Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Los Serranos
Finding a general contractor in Los Serranos who understands hillside lots, Carbon Canyon drainage patterns, and the Chino Hills State Park boundary isn’t like hiring on the flats in Chino or Ontario. Polaris Contractors has run projects throughout the 91709 corridor long enough to know that a Los Serranos remodel starts with grading review, access planning, and a permit set that holds up under hillside scrutiny. We’re a full-scope team: kitchens, baths, additions, roofing, windows, fencing, hardscaping, and prefab ADUs under one contract. Call (855) 473-6535 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk your lot before we quote it.
Why Polaris Contractors Is Los Serranos’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Los Serranos homeowners keep calling us back because we quote hillside work for what it actually is, not what it looks like on a flat-lot checklist. Rick Sondermann built this company around a simple reading of the local map: the old ranch-era core, the late-20th-century tract streets sloping toward the state park, and the Carbon Canyon corridor all behave differently under construction loads, storm runoff, and inspection review. That local reading shows up in our quotes. When we price a kitchen expansion on a tight Los Serranos lot, staging, material drops, party-wall notice, and drainage control are already line items, not surprises buried in a change order. Homeowners in Los Serranos consistently tell us the same thing: the written allowances and access plan we set before demo matched the actual job, and the neighbor never got a surprise wall-shake without notice. We serve the whole 91709 area, and our General Contractor team manages every trade under one accountable contract.
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General Contractor Services in Los Serranos
General Contractor Services in Los Serranos mean something specific here: running a remodel or addition on a hillside-edge lot where the state park boundary and Carbon Canyon corridor trigger grading, erosion-control, and drainage review that flat-lot cities never see. A typical kitchen remodel in Los Serranos runs $14,000 – $45,000 depending on whether you’re opening walls in a ranch-era home or updating a newer tract build. Bathrooms run $9,000 – $28,000. Home additions, which on sloped lots almost always involve retaining walls and foundation tie-ins, run $45,000 – $130,000. We handle the full scope: structural rough-in, framing, plumbing, electrical, finishes, and the hillside paperwork that makes the permit set stick.
Kitchen and Bath Remodels
A Los Serranos kitchen remodel often means working inside tight floor plans from the ranch-era core, where storage space is scarce and load-bearing walls hide piecemeal additions. We plan cabinet layouts around actual framing, not showroom assumptions. Bath remodels on these lots frequently include reconfiguring old plumbing stacks that were patched over decades. We bring KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone quartz, and Kohler or Grohe fixtures into the conversation so you’re choosing from brands built to last, not guessing from a catalog.

Home Additions and ADUs
Adding square footage in Los Serranos is a hillside exercise. Slope, setback, and drainage swale requirements shape what can be built where. We manage the grading plan, erosion-control details, and structural engineering as one package. For secondary units, we offer prefab and ADU solutions through manufacturers like Abodu, Dvele, and Plant Prefab, which can cut site time substantially compared to traditional stick-built additions. A garage conversion in Los Serranos typically runs $30,000 – $80,000; a full ADU construction runs $90,000 – $220,000 depending on site access and hillside prep.

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.
Construction Company in Los Serranos
As a Construction Company working in Los Serranos, we take the full exterior and interior envelope under one project agreement. Older stucco-and-wood-frame homes along the Los Serranos core often need roofing, window, and drainage work done in sequence, not as separate bids from separate crews. A roof replacement here runs $8,000 – $20,000 and should be specified with the hot, dry summers and Santa Ana wind events in mind. Impact-rated window installation runs $8,000 – $25,000, and for homes up against the wildland-urban interface, fire-resistant materials are routine scope, not an upsell. We coordinate roofing systems from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning with impact windows from PGT, ECO Window Systems, ES Windows, and Therma-Tru, and we write the installation standards to the brand’s spec, not a shortcut.
Exterior Envelope and Drainage
On hillside streets, water moves fast when winter storms hit. We check sediment basins, silt fencing, and drainage swales before the first rain, and we build retaining walls and foundation drainage into the original quote, not a punch-list add-on. Hardscaping with Belgard or Techo-Bloc pavers gets designed around grade changes, so a paver patio on a slope doesn’t become a runoff chute. From the roof down to the pavers, one team owns the outcome.
Roofing, Windows, and Doors
Los Serranos homes sit under intense inland sun, and window and door packages need to hold up to UV exposure and wind-driven Santa Ana heat. We spec Therma-Tru entry doors, ECO Window Systems, and PGT impact-rated windows where the state park boundary puts a premium on fire resistance. Roofing spec moves between GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning depending on warranty tier and slope geometry. Your project, managed start to finish by one accountable contractor.
Trusted Brands We Service in Los Serranos
We’ll guide you to the right material rather than handing you a 50-brand menu and walking away. For Los Serranos homes, that often means ES Windows or ECO Window Systems for impact-rated openings, Therma-Tru for entry doors that hold their seal through wind events, and Mr-Glass for specific glazing packages where the budget calls for it. We know which brands hold up on the hillside and which ones fight the climate. Built to the brand’s specification, installed to ours.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Los Serranos Homes
- Hillside grading review missed in the quote. A flat-lot number looks cheap until the city requires a drainage swale plan, erosion-control detail, and sediment basin. We include hillside review up front so the permit set doesn’t stall.
- Party-wall notice skipped on shared walls. In the older Los Serranos core, homes sit close. Touching a shared wall without written notice to the neighbor stalls inspection and sours the block. We send notice before demo.
- Access-driven change orders. Tight lots mean no staging room and tight parking. Material drops have to be staged in sequence, or the draw schedule blows up. We write the access plan into the estimate.
- Piecemeal additions fighting the original framing. Ranch-era homes accumulate additions over decades. We open walls expecting surprises and write allowances in writing before demo, so a kitchen expansion doesn’t become a structural surprise.
Pricing for General Contractor in Los Serranos, CA
| Project | Typical Los Serranos Range |
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| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
These ranges reflect Los Serranos reality: hillside lot prep, grading and drainage review, access planning, and the structural surprises common to ranch-era and early-tract homes. A small bathroom remodel on a flat interior lot may land near $5,000; a full kitchen expansion that opens load-bearing walls and reworks drainage will push toward the upper end, and an ADU on a steep slope can exceed the published range once retaining walls and erosion control are engineered. We give written line-item quotes and keep change orders to a written minimum. Call (855) 473-6535 for a free estimate that accounts for your lot, not a ZIP code average.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Serranos
Polaris Contractors serves General Contractor in Los Serranos and the surrounding communities, including Chino, Yorba Linda, Montclair, and Pomona. The lot conditions change, the permit reviewers change, but the way we quote doesn’t: walk the site, read the grade, write the scope before we dig.
Serving Los Serranos, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Serranos 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 Los Serranos
Your contract should include a line-item scope of work, a written allowance schedule for structural unknowns, an access and staging plan, a party-wall notice if you share a wall, and a drainage and erosion-control plan if your lot sits on the hillside edge near the state park boundary or Carbon Canyon corridor. We write every allowance in writing before demo, because Los Serranos remodels routinely uncover piecemeal additions and aging framing. Call (855) 473-6535 for an exact quote, and we’ll walk your lot before we write a single number.
Yes. We pull permits for every remodel, addition, and ADU we run in Los Serranos, and we manage the grading, erosion-control, and hillside review documentation the city and the state park boundary trigger. You won’t be left chasing a permit set on your own.
Kitchen and bath remodels typically run six to twelve weeks depending on structural scope and inspection timing. Additions and ADUs on hillside lots run longer because of grading and retaining wall work. We’ll give you a written schedule with the estimate, and we stage material drops to match the actual access on your lot.
Only if the structure reveals something that couldn’t be seen before we opened it, and only through a written change order you approve first. That’s why we write allowances for framing and rough-in surprises before demo starts. We keep change orders to a documented minimum.
Yes. We stand behind our installation workmanship, and material warranties follow the manufacturer’s terms for brands like Therma-Tru, ES Windows, GAF, and Kohler. Ask us for the specific warranty language on your project scope. Estimates are free, and the call costs you nothing.
Written by Rick Sondermann, Owner at Polaris Contractors, serving Los Serranos and the surrounding communities.