Kitchen Remodeling in Grapevine, TX

Grapevine holds two very different kinds of house: historic cottages around Main Street and 1980s and 1990s homes in the neighborhoods near Grapevine Lake. Kitchen remodeling in Grapevine, TX starts by figuring out which one you own, because a pre-war cottage and a 30-year-old suburban house hide different problems. The city sits at the north end of DFW Airport, a 27-mile trip for us. We book Grapevine consultations by appointment and plan the trips around the scope.

Main Street Cottages and Grapevine Lake Homes: Two Remodeling Profiles

Historic cottages. Older houses near downtown often sit on pier-and-beam foundations, with wood floors, plaster or patched walls and little that is square. Cabinets usually need to be built to fit, wiring may be well past its service life, and old paint triggers the EPA lead-safe work rule for homes built before 1978. Original floors can often be kept, as our article on saving hardwood through a kitchen remodel describes.

Lake-area homes. The 1980s and 1990s houses near Grapevine Lake are typically brick on slabs over expansive clay, with builder-grade oak cabinets, tile counters and cultured-marble baths. These kitchens respond well to new stone, refaced or replaced cabinets and better lighting, and the primary bath is often next in line.

How Grapevine Remodels Run From Lake Highlands

A weekday consultation comes first. Arian or Ax, who lead our projects, looks at the foundation, wiring and cabinets and talks budget; drawings, selections and a written estimate follow. Permits come from the City of Grapevine's own building inspection office, and only state-licensed plumbers and electricians touch the pipes and wiring.

Grape Vine Prairie, the 1952 Dam and the Airport: Why Grapevine Housing Comes in Layers

Grapevine is one of the oldest towns in Tarrant County. Settlers arrived on the Grape Vine Prairie in the 1840s, and the blocks around Main Street still hold buildings and houses from the town's early decades. TEXRail commuter trains now stop at a station just off Main Street, and the Grapevine Vintage Railroad runs excursions from the same downtown.

The next layers came with water and air. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the dam that forms Grapevine Lake in 1952, and DFW Airport opened along the city's southern edge in 1974. Most of the suburban neighborhoods filled in after that, through the 1980s and 1990s, which is why so many lake-area kitchens share the same oak cabinets and tile counters.

The layer your house belongs to decides the paperwork as much as the design. Exterior changes on a property inside a locally designated historic district go through the city's preservation review, while interior kitchen and bath work follows the regular building permit route. The City of Grapevine can tell you which applies to your address.

SH-114, SH-121 and the Neighboring Cities We Cover

None of our published projects or reviews come from Grapevine yet, so here are the plain facts. The drive runs west on I-635 to where it meets SH-114 and SH-121 at the airport's north edge. Grapevine borders Southlake, Colleyville, Coppell and Euless, and we also cover Trophy Club a little farther northwest.