Whole-Home Remodeling in Glendale
Serving 91201 · 91202 · 91203 · 91204 · 91205 · 91206 · 91207 · 91208 and Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge, Montrose
Because Glendale has three distinct kinds of house, a whole-house remodel here begins with a question most cities do not pose: which of these houses is this? The answer changes the structural work, the services, the review path and the order everything has to happen in. Getting it wrong at the start is the one mistake a project this size cannot absorb.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What 17 finished LA whole-home remodels actually cost: a median of $150k, in a range of $36k–$440k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$150,000 A cobalt glass-tile backsplash with marble-look slab baths in brushed brass.
$237,000 Deep green tile floor-to-ceiling, a farmhouse sink, living space open to the patio.
$242,700 Structural work to open up the space, a vaulted ceiling, solid wood floors, kitchen and two baths.
$250,000 White shaker cabinetry and veined quartz, with hex-mosaic walk-in showers.
$279,000 White shaker cabinetry, granite counters, and a tan subway tile backsplash.
$440,000 Stone-look tile bathrooms with freestanding tubs, under an exposed beam ceiling.
Whole-house work in Glendale
Establish the house before the programme
A 1920s period-revival house, a post-war bungalow and a Verdugo hillside house need three different sequences. We say which one we are working on, in writing, before anyone talks about finishes.
The structural move that defines the project
In almost every case it is the same ambition — connect cooking, living and the outside — and in almost every case it is a genuine structural conversation. It is the last thing to economise on and the first thing to draw properly.
Services once, while everything is open
Electrical capacity, plumbing, mechanical and insulation done during a whole-house project cost a fraction of what they cost afterwards. In a house approaching a century old, this is the reason to do a whole-house project at all.
Review, planned rather than met
Where the programme triggers design review, it is measured against the city's published design guidelines, and a property on the historic register follows the historic-district guidance. Planning for that at drawing stage is what keeps the calendar honest.
One team for the whole sequence
Design and construction under one roof, managed by Onn. On a programme that touches every room in the house, the handoffs between separate firms are where months go missing.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Glendale
From our completed projects.
Talk to Onn about your Glendale whole-home remodeling.
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