Serving Southlake
Southlake Whole-Home Remodeling, Additions & Design-Build Renovations
Regent Design Build is a Southlake remodeling contractor specializing in custom shower remodels, primary-suite bathroom renovations, custom kitchens, and whole-home remodels — one team from design through final punch.
Southlake homeowners expect a higher standard, and Regent Design Build delivers it. We custom-design and build primary-suite bathrooms with full-slab showers, frameless glass, freestanding tubs, and finish carpentry that holds up. We rework kitchens in Carillon and Timarron, and handle whole-home renovations off Kirkwood and Davis.
We know Southlake permitting, the realities of working in established neighborhoods like Stone Lakes and Estates of Southlake, and how to coordinate trades cleanly so your home stays livable while we work. Commercial clients along Southlake Boulevard get the same disciplined approach for office, retail, and restaurant buildouts.
Whether you're starting with a single custom shower remodel or a full whole-home renovation, we handle the design, the budget, the schedule, and the build under one roof.
For Carillon and Timarron homeowners who need more space, we also build Southlake home additions — primary-suite additions, second-story builds, and great-room expansions designed to match the original architecture.
What a Southlake primary-suite bathroom remodel actually involves
The typical Southlake primary bath was built between 1995 and 2008: a large garden tub under a window, a small corner shower with a fiberglass pan, a tile-topped double vanity, and a separate water closet. The square footage is generous. The layout is dated. Almost every project we do here starts by reclaiming the footprint the garden tub is wasting.
In most cases that becomes a large walk-in shower with a curbless or low-curb entry, a full-slab stone or large-format porcelain surround, a linear drain, dual shower heads with a hand-held on a slide bar, and a bench. If the client still wants a tub, it becomes a freestanding soaker placed where it reads as a feature rather than an obstacle — often inside the same wet zone.
The parts that determine whether a Southlake bath lasts twenty years or leaks in five are invisible when it's finished: a properly sloped pre-slope and mortar bed, a sheet or liquid waterproofing membrane taken up the walls, correctly banded corners and niches, and a 24-hour water test before a single tile goes on. We do all of that and document it with photos before it's covered.
- Garden-tub removal is the single highest-return change in a Southlake primary bath.
- Full-slab or large-format surrounds mean fewer grout lines and far less long-term maintenance.
- Waterproofing gets water-tested and photographed before tile — non-negotiable.
- Heated floors, steam, and dedicated ventilation are cheapest to add during the same demo.
Southlake kitchens: Carillon, Timarron, and the Kirkwood corridor
Southlake kitchens are large, but the layouts built in the late 90s and 2000s spend that space badly — an oversized island with no seating, a desk nook nobody uses, a walled-off formal dining room, and a cooktop stranded on a peninsula. The remodel is usually about circulation, not square footage.
The moves that repeat most in Carillon, Timarron, and the Kirkwood Hollow area: removing the wall to the formal dining or living room, rebuilding the island as a single-level working and seating surface, relocating the range to an exterior wall so a real hood and make-up air can be run, and replacing builder cabinetry with full-height custom cabinetry that uses the ceiling.
Because so many of these homes have engineered floor systems and beam pockets over the kitchen, wall removal is engineering work, not demo work. We bring a structural engineer in during design so the header size, post locations, and any point-load transfer to the foundation are settled before the budget is finalized.
- Structural engineering happens in design, not after demo — no surprise columns.
- Range relocation lets us run true make-up air and a properly sized hood.
- Custom cabinetry to the ceiling recovers a full row of usable storage.
- Appliance packages are specified and confirmed before cabinetry is ordered.
City of Southlake permitting and HOA architectural review
Southlake is stricter than most surrounding cities, and that is a good thing — but it means the paperwork has to be right the first time. Interior remodels that don't touch structure or the envelope move through plan review quickly. Anything structural, anything that changes the roofline, and anything that adds conditioned square footage requires stamped drawings and a longer review.
Additions bring the second layer: setbacks, lot coverage, impervious cover, and tree preservation. We verify all of that against your survey and plat before designing, because a plan that violates a rear setback or a protected-tree radius is a wasted month.
On top of the city, Carillon, Timarron, Vaquero, and Estates of Southlake all run active architectural committees. We assemble that packet — elevations, renderings, material and color samples, roof and masonry specs — and submit it in parallel with the city so the two reviews overlap instead of stacking end to end.
- Interior-only remodel: plan review in weeks.
- Addition or structural work: stamped drawings, survey and plat verification, longer review.
- HOA architectural packet prepared and submitted by us, in parallel with the city.
- Tree preservation and impervious cover checked before design, not after.
How we keep a Southlake home livable during construction
Most of our Southlake clients stay in the house through a kitchen or bath project, and that only works if the jobsite is managed deliberately. We build temporary dust walls with zippered access at the work zone, run negative-air machines, protect floors along the entire path from the entry point, and keep the crew to one designated door and one designated bathroom.
For kitchen projects we set up a temporary kitchen — refrigerator, microwave, coffee, and a sink where plumbing allows — before demo starts. For primary-bath projects we confirm which secondary bath stays live for the whole schedule.
Whole-home renovations are the honest exception. When we're touching every room, mechanical systems, and flooring at once, most families are happier out of the house for part of the schedule, and we will tell you that up front rather than discovering it in week three.
Commercial finish-outs on Southlake Boulevard and Town Square
A meaningful share of our Southlake work is commercial: office suites, medical and dental practices, salons, boutique retail, and restaurants along the Southlake Boulevard corridor and around Town Square. These projects succeed or fail on sequencing and landlord coordination more than on finishes.
We start with an LOI-stage feasibility walk so you know what the shell or second-generation space actually needs before you sign a lease. From there we handle tenant-improvement drawings, City of Southlake commercial plan review, health-department coordination when food service is involved, landlord construction requirements and insurance certificates, and the inspection sequence that leads to a certificate of occupancy.
The goal is simple: your rent commencement date and your CO line up, so you're not paying for a space you can't open.
Popular Southlake projects
Southlake bathroom remodeling
Primary-suite and guest bath renovations — layout changes, custom tile, real waterproofing.
Southlake custom showers
Curbless entries, full-slab surrounds, frameless glass, benches, and linear drains.
Southlake kitchen remodeling
Wall removals, rebuilt islands, custom cabinetry, and coordinated appliance packages.
Whole-home remodels
Phased, single-team renovations for homes off Kirkwood, Davis, and Stone Lakes.
Southlake outdoor living
Shaded outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and living rooms built for North Texas summers.
Commercial buildouts
Office, medical, retail, and restaurant finish-outs on Southlake Blvd and Town Square.
Southlake remodeling FAQ
- How long does a Southlake kitchen remodel take?
- Most full Southlake kitchen remodels run 8–14 weeks from demo to final punch list, depending on scope, custom cabinetry lead times, and finish selections. We give you a realistic schedule before you sign — not a hopeful one.
- Do you handle Southlake permits and HOA approvals?
- Regent coordinates required permits, inspections, and plan-review responses with the City of Southlake and the appropriate licensed trade partners based on each project's scope. We also coordinate HOA architectural reviews where applicable (Carillon, Timarron, Vaquero, etc.) so you don't have to chase paperwork.
- Can we live in our home during the remodel?
- For most kitchen, bath, or single-area projects — yes. We set up dust containment, negative air, and protected pathways, and we keep a temporary kitchen or a live secondary bath in service. For whole-home remodels we'll talk through the trade-offs honestly so you can plan accordingly.
- What does a Southlake kitchen or whole-home remodel cost?
- It depends entirely on scope and finish level, but Southlake homeowners typically invest $80K–$250K+ for kitchen remodels and $200K–$800K+ for whole-home renovations. We provide detailed line-item budgets so there are no surprises.
- Do you do commercial buildouts along Southlake Boulevard?
- Yes. We handle office, retail, and restaurant finish-outs throughout the Southlake Boulevard corridor and Town Square area, including landlord coordination and City of Southlake commercial permitting.
- How quickly can you get started on a Southlake project?
- Design typically kicks off within 2–3 weeks of signing. Construction start depends on scope, permits, and material lead times — we'll give you a realistic date once we've scoped the project, not a placeholder.
- Should we replace the garden tub in our Southlake primary bath?
- In most Southlake homes, yes. The garden tub occupies prime square footage and rarely gets used. Converting that footprint into a large walk-in shower — or a walk-in shower plus a freestanding soaker inside the same wet zone — is the highest-return change we make in these bathrooms.
- Can you remove a load-bearing wall in a Southlake home?
- Usually yes, but it's engineering work rather than demo work. Many Southlake homes have engineered floor systems and beam pockets over the kitchen, so we bring a structural engineer in during design to size the header, locate posts, and confirm point-load transfer before the budget is final.
- How long does a Southlake bathroom remodel take?
- A guest bath is typically 3–5 weeks of active construction. A primary suite with a custom shower, stone fabrication, and layout changes runs 6–10 weeks. Frameless glass and stone templating are the most common schedule drivers.
- Do I need to hire an architect for a Southlake remodel?
- For the large majority of remodels and additions, no. Our in-house design team handles the drawings and we bring in a structural engineer where the City of Southlake requires stamped plans. You don't need to hire and coordinate a separate architect for a typical kitchen, bath, or addition.
- Do you offer a warranty on Southlake projects?
- Yes. Our workmanship is warrantied, and manufacturer warranties on cabinetry, fixtures, and appliances are registered and handed to you at closeout along with your selection list and paint schedule.
- Which Southlake neighborhoods do you work in most?
- Carillon, Timarron, Stone Lakes, Estates of Southlake, Kirkwood Hollow, Monticello, and Vaquero — plus the full Carroll ISD footprint and neighboring Colleyville, Westlake, Grapevine, and Keller.
Remodeling services we offer in Southlake
One team for design and build — kitchens, baths, whole-home renovations, outdoor living, and commercial buildouts.
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