The desire to remodel houses in line with changing needs of occupants is on the increase, but there is a lack of understanding of the processes involved in housing transformation by residents in public housing estates in a developing country like Nigeria. This study investigated housing transformation in two low-cost public residential estates in Lagos, Nigeria, with a view to understanding the socio-economic characteristics of those engaged in housing transformation and how they undertake this. The data were derived through a cross-sectional survey of 614 household heads in the estates using a questionnaire and interview guide and analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis.