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, 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.
We handle survey, setbacks, engineering, HOA and permits before demolition. If your lot cannot take the footprint, you will hear it at the first walkthrough.
Fixed scope and a written schedule before anyone breaks ground in your yard.
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 remodeled homes across DFW since 2014, and we bring that same fixed-price, permit-ready approach to expanding Garland homes.
We build home additions across Garland, including Willow Bend, Legacy West, Deerfield, Hunters Glen, Russell Creek, and West Garland Estates.
Site walk, scope (bedroom, master wing, second story), zoning + setback review, budget alignment.
Architectural drawings, structural engineer review, exterior match planning, MEP routing.
City of Garland plan review, HOA architectural committee, energy code compliance. Average 3-5 weeks.
Foundation, framing, roof tie-in, MEP rough-in, insulation, drywall, finish-out. 12-22 weeks per scope.
Final inspection, punch list, certificate of occupancy filing, 1-year warranty active.
New slab and framing tied into the existing structure.
Matched brick and tinted mortar at the old-to-new seam.
Design and structural engineering run first, and city plan review plus the HOA architectural committee average three to five weeks before anyone breaks ground.
“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.”
From our Plano home addition case study — engineering, permits and the brick match. View all →
Which one is right depends on your lot line, your slab and your roof — not on a catalog.
Renderings from our design studies — the finished Garland projects are above.
Ranges include foundation, framing, roof, systems and finishes — everything but landscaping.
All ranges include architectural drawings, engineering, materials, labor, permits, foundation, framing, MEP, finishes, and 1-year warranty. Sourced against NARI Cost vs. Value 2025 and your city building code requirements.
Single-room addition (250-450 sqft): bedroom, office, sunroom. Exterior match, standard finishes, full MEP.
Master wing or large family room (450-800 sqft): primary suite + bath, formal dining add-on, or great room expansion.
Second story or full custom (800+ sqft): structural foundation work, full second floor, matched exterior, custom millwork.
Additions live or die on setbacks, easements and lot coverage — and every DFW city writes those rules differently. We have permitted additions across Garland and the neighboring cities, which means we can tell you in one visit whether the footprint you want is legal on your lot.
We deliver home addition across the northern DFW suburbs. See our home addition in Frisco, Allen, and McKinney.
Daniel B. on a DFW job site.
Your construction lead, Daniel B., runs your addition from framing to final inspection.
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.
Yes. Home additions in Garland are 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 permits, and the project typically pulls structural, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC trade permits. If your neighborhood has an HOA, you may also need architectural-committee approval before the city permit. UHS handles the permitting process as part of every addition.
For many Garland homeowners, yes. Much of the city’s housing was built in the 1960s through the 1980s on solid lots in established neighborhoods like Duck Creek, Camelot, and Eastern Hills, and adding on lets you keep your location and Garland ISD zoning while gaining the space a 45-plus-year-old ranch lacks. Common moves include garage conversions, primary-suite additions, and rear bump-outs. We match the new wing’s brick and rooflines to the existing home so the addition reads as original.
Most Garland home additions run $120,000 to $400,000. A primary-suite or sunroom bump-out lands at the lower end, while a full second-story addition or large great-room expansion reaches the upper end. The biggest variable is how much new plumbing, electrical, and HVAC the addition requires — and on Garland’s older 1960s-1980s homes, tying into aging foundations or upgrading the electrical service can add to the total. UHS Remodeling works on a fixed-price model with a 1-year workmanship warranty.
Single-room additions take 9–16 weeks. Multi-room wing additions run 5–9 months. Second-story and estate-scale additions take 9–14 months.
Yes, subject to height, setback, and lot coverage limits. Not every foundation is adequate for a second-story load — we run a structural feasibility check early.
Yes. Garage conversions are cost-effective because the foundation, walls, and roof exist. Requires a permit, new flooring, and HVAC/electrical tie-in.
We source matching brick, stone, siding, and roofing. Matching materials may add 3–6 weeks to procurement.
Yes. The City of Garland requires permits for any addition. Some neighborhoods also have HOA architectural review. UHS handles both.
Usually yes, especially for rear additions and garage conversions. For second-story additions, most homeowners relocate for 4–10 weeks during structural phases.
Yes. Every addition is engineered by a licensed Texas structural engineer. We handle full foundation scope and all structural framing.
Yes. Typically 70–90% of project cost returns on resale. Master suite and kitchen extensions can return close to 100%.
Call (469) 850-7087 or fill out the contact form. Free in-home consultation, feasibility assessment, preliminary ROM within 7–10 business days.
North Texas sits on highly expansive clay soil that swells during wet months and shrinks during summer droughts, which can shift foundations by several inches over seasonal cycles. That is why every room addition we build in Garland and Frisco starts with a foundation plan designed by a licensed structural engineer for the specific soil conditions of the lot. Typical solutions include steel-reinforced slab foundations and concrete piers that reach below the active soil zone, so the new addition moves with the original home instead of pulling away from it. Skipping this step is the most common cause of cracked brick, sticking doors, and separated rooflines in DFW additions.
Tell us what you need more of and we’ll walk the lot, check the setbacks, and give you an honest budget range before you commit to anything.
