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If you’re searching for a General Contractor in Selma who puts the price and the guarantee in writing before the first tool comes off the truck, you’ve found the right crew. Penhallow Remodeling serves homeowners throughout Selma with kitchen, bathroom, and whole-home remodels, plus room additions and more. We coordinate scheduling from our Fresno office and crews work locally in Selma every week. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate on your project, and you’ll get a written number before any work starts.
Selma homeowners tell us the same thing over and over: they’ve been burned by contractors who gave a verbal ballpark, then changed the number after demolition started. We don’t work that way. The Kingswell Way, our operating standard since 2004, requires a written price, a defined arrival window, a clean job site, and a written guarantee on every single project.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Selma’s Preferred General Contractor Company
We know Selma’s streets, subdivisions, and building quirks. We’ve pulled permits for work near Floral Avenue, worked in the ranch-style tracts west of Highway 99, and walked the older ag-labor homes near the rail line. When a Selma homeowner calls, they’re not explaining their neighborhood from scratch. We know that the 1950s and 1960s wood-frame homes sit on slab foundations that move with the Valley’s shrink-swell clay, and that the newer subdivisions off Floral and McCall sit on former vineyard ground with old root systems still under the soil.
Dispatched and scheduled from our Fresno, Central Valley office, our crews reach Selma jobs quickly and stay through inspection. Every technician is background-checked and uniformed. A live person answers our phones around the clock. No voicemail maze, no callback window, just a real answer when you need one. Trevor Nash leads our Selma-area work with a simple rule: give a straight number, show up in the window we gave, and make it right for a full year if anything fails.
Licensed General Contractor in Selma
A Licensed General Contractor in Selma handles the full scope of a remodel: permits, demo, framing, rough-in plumbing and electrical, drywall, finishes, and the final inspection walkthrough. You need one when the project touches structure, load-bearing walls, plumbing reroutes, or electrical changes that go beyond a cosmetic update. In Selma, that includes most kitchen and bathroom remodels, room additions, and any work that disturbs the slab or footings. The cost depends on what you’re doing, but we’ll give you real numbers below.
What Selma Code and Permits Require
Fresno County and the City of Selma both enforce building codes that can surprise homeowners from other areas. Grounding and bonding of electrical panels, shear wall requirements on additions, and Title 24 energy compliance all come into play on remodels here. We pull the permits ourselves and schedule the inspections. If a homeowner has an unpermitted addition from a previous owner, we look at that honestly and tell you what it means before any work starts.
Working Around Builder Warranties
Newer Selma subdivisions often come with builder structural warranties that run ten years on major systems. A poorly documented remodel can void that coverage. We check the warranty language before cutting into structure, and when we do open a wall, we document everything so the remaining warranty terms stay intact where they apply. You shouldn’t have to choose between the home you want and the warranty you paid for.
Residential General Contractor in Selma
A Residential General Contractor in Selma is the single point of responsibility for a home remodel or addition, the person who schedules trades, orders materials, pulls permits, and answers when something goes sideways. Homeowners in Selma call us because they want one number to text and one company that owns the outcome. For a residential remodel, that means our crew is on site with our own project lead, not a rotating cast of subcontractors nobody’s met.
Selma Housing Stock and How We Work With It
Most of Selma’s older core is wood-framed, ranch-style homes on concrete slabs. Slab work means plumbing changes often require cutting the floor rather than reaching up from a crawl space. That’s slower and dustier, but we plan for it in the written price rather than discovering it mid-job. Newer subdivisions may be built on post-tensioned slabs, which changes where you can safely saw. We identify the slab type during the estimate and factor it into the number you sign.
Materials We Specify
We install products from brands that carry their own warranties alongside ours. That includes KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria quartz, Kohler and Moen fixtures, and James Hardie siding. When a product fails, its manufacturer warranty covers the replacement. When our work fails, our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the repair. Both commitments are in writing.
Trusted Brands We Service in Selma
Beyond the cabinet and fixture lines we install, we also service and integrate products from recognized names in the industry. Homeowners in Selma sometimes ask about prefab or panelized building systems like Abodu, Cover, or Dvele. We work with those systems where they fit a project, coordinating site prep, foundations, and utility connections so a prefab unit lands on solid, permitted ground. Whether it’s a panelized ADU or a conventional kitchen remodel, the same written pricing and 365-day guarantee apply.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Old vineyard roots under new slabs: Selma’s newer tract subdivisions sit on former vineyard and orchard land. Builders often encounter grapevine root systems and buried drip lines during excavation, which can cause settling later if not properly cleared and compacted before the pour.
- Shrink-swell clay movement: The Valley’s expansive clay soils move with moisture changes. That movement is hard on slab foundations, interior drywall at corners, and tile installations. We account for it with proper substrate and joint placement rather than fighting it after the fact.
- Builder-grade kitchen and bath finishes: Many newer Selma homes came with particle-board cabinets, thin laminate counters, and contractor-pack faucets. Those are usually the first replacements owners ask for, and we price them honestly.
- HOA architectural review delays: Several newer Selma subdivisions require design review before exterior changes or even some interior structural work. Out-of-area crews often miss this step. We don’t. The submittal process takes a few weeks, and we build that into the schedule.
Pricing for General Contractor in Selma, CA
Selma pricing runs slightly under Fresno for the same scope of work, mostly because local permit fees are lower and material delivery is shorter from Valley suppliers. But every job is different. Here are honest ranges for the most common projects we handle in Selma:
| Project Type | Typical Selma 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 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
What moves the number is the size of the space, what’s behind the walls, and the materials you choose. A kitchen with KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria quartz lands at the upper end of the range. A simple cabinet swap on an existing footprint comes in lower. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll give you a written line-item price, not a verbal range.
Why Selma Site Prep Costs What It Does
When we trench for footings or cut a slab in a newer Selma tract, there’s a real chance we hit old grapevine root balls or abandoned drip irrigation lines. Those roots don’t rot quickly; they create voids as they slowly decay, which can cause settling under a new pad. Buried agricultural drainage tile can be just as problematic. We probe before we pour, and we include remediation in the written number. It’s the ag-to-development reality of building in Selma, and crews that don’t work here regularly underestimate it every time.
We were called to a 2000s tract home near Floral Avenue where the builder-grade kitchen was the first thing the owners wanted gone. Our crew confirmed the load-bearing openings before pulling the permits, set the rough-in for a new island, and installed Wellborn cabinets, a Cambria quartz top, and a Blanco sink. The original allowance covered a basic countertop, so the upgrade and relocated outlet became a written change order before any work happened. We closed the punch list with inspection sign-off in one pass, no warranty issues.
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Penhallow Remodeling serves Selma and the surrounding communities of Fowler, Parlier, Kingsburg, and Reedley. If you’re in one of those towns and planning a kitchen, bath, or whole-home remodel, the same written pricing and 365-day guarantee apply.
Serving Selma, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 Selma
Not if the work is documented properly and the warranty terms are respected. A remodel that cuts structural members, reroutes covered electrical systems, or alters drainage can void specific warranty provisions if it’s done without checking the language first. We read the warranty before opening any wall and document everything with photos and written scope notes. Trevor Nash has handled enough Selma warranty questions to know what triggers a denial and what doesn’t. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free evaluation of what your warranty covers.
Yes, in several of Selma’s newer master-planned tracts, the HOA requires architectural review approval before most interior work that changes structure, electrical load, or plumbing layout, and always before any exterior change. The submittal process typically takes two to four weeks. We handle the paperwork for you. We’ve done enough of these reviews that we know what the boards look for and what gets refused. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you honestly whether your project needs HOA sign-off.
The three highest-impact upgrades in Selma’s newer tract homes are the kitchen countertops, the primary bath shower, and the front door. Builder laminates scratch and stain quickly, fiberglass shower pans flex and crack caulk lines, and the standard steel front door warps in the Valley’s 105°F summers. A Cambria quartz countertop with a proper cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) runs $2,000 – $6,500 depending on slab size. A tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 – $10,000. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written price on any of these.
Because much of Selma’s newer residential land was vineyard or orchard ground before the subdivisions went in. Builders were supposed to clear root systems and cap irrigation lines before pouring slabs, but the work wasn’t always thorough. Old root balls slowly decay and leave voids under footings. Abandoned drip lines and concrete check structures can still carry water or collapse. We probe the soil before we dig, and if we find remnants, we include the cost to remediate in a written change order before the work proceeds. You’ll never see a surprise line item after the fact.
A typical kitchen remodel in Selma takes four to seven weeks from first demo to final inspection. The number moves based on permit review times (two to four weeks before work starts), HOA approval if required, custom cabinet lead times (six to eight weeks for KraftMaid or Wellborn), and whether we’re cutting the slab to move plumbing. Tule fog season can delay concrete curing and exterior work from December through February, so we build weather buffers into winter schedules. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll give you a written work-back schedule with real dates.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Selma, CA.