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When a Redlands homeowner calls us about a kitchen, bath, or whole-home remodel, the first thing we do is listen. Then we talk price, written down, before any wall comes open. If you’re off Cajon Street, up in the hills near Sunset Drive, or in a 1950s ranch near Lugonia Avenue, our General Contractor team coordinates scheduling and dispatch from our Inland Empire office so crews reach your door without a long wait. Call (936) 259-2607 and you’ll get a real person, not a voicemail. That person will help you set a free estimate, and the number we give you in writing is the number you’ll pay.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Redlands’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Trevor Nash leads our Redlands work with a simple standard: say the price before the work. Show up in the window we gave. Leave the place cleaner than we found it. That is The Kingswell Way, and it has been our operating rule since 2004 under the Kingswell Guarantee. Homeowners here have told us the same stories over and over: a contractor who vanished after demo day, a verbal estimate that doubled mid-job, or trim that looked fine until the first summer heat hit it.
We don’t work that way. Every Redlands project gets a written price before we start, a written arrival window, background-checked and uniformed technicians, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something fails inside that year, we come back and fix it. No service call fee, no re-inspection charge. The second visit is free.
As part of the Kingswell family of companies, this location is independently owned and operated. But the guarantee is the same everywhere: written price, clean job site, written promise to make it right. Redlands homeowners seem to appreciate that. We get calls from neighbors who saw our crew on a job and asked who we were.
Residential General Contractor in Redlands
Residential General Contractor work in Redlands means something different than it does ten miles down the 10 freeway. Here, you might be opening walls in a 1910 Craftsman with wood-lath plaster and knob-and-tube wiring, or you might be adding a primary suite to a 1970s ranch with slab-on-grade floors. Both take a general contractor. Both need permits. Both benefit from someone who has done it in this city before.
A full home addition in Redlands typically runs $45,000 – $130,000 depending on square footage, foundation work, and whether the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission gets involved. Kitchen remodels land between $14,000 – $45,000. Bathroom remodels run $9,000 – $28,000. We write allowances into the contract for what hides behind old walls, then price any change in writing before we touch it.
Historic District Renovations
Redlands has one of the highest concentrations of citrus-boom-era Victorians and Craftsman homes in Southern California. Renovating one means more than good carpentry. It means understanding the Historic and Scenic Preservation Ordinance and knowing when the Commission must review window profiles, exterior trim, or a roofline change. Contractors from Loma Linda, Colton, or Yucaipa rarely face this layer. We do, and we plan for it from day one.
Hillside and Fire-Zone Builds
Redlands’s northern and eastern edges fall inside the Wildland-Urban Interface. That designation affects materials: Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents, fire-rated assemblies. If you’re adding a room or re-siding a hillside home, the permit requires these from the start. We source accordingly, because a rejected inspection costs you weeks.
Hire a General Contractor in Redlands
When you hire a General Contractor in Redlands, you’re really hiring someone to manage three things at once: permits, people, and the written record of what was agreed. The paper trail matters most. We start with a written price that covers the full scope. We don’t start demo until permits are pulled and posted. And we never close a wall before the city or county inspector signs off. That third-party sign-off is the one step that confirms the work behind the drywall before it disappears.
Window replacement in Redlands runs $4,500 – $15,000. A garage conversion typically lands between $30,000 – $80,000. These are honest market ranges for this city, not national averages. Your specific quote depends on your house’s age, foundation condition, and what the permit review requires. We walk you through that before you sign.
Remodels Where the Budget Holds
The single biggest reason a remodel quote moves is what’s behind the wall. You can’t see it until you open it. So we plan for it. We write inspection findings into allowances, and every surprise gets priced in writing and approved by you before we proceed. No verbal changes. No door swings with a higher number.
Additions With the Paperwork Done Right
A home addition pulls structural, electrical, plumbing, and sometimes historic review. We handle all of it. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections, and keep a clean file. If the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission needs to sign off on window profiles or rooflines, we submit that before ordering materials. It’s a slower process, but it’s the one that keeps your project legal and your resale value intact.
Trusted Brands We Service in Redlands
We install materials we can stand behind, because the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we’re the one coming back if a product fails. For Redlands kitchens, we work with KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler or Moen fixtures. On exteriors, James Hardie siding shows up often for fire-zone compliance. We don’t stock every SKU locally, but our suppliers in the Inland Empire keep standard Redlands inventory moving fast, so special orders rarely set a schedule back more than a few days.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in Redlands Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring inside wood-lath walls. We find it constantly in the Victorian and Craftsman stock near Cajon Street and the Millionaires’ Row district. It’s not just old. It’s ungrounded, often buried under insulation, and a fire hazard the moment you add modern load. We quote its removal in writing before we open the wall, never as a surprise after.
- Post-and-pier foundations with no seismic anchoring. A 1912 house sitting on original redwood posts and river-rock piers will move. The city straddles the San Jacinto Fault zone, and the permit office knows it. Foundation retrofit work gets folded into the structural plan, not discovered mid-demolition.
- Expansive clay soil heaving slabs and footings. Redlands sits on alluvial fan soils pushed down from the San Bernardino Mountains. That clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry, which is why slab cracks and stem-wall gaps are so common here. Our excavation plans assume this condition from the start instead of pretending it’s a flat coastal lot.
- Unreinforced masonry chimneys. Many pre-1920 Redlands homes have brick chimneys with no steel in them. They crack, they leak, and in a seismic event they can drop bricks through the roof. We brace or replace them where the permit requires, and we tell you the cost before the scaffold goes up.
Pricing for General Contractor in Redlands, CA
Here’s what Redlands homeowners should expect to pay for the most common projects we handle. These ranges come from real bids in this market, not a national cost calculator.
| Project | Typical Redlands Range |
|---|---|
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What moves a Redlands remodel from the bottom to the top of a range? A second story costs more than a single-level bump-out. Historic district review adds time and design fees. Foundation retrofit on expansive clay adds engineering. We show you the line items before you commit, and the estimate is free. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Redlands
Our crews work throughout the Inland Empire, including Redlands and nearby Loma Linda, Mentone, Colton, and Highland. If you’re just outside city limits, the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise applies. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll confirm your address is in our service area on the spot.
Serving Redlands, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Redlands 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 Redlands
Very likely yes. Any exterior change visible from the street, including window profiles, rooflines, porch details, and sometimes paint color, can trigger review by Redlands’ Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission under the Historic and Scenic Preservation Ordinance. Interiors usually don’t need commission review, but additions and exterior alterations almost always do. We prepare the submittal package with period-appropriate drawings before ordering materials, so you’re not stuck with a stop-work order mid-project. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll check your specific address against the city’s historic inventory.
You’ll usually find one of four things: knob-and-tube wiring, wood-lath plaster, no insulation, or framing that was never designed for the loads we put on it today. Sometimes all four. On a 1912 Craftsman off Cajon Street, our crew opened a kitchen wall for a load-bearing header and found original post-and-pier footings with no seismic anchoring plus 1920s knob-and-tube wiring running through the plaster. We pulled permits, had the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission review the new window profiles on the front elevation before ordering, and wrote a change order in writing for the foundation retrofit and electrical rough-in. Every dollar was approved before we touched it. That’s how we handle surprises. We tell you what we found, what it costs, and you decide. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate that plans for this from the start.
We assume expansive clay is present on every Redlands site south of the foothills, then design for it. That means deeper footings, proper drainage, and sometimes soil stabilization before concrete is poured. On a slab addition, we don’t pour on uncompacted fill or ignore the heave potential. The cost for this engineering shows up as a line item in your written estimate, never as a surprise after excavation. For an exact number on your lot, call (936) 259-2607. The estimate is free.
Yes, we pull every permit the city requires, including historic review when it applies. We also keep surprises from moving your price by writing allowances into the contract for likely conditions: knob-and-tube removal, plaster repair, foundation strapping, and masonry chimney work. If we open a wall and find something outside those allowances, we stop, price the change in writing, and get your approval before proceeding. You’ll never get a verbal change order or a bill that has grown on its own. Call (936) 259-2607 to talk through your project with Trevor Nash.
A kitchen remodel in Redlands typically runs $14,000 – $45,000, depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether you’re keeping the existing footprint or moving plumbing and walls. A bathroom remodel runs $9,000 – $28,000, with a small bath starting around $5,000 – $12,000 and a walk-in shower conversion landing between $4,500 – $12,000. Historic homes and hillside fire-zone properties can push toward the higher ends of those ranges. For a written, line-item price on your specific home, call (936) 259-2607.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Redlands with written pricing and the 365-Day Done Right Promise under The Kingswell Way since 2004.