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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Pomona
If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, bathroom update, or home addition in Pomona, you need a general contractor who knows what’s behind these walls before the first hammer swings. Sawyer Remodeling has worked on Pomona homes from the pre-war bungalows off Lincoln Avenue to the mid-century ranch blocks near Cal Poly Pomona, and we price every job with a written number before work starts. Call (254) 272-5876 to schedule a free estimate and get a real number in your hands, not a phone promise.
Pomona’s housing stock doesn’t follow one pattern, and neither do our estimates. A 1920s craftsman in Lincoln Park and a 1960s tract home in Ganesha Hills might both need a kitchen remodel, but they’ll hit different wiring, different framing, and different permit requirements. We scope the actual house, not a Google Maps photo of it.
Why Sawyer Remodeling Is Pomona’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Pomona homeowners call us because we put the price in writing and keep them informed between visits. The Relay Visibility Guarantee runs every job: a live arrival time, photo updates before and after each workday, and a written price before a single tool comes off the truck. No ghosting, no vague estimates, no four-hour arrival windows.
Luca Romano runs our Pomona projects and he’s the same person who walks your property, writes your estimate, and answers your calls. You won’t get shuffled to a call center or handed to a rotating cast of subs. Our crews are background-checked and uniformed, so when someone shows up at your door, you already know their name and what they’re there to do.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every project we close in Pomona. If something isn’t done right, we make it right, backed in writing. That’s not a sales line. It’s the contract. And we answer the phone 24/7 with a live person, because a water shutoff or a framing question doesn’t wait for business hours.
We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, operating with a Los Angeles dispatch office and crews serving Pomona directly. That means local scheduling without the corporate runaround. You call, Luca answers, and the job gets scoped and priced properly.
Styles & brands we work with
Residential General Contractor in Pomona
Residential General Contractor work in Pomona means managing the full scope of a remodel or addition: demo, rough-in, permits, inspections, and finish work, all coordinated under one written contract. A Pomona homeowner needs this when the project touches multiple trades (electrical, plumbing, framing, drywall) and can’t be handled by a single specialist. On this page, we’ll walk through what the work actually involves, what it costs in Pomona’s market, and what changes the price once walls come open.
Kitchen and Bath Remodels
Most Pomona remodels start in the kitchen or bathroom because that’s where the money goes and where the house’s age shows first. The job includes demo, plumbing and electrical rough-in, drywall, flooring, cabinet install, countertop install, and finish trim. In Pomona, a full kitchen remodel runs $14,000 – $45,000, while a smaller galley kitchen update lands at $9,000 – $20,000. Bathroom remodels run $9,000 – $28,000, with smaller baths starting around $5,000.
Whole Home Renovations and Additions
When a Pomona homeowner needs more square footage or a top-to-bottom refresh, the general contractor coordinates everything from foundation to roof. Home additions in Pomona run $45,000 – $130,000 depending on size and site conditions. ADUs are bigger projects at $90,000 – $220,000, and garage conversions fall between $30,000 and $80,000. These numbers include permits and inspections, which is a separate conversation we’ll get into below.
Hire a General Contractor in Pomona
Hire a General Contractor in Pomona when the job is too big to piecemeal and too expensive to gamble on. The contractor’s job is to own the schedule, pull the permits, manage the subs, and give you a written price that doesn’t drift. Pomona has a specific mix of housing ages and a building department that wants things done by the book, so the contractor you hire needs to have actually worked here, not just advertised here.
The Written Price Before You Commit
Every Sawyer Remodeling estimate includes a line-item written price before any work starts. You’ll see exactly what the cabinets cost, what the electrical rough-in costs, and what the labor breaks down to. The number on the invoice is the number you approved, unless something hidden in the wall forces a change order, and then that change order is also in writing and signed before we proceed.
Change Orders That Don’t Surprise You
Older Pomona homes hide things. We’ll get into the specifics below, but the rule is simple: if we open a wall and find knob-and-tube wiring, termite damage, or a rotted subfloor, we stop, document it, write the change order, and get your signature before we touch it. You don’t eat the overage and we don’t spring it on you at the invoice.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pomona
We install and service the brands Pomona homeowners actually want. Cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn. Countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. Fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe. Roofing from GAF and CertainTeed. Siding from James Hardie. We also work with modern prefab and panelized systems like Abodu and Cover for ADU and addition projects where speed and clean assembly matter. Because we stock local parts through our Los Angeles dispatch and keep relationships with these manufacturers current, Pomona customers get faster turnaround on orders and warranty-backed installs without waiting on a third-party distributor.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Pomona Homes
Pomona’s housing stock is a patchwork, and that patchwork shows up as real problems on real job sites. Here’s what we run into regularly:
- Knob-and-tube wiring hiding behind lath-and-plaster. Most pre-1950s homes in Lincoln Park and along White Avenue still have active knob-and-tube circuits feeding lights and outlets. If your remodel touches those walls, the wiring has to come up to code, and that’s an electrical change order you want in writing before demo starts.
- Termite-damaged or dry-rotted subfloors under original flooring. Pomona’s older wood-frame houses were built before modern moisture barriers were standard. We frequently find subfloor rot under bathrooms and kitchens that looked fine from above. You can’t see it in a walkthrough, and you can’t bid it from photos.
- No attic access or crawlspace clearance for rough-in. Many postwar tract homes in Ganesha Hills and mid-century blocks near Cal Poly Pomona were built with minimal attic access or none at all. Running new electrical, venting, or plumbing takes longer because the work has to happen from below or through the walls, which extends the schedule and shifts inspection timing.
- Unpermitted previous work that surfaces at inspection. It’s common in Pomona to find earlier remodels that never got permits, from a relocated sink to a removed wall. When we pull permits for your project, the inspector sees all of it, and we have to correct the old work before we can close out the new work.
Pricing for General Contractor in Pomona, CA
Here are the real ranges for the most common general contractor projects in Pomona. These are full-job numbers including labor, materials, permits, and inspections, not bare-construction costs.
| Project | Pomona Price Range |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
What moves the price? The age of your house, whether the walls hide knob-and-tube or rot, whether you need a structural engineer for a load-bearing wall, and what level of cabinets, countertops, and fixtures you choose. A Cambria quartz top costs more than a standard laminate, and that’s a choice you make, not a surprise we spring. The estimate is free, the price is written, and the number you approve is the number you pay. Call (254) 272-5876 to get your project scoped and priced.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Sawyer Remodeling handles full General Contractor projects throughout Pomona and the surrounding foothill communities. Our crews work regularly in Pomona, Diamond Bar, Montclair, Chino Hills, and Claremont. If you’re in any of these areas and need a written estimate on a remodel, addition, or renovation, call us at the same number and ask for Luca.
Serving Pomona, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pomona 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 Pomona
Yes. Any remodel in Pomona that touches electrical, plumbing, or load-bearing structure requires a permit from the City of Pomona. That includes recessed lighting, moving a sink, relocating a vent fan, or removing a wall. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and close the job with a final sign-off. Skipping permits saves nothing and creates a disclosure problem when you sell the house.
Because Pomona’s older homes hide things behind the walls. A contractor who bids off photos and a quick walkthrough hasn’t opened anything, so the number looks low. We’ve worked enough Lincoln Park bungalows and Ganesha Hills tract homes to know what’s likely hiding, and we build that into the estimate up front. When something unexpected does appear, we document it and get a signed change order before proceeding, so the price never changes without your approval.
A kitchen remodel in Pomona typically takes 6 – 10 weeks from demo to final inspection. A bathroom remodel runs 3 – 6 weeks. A home addition or ADU runs 4 – 8 months depending on foundation, framing, and utility work. We give you a written schedule with your estimate, and we flag early if the age of the house, permit review times, or hidden conditions are going to shift the calendar.
The big drivers are foundation work, site access, utility connections, and the condition of the existing house where the addition ties in. In Pomona, older lots can have tight side setbacks, tree root interference, or older service panels that need upgrading before the addition can be powered. ADUs also trigger separate meter or subpanel requirements and City of Pomona plan check. We scope all of that in the estimate so the written price reflects the real job, not a best-case scenario. Call (254) 272-5876 for an exact quote on your property.
We stop, document it, write a change order, and get your signature before we do anything else. You’ll see photos of exactly what we found, a line-item price for the fix, and a revised schedule. That’s the Relay Visibility Guarantee in action: no work begins without a written price, and no price changes without your approval. If you’re in Pomona and want that standard on your project, call us.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner at Sawyer Remodeling, serving Pomona since 2005.
