i30 Builders · Residential
Custom Built-Ins and Millwork in Rockwall and DFW
Bookcases, window seats, media walls and paneled rooms drawn to your walls and finished in place, so they read as part of the house rather than furniture against it.
Written scope and locked price before any deposit. One-year workmanship warranty.
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Four fields. We call back within one business day to set up the site visit.
- GL + umbrella coverage
- $1M + $1M
- Workmanship warranty
- 1-yr
- Cities served
- 33
Who builds custom built-ins in Dallas-Fort Worth?
i30 Builders, a general contractor based in Royse City, TX, designs and builds custom built-ins and millwork in Rockwall and across Dallas-Fort Worth for homeowners across Dallas-Fort Worth, centered on Rockwall, Collin, Hunt and Kaufman counties. Bookcases, window seats, media walls, paneling and wainscoting drawn to the room, built in the shop or on site, with the wiring behind them in one written price. Every job is measured and designed for the house, then priced in writing after a site walk, before any deposit, with permits handled.
- Pricing
- Written price after a site walk, before any deposit
- Permits
- Handled by us
- Warranty
- One-year workmanship warranty, in writing
- Where
- Dallas-Fort Worth, centered on Rockwall, Collin, Hunt and Kaufman counties
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A built-in looks original when it is drawn to the house.
What separates a built-in from a bookcase pushed against a wall is fit. It runs to the ceiling, or stops on a line the room already has. It meets a wall that is out of plumb without a gap. Its proportions and trim match the door and window casing beside it. That takes measuring the whole room, not only the wall the piece goes on.
Then comes the build method. Shop-built cabinetry is made in sections, finished or primed off site, and set in a short visit. Site-built work is framed and cased in place, which suits paneling, wainscoting, window seats and walls with odd angles. Most rooms use both. Either way, the lights, outlets, speaker wire and TV power go into the wall before the millwork closes it.
We take on anything from a single bookcase to a fully paneled study, mid-grade to high-end. Assembling flat-pack units or hanging a store-bought shelf, with nothing designed or built to fit, is not our work.
How the planning works
Measured, drawn and picked before anything comes out.
Step 1
What it holds
Books, a TV and its equipment, display pieces, toys, a reading seat. The use sets shelf depth and spacing, which parts get doors, and where power and ventilation go.
Step 2
Measure the room
Ceiling height, floor level, how far each wall is out of plumb, the casing and baseboard profiles, and what runs inside the wall. Built-ins that line up with the existing trim are drawn from those numbers.
Step 3
Drawings and build method
Elevations and a section through each piece, with the shop-built and site-built parts marked. Paneling and wainscoting are laid out so the panels land evenly on each wall and work around outlets and windows.
Step 4
Rough-in, then millwork
Outlets, lighting, low-voltage and TV power go in first. The cabinetry is then set, scribed to the walls and floor, trimmed out and finished in place.
Finish levels
Mid-grade or high-end, named by what goes in.
Most rooms mix the two. Tell us where you want to spend and where you do not, and the written scope names every material either way.
Mid-grade
- Paint-grade MDF and plywood bookcases with fixed and adjustable shelves
- Shaker doors on the lower cabinets with open shelving above
- A window seat with a hinged top or drawers below
- Board-and-batten or flat-panel wainscoting in paint-grade MDF
- Puck or strip lighting on a single switch
High-end
- Stain-grade hardwood or veneer with face frames and inset doors
- Raised or recessed panel walls, and coffered or beamed ceilings
- A media wall with a recessed TV, a ventilated equipment cabinet and concealed wiring
- Lighting in each shelf bay on dimmers
- Built-ins flanking a fireplace, held to the clearances its maker lists
Paint-grade suits most built-ins painted to match the trim. Stain-grade earns its place where the wood grain is the point.
Ready to get yours planned?
A free site walk, then a written scope and one price within five business days.
In every job
- Measured elevations of each piece, tied to the room's trim and ceiling lines
- Electrical and low-voltage rough-in for lights, outlets, TV and speakers
- Shop-built cabinetry and site-built paneling, set level and scribed to the walls and floor
- Casing, crown and base matched to the house, then filled, caulked and finished
- Permit and inspections wherever new wiring or framing is part of the job
- A punch list before final payment, and a one-year workmanship warranty
How we quote it
We do not publish prices or ranges. Every job is measured and built for your house, so a number off a website would be a guess.
A site walk, then a written scope back within five business days. The scope names the work, the materials and the price, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
Anything found behind a wall or under a slab that changes the work gets priced and approved before we touch it. That is a change of work, in writing, not a surprise on the final invoice.
Payment is by ACH, card, check or cash, on the schedule written into the contract.
What Moves the Number
Up and down, before you ask for a quote.
Pushes price up
- Stain-grade hardwood or veneer
- Inset doors, face frames and applied molding
- Paneling on every wall, or coffers and beams on the ceiling
- A media wall with concealed wiring and ventilated equipment storage
- Lighting in every shelf bay
- Walls far out of plumb and floors out of level, which take more scribing
Keeps price down
- Paint-grade cabinetry painted to match the existing trim
- Open shelving rather than doors
- Flat-panel or board-and-batten wainscoting
- Outlets and lighting fed from circuits already nearby
- Finish and hardware picked before the shop starts
Common Questions
Built-Ins questions, answered
How much do custom built-ins cost?
We price built-ins in writing after a site walk and drawings. The number follows the wood and finish, how much of the piece has doors and face frames, how much trim and paneling is involved, and the wiring behind it. A wall of open paint-grade shelves and a stain-grade media wall of the same width are very different jobs. The price you sign is the price you pay, unless you change what we build.
Shop-built or site-built: which is better?
Neither, on its own. Shop-built cabinetry gets a cleaner finish and less time in your house, because it is made and sprayed off site. Site-built work handles paneling, window seats and walls that are not square, because every piece is cut to the wall it meets. Most rooms combine the two, and the drawings show which part is which.
Can you build cabinets around a fireplace and TV?
Yes, and it is the built-in we are asked about most. The fireplace sets the limits: a factory-built unit comes with clearances from its maker for any wood near the opening and above it, and we build to them. The TV wall needs power and a cable path inside the wall, and the equipment cabinet needs airflow so the receiver does not overheat. All of that is planned before the cabinet is drawn.
Can you add wainscoting or wall paneling to an existing room?
Yes. We lay out the panels so they land evenly on each wall instead of ending in a sliver at a corner, extend the outlet boxes so covers sit flat on the new surface, and match or replace the base and chair rail. Paneling over drywall is site-built work, done after any wiring changes and before paint.
Will built-ins match my existing trim?
We take the profiles of your casing, base and crown and match them, or have them made when they are no longer stocked. Painted work matches exactly. Stain on new wood next to old wood takes samples, and we make them before the shop finishes anything.
Do built-ins help or hurt resale?
Built-ins that match the trim and style of the house read as part of the house. Ones that lock a room into a single use can narrow who wants it. We put most built-ins in living rooms, dens and studies, and can build bedroom pieces to come out cleanly if you may want the room back.
How long do built-ins take?
The calendar starts when you approve the drawings, then the shop builds the cabinetry. On site, a single wall of shop-built cabinetry usually takes 3 to 5 working days to set, trim and finish. A fully paneled room or a large media wall takes 1 to 3 weeks, driven by how much is built in place and how many coats the finish needs.
Prefer to give us the details now?
Tell us what you want built and roughly how big. We walk it, then price the scope in writing, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
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