Serving West Lake Hills, TX · Travis County

Kitchen, bath, HVAC & whole-home remodels in West Lake Hills

Meticulous craftsmanship, one attentive point of contact, and steady communication from the first walkthrough to the last — written scope before demo, no surprises, no horror stories.

Where can I find a remodeling contractor in West Lake Hills?

TrueForm Remodeling serves all of West Lake Hills — Westlake Park, Rob Roy, Camelot, Terrace Mountain, and the Skyline Drive area. We build custom US-fabricated cabinetry, fine finish carpentry, high-efficiency windows and doors, and full kitchen, bath, and whole-home renovations, with the hillside detailing this terrain demands. Every project starts with a fixed-price Good-Better-Best scope written before any demolition, so you see inclusions, allowances, and known risks up front. We are fully insured for general liability and workers' comp, and we pull and close every permit through City of West Lake Hills Building & Development. The city's heritage-tree ordinance and steep-slope and impervious-cover limits shape what a hillside lot allows, and we plan for that review from the first meeting. Whole-home and hillside renovation is our core, and a focused $10K project is welcome on the same terms.

Remodeling in West Lake Hills, Travis County

West Lake Hills is defined by its terrain — steep, oak-covered hills west of downtown Austin — and the city's code exists to protect exactly that. A heritage and protected-tree ordinance guards trees from six inches in diameter up, and removal requires a city permit, so the mature canopy over Westlake Park, Rob Roy, and Terrace Mountain is a design constraint before it's a backdrop. Steep-slope rules, cut-and-fill limits, and impervious-cover caps all shape how much house a hillside lot will actually allow, which is why a remodel here is a site problem as much as a finish problem. The housing reflects the topography: custom homes built into the grade across several decades, from 1970s–80s hillside contemporaries with dated systems and lots of single-pane glass, to newer luxury builds. Working here means respecting the slope — drainage, retaining, and foundation detail matter, and additions have to fit within the tree and impervious-cover envelope. A kitchen in a Rob Roy hillside home usually means opening up multi-level living space, updating systems, and fabricating cabinetry that fits the geometry of the room. A whole-home renovation means coordinating structural, mechanical, and finish trades under one scope on a difficult site. We hold custom cabinetry, fine finish carpentry, and high-efficiency window and door replacement in-house, so a single team owns the whole job and the fixed-price scope is written to your lot, its slope and trees, and the city review it will face.

Services we deliver in West Lake Hills

In West Lake Hills the work skews toward whole-home and hillside renovation, custom kitchens, and primary baths that take advantage of the views. Our signature lines carry those projects: US-fabricated custom cabinetry and fine finish carpentry, European triple-glazed windows and doors where large glass meets hillside exposure and Hill Country heat, and Pella and Armstrong product where a homeowner wants a proven catalog option. Around those we run painting, flooring, and siding so one project manager owns the entire scope.

Fixed-price tiers — West Lake Hills

Greater Austin-area baseline ranges, calibrated to West Lake Hills conditions before the quote is final. We give you Good, Better, and Best with itemized scope, permit assumptions, material allowances, and known risk items. You pick. No surprises mid-project.

Kitchen remodeling

Refresh, reconfigure, or rebuild — clear scope and a fixed price before any demo starts.

  • Good — Refresh $15K–$25K
    Cabinet refinish · new counters · lighting · paint · keep layout
  • Better — Reconfigure $35K–$55K
    New semi-custom cabinets · quartz · mid-tier appliances · same footprint
  • Best — Full custom $75K–$150K+
    Custom cabinets · layout changes · premium appliances · lighting redesign

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Bathroom remodeling

Master suites and guest baths — tile, plumbing, glass, and finish work all in-house.

  • Good — Refresh $8K–$16K
    Fixtures · vanity refinish · tile surfaces · paint
  • Better — Reconfigure $28K–$45K
    Full tile · new vanity · new shower · same layout
  • Best — Spa / master $45K–$75K+
    Gut · plumbing moves · spa features · premium finishes

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HVAC replacement & upgrade

Three-ton residential to whole-home zoned systems. Licensed and bonded HVAC division.

  • Good — Replacement $5.2K–$7.7K
    14 SEER2 · single-stage · standard install · same ductwork
  • Better — System upgrade $7.7K–$10.5K
    16 SEER2 · two-stage · R-32 refrigerant · smart thermostat
  • Best — Whole-home climate $10.5K–$14.5K+
    Variable-speed · 18+ SEER2 · zoning · IAQ stack · duct rebuild

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Whole-home renovation

Cosmetic refresh to down-to-studs. Single project manager from start to handoff.

  • Good — Cosmetic refresh $82–$107 / sf
    Surface finishes · paint · flooring · light fixtures · mid-grade cabinets
  • Better — Targeted reconfigure $110–$150 / sf
    Full mechanical updates · mid-high finishes · layout tweaks
  • Best — Down-to-studs $150–$300+ / sf
    Luxury custom · structural changes · high-end finishes · designer-led

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Permits, code, and HOA in West Lake Hills

Texas has no statewide general-contractor license, so West Lake Hills runs its own permitting — and because of the terrain, it is more involved than a flat-lot city. Kitchen, bath, addition, and whole-home work with plumbing, electrical, structural, or mechanical changes requires a City of West Lake Hills building permit and review. The city's heritage and protected-tree ordinance guards trees from six inches up, and steep-slope, cut-and-fill, and impervious-cover limits shape what a hillside lot allows — so tree and site review are routine on any addition. We prepare the drawings, file the application, carry the tree and site review, schedule inspections, and close the permit before final payment.

Permit office: City of West Lake Hills Building & Development (westlakehills.org/95/Building-Development). We pull every required permit and close it before final payment.

Local planning

Useful West Lake Hills context before you remodel

Remodel schedules can be affected by permit queues, HOA review cycles, school calendars, weather, traffic, and neighborhood events. These are stable local resources to check while we build the written scope.

How we protect your home

Protecting what stays is standard on every West Lake Hills project — not an upgrade or a line item you have to ask for. Before demo we isolate the work zone so the rest of your home keeps living normally, and we leave it as clean as we found it.

FAQs — West Lake Hills

How do the tree and slope rules affect my remodel?
West Lake Hills protects trees from six inches in diameter up, and steep-slope, cut-and-fill, and impervious-cover limits cap how much you can add on a hillside lot. We survey protected trees and run the site numbers early, then write the scope to fit within the city's envelope.
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in West Lake Hills?
In a West Lake Hills home, a quality kitchen with custom cabinetry, new finishes, and updated systems generally runs $85K–$160K; a full hillside gut with structural work runs higher. We give you Good, Better, and Best ranges with itemized scope before demo, so the number is real.
Can you work on a difficult hillside lot?
Yes — it's core work here. Hillside homes bring drainage, retaining, foundation, and access challenges that flat lots don't. We handle the structural and site detail alongside the finish scope, and price the site work as a clear line item so you see it before demo.
How long does a whole-home renovation take?
A West Lake Hills whole-home renovation typically runs 8–14 months depending on scope, structural and site work, and system replacement. We lock the schedule and the fixed-price scope before demolition so you can plan around it.
Will you take a smaller project?
Yes. A single bath, a run of built-ins, or a mudroom is welcome on the same fixed-price terms and the same quality standard as a whole-home renovation. Whole-home and hillside work is our specialty, not our minimum.

Ready to start a West Lake Hills project?

Meticulous craftsmanship, one attentive point of contact, and steady communication from first walkthrough to final — a written scope before demo, so there are no surprises and no horror stories.