Home Remodeling & Remodeling Contractor in Northlake, TX
Birdseye Construction is the general contractor minutes from Northlake — whole-house remodels, home additions, kitchens, and bathrooms, all at a fixed price agreed before work begins.
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Birdseye Construction is a remodeling contractor serving Northlake, TX from our headquarters in neighboring Roanoke, remodeling North Texas homes since 2009: whole-house remodels $100,000–$500,000, home additions $185–$400+/sf, kitchens $15,000–$120,000+, and bathrooms $15,000–$70,000+ — every project on a fixed-price contract with permits pulled for you.
What We Build in Northlake
| Project | Typical Cost | Typical Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Whole-house remodels | $100,000–$500,000 | several months |
| Home additions | $185–$400+ per sq ft | varies by size |
| Kitchen renovations | $15,000–$120,000+ | 3–8 weeks |
| Bathroom remodels | $15,000–$70,000+ | 3–6 weeks |
| Outdoor living & patios | $20,000–$100,000+ | varies by scope |
Northlake is one of Denton County’s fastest-growing towns — rural charm, new residential developments, and quality schools pulling families in — and its housing runs from established homes on acreage to newer builds that want the finish level the builder skipped. Improvements hold their worth: the National Association of Home Builders puts kitchen and bathroom remodels at over 60% of cost recouped at resale, and home additions at 65–75%.
Home Additions in Northlake
With land around Northlake getting scarcer and pricier, building onto the home you own often beats moving. We design and build main-floor additions, second-story additions, master suites, guest suites, garage conversions, and sunrooms — and home offices, one of the most requested projects here as remote work has taken hold — at $185–$400+ per square foot, with a structural engineer’s evaluation up front, engineering-stamped plans behind every permit, and North Texas soil conditions accounted for from the foundation up. Smaller additions run higher per square foot (engineering, roof work, and tie-ins are fixed costs); larger footprints dilute them.
General Contracting, Under One Roof
As your general contractor, Birdseye carries the whole project: in-house design with mood boards and material selections, permits pulled by us (we’re registered with the Town of Northlake and work Denton County inspections regularly), licensed plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians on every trade phase, and a dedicated project manager and office manager running schedule and communication. One contract, one accountable company, one fixed price — with materials chosen for North Texas weather, from hail-resistant exteriors to ventilation built for hot summers.
How to Choose a Remodeling Contractor in Northlake
Ask any contractor you’re considering — including us — these six questions: How long have you been in business? Do you carry the appropriate insurance for this project? Can you send references and photos of similar projects? Will you be pulling the permits? Who will manage the project? Do you use licensed plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians? Birdseye’s answers: since 2009, yes with certificates, 500+ projects with references, we pull our own permits, a named project manager on every job, and licensed trades throughout.
Remodeling a Town Where Three Quarters of Homes Postdate 2010
Northlake is a town rather than a city, and it has the newest housing stock of anywhere we work by a wide margin. The median home was built in 2015. Roughly 74 percent of all housing went up in 2010 or later, and about 92 percent in 2000 or later — the town had 143 residents in 1980 and around 12,000 today. Pre-2000 housing is effectively a rounding error, and what there is tends to be the surviving ranch and acreage properties.
That changes what remodeling means here. Very little of our Northlake work is condition-driven, because almost nothing is old enough to be failing. It is finish-level: the builder-grade kitchen in a five-year-old house in Pecan Square or Canyon Falls, a bonus room built out properly, a primary bath brought up to the standard of the rest of the house, or an addition on an acreage property where the original structure predates the growth.
One Northlake rule governs the exterior of everything and surprises people who have remodelled elsewhere. Single-family structures must be 100 percent masonry, exclusive of doors, windows, porches, trim, soffits, dormers, gables and similar secondary features. Approved materials are natural stone, simulated stone, three-part true stucco, brick and cementitious fiberboard. Any addition has to be clad to that standard, which means matching stone or brick becomes a design constraint from day one rather than a finishing decision. The Board of Adjustment can grant special exceptions for certain architectural styles, but that is an exception process, not a default.
Two more practical points. Plan review is not done in-house — the Town partners with SAFEbuilt as its third-party reviewer — and an engineered foundation plan signed and sealed by a professional engineer is required for additions. Most Northlake communities also sit inside a special district: Canyon Falls in a Water Control and Improvement District, Pecan Square in a Municipal Management District, The Highlands and formerly Harvest as Public Improvement Districts, Belmont in a Freshwater Supply District. Those districts and their associations frequently carry architectural review of their own, separate from the Town. Northlake currently runs the 2018 International Codes with the 2017 NEC.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to remodel a house in Northlake, TX?
Bathrooms run $15,000–$70,000+, kitchens $15,000–$120,000+, and whole-house remodels $100,000–$500,000 depending on size, complexity, and finishes. Every Birdseye project is quoted as a fixed price before work begins.
What does a home addition cost in Northlake?
Home additions run $185–$400+ per square foot — smaller projects sit at the higher end because engineering, roof work, and stairs are fixed costs. A structural engineer's evaluation comes first and is part of the fixed-price scope.
Are you a general contractor for Northlake?
Yes — Birdseye Construction is a full general contractor headquartered minutes away in Roanoke: design, permits, licensed trades, and project management under one fixed-price contract.
Who pulls the permits for a remodel in Northlake?
We do. Birdseye is registered with the Town of Northlake and provides the town its list of licensed trades before work is released for construction.
Should I remodel my Northlake house or move?
Homes are priced by the square foot — if you love your neighborhood, building onto what you own usually wins: no commissions, no moving costs, and you keep your mortgage rate while every dollar becomes improvements you chose.
Does the 100 percent masonry rule apply to my addition in Northlake?
Yes. The Town requires single-family structures to be 100 percent masonry excluding doors, windows, porches, trim, soffits, dormers and gables, with natural or simulated stone, three-part stucco, brick or cementitious fiberboard as approved materials. That makes matching the existing cladding a design decision at the start of an addition rather than a finish selected at the end.
Who reviews my plans in Northlake?
The Town of Northlake partners with SAFEbuilt as its third-party plan reviewer, so review does not happen in-house. Beyond that, most Northlake communities sit inside a special district — Canyon Falls, Pecan Square, The Highlands, Belmont — and those associations often run their own architectural review in addition to the Town’s. We work both tracks in parallel.
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