Whole-Home Remodel Cost & Timeline in Las Vegas (2026)
What a whole-home remodel or addition actually costs in Las Vegas in 2026 — by scope tier, by square foot, with a real line-item budget and timeline.
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A whole-home remodel in Las Vegas typically costs between $350,000 and $1.5M+ in 2026 — depending on square footage, whether walls are coming down, whether you're adding square footage, and the finish level. This guide breaks the cost into real tiers, gives Las Vegas $/sq ft ranges, walks through the line-item budget, and is honest about the timeline.
The three real scopes (and price tiers)
| Scope | What's actually changing | Las Vegas range |
|---|---|---|
| Whole-home refresh | All flooring, paint, fixtures, lighting, vanities — no structural changes | $150,000 – $300,000 |
| Whole-home gut | Above + new kitchen, all bathrooms gutted, wall removals, new MEP, no new sq ft | $350,000 – $850,000 |
| Whole-home + addition | Above + 200–800 sq ft addition or full second-story addition | $650,000 – $1.6M+ |
Las Vegas $/sq ft benchmarks for 2026
These are all-in numbers (labor, material, permits, project management):
- Whole-home refresh: $60–$110/sq ft
- Whole-home gut, same footprint: $140–$240/sq ft
- Whole-home gut with structural openings: $180–$300/sq ft
- New addition (ground floor): $250–$425/sq ft
- Second-story addition: $375–$550/sq ft
What drives the number up in Las Vegas specifically
Age of the existing house
Las Vegas tract homes from the 1990s and early-2000s frequently have galvanized water lines, undersized electrical service (100A or older 150A panels), single-pane windows and original HVAC. A genuine whole-home remodel of one of these houses needs $40,000–$90,000 of MEP and envelope upgrades regardless of finish choices.
Structural openings
Roughly 70% of our whole-home projects involve at least one wall removal — kitchen to family room is the most common, kitchen-dining-living trifecta is a close second. Each flush structural beam runs $12,000–$22,000 in a typical 1990s/2000s Vegas tract home including engineering, beam, framing labor, drywall patch and permit.
Multiple bathrooms in parallel
A whole-home with 3 bathrooms gutted (primary + 2 secondary) adds $140,000–$220,000 just on those rooms — and the schedule risk compounds because you're sequencing 3 tile crews, 3 glass installs and 3 plumbing roughs.
Move-out vs live-in
Whole-home remodels in Vegas are almost always move-out projects for the middle 3–6 months. Trying to live in the house during the gut adds 4–8 weeks to the schedule and 6–12% to the budget for phasing, dust control and after-hours work.
Where the money goes on a $600K whole-home gut
Typical 2,800 sq ft Las Vegas tract home, full gut, no new square footage:
| Line item | Approx. share |
|---|---|
| Kitchen (cabinetry, appliances, stone, install) | 20% |
| Bathrooms (3 — primary + 2 secondary) | 22% |
| Flooring, trim, paint (whole house) | 10% |
| MEP upgrades — electrical service, plumbing, HVAC | 11% |
| Windows, doors, exterior touch-ups | 6% |
| Structural (wall removals, beams, engineering) | 5% |
| Drywall, insulation, framing patches | 4% |
| Lighting & fixtures (whole house) | 4% |
| Permits, plan check, inspections | 2% |
| Project management, supervision, contingency | 16% |
Addition cost specifically
If you're adding square footage on top of a whole-home gut, plan separately for the addition:
- 200–300 sq ft primary-suite expansion: $120,000–$200,000
- 400–600 sq ft family-room addition (new foundation): $180,000–$340,000
- 600–800 sq ft addition with a bathroom: $250,000–$425,000
- Full second-story addition (1,000–1,500 sq ft): $400,000–$800,000+
Timeline — what's realistic
A whole-home gut in Las Vegas runs 5–9 months of on-site construction. Add 6–12 weeks of design, engineering and plan check before that. Additions add 4–8 weeks to the on-site schedule. Second-story additions add 8–12 weeks.
| Phase | Duration |
|---|---|
| Design & selections | 6–10 weeks |
| Structural engineering & permitting | 6–12 weeks (overlaps design) |
| Demo & rough-in (MEP, framing, waterproofing) | 6–10 weeks |
| Drywall, tile, cabinetry, stone | 10–16 weeks |
| Finish, paint, fixtures, punch list | 4–6 weeks |
What you can change to control cost
- Skip the kitchen wall removal and save $12,000–$22,000 plus 2–3 weeks. Almost always not worth skipping, but possible.
- Refinish existing hardwood instead of replacing — $4–$8/sq ft instead of $12–$22/sq ft installed.
- Use semi-custom cabinetry across the whole house (kitchen + bathrooms + millwork) instead of fully custom — cuts cabinetry 35–50%.
- Choose quartz over quartzite in the kitchen and secondary bathrooms — saves $5,000–$15,000 on stone.
- Phase the project: do the kitchen and primary suite year one, secondary bathrooms year two. Adds ~5% to the total over both years but cuts your peak cash outlay roughly in half.
Next step
If you'd like a real number on a whole-home project, the first step is a walk-through. We'll come look at the house, talk through scope and which rooms make the budget cut, and send back a written ballpark within a week. From there, a full design and proposal takes 6–10 weeks depending on whether an addition is in scope.
