Kitchen Remodeling in Dallas County, TX

Six Design Group handles kitchen remodeling across Dallas County, TX from our base in Lake Highlands, so this is home ground rather than a service-area add-on. Dallas County is the second most populous county in Texas, with about 2.6 million residents, and the city of Dallas is its county seat. For remodeling, the useful fact is how much of the county was built in one window: the inner-ring suburbs, including Garland, Mesquite and Richardson, are dominated by 1950s-1970s slab-on-grade ranch homes with kitchens and baths now 50 or more years old.

How Dallas County Housing Changes From the Core to the Edges

The county reads like rings of construction eras. Close to downtown, older Dallas neighborhoods and the Park Cities hold pre-war homes, many on pier-and-beam foundations. Around them, the post-war ring of Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Farmers Branch and much of Dallas itself was built on slabs with brick veneer, galley or U-shaped kitchens and one or two small baths.

Farther out, Sachse, Rowlett and Coppell filled in from the 1980s onward with HOA-governed subdivisions and builder-grade kitchens. To the south, the Best Southwest cities of Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill and Lancaster mix 1960s-1990s homes, some on larger lots.

Underneath nearly all of it is Blackland Prairie expansive clay. It swells when wet and shrinks in drought, so foundation movement, cracked tile and sticking doors show up across the county. Pier-and-beam houses show it as sloping floors; slab homes show it as diagonal drywall cracks and tile that splits along one line. Homes built before 1978 also fall under the EPA lead RRP rule for disturbing painted surfaces.

Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 added a second pattern. Many county homes run water lines through attics and exterior walls, and burst pipes left kitchens and baths across the region to be rebuilt after drying.

Drive Times Across Dallas County From Lake Highlands

From Lake Highlands we use I-635 (LBJ), US-75, I-30 and the President George Bush Turnpike to reach most cities.

• About 20 minutes: Garland, Richardson, University Park and Highland Park.
• About 25 minutes: Mesquite, Rowlett, Sachse, Farmers Branch, Addison and Sunnyvale.
• About 30-35 minutes: Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Irving, Coppell, Hutchins and Seagoville.
• About 40 minutes: Lancaster, Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Glenn Heights, Grand Prairie and Wilmer.

These are typical weekday times; our consultation hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

Two lakes frame the county for us. White Rock Lake sits a few minutes south of our base, and Lake Ray Hubbard marks the eastern edge at Garland and Rowlett, where lake-facing houses often put the kitchen at the back toward the water. Utilities differ too: Oncor delivers power across most of the county, while Garland runs its own Garland Power & Light, which matters when a panel upgrade needs a service disconnect.

Which Permit Office Applies to Kitchen Remodeling in Dallas County?

Each city runs its own building inspection and permit office, so the rules for a Mesquite bath are set in Mesquite and the rules for a Highland Park kitchen are set by the town. The City of Dallas requires contractors to be registered with the city before pulling a permit. Plumbing must be done by plumbers licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and electrical by TDLR-licensed electricians, whichever city you live in.

The project runs the same way in every city: a consultation at your home, a written scope, a permit filed with your city when structure, plumbing or electrical changes, rough-in inspections before walls close, and a final inspection before our walkthrough. Highland Park and University Park are separate towns with their own staff, even though Dallas surrounds them.

We do not publish projects or reviews by city, so this page does not claim work in any particular suburb. Each city has its own page below. For the permit process in the largest of them, see Dallas kitchen remodel permits explained.