A fixed-price whole-home project from our Plano-based DFW team serving University Park 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 University Park.
A luxury whole-home renovation in University Park typically runs $400,000 to $1,000,000-plus, reflecting the Park Cities market and the scope of bringing an older estate fully up to date. Permits for the work are issued by the City of University Park Community Development Department, which handles building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits, inspections, and contractor registration for residential projects. The biggest cost driver here is the age and construction of the housing stock: with so many homes built before 1950 around SMU, a whole-home renovation often means rebuilding behind the walls, original plaster, knob-and-tube-era wiring, dated plumbing, and additions or structural changes to open up period floor plans, all on tight, land-locked lots where access and protecting mature landscaping add complexity. Because the homes are old and the lots are valuable, scope skews toward true restoration-grade work rather than cosmetic refresh. UHS quotes these projects as one fixed price so the budget holds across a long, multi-trade renovation. 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 University Park permits for plumbing, electrical, mechanical, structural where needed.
Sequenced trades, daily site lead, weekly client walkthroughs, fixed schedule, 12-22 weeks.
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 University Park 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 University Park, 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
In University Park, a whole-home renovation almost always means working on a home with history. This Park Cities enclave grew up around SMU in the 1910s and 1920s and incorporated in 1924, so roughly a quarter of its homes predate 1950, and the streets of Volk Estates, Caruth Hills, and SMU Heights are lined with Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean houses, plus pockets of 1950s Texas modernist work near SMU. Renovating one of these landlocked, premium-lot properties is a different discipline than updating a newer suburban build: original plaster, dated systems, and floor plans cut up for a different era all have to be reworked while preserving the character that makes a University Park address what it is. UHS Remodeling approaches each whole-home project here as a careful, room-by-room rebuild on a fixed price, so families can upgrade and stay in HPISD instead of leaving the neighborhood.
We handle whole-home renovations across University Park, including Volk Estates, Caruth Hills, and SMU Heights near the SMU campus and Snider Plaza.
We serve home renovation across nearby DFW communities. See our home renovation in Highland Park, Dallas, and Richardson.
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 University Park. 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.
In the Park Cities luxury market, a whole-home renovation in University Park typically ranges from $400,000 to over $1,000,000. The exact figure depends on the size and age of the home, how much of the structure, wiring, and plumbing is rebuilt, and whether you add square footage. Because so many University Park homes were built before 1950, full renovations here often involve restoration-grade work behind the walls, which sits at the higher end of the range. UHS Remodeling provides one fixed price for the whole project.
Yes. Many University Park homes are early-20th-century Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean houses, with some 1950s Texas modernist homes near SMU, and a thoughtful renovation modernizes systems, kitchens, baths, and floor plans while preserving the architectural details and street presence that give the home its value. We plan whole-home renovations around keeping that character intact rather than stripping it out.
Yes. The City of University Park Community Development Department issues the building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits a whole-home renovation requires, and contractors must be registered with the city. A full renovation usually pulls several of these permits at once, and structural changes add their own review. We handle the permitting and registration as part of the project.
A whole-home renovation in University Park typically ranges from $95,000 to $350,000, depending on square footage, structural scope, and finishes.
Partial renovations take 14–22 weeks. Full-home luxury renovations run 7–12 months. Estate-scale gut renovations with structural work take 12–26 months. Add 3–5 months for design and permitting.
For partial renovations, yes. For full-home and estate-scale gut renovations, most families relocate for 5–15 months.
Yes. We coordinate smoothly with DFW architects and interior design firms. We also offer full design-build service in-house.
Fixed-price contracts from detailed drawings and specifications. Every material is listed by brand and SKU. Change orders show exact price differences.
Yes. The City of University Park has its own building department. Structural, exterior, and additions require permits. UHS handles the entire process.
Yes. Wall removals, steel beams, dormers, second-story additions, guest houses, pool houses, and basement excavations. Every scope is engineered by a licensed Texas structural engineer.
Yes — preservation is a core strength. We document and protect original millwork, leaded glass, plaster, and hardware. Specialty preservation trades engaged where needed.
Whole-home HVAC, new plumbing, 200–400 amp electrical upgrade, whole-home rewiring, smart home rough-in, Cat6, tankless water heaters, water filtration, backup generator and EV charging.
Call (469) 850-7087 or fill out the contact form. Free in-home consultation, preliminary ROM within 7–10 business days, and full fixed-price proposal once drawings are complete.
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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