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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Corte Madera
If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, bathroom update, or whole-home renovation in Corte Madera, you want a general contractor who can scope the job honestly and keep the price where you approved it. Sawyer Remodeling has been doing exactly that since 2005. Our crews work throughout Corte Madera, from the ranch homes off Paradise Drive up to the hillside properties near Christmas Tree Hill. Call (254) 272-5876 and you’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a free estimate for your project.
What makes us different in Corte Madera specifically? We know what’s behind these walls. Nearly all of Corte Madera’s single-family housing stock is aged mid-century ranch homes on lots graded to drain toward Corte Madera Creek. That means when we open up a wall on a 1960s rancher, we’re not surprised to find undersized galvanized plumbing or wiring that predates modern electrical code. We plan for it, price for it, and tell you about it before we start swinging hammers.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is Corte Madera’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Corte Madera homeowners call us because we run projects under The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a written price before work starts, live arrival time tracking, and before-and-after photo updates on every single job. No exceptions, no fine print. That’s the Relay Standard, and it’s been our operating rule since 2005.
Our General Contractor team shows up in uniform, background-checked, and on the schedule you approved. You’ll know exactly who is walking into your home before they arrive. Luca Romano, who leads Sawyer Remodeling, has built the company’s reputation on one thing: putting the price in writing and standing behind it for a full year through our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right.
We answer the phone 24/7 with a live person. No voicemail loops, no callback queues, no phone tag. When a Corte Madera homeowner calls at 7 a.m. before work or 9 p.m. after the kids are down, someone picks up and helps.
Styles & brands we work with
Licensed General Contractor in Corte Madera
A Licensed General Contractor in Corte Madera handles the structural, plumbing, electrical, and finish work that a remodel demands, and pulls the permits the Town of Corte Madera requires before any of it begins. Sawyer Remodeling manages the full scope: demo, framing, rough-in, drywall, finish carpentry, tile, paint, and final inspection sign-off. Kitchen remodels in Corte Madera typically run $14,000 – $45,000, and bathrooms run $9,000 – $28,000 depending on size and finishes.
Permits and Inspections
Most Corte Madera remodels that touch plumbing, electrical, or structural walls require a permit from the town’s building department. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and don’t close a job until the final sign-off is in hand. That’s the only way to protect the value of your home.
Scoping the Hidden Work
Before we write your estimate, we check what’s behind the surfaces. In Corte Madera’s older homes, that often means tracing galvanized supply lines, checking for subfloor rot near old sink locations, and verifying whether any prior owner did unpermitted work that needs correction before new finishes can legally go in.
Residential General Contractor in Corte Madera
A Residential General Contractor in Corte Madera works on single-family homes, and that’s our entire focus at Sawyer Remodeling. Whether you’re expanding a galley kitchen in a Marina Vista rancher or adding a primary suite near Corte Madera Town Park, we scope the project around how your home is actually built. Home additions in Corte Madera run $45,000 – $130,000; a full ADU starts around $90,000 and can reach $220,000 for larger units.
Running the Job on Schedule
A typical kitchen remodel in Corte Madera takes 6 to 10 weeks from demo to final inspection. Bathrooms run 3 to 5 weeks. We give you a real calendar before work starts, with a draw schedule that matches completed milestones, not arbitrary dates.
Material Selections Without Mystery
You choose from proven brands, not whatever the supply house had on sale. That means KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria or Caesarstone countertops, Kohler or Toto fixtures, and GAF or James Hardie for exteriors. Manufacturer-backed materials with our workmanship behind the install.
Trusted Brands We Service in Corte Madera
Some Corte Madera homeowners come to us with plans from prefab or panelized builders like Abodu and Cover, and they need a local general contractor to handle site prep, foundation, utilities, and final finish work. We work alongside those systems when it makes sense, and we also build full custom. Our crews keep common replacement parts and materials staged for Corte Madera jobs, so a cabinet door order or a tub-to-shower conversion doesn’t stall out waiting on freight from a warehouse three states away.
See the difference
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Corte Madera Homes
- Undersized galvanized plumbing. Corte Madera’s mid-century ranches were built with galvanized steel supply lines that corrode from the inside after 50-plus years. We routinely replace them with PEX during kitchen and bath remodels.
- Creekside lot drainage and subfloor rot. Lots graded toward Corte Madera Creek push moisture toward foundations. A slow sink leak or a failed wax ring on a 1960s rancher often means soft subfloor and framing that must be structurally repaired before new tile or cabinets go in.
- Unpermitted prior additions. Many older Corte Madera homes were expanded by previous owners without permits. We verify what’s load-bearing and what’s legal before designing, because a plan that fails at the town’s inspection sign-off costs you weeks and thousands.
- Single all-in quotes with no allowances. Local contractors who give one number without itemized allowances and a draw schedule leave you exposed to surprise change orders when hidden plumbing or electrical issues surface. We don’t work that way.
Pricing for General Contractor in Corte Madera, CA
Honest numbers help you plan. Here’s what we see across Corte Madera right now:
| Project | Typical Range in Corte Madera |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
What moves the number within those ranges? Square footage, cabinet and countertop selections, whether we’re relocating plumbing or electrical, and what we find when the walls come open. On a ranch home off Paradise Drive, our crew gutted a 1960s kitchen and found original galvanized supply lines and a subfloor softened by a slow sink leak. We re-plumbed the rough-in to PEX, sistered the joists, laid new subfloor, and set KraftMaid cabinets with a Cambria countertop and Blanco sink, then corrected several out-of-square walls left by a previous unpermitted owner addition before the final inspection sign-off. That’s the difference between a quote that survives the demo and one that doesn’t. Call (254) 272-5876 for your free written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Corte Madera
Sawyer Remodeling serves Corte Madera and the surrounding communities, including General Contractor in Corte Madera work plus projects in Larkspur, Mill Valley, Kentfield, and San Rafael. If you’re in one of those towns, the same written-price guarantee and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Corte Madera, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Corte Madera 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 Corte Madera
We start with a walkthrough of your Corte Madera home to measure the space, check access points, and look for the hidden issues that older ranchers tend to have: galvanized plumbing, unpermitted additions, and subfloor damage near old fixtures. Then we write a line-item estimate with material allowances, pull the permits the town requires, and schedule the work. During construction you get photo updates and live arrival times. The job closes when the Corte Madera building inspector signs off and you walk the finished space with us. Call (254) 272-5876 to start that process.
Yes, almost always. Any Corte Madera remodel that moves plumbing, changes electrical circuits, or alters structural walls requires a permit from the Town of Corte Madera. The permit triggers inspections at rough-in and final stages, and it protects you if you ever sell. We pull permits on every job and never ask you to work around the system. For an exact scope on your home, call (254) 272-5876.
Square footage is the baseline, but the biggest swing factors in Corte Madera are hidden conditions and finish choices. If we find corroded galvanized supply lines or rotten subfloor from creekside drainage, that adds structural repair before any new finishes can go in. Cabinetry grade, countertop material, and whether you’re moving plumbing lines also move the number. You’ll see those as separate line items in your written estimate, not buried in a lump sum. Call (254) 272-5876 for exact numbers on your project.
A kitchen remodel in Corte Madera typically runs 6 to 10 weeks, and a bathroom runs 3 to 5 weeks. We won’t promise a same-day or next-day turnaround on planned construction because that’s not how quality remodeling works. What we will promise is a written schedule before we start, with photo updates and live arrival times throughout. For a realistic timeline on your specific project, call (254) 272-5876.
Only two things change a written price after demo starts: you change the scope, or we find a structural issue that genuinely could not have been seen before the walls came open. In Corte Madera, that most often means hidden galvanized pipe failures or rotted framing from years of slow leaks. When it happens, we show you photos, explain the issue in plain terms, and get your written approval on any change before proceeding. No surprise invoices. Call (254) 272-5876 to schedule your free estimate and see the written-price difference for yourself.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Corte Madera since 2005.
