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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Hollywood
General contractor work in Hollywood runs $5,000 for a small bathroom refresh up to $130,000 for a full home addition, with most kitchen and bath projects falling between $9,000 and $45,000. We’re Elmstead Remodeling, a Cedarwell company, and our crews serve Hollywood from our Los Angeles office. Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate.
Hollywood’s mix of 1920s Spanish Colonial bungalows in the flatlands, mid-century dingbat apartments, and newer master-planned communities off Cahuenga Boulevard means no two projects face the same constraints. We’ve worked in the Hollywood Hills WUI zones where fire-resistant exterior materials are mandatory, and we’ve navigated HOA architectural review boards in newer pockets where a window style change can trigger a violation notice. Our General Contractor team knows the difference between a flatland permit path and one that needs LADBS geotechnical sign-off before the first wall comes down.
Why Elmstead Remodeling Is Hollywood’s Preferred General Contractor Company
We’ve built our reputation in Hollywood by treating the home like the family still lives there, because they do. Our Cedarwell Care Promise means shoe covers at the door, drop cloths on every floor, and quiet tools during nap and school hours where the schedule allows. Background-checked, uniformed technicians arrive with a written price before any work starts, and every project carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Dispatch and scheduling run from our Los Angeles office, so Hollywood homeowners aren’t waiting for a crew to cross county lines. We know the local conditions: the Santa Ana wind cycles that stress hillside roofing, the undocumented fill soils on canyon lots that turn standard footings into drilled caisson jobs, and the HOA review timelines that can add weeks to a master-planned community project. When you call (949) 850-9896, a live person answers, 24/7.
Styles & brands we work with
Construction Company in Hollywood
Construction Company work in Hollywood spans everything from seismic retrofits on 1960s soft-story dingbats to full room additions in the Hills, with home additions running $45,000 – $130,000 and ADU construction at $90,000 – $220,000. The Hollywood Fault’s Alquist-Priolo designation means any new structure for human occupancy within 50 feet of the fault trace requires site-specific geotechnical investigation before LADBS issues permits, a constraint that simply doesn’t exist in neighboring Burbank or Culver City.
Seismic and Structural Work
The city’s mandatory soft-story retrofit ordinance has created a sustained pipeline of structural work on Hollywood’s dingbat apartment buildings. We handle the engineering coordination, permit pull, and inspection sequencing so owners meet court-enforced deadlines without tenant displacement.
Hillside Foundations
On steep Hollywood Hills lots, we routinely hit decomposed granite or undocumented fill from mid-century cut-and-fill grading. What would be a standard spread-footing job elsewhere becomes a drilled caisson-and-grade-beam project, often tripling structural costs and triggering additional LADBS geotechnical review.
Remodeling Contractor in Hollywood
Remodeling Contractor projects in Hollywood focus heavily on kitchen and bath upgrades, with small kitchen remodels at $9,000 – $20,000, full kitchen remodels at $14,000 – $45,000, small bathroom remodels at $5,000 – $12,000, and full bathroom remodels at $9,000 – $28,000. In newer and master-planned Hollywood homes, builder-grade thermofoil cabinets and 2cm slabs often show wear within a few years, making early replacement a smart investment if handled warranty-safe.
Builder-Grade Upgrades
In a newer master-planned pocket off Cahuenga Boulevard, our crew took on a builder-grade kitchen where the original white thermofoil cabinets and 2cm builder slab were peeling and pitting within a few years of occupancy. We filed the HOA architectural application first, kept the layout so no wall went load-bearing, and swapped in KraftMaid boxes with a Cambria countertop, adding a proper rough-in for a Kohler faucet and a new Silestone-clad island. The builder warranty survived because we documented water intrusion at the original sink base before touching it, and the homeowner got a finished kitchen without a single architectural violation.
Warranty-Safe Replacement Order
We always photograph and document builder defects before demolition. Skip this step, and the builder denies the warranty claim, leaving the owner to absorb costs that should have been covered. Our written process protects both the upgrade and the original coverage.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We specify named-brand materials whose warranties travel with the finished project. Cabinets come from KraftMaid and Wellborn; countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone; fixtures from Kohler, Moen, and Grohe; exterior materials from James Hardie and GAF. For ADU and modular projects, we also work with Abodu, Cover, and Dvele systems where the site and HOA rules allow. Hollywood homeowners can research every brand independently, verify warranties directly with manufacturers, and know exactly what they’re buying. We stock common hardware and fixture components locally so a damaged Kohler cartridge or Moen valve doesn’t stall a project for days.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Builder warranty claims denied for lack of documentation. We photograph water intrusion, substrate failure, and manufacturing defects before any demolition begins. Without that record, the builder has grounds to reject the claim and the owner pays twice.
- HOA architectural violations mid-project. New window styles, paver driveway colors, or roof materials that weren’t pre-approved trigger stop-work orders. We file HOA applications before ordering materials, not after.
- Hillside foundation surprises from undocumented fill. On canyon lots above Franklin Avenue or in the Outpost Estates, mid-century grading often buried loose fill or decomposed granite. Standard spread-footing assumptions collapse on contact, forcing a redesign to drilled caissons and grade beams with full LADBS geotechnical review.
- WUI fire-code compliance on Hillsides. Properties in the Hollywood Hills Wildland-Urban Interface must use Chapter 7A fire-resistant siding, ember-resistant vents, and non-combustible eave assemblies. We specify these from the first drawing so inspections pass on the first call.
Pricing for General Contractor in Hollywood, CA
Here’s what typical projects cost in Hollywood’s current market. Every figure below comes with a written, line-item quote before any work starts, and that price doesn’t change once the crew arrives.
| Project Type | Price Range in Hollywood |
|---|---|
| Small Kitchen Remodel (builder-grade first upgrade) | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
| Window Replacement (builder-grade swap) | $4,500 – $15,000 |
What moves a project up or down within these ranges? Hillside access, HOA review timelines, the need for geotechnical investigation near the Hollywood Fault trace, and whether original knob-and-tube wiring or clay sewer laterals need replacement. We itemize every variable in your written quote. Call (949) 850-9896 for your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our crews work throughout Southern and Northern California. We regularly take on projects in Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco, with the same Cedarwell Care Promise and 365-Day Done Right Promise at every location. Each office is independently owned and operated, held to the same standards.
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
Start with the kitchen cabinets and countertop if the thermofoil is peeling or the 2cm slab is pitting, since these see the hardest daily use and offer the clearest visual upgrade. We document any water intrusion or substrate failure before touching anything, so your builder warranty stays intact. Call (949) 850-9896 for an exact quote on your specific layout.
Not if you document existing defects in writing with photographs before any demolition begins. We handle this documentation as standard practice, and we design upgrades that don’t alter load-bearing walls or exterior envelopes where the warranty terms are strictest. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll review your warranty language before proposing any work.
Exterior-facing changes almost always require HOA architectural review, and some associations also regulate visible plumbing fixtures, window styles, or material colors from common areas. We file the HOA application before ordering materials, so you never face a mid-project stop-work order. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll confirm your specific HOA’s timeline and requirements.
Hillside lots routinely require drilled caisson foundations instead of standard spread footings, WUI fire-resistant materials per California Building Code Chapter 7A, and sometimes retaining wall work that flatland projects never encounter. The Hollywood Fault trace adds geotechnical investigation costs if your property sits near it. We price these factors separately in your written quote so you see exactly where the money goes.
We pull all permits through LADBS, schedule inspections in the proper sequence, and never ask homeowners to manage the city side. Projects near the Hollywood Fault trace may need geotechnical sign-off before structural permits release, and HOA-approved projects need architectural committee clearance before we call the first inspection. We coordinate both tracks so your job doesn’t stall between trades.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner at Elmstead Remodeling, serving Hollywood as a Cedarwell company since 2005.
