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Magnolia Home Upgrades and Exterior Work, Done by Our Own Crews

Flooring, kitchens and baths, roofing, decks and exterior repair across Magnolia — new subdivisions, ranch properties and everything between. One crew, one written, itemized estimate.

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A Small Town Growing Into a Suburb

Magnolia was ranch and timber country for most of its history, and the edges of town still look it: pipe fencing, horse barns, long gravel drives under the pines. The city itself was small. What changed it was the wave of master-planned development reaching north from Houston and west from The Woodlands — communities such as Kresston, Colton and Audubon laid out on former ranch land, with thousands of new homes planned or under way.

That makes Magnolia's housing young. Most homes here are new enough that nobody is talking about rot or failing structure. The first projects in a new house are upgrades: replacing builder-grade carpet with plank flooring, reworking a kitchen that was finished to a price, adding a covered deck or patio, swapping fixtures that did not survive the first few years. Those jobs are simple to describe and easy to get wrong when three different trades each own one piece.

The older properties on the rural edge need something else entirely — roofs on barns and outbuildings, exterior repairs on homes that were never part of a subdivision, decks and steps that have taken years of weather. A contractor who works across interior, exterior and roofing scopes with one crew can handle both kinds of Magnolia property without handing the job off, and every estimate is an itemized quote: every scope line priced on its own.

Residents at the 2020 Census
2,359
Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census / 2023 estimate]
Population estimate, July 2023
5,320
Source: [U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census / 2023 estimate]

Housing profile

What Magnolia is built from

New master-planned homes

Kresston, Colton, Audubon and other new communities on former ranch land — homes whose first projects are finish upgrades, not repairs.

Ranch and equestrian properties

Acreage homes with barns, fencing and outbuildings on the rural edges of town, where exterior and roofing work is the usual need.

FM 1488 corridor

The commercial spine of town, with older homes and small properties along and behind it.

Young housing stock overall

Most homes in Magnolia were built recently, so pre-1978 lead-paint rules come up far less often here than in older Houston neighborhoods.

What we see

The Magnolia renovation challenge

We work in this market. Here is what we see, and how we solve it.

Builder-grade, everywhere

New homes are finished to a price. Within a few years, owners want the carpet, counters and fixtures replaced — and they want it done by one crew that can finish the room, not a queue of trades.

Outdoor living takes a beating

Decks, steps and covered patios face full sun, heavy rain and pine debris. Boards cup, fasteners loosen and finishes fail faster than people expect.

Rural properties don't fit a template

A barn roof, a long run of siding on an older ranch house, a clean-out of an outbuilding — work that suburban-focused contractors often turn down because it doesn't match their checklist.

Neighborhoods we serve in Magnolia

Kresston
Colton
Audubon
FM 1488 corridor
The Magnolia Stroll area
Ranch and equestrian properties

A Houston crew that works nationwide

Magnolia is part of our home market. The same crews travel to the states below for larger jobs.

Map of the United States. Highlighted states we have worked in: Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin. Pins mark the cities we have worked in; Houston is our headquarters.
States we have worked in: Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin. Cities: Auburn, Alabama; Troy, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas; Bloomington, Illinois; Kankakee, Illinois; Peoria, Illinois; Pontiac, Illinois; South Beloit, Illinois; Streator, Illinois; Sullivan, Illinois; Bloomington, Indiana; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Jeffersonville, Indiana; Madison, Indiana; Michigan City, Indiana; Monroeville, Indiana; Warsaw, Indiana; Hays, Kansas; Elsmere, Kentucky; Benton Harbor, Michigan; Montrose, Michigan; Mount Pleasant, Michigan; Saginaw, Michigan; South Haven, Michigan; Stevensville, Michigan; Alliance, Nebraska; North Platte, Nebraska; York, Nebraska; Ashland, Ohio; Mansfield, Ohio; Middletown, Ohio; Sabina, Ohio; Alvin, Texas; Baytown, Texas; Bryan, Texas; Conroe, Texas; Donna, Texas; Houston, Texas; Katy, Texas; Navasota, Texas; Odessa, Texas; Raymondville, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas; Beloit, Wisconsin. Headquarters: Houston, Texas.

Other areas we serve

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Magnolia, Texas

Upgrading a Magnolia home?

Tell us about the property — new subdivision or acreage. We walk it in person and send a written, itemized estimate.