House Remodel & General Contractor in Keller, TX
Birdseye Construction is the general contractor minutes from Keller — 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 licensed, insured general contractor and house remodel contractor serving Keller, TX from our headquarters in neighbouring 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 Keller
| 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 |
Keller’s established neighborhoods, excellent schools, and steady growth make it one of the strongest remodel markets in Tarrant County — when a house is in the right school zone, improving it beats replacing it. Improvements hold their worth: the National Association of Home Builders reports remodeling activity rising steadily across Texas with kitchens and bathrooms leading, and puts home additions at 65–75% of cost recouped at resale.
Home Additions in Keller — Design Included
Many of Keller’s established neighborhoods have lot sizes that limit building outward — which is why second-story additions are one of our most requested Keller projects, alongside main-floor additions, master and guest suites, sunrooms, and screened porches. You don’t need to hire an architect separately: Birdseye designs additions in-house with engineering-stamped plans behind every permit, a structural engineer’s evaluation up front, and North Texas soil conditions accounted for from the foundation up. Additions run $185–$400+ per square foot — smaller projects sit at the higher end because engineering, roof work, and stairs 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 through Keller’s streamlined permitting process, 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.
How to Choose a Remodeling Contractor in Keller
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.
What a General Contractor Actually Carries
The value of a general contractor is not that they swing the hammer. It is that one company is accountable for the schedule, the budget, the permits and every trade that walks through your door. On a remodel of any size you are coordinating framers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, tile setters, cabinet installers and inspectors in a specific order, where one late trade moves everything behind it. Managed by the homeowner, that coordination becomes a second job.
It also means the liability sits with us rather than with you. We carry general liability and workers’ compensation, our trade partners carry their own, permits are pulled in our name, and we are the ones meeting the inspector. If something has to be redone, it is redone at our cost under the fixed-price contract rather than becoming a negotiation halfway through the job.
What a Whole-House Remodel Runs Into in Keller
Keller went from 827 residents in 1960 to more than 45,000 today, and almost the entire city was built in two decades: about 24 percent of the housing stock in the 1990s and 29 percent in the 2000s, with roughly 72 percent built between 1980 and 2009. The median build year is 1999. That 1990s and early-2000s cohort is now the core of the whole-house remodel market here — substantial homes on large lots, structurally sound, with floor plans and finishes that have simply aged out.
Large lots are a defining Keller feature and they change what is possible. The low-density single-family district carries a 36,000 square foot minimum, with the ladder running down through 30,000, 25,000, 20,000, 15,000, 12,000, 10,000 and 8,400 square feet. On the larger lots there is genuine room to push a footprint outward rather than reworking within it — which is a different project from a whole-house remodel in Grapevine, where the envelope usually rules that out.
Three Keller-specific requirements are worth knowing before design. Carports require a Specific Use Permit approved by City Council — not a counter permit, a Council item with the schedule that implies. Any tree removal requires a permit, with no size threshold at all. And every residential site plan must break out impervious surface individually: main structure footprint, additions, accessory buildings, pools and pool decks, driveways, walkways and other flat work each listed separately.
Two other things shape the work. Soil varies genuinely lot to lot here, because Keller straddles the Eastern Cross Timbers sand belt and the clay prairie — low-movement Gasil sandy loam in some neighbourhoods, high-shrink Crosstell and Burleson clay in others. And parts of Keller remain on septic; the city convened a Sewer Advisory Task Force and published a map of areas without sewer service, so it is worth confirming before planning anything that adds fixtures. Permits go through Building Services, a division of the Community Development Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to remodel a house in Keller, 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 Keller?
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.
Do I need an architect for a home addition in Keller?
Not separately — Birdseye designs additions in-house and every permit is backed by engineering-stamped plans, so design, engineering, and construction stay under one contract and one fixed price.
Who pulls the permits for a remodel in Keller?
We do. Birdseye is registered with the City of Keller and provides the city its list of licensed trades before work is released for construction.
Should I remodel my Keller house or move?
Homes are priced by the square foot — if you love your neighborhood and school zone, 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.
Are you a licensed and insured general contractor in Keller?
Yes. Texas does not license residential remodelers at the state level, but we carry general liability and workers’ compensation coverage, our trade partners carry their own, and we pull permits in our own name for every job that needs them. Proof of insurance is available before you sign anything.
Do you use subcontractors?
For the specialist trades, yes — electrical, plumbing, HVAC and stone fabrication are handled by trade partners we have worked with for years. Our own crews self-perform much of the carpentry and general construction. Either way, the schedule, the quality and the warranty stay our responsibility, not yours.
What does a general contractor actually do on a remodel?
Design coordination, pricing, permits, scheduling every trade in the right order, quality control on site, inspections, and a single point of contact for you throughout. On a fixed-price contract we also absorb the risk of our own estimating errors, which is the part homeowners tend to feel the difference on.
Do I need City Council approval for a carport in Keller?
Yes, and it catches people out. Keller requires a Specific Use Permit approved by City Council for carports, rather than issuing them over the counter like a patio cover. If a carport is part of your plan, it needs to enter the schedule early because it moves at Council pace, not permit-desk pace.
Is my Keller home on city sewer or septic?
Worth checking rather than assuming. Parts of Keller are still on septic — the city ran a Sewer Advisory Task Force specifically to review this and published a map of areas without sewer service. It matters on a whole-house remodel because adding bathrooms or relocating fixtures is a very different exercise on an on-site system.
Let’s price your Keller project
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