A fixed-price addition project from our Plano-based DFW team serving Richardson 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 Richardson typically runs $120,000 to $400,000, depending on square footage, whether you build out or up, and how much the new space ties into existing kitchen, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Permits are issued by the City of Richardson Building Inspection Department, which requires a Room Addition / Patio Enclosure permit; critically, Richardson mandates that the new foundation be engineered and stamped by a licensed Texas engineer, an upfront cost most homeowners do not anticipate. The biggest city-specific cost driver is the mid-century ranch itself: these 1950s-70s slab-on-grade homes often have shallow original foundations, undersized electrical service, and load-bearing brick walls, so tying a modern addition into the existing structure frequently means upgrading the panel, matching aged brick, and reworking the roofline. Our fixed-price quote locks in scope before demo, and every Richardson addition carries our 3-year workmanship warranty. For a line-item look at where the money goes, see our DFW remodel cost guide.
Richardson grew up fast in the 1950s and ’60s, when Collins Radio, Texas Instruments, and the new Central Expressway (US-75) turned a tiny town into a first-ring Dallas suburb. The result is a city full of mid-century ranch homes: brick exteriors, low-pitched roofs, and wide single-story front elevations on mature, tree-lined lots in neighborhoods like Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, Buckingham, and Greenwood Hills. Those efficient post-war floor plans were built for a different era. Today’s Richardson families love the location near UT Dallas and the Telecom Corridor but need more room, so a home addition, a primary-suite expansion, a second story, or a bumped-out family room is one of the smartest ways to stay put. UHS Remodeling has completed 5,875+ DFW projects since 2014, with a fixed-price model and a 3-year workmanship warranty.
We build home additions across Richardson, including Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek, Heights Park, Buckingham, and Greenwood Hills.
“An addition in Richardson 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 Plano, Garland, and Dallas.
Sourced from NARI Cost vs. Value 2025, Texas Real Estate Commission, International Code Council, and 11 years of fielding the same calls in Richardson. Looking for ballpark numbers? Try our cost calculator.
