Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Remodeling Company in Mission District, CA
Home renovation in Mission District means something different than it does almost anywhere else in San Francisco. We’re working inside 1900s – 1920s Edwardians and Victorians, brick buildings with unreinforced masonry, and soft-story wood frames over tuck-under garages, all under the city’s strictest planning review. Garden Grove Contractors has served Mission District since 2017, managing renovation, seismic retrofit, and historic-rehab work across the full envelope of the home. If you’re planning a renovation here, call (877) 373-9230 for a free estimate.
Why Mission District Homes Are Different
The Mission is San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood, settled as Mission Dolores in 1776 and largely rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. That means we’re not doing new builds here. We’re doing renovation, seismic retrofit, and historic rehab inside a dense, landmarked, permit-heavy urban fabric. The typical job is a negotiation with old brick, wood-frame Victorians with bow fronts, lath-and-plaster walls, or knob-and-tube wiring. Add the city’s mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit ordinance for buildings with tuck-under garages, and a permit review on a Valencia Street or 24th Street corridor, and you get jobs where entitlements drive the schedule more than the saw does.
The climate compounds it. Wet winters from November through March push exterior work into the dry window. Marine moisture never really leaves, so old wood siding, trim, and sills rot faster than homeowners expect, and paint fails early on the district’s older facades. We schedule around that. We spec materials that hold up to it. And we factor the city’s planning department into every timeline from day one.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Our Main Mission District Services
Two services account for most of the calls we get from Mission District homeowners: full-scope general contracting for multi-trade projects, and whole-home remodeling where interiors and exteriors move in sequence.
General Contractor in Mission District
When a Mission District job touches structure, seismic, plumbing, electrical, and finishes at once, a single general contractor keeps the permit set coherent and the trades sequenced. We manage that scope under one contract, from soft-story retrofit coordination to final paint on a Valencia Street storefront conversion. The planning department here asks hard questions, and we answer them with a drawn set, not a shrug. If you’re weighing a large renovation or a mixed-use project, start with our General Contractor in Mission District page.
Home Remodeling in Mission District
Remodeling in the Mission usually means working within existing walls and rooflines, preserving the bow-front character while gutting the guts: old wiring, failed plaster, undersized kitchens, baths that predate the city’s modern building code. We’ve done full interiors on 24th Street flats and phased exterior upgrades on Edwardian rows where the siding was failing from decades of fog. If you’re planning a remodel that touches several rooms or trades, see our Home Remodeling in Mission District page for a detailed breakdown.
Home Renovation in Mission District
Home renovation here is renovation in the strict sense: taking a 1910s or 1920s structure and bringing it forward without erasing what makes it a Mission District building. The work often starts with the soft-story garage getting retrofitted, moves into lath-and-plaster removal and rewiring, and ends with a kitchen or bath that finally works for how people live now. Since 2017, our Home Renovation work in the Mission has focused on the full envelope: inside and out, one contractor, one contract.
Home Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
Your home has knob-and-tube wiring, failing plaster, a soft-story ground floor over the garage, or a series of rooms that no longer function as one connected household.
What it costs in Mission District
Whole-home renovation in Mission District typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 for a kitchen-centered scope, with full multi-room work pushing higher depending on seismic and permit requirements.
How we do it
We start with a site visit to check framing, wiring, and any soft-story triggers, then produce a phased plan that sequences seismic retrofit, rough trades, and finishes so the building stays habitable where possible.
Home Renovators
Signs you need it
You bought a Mission District Edwardian with original knob-and-tube wiring, a bathroom from the 1950s, and a kitchen that hasn’t changed since before the 1989 quake.
What it costs in Mission District
A smaller whole-home refresh in Mission District usually starts around $9,000 for a compact kitchen scope and can reach $28,000 when a full bath joins the work.
How we do it
We work room by room in a sequence that protects finished areas from dust, pulling permits for every trade and keeping a single superintendent on the site from demo to final inspection.
What Home Renovation Costs in Mission District
| Item | Typical range in Mission District |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Countertop installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Cabinet installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| 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 |
| Vinyl fence installation | $3,500 – $9,000 |
How long does a home renovation take in Mission District?
Most whole-home renovations in Mission District take four to nine months, but planning review and soft-story retrofit requirements can add two to three months before the first wall opens. We build the permit timeline into the schedule. Call (877) 373-9230 to get a realistic date range for your project.
Will the price change once work starts?
Our quotes are line-item and fixed, so if the scope doesn’t change, the price doesn’t either. Structural surprises in old Mission District buildings do happen, and we document them with photos and a written change order before any additional work. Call (877) 373-9230 for a free estimate.
Brands We Service in Mission District
We install and service windows from CGI, CWS, ES Windows, and ECO Window Systems across Mission District, sourcing parts and units directly from manufacturer channels. Turnaround on special-order lines depends on the product, not on us. See our brands for the full catalog we specify from.
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| Service | Typical range in Mission District |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small kitchen remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen island installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-in shower installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom vanity installation | $800 – $3,000 |
| Paver patio installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Vinyl fence installation | $3,500 – $9,000 |
Prices in Mission District push higher when a job triggers the soft-story retrofit ordinance, requires landmark review on a corridor like Valencia Street, or uncovers knob-and-tube wiring and failed plaster behind the walls. We give upfront, line-item pricing with no change orders unless the scope itself changes.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Mission District
We work throughout the 94110 ZIP and the surrounding blocks, from the flats near Mission Dolores to the storefront streets feeding Valencia and 24th. Response time for estimates across the district is usually one to two business days.
- Mission Dolores
- Inner Mission
- Valencia Corridor
- 24th Street Corridor
- Northeast Mission
Service Area – Cities Near Mission District
Garden Grove Contractors also serves homeowners in San Francisco, CA, Noe Valley, CA, Visitacion Valley, CA, and Chinatown, CA. If you’re just outside the Mission and planning a renovation, the same team and the same manufacturer partnerships apply.
Serving Mission District, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Mission District 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 Mission District
We can typically begin site visits within a few days and start work once permits clear, which in Mission District often takes longer than the physical job. Planning review on older buildings can add weeks. Call (877) 373-9230 and we’ll give you a start-date range based on your specific block and building type.
Yes. We pull all permits with the city and coordinate any required HOA submissions, and we’ve worked through the Mission’s landmark and soft-story review process many times. The planning department here asks specific structural questions, and we answer with stamped drawings. Call (877) 373-9230 to discuss your building’s triggers.
Yes, we handle individual condo units and small multi-unit buildings across 94110, including buildings subject to San Francisco’s soft-story retrofit mandate. We coordinate with building management and the city to keep the renovation moving without surprises. Call (877) 373-9230 for a free estimate on your unit or building.
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 Mission District Customers Say
"The foundation survey came back dead on. Everything downstream of that being square is the reason the rest of the build went smoothly."
- David Park"Framing crew was meticulous and the walls are straight everywhere. Drywall goes on a lot better when the framing is right."
- Carrie Ackerman"He was upfront about a soil issue that added cost early rather than absorbing it and surprising us at the end."
- Yolanda Morales