
Home Remodeling in Castle Hills, TX
Our shop sits in Converse, about 20 minutes east of Castle Hills.
Remodeling and Carpentry in Castle Hills
Castle Hills is its own city. Two and a half square miles, incorporated in 1951, completely ringed by San Antonio, with a 78213 mailing address that fools a lot of contractors into pulling the wrong permit. Nineteen photos in our gallery came out of Castle Hills - most of them from a homeowner who has had us back for three separate projects over the years, which is the kind of repeat work a small city runs on - along with a tigerwood deck with a steel-frame pergola and recessed lighting.
The housing tells you what the work is. Roughly eight in ten homes here went up between 1950 and 1979, more than half of them in the 1960s alone, and there has been essentially no new construction inside the city limits since 2020. The city's own comprehensive plan describes them as custom-built houses with distinctive mid-century modern features, mostly ranch-style, sitting on large treed lots. That means the job is almost never a teardown. It is a kitchen that has been living in 1968, a hall bath with the original tile and a 30-inch vanity, a wall of built-ins the room was designed around that nobody has touched in fifty years, and a back yard under mature oaks that deserves better than a slab of leftover patio.
We handle kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home projects, additions, decks and outdoor living, fencing, and the carpentry side that most general contractors sub out. Cabinetry comes out of our own shop, which matters more here than most places: a 1962 ranch rarely has a square wall or a standard opening, and stock boxes tend to arrive with fillers and apologies. Twenty-plus years of combined experience between the two of us, a written workmanship warranty of one year cosmetic and two years mechanical, and a habit of picking up the phone.
Our shop sits in Converse, about 20 minutes east of Castle Hills. Close enough that a cabinet door we mill on a Tuesday morning can be hung that afternoon, and close enough that we can swing by mid-job when a homeowner has a question best answered standing in the room.
What Is Different About Building in Castle Hills
The permit rules, the ground, and the housing stock all change at the city line. These are the ones that actually move a Castle Hills estimate or a schedule.
Castle Hills is not San Antonio for permits
The permit comes from the City of Castle Hills, not the City of San Antonio, and the city charges double the fee on any work started without one. There is no online portal here. Applications and plan sets go in by email or across the counter at City Hall, and plan review runs about 10 to 15 working days. Contractor registration with the city is free but requires current trade licenses and a certificate of insurance naming Castle Hills as a certificate holder, a detail we take care of as part of the job. We build that review window into the schedule from the first conversation rather than discovering it after demo.
We plan projects around your oaks, not through them
The tree ordinance is the single biggest scheduling factor in Castle Hills, and it is stricter than San Antonio's. Oaks cannot be trimmed February 1 through June 30 because of oak wilt. Any wound to an oak, including an accidental scrape from equipment, has to be painted within the hour, which is why there is black paint on our truck year-round. Anyone trimming for a fee needs a city tree permit, protected trees need root-zone fencing before construction starts, and removals can trigger mitigation charged by the inch of trunk diameter. On a treed lot, that math can outrun the building permit itself. We walk the trees with you before we price a deck, addition, patio or driveway, because the answer changes the design more often than it changes the budget.
Good news on the schedule
no design board for houses. Some of the enclave cities near here route residential projects through an architectural review board, which can add a month or more. Castle Hills exempts single-family and two-family residences from its Architectural Review Committee entirely, along with interior remodeling of any structure. Your timeline is exposed to plan review, not to a monthly meeting. Saturday work is also allowed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., which we use sparingly and only with a heads-up to you and the neighbors.
Fences here have their own rulebook
Front yard fences top out at 3 feet. Side and rear can go to 8. Fiber cement panel, which has gotten popular around San Antonio, is expressly prohibited as a fence material in Castle Hills. And there is a rule that catches people: if you replace more than a quarter of a non-conforming fence in a single year, the whole fence has to come into compliance. A patch quote on an old fence can legitimately turn into a full replacement, so we would rather tell you that up front and let you decide than quote the patch and hand you a surprise later.
Mid-century houses reward opening things up, carefully
These ranch homes were built with real materials and honest framing, but with 1960s ideas about how families use a kitchen. Most of what we do here is taking down a wall between a closed kitchen and a dining room, reworking a galley into something with a working island, or rebuilding the built-ins and paneled walls the original architect drew in. Custom cabinetry is usually the right call, both because openings are rarely standard and because matching the low horizontal lines of a mid-century house is not something a catalog door does well. Additions are possible but bounded: they cannot push past the front line of the house, exteriors are held to a masonry requirement, and detached structures have to sit well back on the lot. We check all of that against your survey before drawing anything.
What We Build in Castle Hills
The same services we run across the San Antonio metro, on Castle Hills houses and under the rules that apply here.
Kitchen Remodeling
Transform your kitchen into a functional and stylish space that suits your culinary needs.
Bathroom Renovation
Upgrade your bathroom for comfort and elegance, creating a spa-like oasis in your home.
Custom Cabinetry
Elevate your storage solutions with custom-designed and crafted cabinets for every room.
Custom Carpentry
Handcrafted furniture, millwork, and custom woodworking tailored to your vision.
Deck Construction
Create inviting outdoor areas, from patios to decks, perfect for relaxation and entertainment.
Fencing
Enhance privacy and security with custom fencing solutions that complement your home.
Whole Home Renovation
Transform your entire home with comprehensive renovation services from concept to completion.
Our Work in Castle Hills
19 photos in our gallery were shot in and around Castle Hills, and every card is captioned with where it was actually taken. Here are 6 of them. Where we know what a job cost, the band is on the card.

Modern Kitchen With Cherry Cabinets Marble Island
Castle Hills, TX • 2021
Kitchen Remodel

Custom Wall Mounted Vanity Zebrawood Veneer
Castle Hills, TX • 2021
Custom Cabinetry

Cedar Deck Pool Construction Progress
Castle Hills, TX • 2023
Outdoor Living
Investment: $25,000 - $50,000

Bathroom Shower Tile Installation Beige Ceramic
Castle Hills, TX • 2021
Bathroom Remodel

Brass Bar Foot Rail On Oak Bar Front
Castle Hills, TX • 2021
Custom Carpentry

Exposed Beam Ceiling French Doors Hardwood Flooring
Castle Hills, TX • 2021
Whole Home Remodel
Castle Hills Questions
Do I need a permit for an interior remodel in Castle Hills?
Will a remodel put my oak trees at risk, or cost me tree fees?
How tall can my fence be, and what can it be built out of?
Nearby Areas We Serve
Separate jurisdictions with their own rules, even where the mail looks the same.
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Business Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Sunday: Closed