Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Redlands
Finding a general contractor in Redlands who understands the city’s older housing stock takes more than a quick search. The 92373 core is dense with Victorians, Craftsmans, and Spanish Colonial Revivals, and nearly every remodel touches something original: plaster walls, knob-and-tube wiring, or a foundation that’s seen a hundred years of shifting soil. We work in Redlands weekly, from Smiley Heights down to the streets around Redlands Boulevard, and we know what the city’s permit desk expects before we ever open a wall. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, a room addition, or a full renovation, call (833) 382-8544 and we’ll walk the property with you.
Why Gold Star Contractors Is Redlands’s Preferred General Contractor Company
What sets our General Contractor team apart in Redlands is how we handle the constraints other contractors treat as problems. Tight downtown lots with two-foot side setbacks. Shared walls that require party-wall notice before any structural work. Historic preservation review that can stall a project if the design doesn’t respect the original roofline and fenestration. We’ve navigated all of it, and we build the schedule around those realities from day one rather than discovering them midway through.
Homeowners in Redlands call us because we answer the phone, return estimates within a week, and don’t disappear after the contract is signed. Noel Carranza runs every project personally; when you call with a question about your remodel on a Tuesday afternoon, you’re talking to someone who’s walked your job site and knows exactly where things stand. That level of direct accountability matters when a project spans three months and six trade crews.
Our access to over 50 vetted manufacturer brands means the materials on your Redlands home are not whatever the local supply house had on the shelf. We order cabinetry from KraftMaid or Wellborn, countertops from Cambria or Caesarstone, and windows from PGT or CGI when the home calls for impact-rated systems. You choose the material. We coordinate the delivery, staging, and install.
Styles & brands we work with
Remodeling Contractor in Redlands
As a Remodeling Contractor working throughout Redlands, we focus on the spaces where a home’s age shows most: kitchens and bathrooms in the 1920s homes near Smiley Heights, master suite additions on mid-century ranches east of downtown, and whole-home renovations that require opening walls and replacing electrical that predates modern code. A kitchen remodel in Redlands typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 depending on the cabinet line, countertop material, and whether the layout changes. A bathroom remodel lands between $9,000 and $28,000, with small baths in the 92374 tract homes starting near $5,000.
Historic-Sensitive Kitchen and Bath Work
Many Redlands kitchens sit in homes where the walls are lath and plaster and the floor joists aren’t level. We shim, scribe, and custom-fit casework rather than forcing a modern cabinet into a space that’s moved half an inch over the decades. It’s slower work, but the result looks like it belongs in the house.
Whole-House Renovation Sequencing
When a Redlands homeowner wants to renovate multiple systems at once, we sequence the work so you’re not living in a construction zone any longer than necessary. Plumbing rough-in before drywall, drywall before cabinetry, cabinetry before countertop template and fabrication. It sounds obvious when written out, but skipping a step is how remodels drag into month six.
Licensed General Contractor in Redlands
As a Licensed General Contractor active in Redlands, we pull permits, schedule inspections, and carry the full scope of a project from demo to final walkthrough. The license matters because Redlands building officials will not sign off on work performed without a permit, and many additions in the 92373 core require design review before a building permit is even issued. Home additions in Redlands range from $45,000 to $130,000. An ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000 depending on whether it’s a garage conversion, a prefab unit like those from Abodu or Dvele, or a detached build behind a craftsman home.
Room Additions on Tight Redlands Lots
Many lots in the downtown core leave little room to expand outward, so we build up or build back. A master suite addition on a 1918 Craftsman near Smiley Heights required hand-digging a foundation to protect a century-old orange tree. That tree is still there, the addition passed inspection on the first try, and the original window trim from the existing home now frames the new hallway.
Garage Conversions and Prefab ADUs
Redlands zoning allows accessory dwelling units in most residential districts, but the path to approval goes through the planning department, where design review looks at setbacks, rooflines, and tree protection. We work with manufacturers like Mighty Buildings and Abodu when a prefab structure makes sense, and we manage the site work, foundation, utilities, and inspections so the city signs off without resubmission delays.
Trusted Brands We Service in Redlands
We install what we specify, and we specify materials from manufacturers that stand behind their product. Cabinet boxes from KraftMaid and Wellborn arrive factory-finished and dimensionally stable, which matters when you’re building into a room that’s out of square by three-quarters of an inch. Cambria and Caesarstone countertops have their own fabrication and installation standards that we follow exactly. And when a Redlands home needs windows that hold up to Santa Ana wind, we have PGT and CGI in the active portfolio. You choose the material. One contractor handles everything from the roofline to the countertop, and the ADU out back.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Redlands Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring behind plaster walls. Downtown Redlands blocks still carry original early electrical systems, and any remodel that opens a wall triggers replacement. We factor the rough-in scope and cost into the estimate before demo starts, not after.
- Historic design review on additions and ADUs. The city’s preservation staff reviews rooflines, window patterns, and massing before approving permits on contributing structures. We submit drawings that respect the original architecture, which keeps review cycles shorter and avoids redesign loops.
- Mature citrus groves with root-protection requirements. A heritage orange tree on your lot can dictate where the foundation goes and how we excavate. Hand-digging around root zones is slow, but it protects a tree that’s been there longer than the house.
- Sloped lots with drainage problems after winter rain. Hillside homes east of downtown and along Sunset Drive collect runoff that undermines retaining walls and foundations. We grade, install drainage, and repair the damage before framing starts on the new addition.
Pricing for General Contractor in Redlands, CA
Here’s what we’re seeing on current Redlands projects. These are honest, market-calibrated ranges, not internet averages pulled from a national database.
| Project Type | Typical Cost Range in Redlands |
|---|---|
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
What moves the number within those ranges: structural work against the existing foundation, quality level of the cabinet and countertop line you choose, whether we’re relocating plumbing or keeping the existing rough-in, and the amount of historic review required. All of it goes into a written line-item estimate, so you see the cost of every trade before you sign. Estimates are free. Call (833) 382-8544 and we’ll schedule a walkthrough.
We Also Serve Cities Near Redlands
Our crews cover Redlands and the surrounding communities every week. That includes Mentone to the east, Loma Linda to the south, Highland to the west, and Colton to the southwest. If your project sits in one of these nearby areas, the same estimating and construction process applies, and we’ll bring the same familiarity with Inland Empire permitting and building stock.
Serving Redlands, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Redlands 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 General Contractor in Redlands
We secure a city parking permit for the street space we need, stage materials in a single organized zone, and keep the sidewalk clear for pedestrians. On lots with no driveway access, we schedule deliveries in smaller batches so the street is never blocked for more than a couple hours. It’s the difference between a project that irritates the block and one that runs quietly. If you’re planning work on a tight downtown lot, call (833) 382-8544 and we’ll walk the access constraints with you before we quote.
If your home shares a wall with a neighbor, Redlands requires written notice before structural work begins. We prepare and serve that notice, document the wall condition with photos before demo, and schedule any noisy structural work during the city’s allowed hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. Getting the notice right prevents stop-work orders and keeps the neighbor relationship intact during a months-long remodel.
Any addition or ADU on a property in the 92373 core can trigger design review, where the city evaluates roofline, window pattern, massing, and setback compatibility. We draw the addition to match the original architecture rather than fighting it, and we write the root-protection plan for mature trees into the submittal package up front. On our recent Smiley Heights craftsman addition, that preparation helped the permit clear without a redesign cycle. For an exact timeline on your property, call (833) 382-8544 and we’ll pull the property’s review status.
A permit gives the city a record that the work was done to current building code, which matters when you eventually sell the house. We pull the permit, schedule each inspection phase, and stay on site for sign-offs. On our Smiley Heights project, the first-try pass came from coordinating the plumbing and electrical rough-in on the same day the inspector needed to see both. Miss that coordination, and you lose days waiting for a re-inspection.
Allowances are a budget line for materials you haven’t selected yet, like tile or light fixtures. We set realistic allowance numbers based on Redlands supplier pricing, and the allowance line item moves up or down only when you finalize your selection. A change order is a written adjustment for a scope change you request after the contract is signed. Nothing changes without your sign-off, and we don’t bury scope creep in the final invoice. Call (833) 382-8544 and we’ll walk you through a sample contract before you commit.
Written by Noel Carranza, Owner at Gold Star Contractors, serving Redlands and surrounding Inland Empire communities.