Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable General Contractor Across Lancaster
We handle the remodel work that older Lancaster homes actually need, which is never as simple as swapping finishes. This city’s 1980s through early-2000s stucco tract housing is aging into full replacement cycles: wiring run short of code, framing that never accounted for Antelope Valley wind loads, and waterproofing that gave up years ago behind tile and stucco. As a General Contractor team working Lancaster daily, we show up with the inspection-first discipline that keeps those hidden conditions from becoming your problem at invoice time. Call (936) 259-2607 any hour, any day. A real person answers.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Lancaster’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Trevor Nash runs our Lancaster jobs with a simple rule: the price you sign is the price you pay. That matters here more than in most markets, because Lancaster remodels run into things no one can see from the curb. Expansive clay under the slab. Solar permits that catch out contractors who never built here before 2013. Homes where the original stucco is the only thing holding the sheathing together. We quote with written allowances for exactly those conditions, so when we open a wall and find outdated wiring behind a 1995 kitchen, the change order is already in your contract language, not a conversation you dread.
Our Lancaster customers keep telling us the same thing: the written scope and the written guarantee were the reason they called. We put the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every project. If work fails inside that year, we come back and fix it at no charge. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee, no argument about whose fault it was. Background-checked, uniformed technicians on every job. And our crews understand Lancaster’s high-desert climate, meaning we schedule exterior work around the wind and the heat instead of pretending neither exists.
Remodeling Contractor in Lancaster
Remodeling Contractor in Lancaster means opening up a house that was built for a different decade and bringing its bones up to today’s code before you ever see a cabinet or a tile sample. A kitchen remodel here typically runs $14,000 – $45,000, depending on what’s behind the walls. The job starts with a structural inspection: we look at the foundation, the framing, the electrical panel, and the waterproofing before we write the scope, because on a 1990s tract home near the Antelope Valley Mall, any one of those can add five figures to the visible work. Then we price the entire job, allowances included, and hand you a written number you can hold us to.
What We Do Before Demo Day
We open up a test section of wall, check the wiring and the stud spacing, and run a moisture test on the substrate (the layer behind your tile or stucco that determines whether the new surface stays put). If the substrate is failing, we replace it before tile goes on. It costs more in the moment and saves you a second remodel inside three years.
For kitchen and bathroom remodels in Lancaster, cabinet lines like KraftMaid and Wellborn hold up through the freeze-thaw cycles that wreck cheaper MDF boxes. We also install Cambria quartz, which carries its own lifetime warranty alongside our 365-day guarantee. Two layers of protection, both in writing.
Room Additions and Whole Home Work
A whole home remodel or room addition in Lancaster is a different animal from the LA Basin, because the clay under your slab moves. Lancaster’s expansive soils shrink in dry summer heat and heave in wet winters, so any project that touches the foundation needs compaction testing and often post-tension cable design. We bring in the geotechnical engineer before we pour. It’s not an upsell. It’s the only way a Lancaster addition doesn’t crack in year two.
Licensed General Contractor in Lancaster
Licensed General Contractor in Lancaster has to mean more than a CSLB number. It means pulling permits on every job where Lancaster requires them, which includes any remodel that touches structure, electrical, plumbing, or the building envelope, and passing inspections the first time because the work was done once, correctly. We handle the permit set, the solar compliance paperwork that Lancaster has required since 2013 for ground-up residential construction, and the final sign-off. You never stand in line at the building department unless you want to watch.
Permits, Solar, and the 2013 Mandate
Lancaster’s 2013 solar mandate is still the first of its kind in the United States. Every new residential structure built here legally requires rooftop solar integration from the permit stage. That means a Lancaster room addition or ADU has a solar design component baked into the permit set. Contractors who don’t build in Lancaster regularly get this wrong and end up redesigning after framing has begun. We file the solar plans alongside the structural set, so nothing stalls.
What the License Actually Protects
Beyond code, a licensed contractor in Lancaster stands behind the work financially. That includes our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something fails inside the guarantee period, we return and fix it at no charge. You also get a written price before any work starts. Not a ballpark, not a range with fine print. A number. For a kitchen remodel that means $14,000 – $45,000 in our Lancaster experience, and that number is in writing before we pull a single cabinet.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lancaster
We install materials from companies whose warranties mean something in the Mojave. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry hold up through the hot, dry summers that warp cheaper frames. Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops fare far better under blazing Lancaster sun than laminate ever will. Kohler and Moen fixtures survive the hard water that runs through Antelope Valley pipes. We keep local parts inventory for common Lancaster failure points, so a cracked Kohler cartridge or a failed James Hardie trim piece doesn’t mean a two-week wait on a shipment from the coast. If you’ve considered a prefabricated ADU from Abodu or a panelized system from Dvele, we can integrate those into a permitted Lancaster build as well.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in Lancaster Homes
- Failed waterproofing behind original tile. We open up a 1985 bath off Avenue K and the cement board is crumbling, the studs are soft, and the tile is holding on by grout and good intentions. We replace the substrate and waterproof to current code before anything new goes on.
- Cracked slabs from expansive clay. Lancaster’s adobe-heavy soils move seasonally. A room addition poured without compaction testing will crack within two winters. We engineer every foundation, and we don’t skip the post-tension when the soil report calls for it.
- Outdated wiring and overloaded panels. A 1994 tract home near the BLVD was not built for modern kitchens. Opening walls for a remodel often triggers an electrical upgrade, and Lancaster’s code enforcement is strict. We inspect first, price the panel in writing, and you never pay a surprise.
- Solar mandate confusion on additions. Homeowners adding a second story or an ADU regularly don’t realize Lancaster’s 2013 ordinance applies. We run the solar compliance check at permit stage so design doesn’t stall after framing is up.
Pricing for General Contractor in Lancaster, CA
These are Lancaster market ranges, based on the work we’ve priced and built here. The ranges are honest; the final number moves depending on what’s inside your walls, but it never moves after you sign.
| Project | Typical Lancaster Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate. We’ll inspect, write the scope with written allowances, and hand you the number. You keep the copy.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lancaster
Our crews work throughout the Antelope Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley, serving Lancaster plus Acton, Palmdale, Canyon Country, and Santa Clarita. If you’re in one of those communities, call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll schedule a walkthrough the same way we do in Lancaster.
Serving Lancaster, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lancaster 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 Lancaster
Expect outdated wiring, possible undersized framing, and failed waterproofing in roughly half the 1980s – 2000s tract homes we open in Lancaster. We open a test section first, document what we find, and price each surprise as a written change order before we touch it. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a walkthrough so we can tell you what your specific home is likely to hold.
The Antelope Valley’s expansive clay soils shrink in dry heat and heave in wet winters, and the movement cracks slabs that weren’t engineered for it. We bring in a geotechnical engineer before any foundation-touching work, run compaction testing, and use thickened-edge or post-tension design where the soil report requires it. That’s standard for us in Lancaster, not an upgrade.
Yes, if you’re building new square footage. Lancaster’s 2013 ordinance requires solar on all new residential construction, and that includes major additions and ADUs. We file the solar design alongside the permit set so nothing stalls after framing. A contractor unfamiliar with Lancaster may not catch this until the city rejects the plans, costing you weeks and redesign fees.
We write allowances for the known unknowns – wiring, substrate, framing, foundation conditions – into your contract at the start. When we open a wall and find a problem, the fix is already priced. You approve a written change order before we touch it. If the number changes, it’s because you signed off, not because we handed you a verbal estimate that ballooned after demo.
A Lancaster room addition starts with a soil report, not a blueprint. We run compaction testing, then the structural engineer designs the slab and footing system, often with post-tension cables, to handle the shrink-heave cycle of Antelope Valley clay. Permits, solar compliance if applicable, and inspections are all part of the job. Call (936) 259-2607 for an exact quote on your addition – the estimate is free.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Lancaster, CA.