Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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If you own a home or an apartment building in North Hollywood, you already know the drill: pull a permit for almost anything, and the counter at LADBS will check your property against the city’s soft-story retrofit database before handing you a single piece of paper. We work inside that system every week, and we’ve spent years learning its quirks so your project doesn’t stall at the counter. Tom Barrett and his sons run the crews themselves, and a live person answers our phone at (877) 610-1318 day or night. We’re not the cheapest bid in North Hollywood, and we don’t try to be. We’re the one that shows up, writes everything down, and stands behind the work.
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 North Hollywood Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Homeowners in Valley Village and the NoHo Arts District call us for the same reason they check a license number before signing anything: they’ve been burned before by a contractor who quoted one price and delivered another. That doesn’t happen here. Every scope change, every allowance, every single price adjustment arrives as a written change order before work moves forward. Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Ask anyone on your street, or look it up yourself. We’ve been doing this since 1998, and Tom’s sons are on-site most days in the 91601 through 91606 ZIP codes, not a rotating cast of subcontractors wearing someone else’s shirt.
We hold a strong local reputation across North Hollywood for honesty on the front end and craftsmanship on the back end. And when the job’s done, the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written into the contract: if something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. That’s not a marketing line. It’s how we’ve run the company for over 29 years.
Construction Services We Offer in North Hollywood
Kitchen Remodeling
North Hollywood kitchens from the 1950s and 60s hide surprises behind the drywall: undersized electrical panels, plumbing that’s well past its useful life, and framing that predates modern load standards. We plan for those discoveries up front and carry brands like KraftMaid and Cambria so your cabinet and countertop choices are names you can actually research. Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in North Hollywood.
Bathroom Remodeling
Older North Hollywood bathrooms often sit on cast-iron drain lines that have been quietly corroding since Johnson was in office. We open walls, assess what’s actually there, and write the scope honestly before a single tile comes up. Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in North Hollywood.
Roofing
Valley heat destroys asphalt shingles faster than coastal weather ever will, and North Hollywood’s summer highs past 105°F mean cool-roof materials and proper attic ventilation aren’t optional add-ons, they’re survival features. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems built for exactly this climate, with permits pulled and inspections signed. Learn more about our Roofing in North Hollywood.
Windows & Doors
Single-pane aluminum windows from the postwar boom let the San Fernando Valley heat pour into your living room from June through September. We install Andersen and Marvin windows and doors, plus Simonton and Ply Gem options where the budget calls for them. Learn more about our home remodeling services to see what fits your project.
Fence Installation
North Hollywood lots are tight, property lines are old and sometimes poorly marked, and a fence built six inches over the line becomes a neighbor dispute waiting to happen. We locate the boundary, pull what needs pulling, and install a fence that stands straight through years of Valley sun and Santa Ana winds.
Driveway & Pavers
Concrete in North Hollywood cures fast in the dry heat, which means scheduling and mix ratios have to be right the first time or the slab spalls and cracks within five years. We plan pours around the weather and stand behind the finished surface, with Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers available for hardscape work.
Home Additions & ADU
North Hollywood’s R1 and R2 zoning, plus the city’s push for accessory dwelling units, makes ADU construction one of the most active parts of our business here. But the LADBS permitting process for a garage conversion or second-story addition is not a weekend project, and the soft-story database flags plenty of lots before the counter issues anything. We handle the entire permit path from first submittal to final inspection.
Neighborhoods We Serve in North Hollywood
We’re up and down Lankershim Boulevard, Magnolia Boulevard, and Victory Boulevard most weeks, and we know the difference between working in the NoHo Arts District and working in a 1960s garden apartment complex in Valley Village or Toluca Woods. Typical response time for estimates anywhere in North Hollywood runs within a day or two, not a week or more.
- NoHo Arts District
- Valley Village
- Toluca Woods
- West North Hollywood
- Amelia Earhart area
Why North Hollywood’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
North Hollywood sits in a heat island that pushes summer temperatures well past 105°F, and that changes how we build here. Our Roofing in North Hollywood projects need cool-roof materials and proper attic ventilation prioritized, because a standard dark shingle roof in this part of the Valley becomes an oven by noon. Concrete flatwork and stucco application have to be scheduled around rapid moisture loss in the dry heat, or the finish fails early.
The housing stock adds another layer. Most of North Hollywood’s sfromingle-family homes date to the 1950s and 60s, with stucco exteriors, wood framing, and electrical panels that were undersized even when they were new. Kitchen Remodeling in North Hollywood often reveals a panel that needs full replacement before the counter will sign off on the electrical rough-in. And layered on top of that is the city’s mandatory soft-story retrofit ordinance, Ordinance 183893, which has thousands of North Hollywood’s tuck-under parking garden apartments on a deadline to strengthen their ground floors. The 1994 Northridge earthquake flattened buildings exactly like these, and the city hasn’t forgotten it. We navigate that compliance database constantly, because a routine bathroom remodel in a 91601 ZIP code building can hit a seismic retrofit stop-flag at LADBS and the entire permit stalls until the owner resolves it.
Pricing for Construction in North Hollywood
Honest pricing starts with the scope, and the scope starts with an estimate you can actually read. Rough ranges as of this writing: kitchen remodels in North Hollywood run $25,000 to $45,000 for a typical 1950s-era galley kitchen; bathrooms start around $12,000 and climb with waterproofing and tile choices; Windows & Doors in North Hollywood and roof replacements on a 1,200-square-foot Valley home run $10,000 to $18,000 depending on material and decking condition; ADUs and home additions are negotiable based on the construction type and the retrofit status of the lot. Nothing moves without a written change order, and the number we quote is the number you’ll pay unless we agree in writing to change it.
Current standing offers: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% senior and veteran discount.
Service Area - Cities Near North Hollywood
Barrett & Sons Construction serves North Hollywood and the surrounding Valley communities. If you’re in Studio City, Universal City, Burbank, or Valley Glen, we’d like to come take a look at your project too. Same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North 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 About Construction in North Hollywood
A typical kitchen remodel in North Hollywood runs between $25,000 and $45,000 depending on the size of the space, the age of the wiring and plumbing behind the walls, and the cabinets and countertops you choose. Homes from the 1950s and 60s often need panel upgrades and plumbing repairs that add to the total, which is why we include those discoveries in the written scope before work begins. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Yes, we pull permits and schedule the required inspections on every eligible job in North Hollywood, and we don’t treat the permit as optional. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s why I like him. Skipping permits in North Hollywood is especially risky because the LADBS soft-story compliance database can block future work on the same property until unresolved retrofit notices are cleared.
Only if the scope changes, and only if you approve it in writing first. When we open a wall in an older North Hollywood home and find something unexpected, you’ll receive a written change order with the exact price adjustment before we do anything else. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate and see exactly how our pricing works.
Yes, we work on soft-story retrofits regularly in North Hollywood, including the tuck-under parking buildings that the city’s mandatory ordinance requires to be strengthened. These are deadline-driven projects with real engineering requirements, and we coordinate the full path from structural plans to LADBS inspection sign-off. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk through your building’s compliance timeline.
A standard kitchen or bathroom remodel in North Hollywood runs four to eight weeks depending on the scope and the condition of the existing systems. Larger projects like ADUs and home additions take longer, and the LADBS permit process for new construction in this neighborhood adds weeks on its own. We give you a written schedule up front and send updates as inspections clear, and if a change order affects the timeline, you’ll see it in writing too.
Ready to Talk About Your North Hollywood Project?
If you’re tired of quotes that change and contractors who disappear, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, look at the job, and give you a written estimate with a scope you can actually read. Tom Barrett answers his own phone, and he’ll treat your North Hollywood home like he treats his own. The estimate is free, the pricing is honest, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is on paper from day one.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving North Hollywood and the surrounding Valley 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 North Hollywood Customers Say
"He pulled every permit and had every inspection signed off. The last contractor we used told us permits were optional and I have been paying for that ever since."
- Redmond Cavanaugh"Genuinely good builders and I would use them again. Site tidiness slipped a bit in the middle stretch and I had to mention it, after which it was spotless every evening."
- Marcus Threadgill"Every change to the price came as a written change order before the work happened, not as a surprise on the final bill. I did not know contractors still did that."
- Xiomara Benavides