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When a contractor hands you a bid for a kitchen remodel or a roof replacement in Citrus, the number on that paper means nothing until you know two things: whether the permit will actually get pulled through LA County, and whether the crew that shows up is the same crew you met at the estimate. We answer both questions the same way on every job. Tom Barrett runs the company, his sons run the crews, and every permit goes through the LA County Department of Public Works Building and Safety Division because that’s what Citrus requires. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
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.
Why Citrus Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Most of our customers in Citrus found us the way people find anything worth keeping: a neighbor mentioned the name, or they watched a crew working two streets over and asked who signed the permit card. We’ve been at this since 1998, and Tom’s sons run the crews themselves most days. When work happens on a home near Barranca Avenue or up in the foothill streets north of Sierra Madre Avenue, the person you see on site is someone whose name is on the truck. No subcontracted strangers, no revolving door of faces.
The unincorporated part matters here more than people expect. Citrus has no city hall and no city building department. That means every permit request, every inspection scheduling, every plan check goes through LA County’s EPIC-LA portal. Contractors who spend most of their week pulling permits in Azusa or Glendora often stumble when they cross into 91702 and find a completely different system waiting for them. We don’t stumble. We know the county inspectors, we know the Chapter 7A fire-resistant assembly requirements that apply to so much of Citrus, and we know how to schedule work so the inspection doesn’t stall your job for a week.
We serve homeowners throughout Citrus, including the pockets east of Citrus Avenue and the neighborhoods tucked against the 210. If you’re near Citrus Elementary or the commercial stretch along Azusa Avenue, we’ve likely worked within half a mile of you already.
Construction Services We Offer in Citrus
Kitchen Remodeling
Kitchen Remodeling in Citrus means working around postwar framing, original electrical panels that were undersized by today’s code, and sometimes an unreinforced chimney wall that has to be addressed before any wall comes down. We carry KraftMaid and Cambria, and every allowance gets written into the contract before we start.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in Citrus.
Bathroom Remodeling
Older Citrus homes hide their surprises under the floor sheathing. We open a bathroom during Bathroom Remodeling - Citrus projects and regularly find cast-iron waste lines from the Eisenhower era that need replacing before any tile goes down. That’s the kind of find that turns a national chain’s fixed quote into a change-order avalanche. Ours goes in writing first.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in Citrus.
Roofing
Much of Citrus sits inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. That’s not a scare term; it’s an LA County designation that dictates which roofing assemblies are legal on your house. GAF and CertainTeed are the brands we install, and we spec vents, underlayment, and edge flashing to meet Chapter 7A because the inspector will check. Learn more about our Roofing in Citrus.
Windows & Doors
Windows & Doors in Citrus projects like replacing original single-pane aluminum sliders change how a 1960s tract house feels in July, and it matters during Santa Ana season too. We install Andersen and Marvin, and we pull the permit because changing fenestration in an unincorporated foothill community triggers county inspection.
Learn more about our home improvement services in Citrus.
Fence Installation
Between sloped lots, wind exposure, and neighbors who share a property line, fence work in Citrus is rarely as simple as digging a hole and setting a post. We pour footings deep enough for the wind, we straighten lines on irregular lots inherited from old citrus grove subdivisions, and we put the scope in writing before we break ground.
Driveway & Pavers
Driveway and hardscape work in Citrus means accounting for drainage on a sloped lot and choosing materials that hold up to foothill heat and Santa Ana grit. We work with Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers, and we handle the grading so water moves away from your foundation instead of under it.
Home Additions & ADU
ADUs are popular in Citrus right now, but the lot shapes left over from agricultural parceling make some additions look easy in a brochure and difficult on your actual property. We walk the site, we check the county setback and VHFHSZ requirements that apply to your specific parcel, and then we tell you what’s buildable and what isn’t.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Citrus
We work throughout the 91702 ZIP code, from the tighter postwar blocks near Citrus Elementary over to the larger, quieter lots on the eastern edge toward Glendora. Typical response time for an estimate in Citrus is one to two business days.
- Barranca Avenue area
- Citrus Avenue corridor
- Neighborhoods north of Sierra Madre Avenue
- Foothill-adjacent streets south of the 210
Why Citrus’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
Citrus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, and that single fact shapes nearly every construction decision a homeowner makes here. Santa Ana winds barrel down those slopes and drive ember cast straight into neighborhoods during fire season. That is why LA County designates so much of Citrus as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and why Citrus Roofing work cannot legally use the same assembly a roofer might install in Covina without a second thought. Chapter 7A fire-resistant materials are not an upsell in Citrus. They are the floor.
The housing stock adds another layer. Most homes in Citrus were built between the 1950s and 1970s on land cleared from citrus groves, so the framing is original wood, the insulation is often barely there, and the electrical panels were sized for an era when one television and a window air conditioner was peak load. Unreinforced masonry chimneys are common and usually need attention before any remodel touches the surrounding walls. When we quote a job in Citrus, we price it for what a 1962 house built on old grove land actually contains, not what the brochure says.
Pricing for Construction in Citrus
Honest numbers help you decide whether to call. Here’s what work in Citrus generally runs, based on the jobs we’ve completed in 91702:
- Kitchen remodel: $28,000 - $65,000 depending on scope and cabinet line
- Bathroom remodel: $14,000 - $32,000 depending on fixture grade and footprint
- Roof replacement: $9,500 - $24,000 depending on pitch, material, and VHFHSZ assembly requirements
- Window and door replacement: $700 - $2,200 per opening installed
- Fence installation: $2,800 - $9,000 depending on footage and terrain
- Driveway and pavers: $12 - $28 per square foot including base and drainage prep
- ADU: $180,000 - $320,000 depending on size and site conditions
Every scope and every allowance appears in writing before work begins. Change orders come to you as a written document before any nail moves. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put together an exact number for your house, not a range.
Service Area - Cities Near Citrus
Based out of Los Angeles County with local crews throughout the foothill communities, we also serve homeowners in Azusa, Vincent, Covina, and Glendora. If you live in one of those neighboring cities, you get the same written change orders and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Citrus, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Citrus 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 Construction in Citrus
Yes, in almost every case. Citrus is unincorporated Los Angeles County, so permits are issued through the LA County Department of Public Works Building and Safety Division using the EPIC-LA portal. There is no city hall to walk into and no city building department. We pull permits on every eligible job and we schedule the inspections through the county. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific project requires.
It often does. A large portion of Citrus falls within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which means Chapter 7A fire-resistant construction standards apply to new builds and major renovations. That includes roofing assemblies, vents, exterior wall coverings, and certain windows and doors. If a contractor gives you a price for a roof without asking about your parcel’s VHFHSZ status, get a second opinion. We provide that second opinion free in writing.
Most kitchen remodels we complete in Citrus land between $28,000 and $65,000. The spread depends on whether you’re refacing cabinets or tearing out walls, and whether you choose stock cabinets or a KraftMaid or Cambria level finish. We give free written estimates, so call (877) 610-1318 for a number that fits your actual house.
Only if you change the scope, and if you do, the new price arrives as a written change order before any additional work happens. What we will not do is surprise you at the end with an allowance overage that was never documented. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises.
We do. ADU projects in Citrus require county plan check, and depending on your parcel, VHFHSZ compliance and hillside grading review. We know the sequence and the inspectors, and we’ll walk you through it. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free site assessment of your lot and what’s buildable on it.
Contact Barrett & Sons Construction
If you live in Citrus and you’re tired of contractors who quote one number and deliver another, call us. Tom Barrett answers his own name on the truck, his sons run the crews, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract, not hidden in a drawer. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, 24 hours a day.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Citrus and surrounding communities since 1998.
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 Citrus Customers Say
"Addition over the garage matched the original roofline and brickwork so closely that visitors do not realise it was added. He tracked down the closest brick he could find rather than settling."
- Gideon Stroud"The bathroom was finished on the day he said at the start, which nobody had led me to believe was possible."
- Loretta Vanterpool"His sons run the crews and they were in our house for four months. Not once did I feel I had to be home to keep an eye on things."
- Camila Fuentes