About

From its humble beginnings over 40 years ago, Wagner Home Renewal has grown to become a full-service General Contractor and Handyman company serving the Dallas area.  Wagner Home Renewal has the experience, knowledge and team ready to assist you - from custom home remodels and renovations to the smallest handyman job.

Wagner Home Renewal began as a way for Rick to pay his way through college by caring for six professors homes’ during the summer.  This passion for home repair and renovation has blossomed to become a full-service business model - from the smallest handyman job all the way up to custom home renovations.  Grown through word-of-mouth until recently, Wagner Home Renewal has an extensive client base in the East Dallas area that are readily available to provide recommendations for our services.  Our clients are our best marketing.

We at Wagner Home Renewal love the critical thinking and novelty that come with each project - no two jobs are the same - and working with our long-term clients!  We look forward to bringing you into the WHR family and making your home a beautiful place for you and your family.

What makes WHR different

Wagner Home Renewal seeks to build long-term relationships with its clients through honest and transparent service.  Our business model is differentiated through our service model:  we do everything from custom home renovations to the smallest handyman services.  This business model keeps our team fully employed throughout the year.  

Our hybrid business model also builds trusting relationships with our clients - if your General Contractor or Handyman can’t perform the other service - how do you expect them to be proficient in their own line of work?  A General Contractor often isn’t able to focus on the smallest of details, while a Handyman often isn’t able to see the big picture and can’t plan how actions can ripple through a home renovation project.  

We operate with 100% transparency.  Other General Contractors will provide you a quote for your kitchen or bathroom renovation on the spot.  $150,000… $250,000… etc. etc.  Where do they get this number from?  You haven’t even picked out what color backsplash you want!  We have had many clients come to us following frustrating experiences with other General Contractors who quote them a number upon their first meeting… that then rises during each subsequent meeting as they select their finish-outs.  One of our clients was quoted $150,000 for a kitchen/living room remodel that quickly ballooned to $250,000 after they had signed a contract with their previous General Contractor.  How does that happen?!

We utilize a Design and Build (Phase 1/Phase 2) phased process for your renovation.  At the end of the Design Phase, you have an itemized list of what your renovation is going to cost by trade/specialty and a preliminary project schedule in-hand.  That’s true transparency — that’s the Wagner Home Renewal way.

Areas serviced

We serve the greater East Dallas area (Lakewood, M Streets, Lower Greenville, Lake Highlands, Park Cities, Highland Park, Uptown, Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts District). We also serve the greater North Dallas area (Richardson, Garland and Addison).