Gainesville sits on the shores of Lake Lanier and anchors Hall County — from historic homes near the downtown square to newer lake-community builds off Dawsonville Highway and Thompson Bridge Road. Buford Renovations brings award-winning kitchen and bathroom remodeling to Gainesville homeowners, just 20 minutes up I-985 from our Buford headquarters.
Bathroom Remodeling in Gainesville
From master bath retreats near the Chattahoochee Country Club to hall bath updates in established neighborhoods off Enota Avenue, we build custom tile walk-in showers, install freestanding tubs and double vanities, add heated floors, and handle complete gut renovations — including all Hall County permitting and inspections. See our full bathroom remodeling services →
Kitchen Remodeling in Gainesville
We design and build kitchens with custom cabinetry, quartz and granite countertops, islands, tile backsplashes, and lighting upgrades — whether you’re refreshing a lake house or reworking the layout of a family home.
Why Gainesville Homeowners Choose Buford Renovations
- Best of Houzz 2021–2026 · BBB Accredited · 5-star Google rated
- Licensed & insured Georgia general contractor
- 3D design renderings and transparent written proposals
- Clean job sites and on-time delivery for Hall County homeowners
Remodeling Gainesville’s Older Homes
Gainesville is not a subdivision town, and that changes how we work here. Along the Green Street historic district you have Victorian and Neo-Classical Revival houses from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Four miles south, Chicopee Village is a planned mill village laid out in 1925 and built from 1927 — 217 cottages that people have been carefully restoring for years. Out on Lake Lanier, much of the waterfront stock went up between the 1960s and the early 2000s, around Chattahoochee Country Club and the coves north of it. Newer construction near Mundy Mill rounds out the picture.
Older houses reward a contractor who has opened their walls before. Kitchens in Gainesville’s historic homes were built small and closed off, sized for an era when the kitchen was a service room rather than the center of the house. Bathrooms were often added later, carved out of a hallway or a closet. Plaster, original trim profiles, and framing that is not on modern centers all mean the surprises come during demolition, not during design. We price that reality in rather than discovering it later and handing you a change order.
On the lake side the work is different again. Those 1970s and 1980s ranch and split-level homes usually have good bones and bad layouts — a galley kitchen with a wall between it and the best view on the property. Opening that up, and rebuilding a primary bath to match, is the most common Lake Lanier project we take on.
Kitchen & Bathroom Remodel Costs in Gainesville
Across our North Georgia service area, kitchen remodels generally run from about $15,000 for a cosmetic refresh to $75,000+ for a full custom build, with most homeowners landing between $25,000 and $45,000. Bathrooms run roughly $8,000 to $45,000+, with most mid-range renovations between $15,000 and $28,000.
Gainesville projects sit toward the upper half of those ranges more often than not, for one honest reason: older homes take more work. Bringing a 1920s bathroom up to current code, or opening a load-bearing wall in a historic kitchen, costs more than the same job in a 2005 build. We put all of it in writing before you commit — see the full breakdowns in our kitchen remodel cost guide and bathroom remodel cost guide.
Gainesville Remodeling FAQs
Do you work on historic homes in Gainesville?
Yes. We regularly work in older housing stock around Green Street and Chicopee, where original trim, plaster, and non-standard framing need a different approach than a recent build. We will tell you honestly when a period detail is worth saving and when it is not.
Who handles permits for a Gainesville remodel?
We do. Gainesville sits in Hall County rather than Gwinnett, so permitting and inspections run through a different office than our Buford-area projects — we pull the permits and schedule every inspection ourselves.
How far is Gainesville from your team?
We are based in Buford, a straight run up I-985. Gainesville and the Lake Lanier shoreline are a core part of our service area, not an outlying job we squeeze in.
Can you open up a closed-off kitchen?
Usually, yes — it is one of the most requested changes we get in Gainesville. Whether a wall can come out depends on whether it is load-bearing and what is running through it. We check that during the estimate, not after demolition.
Do you offer free estimates in Gainesville, GA?
Yes — free, no obligation, with a response within one business day. Call (404) 376-5391.
Also Serving Nearby Communities
We also serve Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Buford, Braselton, and communities across Hall County. See all service areas → | Bathroom Remodel North Georgia →
Get Your Free Estimate in Gainesville
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