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Remodeling Company in Lafayette, CA
Bradford Remodeling handles general contracting, kitchen remodeling, and whole-home remodeling in Lafayette, CA, with a written price before any work starts and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every completed job. Lafayette homes run older than most East Bay stock, which means remodels here hit specific conditions: hillside foundations, dated electrical panels, and floor plans never designed for modern kitchens. We plan for those realities up front so the number on your written estimate is the number you pay. Call (903) 568-7222 and we will walk the property and give you a straight answer on scope and cost.
Why Lafayette Homes Are Different
Lafayette’s housing stock skews toward mid-century ranches and 1960s and 1970s split-levels, with a meaningful share of homes built into the hills above Highway 24 and along Reliez Valley Road. Hill work changes the job: sloped lots often need retaining or stepped foundations addressed before interior walls move, and access for materials can be tight on narrow streets in Happy Valley and Burton Valley. The summer heat in Lamorinda bakes south-facing exteriors, so we spec James Hardie siding and GAF roofing products with heat and UV exposure in mind rather than defaulting to the cheapest material that will fade or warp within a few seasons. In the flatter neighborhoods near downtown, the constraint is usually lot coverage: many properties were subdivided decades ago, so additions and ADU construction must thread a narrow path between side setbacks and existing rooflines. Lafayette also enforces its own planning rules through the city, separate from unincorporated Contra Costa County, which means permit expectations and plan-check timelines are not the same as Orinda or Moraga. We pull permits and stand behind the inspections on every job, so the paperwork side never becomes your problem.
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Our Main Lafayette Services
Most Lafayette homeowners call us first about two things: a kitchen that has outlived its layout, or a larger remodel that needs a general contractor to run the whole project. Here is what each looks like in this city.
General Contractor in Lafayette
As a General Contractor in Lafayette, we run projects where multiple trades have to sequence correctly: structural work, electrical rough-in, plumbing, drywall, finish carpentry, and inspections. Lafayette hillside homes often need an engineer’s sign-off before we open a wall or change a roofline, and we coordinate that with the city rather than leaving you to chase stamps. Curtis Lane sets the schedule and the scope, and every trade that steps onto the property is background-checked and uniformed. You get one point of contact and one written price instead of a stack of invoices from subs you never met.

Kitchen Remodeling in Lafayette
Kitchen Remodeling in Lafayette usually means pulling out a 1980s galley kitchen or a closed-off original kitchen and rebuilding it around how the household actually cooks. We replace the substrate behind old tile rather than tiling over rot, rerun circuits for modern appliance loads, and spec cabinets from KraftMaid or Wellborn so the door hinges and drawer slides carry a manufacturer warranty we can point to. Quartz counters from Cambria or Caesarstone hold up to Lamorinda heat and daily use without the resealing ritual natural stone demands. Written line-item pricing means you see the cabinet line, the countertop material cost, and the labor as separate figures before you sign.

Home Remodeling in Lafayette
Home Remodeling in Lafayette covers the broader jobs: reworking a floor plan, converting a garage into living space, adding square footage, or refreshing multiple rooms at once. These projects in Lafayette frequently start with a structural surprise, termite damage behind stucco or an undersized beam in a hillside post-and-pier foundation. We price the known scope in writing and document any concealed condition with photos before the number moves, because a no-surprise invoice is the whole point of The Garrison Standard. A full-year written guarantee covers the completed work when we close the job out.

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 Lafayette
We install and stand behind a documented roster of name-brand materials across Lafayette jobs: our brands include Abodu, Cover, and Dvele for prefabricated ADU shells, plus KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Caesarstone surfaces, Kohler and Moen fixtures, GAF and James Hardie exterior products, and Therma-Tru doors. Materials are ordered to spec with manufacturer warranties that back our own guarantee, so a failed hinge or a delaminating panel is corrected under a traceable claim rather than a shrug.
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AfterPricing for Remodeling Company in Lafayette, CA
These are the ranges we quote most often for Lafayette work. Every figure below is a market-calibrated range for this city, not a national average, and your written estimate falls inside one of these bands once we have seen the property.
| Service | Typical range in Lafayette |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| 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 |
Hillside access and structural retrofits push Lafayette pricing toward the upper end of these bands, while flat-lot projects on standard foundations land closer to the middle. Either way, you get a written price before we start, and that price does not move at the door.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lafayette
We run crews across Lafayette, from the flat streets near downtown up through the hillside subdivisions. Typical response time from first call to site walk is one to two business days depending on schedule.
- Downtown Lafayette
- Happy Valley
- Burton Valley
- Reliez Valley
- Trail neighborhood near the reservoir
Service Area – Cities Near Lafayette
In addition to Lafayette, we take on remodeling and general contracting work in Walnut Creek, CA, Orinda, CA, Moraga, CA, and Pleasant Hill, CA. Permitting and plan-check timelines differ across these cities, so we handle the paperwork locally rather than assuming one city’s process matches the next.
Serving Lafayette, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette

Yes. We pull permits through the City of Lafayette for every job that requires them and we stand behind the inspections. Hillside structural work and ADU construction nearly always trigger a permit, and we handle that end-to-end so the homeowner never has to deal with the planning counter. Call (903) 568-7222 to confirm what your specific project requires.
Site walks typically happen within one to two business days, and we schedule the job start based on material lead times and permit approval. Cabinet and window orders can run several weeks, so we sequence the work to keep the project moving while we wait on inspected items. The first step is a free estimate at your property.
Not unless we uncover a concealed condition, and even then we document it with photos and put the revised number in writing before proceeding. The written-price commitment is the core of how Bradford Remodeling operates, and it applies to every Lafayette project. Call (903) 568-7222 and we will walk you through exactly what the estimate covers.
For a free, written estimate on any remodeling or general contracting work in Lafayette, call Curtis Lane and the Bradford Remodeling team at (903) 568-7222. We answer the phone with a live person, 24/7, and we will give you a straight number before any tools come out.
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 Lafayette 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.











