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Renovation & Remodeling

Home Remodeling
in San Diego

Whole-house renovations, kitchens, bathrooms and exterior updates for homes with good bones and tired everything else.

Plan a Remodel
Remodeled multi-level home with an open staircase and new kitchen
Make It Yours

Keep the house,
change the life in it

Most San Diego homes were built for another era: closed-off kitchens, small bathrooms, hallways that waste space, and wiring that never imagined a home office. A good remodel keeps what's worth keeping and reworks the rest, so the house fits how you live now without the cost and upheaval of starting over.

We take on everything from a single kitchen to renovations that touch every room: removing walls and adding beams, relocating plumbing, rebuilding bathrooms, replacing windows and refinishing the exterior. Chris brings more than 30 years of hands-on experience to the planning stage, which is where most remodels succeed or fail.

Because remodeling happens inside a house with a history, you get an honest assessment of what's likely behind the walls and a written scope that spells out what's included before demolition begins.

01
What We Remodel

Room by room,
or all at once

  • Whole-house renovations
  • Kitchen remodels and layout changes
  • Bathroom and primary-suite remodels
  • Opening walls and adding structural beams
  • Electrical panel and wiring upgrades
  • Plumbing replacement and relocation
  • Windows, doors, stucco and siding
  • Flooring, trim and interior finishes
Remodeled kitchen with sage green cabinets and quartz counters
02
Kitchens & Baths

Where remodels
pay off most

Kitchens and bathrooms take the biggest share of most remodeling budgets, and for good reason: they're the rooms you use most and the ones buyers inspect hardest. Moving a sink or range across the room means new plumbing, venting and circuits, so we settle the layout before you start choosing finishes. Both rooms have their own pages: kitchen remodeling and bathroom remodeling.

Code catches up with you in these rooms too. New kitchen and bath work needs ground-fault protected outlets, proper exhaust ventilation and efficient lighting under California's Title 24, and permitted work can trigger updated smoke and carbon monoxide alarms elsewhere in the house. All of that is part of the job, not an extra.

Remodeled bathroom with a sage vanity and marble tile shower
03
Before Demolition

What older homes
tend to hide

Opening walls in a house built decades ago brings surprises, and the best way to handle them is to expect them. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead paint, which changes how demolition has to be done, and older houses often hide outdated wiring, galvanized supply pipes or framing a previous owner cut through. Spotting them at the estimate stage means they show up in the price instead of mid-project.

Every neighborhood has its own version of this. In North Park it's hundred-year-old bungalows, in Coronado it's tight lots and historic homes, and in La Jolla it's mid-century houses inside the coastal zone. In El Cajon, whole-house projects often take in stucco, windows and paint at the same time.

Kitchen stripped to the studs during a full remodel
Remodeling

Before you renovate

What does a whole-house remodel cost in San Diego?

Full remodels here typically run from about $100 to more than $400 per square foot. The spread comes down to how much of the structure changes, which systems get replaced and the finishes you pick. Expect a written estimate once we've seen the house.

How long will my remodel take?

A kitchen usually takes between four and twelve weeks. A whole-house renovation can run two to six months or longer, depending on scope and how quickly permits are issued. Your estimate includes a timeline, and we keep you updated as the work moves along.

Can we stay in the house during the remodel?

Often, yes, especially for a kitchen or bathroom. When a renovation involves major structural work or takes the whole house apart, moving out for part of the job is usually safer and faster. We'll recommend what makes sense for your project.

Does a remodel need a permit?

Most do. Structural changes, new or moved plumbing, electrical work and window replacements generally require permits from the city or county. We prepare the drawings, apply for the permits and book every inspection.

Do you handle exterior remodeling as well as interior work?

Yes. Our remodeling scope covers the outside of the house too: re-stuccoing and siding work, new windows and exterior doors, trim and fascia, and paint. We take on exterior work alongside a remodel rather than as a one-off trade job. Keeping it under the same contract as the interior means one set of permits, one round of scaffolding and one crew schedule, which is quicker and usually cheaper than hiring each trade separately.

Is the work under warranty?

Yes. Every remodel comes with a workmanship warranty, and the specific terms are written into your contract.

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Where we remodel

Updating Older Bungalows

North Park homes brought up to date without losing the details that make them worth owning.

See North Park
Island Renovations

Remodels planned around Coronado's small lots, historic homes and bridge-only deliveries.

See Coronado
Adding Space Instead

When reworking the rooms you have isn't enough, an addition or ADU adds square footage.

Explore additions
Thinking About a Remodel?

Let's look at
what's possible

Walk us through the house and your wish list. Chris will tell you what's realistic, roughly what it will cost and which order to do it in.

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