Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
FenceFree written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Remodeling Company in Irvine, CA
Home renovation in Irvine runs $14,000 – $45,000 for a typical kitchen, $9,000 – $28,000 for a bathroom, and climbs from there for additions and ADUs. Irvine is a master-planned city where nearly every neighborhood operates under a Village HOA with its own design review, so the contractor you pick needs to know how to move a project through architectural submittals, not just through framing. We’re Garden Grove Contractors, and we’ve served Irvine since 2017 with one contract covering every phase, from kitchen counters to the roofline. Call (877) 373-9230 to talk through your project.
Key takeaways:
- Kitchen remodels in Irvine typically run $14,000 – $45,000; bathrooms $9,000 – $28,000.
- HOA architectural review gates many Irvine projects as much as the city permit does.
- We manage material sourcing, subcontractors, and the approval process under one contract.
Why Irvine Homes Are Different
Irvine is a master-planned city built and still largely controlled by the Irvine Company, so construction work here is dominated not by aging-home remodels but by new build-outs, HOA-governed tract subdivisions, and design-review approval processes. Permits, architectural review, and construction-defect documentation matter as much as the build itself. Contractors working here must navigate one of Southern California’s largest and most uniformly master-planned cities, where nearly every neighborhood is a Village with its own HOA design guidelines.
Irvine’s housing stock is overwhelmingly post-1970s to brand-new construction, organized into named Villages of tract homes, townhomes, condos, and mid-rise/apartment complexes, plus a fast-growing Great Park and Spectrum-area high-density corridor. So the work is heavy on new builds, tenant improvements, additions under HOA review, and warranty/defect remediation rather than legacy-home retrofits. The climate adds its own pressures: warm dry summers, mild winters, and persistent Santa Ana wind events alternate between dry rot from winter rain and UV/sun damage on siding, roofing, and hardscape. Much of the city sits on engineered fill over former agricultural land, so grading, soil-compaction, and expansive-soil reports are routine parts of foundation work here.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Our Main Irvine Services
Irvine homeowners tend to call about two things most often: full-scope general contracting for multi-phase projects and whole-home remodeling that has to clear HOA review. Here’s how each works in this city.
General Contractor in Irvine
When an Irvine homeowner wants to add square footage, rework the exterior, or run a multi-trade remodel across the kitchen, baths, and roofline, they need a licensed general contractor who can pull permits, manage subcontractors, and produce submittal drawings that clear Village-specific design review. We’ve worked in Woodbridge, West Park, and the Great Park corridor enough to know which questions each HOA asks before a project even gets to the city. General Contractor in Irvine is our full-scope page for that work.
Home Remodeling in Irvine
Home remodeling in Irvine often means reworking a tract home’s original layout while staying inside the envelope the HOA allows. Kitchen reconfigurations, primary bath remodels, moving interior walls, and upgrading to Cambria quartz with Kohler or Moen fixtures are typical scopes. We handle the design-review package, the material sourcing, and the build under one contract. Home Remodeling in Irvine covers the full range.
Home Renovation in Irvine
Home renovation in Irvine usually means upgrading a tract-built or newer home that hasn’t aged out of its systems yet but no longer matches how the owners live. The semi-arid coastal climate and Santa Ana wind events mean materials take UV and dry-air punishment even when they aren’t failing, and because nearly every Irvine neighborhood runs through an HOA architectural review, renovation timelines hinge on submittal approvals as much as build schedules. We approach a renovation here as a materials-and-approvals problem first, then a build. Home Renovation is the broader service hub for this work.
Home Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
Your kitchen or baths function but feel patched together across decades of small fixes, or you’re planning to sell and the finishes read as dated.
What it costs in Irvine
Most full home renovation contracts in Irvine land between $14,000 and $45,000 per major space, with kitchens at the top of that range.
How we do it
We walk the house, map the scope, run the HOA and permit review, then source every material from our 50-plus brand partnerships and build under one contract.
Home Renovators
Signs you need it
You have a multi-phase list that spans interiors and exteriors, like a kitchen, a primary bath, new windows, and reworked hardscape, and you want one accountable contractor instead of five.
What it costs in Irvine
Multi-trade renovations that span kitchen, bath, and exterior scopes in Irvine typically run $45,000 – $130,000 depending on the size of the addition or structural work.
How we do it
We sequence the work so the trades don’t trip over each other, phase it around HOA and city approvals, and keep one contract from the countertop to the roofline.
What Home Renovation Costs in Irvine
| Item | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
How long does a home renovation take in Irvine?
Most full renovations run 8 – 16 weeks, but HOA architectural review can add 2 – 6 weeks before we start. Call (877) 373-9230 and we’ll map out a realistic timeline for your Village.
Will the price change once work starts?
No. We price from a written line-item scope, and we don’t run change orders unless you add scope. Call (877) 373-9230 for a fixed quote on your renovation.
Brands We Service in Irvine
We build around the material brands Irvine homeowners actually ask for. That means Therma-Tru entry doors for the wind-driven rain seasons, ViewLux windows where UV exposure is brutal, and Master Halco fencing for the HOA-required tongue-and-groove looks. See our brands for what we source and stock locally.
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| Service | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Walk-in shower installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Countertop installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Cabinet installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Roof replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Paver driveway installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| ADU construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
Prices in Irvine push upward when a project sits in a Village with stricter architectural review, when foundation work runs into engineered fill that needs compaction testing, or when Santa Ana exposure requires upgraded window and door ratings. We quote a fixed written price up front and hold it for the life of the job.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Irvine
We work across Irvine’s Villages, from the tract-home corridors to the high-density Great Park and Spectrum areas. Our crews are in Irvine most days of the week, so scheduling a walkthrough usually happens within a couple of business days.
- Woodbridge
- West Park
- Northwood
- Great Park
- Spectrum
Service Area – Cities Near Irvine
We also run projects in the cities around Irvine, often for homeowners who work in Irvine but live one city over. That includes Tustin, CA, Aliso Viejo, CA, Santa Ana, CA, and North Tustin, CA. The permitting and HOA realities shift a little in each one, but our pricing model and fixed-scope contracts carry over.
Serving Irvine, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Irvine and nearby communities. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Remodeling Company in Irvine
Yes. We prepare architectural review packages for Village-specific design guidelines and track the submittal through approval before we start. HOA review in Irvine gates most exterior and addition work, so we front-load it.
We can typically start within 2 – 4 weeks for interior remodels once the HOA and city permits clear. Exterior and ADU work depends on the Village review cycle, which can add 2 – 6 weeks. Call (877) 373-9230 and we’ll give you a straight answer for your neighborhood.
Yes. We work across 92617, 92618, 92619, and 92620, from the older Villages to the Great Park and Spectrum corridors. Call (877) 373-9230 for a free estimate anywhere in Irvine.
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 Irvine Customers Say
"Every inspection passed first time. The building department clearly knows him and that made the whole process easier."
- Elena Torres"Quality construction and a professional operation. Communication was strongest at the site meetings, and slower by email in between."
- Alejandro Flores"Allowances in the contract were realistic rather than artificially low to make the bid look good."
- Sanjay Rao