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Whole-Home Renovation in Southlake, Keller & DFW

Coordinated whole-home renovations for homeowners staying in the homes they love. Multi-room reworks under a single construction contract — construction by Swanson Renovations, run by Nancy.

A whole-home renovation reworks two or more major rooms — typically the kitchen, all bathrooms, the primary suite, and one or more living spaces — as a single coordinated whole-home project. Most Southlake / Westlake / Vaquero whole-home renovations involve 3,500-7,500 square feet of active scope, run 10-14 months from first consultation to keys, and land in the $725,000 to $1,800,000 range.

What a whole-home renovation looks like at Swanson.

A whole-home renovation is the project where everything we do gets coordinated under one contract — design, construction, project management, finish-out. The kitchen, the primary bath, the secondary baths, the primary suite, the family room, sometimes the staircase and entry, sometimes the outdoor living. One design-partner-led design phase. One Chad-led construction phase. One Nancy-led communication channel.

It’s the project clients commit to when they love their home and the neighborhood, and they’re done living through the patchwork of “let’s do the kitchen this year and the bath next year.” The math works: a coordinated whole-home runs 12-22% less than the same scope done in serial remodels, and it produces a home that reads as one designed thing rather than five disconnected projects.

Three patterns we see most in Southlake whole-homes.

The “right bones, dated finishes” project.

Common in 2000-2010 Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake builds. The home is well-built and architecturally appropriate for its lot, but the interiors have aged out — the kitchen is walled off, the primary bath has a corner whirlpool tub, the floors are an early-2000s knotty oak, the cabinetry is overdone Tuscan, the lighting is fluorescent. The renovation opens the floor plan, refines the primary suite, replaces finishes throughout, updates lighting design, and brings the interior into the refined-transitional vocabulary that holds up. Budget: typically $725,000-$1,200,000. Timeline: 10-12 months active.

The “we love the house, we want to stay forever” project.

Often a Westlake or Carillon home with 4,500-6,500 sq ft of active scope. The remodel includes the kitchen, the primary suite (bath + closet + bedroom), every secondary bath, sometimes the laundry/mudroom, often coordinated outdoor living. Spa-grade finishes — Calacatta marble, Wolf + Sub-Zero appliance package, Visual Comfort lighting throughout, custom millwork in every room. Budget: typically $1,100,000-$1,800,000. Timeline: 12-14 months active.

The “addition + renovation combined” project.

When the existing footprint can’t accommodate the design vision, we combine an addition (typically a primary suite addition, second-story expansion, or guest casita) with a renovation of the existing rooms. These are our most ambitious projects — they involve foundation work, framing engineering, exterior architectural review, and the interior renovation simultaneously. Budget: $1,500,000-$3,500,000. Timeline: 14-22 months.

What’s included in a Swanson whole-home contract.

A single construction contract covers, across every room in scope:

  • Design. complete design coordination for every room: layout, structural decisions, material specifications, lighting design, hardware, plumbing fixtures, finish coordination. 3D renderings of every reworked space. The material binder you carry to every selection appointment.
  • Architectural drawings. Existing + proposed conditions for every floor.
  • Permits and HOA approvals. Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical permits across all rooms; architectural review submissions where applicable (typical in Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake).
  • Demolition. Down to the studs where scope warrants. Clean haul-off and dust containment between active and unaffected zones.
  • Structural work. Wall removals (with steel beam install), header reframing, foundation cores, second-story expansions, ceiling raisings.
  • MEP rework. HVAC redesign, electrical upgrades (often including service-panel replacement), plumbing re-routing, gas-line additions, smart-home pre-wire.
  • Cabinetry. Custom millwork in every room — kitchen, butler’s pantry, primary closet, secondary closets, laundry/mudroom, library, home office, built-in benches. Wood-Mode, Plain & Fancy, or our long-time local custom millworker depending on scope.
  • Countertops + tile + stone. Slab sourcing from yards across DFW. We go to the yard with you for the marquee selections (kitchen island, primary-bath shower walls). Templating, fabrication, installation across all rooms.
  • Appliances. Wolf, Sub-Zero, Thermador, Miele, La Cornue — coordinated across the kitchen + butler’s pantry + outdoor kitchen if applicable.
  • Plumbing fixtures. Waterworks, Kallista, Newport Brass, Rohl — selected per room with finish coordination across the home.
  • Lighting. Visual Comfort, Apparatus, Roll & Hill at the high end; coordinated recessed, decorative, and accent lighting per room. CRI 90+ at 2700K throughout.
  • Hardware. Rocky Mountain Hardware in unlacquered brass, Top Knobs in a more linear profile when scope calls for cleaner.
  • Flooring. Wide-plank white oak (5”-8” rift and quartersawn) is our most-spec’d; site-finished. Stone in baths, sometimes in entry and mudroom.
  • Paint. Ceilings, walls, trim, doors, cabinetry where site-finished. Whole-home paint coordination so every room reads against the next.
  • Project management. BuilderTrend daily updates, weekly site walkthroughs, single point of contact (Nancy), Friday client check-ins throughout the active build.
  • Cleanup. Daily, weekly deep-cleans, final.

Process snapshot — whole-home version.

  1. Discovery call (20 minutes, free) — scope, neighborhood, timeline, budget direction.
  2. In-home consultation with Chad (90-120 minutes, free) — Our team walks every room of the house, asks how you live in each, identifies which rooms need full reworks, which need refreshes, and which stay as-is.
  3. Design agreement (signed, typically 8-10% of estimated total) — The Swanson Renovations team produces the complete design package over 12-16 weeks.
  4. Itemized estimate based on the locked design.
  5. Construction contract — locked scope, budget, schedule.
  6. Permits + material orders + ARB submission (8-14 weeks while cabinetry is in production and stone is sourced).
  7. Construction (6-10 months, with daily BuilderTrend updates, weekly walkthroughs).
  8. Final walkthrough + punch list closeout before keys.

Recent whole-home projects.

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Frequently asked questions

What counts as a 'whole-home' renovation versus separate projects?
We use 'whole-home' when the scope touches three or more major rooms PLUS at least one structural or systems change (load-bearing wall removal, MEP rework, foundation modifications). Touching kitchen + primary bath + a single living-room refresh stays in the 'large remodel' bucket; touching kitchen + all baths + primary suite + reworked floor plan crosses into whole-home. The contract is structurally different — one master contract with phased scope, one master schedule, one set of permits, one closeout.
What does a whole-home renovation cost in Southlake?
Most Vaquero, Carillon, and Estates of Southlake whole-home projects we complete land in the $725,000 to $1,800,000 range. The variation depends on home size (most are 3,500-7,500 sq ft of touched scope), structural work needed (load-bearing reconfiguration, ceiling raising, foundation work), and finish level (refined transitional vs spa-grade premium). Whole-home projects with significant outdoor living additions or pool-house construction can run $2M-$3.5M.
How long does a whole-home renovation take from first call to keys?
Typical timeline: 10-14 months. Active construction is 6-10 months. The 4 months before construction cover design (12-16 weeks for a whole-home including multiple design meetings), permits, HOA architectural review where applicable, and material lead times — primarily custom cabinetry (10-14 weeks) and natural stone slabs (4-6 weeks). We don't break ground until cabinetry is in production and major selections are locked, which is what keeps the construction phase from stalling.
Can we live in the home during construction?
For most whole-home renovations, we recommend moving out for the structural-work phase (typically the middle 8-12 weeks). Vaquero and Carillon homes are large enough that phased construction is possible — one wing under construction while the other wing remains habitable — but most clients prefer the speed of an unphased build. We help arrange short-term housing through our network of local rental relationships and corporate-stay partners.
Do you handle HOA architectural review?
Yes — for any whole-home project that requires it (typical in Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake, Stone Lakes, Hidden Lakes, and certain Granada and Hogan's Glen streets). The submission package is part of the construction contract: we draft the application, attach renderings, coordinate ARB feedback, handle revisions. Typical review cycle in Southlake: 4-6 weeks. Whole-home projects with exterior changes (window relocations, roof modifications, additions) almost always trigger ARB review; interior-only projects almost never do.
How is a whole-home renovation different from a series of separate remodels?
Three things change. First, design coherence — We design every room with the others in view, so finishes, hardware, lighting, and tone read as one home rather than five disconnected projects. Second, structural and systems efficiency — when we open walls for one room, we can rework HVAC, electrical, and plumbing for all the rooms on that run at no marginal cost. Third, construction overhead — running one project for ten months is meaningfully cheaper than running five projects over five years (one set of mobilizations, one job-site protection setup, one permit package). For clients who plan to do everything eventually, the whole-home contract typically saves 12-22% versus serial projects.
What rooms are typically included?
Almost always: the kitchen and the primary bath. Frequently: the primary suite (closet, bedroom), the family room or great room, all secondary baths, and the entry/staircase. Sometimes: laundry/mudroom, butler's pantry, home office, media room, wine cellar, outdoor living. The scope is set during design — Our team walks every room of the house in the first consultation, and we identify which rooms get full reworks, which get refreshes, and which stay as-is.
What does the design phase look like for a whole-home project?
Twelve to sixteen weeks. Three to four meetings with Chad (typically 90 minutes each in your home). She produces: a complete set of architectural drawings (existing + proposed), 3D renderings of every reworked space, material specifications down to the hardware level, lighting designs, the material binder you'll carry to every selection appointment, and a complete scope-of-work document. By the end of design, you've seen every space resolved — no surprises during construction.
Do you do whole-home renovations in Vaquero, Carillon, and Timarron specifically?
Yes — these are core neighborhoods for us. Vaquero whole-homes typically involve opening the closed early-2000s floor plan (kitchen-to-family-room wall removal), refining the primary suite, refreshing finishes throughout, and sometimes adding outdoor living. Carillon and Timarron projects skew toward refined transitional with butler's pantry additions and statement staircases. Detailed neighborhood pages: [Vaquero](/locations/southlake/vaquero/), [Carillon](/locations/southlake/carillon/), [Timarron](/locations/southlake/timarron/).

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