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Central Austin · Rosedale
Home Remodeling in Rosedale, Austin, Texas
Cottages from the 1930s and 40s on some of central Austin's most walkable streets. Small originals, bigger plans, and the design work that connects them.
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2–4Weeks to Full Design
Remodeling in Rosedale
Small cottages with bigger plans
Rosedale sits between 35th and 45th, Lamar and Burnet: 1930s and 40s cottages and minimal traditional homes around Ramsey Park, a short walk from Central Market and the Triangle. The originals run 1,100 to 1,600 square feet on lots that can hold more, which is why the defining Rosedale project is the remodel-plus-addition. Growing a small original well, without losing what made it worth keeping, is design work before it is construction work.
Small footprints, good bones
The originals are simple, well proportioned, and worth building on. Most projects keep the face of the house and grow the back.
The addition conversation
Kitchens open up, primary suites get added, and the house often near doubles. How the new meets the old decides whether it works.
Pier-and-beam first
Original foundations get evaluated and leveled as part of design, so the addition lands on numbers, not assumptions.
Old Meets New
The Rosedale addition question
Adding to a 1940s cottage is three specific problems: a foundation that ties in level, rooflines that meet cleanly, and a city cap on floor area that sets the envelope early. We settle all three in the design phase, so the addition you approve is one the lot allows, the structure supports, and the street will never question.
What is thereThe original, 1941
What is comingThe addition, now
Foundation seam
New footings tie into the original pier-and-beam, leveled so nothing telegraphs through the floor.
Roofline junction
Eaves and pitches resolved in massing studies until the meeting line looks inevitable.
Floor-area envelope
The city’s cap on what the lot can carry, mapped before the first sketch.
A recent project in Rosedale
Our Services
What we build in Rosedale
Most Rosedale projects pair a full remodel of the original with new square footage behind it. We design both as one house, one price, one schedule.
How We Build
Better materials, by default
Where new construction meets an 80 year old structure, the joints matter: moisture, air sealing, and insulation strategy across old and new are settled in design, not improvised in framing.
Our Design Process
Renderings, selections, and a fixed price in 2–4 weeks.
Mold-Resistant Construction
Built for Austin's humid climate.
Our Process
The same process, everywhere we build
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Design before demo
Layout, selections, engineering, and price are settled in the design phase. Construction starts with nothing left to decide.
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A schedule you approve
You approve the full construction schedule before demo day, and every daily report measures against it.
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Daily logs in your portal
Photos and a written update every working day, from wherever you are.
Every Project, Every Time
The Enso Standard
Six things we do on every project
2.A Schedule You Approve Before Demo
Every phase, trade, and milestone in a Gantt chart, signed off by you before demo begins. Contractors who run late don't put schedules in writing. We do.
3.Selections Settled in Design
Every material, fixture, and finish is chosen during design, when there's time to think. Construction starts with a complete plan, not a running list of open decisions.
4.A Job Site That Respects Your Home
A sealed dust barrier goes up between the work zone and the rest of your home, with HEPA filtration running from day one. Designated disposal bins, no food on site, no trash left behind.
5.Daily Logs in Your Client Portal
Photos and a written update every working day, plus a weekly walkthrough with your project lead (in person or on video). You never chase us for an update.
6.The Final 10% Waits for You
We don't bill the final payment until the punch list is complete and you've signed off. Three months later, we're back to make sure everything works the way it should. All of it carries a one-year craftsmanship warranty.
Where We Work
