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 Redlands
Home remodeling in Redlands usually costs between $9,000 and $130,000 depending on scope, with kitchens running $14,000 – $45,000 and bathrooms $9,000 – $28,000. We work across 92373, 92374, and 92375, from the historic neighborhoods near downtown to newer hillside tracts east toward the Crafton Hills. If you’re planning a remodel on an older Redlands home, call (855) 473-6535 before you open a single wall. It saves money. It saves time. And it keeps a cosmetic update from turning into a structural and electrical surprise.
Why Polaris Contractors Is Redlands’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Redlands is not a flat, uniform Inland Empire suburb. It’s a citrus-belt town with pre-war bungalows near the University of Redlands, mid-century ranches off Cajon Street, and 1980s – 2000s tract homes and custom builds up toward Sunset Drive and the hills. Every one of those requires a different approach. Our team has remodeled enough of them to know which questions to ask before we quote, not after we open walls.
Oakmont, South Redlands, the Crafton Hills foothills, and the neighborhoods around Smiley Heights all present different remodel risk profiles. An older South Redlands home is more likely to have early electrical and original plumbing. A hillside property faces wildfire-defense and drainage requirements that a flat downtown lot never encounters. We scope for those differences from the first walkthrough. Homeowners in Redlands consistently tell us the same thing: the contractor who inspects first and writes allowances into the contract is the one they trust with the full job.
Home Remodeling in Redlands is a big enough decision that you want one team accountable for it. Rick Sondermann built Polaris Contractors around that. We manage structural work, interiors, exteriors, and additions under one project agreement, from the roof down to the pavers.
Styles & brands we work with
Luxury Home Remodeling in Redlands
Luxury Home Remodeling in Redlands means something different depending on which side of town you’re on. In a 1920s Victorian near downtown, it often means restoring original trim and matching period proportions while rebuilding the systems behind the walls. Up in the hills, it’s more likely a full-gut kitchen and primary suite with sight lines toward the San Bernardino Mountains. Both require the same discipline: inspect first, price the concealed work honestly, and keep the finish level consistent with the neighborhood.
On the material side, we lean on our access to curated brands rather than handing you a catalog of fifty suppliers and wishing you luck. Cambria or Silestone quartz for counters, Kohler or Grohe fixtures, and cabinetry from KraftMaid or Wellborn. You’ll spend real money on those finishes, so the range is real too: plan $14,000 – $45,000 for a kitchen and $9,000 – $28,000 for a primary bath in Redlands, depending on what’s behind the surfaces.
High-End Kitchen and Bath Remodeling
This is the most requested scope in Redlands, and the one most likely to uncover permit-triggered upgrades on older homes. A luxury kitchen in a 1930s Craftsman near downtown isn’t just cabinets and counters. It’s the electrical panel, the supply lines, the venting, and often the floor structure once the old layers come up.
Custom Additions for Historic and Hillside Homes
Not every Redlands home can take a standard addition. Setbacks, slope, and seismic and WUI requirements on east-side and hillside lots shape what’s buildable. Luxury remodeling on those properties includes defensible-space and ember-resistant detailing that interior Inland Empire suburbs don’t even consider. Expect $45,000 – $130,000 for a meaningful addition, with the number driven hard by site conditions.
Full Home Remodel in Redlands
A Full Home Remodel in Redlands is the right call when the house needs everything: structural repair, electrical and plumbing replacement, new kitchen and baths, windows, flooring, and exterior work. We see this most often on pre-war homes near downtown that have been piecemeal-updated for decades, and on hillside homes where the owners want to upgrade the whole envelope to today’s fire and energy code rather than chase problems one room at a time.
These projects are not four trades stitched together by the homeowner. They’re one scope, one schedule, one accountable team. From the roof down to the pavers. If the job includes an ADU or prefab addition, we also bring manufacturer relationships most traditional general contractors don’t have, including Abodu, Dvele, and Plant Prefab.
Whole-Home Renovation of Older Housing Stock
When you’re renovating a 1920s bungalow or a 1950s ranch in Redlands, the full home remodel is really about the house’s bones. Rewiring, re-plumbing, reframing, and resetting floors take longer than cabinet and tile work, and the permit is what triggers most of it. We’ve done enough of these to write the allowances before we start, not after the wall is open.
Whole-Exterior and Interior Scope for Hillside Properties
Hillside Redlands adds roof, window, drainage, and ember-resistance to the equation. A full home remodel there typically includes a roof replacement using GAF, CertainTeed, or Owens Corning systems, plus impact-rated window packages. On those properties the exterior isn’t a phase; it’s part of the same permit and the same punch list.
Trusted Brands We Service in Redlands
We don’t ask Redlands homeowners to gamble on unknown material sources. If your remodel calls for new windows, we’re specifying ES Windows, ECO Window Systems, or Therma-Tru doors where they fit the house, the hillside exposure, and the budget. On older Redlands homes, the right window or door package is often the difference between an addition that passes its energy inspection the first time and one that doesn’t. Because we manage material selection to the project rather than default to one brand, you’ll get a recommendation that matches the architecture and the conditions, not a sales pitch. Our trade accounts mean Redlands customers have direct access to these brands through us, often with faster turnaround than a homeowner sourcing direct.
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Redlands Homes
- Knob-and-tube and early cloth-wrapped wiring in pre-war homes near downtown. It’s concealed and code-defecient. Opening walls on a permitted remodel triggers inspection, which triggers replacement, which is why we inspect first and write it into the contract as an allowance.
- Original galvanized plumbing in 1920s – 1950s homes around South Redlands and the University district. Old supply lines look fine until the water is off. By then the wall is open and the clock is running.
- Undersized framing and failed subfloors under older floors. We’ve opened load-bearing walls to find structural members that were undersized when they went in. Fixing that before cabinet and tile work starts is the only way to get a clean inspection.
- Roof and drainage failures that surface after winter rains. Older roofs and hillside drainage problems in Redlands get discovered after demo instead of scoped up front, unless the contractor looks before quoting.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Redlands, CA
Here are the honest ranges we quote in Redlands today. They’re broad because pre-war homes near downtown cost more to bring to code than 1990s tract homes, and hillside properties add fire and drainage scope. Look at the line items, not just the bottom number.
| Home Remodeling Service | Typical Range in Redlands |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Cabinet Installation (KraftMaid, Wellborn) | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation (Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone) | $2,000 – $6,500 |
What moves these numbers in Redlands: age of the house, whether the permit exposes concealed electrical or plumbing, hillside drainage and WUI requirements, and how far you’re taking the finishes. That’s why our quotes come after an inspection, not before. We believe a written line-item estimate with allowances is the only kind worth signing. Call (855) 473-6535 and we’ll walk the property first.
We Also Serve Cities Near Redlands
Our Home Remodeling team covers the whole Redlands area, including Mentone, Loma Linda, Highland, and Colton. Same inspection-first approach, same written allowances, same accountability from first walkthrough to final inspection. If you’re a few minutes outside Redlands, you’re still in our service area.
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 Home Remodeling in Redlands
Because older Redlands homes, especially pre-war and mid-century stock near downtown, conceal outdated wiring, galvanized plumbing, and undersized framing that a permit-triggered inspection will flag. If your contractor didn’t inspect first, that discovery becomes a change order. If they did inspect and wrote allowances into the contract, the quote moves only within the ranges you saw up front. Call (855) 473-6535 and ask how we handle concealed work before you sign anything.
Yes, it can, and the older the house, the more likely it is. When a permit is pulled and walls are opened, inspectors review the concealed electrical, plumbing, and structural work they can now see. Code requires that work to be brought up to current standards before the walls close. The smart play in Redlands is to scope that at the estimate stage, not during demo. That’s how we quote.
That wildfire-defense and WUI requirements will shape your roof, window, venting, and material choices. Homes up toward the Crafton Hills and the San Bernardino National Forest foothills face ember-resistant detailing and defensible-space rules that flat, interior Inland Empire subdivisions don’t. A remodel on those properties should be scoped with those requirements built in from day one.
By inspecting the house before quoting, writing line-item allowances for concealed work, and getting any surprise priced and approved in writing before we touch it. A 1920s bungalow won’t have the same bones as a 1995 tract home, and pretending otherwise is how unplanned overages happen. The contract should say exactly what happens when a wall comes open and the framing isn’t what everyone hoped it would be.
Yes, and that’s where guided material selection matters most. We match period proportions and trim styles while updating the systems, so a 1930s Craftsman in Redlands doesn’t end up looking like a soulless flip. On brand selection, we’ll guide you to the right material, whether that’s Cambria or Silestone, Moen or Grohe, depending on what the house and your budget call for.
Written by Rick Sondermann, Owner at Polaris Contractors, serving Redlands since day one.
Planning a remodel in Redlands? Call (855) 473-6535 for a free, inspection-first estimate. We’ll walk the property, look at what’s behind the walls, and give you a written line-item quote with allowances built in, not surprises added later.