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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Lake Highlands
Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas handles general contracting across Lake Highlands with written pricing before any work starts and a full year of coverage on every completed job. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, bathroom update, room addition, or a detached ADU on acreage east of White Rock Creek, call (903) 326-8963 and we’ll scope it properly. We know which parts of Lake Highlands fall under Dallas County ETJ and which fall under city permitting, and that changes how we quote the job before we ever put a number on it.
Our crews work the ranch-style and split-level homes off Audelia Road, Abrams Road, and Skillman Street every week. When you call, a live person answers. No voicemail tree. No callback queue. You tell us what you’re planning, and we tell you straight what it takes to build it right.
Why Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas Is Lake Highlands’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Homeowners in Lake Highlands call us because we run a disciplined job site and put every price in writing. Curtis Lane leads our operation, and he holds every project to The Garrison Standard: a documented scope, a fixed written price, and a signed 365-Day Done Right Promise at close-out. That promise means if the work fails within one year, we come back and correct it at no charge. Not a re-quote. Not an argument. A correction.
Our Lake Highlands customers see the same crew from framing to finish. Background-checked, uniformed technicians arrive with names you’ll recognize from the schedule we send before the job starts. You know who’s walking through your door. And because we dispatch from the Dallas-Fort Worth office, we keep local response times tight when a Lake Highlands project needs a quick site visit or a material run.
The neighborhoods around White Rock Creek, Forest Meadows, and Merriman Park have older housing stock that demands local knowledge. We frame additions for expansive clay soil movement, we address cast-iron drain lines that date to the original build, and we quote grading and drainage as a real line item, not an afterthought. That’s why people who’ve been burned by no-show contractors end up hiring us twice.
Styles & brands we work with
Licensed General Contractor in Lake Highlands
A Licensed General Contractor in Lake Highlands takes full responsibility for permits, scheduling of trades, materials, and inspections. When you hire Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas, you’re hiring a firm that knows which permits come from the city of Dallas and which come from Dallas County for Lake Highlands lots that sit in extraterritorial jurisdiction. That distinction matters on acreage. It changes where septic laterals can run, where a detached structure can sit, and whether a county inspector or a city inspector signs off the final. We don’t guess at it. We pull the setback map before we quote.
Typical general contracting work on a Lake Highlands home spans kitchen remodels from $14,000 to $45,000, bathroom remodels from $9,000 to $28,000, and home additions from $45,000 to $130,000. A detached ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000 depending on foundation design, utility runs, and finishes. We give you the line items before you sign.
Septic and Well Setback Scoping
On acreage lots, Dallas County enforces minimum setbacks between septic drain fields, wells, and proposed foundations. We pull the county’s septic and well map during the estimate phase, not after permit submittal. If a lateral needs to move 18 feet to clear a slab, you’ll know it before the quote, not in a change order.
Permit Routing for ETJ Lots
Portions of Lake Highlands fall under Dallas County’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, which means different inspection sign-off than city of Dallas permits. We route the permit to the right authority the first time. No redesigns after the fact.
Residential General Contractor in Lake Highlands
A Residential General Contractor in Lake Highlands manages the structural, utility, and finish work inside and attached to a single-family home. That means framing, rough-in for plumbing and electrical, drywall, trim, paint, and final punch-list. On a 1960s ranch with original cast-iron plumbing and single-pane windows, the scope often grows once we open a wall and see what’s behind it. We quote for that reality up front, not after demolition starts.
Residential work in Lake Highlands commonly includes kitchen remodels, bathroom updates, whole-home renovations, and room additions. Kitchen remodels run $14,000 to $45,000 depending on cabinet grade and layout changes. Bathroom remodels run $9,000 to $28,000. A small kitchen can be done for $9,000 to $20,000 when we’re keeping the same footprint.
Whole Home and Structural Upgrades
Many Lake Highlands homes from the 1950s through the 1980s need electrical panel upgrades, plumbing replacement, and structural retrofits before finish work can begin. We sequence that work so you’re never living around a half-open wall longer than the schedule says.
Aging-in-Place Renovations
As Lake Highlands homeowners stay in their homes longer, we’re doing more walk-in shower conversions, wider doorways, and single-level living modifications. Those projects run $4,500 to $12,000 for a walk-in shower and $3,500 to $10,000 for a tub-to-shower conversion, depending on the existing plumbing and substrate condition.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lake Highlands
We install and service fixtures and materials from brands Lake Highlands homeowners already know: Moen and Delta for faucets and shower systems, Blanco for kitchen sinks, and American Standard for tubs, toilets, and valves. Because we specify these brands on our quotes, you get manufacturer specs and warranty documentation that back up our own 365-Day Done Right Promise. We keep common replacement parts stocked for faster turnaround on Lake Highlands jobs, so a rough-in valve or a sink flange doesn’t stall a finish schedule.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Lake Highlands Homes
- Septic setbacks kill a detached ADU after permit submittal. On lots east of White Rock Creek, Dallas County’s 10-foot septic setback from a proposed slab means you can’t just drop a detached unit anywhere on the lot. We pull the county map before quoting, so the ADU location is legal from day one.
- Expansive clay soil moves slab edges and foundation lines. Many Lake Highlands homes sit on pier-and-beam repairs from shifting clay. Any new addition or detached structure needs an engineered foundation design for soil movement. We scope that engineering cost into the written price, not a change order.
- Flat 1960s ranch lots need real drainage work. A flat slab with no perimeter swale sends water toward the foundation. Before adding a garage or a room, we grade and cut 24-inch swales where they’re needed. That’s a line item, and we show it to you before you sign.
- Cast-iron drain lines are at end of life. Original cast-iron from the 1960s and 1970s is brittle and corroded. When we open a wall for a kitchen or bath remodel, we inspect the waste lines and quote replacement as a defined scope, not a surprise.
Pricing for General Contractor in Lake Highlands, TX
Here’s what you can expect for major general contracting work in Lake Highlands. These are written-price ranges, not “call for a quote” placeholders:
| Project | Lake Highlands Price Range |
|---|---|
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
What moves the number: foundation engineering for clay soil, septic and well setbacks on acreage lots, utility upgrades to obsolete electrical and plumbing, and finish-level selections. We show you every line before you commit. Call (903) 326-8963 for a free estimate with the full scope in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lake Highlands
Our crews serve Lake Highlands and the surrounding communities including Lake Highlands proper, plus Dallas, Garland, Sunnyvale, and Grand Prairie. Same written pricing, same 365-Day Done Right Promise, same documented brands. If you’re nearby and need a straight number on a remodel or addition, call (903) 326-8963.
Serving Lake Highlands, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lake Highlands area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Lake Highlands
It depends on where your lot sits. Lake Highlands properties inside Dallas city limits pull city permits for detached structures. Lots in the extraterritorial jurisdiction east of White Rock Creek fall under Dallas County permit routing with different inspection sign-off requirements. We pull your property’s jurisdiction before we quote so there’s no guessing. Call (903) 326-8963 and we’ll check the county map for you.
Dallas County enforces a 10-foot septic lateral setback from any proposed foundation, and well-distance rules vary by lot. On a half-acre lot off McCree Road, we re-routed a septic lateral 18 feet to clear the slab for a 900-square-foot detached ADU. We check the setback map during estimating, not after the permit comes back.
We cut perimeter swales, usually 24 inches, to move water away from the existing slab and the new foundation. On flat Lake Highlands ranch lots, that drainage work is a defined line item in our written price. We don’t wait for the first rain to find out the slab floods.
Yes, but the waste lines will likely need replacement or a new dedicated run. Original cast-iron from the 1960s and 1970s is brittle and undersized for a separate ADU with a full kitchen and bath. We scope the plumbing replacement and the new utility run into the written price before you sign.
Because some Lake Highlands acreage lots need equipment access and material staging across easements or rear property lines. On the McCree Road ADU, we brought a mini-excavator across the rear easement after the neighbor signed a temporary construction access agreement. That coordination and hauling is a real cost, and we list it instead of burying it.
Call (903) 326-8963 now to schedule a free estimate. We’ll walk the lot, check the county setbacks, and give you a written price with every line item shown. No surprise invoices. No numbers that move at the door.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner at Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas, serving Lake Highlands as part of the Garrison Partners family since 2004.
