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Remodeling Company in Highland, CA
Home remodeling in Highland typically runs $9,000 to $45,000 depending on the room, the footprint, and what’s hiding behind the walls. Most of the homes we work on here were built between the 1960s and the early 2000s, and a lot of them share the same story: slab foundations sitting on expansive clay, original cast iron drain lines, and stucco that’s taken decades of high-desert sun. We’re Penhallow Remodeling, and we put a written price and a written guarantee in your hands before the first cabinet comes out. Call (341) 895-1170 for a free estimate.
Why Highland Homes Are Different
Highland isn’t just another Inland Empire suburb. It sits right where the flatlands climb into the San Bernardino foothills, and that shift changes everything about how a home ages. The post-1990 expansion into the East Highlands brought a wave of newer construction, but those hillside lots introduced their own set of problems: grading requirements, drainage patterns, and fire-safety setbacks that older flatland homes never had to deal with.
The soil is the big one. Highland sits on pockets of expansive clay that swell when wet and shrink when dry. After a heavy winter rain, we see slabs shift, hairline cracks open up, and retaining walls start to lean. Homes in East Highlands, in particular, often need drainage corrections and wall reconstruction before any cosmetic remodel makes sense. The older ranch-style and two-story tract homes from the 1960s and 70s are usually slab-on-grade, and many still have their original cast iron waste lines. If you’re opening walls or floors anyway, that’s the moment to deal with the plumbing too.
Then there’s the weather. Summers hit triple digits, Santa Anas blow through in the fall, and winter brings just enough rain to find every failed seal and cracked stucco joint. Exterior work needs materials rated for that cycle: sun-stable siding, properly flashed windows, and drainage planes that shed water the first time, every time.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Highland Services
Two jobs dominate the phone calls from Highland homeowners: kitchens and bathrooms. Both are rooms where old plumbing, dated layouts, and sun-baked finishes collide.
General Contractor in Highland
When a remodel spans more than one trade, you need one person holding the whole schedule. In Highland, that often means coordinating plumbing replacements with slab work, managing the city’s plan-check process, and sequencing trades so a wall isn’t closed up before the inspector sees what’s behind it. We run that process from the Inland Empire office and keep homeowners informed at every step, with a written scope of work before anything is ordered.
Bathroom Remodeling in Highland
The bathrooms in Highland’s older homes are usually five-footers with cast iron tubs, failing valves, and drywall that’s absorbed decades of humidity. We replace the water-damaged substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile), bring plumbing up to current code, and build showers that don’t leak into the slab. For homeowners dealing with a cracked floor or a tub that won’t drain, this is the most common fix-it-or-remodel decision in the city.
Kitchen Remodeling in Highland
Highland kitchens built in the 1980s and 90s often have decent bones but layouts that fight you: peninsula walls that block the light from the foothills, soffits that date the room, and tile counters that soak up stains. We open sight lines, replace cast iron and galvanized supply lines where they surface, and install cabinet lines like KraftMaid and Wellborn that hold up to the dry heat without warping. Kitchens here are the single biggest value driver in a Highland home.
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 Remodeling in Highland
Home remodeling in Highland usually means one of two things: fixing a home that’s showing its age, or reworking a floor plan that no longer fits the way people live in it. Given the mix of 1960s ranch homes, 1980s two-story tract houses, and 1990s foothills builds, we spend a lot of time correcting what the original builder skipped: proper drainage, insulation that actually holds a temperature, and water lines that aren’t eating themselves from the inside. Whether you want a whole-house refresh or a single room rebuilt, we start from the same place: a written price and a 365-day done-right promise on every project. You can also explore what a full Home Remodeling project looks like with our team.
Home Remodeling Contractor
Signs you need it
You’re patching the same hairline cracks every winter, the floor slopes in one hallway, or you keep adding Band-Aids to rooms that need real repair.
What it costs in Highland
Engaging a home remodeling contractor here typically falls between $14,000 and $45,000 depending on scope, with smaller single-room projects starting around $9,000.
How we do it
We open the walls, correct what’s failed underneath, and rebuild the room to a standard that holds up in Highland’s clay soil and dry heat.
Home Renovation
Signs you need it
Your home functions, but it feels dated, energy bills climb every summer, and the floor plan fights how you actually live.
What it costs in Highland
A whole-home renovation in Highland usually lands between $45,000 and $130,000, while a single-room renovation starts around $9,000 and a small kitchen renovation runs $9,000 to $20,000.
How we do it
We sequence the work so you aren’t living in a construction zone for months, starting with the messy envelope work and ending with finishes.
Home Remodeling Companies
Signs you need it
You’ve talked to contractors who give verbal estimates that shift at the door, and you want a written number before anything starts.
What it costs in Highland
For a company that handles the full remodel, plan on $14,000 to $45,000 for a kitchen, $9,000 to $28,000 for a bathroom, and $45,000 to $130,000 for a whole home.
How we do it
We give you a written line-item price, a defined arrival window, and a written 365-day guarantee before we schedule the first day of work.
Whole House Remodel
Signs you need it
Multiple rooms need work at once, or you’re weighing whether to sell and rebuild versus fixing the home you already own.
What it costs in Highland
A whole house remodel in Highland typically costs $45,000 to $130,000, and often includes foundation, drainage, plumbing, and insulation work before finishes.
How we do it
We plan the entire house as one project, from the foundation and rough-in to the counters and trim, so nothing gets built around a hidden defect.
What Home Remodeling Costs in Highland
| Item | Typical range in Highland |
|---|---|
| Small kitchen remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Primary bathroom remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Whole house remodel | $45,000 – $130,000 |
How long does a home remodel take in Highland?
Most single-room remodels run three to six weeks; whole house work typically runs three to six months. Permitting through the city and the plan-check timeline add time, so we build that into the schedule from day one. Call (341) 895-1170 for a realistic timeline for your house.
Do I need a permit to remodel in Highland?
Any structural, plumbing, electrical, or window change needs a permit in Highland, and work done without one becomes a problem when you sell. We pull permits and pass inspections on every job that requires them. Call (341) 895-1170 and we’ll tell you what your project triggers.
Brands We Service in Highland
We install name-brand materials that carry their own coverage alongside our 365-day promise, including products from Techo-Bloc, Belgard, and James Hardie. Because our suppliers are regional, we can get most materials to a Highland job site without the long lead times that come with special-order-only shops. For the full list of what we work with, see our brands.
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| Service | Typical range in Highland |
|---|---|
| Kitchen remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small kitchen remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Bathroom remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Walk-in shower installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-shower conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Home addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Garage conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What pushes a Highland remodel up in price is usually what’s under the surface: failing cast iron, shifted slabs, or drainage that never worked right. Those fixes add cost, but skipping them means paying for the same wall twice. Every project gets a written price before work starts, and that number does not change unless you change the scope.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Highland
We work across Highland, from the older ranch neighborhoods near Baseline to the newer hillside developments in East Highlands. Most of our Highland calls get scheduled within a week, and we give every homeowner a defined arrival window, not an all-day wait.
- East Highlands
- Plungers
- Highland Hills
- Citrus Groves
- Base Line corridor
Service Area – Cities Near Highland
While Highland is our focus for this page, we also take on projects in the surrounding communities. You can find the same written pricing and 365-day guarantee if you’re looking for a San Bernardino, CA remodel, a Loma Linda, CA bathroom, a Lake Arrowhead, CA whole house project, or a Yucaipa, CA kitchen.
Serving Highland, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland 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 Highland
Most Highland remodels can be scheduled within one to three weeks, depending on permit lead times and material availability. We’ll give you a defined arrival window before you commit to anything, and the date we set is the date we show up.
We prepare submittal packages for HOAs when your neighborhood requires them, but the HOA approval itself sits with the association. We’ll tell you up front if your project is likely to trigger an architectural review, so you’re not surprised later.
If any of our work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge, with no service call and no re-inspection fee. That’s written into every Highland contract, not just spoken.
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 Highland Customers Say
"Full kitchen down to the studs. The written estimate held and they finished on the day they promised. Crew was tidy and polite the whole month. Rare to find."
- Vernon Askew"Full home refresh before we sold. They were straight about what was worth doing and what wasn't to get our money back. On time, on budget, and it sold in a week."
- Monica Vaughn"Did our whole kitchen. The written estimate held, which after reading remodel nightmares online I did not take for granted. Showed up every morning on time and the crew was clean and polite."
- Warren Updike
