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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Granada Hills
When you need a General Contractor in Granada Hills, you’re usually looking at one of two situations: either you’ve been planning a remodel for months and need someone who will actually show up with a written price, or you just opened a wall and found something the last guy left behind. Both roads lead to the same question: what’s this really going to cost? A kitchen remodel in Granada Hills typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 depending on what’s behind the drywall, which is exactly why we inspect before we quote, not after. Call (661) 592-1977 and we’ll walk you through the real numbers for your street, your house, and your project.
We’re Sawyer Remodel Santa Clarita, part of the Relay Home Co. family since 2005, and our crews serve Granada Hills directly from the brand’s Los Angeles office. Luca Romano leads our team, and he runs every job under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work starts, live arrival time tracking, and photo updates before and after. You’ll know who’s coming, when they arrive, and what it costs, all confirmed before a single tool is picked up.
Why Sawyer Remodel Santa Clarita Is Granada Hills’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Granada Hills homeowners call us because we treat their 1950s ranch or 1960s split-level like what it actually is: a house with history, some of it hidden. We’ve pulled permits for remodels all over 91344, from the neighborhoods north of Rinaldi Street down to the flats near Devonshire Street, and we know what inspectors flag on these homes. That matters when you’re quoting a job, because the difference between a $20,000 kitchen and a $40,000 one is often what’s inside the wall, not what’s on the surface.
Our customers in Granada Hills consistently tell us the same thing: the price we wrote is the price they paid. That’s not a slogan, it’s how we run jobs. Every project gets a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, meaning if something isn’t done right, we make it right, for a full year after the job closes. You also get a written price before any work starts, background-checked uniformed technicians, and a live person on the phone 24/7, no voicemail loops.
Granada Hills sits in a hot, dry inland valley where summer temperatures routinely pass 100°F. That heat, combined with low humidity, dries out untreated stucco and wood faster than most people realize. We schedule exterior work and material deliveries around that reality, and we specify materials rated for heavy UV exposure, not whatever’s cheapest at the supply yard.
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Construction Company in Granada Hills
A construction company in Granada Hills does more than cosmetic work; it handles the structural side of your project: load-bearing walls, foundations, framing, roof systems, and the seismic upgrades that 1950s and ’60s tract homes often need. When we open up a wall on a Granada Hills remodel, we’re looking at the bones of the house, and what we find there changes the scope. A home addition in Granada Hills typically runs $45,000 – $130,000 depending on size, foundation type, and what the city requires for seismic compliance.
Structural and Seismic Repairs
Many original Granada Hills ranch homes still have non-bolted cripple walls and un-reinforced masonry chimneys left over from their original 1950s construction. The 1994 Northridge earthquake made clear what happens when those fail. If your remodel opens a wall and we find this, we stop, document it, and write an allowance into the contract before proceeding. You approve every line item in writing.
Room Additions and Extensions
Granada Hills lots tend to be large by valley standards, which makes room additions feasible where they’d be impossible in denser parts of LA. We handle the full permit path with the city, from plot plan to final inspection, so your addition doesn’t stall at the counter. Every addition gets engineered drawings for the foundation and roof, and we pull the permit in your name with our license listed as the responsible contractor.
Remodeling Contractor in Granada Hills
A remodeling contractor in Granada Hills handles the finish work you see every day: kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, tile, countertops, and the cabinetry that makes a house feel like yours. But here’s what most people don’t plan for: in a house built between 1955 and 1975, the remodel often triggers code upgrades once the walls are open. That’s not a surprise fee, it’s a predictable cost we build into the quote up front. A bathroom remodel in Granada Hills runs $9,000 – $28,000, and a small bathroom starts around $5,000.
Kitchen Remodeling
A kitchen remodel in Granada Hills is the single highest-ROI project for these homes, but the real cost driver is what’s behind the cabinets: outdated wiring, cast-iron drain lines, and undersized headers we’ve seen dozens of times. We quote the surface work and the rough-in work separately, so you see exactly where the money goes. Countertop selections from Cambria or Caesarstone and cabinetry from KraftMaid come with manufacturer backing, not mystery supply yard stock.
Bathroom Remodeling
Granada Hills bathrooms from the 1960s were built with minimal waterproofing by modern standards, and the showers and tub surrounds often fail inside the wall cavity before you see any tile cracking. We use Schluter edge trim (the metal strip that waterproofs where your tile meets the floor) and full waterproofing membranes on every shower we build, because a warranty only matters if the waterproofing holds. A tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 – $10,000, and a walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 – $12,000.
Trusted Brands We Service in Granada Hills
We stock and work with name-brand materials that hold up to Granada Hills heat and sun. On the exterior, we specify GAF and CertainTeed roofing products because they’re engineered for high-UV, low-humidity climates like ours. Inside, Grohe and Kohler fixtures handle the hard water common in the valley without failing in the first few years. When you choose a brand from our partner lineup, you get the manufacturer’s warranty behind the install, and we keep common parts on hand for faster turnaround on warranty work across Granada Hills.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Granada Hills Homes
- Outdated wiring hidden in 1950s walls. Original knob-and-tube or first-generation Romex often runs through walls that are now being opened for the first time since the house was built. If we find it, the remodel becomes an electrical upgrade, and we write that allowance into the contract before demo continues.
- Non-bolted cripple walls and un-reinforced chimneys. A legacy of pre-1994 construction, these are the single most common seismic deficiency in Granada Hills ranches. We check for them on every structural job, and if we find them, we recommend the retrofit so the permit sign-off doesn’t fail.
- Failed waterproofing without visible tile damage. In homes built before modern membranes, the shower pan or tub surround can be mush behind the tile while the surface still looks fine. We inspect with a moisture meter before quoting so the repair scope is accurate from day one.
- Cracked stucco and dried-out exterior trim from valley heat. Untreated wood and stucco on west-facing walls bake every summer, and once the cracks open, water gets in. We specify UV-rated paints, sealants, and properly cured stucco so the fix doesn’t fail in the next heat wave.
Pricing for General Contractor in Granada Hills, CA
Here are the price ranges we quote most often for General Contractor in Granada Hills work. These are for full-scope projects on existing single-family homes, including permits, labor, materials, and our written warranty.
| Project Type | Typical Granada Hills Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
What moves the price is what’s behind the walls, not the square footage on the surface. A 1958 ranch off Balboa Boulevard with original wiring and a notched load-bearing header will cost more than a 1975 home that was rebuilt after Northridge. We inspect first, write allowances into the contract, and any change order is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (661) 592-1977 for a free estimate with real numbers, not a vague range.
We Also Serve Cities Near Granada Hills
Our crews cover Granada Hills and the surrounding valley communities, including Mission Hills, San Fernando, Northridge, and Sylmar. If you’re a few blocks over the line, you still get the same written price, the same 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live arrival tracking. Call us and we’ll confirm your neighborhood’s schedule.
Serving Granada Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Granada Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Granada Hills
You don’t panic, and you don’t let the contractor cover it back up. We stop work, document what we found with photos, and write a change order with a specific allowance for the seismic retrofit. The city will require the fix for the permit sign-off, so hiding it isn’t an option. We handle the engineering, the permit revision, and the inspection so the project stays moving. Call (661) 592-1977 if you’re worried about what might be inside your walls, we’ll give you an honest read.
Heat over 100°F with low humidity will dry stucco too fast and cause it to crack unless the curing process is controlled. We schedule stucco work with the right moisture management, use shade cloths when needed, and select materials rated for high UV exposure. For framing, the bigger risk is sun-baked lumber twisting after installation, so we specify kiln-dried and, where needed, engineered lumber. Skipping these steps is how you get a finish that fails before the warranty is up.
Yes, and that’s the right way to run the job. We’re a licensed general contractor, which means we carry the B license to perform the structural work and coordinate the trades, plumbing, electrical, tile, finish carpentry, under one contract and one permit. You get one point of contact, one written warranty, and one change order process. Tearing a house apart with a handyman and then calling in a structural engineer separately is how projects stall for months.
A full kitchen remodel in Granada Hills runs $14,000 – $45,000 when you include the hidden items: rewiring a 200-amp panel, reframing a notched header, replacing cast-iron drain lines, and bringing the wall to current seismic code. If your house was rebuilt after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, you may land at the lower end. If it’s an original 1950s ranch with knob-and-tube wiring, expect the upper end. We write all of that into a single quote with allowances, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Yes, if you’re moving any plumbing or electrical, which covers nearly every bathroom remodel. The city of Los Angeles requires permits for any change to the drain location, new circuits, or structural modifications like moving a wall. Unpermitted work can complicate a future sale and, in some cases, hit you with fines and a requirement to open the walls back up. We pull every permit in your name, schedule the inspections, and you get copies of every sign-off. Call (661) 592-1977 for a free estimate, permits included in the written price.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodel Santa Clarita, serving Granada Hills since 2005.
