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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Hollywood
Hiring a general contractor in Hollywood means reconciling two very different job sites: the flat grid streets below Franklin Ave and the hillside parcels above Beachwood Dr and Laurel Canyon Blvd. The same scope of work can carry wildly different permit, geotech, and structural requirements depending on which side of the hill you live on. We’re Bradford Remodeling, and our General Contractor team runs both kinds of jobs with a written price before any work starts. Call (903) 568-7222 and a live person answers, 24/7, not a voicemail.
Why Bradford Remodeling Is Hollywood’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Hollywood homeowners call us after they’ve been burned. The no-show contractor. The bid that doubled the week demolition started. The crew that vanished with rough-in half done. Our position is simple: we put every price and every guarantee in writing, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise backs it. If the work fails within the first year, we return and correct it at no charge.
Our crew shows up in uniform, background-checked, and you know who’s walking through your door before they arrive. That matters in Hollywood, where hillside access, narrow canyon roads, and old housing stock reward crews that plan before they swing hammers. We coordinate scheduling and dispatch from the brand’s Los Angeles office, with crews working Hollywood neighborhoods locally.
What does the 365-Day Done Right Promise cover for Hollywood homeowners? Every completed project. For a full year. If framing settles, tile cracks, a cabinet door binds, or a fixture fails, we come back and fix it. You get a signed written guarantee at job close. Not a verbal promise.
Styles & brands we work with
Remodeling Contractor in Hollywood
A Remodeling Contractor in Hollywood handles the full scope of interior renovation: demolition, framing, rough-in for plumbing and electrical, drywall, finish carpentry, cabinetry, counters, tile, paint, and final trim. On flat-grid streets like Melrose Hill, that work often clears LADBS plan check with standard drawings. On hillside lots above Beachwood Dr, the same kitchen remodel may require soils review, excavation notes, and shoring details before you get a permit number.
Kitchen and Bath Work
Kitchen remodels in Hollywood run $14,000 to $45,000. Bath remodels run $9,000 to $28,000. The range reflects what you choose for cabinetry, counters, and fixtures. KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria counters sit higher in those ranges because they’re documented name-brand materials with manufacturer specs and warranties. The written price covers the full scope before work starts, so you’re not discovering a $6,000 surprise at the appliance installation.
Additions and Whole-Home Work
Whole-home remodels and additions require structural drawings, LADBS plan check, and usually a longer calendar. A home addition in Hollywood runs $45,000 to $130,000, while a garage conversion runs $30,000 to $80,000. Those numbers include the permit package and inspection sequence. If your pre-1930 bungalow garage was converted without a permit, that’s a record-clearance issue we’ll catch in the first week, before demolition starts.
Licensed General Contractor in Hollywood
A Licensed General Contractor in Hollywood is the single point of responsibility for a project’s permits, subcontractors, schedule, and inspection sign-off. That role matters more in Hollywood than most places, because the city’s housing stock splits between hillside parcels with geotechnical review and flat-grid neighborhoods with routine plan check. One job moves fast. The other moves carefully. Both need someone who knows which one they’re on before they bid.
Permit and Inspection Management
We pull the permits, we schedule the inspections, and we stand in front of the LADBS inspector when they walk the site. That means a framing inspection gets booked correctly after rough-in, not rescheduled because a wall was closed too early. On a 1926 bungalow off Beachwood Dr, our crew opened a kitchen wall and found it was load-bearing, with a subfloor cut for an old plumbing move. We pulled a revision, added a header, sistered the joists, and got the framing signed off before drywall. That’s the job.
What “Squared Away” Looks Like at Close
When a Hollywood project finishes, you get a clean site, a documented scope, and a signed written guarantee in your hand. There’s no punch list chase through a phone tree. The Bradford standard means the crew walks the final walkthrough with you, notes any defect, and schedules the correction before final payment is requested. That’s how we close every job here.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We build with documented materials brands, not whatever’s on the truck that morning. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone surfaces, Kohler and Moen fixtures, GAF and James Hardie exterior products, Therma-Tru doors. We also work with prefab and panelized systems where they fit, including Abodu and Cover accessory dwelling unit shells. For Hollywood projects, these choices matter because LADBS plan check and field inspectors recognize the product specs. That saves time when permits are already the long pole in the schedule. Turnaround from order to install is typically shorter because we’re working with stocked distribution channels, not special orders.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Hillside geotech surprises. A lot above Laurel Canyon Blvd can carry hidden soil conditions that don’t show up on a flat-lot quote. If there’s no soils report or shoring line item in the bid, the change order arrives the same week the foundation is dug. We include that scoping conversation before the contract is signed.
- Unpermitted garage conversions. Pre-1930 bungalow garages in Hollywood are often converted living spaces with no LADBS record. Treating those as “grandfathered” stalls inspection sign-off. We confirm the record first and fold retroactive permitting into the scope before rough-in starts.
- Thin allowances on cabinets and counters. Some Hollywood bids quote KraftMaid entry lines and Silestone base options, then blow the budget when the client specifies Cambria and Kohler. Our allowances are written at spec level before you sign, so the number is real.
- Hillside access problems. Canyon streets and narrow driveways mean material staging, debris removal, and concrete trucks need a plan. If the plan isn’t in the bid, the client pays for it later. We walk every hillside site before we price it.
Pricing for General Contractor in Hollywood, CA
Here are the actual ranges for Hollywood, CA. These are the numbers we quote from, not placeholders.
| Project | Hollywood Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
What moves the number? First, permit classification. Flat-grid plan check is one cost. Hillside geotech review is another. Second, material spec. KraftMaid and Cambria cost more than entry-level lines; they also carry manufacturer warranties. Third, existing conditions, especially unpermitted prior work that must be legalized. We give you a written line-item price before any work starts, with allowances set at spec level. No numbers that move at the door. Call (903) 568-7222 and we’ll walk the scope with you.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
While this page is specific to General Contractor in Hollywood, we take on projects in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco when the fit is right. The permitting and geotech rules change by jurisdiction. The written-price commitment and the 365-Day Done Right Promise don’t. If you’re in a neighboring city and want the same straight scope and pricing discipline, call the same number: (903) 568-7222.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
Yes, in almost every case, a kitchen or bath remodel in Hollywood requires an LADBS permit, especially when you’re moving plumbing, opening walls, or altering electrical. Hollywood’s pre-1930 bungalow stock frequently carries unpermitted prior work, so we verify the building record before we bid. Call (903) 568-7222 and we’ll tell you what your specific scope will require, before you sign anything.
Hollywood hillside and canyon parcels above Laurel Canyon Blvd and off Beachwood Dr often trigger geotechnical review, soils reports, excavation notes, and shoring requirements that flat-grid neighborhoods don’t face. That’s additional engineering, additional plan check time, and usually deeper foundation work. It’s not markup. It’s physics, and it’s the LADBS record. We price both types of sites honestly.
A draw schedule is the payment structure tied to completed milestones, not time passed. On a Hollywood project, typical draws are mobilization, demo and rough-in, drywall and finish start, and final inspection. You authorize payment at each completed milestone, after the work is visibly done. Our draw schedule is written into the contract before work starts, so there’s no ambiguity about when money moves.
Allowances are set at spec level in our written price, so if your allowance specifies KraftMaid and Cambria, that’s the number you’re signing. A change order only comes into play if you change the scope after the contract, or if hidden conditions, like a cut subfloor behind a 1926 wall, require a structural revision. That change order is written, priced, and approved before the extra work happens. No silent repricing.
A kitchen or bath remodel in Hollywood typically runs 6 to 14 weeks from contract signing to final punch list. Additions and whole-home projects run 4 to 9 months depending on permit volume at LADBS. Hillside geotech review can add 3 to 6 weeks before permits issue. We schedule the calendar honestly and put the milestones in writing. Call (903) 568-7222 for a free estimate and a realistic timeline for your specific Hollywood property.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner at Bradford Remodeling, serving Hollywood since 2004.
