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Remodeling Company in Cerritos, CA
Bradford Remodeling is a full-service remodeling contractor serving Cerritos, CA. We provide general contracting, kitchen remodeling, and whole-home remodeling with a written price before any work starts and a full-year guarantee on every completed project. Cerritos is a city of roughly 49,000 people where housing stock from the 1960s and 1970s dominates, and the mixed Spanish, ranch, and contemporary layouts mean most jobs involve working around load-bearing walls, original framing, and tight lot lines. Call (903) 568-7222 for a free estimate on your Cerritos project.
Why Cerritos Homes Are Different
Cerritos homes were largely built during the city’s expansion between the mid-1960s and early 1980s. When we open a wall in Cerritos, we frequently find plumbing routed through studs without nail plates, undersized headers over windows that a previous owner widened, or drywall texture that has to be matched carefully after patch work. The soil here is another factor. Cerritos sits on flat basin land with expansive clay soils, and over the years we’ve seen slab movement show up as hairline cracks in tile, doors that stick seasonally, and drywall seams that open and close with moisture swings. None of this is unusual or alarming, but it changes how we bid and sequence work. We also run into HOAs in several Cerritos sub-communities, particularly gated developments south of South Street, where exterior changes like window replacements or driveway work need architectural review before permits are pulled. Our crews plan for those timelines instead of treating them as surprises.
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Our Main Cerritos Services
Cerritos homeowners call us most often for two things: a remodel they’ve been planning for years and a structural or systems problem they discovered while trying to do the first remodel. The three services below carry separate Cerritos pages with exact pricing breakdowns.
General Contractor in Cerritos
As a General Contractor in Cerritos, we handle the projects that don’t fit a single trade: structural repairs, additions, interior gut-and-rebuilds, and coordinating licensed subs for electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. Cerritos’s older tract homes often have undocumented past work, so our first step is usually confirming what’s actually behind the walls before we commit to a number. That pre-work inspection and documentation is part of how we keep the written price honest. We pull permits through the City of Cerritos Building and Safety Division and schedule inspections as the job progresses. Curtis Lane runs point on planning so every scope item is addressed in writing before a single tool comes out.

Kitchen Remodeling in Cerritos
Kitchen Remodeling in Cerritos means working with U-shaped and galley kitchens common to the city’s 1970s tract homes, plus a fair number of larger L-shaped kitchens in the custom-built pockets north of Artesia Boulevard. We see a lot of original oak cabinets that have been painted once or twice, dropped soffits above upper cabinets that can be reconfigured, and peninsula walls that are commonly load-bearing. Knowing which walls in a Cerritos tract layout typically carry roof load changes how quickly we can price a job and how many structural permits we’ll need. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria surfaces, and Kohler fixtures are the names you’ll see on our spec sheets.

Home Remodeling in Cerritos
Home Remodeling in Cerritos covers the larger scope: whole-home updates, moving walls, expanding square footage where the lot allows, and modernizing electrical and plumbing throughout. Many Cerritos homes still run on original galvanized supply lines and 100-amp panels, so a true whole-home remodel usually includes more than cosmetic work. We coordinate the build around the city’s permit process and your HOA’s approval calendar if one applies. Every scope item and material allowance goes on paper up front, and the final walkthrough ends with the signed 365-Day Done Right Promise in your hand. That guarantee says what it covers, for how long, and what we’ll do if something fails inside that window.

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 Cerritos
We work with documented, name-brand materials on Cerritos jobs: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone surfaces, Kohler and Moen fixtures, GAF roofing, and James Hardie siding. We also service and integrate prefab units from companies like Abodu and Dvele when a homeowner is considering a manufactured ADU. Parts and materials for common lines are stocked locally through our Los Angeles supply network, which keeps most orders to a standard turnaround. See our brands for the full documented roster.
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These are the price ranges we’ve quoted and closed for Cerritos work. They reflect current local labor rates, materials from documented brands, and the city’s permit and inspection fees. Your exact number comes from the job’s actual scope, not a guess at the door.
| Service | Typical range in Cerritos |
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| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
What pushes a Cerritos job toward the top of these ranges is usually hidden structural work: termite damage in older framing, undersized footings discovered when we open a bearing wall, or as-built plumbing that doesn’t match what the plans show. What keeps a job inside the range is the written scope, because it doesn’t move once we agree on it. Every Cerritos project gets a fixed, written price before work starts. No numbers that change at the door.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Cerritos
We work across the full city of Cerritos, from the older tract sections west of Bloomfield Avenue to the newer developments near Cerritos Towne Center and the well-established streets south of Artesia Boulevard. Typical response for a site visit in Cerritos is within one to two business days, depending on the scope and permit timeline.
- Shadow Park
- Cerritos Park East
- Sundance
- Heritage Park
- Towne Center
Service Area – Cities Near Cerritos
Bradford Remodeling serves Cerritos and the surrounding cities across the southeast Los Angeles basin. Homeowners in Artesia, CA, La Palma, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA, and Norwalk, CA often have the same housing stock and similar permitting realities to what we see in Cerritos, and we bring the same written-price commitment to each location.
Serving Cerritos, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cerritos 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 Cerritos

Planning and written pricing take about one to two weeks from the first site visit, then we schedule a start date based on permit approval from the City of Cerritos and your material lead times. We don’t promise a start date we can’t hold, but once we set one, we don’t move it without telling you why and what it means for the schedule. Call (903) 568-7222 to lock in a free estimate on your Cerritos project.
Yes. We pull all building permits through the City of Cerritos, and when your HOA requires architectural review for exterior work, we prepare and submit that package too. HOA timelines are the variable we can’t control, so we factor them into the schedule from day one. For a clear timeline on your specific Cerritos property, call us and we’ll map it out.
Yes. The written price is the price. If we find something inside a wall that wasn’t on the plans, we stop, document it, and hand you a written change order before any additional work is done. No surprise invoices at close. That’s the point of The Garrison Standard, and it’s how every Bradford job in Cerritos runs. Call (903) 568-7222 for a free estimate with the number in writing.
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 Cerritos Customers Say
"Home remodel with a new floor plan. Handled structural work and permits without drama."
- Gus R."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.











