Kitchen remodeling
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Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Remodeling Company in Claremont, CA
Claremont homeowners call us when they’re ready to renovate a 1920s Craftsman near the Village, add a second story to a mid-century ranch, or build an ADU behind a 1950s tract home. Most of those projects involve permits, protected trees, historic-district review, or all three. Polaris Contractors has served Claremont since 2018, and we manage the full scope from structural work through finishes so you don’t have to coordinate five different crews. Call (855) 473-6535 for a free estimate.
Start with our home page for a full look at how we approach renovation work.
Why Claremont Homes Are Different
Claremont’s housing stock runs heavily to early-20th-century Craftsman and Spanish Colonial Revival bungalows close to the colleges and the Village, then shifts to mid-century ranches and 1960s-era tract infill as you move toward the edges of town. Those older homes hide what we call “deferred-maintenance cascades”: knob-and-tube wiring behind original plaster, cast-iron drain lines under slab foundations, and framing that was never designed for modern kitchen loads. Renovation here means opening walls and finding what previous owners ignored for forty years.
The climate shapes every exterior decision. Claremont sits at the base of the San Gabriel foothills, so homes on the north side deal with intense inland heat, direct sun on west-facing walls, and periodic Santa Ana winds. More importantly, the wildfire-exposure footprint has been expanding. We regularly specify Class A roofing, ember-resistant venting, and fire-hardened exterior materials on Claremont projects, even when the homeowner’s original scope didn’t call for them. That’s not upselling. That’s what the location asks for.
One more thing that makes Claremont different: the street trees. The city protects a remarkable urban-forest canopy, and many mature specimens sit close to foundations, driveways, and proposed ADU pads. Root-zone and tree-protection constraints can reshape a foundation plan before anyone digs. We’ve learned to look up and around first.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Claremont Services
Most Claremont homeowners reach out through one of two doors: they need a general contractor to run a whole project, or they’re planning a specific remodel and want one accountable team. Here’s how each works in Claremont.
General Contractor in Claremont
When a Claremont project touches structure, plumbing, electrical, and finishes, you need one company holding the schedule and the permits. Our General Contractor in Claremont service covers exactly that: we pull permits, sequence the trades, manage inspections, and stay on-site through the final walkthrough. On older Claremont homes especially, having one general contractor means the electrician’s work doesn’t get buried before the inspector sees it, and the plumber’s rough-in doesn’t conflict with the new beam. That coordination is the whole job.
Home Remodeling in Claremont
Claremont remodels range from kitchen and bath updates in Village-adjacent bungalows to full interior reconfigurations in ranch homes. Our Home Remodeling in Claremont service handles the design-build conversation, material selection from our vetted brand roster, and installation under one contract. We’re familiar with Claremont’s permit process and the specific questions the city asks about older structures, which means fewer surprises after demo starts.
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.
Home Renovation in Claremont
Home renovation in Claremont is different from renovation in newer Inland Empire suburbs. The housing stock leans heavily to early-20th-century construction near the colleges, which means load-bearing walls that were framed with old-growth lumber but laid out for 1920s living, not open kitchens or second-floor bathrooms. Combine that with intense sun, Santa Ana wind events, and an expanding wildfire-exposure footprint on the north side, and you get renovation work where materials and methods have to be chosen for the specific house and the specific street.
Polaris Contractors handles Home Renovation as a single accountable scope: structural changes, systems upgrades, and finishes under one contract. We coordinate the engineering, the permits, the trades, and the material selections so a Claremont homeowner isn’t managing four separate crews from four different companies. You’ll also find our General Contractor in Claremont and Home Remodeling in Claremont pages helpful if you’re at an earlier planning stage.
Home Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
You’re living with a floor plan that fights your family, systems that are past their lifespan, or a house you love in a neighborhood you won’t leave.
What it costs in Claremont
Full-home renovation in Claremont typically runs between $45,000 and $130,000 depending on square footage, systems work, and finish level.
How we do it
We start with a structural and systems assessment, then sequence demolition, rough-in, inspections, and finishes so the house stays safe and the schedule stays honest.
Home Renovators
Signs you need it
Your home’s bones are good but the kitchen, baths, or layout feel decades behind where your life actually is.
What it costs in Claremont
Targeted renovation work in Claremont typically falls between $45,000 and $130,000, with kitchen-focused projects often at the lower end and whole-home reconfigurations at the upper end.
How we do it
We work room by room or floor by floor, keeping the house livable where possible and protecting the parts that aren’t being touched.
What Home Renovation Costs in Claremont
| Item | Typical range in Claremont |
|---|---|
| Full home renovation | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Kitchen remodel (part of renovation) | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Home addition (second story or bump-out) | $45,000 – $130,000 |
Those ranges assume average Claremont conditions. Older homes with knob-and-tube rewiring, foundation work, or protected-tree complications land higher. We give you a written line-item quote before work starts so the number doesn’t move once the walls are open.
How long does a home renovation take in Claremont?
A whole-home renovation in Claremont typically runs four to seven months. Permit review, historic-district input near the Village, and tree-protection requirements can add weeks before demolition even begins. Call (855) 473-6535 for a schedule estimate on your specific project.
Do you handle the permits for Claremont renovations?
Yes, we pull all permits and schedule every inspection. Claremont’s review process asks detailed questions about older structures, protected trees, and fire-hardening, and we handle that paperwork as part of the job. Call (855) 473-6535 to talk through your specific scope.
Brands We Service in Claremont
We install and service renovation materials from Schluter, Sterling, Grohe, and GAF across Claremont projects. Parts are sourced through our supplier network, and we coordinate materials to arrive when the crew is ready, not weeks early. See our brands for the full list we trust.
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| Service | Typical range in Claremont |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small kitchen remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small bathroom remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-in shower installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Roof replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Paver patio installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Driveway replacement | $5,000 – $14,000 |
| Home addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
What pushes a Claremont job higher? Older-home surprises behind plaster walls, tree-protection requirements that change foundation or driveway plans, and fire-hardening upgrades on exterior scopes. Every estimate we give is a fixed written price, so you know the number before we start and it doesn’t change when conditions shift.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Claremont
We work across Claremont, from the historic streets near the Village and the colleges to the ranch and tract neighborhoods that fan out toward the foothills and the eastern edge of town. The tree canopy and permit realities vary block to block, and we plan for that.
- The Village and College Avenue area
- Claraboya and the northern foothill streets
- Blaisdell Park area
- El Roble area
- Thompson Creek and east Claremont
Most Claremont projects fall within a 20 – 30 minute drive from our base, and we schedule site visits around city permit hours and inspection windows.
Service Area – Cities Near Claremont
Polaris Contractors also serves homeowners in Montclair, CA, La Verne, CA, Upland, CA, and San Antonio Heights, CA. If you’re in one of those communities and planning a renovation, the same full-scope team and pricing approach applies.
Serving Claremont, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Claremont 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 Remodeling Company in Claremont
We typically schedule site visits within a few days of your call, then move into planning. Claremont’s permit review and any historic-district or tree-protection requirements create a real lead time, so we start the paperwork early while material selections are still being finalized. Call (855) 473-6535 to get on the schedule.
Yes, in specific zones. Homes near the Village and colleges often face architectural review, and some neighborhoods have HOA approval layers before the city steps in. We’ve worked through both and factor those timelines into every Claremont schedule from day one.
We take on Claremont projects of every size, including single-room remodels. The permitting and tree-protection realities are the same whether you’re renovating one bath or the whole house, and we handle them the same way either way. Call (855) 473-6535 to talk scope.
Ready to price your Claremont renovation? Call (855) 473-6535 for a free estimate and a written line-item quote.
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 Claremont Customers Say
"Ground up build. Permits, foundation, framing, all of it, and he ran the schedule tightly enough that the subs were never tripping over each other. Finished within a month of a fourteen month estimate."
— Lucia Ramirez"The foundation survey came back dead on. Everything downstream of that being square is the reason the rest of the build went smoothly."
— Rana Saleh"Weekly site meeting, every week, with a written summary afterward. I always knew where the money and the schedule stood."
— Nisha Mehta