Every contractor in Los Angeles County says they are licensed, on time and honest. You cannot verify any of that from a website, so this page describes how Burbank Remodeling Contractor actually runs a job. Compare it against the next bid you get and see which parts the other company will commit to in writing.
The short version: we run the whole project with our own crew and long-standing subs, we price what is behind the wall instead of discovering it later, and we do not disappear between the deposit and the drywall. Call (747) 330-0305 and we will walk your house.
One Crew, One Schedule, One Point of Contact
The most common way a remodel goes wrong has nothing to do with skill. It is coordination. A homeowner hires trades separately, or hires a contractor who subs everything out and manages it by text message, and the project stalls because the electrician cannot start until the framer finishes and the framer has moved to another job.
We run the project. Framing and finish carpentry are done by our own carpenters. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC and plaster go to licensed specialists we have used for years, sequenced so each one arrives when the work is genuinely ready. You get one number to call and one person answering for all of it.
We Price What Is Behind the Wall
Burbank's housing stock is mostly pre-1960. Open a wall and you find knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines narrowed by seventy years of corrosion, a joist somebody notched through in 1974, or termite damage in a sill plate. This is normal here, and any bid that does not account for it is a bid that will grow.
So we look before we quote. Where a homeowner will let us, we open a small inspection area during estimating. We carry a realistic allowance for what is likely behind the finishes on a house of that age. And when something genuinely unexpected turns up, we stop, show you exactly what is there, price the fix as a written change order and get your sign-off before continuing. Nothing gets buried, and nothing appears as a surprise on the final invoice.
The lowest bid on a Burbank remodel is usually the one that left something out. Compare bids on what they include: engineering, permits, Title 24 compliance, and a stated allowance for the age of the house.
Permits and Inspections Are Our Job, Not Yours
We pull the permits, manage the plan check corrections and schedule every inspection through final sign-off. That includes the parts homeowners rarely see coming: Title 24 energy calculations on additions and most substantial remodels, structural engineering for anything that moves load, and hillside development review for properties above the flats.
It also means knowing which counter you are standing at. Burbank runs its own Building and Safety division. So do Glendale, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge and San Fernando. Most of the Valley goes through LADBS, and La Crescenta-Montrose answers to Los Angeles County. Five systems, five sets of timelines, and a contractor who only knows one of them will learn the others on your schedule.
Craft That Holds Up After the Photos Are Taken
Five generations of carpentry shows up in the parts of a job nobody photographs. Framing that is actually square, so the doors still close in five years. Shower assemblies built over a proper bonded membrane rather than green board, so the bathroom does not fail in year four. Trim mitres that stay tight through a Southern California summer.
It also shows up where the house deserves it. On a 1920s Spanish or a Craftsman bungalow, we can reproduce a casing profile that no longer exists in any catalog, patch plaster in three coats to match the surrounding texture, and restore original wood windows rather than replacing them with vinyl that makes the house look wrong from the street.
What We Will Tell You That Others Might Not
- When your project is not worth doing. If a garage conversion sits in a required setback and the city will never approve it, we say so instead of taking a design deposit.
- When an addition beats an ADU, or the reverse, based on your lot and what you actually want rather than which job is bigger.
- When the timeline you have in mind is not achievable, at the walkthrough rather than two weeks before your date.
- When a smaller scope gets you most of the benefit. Not every house needs a whole-home remodel to live properly.
- When we are not the right company for the job at all, because it is single-trade work a specialist will do better and cheaper.
How a Project Runs From Here
It starts with a walkthrough. We look at the house, listen to what you are trying to achieve, and give you a straight read on what is realistic for your lot and your budget. If it makes sense for both of us, design and engineering follow, then plan check, then construction, then final inspection and closeout with the permit card and warranty paperwork handed over.
No part of that requires you to chase us. Call (747) 330-0305 and we will book the walkthrough.
Talk to a Burbank general contractor about your project
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 do you handle unexpected problems found during construction?
We stop, photograph and show you what is there, price the correction as a written change order, and get your approval before doing the work. In houses of this age something is found on most projects, so we carry a realistic allowance for it up front rather than treating it as a surprise.
Will I be able to reach you during the project?
Yes, and from one number. You are not coordinating between a framer, a plumber and an electrician who each blame the other. One person is accountable for the schedule and answers for every trade on the job.
Do you provide references from past projects?
Yes. We will put you in touch with recent clients on comparable work, and we would encourage you to ask them specifically about the schedule and about how change orders were handled, since those are the two things that decide whether a remodel is a good experience.
What happens if the project runs late?
We tell you as soon as we know, with the reason and a revised date, rather than letting it drift. Some delays are genuinely outside our control, plan check being the most common, which is why we build realistic permitting time into the schedule at the start instead of quoting a best case.
Why should I not just take the cheapest bid?
Sometimes you should, if it genuinely covers the same scope. Usually it does not. Check whether engineering, permits, Title 24 compliance and an allowance for concealed conditions are in there, and whether the finish allowances match what you have described. A low bid with a $3,000 tile allowance on a high-end bathroom is not a cheaper bathroom, it is the same bathroom with an argument scheduled for month two.