Kitchen Remodeling in Highland Park, TX

For kitchen remodeling in Highland Park, TX, Six Design Group drives in from Lake Highlands, about 20 minutes and 8 miles away by Mockingbird Lane, or by Northwest Highway and US-75. Highland Park is a town of about 8,600 people completely surrounded by Dallas and University Park, and its 1910s-1930s homes near Exall Lake, Turtle Creek and Beverly Drive call for high-end custom cabinetry and marble. What makes it different is the standard: the town runs its own approvals, and owners expect a new kitchen to look like it belongs to a hundred-year-old house.

Highland Park's 1910s-1930s Homes, Pier-and-Beam and Plaster

Highland Park's early housing was built from the 1910s through the 1930s: large two-story brick, stucco and limestone homes in Tudor, Colonial, Spanish and Mediterranean styles, many on curving streets and sloped lots along Turtle Creek. Many originals have been rebuilt or replaced over the decades, and the remaining historic homes carry detail that is hard to recreate.

Homes of this age in the Dallas area were commonly built on pier-and-beam foundations. That gives easier plumbing access from below but means floors may need leveling before stone, tile or cabinets are set. Walls are plaster on lath, rarely square, and ceilings are tall, so cabinets are templated to the room rather than to a standard size.

The ground is expansive Blackland Prairie clay, which moves with the seasons and can crack plaster and tile. Pre-1978 construction means the EPA lead RRP rule applies to painted surfaces, and original floor tile and mastic should be tested for asbestos before anything is pulled up. Original knob-and-tube or cloth wiring sometimes turns up when walls are opened. Galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains are common in houses this old, and on pier-and-beam they can usually be replaced from the crawlspace without opening finished floors.

Kitchen Remodeling Inside Highland Park's Town Rules

A Highland Park project starts with a weekday consultation, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, where we photograph and measure the room and note every original detail you want kept.

You then receive drawings with cabinet elevations matched to existing trim, stone and tile selections, and a written estimate. Permits go to the Town of Highland Park, which reviews the work and sets job-site rules such as construction hours and parking. The trades behind the walls are licensed by the state, plumbers through the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and electricians through TDLR, and their numbers are public.

In homes this old, surprises behind plaster are normal. Jeff H. wrote in his Google review that we were "very fair when unexpected issues came up," and we price those discoveries before the work continues. For stone upkeep, see how to care for quartz, granite and marble countertops.

Exall Lake, Turtle Creek and Highland Park Village: Our Coverage

Since nothing we have published is tagged to Highland Park, you will not find streets or client names here. What we can confirm is the route and the coverage. From Lake Highlands we take Mockingbird Lane west, or Northwest Highway to US-75 south, to reach the town. Homes around Exall Lake, along Turtle Creek and Beverly Drive, and near Highland Park Village are all on our weekday schedule.

Inside the town, Preston Road and the Dallas North Tollway run north to south, Armstrong Parkway and Lakeside Drive follow the creek and Exall Lake, and Mockingbird Lane forms the northern edge at University Park. Highland Park Village, opened in 1931 as one of the country's early planned shopping centers, sits at Preston and Mockingbird. Lots along Turtle Creek slope toward the water, which can make staging materials harder than on a flat block.

Nearby, we also cover University Park, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Cockrell Hill and Addison.