Whole-Home Renovation in Cedar Park, TX | 2026 Costs
A whole-home renovation in Cedar Park takes 4 to 8 months from demolition to final walkthrough, and we quote it as one fixed price in writing before anyone swings a hammer. That covers the full scope — kitchen, baths, flooring, electrical, plumbing, and finishes — under one contract and one schedule. Below is how the money, the timeline, and the permits actually work in Williamson County.
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What a Whole-Home Renovation Costs in Cedar Park
Whole-home pricing is driven by square footage, how many wet rooms you touch, and whether walls move. The most reliable way to build your number is to price the big rooms first, then add the systems and finishes that run through the rest of the house.
Our published Austin-area kitchen ranges apply in Cedar Park: $45k-$70k for a refresh in the existing footprint with new cabinets, counters, lighting and fixtures; $70k-$110k when the layout opens up and plumbing moves; and $110k+ for a high-end kitchen taken to the studs with custom cabinetry and high-end appliances. Bathrooms, flooring, paint, trim, doors, windows and electrical stack on top of that.
A lot of Cedar Park homes in the Buttercup Creek, Ranch at Brushy Creek and Twin Creeks areas were built in the 1990s and 2000s. Down to the studs, we usually find aging galvanized or poly supply lines, undersized panels, and HVAC returns that were never right. We price those items in the contract instead of leaving them as a surprise.
- Kitchen in existing footprint: $45k-$70k
- Kitchen with layout changes and moved plumbing: $70k-$110k
- High-end kitchen to the studs: $110k+
- Whole-home schedule: 4 to 8 months
- Bathroom: 3 to 5 weeks; kitchen: 6 to 10 weeks
Permits and Inspections in Cedar Park
Cedar Park is in Williamson County and runs its own building permits and inspections through the City of Cedar Park — this is not a City of Austin jurisdiction, even though we handle Austin permits daily for our Travis County projects. Structural changes, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work on a whole-home renovation all require permits and scheduled inspections.
We pull the permits, submit the plans, and meet the inspectors. If your home sits in an HOA with architectural review — common in Twin Creeks, Cypress Creek and the newer Brushy Creek subdivisions — we prepare the submittal package for that review before we file with the city.
Design and permitting happen before demolition. That sequencing is the whole point: by the time we open walls, the plan set is approved and the construction calendar we handed you is the one we build to.
How the Fixed-Price Design-Build Process Works
One contract, one schedule, one price. You are not coordinating a designer, an architect and three subs who each blame the other when the schedule slips. We design it, we price it, and our in-house carpenters build it.
The sequence is straightforward: we walk the house and talk scope and budget, then produce drawings and a finish schedule, then hand you a fixed price in writing. Selections — cabinets, tile, counters, fixtures — are locked before demolition so there is no mid-project pricing drift.
Every project carries a 5-year workmanship warranty. Financing is available if you would rather not tie up cash during a 4-to-8-month build.
- Walkthrough and budget conversation
- Design drawings and finish selections
- Fixed price in writing, signed before demo
- Permits filed with the City of Cedar Park
- Construction with in-house carpenters on a published calendar
- Final walkthrough, punch list, 5-year workmanship warranty
Living Through It: Schedule and Staging
Most Cedar Park families move out for a down-to-studs whole-home renovation. Water and power get shut down in phases, and dust control only goes so far when every ceiling is open. If you plan to stay, we can phase the work so one bathroom and a temporary kitchen stay live — it adds weeks to the calendar, and we tell you how many before you decide.
Inside the 4-to-8-month window, the front end is demolition and rough-in — framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC — followed by inspections, then drywall, then the long finish stretch. Cabinets and specialty windows are the two items most likely to set the date, so we order them during permitting, not after.
Choosing a Contractor in Cedar Park
Ask for the price in writing and read how change orders are handled. A low allowance-heavy bid is not a price — it is a placeholder that grows. Ask who is actually on site: a crew of employees or a rotating cast of subs with no continuity.
Check that the contractor pulls permits in their own name with the City of Cedar Park, carries insurance, and puts a workmanship warranty in the contract. We do all three, and we will show you completed whole-home projects across Cedar Park, Leander and northwest Austin so you can see the finish quality in person.
Cedar Park homeowners also ask
How much does a whole-home renovation cost in Cedar Park?
It depends on square footage and how many wet rooms you touch. Use the kitchen as your anchor: $45k-$70k in the existing footprint, $70k-$110k when the layout opens and plumbing moves, $110k+ for a high-end kitchen taken to the studs. Bathrooms, flooring, electrical, HVAC and finishes add from there. We give you one fixed price in writing before work starts.
Who issues the permits — Cedar Park or Austin?
Cedar Park is in Williamson County and issues its own building permits and inspections. We file them, meet the inspectors, and handle HOA architectural review packages where required. We also handle City of Austin permits for our Travis County projects, so either jurisdiction is covered.
How long will my house be under construction?
A whole-home renovation runs 4 to 8 months. Individual pieces inside that: a bathroom is typically 3 to 5 weeks and a kitchen 6 to 10 weeks. Design and permitting happen before demolition, so the calendar we hand you at contract signing is the one we build to.
Can I stay in the house during the renovation?
For a true down-to-studs project, most families move out. We can phase the work to keep one bathroom and a temporary kitchen functional, but it extends the schedule — we quantify the added weeks before you decide.