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AfterFast, Reliable Kitchen Remodeling Across Hollywood
A full kitchen remodel in Hollywood, CA typically runs $14,000-$45,000, with smaller projects like backsplash work starting around $800 and cabinet installation ranging $4,000-$13,000. Most projects take 4-10 weeks depending on whether you’re refreshing finishes or moving walls. Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your Hollywood home together before we quote a number.
We know what’s behind the walls in this neighborhood because we’ve opened them on every block from Whitley Heights to the flatland corridors off Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood’s housing stock isn’t like the newer tracts further out. You’ve got Craftsman bungalows from the 1920s, Spanish Colonial courtyard apartments, and a dense layer of 1960s soft-story walk-ups. Each one comes with its own surprises, and we plan for them before the first hammer swings.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hollywood’s Preferred Kitchen Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his name is still on the truck. That matters in a neighborhood like Hollywood, where homeowners have been burned by out-of-area outfits that quote low, show up late, and disappear when the inspector finds a problem. We answer our own phone. A live person picks up 24/7, not a call center in another state.
Our crews work Hollywood every week. We know the difference between a 1920s wood-lath wall and a 1970s drywall partition, and we know which one hides knob-and-tube wiring. We pull permits on every eligible job and the inspector signs off before we close anything up. That’s not extra bureaucracy to us. The permit inspector works for you, not for me – that’s why I like him. If something’s not right, we want him to catch it before it’s buried behind tile.
Every Hollywood homeowner gets the same deal Tom has offered for 29 years: a written scope of work, allowances in writing, change orders in writing, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on the contract. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back. We also offer a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount and a free second opinion on any written estimate. You can look up Tom’s name, address, and license number before you sign anything. He publishes all three.
Our Kitchen Remodeling Services in Hollywood
Here’s what we handle most often in Hollywood, and what each one actually involves in this city’s older homes. For the full picture on every service we offer, see our Kitchen Remodeling team’s main page. Locally, these are the jobs we’re doing right now across Hollywood.
Full Kitchen Remodeling
A full kitchen remodel in Hollywood means gutting to the studs more often than not. In a 1920s Craftsman off Franklin Ave, that reveals wood-lath plaster and sometimes knob-and-tube. In a 1960s apartment building, it reveals undersized headers and rusted-out window frames. We inspect before we rough in, write allowances for what we expect, and issue a written change order for anything we didn’t expect before we touch it. Full remodels here run $14,000-$45,000.
Cabinets & Countertops
Hollywood kitchens often have original built-ins that either need to stay or go depending on the HPOZ rules for your block. If the cabinets can stay, refacing or new doors run less than full replacement. If they’re going, we install KraftMaid cabinets and Cambria or quartz counters with real structure behind them, not shims and hope. Countertop installation alone runs $2,000-$6,500 in Hollywood. Cabinet installation runs $4,000-$13,000.
Backsplash, Tile & Flooring
Tile work in Hollywood’s older homes means preparing a substrate that’s often uneven after decades of settling. We use Schluter waterproofing systems behind tile in wet zones and level the floor before we lay it. Backsplash installation in Hollywood runs $800-$2,500, and we’ll match the existing character of a Spanish Colonial or Craftsman home instead of fighting it.
Kitchen Design & Layout
Design and layout is the step that saves Hollywood homeowners from expensive mistakes. In courtyard apartments and hillside homes alike, the existing footprint wasn’t built for modern kitchens. We work through the layout on paper and in person before demolition, accounting for load-bearing walls, existing plumbing stacks, and whatever the HPOZ requires when the plan touches an exterior wall. This is the money step. Skip it and you’ll pay for it twice.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. In Hollywood kitchens, that means KraftMaid and Cambria on cabinets and counters, Schluter waterproofing behind tile, and Grohe fixtures when you want German engineering that outlasts the remodel. If a brand ever fails, we’re the local crew that comes back and makes it right under the 90-Day Done Right Promise. No arguing with a manufacturer’s warranty department.
Common Kitchen Remodeling Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring behind cabinets. Homes built before 1960 in Hollywood’s flatland corridors often still have live knob-and-tube circuits. The inspector will red-tag them once the wall is open, and the re-wire is not optional. We map circuits before demolition and write the allowance into the contract.
- Historic review surprises. If your Hollywood home sits in an HPOZ district, any exterior alteration triggered by the kitchen remodel, like a new window or a relocated exterior door, needs sign-off from the LA Office of Historic Resources. Out-of-area contractors miss this and lose weeks. We file the paperwork before the wall comes down.
- Undersized floor joists under islands. A kitchen island over a 2×6 joist system bounces. We check load-bearing capacity before we frame, and we write the beam retrofit into the change order when it’s needed. No surprises at final inspection.
- Soft-story retrofit tie-ins. Hollywood’s 1960s-70s apartment buildings with tuck-under parking fall under LA’s mandatory soft-story seismic retrofit ordinance. If your kitchen remodel opens a wall that intersects the retrofit shear panel, you need hold-downs and plywood in that wall before we close it. We coordinate with the retrofit engineer so the two scopes don’t fight each other.
How Hollywood’s HPOZ Rules Change a Kitchen Remodel
Here’s what out-of-area contractors learn the hard way in Hollywood: a kitchen remodel often cannot proceed until the LA Office of Historic Resources signs off on any exterior stucco or Roofing - Hollywood work the remodel triggers. That means changing a kitchen window in a Whitley Heights HPOZ home isn’t just a window swap, it’s a design review under Secretary of Interior Standards. The review can add weeks to the timeline, and it catches people off guard who don’t know it’s coming. We know it’s coming. We file early, we keep the scope in writing, and we don’t let the kitchen sit open while paperwork crawls.
On a 1920s Spanish Colonial courtyard apartment off Whitley Ave in the Whitley Heights HPOZ, our crew opened a kitchen wall to find knob-and-tube wiring and wood-lath plaster crumbling around a rusted-out window header. We called for an inspection before touching the rough-in, wrote a change order for the structural repair and partial re-wire, and only closed the wall after the inspector signed off. That kept the project on draw schedule and the tenants safe. That’s how we work here.
Anyone searching for Kitchen Remodeling in Hollywood should know this before signing: the combination of HPOZ review, soft-story retrofit deadlines, and knob-and-tube wiring isn’t a maybe. It’s the norm in this neighborhood. Ask any contractor you’re considering how they handle all three. Then call us and ask the same question.
Pricing for Kitchen Remodeling in Hollywood, CA
Here are the ranges we quote in Hollywood, based on actual project scopes we’ve completed across 90028 and the surrounding blocks:
| Project | Hollywood Price Range |
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| Kitchen Remodel (full) | $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 |
What moves the number in Hollywood? Age of the home. Presence of knob-and-tube. HPOZ review requirements. Whether the structural engineer gets involved. We write all of it as line items, so you see exactly where the money goes before we start. No allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your Hollywood kitchen.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
We run crews through Hollywood every week, and we take the same written-scope, permits-pulled approach in Universal City, West Hollywood, Koreatown, and Echo Park. If you’re a few miles out and wondering whether we’ll come, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll tell you straight.
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 - Kitchen Remodeling in Hollywood
No. In a Hollywood HPOZ district, any exterior alteration triggered by your kitchen remodel, including a new window or relocated door, requires sign-off from the LA Office of Historic Resources under Secretary of Interior Standards. The review is separate from your building permit and can add weeks. We file early and write the timeline into the scope. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check whether your address is in an HPOZ before you plan around it.
Yes. If your kitchen remodel opens a wall that intersects the retrofit engineer’s shear panel layout, that wall needs hold-downs and plywood shear panels before we close it. We coordinate with the retrofit engineer so you’re not paying twice. We include a specific allowance for seismic retrofit tie-ins in the written scope. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk about your building’s retrofit status.
It means we put a dollar figure in the contract for what we expect to find, like a re-wire allowance or a drain replacement allowance, before we start. If the scope changes when the wall comes open, you get a written change order with the new price before we touch the work. You never pay for a surprise at the end. That’s the Barrett & Sons way, and it’s on every Hollywood contract. For exact numbers on your project, call (877) 610-1318.
Probably not for interior work alone. But if your remodel touches the exterior, like relocating a drain line or a vent pipe that exits a hillside wall, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety may require a grading or hillside review. Steep-slope work in the Hollywood Hills brings expansive soils and drainage requirements that flatland contractors don’t handle well. We do. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what applies to your specific slope.
Because Hollywood’s housing stock varies wildly: a small 1920s bungalow with a simple layout and no HPOZ review might quote at the bottom of the range, while a full gut in an HPOZ courtyard apartment with knob-and-tube rewiring, structural repair, and seismic tie-ins lands near the top. The difference isn’t contractor markup. It’s what’s behind the walls and what the city requires before you can close them. We itemize all of it. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with a written scope.
Get Your Free Hollywood Kitchen Remodel Estimate
Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule a walkthrough of your Hollywood kitchen. We’ll talk through what you want, what the walls will tell us, and what the city will require. Then you’ll get a written estimate with line-item pricing. No trip charge inside the county. Free second opinion on any written estimate you already have. And if you’re a senior or veteran, we take 10% off permanently. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Hollywood since we opened our doors in 1998.