Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Irvine
Home remodeling in Irvine runs about $9,000 – $45,000 for most kitchens and bathrooms, with whole-home work from $45,000 and up depending on scope and finish level. We’re San Bernardino Contractors, and we’ve spent enough time inside Irvine’s villages to know that the real gate on any project here isn’t the framing crew, it’s the HOA submittal. Led by Ruben Castillo, our team handles everything from cabinet swaps in Woodbridge to full Great Park remodels, and we’ll give you a written line-item quote before anything gets torn out. Call (855) 473-5620 to schedule a free estimate in Irvine.
Why San Bernardino Contractors Is Irvine’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
We didn’t start as a kitchen company that decided to try bathrooms. We’re a full-service general contractor, which means the same crew that pulls your permits can also handle the window that has to match the village palette, or the paver driveway the HOA needs rendered in the right tone. Irvine homeowners repeatedly tell us that’s the part they didn’t expect to be hard. Ruben Castillo built the company around single-point accountability, so when a change order comes up on a Northwood project, you’re talking to one team, not three subs pointing at each other.
We run our Irvine jobs with written scopes, allowances that name actual brands (KraftMaid, Cambria, Moen), and draw schedules that track what the HOA approved. That matters here more than almost anywhere else in Orange County. Tustin and Santa Ana have their own quirks, but Irvine’s block-by-block village standards are a different animal. Our clients in the 92618 and 92620 ZIP codes get the same level of oversight whether the job is a $9,000 small kitchen or a $130,000 addition.
Styles & brands we work with
Full Home Remodel in Irvine
A Full Home Remodel in Irvine typically means reworking multiple rooms at once: a kitchen, two baths, flooring, trim, maybe a window package. Irvine homeowners pursue this when they buy a 1990s tract home in Woodbridge or a 2010s Great Park property and want everything brought to one finish level instead of living through remodel after remodel. Full home remodels in Irvine run $45,000 – $130,000, with most landing between $60,000 and $90,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether exterior elements like siding or windows get pulled into scope.
Whole-Home Sequencing
We sequence Irvine whole-home remodels so you’re not without a kitchen and a bathroom in the same week. Demo starts in one zone, rough-in follows, and finishes layer in as rooms clear inspection. The HOA architectural review happens once, up front, covering every elevation and exterior finish the project touches.
Builder-Grade Replacement Strategy
Most Irvine full remodels start with the same conversation: what’s worth replacing and what’s fine to keep. Stock oak cabinets, laminate counters, and brushed chrome Moen fixtures go first. Framing, subfloor, and drywall are usually sound in a 1980s Woodbridge home, and there’s no reason to touch them.
Home Remodeling Contractor in Irvine
Choosing a Home Remodeling Contractor in Irvine means finding someone who reads village guidelines as fluently as they read plans. Our team carries projects across the finish line in every major Irvine village, from Turtle Rock to Great Park, and we manage the parts homeowners hate: city design review, HOA architectural submittals, permit pulls, and inspection scheduling. As your general contractor, we hold the license, the insurance, and the schedule. You get one phone number: (855) 473-5620.
One Contract, Every Trade
With us, there’s no subcontractor shuffle and no “that’s the roofer’s problem.” One written contract covers the full scope. The same project lead who sits in your HOA pre-review meeting is the one walking your punch list at the end.
Permits Pulled Right In Irvine
We pull permits through the City of Irvine for every project that requires them. Kitchen and bath remodels with rough-in changes, window swaps that alter openings, and any addition all get permitted. We don’t ask you to pull an owner-builder permit, and we don’t skip inspection sign-offs to move faster.
Trusted Brands We Service in Irvine
You pick the brand, we handle the build. On Irvine projects we regularly install Grohe fixtures, CertainTeed roofing, GAF roofing, and a long list of other lines across every category. That means your new Great Park kitchen can have a Kohler faucet and Cambria counters, while your roof gets CertainTeed shingles rated for the Santa Ana wind season. We stock common replacement parts from these manufacturers locally, so warranty callbacks and punch-list fixes don’t wait on a two-week freight order. When an HOA requires a specific paver tone or a village-mandated door style, we source it because our supplier relationships span the full catalog, not a single showroom shelf.
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Irvine Homes
- HOA submittals gating the schedule: Within a single Irvine ZIP, adjacent villages can carry different architectural palettes and setback rules. The same kitchen and bath scope can require two completely different HOA packages a few blocks apart.
- Builder warranties treated as untouchable: Owners skip permits on a 2018 Great Park home because they’re afraid of voiding coverage. The unpermitted rough-in surfaces later at inspection and creates exactly the warranty headache they were trying to avoid.
- Allusion sheets quoted from the wrong village: An estimator uses a standard allowance sheet without confirming which village standards apply. Change orders pile up when cabinet finishes, countertop colors, or exterior details get bounced by architectural review.
- Santa Ana wind exposure on exterior remodel elements: Irvine’s eastern foothill edges get real ember and wind pressure during dry fall events. Roofing, siding, and vent choices need to be spec’d for it, not copied from a coastal Orange County bid.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Irvine, CA
Here’s what we’re quoting on Irvine projects right now. These are installed ranges, not material-only numbers.
| Project | Irvine Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
What moves these numbers in Irvine specifically: which village you’re in and what its architectural committee requires for exterior-facing finishes, whether you’re replacing builder-grade materials in a 1980s Woodbridge tract home or upgrading a 2015 Great Park build, and whether the scope touches anything outside, like a window or door that has to match a village palette. We write every Irvine quote as a fixed, line-item scope after we walk the property and confirm the HOA requirements. Estimates are free. Call (855) 473-5620.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irvine
We run Home Remodeling projects across Orange County. The same team handles work in Tustin, Aliso Viejo, Santa Ana, and North Tustin, and we’re familiar with how each city’s review process differs from Irvine. If you’re right on the border, say 92618 backing up to Tustin Marketplace, we’ll tell you exactly which jurisdiction governs your job.
Serving Irvine, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irvine 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 Home Remodeling in Irvine
Start with the kitchen and the primary bath, because those are the rooms where builder-grade finishes age fastest and where your budget goes furthest at resale. In Irvine, $14,000 – $45,000 gets a full kitchen remodel; $9,000 – $28,000 does the primary bath. What can wait: flooring in good condition, interior doors, and any upgrade that doesn’t touch a surface you touch every day. Call (855) 473-5620 and we’ll walk your Great Park home room by room.
Not if the work is permitted and done to code. A permitted remodel by a licensed contractor does not void a builder’s structural warranty, though the builder won’t cover the areas you’ve modified. What does cause problems is unpermitted rough-in work, which can create issues when an inspection later reveals a changed system the original builder never signed off on. We handle the permit pulls so your warranty stays intact. Call (855) 473-5620 for a free consultation.
It affects anything visible from the street or that changes a wall, window, or exterior elevation. If your kitchen island relocation means moving a window, or your bath remodel adds a vent to the exterior, the village HOA committee and city design review both need a look before demo. We prepare both submittals at the same time and track approvals so the schedule doesn’t stall. Call (855) 473-5620 and we’ll explain what your specific village requires.
Yes, if you’re moving plumbing, altering electrical, removing a wall, or changing window openings. A like-for-like finish swap, like replacing cabinets and counters in place, may not need one. The City of Irvine enforces this consistently, and HOA rules often go further than code. We’ll tell you honestly which category your project falls into, and we won’t push you toward unpermitted work to save time. Call (855) 473-5620 for a straight answer on your specific scope.
A typical Irvine kitchen remodel runs 6 – 10 weeks from contract to punch list, and a full home remodel runs 4 – 8 months. The approvals phase, HOA review plus city design review, usually takes 2 – 6 weeks before a single wall opens. In Irvine specifically, approvals not labor, set the schedule. A Woodbridge job with a clean submittal can start demo in three weeks; a complex Great Park addition can sit in review for two months. We build the schedule around the approvals we can predict and flag the ones that can stretch. Call (855) 473-5620 and we’ll give you a written timeline for your project.
Written by Ruben Castillo, Owner at San Bernardino Contractors, serving Irvine and Orange County.