Home Remodeling in McKinney, TX

Homes in McKinney

Around McKinney's historic downtown you find older houses, including Victorian and early twentieth-century homes, many on pier-and-beam foundations with wood floors, plaster or early drywall and small original bathrooms. Remodeling these homes takes care: walls are rarely square, floors may slope, and changes visible from the street can fall under local historic preservation rules.

Most of McKinney, though, is newer. Master-planned subdivisions built from the 1990s through the 2010s cover much of the city, with slab foundations, open family rooms, builder-grade kitchens and carpeted second floors. Their bathrooms often have cultured-marble vanity tops, fiberglass or small-tile showers and a garden tub in the primary bath. Many of these homes are two stories with a tall family room open to the upstairs landing.

So a McKinney project starts with a simple question: which kind of house is it? In an older home, expect time for leveling, framing corrections and matching original trim. In a newer home, the structure is usually ready, and the work centers on finishes, small layout changes and replacing carpet and small tile with durable, continuous flooring.

What McKinney homeowners ask us for

In newer McKinney homes, the primary bath is often the first room owners want changed. Replacing a garden tub and a cramped shower with one large walk-in shower is a common plan, and a tub-to-shower conversion can do the same for a secondary bath used by teenagers or guests. A slab and modern plumbing keep a layout change in these baths more predictable.

In older homes near downtown, flooring is often the priority. Original wood may be worn or patched, and some rooms may have been covered with carpet or sheet vinyl over the years. New hardwood installed over a leveled subfloor suits the character of these houses better than most alternatives.

Kitchens and paint cross both groups. A newer kitchen may only need counters, backsplash and lighting, while an older one may need a new layout entirely. Either way, the whole room gets planned before anything is ordered.