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Remodeling Company in Ventura, CA
Bradford Remodeling handles general contracting, kitchen remodeling, and whole-home remodeling in Ventura, CA. We serve homeowners from the hills above Foothill Road down to the beachside avenues near San Buenaventura State Beach. Most Ventura jobs involve older single-family homes built between the 1940s and 1970s, which means we’re usually working around existing foundations, aging plumbing rough-ins, and floor plans that predate open-concept living. Call (903) 568-7222 to talk through your project and get a written price before any work starts.
Why Ventura Homes Are Different
Ventura’s coastal climate is kind to a house in some ways and hard on it in others. The marine layer that rolls in most mornings keeps temperatures moderate, but it also means salt air and persistent moisture that work on exterior paint, wood trim, and caulk lines year-round. We see more dry rot around window sills and door thresholds here than in the inland valleys, and the fix usually involves cutting back to sound substrate before any finish work goes on. That step gets skipped by a lot of crews, and it’s the reason some Ventura paint jobs and exterior repairs fail inside two years.
Housing stock varies block by block. The Midtown neighborhoods around Ventura High School hold a lot of 1950s ranch-style homes with original post-and-beam framing, while the College area and tracts east of Victoria Avenue lean toward 1960s and 1970s construction. Many of these homes have never had a structural remodel, so when a homeowner wants to open up a kitchen or add a bathroom, we’re often working around load-bearing walls that newer homes would not have. Ventura’s permit process also moves at its own pace, and getting a plan check done right the first time matters more here than in cities with looser building departments.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Ventura Services
Ventura homeowners call us most often for two things: a full general-contract job that pulls several trades together, or a kitchen remodel that updates a room the house has been waiting on for thirty years. Each service has its own Ventura page with the pricing detail and job specifics.
General Contractor in Ventura
When a Ventura job touches more than two trades, it needs someone running the schedule, the permits, and the inspection sequence. Our General Contractor in Ventura service is built for that: we coordinate demolition, framing, rough-in, finish work, and final inspection, and we put the full scope in writing before the first tool comes out. For Ventura’s older homes, we also flag the things a bid from a less careful contractor will miss, like undersized floor joists or a main panel that won’t carry the new load.
Kitchen Remodeling in Ventura
Kitchen remodels in Ventura run from cosmetic refreshes in the tract homes off Telephone Road to full structural teardowns in Midtown, where a load-bearing wall usually separates the kitchen from the living room. Our Kitchen Remodeling in Ventura page covers the price ranges and the sequence, but the short version is this: we pull the permits, manage the engineered beam work if a wall has to move, and install cabinets, counters, fixtures, and flooring from a documented brand roster. The written price is set before demo starts.
Home Remodeling in Ventura
Whole-home remodeling in Ventura often means bringing a 1950s or 1960s house forward without stripping away what made the floor plan work in the first place. Our Home Remodeling in Ventura service covers additions, garage conversions, and room-by-room updates, with the same rules applied throughout: documented scope, named materials, and a one-year written guarantee on the finished job. We see more termite damage and dry rot in Ventura’s coastal air than homeowners expect, and the truth about that damage comes out during demo, not after we’ve already closed the wall.
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 Ventura
We work with a documented set of name-brand materials so specifications are traceable and warranty claims don’t get bounced around. On Ventura jobs that means KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Kohler and Moen fixtures, and GAF and James Hardie exterior products. See our brands page for the full roster and manufacturer warranty terms.
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| Service | Typical range in Ventura |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
Two things push a Ventura price up: the age of the house and what we find behind the drywall. A 1950s home that has never had a remodel will often need framing corrections, new supply lines, or a panel upgrade before finish work starts, and those costs get named in the written estimate, not sprung on you at the door. Whatever the final number is, Bradford Remodeling gives it to you in writing before any work begins, and that number does not move unless you change the scope yourself.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Ventura
We run jobs throughout Ventura, from the beachside streets west of downtown to the hillside lots off Foothill Road and the newer pockets east of Victoria Avenue. Here is a sample of where we work most often:
- Midtown Ventura
- College area
- Downtown Ventura
- East Ventura
- Foothill Road area
Most Ventura jobs can be estimated within a few business days of first contact. The schedule depends more on the size of the project than the neighborhood, and we set the timeline in the written scope so you know when the crew arrives and when the job closes.
Service Area – Cities Near Ventura
Bradford Remodeling schedules work in Oak View, CA and Ojai, CA up the 33, as well as Oxnard, CA and Port Hueneme, CA along the coast. Each of those cities gets the same written-price commitment and the same one-year guarantee on the finished work.
Serving Ventura, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ventura 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 Ventura
Yes. We pull all required permits through the City of Ventura building department and schedule the inspections that go with them. If a job needs engineered plans for a beam or an addition, we coordinate that too, and we don’t close out a project until the final inspection passes.
We do. Some Ventura neighborhoods, especially newer ones in East Ventura and gated communities off Telephone Road, have HOA design-review rules that affect exterior work. We handle the submission and the follow-up so the job doesn’t stall at the review stage.
Our crews work throughout the Ventura area, including Ojai, Oak View, Oxnard, and Port Hueneme. If you’re just outside the main service area, call (903) 568-7222 and we’ll tell you straight whether we can get a crew to your street. Every estimate is free, and every price is in writing before work begins.
Call (903) 568-7222 to schedule a free estimate for your Ventura remodel. You’ll get a written price, a named crew, and a one-year guarantee on the finished work, all before the first tool comes 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 Ventura Customers Say
"Kitchen remodel run by a veteran-owned crew. They started on the day promised, kept the site clean, and gave weekly updates. New cabinets and counters look great."
- Alan M."Painting and drywall repair were flawless. They patched the drywall seams and the paint matches the old wall."
- Cal P."Replaced old windows and trim while redoing the kitchen. Clean finish work."
- Ron F.
