A fixed-price kitchen project from our Plano-based DFW team serving Murphy 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.
Most kitchen remodels in Murphy run $25,000-$95,000, with the spread driven by whether you refresh within the existing footprint or reconfigure the layout. A cabinet-and-counter update with new appliances lands near the lower end; gutting to the studs, relocating plumbing, and opening the kitchen to the family room pushes toward the top. UHS works on a fixed-price model, so the number you approve is the number you pay. Permits for Murphy kitchen work are pulled from the City of Murphy Building Inspection Division (Permits & Inspections) at City Hall — not Collin County, since Murphy is incorporated. The biggest local cost driver is Murphy’s housing profile itself: these are large early-2000s homes where original kitchens open to soaring two-story great rooms, so removing a wall or extending an island often means engineered structural work plus rerouting electrical and gas the builder ran for a closed floor plan. Mandatory HOAs in most subdivisions can also add design-review steps. For a line-item look at where the money goes, see our DFW home remodel cost guide.
We handle design, selections, permits and construction in-house, with one superintendent on site and a dated schedule before demolition starts.
The goal: open, layered light, a room the house gathers in.
Fixed scope and a written schedule before anyone swings a hammer in your house.
Murphy went from a 1,500-person farming community to a built-out suburb almost overnight after the President George Bush Turnpike opened in 2000, and roughly 75-80% of its homes were built since then. That timing matters for kitchen remodeling: most Murphy kitchens are now 15-25-year-old original-builder spaces, with early-2000s cabinets, laminate or first-generation granite counters, and builder-grade appliances all reaching the end of their first life at the same time. Murphy also skews toward big brick homes — the city has a higher share of 4, 5, and 6+ bedroom houses than almost any community in the country — so kitchens here tend to be large, open to two-story family rooms, and central to how the house lives. In Maxwell Creek, Rolling Ridge Estates, and Murphy Farms, UHS Remodeling updates these dated-but-spacious kitchens into the open, modern hubs Murphy families actually want.
We remodel kitchens across Murphy’s planned communities — Maxwell Creek and Maxwell Creek North, Rolling Ridge Estates, and Murphy Farms — as well as the older ranch-style homes on larger lots scattered throughout the city.
We walk the kitchen, look at what is load-bearing, and give an honest budget range before anyone draws anything.
Plans, elevations, and a full selections package — cabinetry, stone, tile, hardware, lighting — priced line by line.
We pull City of Murphy permits, order long-lead cabinetry and appliances, and hand you a dated schedule.
Dust walls up, temporary kitchen set, one superintendent on site, weekly updates and a clean house every Friday.
Punch list closed before final payment, then a written three-year workmanship warranty.
Island: honed quartz, mitered waterfall edge, seating for four.
Inset doors, continuous grain match, unlacquered brass pulls.
Design and selections run four to six weeks before that, and cabinetry is ordered the day selections close.
“The Murphy kitchens we love most are the ones where the cabinet, counter, and lighting decisions are made together — not three separate buys. That sequence is why our Murphy kitchens look settled the day we hand them over.”
From our recent projects across the metroplex.
We’d been thinking about a kitchen remodel for a while, but I honestly had no idea what style would fit our house or how to keep it within budget. UHS Remodeling was the only company that actually showed me different styles and how to keep it within budget.
Ranges are for a typical 200–350 sq ft Murphy kitchen, materials and labor included.
All ranges include design, materials, labor, permits, and 3-year warranty. Sourced against NARI Cost vs. Value 2025 regional benchmarks.
Same layout, new everything: semi-custom cabinetry, quartz counters, tile backsplash, sink and fixtures, paint and lighting refresh.
The layout changes: soffit removed, wall opened to the living space, new island, relocated plumbing and electrical, layered lighting design.
Shop-built cabinetry drawn for the house, slab stone, professional appliance package, butler’s pantry or scullery, and adjoining spaces brought along.
Your design lead, May N., personally guides cabinet, countertop, and tile selections for your kitchen.
We serve kitchen remodeling across nearby DFW communities. See our kitchen remodeling in Wylie, Plano, and Sachse.
Sourced from NARI Cost vs. Value 2025, NKBA Kitchen Design Standards, ENERGY STAR, and 11 years of fielding the same calls in Murphy. Looking for ballpark numbers? Try our cost calculator.
Most Murphy kitchen remodels fall between $25,000 and $95,000. A refresh that keeps the existing layout — new cabinets, counters, and appliances — sits toward the lower end, while a full gut that relocates plumbing or opens the kitchen to the family room runs higher. Because Murphy homes are large, often with kitchens open to two-story great rooms, structural and electrical reroute work can move projects up the range. UHS quotes a fixed price up front, so your approved number is final.
Yes. Kitchen remodels that alter plumbing, electrical, gas, or walls require a permit from the City of Murphy Building Inspection Division (Permits & Inspections) at City Hall — Murphy is incorporated, so permits come from the city, not Collin County. If your home is in an HOA community like Maxwell Creek, you may also need HOA design approval. UHS handles the permitting and inspections as part of the project.
Roughly three-quarters of Murphy’s homes were built after 2000, when the city boomed following the President George Bush Turnpike’s 2000 opening. That means a huge wave of original-builder kitchens — early-2000s cabinets, counters, and appliances — are hitting the 15-25-year mark and wearing out around the same time. UHS specializes in updating these dated-but-spacious kitchens into open, modern layouts.
A kitchen remodel in Murphy typically ranges from $25,000 to $95,000, depending on size, materials, and finish level.
Yes, generally for 4 to 6 weeks of the build. We set up a temporary kitchen station with your microwave, coffee maker, and a portable cooktop in a designated area before demolition begins.
We can if they’re in good structural condition. Cabinet refacing — new doors, drawer fronts, paint or wood-veneer — costs 30-40% less than full replacement and gives a fresh look.
Either way works. We can supply ENERGY STAR appliances at our wholesale pricing, or you buy direct and we install.
Design, cabinets, countertops, plumbing, electrical, lighting, paint, backsplash tile, hardware, appliance installation, permits, debris removal, and final cleaning.
We pull every permit. Homeowner-pulled permits are a red flag and we will not work that way.
3-year workmanship warranty on all installation work. Manufacturer warranties on appliances and fixtures pass through directly.
Fixed price after design is locked. No hourly billing, no allowances, no surprise change orders unless YOU change scope.
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Tell us about the kitchen and we’ll set a walkthrough, usually within the week. No cost, and an honest budget range before you commit to anything.
