Home Remodeling in Plano, TX

Homes in Plano

Plano grew quickly in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and a large share of its houses date from that stretch. Most are brick and slab-on-grade, either two stories or large single-story plans, with formal living and dining rooms, a separate family room and a kitchen tucked behind a wall.

Bathrooms from that era tend to share a pattern: a large garden tub that rarely gets used, a small shower, a long vanity with one big mirror and builder-grade fixtures. Kitchens often have oak or painted cabinets, laminate or tile counters and a soffit above the upper cabinets. Floors are usually a mix of carpet, ceramic tile and sometimes parquet or oak strip in the entry.

These homes usually remodel well. Slab foundations make tile and plank floors straightforward once the slab is checked for flatness, and removing a soffit or a formal-room wall can make a kitchen feel much larger. Popcorn ceilings and heavy wall texture are common, which affects how much prep a paint job needs. Brick exteriors keep exterior painting mostly to trim, soffits, doors and garage doors, which makes that job smaller than on a sided house.

What Plano homeowners ask us for

A frequent Plano request is the primary bath. Pulling out the corner garden tub and replacing it with a larger walk-in shower, or a freestanding tub plus a shower, suits these floor plans well. Many primary bathroom remodels start with exactly that swap.

Kitchens come next. Removing soffits, extending cabinets to the ceiling and replacing tile counters with quartz makes an older kitchen read as new without moving plumbing. If the budget allows, opening the wall to the family room makes space for an island.

Flooring ties it together. Many Plano owners replace carpet and mixed tile with one continuous floor through the main level, and luxury vinyl plank for busy family homes is a practical choice when kids and pets are part of daily life.

Paint usually comes last in the sequence, once dust-producing work is done, so walls, trim and ceilings finish clean while the new floors stay covered.