A fixed-price addition project from our Plano-based DFW team serving Garland homeowners, with designers, project leads, and tradespeople who finish on the day they said they would. Eleven years, 5,875 projects, one promise: your quote is your price.
A home addition in Garland typically runs $120,000 to $400,000, depending on square footage, whether you’re building out or up, and how much the new space ties into existing plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. A primary-suite or sunroom bump-out sits at the lower end; a full second-story addition or large great-room expansion reaches the upper end. Every Garland addition is permitted through the City of Garland Building Inspection Department, with submittals routed through the city’s Development and Permitting Center; additions, major renovations, and garage conversions all require this review. A common Garland-specific cost driver is the older 1960s-1980s housing stock itself: tying a new wing into a 45-plus-year-old ranch often surfaces aging foundations, undersized electrical service, or original plumbing that must be upgraded to carry the addition, and matching the existing brick and rooflines on these mature homes adds to the budget. For a line-item look at where the money goes, see our DFW remodel cost guide.
Most Garland homes were built during the city’s post-WWII boom, with the bulk of the stock dating to the 1960s through the 1980s — traditional and ranch-style single-family houses now 45-plus years old. That mid-century footprint is exactly why home additions are so common here: the original three-bedroom ranch in Duck Creek, Camelot, Centerville, or Eastern Hills simply wasn’t sized for today’s families, home offices, and multi-generational living. Garland additions tend to mean bumping out the back of a 1970s ranch, converting a garage into living space, adding a primary suite, or building a second story onto a single-level home. Newer pockets near Firewheel and the Hills of Firewheel are the exception to the older norm. UHS Remodeling has completed 5,875-plus projects across DFW since 2014, and we bring that same fixed-price, permit-ready approach to expanding Garland homes.
We build home additions across Garland — from the 1960s-70s ranches of Duck Creek, Camelot, Centerville, Embree, and Spring Park, to Eastern Hills and Club Hill near Lake Ray Hubbard, and the newer homes around Firewheel and the Hills of Firewheel.
“An addition in Garland is half permits, half craft. We pre-meet with the city’s plan review before drawings are stamped — that’s why our additions break ground 6 weeks after contract, not 14.”
All ranges include design, materials, labor, permits, and 3-year warranty. Sourced against NARI Cost vs. Value 2025 regional benchmarks.
Your construction lead, Daniel B., runs your addition from framing to final inspection.
We serve home additions across nearby DFW communities. See our home additions in Rowlett, Richardson, and Sachse.
Sourced from NARI Cost vs. Value 2025, Texas Real Estate Commission, International Code Council, and 11 years of fielding the same calls in Garland. Looking for ballpark numbers? Try our cost calculator.
