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
Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Laguna Hills
Home remodeling in Laguna Hills almost always means opening up a home built between 1965 and 1985 and dealing with what’s behind the drywall: original wiring, old plumbing, and framing that worked then but battles today’s code. We’ve remodeled homes off Alicia Parkway, La Paz Road, and throughout the 92653 and 92654 zip codes, and we know what those permits trigger before the first wall comes down. Call us at (833) 467-4091 and we’ll walk your project with an inspection-first approach. You get a written scope that includes the surprises other contractors let you discover later.
Key Takeaways
- Laguna Hills remodels routinely uncover original aluminum wiring and undersized 100-amp panels once walls are open.
- Hillside lots off Alicia and La Paz often trigger grading, retaining-wall, and drainage review on additions.
- We pre-price systems upgrades as written line-item allowances so your quote doesn’t move mid-job.
- Full home remodels in Laguna Hills run $45,000 – $130,000; kitchens $14,000 – $45,000.
- Every Ashbury job has one contract, one point of contact, and brands like Kohler, Cambria, and GAF specified before we price.
Styles & brands we work with







Why Ashbury Contractors Is Laguna Hills’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
We are not a marketing company that subs the work to whoever picks up the phone. Ashbury Contractors runs every trade under one contract, from the foundation to the fence line. For a Laguna Hills homeowner that matters because a full-property renovation in this city touches roofing, windows, fencing, hardscaping, and interior finishes, and the last thing you want is five different contractors pointing at each other when a permit inspection flags a rough-in.
Noel Quintero built Ashbury around a simple rule: specify the product before you quote the price. That means a Laguna Hills kitchen remodel gets a Cambria or Caesarstone countertop, Kohler or Grohe fixtures, and KraftMaid cabinetry priced in writing before we ever swing a hammer. We name the brand, you approve the line item, and that’s the price. Every change order is priced and approved in writing before any work proceeds. If a 1972 tract home off Alicia turns up aluminum branch wiring, the remedy is already a line-item allowance in your contract, not an emergency phone call.
Luxury Home Remodeling in Laguna Hills
Luxury Home Remodeling in Laguna Hills means something specific: hillside custom homes and older tract houses where the bones are tired but the setting is worth investing in. These jobs typically run $45,000 – $130,000 depending on scope, and they demand a contractor who can sequence a full systems upgrade without turning your house into a construction site for a year. We open walls, fix what the permit inspector will flag, and then build the finish you actually wanted.
Hillside Custom Homes and Ridge-Lot Remodels
The homes above Laguna Hills Mall and along the ridges off Alicia and La Paz sit on sloping lots that most south OC flat-lot contractors never see. A kitchen remodel on one of these properties can hit a retaining-wall or drainage issue once we open the exterior wall. We’ve priced those triggers before demo, so the project stays on schedule.
Systems-First Luxury Finishes
We won’t set a Toto tub or a Cambria waterfall island on a failing 60-amp subpanel. Luxury means the systems work first, then the finishes. Our Laguna Hills clients get brand-specified fixtures and the electrical and plumbing capacity to support them, all under one contract.
Full Home Remodel in Laguna Hills
A Full Home Remodel in Laguna Hills is rarely a cosmetic refresh. These are 1960s – ’80s Saddleback Valley tract homes and custom hillside houses with original plumbing, single-pane windows, and framing that predates modern shear-wall code. A true full-home job runs $45,000 – $130,000 and includes the systems-upgrade allowance that keeps the project from stalling when the city inspector opens the permit on the rough-in.
Whole-Home Systems and Envelope Work
We sequence the roof, windows, and exterior envelope before interior finishes so the building is actually weather-tight under the new drywall. James Hardie siding, GAF or CertainTeed roofing, and PGT impact windows get specified before demo starts. That’s how you avoid a re-flashed shower leak showing up after your new tile is set.
Single-Contract Accountability
Noel Quintero runs Ashbury as a single accountable party. One contract, one warranty conversation, one person who knows your job from the first inspection to the final walkthrough. For a full home remodel in a built-out city like Laguna Hills, that’s the difference between a project and a dispute.
Trusted Brands We Service in Laguna Hills
We’ve built partnerships with more than 50 product brands so Laguna Hills homeowners can choose materials across price tiers without calling five different suppliers. Countertops from Cambria, Caesarstone, and Silestone, plumbing fixtures from Kohler, Grohe, and Toto, cabinetry from KraftMaid, roofing from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning, and windows from PGT, CGI, and Therma-Tru. For prefab and ADU work specifically, we offer Abodu, Cover, and Dvele structures, a specialty most general contractors in South Orange County can’t touch. We hold stock for local jobs where it makes sense and we specify every product line before we quote the price.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Laguna Hills Homes
- Original aluminum wiring and undersized panels. The 1960s – ’80s tract stock throughout Laguna Hills still carries aluminum branch circuits and 100-amp panels. Open a wall on a permitted remodel and the city will flag it. We write the panel upgrade and partial rewire into your allowance before demo begins.
- Hillside grading and retaining-wall triggers. Lots off La Paz and Alicia that climb the Saddleback ridges hit grading, drainage, and retaining-wall review when you add square footage. We’ve priced and permitted these jobs; flat-lot contractors get stuck on the first plan check.
- Failed waterproofing in 1970s – ’80s tile showers and stucco walls. The original rough-in was never re-flashed, and the leak appears after new tile goes down. We inspect and re-flash the envelope before finishes, so the subfloor doesn’t swell under your new walk-in shower.
- Fire-hardening void on hillside lots. Hot, dry Santa Ana seasons push Laguna Hills homeowners toward Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents, and defensible-space work on ridge lots. We spec those materials up front and build them to manufacturer standard.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Laguna Hills, CA
Here’s what we’re seeing in this market and what we actually bid:
| Project | Laguna Hills Range |
|---|---|
| Full Home Remodel (systems-upgrade allowance included) | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition (hillside grading/drainage review may apply) | $45,000 – $130,000 |
These ranges reflect current Laguna Hills labor, permit, and material costs, including the systems-upgrade allowances that older Saddleback Valley homes trigger. We don’t quote low to win the job and change-order you later. We walk the property, inspect what’s behind the walls where access exists, write allowances for what we can’t see, and price every line item before you sign. Call (833) 467-4091 to schedule your free estimate.
A detail worth understanding about pricing here: our written allowances cover the systems work a permit triggers once walls are open. If that 1972 tract home off Alicia needs a panel upgrade, you already know the cost. If the hillside lot off La Paz needs a retaining-wall drawing, that’s in the scope. When an inspector signs off a rough-in, the price doesn’t move unless you approve a written change order first.
This page exists because most Laguna Hills remodelers won’t say this plainly: the quote moves because the house is old, the city is built out, and the permit process is unforgiving on hillside lots. We pre-price those moves. That’s the information gain, and it’s why homeowners here call us back for the second project. Call (833) 467-4091 for the exact number on your house.
We Also Serve Cities Near Laguna Hills
Our Home Remodeling team works throughout the Saddleback Valley, from Laguna Hills into Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Coto De Caza. The same inspection-first budgeting and written allowance process applies on every job, whether you’re on a flat tract lot or a ridge-line custom home.
Serving Laguna Hills, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Laguna Hills 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 Home Remodeling in Laguna Hills
Because the city’s 1960s – ’80s Saddleback Valley tract homes still carry original aluminum wiring, undersized 100-amp panels, and galvanized plumbing. A permitted remodel forces those systems to be brought up to code once they’re exposed. Our quotes include written line-item allowances for exactly these upgrades, so the price is already there in the contract. Call (833) 467-4091 and we’ll show you how the allowance works before you sign.
Yes. Hillside lots on the rising terrain above Laguna Hills Mall and along the ridges off Alicia and La Paz trigger grading, retaining-wall, and drainage review on additions that a flat lot elsewhere in south OC never sees. We’ve permitted these jobs and we price the engineering into the original scope. If you’re planning an ADU or rear addition on a sloped lot, call (833) 467-4091 for a free review of your specific parcel.
Anything the inspector sees on the rough-in inspection: aluminum branch wiring, a 100-amp panel that won’t carry modern loads, galvanized supply lines, missing shear-wall hardware, and failed waterproofing at shower and stucco intersections. All of it gets flagged on the rough-in sign-off. We write those upgrades as allowances before demo, then price and approve any actual discovery in writing before we touch it.
We specify Class A roofing from GAF, CertainTeed, or Owens Corning, ember-resistant vents, and fire-rated exterior assemblies where the ridge lots and Santa Ana wind exposure demand them. Our exterior envelope work includes windows from PGT and CGI and James Hardie fiber-cement siding, all specified before we quote. For a full defensible-space review on your property, call (833) 467-4091.
Written allowances for what can’t be seen, photo documentation of every discovery, and a change-order process that requires your signature before any new work begins. We opened a 1972 tract home off Alicia Parkway and found original aluminum branch wiring and a 100-amp panel that wouldn’t support the new KraftMaid kitchen and Kohler bath layout. The panel upgrade and partial rewire were already written as a line-item allowance. The job closed on the original draw schedule because the surprises were priced and approved in writing. Call (833) 467-4091 for a free estimate and we’ll walk you through the process at your property.
Written by Noel Quintero, Owner at Ashbury Contractors, serving Laguna Hills and the Saddleback Valley.