Where we workRound Rock
Home remodeling in Round Rock.
Ashgrove remodels kitchens, baths and whole houses in Round Rock, with one team for the design, the city's permits and the building.
What we do
What do we remodel in Round Rock?
We remodel kitchens, baths and whole houses in Round Rock, and build additions, guest houses and patios. One team does the design and the building.
Kitchens
The most common job we do in Round Rock: a builder's kitchen opened to the family room, with new cabinets from our shop.See kitchen remodeling
Baths
Primary baths from the 1990s and 2000s rebuilt with a walk in shower in place of the corner tub.See bath remodeling
Whole home
Every room of an older house near downtown, or of a 1980s house that has never been updated.See whole home remodeling
Additions
A larger primary suite or a family room on the back of the house, drawn to your lot's setbacks.See home additions
ADUs and guest houses
A small second house behind the main one, where the lot and its deed rules allow it.See ADUs and guest houses
Outdoor living
Covered patios and outdoor kitchens that make a back yard usable in August.See outdoor living
Round Rock houses
What do Round Rock houses need?
Most Round Rock houses need new kitchens and baths, not new wiring. More than half of the city's homes were built in 2000 or later.
Built in 2000 or later
58%
The wiring and pipes are usually sound, so the budget goes into the room. Most owners replace the builder's cabinets and counters and rebuild the primary bath.
Built in the 1980s and 1990s
34%
A closed kitchen with a breakfast nook, low boxes over the cabinets and the first bathrooms. We open the kitchen to the family room and take the cabinets to the ceiling.
Built before 1980
8%
Mostly near downtown and in the oldest subdivisions. The city recommends an asbestos survey before walls come out of a house built before 1980. We arrange it before we price the job.
Share of the 55,692 homes in Round Rock by the year they were built. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024.
Local knowledge
What is different about remodeling in Round Rock?
Four things are different about remodeling in Round Rock: the water, the ground, how fast the city was built, and the age of its pipes.
Very hard water
Round Rock's water averages 249 milligrams of hardness per liter, which the city calls very hard. It leaves mineral deposits on fixtures, glass and appliances.
We plumb a place for a water softener, and help you choose taps and shower glass that are easy to keep clean.
Clay to the east, limestone to the west
Interstate 35 runs along the Balcones Escarpment. East of it the ground is the black clay of the Blackland Prairie. West of it there is limestone under little topsoil.
Clay swells and shrinks with the seasons, so east of the highway we check the slab for movement before we set cabinets or tile. West of it, we plan for digging in rock.
A city built in fifty years
Round Rock had 2,811 people in 1970 and 119,468 in 2020. Most of its houses went up in large subdivisions over those decades.
Whole streets share the same kitchen and bath layouts. We have usually remodeled a floor plan like yours before, and know where its pipes and beams run.
Pipes from before 1988
Texas banned lead water lines in 1988, and the city has listed every property built in or before that year.
In a house of that age we check the water line and the pipes while the walls are open, and replace what should not stay.
Sources: City of Round Rock, 2025 Water Quality Report and census table; Texas State Historical Association; U.S. Census Bureau.
Permits
Do I need a permit to remodel in Round Rock?
Yes, for most remodels. Round Rock has its own permit office and its own review, separate from Austin's. We do all of it.
30business days is the city's typical review. We build your cabinets while it runs.
- The office
- The City of Round Rock Building Inspection Division, 301 W. Bagdad Avenue. We file in the city's online permit portal.
- Walls
- The city asks for an engineered design when a wall comes out. Our engineer draws it and it goes in with the plans.
- Inspections
- The city inspects the wiring, the plumbing and the finished work. We book each visit and meet the inspector.
Our work
Recent projects in Round Rock.
Three projects we finished in Round Rock in the last year, in houses from three different decades.
See all projects
Kitchen in Forest Creek
The wall to the family room came out. Oak cabinets to the ceiling and a long island.
1998 house, 9 weeks on site
Primary bath in Behrens Ranch
The corner tub came out. A walk in shower with no curb, and an oak vanity for two.
2004 house, 6 weeks on site
Patio in Round Rock West
A covered patio with an outdoor kitchen on the back of the house, under the old live oak.
1978 house, 8 weeks on site
Reviews
What do Round Rock clients say?
Homeowners rate Ashgrove 4.9 out of 5 across 127 reviews. These three are from Round Rock.
They knew the Round Rock permit office and told us on day one how long the city would take. It took exactly that.
Robert, Forest CreekKitchen, September 2026
Nobody had used that corner tub in ten years. Now it is the room we like most in the house.
Marcus, Behrens RanchPrimary bath, July 2026
The crew was here at 7:30 every morning. Driving up from Austin was never once an excuse.
Helen, Round Rock WestPatio, April 2026
Questions
Round Rock remodeling questions, answered.
Eight questions Round Rock homeowners ask us. If yours is not here, call or write and you will have a reply the same business day.
How much does a remodel cost in Round Rock?
A kitchen remodel with Ashgrove in Round Rock costs $75,000 to $165,000, the same as in Austin. We do not charge for travel inside our service area. Most Round Rock houses were built after 1990, so less of the budget goes to old wiring and pipes.
Do I need a permit to remodel in Round Rock?
Yes, for most remodels. The City of Round Rock requires a building permit for work on electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems, and an engineered design when a wall comes out. We draw the plans, file them in the city's permit portal and meet the inspectors.
How long does a remodel permit take in Round Rock?
The city says its review typically takes 30 business days from the day it accepts the application, and it does not offer a faster review. We build your cabinets in our shop during those weeks, so the wait does not add to the job.
What does a remodel permit cost in Round Rock?
The City of Round Rock lists a permit fee of $500 for a single family remodel. Two inspections of each type are included in it. The fee is a line in your quote, and we pay it when we file.
What if my house is in a utility district or outside the city limits?
Round Rock issues building permits inside the city limits and in the Chandler Creek and Vista Oaks municipal utility districts. For any other address we call the Building Inspection Division before we design, because the rules depend on which side of the line the house is.
Does my homeowners association have to approve the work?
Often, when the work can be seen from the street: an addition, new windows or a patio cover. Work inside the house usually needs no approval. We read your association's rules at the start and prepare the drawings it asks for.
Can you remodel a historic house in Round Rock?
Yes. A property with the city's historic overlay zoning needs a Certificate of Appropriateness before the outside is changed. Changes inside the house do not need one. We prepare the application with the drawings.
How far is Round Rock from Ashgrove?
Round Rock is about 17 miles north of central Austin, inside the area we work in every week. Our crews start at 7:30 am, and your project lead is on site every working day.
Where we work
Where is Round Rock in our service area?
Round Rock is about 17 miles north of central Austin, inside the 20 mile ring on the map. We also work in the towns around it.
Austin neighborhoods we remodel in
Towns around Austin we remodel in
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