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Home Remodeling

Home Remodeling in Westwood Hills, KS

Whole-home renovations that update structure, systems, and finishes while preserving a historic home’s character.

Our Approach to Whole-Home Remodeling

A whole-home remodel in Westwood Hills, KS carries a different starting point than in a growing suburb: Westwood Hills is one of the smallest incorporated cities in the Kansas City metro, part of it carries a National Historic District designation, and the city is essentially fully built out, with no meaningful vacant land remaining. The work we take on here is almost entirely about updating a home’s layout, systems, and finishes from front to back while respecting the historic character that makes these homes worth preserving in the first place.

Homeowners searching for home remodeling near me in Westwood Hills are often comparing single-trade contractors against a design-build team that manages architecture, structure, mechanical systems, and historic-sensitive finishes under one accountable scope and budget. That matters most on a whole-home project in an older house, where a plumbing change in one room can affect framing in another, and a single general contractor accountable for the whole sequence avoids the finger-pointing that happens when several separate trades are left to coordinate themselves.

Renovating Within a Historic Character

Westwood Hills’ homes were predominantly built decades ago, and many carry original electrical panels, outdated supply lines, and framing details that need to be assessed before we finalize scope or budget. Where a home sits within the city’s National Historic District, we pay particular attention to anything that changes the exterior — windows, rooflines, siding — treating the home’s existing character as central to the design rather than something to work around. We walk every home before finalizing a scope so surprises are caught in planning, not mid-construction.

Phasing a Whole-Home Remodel

Most of our whole-home remodel clients want to stay in the house during construction, and we sequence the work — room by room, or wing by wing — to make that realistic. A kitchen might be fully demolished while the rest of the home stays livable, followed by bathrooms, then shared living space, with mechanical and electrical upgrades threaded through each phase rather than requiring the whole house to be torn open at once.

Permitting in Westwood Hills

A whole-home remodel that touches structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems moves through the City of Westwood Hills’ building permit process, with Johnson County’s standard inspections along the way; we handle that submission and inspection scheduling directly. If your home sits within the historic district, we confirm what exterior-facing review applies before finalizing plans, building any review timeline into the schedule from day one.

Why Hickok Homes

Why Choose Hickok Homes

Award-Winning Reputation

Award-winning design-build team, recognized as a top custom home builder across its Arizona and Kansas City-area markets.

Transparent Budgeting

Line-item budgets confirmed before construction begins.

Vetted Trade Bench

Long-standing partners who deliver consistent craftsmanship.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the typical cost of a whole-home remodel in Westwood Hills?

Cost varies enormously with square footage, scope, and finish level, so we don’t quote a flat number without reviewing your home. We provide a detailed, line-item budget once we’ve assessed your home’s structure and systems.

How do you decide what’s a remodel versus a full teardown-rebuild?

If a home’s foundation and structural framing are sound, a whole-home remodel is almost always more cost-effective than demolishing and starting over, and in Westwood Hills’ historic district a remodel is often the only realistic option. We assess your home’s structure early and tell you honestly what makes sense.

Does a whole-home remodel require a permit in Westwood Hills?

Yes, work touching structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems requires a permit through the City of Westwood Hills, and we handle that submission and inspection process for you.

Will historic district status affect my remodel?

It can, for anything visible from the exterior; we confirm what applies to your specific home and build any required review into the schedule before finalizing design.

Can I stay in my home during a whole-home remodel?

Most of our whole-home remodel clients do stay in the home, and we phase construction room by room or wing by wing to keep as much of the house livable as possible.

How do you phase a whole-home remodel?

We typically sequence one area at a time, such as the kitchen first, then bathrooms, then shared living space, threading mechanical and electrical upgrades through each phase.

Will you need to update electrical and plumbing systems in an older home?

Often, yes. Westwood Hills’ predominantly historic housing stock frequently needs an outdated panel or old supply and drain lines replaced as part of a whole-home remodel, and we treat that system work as core scope.

Can Hickok Homes work with my own architect?

Yes, we coordinate construction documents and permitting around a design already underway, in addition to offering full design-build service.

Do you offer a warranty on remodeling work?

Yes, our remodeling work is backed by a workmanship warranty in addition to manufacturer warranties on systems and materials installed.

How long does a whole-home remodel take?

Timelines vary widely with scope, but most whole-home remodels in Westwood Hills run several months to a year from demolition to final walkthrough.