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Remodeling Company in Santa Monica, CA
Bradford Remodeling handles general contracting, kitchen remodeling, and whole-home remodeling across Santa Monica, CA. Most Santa Monica jobs involve older housing stock, tight lot lines, and strict city permit requirements that slow down crews who don’t plan for them. We put every price in writing before work starts, and every completed project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (903) 568-7222 to talk through your project and get a free estimate.
Why Santa Monica Homes Are Different
Santa Monica, CA has a housing stock that leans heavily toward 1920s Spanish-style bungalows, mid-century ranches, and a growing number of steel-and-glass rebuilds north of Wilshire. The older homes bring real conditions to the job: knob-and-tube wiring that needs replacement, foundation settling on the sandy soil near Ocean Park, and framing that predates modern shear-wall standards. Building on the coastal side means planning for salt air corrosion on exterior hardware and marine-layer moisture against stucco and wood siding.
Seismic code is a serious factor in Santa Monica. Retrofits, shear-wall upgrades, and foundation bolting are standard parts of many remodels, not add-ons. The city’s permit path is thorough and often includes plan check reviews that add weeks to the front end of a project. Homeowners in Sunset Park and North of Montana deal with different review processes than condos and townhomes closer to downtown. Curtis Lane, owner at Bradford Remodeling, keeps every Santa Monica job routed through the same discipline: documented scope, written price, permits pulled, inspections passed.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Santa Monica Services
Most Santa Monica homeowners come to us through one of three doors. Each service has its own page with local pricing, scope detail, and a FAQ section built for that specific job.
General Contractor in Santa Monica
When a Santa Monica job touches structure, electrical, plumbing, or load-bearing walls, you need a general contractor who manages the permit set, the trade schedule, and the inspections. We coordinate the full sequence: demo, rough-in, city inspection, dry-in, finish, final sign-off. In Santa Monica, that often means coordinating with specific inspectors on specific days and keeping the site tight enough to pass on the first visit. See the full scope breakdown on our General Contractor in Santa Monica page.
Kitchen Remodeling in Santa Monica
Santa Monica kitchens run large in the older Spanish homes and surprisingly tight in the 1950s bungalows south of Pico. We handle the whole job: cabinet layout and installation with KraftMaid and Wellborn lines, Cambria and Caesarstone countertops, Kohler and Moen fixtures, and the full rough-in for plumbing and electrical. The permit path here is specific, and we pull the permits. Details and the full price table live on the Kitchen Remodeling in Santa Monica page.
Home Remodeling in Santa Monica
A whole-home remodel in Santa Monica means sequencing work so you can stay in the house when possible, and moving you out when it isn’t. We plan the schedule around city inspections, not the other way around. Projects range from a two-bathroom refresh in Mid-City to a full down-to-studs rebuild in the Wilshire-Montana area. Every phase has a written price before it starts, and the full-year guarantee applies at close. Get the complete picture on our Home Remodeling in Santa Monica page.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Brands We Service in Santa Monica
We work with documented material lines so nothing on your Santa Monica, CA job is left to guesswork. That includes KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone surfaces, Kohler and Moen fixtures, plus GAF and James Hardie exterior products. For faster turnarounds on common items, we keep select cabinet and trim stock at local suppliers and order the rest by spec, not by gut feel. See our brands for the full list.
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AfterPricing for Remodeling Company in Santa Monica, CA
These are the real ranges we quote in Santa Monica, CA. Every figure below reflects market pricing for this city, not a national average. We write your number down before the first tool comes out, and that number doesn’t move at the door.
| Service | Typical range in Santa Monica |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What pushes a Santa Monica price toward the top of a range is usually the age of the structure. Older framing, failing sill plates, and out-of-code electrical panels are common discoveries behind walls in the pre-1950 homes. We surface those conditions in the estimate, not after demo. Every Santa Monica, CA job gets the written price before work starts, so the number you approve is the number you pay unless the scope changes and you sign off on the change.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Santa Monica
We run jobs across the full width of Santa Monica, CA, from the canyon-adjacent streets east of 7th to the ocean blocks west of Main. Our crews know which permit reviews apply in each district and how to keep a job site clean on short, narrow lots.
- Sunset Park
- North of Montana
- Ocean Park
- Wilshire-Montana
- Mid-City
Most Santa Monica, CA homeowners can expect our first site visit within a few business days of the call, and we schedule the work around your availability and the city’s inspection calendar.
Service Area – Cities Near Santa Monica
Along with Santa Monica, we take on projects in the neighboring Westside cities. If your property sits in Venice, CA, Pacific Palisades, CA, Marina del Rey, CA, or Culver City, CA, the same written-price commitment and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Dispatch coordinates from our Los Angeles office, and crews work each city locally.
Serving Santa Monica, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Santa Monica 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 Remodeling Company in Santa Monica
Site visits typically happen within a few business days of your call. Start dates depend on the permit path for your project, and Santa Monica has a real plan check queue. We give you a schedule with the written estimate, so you know what to expect.
Yes. We pull the permits for every job that requires them, and we schedule and pass the inspections. If your project needs structural, electrical, or plumbing changes, permits are non-negotiable in Santa Monica, CA. Our written scope includes the permit plan.
No. Your written price stands unless you ask for a change or the inspection reveals a condition no one could reasonably see at bid time. If that happens, we document the change and get your sign-off before proceeding. Call (903) 568-7222 to get your free estimate started.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local construction pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Santa Monica Customers Say
"Primary bath redo. Tile is straight, shower pan was flood tested, and the vanity fits perfectly."
- Tricia S."Fixed price, written scope, and no surprise charges."
- Wes D."Respectful crew. Covered the floors and swept every day."
- Jackie T.
