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Hiring a General Contractor in North Hollywood means finding someone who understands what sits behind the stucco before they hand you a number. Penhallow Remodeling writes a real price, a real arrival window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on paper before any demo starts. We work across North Hollywood weekly, from the 1950s ranchers off Magnolia to the two-story dingbat apartments near Lankershim and the ADU projects spreading through the 91601 and 91605 zip codes. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll talk through what your remodel actually involves, including the parts other contractors would rather not mention until the walls are open.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is North Hollywood’s Preferred General Contractor Company
North Hollywood homeowners ask us for a couple of things before they ask for a price: will we actually show up, and will the number we give hold once the job starts. Both are fair questions. We answer them by putting everything in writing, starting with a fixed price before any work begins, and backing every project with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That guarantee is written into every contract, every time.
Our crews are background-checked and arrive in uniform, so you know exactly who is walking into your home. And when you call, a live person answers the phone 24/7. Not an answering service, not a voicemail maze. Trevor Nash, who leads our North Hollywood work, explains things the way you’d want them explained: the price first, the process second, and the guarantee last because it should be the easiest thing to remember. We’re part of the Kingswell family of companies and have operated to the Kingswell standard since 2004, with each location independently owned and operated.
Hire a General Contractor in North Hollywood
Hire a General Contractor in North Hollywood when the project touches structure, electrical, plumbing, or anything a building inspector needs to sign off on. That covers kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home work, room additions, garage conversions, and ADU construction. A full kitchen remodel here typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 depending on how far the plumbing moves and what you do with the cabinet line. A bathroom remodel lands between $9,000 and $28,000. The numbers move most when old wiring, undersized framing, or failed waterproofing turns up inside the wall. We deal with that through allowances, not surprises, which is exactly how it should work.
Inspection Before Price
Before we open a wall in a 1958 North Hollywood rancher, we look at what’s likely behind it. The neighborhood’s postwar stucco inventory has a pattern: knob-and-tube wiring, shallow floor joists, and shower substrates that were never built to last 60 years. We put inspection-first allowances into every contract so that when we find something the visual estimate missed, you already know how it will be priced and approved. No one hits the Studs with a hammer first and asks permission later.
Written Change Orders
If the scope shifts mid-project in North Hollywood, which it sometimes does once the LADBS inspector weighs in or a retrofit detail changes, you’ll sign a written change order before the work proceeds. The price on that change order is the price. It doesn’t drift. We don’t do verbal ballparks that become door surprises.
General Contractor Services in North Hollywood
General Contractor Services in North Hollywood span the residential projects this neighborhood keeps asking for: ADU construction, home additions, garage conversions, kitchen remodels, and bath remodels. On a 1952 stucco home near Lankershim and Magnolia, we opened a wall for a kitchen expansion and found knob-and-tube wiring running through undersized framing and a subfloor that had been sistered twice with no load-bearing continuity. We stopped the demo, wrote an inspection-first allowance into the scope, priced the electrical and framing corrections as a signed change order, and only then set the rough-in schedule against the draw schedule. That is how a general contractor should operate in a housing stock this age: methodically, with the permit office in mind.
Kitchen, Bath, and Whole-Home Remodeling
A North Hollywood kitchen remodel isn’t just cabinet boxes. It’s moving gas lines in a 1956 ranch, upgrading a panel that hasn’t been touched since the Johnson administration, and rebuilding the subfloor where the old linoleum was glued straight to plywood. We price all of that in writing before we start, using cabinet lines like KraftMaid and Wellborn and countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. A bathroom remodel follows the same rule: cement board substrate behind the tile, moisture barriers inspected, and a written guarantee on the work.
ADUs, Additions, and Garage Conversions
North Hollywood’s relatively affordable lots are prime candidates for ADU additions. ADU construction here runs $90,000 – $220,000, a home addition $45,000 – $130,000, and a garage conversion $30,000 – $80,000. These are not side projects. They involve LADBS plan-check, sometimes a soft-story retrofit on the same structure, and Title 24 energy compliance that hits harder in the Valley. We sequence the permit reviews against the construction schedule so the job doesn’t stall waiting for a re-submittal.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in North Hollywood
We install products from manufacturers that stand behind their materials, because our 365-Day Done Right Promise works best when the product underneath it carries its own warranty too. For North Hollywood homeowners, we regularly specify Cambria quartz countertops, which carry a lifetime warranty, and Kohler and Moen fixtures that hold up to the Valley’s hard water. We also work with Dvele and Abodu on specific ADU projects where a factory-built structure makes sense for the lot and the permit timeline. And for foundations, slabs, and structural repairs, we use Sakrete products. When you call (936) 259-2607, we’ll talk through which brands fit your budget and your house, not just whichever one has the best marketing budget.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring behind kitchen walls. We find it in the 1945 – 1965 single-family homes constantly. A permit inspection will flag it once the walls are closed, which is why we bring it up before demo, not after.
- Soft-story retrofit deadlines colliding with remodel permits. North Hollywood’s dingbat apartment stock is under rolling LADBS retrofit mandates. When an owner wants a unit remodel or an ADU on the same lot, the retrofit often has to be sequenced into the same permit path.
- Failed shower waterproofing in post-war baths. The original construction rarely used modern membranes, and by the time tile starts cracking, the substrate behind it is usually compromised. We rebuild it to current code, not just to match what was there.
- Summer heat wrecking concrete and stucco schedules. The Valley’s 105 – 110°F days mean you can’t pour concrete or run stucco the way you would on the Westside. We schedule pours for the narrow morning windows and adjust mix designs so the material actually cures instead of flash-setting.
Pricing for General Contractor in North Hollywood, CA
These are the ranges we quote in North Hollywood, and they hold as written because we tie them to allowances and written change orders, not verbal estimates that drift once the drywall comes down.
| Project | Typical Range in North Hollywood |
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| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What moves a North Hollywood quote is what’s inside the wall: old wiring, undersized framing, rot at the plate line, or a sewer line that has to be re-routed. We write allowances into the contract so you see exactly what triggers a change order and what it will cost. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written number, not a handshake and a “we’ll see how it goes.”
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
Our North Hollywood crews also run projects in Studio City, Van Nuys, Burbank, and Glendale. The housing stock and permit rules shift at the city line, so we don’t pretend Burbank’s building department works like LA’s. If you’re in one of those neighboring cities, call the same number and we’ll tell you what applies where you are.
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
Because what’s behind the stucco in a 1950s or 1960s North Hollywood home often isn’t what the visual estimate assumed: knob-and-tube wiring, undersized floor joists, failed shower waterproofing, or a subfloor patched twice. We handle this by writing inspection-first allowances into the contract before we start, so when we find something, the change order process is already agreed on. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through exactly how that allowance works on your job.
It depends on whether your building falls under LADBS Ordinance 183893, which applies to many of the two-story dingbat apartments with tuck-under parking in North Hollywood. If the building is on the city’s retrofit list and the deadline has passed or is approaching, any substantial remodel permit will likely pull the retrofit into scope. We have worked on projects where the retrofit and the remodel were sequenced through the same plan-check process, which saves months over treating them separately.
LADBS plan-check, Title 24 energy compliance, and the lot’s existing zoning will all shape the project. North Hollywood’s older, under-improved parcels make ADUs attractive, but the permit path runs through the same city departments as any larger addition. We write the permit sequencing into the schedule before construction starts, so you’re not sitting on a foundation waiting for a re-submittal. ADU construction in North Hollywood runs $90,000 – $220,000. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written estimate on your specific lot.
We schedule pours and stucco application for the early morning window before the Valley’s 105 – 110°F heat takes hold, and we adjust mix designs to handle the faster cure. Concrete and stucco placed in the middle of a North Hollywood summer afternoon fails more often, and we’d rather plan around the heat than redo the work. The schedule reflects the climate, not the other way around.
It means you get a written price before any work starts, a written guarantee that covers the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and a written change order for any scope adjustment before that new work begins. No verbal ballparks, no numbers that drift at the door. If something fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge, and the free return visit is part of the same written commitment. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll show you the contract language before you sign anything.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving North Hollywood, CA.