Burbank Remodeling Contractor is a licensed general contractor in Burbank, California. The family behind it has been building in Los Angeles County for five generations, better than 120 years, starting from a carpentry workshop and growing into full general contracting.
Matt runs the company today. He is a fifth-generation carpenter and a U.S. Air Force veteran with more than 30 years on job sites. Both halves of that matter on a remodel: the carpentry is why the framing is square and the trim closes properly, and the service background is why the schedule means something and the site gets cleaned before anyone goes home.
A Carpentry Family That Became a General Contractor
This started as a carpentry shop. Somebody in this family has been cutting and joining wood for a living continuously for over a century, through five generations, which is unusual in a trade where most companies do not outlast their founder.
The move into full general contracting happened the way it usually does. Clients who trusted the carpentry started asking who should handle the rest of the job, and the honest answer eventually became that we would. Today we run whole-home remodels, additions, second stories and ADU builds, coordinating every trade on the project under one contract.
What did not change is where the work starts. Framing and finish carpentry are still done in-house by carpenters. The subs we bring in for plumbing, electrical, HVAC and plaster are people we have worked with for years rather than whoever quoted lowest that week. On a remodel, that continuity is most of what separates a job that runs smoothly from one that does not.
What Air Force Service Brought to the Job Site
The military connection gets mentioned on a lot of contractor websites and usually means nothing. Here is what it actually changes day to day.
Materials get staged before demolition starts, so the crew is never standing around waiting for a delivery. The site gets swept and secured at the end of every day, including the days when it would be easier not to. Inspections get scheduled ahead of the work being ready rather than after, because the inspector's calendar is the constraint, not ours. And when a date is given, somebody is accountable for it.
None of that is glamorous. All of it is why a project finishes when it was supposed to.
The Work We Take On in Burbank
We work as a general contractor, which means the projects that suit us are the multi-trade ones. Whole-house remodels, kitchen and bathroom gut jobs, room additions, second stories, ADUs and garage conversions, structural work, and the awkward jobs most companies avoid: legalizing unpermitted construction, hillside builds, fire damage rebuilds, and period restoration on Spanish and Craftsman houses.
We are not the right call for a single door hang, a fence repair or a leaking tap, and we would rather say that at the first phone call than take the job and do it half-heartedly.
- Licensed and insured California general contractor, with liability coverage and workers' compensation for the crew
- Framing and finish carpentry done in-house rather than subcontracted out
- Permits pulled and inspections managed through Burbank Community Development, or the relevant city, county or LADBS office
- Written change orders for anything found behind a wall, agreed before the work happens
- One point of contact for the whole project rather than a different number for every trade
Where We Work Around Burbank
Burbank is home and most of our work is inside the city, from the Rancho equestrian district and Magnolia Park through Toluca Lake and up into the hillside streets above Glenoaks.
We also build across Glendale, North Hollywood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Valley Village, Sun Valley, Van Nuys, San Fernando, Sunland-Tujunga, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Eagle Rock, Los Feliz and Silver Lake. Those places run five different permitting systems between them, and knowing which one you are in is the first thing we establish on any project.
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Tell us what you have in mind and we will give you a straight answer on scope, permits, timeline and price.
Call (747) 330-0305Frequently asked questions
How long has the family been building?
Over 120 years across five generations in Los Angeles County, starting as a carpentry workshop and growing into full general contracting. Matt, who runs the company now, has more than 30 years of his own on job sites.
Do you use your own crew or subcontractors?
Both, deliberately. Framing and finish carpentry are done in-house by our own carpenters, because that is the family trade and the part where quality is most visible. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC and plaster go to licensed specialists we have worked with for years.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. We carry a California general contractor license along with liability coverage and workers' compensation for the crew, and we will hand you the license number and current certificates before you sign anything.
What size projects are worth calling you about?
The multi-trade ones. Whole-house remodels, kitchens and bathrooms taken back to studs, additions, second stories, ADUs, garage conversions and structural work. Most of what we build starts in the mid five figures. Small single-trade repairs are better served by a handyman and we will tell you so.