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Hiring a general contractor in Elk Grove usually costs between $9,000 for a small bathroom remodel and $220,000 for a full ADU build. Most mid-size kitchen and bath projects fall in the $14,000 to $45,000 range. What really moves the number here isn’t the tile selection. It’s what’s hiding behind the drywall. Elk Grove’s housing stock was built fast during the 1995 – 2008 boom, and nearly every home is now crossing the 20-year mark at the same moment. That means original wiring, old waterproofing, and slab movement all surface at once during a remodel. We plan for that before we ever open a wall. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk your project with you, then put a written price in your hand.

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Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Elk Grove’s Preferred General Contractor Company

Elk Grove homeowners call us because we answer the phone. A live person picks up, day or night, and we give you real answers about schedule, cost, and what to expect. No voicemail maze. No callback window. That matters when you’ve been burned before by a contractor who vanished after demo day.

Trevor Nash runs our jobs with a simple rule: say the price before the work. Show up in the window we gave. Leave the place cleaner than we found it. It’s called The Kingswell Way, and it’s been the operating standard since 2004. Every job gets a written price before we pull a single cabinet or swing a hammer. Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing: if the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That includes a free second visit if a repair fails. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee. Just a promise we keep.

Our crews are background-checked, uniformed, and familiar with the neighborhoods of Elk Grove. We know the difference between a 2003 track in Laguna West and a 1997 build near Sheldon Road. We know what Elk Grove’s soil does to slabs. We know which subdivisions were framed quickly during the boom and which ones were built with extra care. That local knowledge goes into every quote we write.

Residential General Contractor in Elk Grove

Hiring a residential general contractor in Elk Grove means more than coordinating trades. It means managing the surprises that come from opening up a home built on former farmland with expansive adobe clay underneath. We handle full kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, whole-home renovations, room additions, and ADUs. A kitchen remodel in Elk Grove typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and what’s behind the walls. A bathroom remodel lands between $9,000 and $28,000. The number changes once we open things up, and we build allowances into every contract so you’re never blindsided.

What a Kitchen Remodel Actually Involves Here

We start with an inspection, not a sledgehammer. Before we quote, we look at the slab, the wiring, the framing, and the waterproofing. On a recent kitchen remodel, our crew found the slab had heaved about three-quarters of an inch and racked the load-bearing corner. The original builder used minimal soil prep. That’s common in Elk Grove. We brought in a soils-savvy foundation sub before any framing went back up. The homeowner got a written change order with every discovery priced out, approved before we touched it.

Bathroom Remodels and the Leak You Can’t See

Bathrooms in Elk Grove tend to hide slow shower pan leaks. By the time a homeowner notices the tile grout staining, the subfloor underneath is soft. We replace the subfloor, redo the waterproofing with proper cement board substrate, and then set the finish materials. A small bathroom remodel here runs $5,000 to $12,000. A full primary bath with a walk-in shower can reach $28,000. The difference is usually what we find when the old pan comes out.

Hire a General Contractor in Elk Grove

When you hire a general contractor in Elk Grove, you’re hiring someone to pull permits, schedule inspections, and hold every trade accountable. We don’t treat permits as paperwork. We schedule rough-in inspections before walls close, because burying failed waterproofing or undersized framing is how problems hide for another decade. A room addition in Elk Grove runs $45,000 to $130,000. That range exists because some slabs need post-tension extensions and stem-wall reinforcement when the original 1990s soil prep won’t support the added load. We find that out during the inspection phase, not after the foundation is poured.

Permits and Code Upgrades

Opening walls in Elk Grove triggers code requirements. Original tract wiring often includes aluminum branch circuits. Once we’re in, the inspector will require AFCI and GFCI upgrades. That’s not a surprise we spring on you mid-job. We write allowances for it into the contract. Every change order is priced and approved in writing before any new work starts. The number on day one is the number on the invoice, unless you approve something in writing first.

Additions and ADUs

ADU construction in Elk Grove runs $90,000 to $220,000. Garage conversions land between $30,000 and $80,000. The soil matters here more than people expect. If your slab is already showing hairline cracks from seasonal shrink-swell movement, we address that before adding square footage. Ignoring it means your new addition pulls away from the original structure within a few wet winters. We don’t do that. We inspect first, then quote, then build.

Trusted Brands We Service in Elk Grove

We install materials worth standing behind: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, Kohler and Moen fixtures, James Hardie siding. Cambria carries its own lifetime warranty alongside our 365-Day Done Right Promise, so you get two layers of protection. We keep our supplier network local to the Sacramento metro, which means shorter lead times for Elk Grove jobs. When a special-order countertop lands damaged, we don’t wait two weeks for a replacement. We make a call, get it reordered, and keep your schedule moving.

Common General Contractor Problems We See in Elk Grove Homes

• Slab heave from expansive adobe clay. The wet winters swell the soil, the dry summers shrink it, and the result is a slab that moves measurably. We see 3/4-inch heave in kitchens and hallways across subdivisions built between 1995 and 2008. Any addition or structural remodel needs a soil-informed plan first.
• Aluminum branch-circuit wiring in original builds. Late-1990s tract homes in Elk Grove often have aluminum wiring in spots. Code upgrades during a remodel will trigger replacement, and that’s an allowance you should see in your contract up front.
• Failed waterproofing from original construction. The boom years favored speed over detail work. We regularly find shower pans that were never sloped properly, membrane corners that were never sealed, and subfloors that have been soaking for years. The fix is more than new tile. It’s removing the rot and rebuilding the substrate.
• Racked door frames and cracked corners. When the seasonal soil movement hits one side of a slab harder than the other, framing shifts. Doors stop latching. Corners crack. A quality remodel in Elk Grove addresses the cause, not just the cosmetic symptom.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Elk Grove

Besides working throughout Elk Grove, our General Contractor team handles projects in Wilton, Galt, Sacramento, and Rancho Cordova. If you’re in one of those communities and planning a kitchen, bath, or whole-home remodel, give us a call. The same written pricing and written guarantee apply.

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