Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Fontana
Home remodeling in Fontana means dealing with houses that were built fast in the 1960s and 70s, and it shows once you start opening walls. You’ll find cloth wiring, 60-amp panels, framing that was never meant to carry today’s loads, and waterproofing that gave up years ago. We handle all of it under one contract: inspection first, written allowances for what the wall might turn up, and a change-order process that keeps you in control of every dollar. Call us at (877) 265-6284 for a free estimate on your Fontana remodel.
Sycamore Contractors has been working in Fontana long enough to know that a quote is only as honest as what happens after demolition. We serve every ZIP in the city: 92334, 92335, 92336, and 92337. That includes the older tract streets west of Sierra Avenue and the newer master-planned subdivisions out east where the logistics warehouses keep pushing the city line. The soil, the housing stock, and the codes all change depending on which side of Fontana you live on, and our pricing and process account for that.
Why Sycamore Contractors Is Fontana’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Fontana homeowners call us because we bring something most remodelers don’t: a full scope of trades under one accountable team. We don’t hand your kitchen to a sub who hands the electric to another sub. Our crews do interior work, exterior work, roofing, windows, hardscaping, fencing, and ADUs. That matters in a city where a single project often pulls in four or five trades. One contractor, every phase.
We also bring real product choice. Sycamore is partnered with over fifty national manufacturers across cabinets, countertops, plumbing, roofing, windows, and hardscaping. That means your Fontana kitchen can be quoted with KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinets, Cambria or Silestone counters, and Kohler or Moen fixtures. You research the brands before you commit. We install to the standard each manufacturer requires, and we’re accountable if something isn’t right.
And when an older Fontana home throws a curveball mid-project, we already have the process for it. Nate Calloway, who leads Sycamore Contractors, built our estimating around the reality of this city’s housing stock. Allowances are written into the contract before we start. When we find something, you get a written change order with a price before we touch it. No verbal surprises. No bill you didn’t approve in writing.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Remodeling Companies in Fontana
Most Home Remodeling Companies in Fontana choose a lane and stay there: one does kitchens, another does roofs, another pours concrete. Sycamore is built for the opposite. Fontana is a city where a homeowner might need a kitchen overhaul, a seismic retrofit, a patio, and a new roof in the same year, and coordinating four contractors on four schedules is a second job nobody asked for. We run the whole scope as one project with one point of contact, and that changes how the work goes.
Written Allowances for Older Homes
A Fontana tract home built in 1968 has secrets behind the drywall. Our contracts include line-item allowances for the things we expect to find in this city: outdated wiring, undersized framing, failed waterproofing. If we don’t need the allowance, you don’t pay it. If we need more, you approve it in writing first. That’s the difference between a quote and a bill.
One Contract, Every Trade
Kitchen, bath, addition, roof, fence, driveway. We don’t sub out the accountability. Our team handles Home Remodeling from framing to finish, and we pull permits when the city requires them. For Fontana homeowners, that means one schedule, one warranty conversation, and one company to call if anything needs attention down the road.
Whole House Remodel in Fontana
A Whole House Remodel in Fontana usually starts with a homeowner who has decided the house they bought for $180,000 in 1998 is now a long-term asset worth rebuilding correctly. That means re-plumbing, rewiring, re-insulating, and often re-framing sections of a house built on expansive clay with 2×4 construction and no seismic bolting. The job is big, and in Fontana it almost always includes code upgrades once the walls come down.
Seismic Retrofits and Foundation Work
Homes west of Sierra Avenue in the 92335 and 92334 ZIPs sit on expansive clay soils, and many have never been bolted or braced. Once a whole-house remodel opens walls, the city often requires foundation anchoring and shear-wall upgrades before the permit can sign off. We plan for that from the first site walk, and the cost is discussed before we ever swing a hammer, not after.
Interior to Exterior, Roof to Driveway
A full Fontana remodel often pulls in exterior work too. Heat-rated roofing to handle the high desert summers. Proper drainage for the flash-flood risk that comes off the Cajon Pass in winter. James Hardie siding for homes that face Santa Ana wind events every fall. We run interior and exterior as one scope because it’s faster, cheaper in the long run, and far less frustrating than piecemeal work.
Fontana whole-house remodel price ranges:
| Project | Typical Fontana Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
Trusted Brands We Service in Fontana
We don’t give Fontana homeowners a take-it-or-leave-it product line. You get choices you can research before you commit. For a Fontana kitchen, that might mean KraftMaid cabinets, Cambria countertops, and Moen plumbing. For the exterior, GAF or Owens Corning roofing, PGT windows, and James Hardie siding. We’re also one of the few general contractors in this area offering prefab ADU solutions through brands like Abodu and Cover, which gives Fontana homeowners a faster path to a backyard unit than stick-built construction. Quikrete and Sakrete products handle our concrete and hardscape work. Brand-name materials. We install them to the standard the brand requires.
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Fontana Homes
- Original 1960s-70s wiring and panels. Opening a wall in a 92335 tract home often means finding a 60-amp panel and cloth-sheathed wire. We write panel upgrades into the allowance before work starts so the discovery doesn’t become a financial shock.
- Missing seismic bolting on expansive clay. The same post-war houses west of Sierra Avenue that have never been bolted or braced sit on clay soils that move with moisture. A remodel that opens walls often triggers the retrofit requirement, and we plan for it in the initial quote.
- Failed waterproofing behind original tile. Original 1960s bathrooms in Fontana weren’t waterproofed to modern standards. Once demolition starts, hidden dry rot and subfloor damage are common, which is why we carry a moisture-inspection step before finish work begins.
- Undersized framing around load-bearing headers. The original framing in many older Fontana homes was built to minimum code of its day. When a remodel changes wall layout, we often find headers that need engineering and replacement before drywall can go back up. It’s a code requirement, and it’s part of the job.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Fontana, CA
Home remodeling in Fontana runs a wide range because the housing stock pulls in two different directions. A small kitchen remodel in an older tract home typically runs $9,000 to $20,000, while a full kitchen with structural work lands between $14,000 and $45,000. Bathrooms sit between $9,000 and $28,000 depending on whether we’re reworking the floor or replacing joists. A home addition in Fontana starts around $45,000 and can reach $130,000 for larger scope with foundation work. The single biggest cost variable in this city is what we find after demolition: wiring, framing, waterproofing, and soil conditions. Our written allowances and change-order process mean you approve every dollar before we spend it. Call (877) 265-6284 for a free, line-item estimate on your Fontana project.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fontana
Sycamore Contractors works throughout the Inland Empire beyond Fontana, including Bloomington, Rialto, Glen Avon, and Pedley. If you’re in one of those communities and planning a remodel, the same team, the same brand-name product options, and the same written change-order process apply. Call (877) 265-6284 and tell us what you’re planning.
Serving Fontana, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fontana 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 Fontana
Expect to add between 5% and 15% of the project total for code-triggered upgrades on older Fontana homes, depending on what the walls reveal. Panel upgrades, header replacement, seismic bolting, and waterproofing are the most common. We write these into the initial contract as allowances so you know the upper limit before we start. If the allowance isn’t fully used, you don’t pay it. Call (877) 265-6284 for an exact quote on your home.
Yes, most kitchen and bathroom remodels in Fontana require a building permit when you’re moving walls, changing electrical, re-piping, or altering structural framing. The permit inspection covers the work to ensure it meets current California code, including seismic provisions that apply once walls are open. We pull permits as part of our scope and handle the inspections. Call (877) 265-6284 and we’ll walk you through what your specific project triggers.
We document what we found, stop work on that scope, and give you a written change order with the materials, labor, and total price before we proceed. You approve it in writing. Nothing moves forward until you’ve signed off. On a 1968 tract home off Arrow Boulevard in the 92335 ZIP, our crew opened a kitchen wall and found the original 60-amp panel with cloth wiring and undersized framing around the load-bearing header. We wrote a change order for the panel upgrade and engineered header before the drywall went back, and the homeowner approved it in writing. No surprises at the draw schedule.
Fifty-plus national manufacturers across every major renovation category. Cabinets from KraftMaid and Wellborn. Countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. Plumbing from Kohler, Moen, and Toto. Roofing from seven manufacturers including GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. Windows from PGT and Therma-Tru. Hardscaping from Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc. We bring options, you make the call. Call (877) 265-6284 to discuss your product preferences.
Expansive clay soil moves with moisture changes, and in Fontana’s hot, dry summers followed by winter rain events, that movement stresses foundations and framing. Homes west of Sierra Avenue built on this soil have often never been bolted or braced, so once a remodel opens walls, the city may require foundation anchoring and shear-wall retrofits before the permit closes out. We factor soil conditions into every Fontana estimate. Call (877) 265-6284 for a site-specific assessment.
Written by Nate Calloway, Owner at Sycamore Contractors, serving Fontana since the company’s founding in Temecula, CA. Call (877) 265-6284 for a free, no-obligation estimate on your home remodel.