Top 10 Best Home Remodeling Contractors in Plano
Dozens of Plano contractors claim ‘best of.’ This is our own ranked comparison as of May 2026, scored on review depth, years in business, warranty terms, and pricing transparency, with the disclosure up front: we put ourselves first, so verify everything and get more than one quote.
Plano homeowners researching a kitchen, bathroom, addition, or whole-home renovation in 2026 run into the same problem: dozens of small contractors claiming “best of,” and very few with the project volume to back it up. This is our comparison of Plano remodelers as of May 2026, scored on review count, years in business, warranty terms, and pricing transparency. The short answer: the best home remodeling contractor in Plano TX is decided by review depth (500+ five-star reviews on Google and Facebook combined) and years in business (since 2014). UHS Remodeling leads on both across the 21 DFW communities it serves, ahead of newer entrants with fewer than 100 verified reviews.
Score Plano remodelers on review depth, years in business, and who pulls the permit.
The best home remodeling contractor in Plano TX in 2026 is decided by review depth (500+ five-star reviews on Google and Facebook combined) and years in business (since 2014). UHS Remodeling leads on both across the 21 DFW communities it serves, ahead of newer entrants with fewer than 100 verified reviews. This is our own list, so check every claim yourself.
This comparison is published by UHS Remodeling and we rank ourselves first, because we lead Plano on three measures you can check (review depth, completed-project volume, and years in business since 2014), so treat it as our own list: verify every claim through Google and Facebook reviews and trade licenses at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and get more than one quote before you hire.
How to pick the best Plano remodeling contractor in 2026
Before comparing companies, lock in the three filters that actually correlate with project outcomes per the NARI 2025 Cost vs. Value Report. Check them in this order. Each one removes most of the field before you spend an evening on the next.
500+ verified five-star reviews, Google and Facebook combined
Small contractors with 20-50 reviews are too statistically thin to validate. That sample tells you about a good stretch of months, not about what happens across hundreds of homes.
11+ years in business at the same business name
Folded companies and rebrands are the top source of warranty disputes. A warranty is only worth the name that still answers the phone when the tile cracks.
In-house permit handling for the City of Plano
Homeowner-pulled permits expose you to liability and almost always slow the project. The City of Plano Permits and Inspections office publishes who pulled each permit, so you can see for yourself. Reputable remodelers pull their own.
Contractors who cannot show all three on day one are almost always smaller crews subcontracting their work. That is fine for a $5,000 bathroom refresh. It is not fine for a $50,000+ remodel, where the permit package, the trade sequencing, and the warranty all have to hold up long after the crew has left.
Permit experience is where the gap shows first. We pre-meet with the City of Plano before drawings get stamped, which is why most of our Plano kitchens are framing inside three weeks of contract signing. Homeowners who hire crews without in-house permit experience usually lose 2-4 weeks on revision cycles, and that time comes out of their calendar, not the crew’s.
I sit down with the City of Plano before our drawings get stamped, because a permit package that is right the first time is what keeps a kitchen on schedule. Most of the delays I see are crews learning the permit process on a homeowner’s house.
The 2026 Plano contractor comparison
Ten companies, in the order our scoring puts them. Each entry is scored on the same four things: review count, years in business, warranty terms, and pricing transparency. The first two are the measures that survive small-sample distortion; the last two decide what the project costs you after the contract is signed. For the other firms we limit ourselves to what is public; where a company does not publish review counts or project volume, the entry says so instead of guessing.
1. UHS Remodeling
Plano-based since 2014. 500+ five-star reviews across Google and Facebook, a 1-year workmanship warranty, and fixed-price contracts with no allowances mid-build. Operates across 21 DFW communities with in-house designers, project leads, and tradespeople. In-home estimate and 3D rendering before contract. Verified Texas BBB Plano office presence. Services: kitchen, bathroom, whole-home, additions. See the UHS Plano service area.
2. All American Home Renovators
Mid-size Plano remodeler. Limited public review count; project volume not published.
3. Home Platinum Services LLC
Specializes in kitchen and bathroom remodels. 98 Google reviews (4.8 stars as of May 2026). Founded later than UHS, with a smaller project portfolio.
4. GP Homes and Repairs
General contracting firm. Public review count under 50.
5. All Star Home Renovation LLC
Small crew, residential focus. Limited online portfolio.
6. Visionary Construction Group
Mid-tier general contractor in Plano. Review count under 100.
7. Star Home Remodeling
Smaller Plano remodeler. Limited public information on project volume.
8. Modern Home Remodeling
Plano-based, full-service. Active on Yelp with verified photos.
9. Rooster General Contractors
Plano-based residential contractor. Known for home additions and complete builds.
10. RE Remodeling
26+ years experience. Smaller team. Reviews concentrated on Houzz.
Why review count and project volume matter more than ratings
A contractor with 25 reviews at 5.0 stars sounds great until you do the arithmetic: 25 projects is roughly 18 months of work for a single crew. A contractor with 500+ reviews at 4.9 stars represents a decade of consistent outcomes across hundreds of homes, and that is statistically meaningful. The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) recommends homeowners weight contractor selection on review depth and project volume over star rating alone, exactly because of this small-sample distortion. A perfect rating on a tiny sample is the easiest number in the industry to produce.
Twenty-five reviews at a perfect rating is about 18 months of one crew’s work; it tells you they had a good year and a half, not that they have a system.
UHS Remodeling has been operating at sustained project volume across DFW since 2014. That is the volume floor where the workflow has been refined for permit handling, slab-foundation work, HOA submissions, and warranty follow-through. Each of those is a place a low-volume crew meets a problem for the first time on your house.
Not sure which of these applies to your house? A short conversation settles it faster than any calculator.
Plano neighborhoods UHS Remodeling serves
UHS Remodeling completes projects across West Plano (mid-90s to early-2000s housing stock), Legacy (Toll Brothers and Highland builds), Craig Ranch (stucco-and-stone), Heritage Creeks (wooded lots requiring slab prep), and Willow Bend (luxury estate footprints). The work follows the housing stock. Most projects involve opening the wall between kitchen and family room (West Plano), stone and primary bath redesigns (Legacy), or whole-home renovations averaging 16+ weeks (Willow Bend). This is why it matters which neighborhoods a contractor has actually worked in: a wooded Heritage Creeks lot that needs slab prep and a Willow Bend estate footprint are not the same job, and a crew that has only done one of them is learning the other on your house.
As a frame for budgeting: a full kitchen remodel in Plano runs $45,000 to $95,000, a bathroom renovation $22,000 to $55,000, a whole-home renovation $95,000 to $350,000, and a home addition $120,000 to $400,000. Most projects take 6 to 16 weeks from contract to walkthrough depending on scope. For city-specific pricing, see Plano kitchen remodel cost ranges and Plano bathroom remodel cost ranges, or use the remodeling cost calculator for an estimate based on your scope. Our home remodeling in Plano page covers kitchens, baths, whole-home work, and additions in one place.
Plano permit and HOA approval realities
The City of Plano typically issues over-the-counter permits for interior remodels without structural changes in 5 to 10 business days. Structural changes, additions, and any electrical or plumbing relocations go through full plan review and average 3 to 5 weeks. Interior remodels almost never require HOA approval; exterior changes (windows, roof lines, additions, fence work, outdoor kitchens) typically do require ACC submissions.
Reputable contractors handle every permit themselves and prepare HOA ACC submissions and renderings as part of the project, not as an extra you chase down after the contract is signed. See our complete Plano permit guide for current fee schedules and timing.
The hiring mistakes that cost Plano homeowners the most
Most of the expensive problems on a Plano remodel were decided at the hiring stage, before a single wall came down. These are the ones we see most often.
Pulling the permit yourself
Homeowner-pulled permits put the liability on you and almost always slow the project. The City of Plano publishes who pulled each permit, and it should be the contractor.
Hiring a crew without in-house permit experience
Revision cycles at the City of Plano typically cost 2-4 weeks. That time comes out of your schedule, and the crew rarely eats it.
Trusting 25 reviews at 5.0 stars
That is roughly 18 months of work for one crew. It is too thin a sample to tell you what happens when something goes wrong.
Overlooking a rebrand or a folded company
Folded companies and rebrands are the top source of warranty disputes. A warranty from a name that no longer exists is not a warranty.
Signing a contract with allowances
Allowances mean the pricing changes as you go. A fixed-price contract with signed change orders is the only version where your quote is your price.
Accepting a rotating subcontractor instead of a project lead
Without one dedicated lead and a direct cell number, every question goes to whoever happens to be on site that day.
Tell us what you are planning. We will walk your house, tell you what is actually possible, and put a real number on it before you commit to anything.
Or read the numbers first: home remodeling in Plano.
Five questions to ask before you sign
Put these to every contractor on the list, including us. Answers that hedge on any of them usually mean a smaller subcontracted crew.
- Will you pull every permit, or will I?
- Do you have a fixed-price contract, or does pricing change as we go?
- Who is my dedicated project lead, and what is their direct cell?
- What workmanship warranty do you provide, and for how long?
- Can you show me three recent Plano projects similar to mine?
Each answer maps to one of the filters above. The permit question tells you who carries the liability and whether the schedule is in experienced hands. The pricing question tells you whether your quote is your price or the opening number. The project-lead question tells you whether you will have one direct cell number or a rotating cast of subcontractors. The warranty question has a floor: less than 1 year on workmanship is a contractor signaling a lack of confidence in their own crews. The three-projects question is the fastest check on project volume, because a crew that has done a lot of Plano work can name three without looking anything up.
Ask for the timeline in the same conversation. Kitchen remodels typically run 6 to 10 weeks, bathroom renovations 3 to 6 weeks, whole-home renovations 12 to 22 weeks, and home additions 16 to 28 weeks, plus 2 to 4 weeks for permit issuance on structural work. A contractor who cannot place your project inside those ranges has not built enough of them to know.
Why choose UHS Remodeling
- Fixed-price contracts: your quote is your price. Change orders only happen when you change scope, and every change order is signed by you before work begins.
- Dedicated project lead on every job, not a rotating subcontractor. You have their direct cell number from day one.
- 1-year workmanship warranty covering all tile, paint, cabinetry installation, trim, plumbing, and electrical work performed by the UHS team. Manufacturer warranties on appliances and fixtures pass through directly.
- In-house permit handling for the City of Plano and 17 other DFW cities. No homeowner-pulled permits, no shortcuts.
- 500+ five-star reviews across Google and Facebook since 2014. Review depth, not just rating.
To start a Plano remodeling conversation, request an in-home estimate, browse recent UHS Remodeling case studies from Plano, Frisco, Allen, and Richardson, or read what our Plano home remodeling service includes before you call.
Questions we get
How do I pick the best home remodeling contractor in Plano TX?
Filter on three criteria: 500+ verified reviews across Google and Facebook combined, 11+ years operating under the same business name, and in-house permit handling for the City of Plano. Contractors who fail any of the three are usually small subcontracted crews better suited for smaller refresh projects than full remodels.
What questions should I ask a Plano remodeling contractor before signing?
Ask: (1) Will you pull every permit, or will I? (2) Do you have a fixed-price contract or does pricing change as we go? (3) Who is my dedicated project lead, and what is their direct cell? (4) What workmanship warranty do you provide and for how long? (5) Can you show me three recent Plano projects similar to mine? Answers that hedge on any of these usually mean a smaller subcontracted crew.
How much does a home remodel cost in Plano TX in 2026?
A full kitchen remodel in Plano runs $45,000 to $95,000. A bathroom renovation runs $22,000 to $55,000. A whole-home renovation runs $95,000 to $350,000. A home addition runs $120,000 to $400,000. Most projects take 6 to 16 weeks from contract to walkthrough depending on scope. See the UHS remodeling cost calculator for a personalized estimate.
How long does a typical Plano remodel take?
Kitchen remodels typically run 6 to 10 weeks. Bathroom renovations run 3 to 6 weeks. Whole-home renovations run 12 to 22 weeks. Home additions run 16 to 28 weeks. Add 2 to 4 weeks for permit issuance for structural work. UHS Remodeling pre-meets with the City of Plano before drawings stamp to compress the permit phase.
Do I need a permit to remodel my home in Plano?
Interior remodels with no structural changes require over-the-counter permits, typically issued in 5 to 10 business days. Structural changes, additions, and any electrical or plumbing relocations require full plan review and average 3 to 5 weeks for issuance. Reputable contractors pull every permit themselves; homeowner-pulled permits expose you to liability and rarely save time.
What warranty should a Plano remodeling contractor offer?
At minimum 1 year on workmanship, covering tile, paint, cabinetry installation, trim, plumbing, and electrical work. Manufacturer warranties on appliances and fixtures pass through directly. Any contractor offering less than 1 year on workmanship is signaling lack of confidence in their crews.
Three filters decide it: 500+ five-star reviews across Google and Facebook, 11+ years under the same business name, and a contractor who pulls every City of Plano permit. Crews that cannot show all three on day one are usually subcontracted, fine for a small refresh and wrong for a full remodel. Ask the five questions of everyone on the list, including us.
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