places like Lost Creek, Westlake, and Shady Hollow where the finish level has to match the neighborhood. Penhallow Remodeling Austin builds luxury projects on the same written price and 365-day guarantee as every other job. Expect kitchens in the $35,000 – $45,000 range, bathrooms from $15,000 – $28,000, and whole-home luxury remodels that can exceed $130,000 depending on material selection.
Premium Materials, Named and Warrantied
We install Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone quartz countertops, each carrying its own manufacturer warranty alongside our workmanship guarantee. James Hardie siding and Therma-Tru doors show up on our exterior-adjacent work. The materials are chosen because their warranties are as real as ours.
The Level of Detail Luxury Requires
Tile layouts get dry-fit before mortar touches substrate. Cabinet installs get laser-leveled. Trim gets coped, not just caulked. These are the details that separate a luxury remodel from an expensive one, and they’re standard on our jobs.
Full Home Remodel
A full home remodel means gutting and rebuilding the home’s interior, often down to studs, then rebuilding with new electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, finishes, and fixtures. It’s the right call when a home has deferred maintenance everywhere, or when you want a genuinely new house in an existing shell. Penhallow Remodeling Austin takes full home remodels from demolition to final walkthrough, with permits pulled and inspections passed at every required stage. Full home remodels in Austin typically run $45,000 – $130,000, though larger homes or luxury finishes can push the top of that range higher.
What “Down to the Studs” Actually Means
We open walls, assess what’s behind them, and replace anything that won’t last another two decades. You’ll see the condition of your framing and rough plumbing before it gets covered again. That transparency is part of why our written price stays the written price.
Permits, Inspections, and Paperwork
We pull permits for structural, electrical, and plumbing work as Austin code requires. Every inspection gets passed before we close up walls. You get the paperwork at the end, and the work is covered under our guarantee from day one.
Brands We Service
We install and work with Cambria quartz on a regular basis, and our crews know the brand’s fabrication requirements well enough that countertop seams land where they should and overhangs get the support Cambria’s warranty expects. Kohler fixtures are another staple on our projects, from tub fillers in primary bathrooms to kitchen faucets that get daily use, and we’re familiar with their valve requirements and finish tolerances.
When a project calls for cabinetry, KraftMaid is one of the lines we install most often, and we know their box construction and door hardware well enough to get a clean, square install the first time. Whether you’re set on one of these brands or you want to compare options from our full list of trade partners, we can help you choose materials that carry their own warranties and pair them with our 365-day guarantee.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Water staining or soft spots around tubs and vanities. By the time it’s visible, the moisture has likely been working behind the tile or under the flooring for months. The longer it sits, the more subfloor and framing gets replaced, and the cost climbs.
- Kitchen layout that forces traffic through the work triangle. If you’re constantly stepping around someone to get from sink to stove to fridge, the kitchen isn’t functioning. A remodel changes how the room works, not just how it looks.
- Cracked tile or failing grout in wet areas. Grout failure in a shower pan or tub surround lets water reach the substrate behind it. Left alone, that turns a $900 grout job into a $9,000 bathroom tear-out.
- Single-pane windows or drafty rooms you avoid in summer. Austin’s heat makes an inefficient room expensive to condition. When a room swings twenty degrees from the rest of the house, the problem is usually in the walls, the windows, or both.
- You’ve outgrown the floor plan but not the address. If you love your street, your school, and your commute but the house no longer fits your family, an addition or whole home remodel is almost always cheaper than selling, paying closing costs, and buying in the same neighborhood.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Call and talk to a person. You reach a live person at (325) 225-5429, any time. We’ll ask about your project, your timeline, and the parts of the house that aren’t working for you. Then we schedule a walkthrough at a time that works.
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Walkthrough and measurements. Trevor or a senior project lead walks the space with you, takes measurements, and asks the questions that matter: how do you cook, how many people use this bathroom, what’s happened in the past that you don’t want repeated.
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Written price and scope. You get a written number, a defined arrival window, and a written guarantee before any work is scheduled. We say the price before the work. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it’s been that way since 2004.
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Construction and communication. Background-checked, uniformed technicians do the work on the schedule we agreed to. You’ll know who’s in your home and what’s happening each day. We leave the job site cleaner than we found it every evening.
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Final walkthrough and 365-day coverage. We walk the finished project with you, point out what was done and why, and hand you the paperwork. If anything fails inside a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s the Done Right Promise, in writing.
How Much Does Home Remodeling Cost in Austin?
Home remodeling in Austin typically runs $9,000 – $130,000 depending on what you’re changing. A small bathroom remodel runs $5,000 – $12,000; a full bathroom $9,000 – $28,000. Kitchens start around $14,000 for a modest refresh and climb to $45,000 for a full reconfiguration with new cabinetry and stone counters. Home remodeling in Georgetown and Cedar Park follows similar pricing, though Austin proper tends to sit at the top of the range due to permit fees and labor rates.
What drives the number up: moving plumbing or electrical, structural changes, custom cabinetry, premium stone, and the age of the home (older Austin houses often hide surprises behind the walls). What keeps it down: keeping the existing layout, choosing mid-range materials, and doing the work in phases. Our written estimate includes everything, and we don’t write change orders unless you ask for a change. If you want to compare, call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll give you a real number, not a range.
Our Service Area Near Austin
Penhallow Remodeling Austin serves homeowners across the greater Austin area, including Elgin, Lago Vista, Taylor, Wells Branch, Camp Swift, Lost Creek, Hornsby Bend, Shady Hollow, and Jollyville. Most of our projects are within a 45-minute drive, and we schedule walkthroughs around your availability, not ours. If you’re in one of these communities and planning a home remodel, give us a call and we’ll come take a look. We also serve Georgetown and Cedar Park directly.
Serving Austin, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Austin area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Home Remodeling in Austin
Home remodeling is the process of changing the structure, layout, or finishes of an existing home, from a single bathroom refresh to a whole house gut and rebuild. It differs from repair because the goal is improvement rather than restoration. In Austin, remodeling typically includes kitchens, bathrooms, additions, and full interior renovations, and it’s handled by a general contractor who coordinates permits, trades, and inspections under one contract.
A small bathroom remodel usually takes two to four weeks, a kitchen four to eight weeks, and a whole home remodel ten to sixteen weeks depending on scope and permit timelines. The schedule gets written into your contract before we start, and we’ll tell you upfront if inspections or material lead times will push things out. Call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll give you a realistic timeline for your specific project.
Kitchen remodels run $14,000 – $45,000, bathrooms $9,000 – $28,000, and whole-home projects $45,000 – $130,000 in Austin. Smaller scopes like a small bathroom start around $5,000, and a tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 – $10,000. Every project gets a written price before work starts, so the number we give you is the number on the invoice unless you change the scope. Call us for a free estimate and we’ll put it in writing.
Yes, we install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler and Moen fixtures on a regular basis. These manufacturers back their products with their own warranties, and we back our installation with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you have a specific brand in mind, mention it when you call and we’ll tell you what we know about it.
If a remodeling project goes wrong, a live person answers our phone 24/7 and we’ll schedule a visit to assess what happened. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers workmanship failures inside the guarantee period, and the return visit is free, no service call fee. For urgent water or structural issues, call (325) 225-5429 and we’ll get someone out to look.
It covers workmanship failures for a full year after the project is complete. If tile cracks, a cabinet door binds, or a fixture connection comes loose because of how it was installed, we come back and fix it at no charge. The guarantee is written into every contract, and the return visit includes no service call fee and no re-inspection charge.
Clear the rooms being remodeled, move valuables out of the work area, and take photos of the space before we start. If you’re living in the home during the work, we’ll set up a schedule that keeps key areas, like one bathroom or a temporary kitchen, usable as long as possible. We’ll walk you through the prep during the walkthrough so nothing surprises you on day one.
Schedule Your Home Remodeling Service in Austin Today
Call (325) 225-5429 to schedule your free walkthrough and written estimate. You’ll talk to a live person, get a real price in writing, and start your project with a 365-day guarantee behind every detail. No pressure, no change orders, no surprises. Just the price before the work, the window we show up in, and a job done right.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Austin, serving Austin and the surrounding communities since 2004.
