Kitchens, baths and whole houses
Kitchens, bathrooms and whole-house remodels for the older homes of the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and the Northside. Straight answers. A fixed scope. What we agree is what we build.
Near Northside, Houston · Since 2016
A fixed scope
Every wall, room and material in writing before demo starts.
Older Northside houses
Bungalows and cottages from the 1920s to the 1950s. We know the bones.
Where we work
Why 281
Most remodel fights start the same way. The scope was vague, so the price moved. We write the scope down first. Every wall, every room, every material. You read it. You sign it. Then we build exactly that.
We are on Airline Drive, in the Near Northside. Our work is the older houses around us. Bungalows and cottages from the 1920s to the 1950s. Small closed kitchens. One bathroom for the whole family. Add-ons from three different decades. We know what is behind those walls.
The goal is a modern house that still looks like it belongs on its street. Open, bright, easy to live in. Same porch. Same bones. A lot more room inside.
The area code on the shop door. Airline Drive, Near Northside, since 2016.
How a job runsWhat we build
Three big jobs lead the shop. The other seven go in the same written scope, so one crew carries the whole house.
01
Old Northside kitchens are small and shut in at the back of the house. We open them up. The wall comes down and the kitchen joins the living room. New layout, new plumbing and wiring, full-height cabinets, solid counters, good lighting. On pier-and-beam houses we check the floor first and fix it right. You get one big room that works.
Call about your kitchen
02
Plenty of Heights and Oak Forest houses have one bath for the whole family. We build the second one. We also rebuild the first one from the studs. Walk-in showers, double vanities, new plumbing and tile that is set straight. Space is tight in a cottage, so we plan every inch before demo starts.
Call about your bath
03
Some houses need the whole plan redone. We open the back of the house, update the kitchen and baths, redo floors, wiring and lighting, and keep the character that made you buy it. One scope. One schedule. One crew. It is the cleanest way to bring a 1940s house up to how you live today.
Call about the whole house04
A rear addition for a bigger kitchen and family room, or a primary suite out the back. Built to match the house.
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A backyard apartment or a garage turned into a real home with its own kitchen and bath.
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A covered patio with a cooking line, seating, fans and lighting. Built for long Houston summers.
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Stone and concrete patios, walkways, retaining walls and pool decks that tie the yard to the house.
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Whole-house window replacement and wide patio doors that open the back of an old house to the yard.
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New siding, paint, trim, porch work and a clean entry. A 1940s house looks finished again.
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Ground-up homes on your Northside lot, planned and built by the same shop that does our remodels.
→Describe it on the phone. If it is a big job on an older house, it is probably ours.
(281) 591-9415
Finished work
One shop for kitchens, baths and whole houses in the older neighborhoods north of downtown. Scope in writing, built as agreed.
01.
If a wall is load-bearing, we say so. If a floor needs work, we say so. You hear the hard parts before the job starts, not halfway through it.
02.
The written scope is the job. We do not pad it and we do not quietly cut it. Changes get written down and agreed before anyone swings a hammer.
03.
Pier-and-beam floors, old plumbing, tight rooms and add-ons that never quite lined up. We have opened enough of these houses to plan for what is inside.
How a job runs
Short process. Everything in writing. Here is how every job goes.
Step 01
Call the shop. We come out, look at the house and measure. You tell us what is not working. We tell you what is realistic. Straight answer, no sales pitch.
Step 02
We write it all down. Layout, materials, what stays, what goes. You get a clear price against that scope. You sign it. If you change something later, we put the change in writing first.
Step 03
Demo, framing, plumbing, wiring, finishes. In order, on a schedule you can see. At the end we walk every room with you and finish the list. Then the house is yours.
All it takes is a call. The rest gets written down.
Questions
It depends on size, layout and materials, so we do not quote over the phone. We visit, measure and write a fixed scope with the price against it. That is the number you plan around. Call and we will book the visit.
Usually, yes. Most older Northside kitchens sit at the back of the house behind a wall. We check what that wall carries, then plan the opening and any beam it needs. You hear the answer at the walk-through.
Often. It comes down to where the plumbing can run and where the room can go. On pier-and-beam houses that is usually easier than people expect. We look at the floor plan and tell you the best spot.
You can. We write the change down with its effect on price and schedule before we do it. You approve it. Then we build it. Nothing gets added on a handshake and nothing shows up later on the bill.
Yes, if that is what you want. Porches, trim, front rooms and street look can stay. We modernize the layout, the kitchen, the baths and the systems inside. Outside you still know the house.
For a kitchen or a bath, most people stay. We seal the work area and keep a path through the house. A whole-house job is a bigger talk. We plan that with you before the start date.
Not answered here? Call the shop.
Where we work
Our shop is on Airline Drive in the Near Northside. We work the older neighborhoods around it. If you live near one of these and want a full kitchen, bath or bigger, call us.
Ready when you are
Tell us about the house and the room. We will tell you what is realistic and what it takes. Then we write it down.
Or reach the shop direct
Phone(281) 591-9415
Email[email protected]
Shop4555 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77022
HoursMonday to Saturday 8:00am – 7:00pm · Sunday closed
Name, phone and the room. We call back, then book the walk-through.