Kitchen Remodeling in Dripping Springs, TX

The acreage houses west and south of town were built one at a time, so there is no standard plan. What they share is water. Well water out here is hard, and thirty years of it shows as scale in the supply lines, a pitted sink, and a dishwasher that never lasted. Many kitchens have a softener loop that was added later and done badly. Drains go to a septic tank, which means a garbage disposal is a conversation rather than a default. Older panels are small and far from the kitchen.

Belterra went up mostly in the 2000s and 2010s, Caliterra and Headwaters after that. Their kitchens are open, with an island, 42-inch uppers below a tall ceiling, a corner or walk-in pantry, and the cheapest cabinet line in the design center. Plumbing is PEX, panels are 200 amps, and the slabs sit on Hill Country limestone and stay put. Moving a drain means cutting rock, so we design around the existing one when we can.

On acreage the kitchen remodel starts at the water. We look at the softener and filtration, replace scaled supply lines while the walls are open, and spec fixtures and appliances that tolerate hard water. Then the plan: in a 1980s ranch house the wall to the living room comes out on an engineered beam, the soffit goes, and a panel upgrade runs new circuits the distance to the kitchen. Islands get sized to the room.

In Belterra, Caliterra, and Headwaters the structure stays and the finish changes. Cabinets to the ceiling, an island rebuilt longer with the sink kept over the existing drain, a vented hood where the microwave was, a pantry built out properly, and counters and backsplash you chose. Many of these kitchens open to a covered patio facing west, and an outdoor kitchen under that roof is a common add. Both kinds of project are priced fixed before demo.

Inside the city limits, kitchen remodels that move plumbing, gas, structure, or circuits are permitted through the City of Dripping Springs, and we handle it. Much of the area, including most acreage and parts of Belterra and Headwaters, is outside the limits in Hays County, where there is no city building permit for interior work. Licensed plumbers and electricians are still required by state law, and that is who we use. If the project adds fixtures or a bedroom on a septic system, Hays County may want to review the system, so we check before we draw.

Belterra, Caliterra, and Headwaters have HOAs with design review for exterior changes and rules on work hours. Acreage subdivisions have lighter covenants and longer driveways. Dripping Springs is out Highway 290 from the Austin stone yards and cabinet shops, so we stage materials on site ahead of each phase and schedule deliveries around weather on caliche roads. Custom cabinetry carries 8 to 12 weeks of lead time, and construction runs 6 to 10 weeks once we start.