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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across North Hollywood
Most homeowners in North Hollywood don’t need a pep talk, they need a straight answer on what a remodel will cost and whether the company will still pick up the phone at week six. Here’s the short version: a kitchen remodel in North Hollywood typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, a bathroom $9,000 to $28,000, and a home addition $45,000 to $130,000, depending on what’s behind the walls once we open them. Our General Contractor team serves every North Hollywood ZIP from Vineland to the Burbank line, and you’ll get a written price before any tool comes off the truck. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll schedule the walkthrough.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is North Hollywood’s Preferred General Contractor Company
North Hollywood homes come with a specific set of problems: 1920s and 1930s bungalows, undersized electrical panels, galvanized plumbing that’s been patched five times over, and the occasional addition nobody ever permitted. We know this because we’ve opened enough walls between Chandler Boulevard and the NoHo Arts District to know exactly what’s behind them. Luca Romano, who leads our crews, has walked dozens of pre-war North Hollywood properties and will tell you the same thing every honest contractor will: the price on paper means nothing until you’ve confirmed the rough-in.
Sawyer Remodeling has been doing remodeling work under the Relay Home Co. umbrella since 2005. Every job we run, from a Studio City adjacent kitchen to a full General Contractor in North Hollywood addition, comes with the Relay Visibility Guarantee: live arrival time, before-and-after photo updates, and a written price before work starts. We put the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every contract. If it’s not done right, we make it right, for a full year after the job closes. No phone tag. No “the guy is out sick.” You call, a live person answers.
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General Contractor Services in North Hollywood
General Contractor Services in North Hollywood mean one thing above all: scoping the job correctly before the first material order goes in. We handle kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home renovations, room additions, garage conversions, and ADUs, but the real work starts with a site walk. For pre-1940 housing stock, you need a contractor who knows that galvanized supply lines and knob-and-tube wiring don’t reveal themselves until a wall is open. That’s the difference between a bid that holds and one that balloons three weeks in.
Scoping Before Bidding
We do not bid blind. Before we give you a written price, we open access panels where we can, check the panel rating, look at subfloor condition, and flag what a LADBS inspector will want to see. For a North Hollywood kitchen remodel, that pre-work is the difference between a $14,000 refresh and a $45,000 full gut-and-rebuild.
Written Price, Written Schedule
Every North Hollywood job gets a written draw schedule. That means allowances are in writing, change orders are in writing, and the punch list is in writing. You approve the number before work starts, and the invoice you pay at the end matches what you approved. If a subfloor needs sistering after we open the wall, you’ll see that change order in writing before we proceed, not as a surprise on the final bill.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Construction Company in North Hollywood
A Construction Company serving North Hollywood needs to know the local permitting path as well as it knows the framing. LADBS handles permits for all of North Hollywood, and the inspection sequence matters: rough-in first, then insulation and drywall, then final sign-off. For a home addition or ADU, you’re also looking at hillside overlay review on the NoHo-to-Studio City side if your lot slopes, which can add weeks to plan check before any demo starts.
Permit-Ready Work
We pull permits on every North Hollywood project where they’re required, and we don’t treat the inspection as a suggestion. Unpermitted work on an older North Hollywood house becomes a title problem at resale and a failed final inspection nobody wants to explain to a buyer. When we finish a rough-in, we schedule LADBS before we close the wall. No exceptions.
Home Additions and ADUs
North Hollywood lots were mostly platted as small grove parcels in the 1920s through the 1940s, so setbacks and lot coverage rules are tight. A garage conversion in the $30,000 to $80,000 range or an ADU at $90,000 to $220,000 both depend on what the city will allow before what the homeowner wants. We’ll walk the lot, check the zoning, and tell you what’s buildable before you spend a dollar on design.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Hollywood
We stock and source from brands that hold up in older North Hollywood homes. KraftMaid cabinetry for kitchens that need a full layout rethink, Cambria and Caesarstone for countertops that take daily abuse, Kohler and Moen fixtures for bathrooms that actually get used. For exterior work, GAF roofing and James Hardie siding bring manufacturer-backed warranties behind the install. We don’t source mystery materials from a drop-shipper. You pick the brand, we order it direct, and the warranty follows the product, not our promise alone.
See the difference
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- Hidden galvanized plumbing behind 1930s walls: Supply lines corrode from the inside out and fail the moment you disturb them during a remodel. We budget for full replacement on pre-1940 North Hollywood homes rather than patching a line that’ll leak in six months.
- Knob-and-tube wiring feeding ungrounded circuits: A 1938 bungalow near Saticoy Elementary still had it behind the range. We replaced the circuit, the 1/3-hp disposal, and the rough-in before any cabinet went up, because that’s what passes inspection and keeps your house insured.
- Undersized 100-amp panels on grove-era lots: Add a new kitchen, laundry, and a mini-split to an old panel and you’re over capacity before you plug in a toaster. North Hollywood remodels regularly need a panel upgrade scoped into the job, not discovered during final inspection.
- Sloped lots triggering hillside overlay review: The NoHo-to-Studio City side has enough grade change that LADBS pulls in a geotech review for additions and ADUs. That adds plan-check time and engineering cost upfront, which we’d rather tell you about before you’re four weeks deep.
Pricing for General Contractor in North Hollywood, CA
Here are the ranges we actually see on North Hollywood jobs, based on the condition of the home and the scope of work. These are honest line items, not teaser numbers. A small bath may land at $5,000 if the rough-in is solid; a full kitchen on a pre-war bungalow with wiring and plumbing replacement will push toward the top of its range. Your written estimate will show exactly which trades drive the number, so you can decide where to spend and where to wait.
| Project | Typical North Hollywood 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 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Driveway Sealing | $250 – $700 |
Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll give you a written line-item estimate for your specific North Hollywood project. The estimate is free, and the number you approve is the number you pay.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
Our crews run jobs throughout the San Fernando Valley and the adjacent hills. If you’re in Studio City, Van Nuys, Burbank, or Glendale and need a contractor who writes the price down like you do, call (254) 272-5876. We’ll quote the job the same way: walk the space, scope it honestly, and put the number in writing.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood
You’ll need LADBS plan check, a plumbing and electrical permit, and a final inspection after rough-in and finish work are complete. For a pre-1940 bungalow, expect the inspector to flag galvanized supply lines and any ungrounded circuits we uncover. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and you don’t pay the final draw until LADBS signs off. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll walk you through the sequence for your house.
We open what we can during the site walk and write allowances for what we can’t confirm until demo starts. On a 1938 bungalow near Saticoy Elementary and Coldwater Canyon Avenue, that meant replacing knob-and-tube wiring, a 1/3-hp disposal, and old galvanized rough-in before we set KraftMaid cabinets and a Cambria countertop. You’ll see those allowances in writing before work starts. Call (254) 272-5876 for a scoped estimate on your kitchen.
Most North Hollywood garage conversions land between $30,000 and $80,000. The range comes down to whether the foundation is sound, whether the garage has a panel and sewer connection, and whether LADBS requires bringing the structure up to current residential code. An old detached garage with no plumbing stub-out costs more to convert than a newer attached one. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll price your specific garage.
We handle every draw schedule and change order in writing. You never pay a sub directly; you pay Sawyer Remodeling through a digital invoice link, and the amount matches the written schedule you approved before work started. If a change order comes up mid-job, you see the revised number in writing before we proceed. Call (254) 272-5876 and we’ll show you a sample draw schedule.
No, and neither can any honest contractor. Planned construction work, remodels, additions, and ADUs take weeks or months. We won’t promise a same-day remodel because it doesn’t exist. What we will do is show up at the time we schedule, keep you updated with photos before and after each phase, and hit the calendar we put in writing. Call (254) 272-5876 to get your project on the schedule.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving North Hollywood since 2005.
