Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
FenceFree written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Boulder City
Home remodeling in Boulder City runs between $9,000 for a small bath refresh and upward of $220,000 for a full ADU build, but the number that matters most is the one we fix in writing before any material gets ordered. If you own one of the 1930s-40s dam-worker cottages near the historic core or a newer custom home on the hillside lots, you need a contractor who understands Boulder City’s two-track approval process and plans the schedule around it. We’re Steel Horse Construction, led by Russ Dillard, and we handle the whole project from roofline to foundation, including the design-review paperwork most remodelers never have to touch in Henderson or Las Vegas. Call (877) 265-5715 and we’ll give you a straight answer on scope, timeline, and cost.
Why Steel Horse Construction Is Boulder City’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Boulder City homeowners keep calling us back because we don’t treat their house like a Henderson production home. The 1930s Bureau of Reclamation cottages along Nevada Way and down by the old schoolhouse have plaster walls, shallow footings, and exterior profiles that the Historic District will not let you alter on a whim. We’ve remodeled enough of them to know which walls are load-bearing before the plaster comes off, and we’ve sat through enough design-review meetings to know what the board will approve before you spend a dollar on windows or stucco.
Local reputation here is built on not making the homeowner manage five trades. You won’t chase a cabinet supplier, a glass vendor, a stucco crew, and a structural engineer across three area codes. One contract, one point of contact, one crew chief who knows the difference between a 1942 cottage off Avenue B and a newer build out near Lake Mountain Estates. Russ Dillard has built Steel Horse around that single-accountability model, and it’s why Boulder City customers refer us to the neighbors before the dumpster even leaves the driveway.
We also stock and spec for this specific desert. The Mojave sun at 2,300 feet bakes exterior finishes fast, and monsoon grit gets into everything. That’s why we carry James Hardie siding and fiber-cement trim that won’t warp in 105-degree heat, and why we plan exterior work around the flash-flood months when we can. Our Home Remodeling team builds for Boulder City conditions, not for a generic Vegas climate chart.
Styles & brands we work with
Whole House Remodel in Boulder City
A Whole House Remodel in Boulder City means something different than it does in Summerlin or Green Valley. In the 89005 historic core, you’re not gutting a 2005 stucco box. You’re opening up a 900-square-foot dam-worker cottage, rebuilding the kitchen and bath, re-plumbing original galvanized lines, upgrading the panel, adding a proper HVAC chase, and then making the exterior look like it belongs on the same block it’s stood on since before the Hoover Dam dedication in 1935. Costs in Boulder City for a full-scope whole house remodel typically run $45,000 to $130,000, with the long-lead items like custom cabinetry and architectural glass setting the pace more than demo day.
Historic-Core Structural Scope
Most of these cottages were never engineered for open floor plans. Popping a load-bearing wall means adding a properly sized header, and that header has to sit on footings that are often just poured concrete slabs with no rebar. We price the structural work up front and pull the permit before the sledgehammer shows up, so you aren’t signing a change order at noon on demo day.
Mechanical and Envelope Upgrades
Original 1930s homes weren’t built for today’s HVAC loads or solar arrays. We route new ducting and electrical through walls whose plaster was installed by Works Progress crews, and we match exterior stucco color and texture to satisfy the design-review board while installing modern insulation and air sealing behind it. The result is a home that performs like new construction and still looks like Boulder City.
Luxury Home Remodeling in Boulder City
Luxury Home Remodeling in Boulder City is a different discipline from the production-remodel work you’ll find across the valley. Here it means Wellborn or KraftMaid cabinetry built to the wall, Cambria quartz with a full-height backsplash, custom millwork that matches original 1930s trim profiles, and architectural glass doors that have to get design-review sign-off before they’re even ordered. A luxury kitchen in Boulder City runs $14,000 to $45,000, a primary bath $9,000 to $28,000, and a full home addition $45,000 to $130,000. What drives the final number is material selection and how much custom fabrication the job requires, not how many days the crew is on site.
Design-Review Coordination
The Boulder City Historic District design-review process applies to exterior changes on the 1930s-40s dam-worker cottages. That means windows, doors, and stucco detailing need aesthetic approval in addition to a building permit, a two-track approval most Henderson or Las Vegas remodels never touch. We handle that paperwork and sequence the ordering so custom glass and doors clear review before fabrication starts, which is what keeps a high-end remodel on schedule.
Fixed-Scope Pricing on Custom Work
The price is set in writing before we order anything. That includes the cabinetry, the countertop slabs, the custom millwork, and the hardware. On a 1940s dam-worker cottage off the historic core, we rebuilt the kitchen around Wellborn cabinetry and a Cambria quartz island, but the real schedule driver was the custom millwork and the design-review sign-off on the new exterior door, both ordered weeks before our crew could rough-in. We fixed the scope and allowances in writing up front, so when the load-bearing wall behind the old plaster needed a header, the change order was priced and signed before anyone touched the framing.
Trusted Brands We Service in Boulder City
We’re authorized to supply and install from a portfolio of 50+ manufacturers, and for Boulder City work we lean on the brands that hold up in this climate. James Hardie siding and trim for exteriors that face 105-degree summers and monsoon grit. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry for the historic cottages where standard box sizes don’t fit the original wall dimensions. Tuff Shed for accessory structures that need to survive intense sun without warping. Because we order direct from these manufacturers, Boulder City customers get the lead times and warranty documentation straight from the source, not third-hand through a sub. Call (877) 265-5715 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Boulder City Homes
- Ordering custom cabinetry and glass before design review clears the openings. We’ve seen homeowners pay deposits on architectural doors, only to have the board require a different profile, and now the ordered spec doesn’t match the approved opening. We sequence approval before fabrication on every Boulder City historic-core job.
- Treating 1930s plaster walls and shallow foundations like modern construction. The original footings on these dam-worker cottages were never poured to carry today’s open-span loads. That’s why we run structural calcs before we rough-in, and why our fixed-scope contract covers the header work that almost always comes up on wall removals.
- Ignoring the original exterior profile. When stucco and roof detailing don’t respect the 1930s lines, intense Mojave sun and wind-blown grit cause fast cracking and moisture intrusion. We match the original texture and profile on every exterior change, so the repair doesn’t become a callback in two summers.
- Letting lead times drive the schedule instead of planning around them. Custom millwork and architectural glass in Boulder City are frequently six to ten weeks out, and if you don’t order them the day the design review clears, you lose the window. We build the schedule around material lead times, not around when the crew shows up.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Boulder City, NV
Here’s what Boulder City homeowners are actually paying in this market, based on current bids our crews have run across the 89005 and 89006 ZIP codes:
| Scope | Boulder City Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
What moves a Boulder City kitchen from $14,000 to $45,000 is the same thing that moves any historic-core job: custom cabinetry versus stock, full-height Cambria or Silestone versus a standard slab, architectural glass versus builder-grade windows, and whether the design-review board requires a specific exterior door profile that has a longer lead time. The price is fixed in writing before we order, so what you sign is what you pay, unless you change the scope. Call (877) 265-5715 for a free estimate. We’ll walk the house, check the foundation, and give you a line-item number you can take to the bank.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boulder City
Steel Horse Construction runs crews into Boulder City and the surrounding valley every week. We serve Henderson, Whitney, Paradise, and Enterprise with the same one-contract model and the same 50+ brand access. If you’re just across the city line and your project touches a historic district or an HOA with design review, the process works the same way. Call (877) 265-5715 and tell us which city you’re in.
Serving Boulder City, NV — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boulder City area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Home Remodeling in Boulder City
Yes, exterior changes on the 1930s-40s dam-worker cottages inside the Boulder City Historic District need design-review approval in addition to the standard building permit. That means windows, doors, stucco color and texture, and any roofline changes go before the review board before we can order materials or start exterior work. We handle the application and the board meeting, and we sequence ordering so the approval comes before fabrication begins. Call (877) 265-5715 and we’ll tell you early whether your project triggers the design-review path.
Because custom millwork, architectural glass, and specific cabinet lines routinely run six to ten weeks from order to delivery, and Boulder City’s design-review step adds time up front. The demolition and rough-in typically take a week or two. The materials are what push the finish date out. We order long-lead items the moment the scope is signed, so the calendar is set by the factory, not by how many people we can put on the job. Call (877) 265-5715 for a real timeline on your specific scope.
We assume every original wall is structural until the plaster comes off and we can see the framing. Shallow slab and pier-and-beam footings in Boulder City cottages typically need new header support when we open a wall, and we price that structural work in the fixed scope. The plaster gets tested and matched where we patch. No one touches a wall until the engineer has signed off and the permit is pulled. Call (877) 265-5715 and we’ll do a structural walk of your cottage before you commit.
Fixed scope and allowances in writing before ordering. we spec the exact cabinet line, the exact Cambria or Silestone slab, the exact hardware, and the exact millwork profile on the contract, then we order against that spec. Boulder City has too many design-review variables to leave finish selections open-ended. If you change a finish after we’ve ordered, the change order is priced and signed before anyone fabricates. Call (877) 265-5715 and we’ll show you how the fixed-scope contract reads.
Yes, we pull every permit the job requires, including the building permit and the design-review approval when exterior changes are involved. In Boulder City, skipping the permit doesn’t just risk a code enforcement stop-work, it risks the historic review board flagging the work after the fact, which can mean tearing out an approved exterior detail. We’d rather sit in front of the board once than have you explain an illegal remodel to a buyer later. Call (877) 265-5715 and we’ll pull the permits for you.
Written by Russ Dillard, Owner at Steel Horse Construction, serving Boulder City and the Las Vegas Valley.