A fixed-price whole-home project from our Plano-based DFW team serving Rockwall homeowners, with designers, project leads, and tradespeople who finish on the day they said they would. Eleven years, one promise: your quote is your price.
A whole-home renovation reaches every room — see how we approach complete interior remodeling across Rockwall.
A whole-home renovation in Rockwall typically runs $95,000 to $350,000, depending on square footage, how many systems you touch, and finish level. A cosmetic refresh of an early-2000s home lands near the lower end; a full gut with reconfigured layouts, new kitchen and baths, flooring, and updated electrical, plumbing, and HVAC pushes toward the top. Permits for renovation work inside the city limits go through the City of Rockwall Building Inspections Department, with inspections scheduled via the city’s CityWorks system — note that homes in unincorporated Rockwall County or in neighboring Heath, Fate, McLendon-Chisholm, or Rowlett permit through their own jurisdictions instead. A city-specific cost driver here is the waterfront and older custom stock around Lake Ray Hubbard, especially Chandlers Landing (developed 1970): aging lakefront homes often need structural, foundation, and full-systems work that adds scope a standard suburban renovation wouldn’t. UHS works on a fixed-price model backed by a 1-year workmanship warranty. For a line-item look at where the money goes, see our whole-home renovation cost guide.
We handle design, selections, permits and construction in-house, with one project manager on the job and a dated schedule before demolition starts.
Design study · from our own drawings
You are not managing six trades and a designer. You are managing us.
Load-bearing walls removed with engineered beams, plumbing and electrical re-run, HVAC rebalanced.
Oak treads, new railings, wainscot and one trim profile carried through every room.
Feature walls, closet build-outs, quiet lighting plans, and baths done in the same sequence.
Offices, playrooms and media rooms with the built-ins that make them actually work.
Covered patios, outdoor kitchens, stone terraces and hardscape tied into the house.
One flooring line, one paint schedule, tight reveals — the part you notice on day 400.
Fixed scope and a written schedule before anyone swings a hammer in your house.
Whole-home walkthrough, scope conversation, lifestyle alignment, budget framing.
Full floorplan + finish package: kitchen, baths, flooring, paint, lighting, exterior.
City of Rockwall permits for plumbing, electrical, mechanical, structural where needed.
Sequenced trades, daily site lead, weekly client walkthroughs, fixed schedule, 12-22 weeks.
Punch list, training on systems, 1-year workmanship warranty active.
One flooring line carried unbroken from the entry through the main living areas.
Built-in millwork and integrated lighting, detailed room by room.
Design, selections and permitting all run before that window, and long-lead cabinetry, windows and stone are ordered the day selections close.
“A Rockwall whole-home is half choreography, half plumbing. The hardest part isn't any single trade — it's sequencing 8 trades through a single timeline without anyone tripping over the next one.”
We’re repeat customers of UHS Remodeling. From the initial meeting and design session to the final result, everything was incredible and organized. They kept us informed of every update along the way.
Every range below is one complete whole-home scope in Rockwall, materials and labor included.
All ranges include design, materials, labor, permits, and 1-year warranty. Sourced against NARI Cost vs. Value 2025 regional benchmarks.
Sources: nari.org · nkba.org
Whole-home renovation in Rockwall almost always traces back to two things: Lake Ray Hubbard and the early-2000s building boom. A huge share of the city’s homes went up during the 2000s — the typical Rockwall house is now roughly 20-plus years old, which means original builder-grade kitchens, baths, flooring, and HVAC are all hitting their first major renovation cycle at once. That’s the sweet spot for a coordinated whole-home remodel rather than one room at a time. At the other end sit the older waterfront and custom homes in communities like Chandlers Landing on Lake Ray Hubbard, where larger gut-renovations and additions are common. Across both, owners tend to renovate rather than relocate, because lake proximity and Rockwall ISD zoning drive resale here. UHS Remodeling has remodeled homes across DFW since 2014, and we bring that fixed-price, single-contractor approach to Rockwall whole-home renovations.
We handle whole-home renovations across Rockwall — from early-2000s homes in Rockwall Downes, Saddle Star, and Nelson Lake Estates to waterfront properties in Chandlers Landing and The Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard, and homes near the historic downtown courthouse square.
Your construction lead, Daniel B., manages your whole-home renovation, on schedule and to code.
Sourced from NARI Cost vs. Value 2025, NKBA Design Standards, EPA WaterSense, and 11 years of fielding the same calls in Rockwall. Looking for ballpark numbers? Try our cost calculator.
Fully insured · Permits handled · Licensed trades. Questions before you are ready to start? Call (469) 850-7087.
Yes. Renovation work inside the Rockwall city limits is permitted through the City of Rockwall Building Inspections Department, and inspections are scheduled via the city’s CityWorks system. A whole-home renovation typically pulls permits for the building work plus separate electrical, plumbing, and mechanical scopes. Homes in unincorporated Rockwall County or in neighboring Heath, Fate, McLendon-Chisholm, or Rowlett permit through their own jurisdiction instead. UHS handles permitting as part of the project.
Rockwall’s biggest building wave was the 2000s — roughly a third of the city’s homes were built between 2000 and 2009 — so the typical home is now about 20-plus years old. That’s the point where original builder-grade kitchens, baths, finishes, and systems all reach end of life around the same time, which makes a single coordinated whole-home renovation more efficient than piecemeal room updates. Older waterfront homes around Lake Ray Hubbard, like those in Chandlers Landing, often warrant even larger gut-renovations.
Most whole-home renovations in Rockwall run $95,000 to $350,000. A lighter cosmetic update of an early-2000s home sits near the lower end, while a full gut that reconfigures the layout and replaces the kitchen, baths, flooring, and major systems trends toward the top. UHS prices each Rockwall project on a fixed-price model so the number is locked before work starts, and our work is backed by a 1-year workmanship warranty.
A partial Rockwall renovation takes 10-16 weeks of on-site construction. A full-home renovation runs 5-9 months. Gut renovations with structural work take 9-15 months. Add 2-4 months before demolition for design development, engineering, and permitting.
For partial renovations, yes – we phase the work to preserve at least one kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom at all times. For full-home and gut renovations, most Rockwall families relocate for 3-9 months.
Yes. Many Rockwall renovations involve an interior designer for finish selections. We coordinate closely on sourcing, specs, and timeline. If you do not have a designer, UHS provides in-house design service.
We build fixed-price contracts from detailed drawings and specifications. Every material is listed by brand and SKU with exact price. Change orders show exact price differences, not vague allowances.
Yes. The City of Rockwall Building Inspection Department requires permits for structural modifications, exterior changes, or systems updates. UHS handles the full permitting process.
Yes. Wall removals, steel beam installation, ceiling height changes, window enlargements, and rear additions. Every structural scope is engineered by a licensed Texas structural engineer.
HVAC evaluation and upgrade where needed, new plumbing supply lines where accessible (PEX), updated electrical service and rewiring as needed, smart home rough-in (Lutron, Ecobee, or similar), Cat6 throughout, and optional tankless water heater upgrade.
Yes. A full kitchen and master bath renovation typically returns 70-85% of project cost on resale. A Tier 2 or Tier 3 renovation can move your home up a tier within the local market.
Call UHS Remodeling at (469) 850-7087 or fill out the contact form. Free in-home consultation, preliminary ROM within 7-10 business days.
Often, yes. Interior work almost never needs HOA sign-off, but any exterior alteration — windows, roof lines, siding, stone, fencing, an outdoor kitchen — usually needs both a city building permit and written approval from your homeowners association before construction begins. The two run on separate tracks with separate documents and timelines. UHS Remodeling handles the permitting for your project and prepares the drawings and documentation your HOA review typically requires, so the approvals move in parallel instead of delaying your start date.
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