You have probably got two or three Dallas-Fort Worth contractors open right now. This page is the part most of them will not put in writing: exactly how the job runs, what you pay and when, who is in your house, and what happens if something goes wrong.
Five steps. No surprises in any of them.
We come to you. One of us walks the space with you, measures it, photographs it and asks the questions that decide the budget: what is behind the walls, what you want changed, what you want left alone, and what you are actually trying to solve. It takes about an hour. You are not asked to decide anything on that visit, and there is no deposit to get a scope.
The samples come to you rather than the other way round, so every finish is chosen in the room it is going into. No appointment slot and no drive across the metro.
You get a detailed scope of work line by line and room by room, including what is excluded; three priced options so you can see what each level of finish actually costs; a timeline; and a payment schedule tied to milestones.
We prepare, coordinate and pull the required permits, and we coordinate the building department inspections. You do not chase the city or sit in a permitting office.
A project manager runs your job start to finish. At substantial completion we walk the work with you and close a punch list before the job is called done.
We bring the samples to your house.
Tile, countertops, cabinet doors, hardware, flooring, paint: you see them on your floor, against your cabinets, in your light. Not under showroom lighting, which is built to make stone and tile look their best and routinely misleads people about how a finish will read at home.
This is the part most homeowners tell us they expected to be harder. The samples come to the room they are going into.
Before any work starts you get, in writing: a detailed scope of work line by line and room by room, including what is excluded; three priced options (good, better and luxurious), so you can see what each level of finish actually costs before you commit; a project timeline; and a payment schedule tied to milestones.
Typical ranges in DFW: kitchens run $25,000–$95,000 · bathrooms $8,000–$60,000 · additions $120,000–$400,000 · whole-home renovations $95,000–$350,000. Where your project lands inside its range depends on scope, structural work and finish level. That is what the first visit is for.
Payments are tied to work that has actually been completed. A typical schedule looks like this:
| Contract signing / mobilization | 10% |
| Demolition begins | 20% |
| Rough-in inspections passed, tile work begins | 20% |
| Tile and shower installations complete | 20% |
| Vanities, countertops, fixtures and paint complete | 20% |
| Final walkthrough and punch list complete | 10% |
The last payment is not due until the walkthrough is done and the punch list is closed.
You also have a three-business-day right to cancel after signing. If you cancel in that window, any payment you have made is returned.
These are the standard terms; the exact schedule for your project is in your contract.
We prepare, coordinate and pull the required permits, and we coordinate the building department inspections. You do not chase the city, sit in a permitting office, or track an inspection window.
Requirements differ by city across the metro, and the timeline differs with them. A permit in one city is not the same wait as the next one over. We plan the schedule around the real inspection windows rather than promising around them.
More on local requirements: the DFW remodeling permit guide, permits in Plano and the Highland Park permit process.
Living in the house during the work: most people do. We stage the work so the rooms you need stay usable, and we tell you in advance which days will be the loud ones and which days you may want to be elsewhere.
It happens on older homes: rot, a plumbing run that is not where the plans said, wiring that will not pass current code.
When it does, work stops on that item and it is documented and reviewed with you before any additional work proceeds. No alteration, addition or deletion is billed without your prior written approval of both the scope and the price. Written approval can be a signed change order, an email or a text message. Nothing gets repaired and billed after the fact.
This is the single most common way remodels go wrong and the most common reason a final bill does not match the estimate. Ask whoever else you are talking to how they handle it.
UHS Remodeling provides a one (1) year warranty on all labor and workmanship, from the date of substantial completion. Manufacturer warranties apply to fixtures, tubs, glass and finish materials and are transferred to you.
Your project reaches substantial completion when the required city inspections have been approved, and we walk through the work with you and close a punch list before the job is called done. If something comes up after that:
The warranty also excludes normal wear and tear and water intrusion from sources other than our installations. Your contract has the full terms.
No. We bring the samples to your home so you can see tile, counters, cabinetry and finishes in the room they are going into, under your own lighting.
No. The first visit is free, it takes about an hour, and there is no deposit to get a scope.
No. Payments are tied to milestones as work is completed. The first is 10% at signing, and the final 10% is not due until the walkthrough and punch list are complete. You also have three business days after signing to cancel and have any payment returned.
We do, and we coordinate the building department inspections. Requirements and timelines differ by city across Dallas-Fort Worth, and we plan the schedule around the real inspection windows.
Most of our clients do. We stage the work so the rooms you need stay usable and tell you in advance which days will be disruptive.
Work stops on that item, and it is documented and reviewed with you before any additional work proceeds. Nothing is billed without your prior written approval of both the scope and the price.
A one-year warranty on all labor and workmanship from the date of substantial completion. Manufacturer warranties on fixtures, tubs, glass and finish materials are transferred to you.
Email info@uhsremodeling.com with a photo of the issue, within seven days of noticing it. You will get a response within 48 business hours with the next steps. Please do not repair it yourself or bring in another contractor. Once someone else has worked on it, we can no longer stand behind that work.
Yes. We carry commercial general liability insurance for the duration of the work on your property.
We remodel across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro: Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Carrollton, Dallas and the surrounding cities. See every city we serve.
Tell us what you are thinking about. We will come out, look at the space, and give you a real scope and a real number, not a range over the phone.
Over 500 homeowners across DFW have reviewed our work.
