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Remodeling Company in Inglewood, CA
Home remodeling in Inglewood runs into conditions you won’t find ten miles east or west: 1920s bungalows with soft-story framing, post-war stucco tract homes on shallow foundations, and the Newport-Inglewood Fault trace running straight through certain parcels with mandatory 50-foot Alquist-Priolo setbacks that can halt an addition before a shovel breaks ground. We’re Elmstead Remodeling, a Cedarwell company, and we check the state fault-zone maps before we draw a single line. Our crews work with the marine-layer humidity that settles over Inglewood’s older housing stock, not against it. Call (949) 850-9896 and we’ll schedule your free estimate, with a written price before any work starts.
Why Inglewood Homes Are Different
Inglewood’s residential core is built from two distinct eras: the 1920s – 1950s California bungalows near the downtown corridor, and the post-WWII stucco-over-wood-frame tracts that filled in toward the west. Most of these homes predate modern seismic codes. Soft-story conditions, cripple walls without shear paneling, and shallow unreinforced foundations are routine findings once we open a wall. Before any significant renovation or sale, we often need to bring the structure up to current standards.
The coastal influence matters too. Sitting roughly three miles from the Pacific and directly under LAX’s marine layer, Inglewood sees persistent fog and higher humidity than inland LA communities. That moisture pushes through aging stucco, finds gaps in original vapor barriers, and creates conditions we’d rarely encounter in drier Valley markets. Our crews specify proper ventilation details and moisture management on every job, not as an upgrade, but as standard practice.
Then there’s the fault. The Newport-Inglewood Fault, responsible for the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, places parts of the city inside an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. We’ve seen projects where the setback conflict only surfaced after permit submission, killing an ADU plan entirely. Experienced local builders check the maps first. It’s a step that wouldn’t cross our minds in El Segundo, but in Inglewood it’s essential.
Meanwhile, the Hollywood Park redevelopment, SoFi Stadium, and Intuit Dome have compressed construction timelines and strained local permit offices. We’re scheduling around that reality, not pretending it doesn’t exist.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Inglewood Services
Inglewood homeowners call us most often for whole-home renovations and targeted room upgrades. These are the services with dedicated Inglewood pages:
General Contractor in Inglewood
We manage full-scope construction projects from permit to final inspection, including the structural upgrades that Inglewood’s pre-1960 housing stock typically requires. Our crews coordinate with the city’s building department on soft-story retrofits, foundation work, and additions that must clear Alquist-Priolo review. Every project gets the Cedarwell Care Promise: shoe covers at the door, drop cloths on the floors, and quiet tools during family rest hours where the schedule allows. General Contractor in Inglewood covers our full capabilities.
Bathroom Remodeling in Inglewood
We remodel bathrooms in Inglewood’s bungalows and post-war tracts, working around galvanized plumbing, out-of-level floors, and the ventilation challenges that come with marine-layer humidity. Our installs use Kohler, Moen, and Grohe fixtures with warranties you can verify independently. We ask before moving anything in your home, and we photograph the clean-up before we leave. Bathroom Remodeling in Inglewood has room-by-room details.
Kitchen Remodeling in Inglewood
Inglewood kitchens often need electrical service upgrades and wall remediation before cabinetry goes in. We install KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and we handle the permit path through the city for you. The written price comes before any work starts, every time. Kitchen Remodeling in Inglewood walks through our process.
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.
Home Remodeling in Inglewood
Home remodeling in Inglewood means working with housing stock that spans nearly a century of construction methods, often on parcels constrained by active fault-zone regulation. We regularly open walls in 1940s stucco tracts to find no shear paneling, original knob-and-tube wiring still live, and foundations too shallow for current code. Our process starts with a site assessment that includes a fault-zone map check, then builds a scope that addresses structure, systems, and finish in that order. Home Remodeling covers our full approach across project types.
Whole House Remodel
Signs you need it
Your home has multiple failing systems simultaneously, original 1940s – 1960s plumbing and electrical, or you’ve outgrown the layout but love the neighborhood and want to stay.
What it costs in Inglewood
A whole house remodel in Inglewood typically runs $45,000 – $130,000 depending on square footage, structural condition, and whether foundation or seismic work is required.
How we do it
We phase the work so your family can remain in residence where possible, sequencing mechanical and structural work before finishes, with daily clean-up and photo documentation of the state we leave each evening.
Home Renovation
Signs you need it
Specific rooms are dated or dysfunctional, but the home’s core systems are sound and you don’t need to reconfigure the entire floor plan.
What it costs in Inglewood
Targeted home renovations in Inglewood generally fall between $9,000 for focused single-room updates and $45,000 for more extensive multi-room work.
How we do it
We isolate the work zone with dust barriers, protect adjacent rooms with drop cloths, and schedule the noisiest demolition during hours that respect your family’s routine.
What Home Remodeling Costs in Inglewood
| Item | Typical range in Inglewood |
|---|---|
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
How long does a whole house remodel take in Inglewood?
Most whole house remodels in Inglewood take 4 – 8 months from permit approval to final walkthrough, with additional time if Alquist-Priolo fault-zone review is required for additions or ADUs. We build that contingency into our schedule upfront so you’re not surprised mid-project. Call (949) 850-9896 for a timeline specific to your property.
Will the price change once work starts?
No. Our written price is fixed before any work begins. The only exception is if you request changes after signing, or if concealed conditions emerge that neither a reasonable inspection nor the fault-zone map could have predicted, in which case we discuss options and pricing before proceeding. Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate with a written line-item quote.
Brands We Service in Inglewood
We install and work with named-brand materials whose warranties travel with your project: KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone surfaces, Kohler, Moen, and Grohe fixtures, James Hardie and GAF exterior products, plus Sakrete concrete mixes and Schluter waterproofing systems. Our Los Angeles office stocks common parts and coordinates with supplier warehouses across the metro, so most material lead times run 2 – 4 weeks, not months. See our brands for full specifications.
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| Service | Typical range in Inglewood |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $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 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Concrete Driveway Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
Prices in Inglewood push toward the higher end when foundation work, seismic retrofitting, or Alquist-Priolo compliance reviews are needed, and when material access is complicated by the ongoing Hollywood Park construction traffic. We account for these factors in our written price, not as surprises after the crew arrives.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Inglewood
Our crews work across Inglewood’s residential areas, from the older bungalow districts near the civic center to the post-war tracts west of Prairie Avenue and the neighborhoods north of Century Boulevard. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with crews arriving locally.
- Morningside Park
- Century Heights
- Lockhaven
- Inglewood Knolls
- La Tijera
Service Area – Cities Near Inglewood
We serve homeowners throughout the Westside and South Bay corridor. Our crews regularly work in Hawthorne, CA, just to the south, Culver City, CA to the northwest, El Segundo, CA toward the coast, and Lawndale, CA to the southwest. Each project holds to the same Cedarwell Care Promise standards, with locally dispatched crews and the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every completed job.
Serving Inglewood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Inglewood 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 Inglewood
Yes. We handle permit applications, scheduling, and inspections with the City of Inglewood’s Building and Safety Division for every project that requires them. For work near the Newport-Inglewood Fault trace, we also verify Alquist-Priolo clearance before submitting, so your project isn’t delayed by a mid-process zone conflict.
We ask about nap times, school schedules, and pet routines during your initial consultation, then build the daily work plan around them. Our crews use quiet tools where the technology allows during rest hours, we ask before moving furniture or personal items, and we select pet-safe products whenever a choice exists between formulations.
We serve all Inglewood residential neighborhoods, from the older parcels near the fault trace to the newer developments around the Hollywood Park district. Our Los Angeles office coordinates dispatch, and crews arrive with the materials and tools needed for your specific project, not a generic loadout.
Call (949) 850-9896 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll provide a written, line-item price before any work starts, and every project is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
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 Inglewood Customers Say
"Opened up our kitchen. They controlled the dust better than I thought possible, protected the floors, and left a photo of the cleaned space each day. Gentle on the house and on budget."
- Simon Albright"Kitchen remodel. With two kids at home I was dreading the dust, but they walled off the space in plastic and cleaned every single day. Respectful, calm crew. The kitchen is stunning."
- Beverly Austin"Main bath gut and redo. They protected the carpet the whole way down the hall and vacuumed daily. Quiet during naps when they could be. Lovely finish."
- Franklin Mbeki
