Kitchen Remodeling in Arlington, TX

Few rooms reveal a home's age like its kitchen, and Arlington's housing stock spans decades of them. The ranch and mid-century homes of Woodland West and the Fielder-area neighborhoods — much of it built as the city boomed in the 1960s — came with kitchens walled off from the rest of the house, practical then and cramped now. Interlochen's larger 1970s and '80s customs have the space but original cabinetry and closed layouts. And the newer builds in Viridian often have the room but a builder-grade finish level owners quickly outgrow. Each calls for a different kind of remodel.

Opening up a closed Arlington kitchen

The most common request across these homes is to open the kitchen to the living space — pulling the wall between a mid-century ranch's kitchen and its den, or connecting a 1980s kitchen to the family room. That's where an older Arlington home gets interesting: on a slab-on-grade house that wall may be carrying load, hiding original wiring, or routing plumbing, and all three have to be handled before the fun part starts. We find out what's actually inside the wall before promising an open concept, so the design matches what the structure allows — usually an engineered beam and a permit, not a sledgehammer.

Finishes, function, and the trades

A kitchen remodel usually touches every trade at once — cabinetry and counters, but also new circuits for modern appliances, relocated plumbing for an island or a moved sink, and gas, lighting, and ventilation upgrades. The state-licensed electricians and plumbers on the job pull their own permits for that work, which keeps the rough-ins inspected and on record behind your new finishes.

Permitting through Arlington Permits

A kitchen that moves plumbing, adds circuits, or alters walls is a permitted alteration in Arlington, filed through the city's Arlington Permits portal (ap.arlingtontx.gov) under Planning & Development Services at 101 W. Abram Street. Worth knowing before you start: the city's plan-review fee is non-refundable and set at 35% of the building permit fee, and the application isn't considered received until that fee is paid at submittal. It's a modest but real line item on a remodel permit, so we handle it at filing rather than letting it stall the start date.

Working with The Remo Guys

The kitchen is the hardest room to live without, so we plan the sequence and the temporary setup to keep your household running while the work happens. The Remo Guys is a design-build remodeler based in Allen, insured and bonded, working across Arlington and the metroplex since 2019. To confirm what your specific remodel will require, the city's Planning & Development Services line is 817-459-6502.