Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across San Francisco
A full home remodel in San Francisco typically runs between $53,100 and $153,400 for a whole-house project, with kitchens landing at $16,520 to $53,100 and bathrooms at $10,620 to $33,040. But before you even think about cabinets or countertops, you’re dealing with the city’s discretionary review process, seismic hazard zones, and housing stock that’s older than most states. We’ve worked through all of it, from Noe Valley Victorians to Visitacion Valley hillside lots. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll walk you through what your specific block actually requires.
San Francisco is not a city where you wing a remodel. Between the Planning Department, the Soft Story Ordinance on those 1880-1920 wood-frame rowhouses, and the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act, the paperwork alone can sink a project before demo day. Ashford Contractors handles the full scope, inside and out, with one project manager and one contract. Glen Mossier built this company around that single point of accountability, because San Francisco homeowners don’t have time to coordinate six different subs who don’t talk to each other.
Why Ashford Contractors Is San Francisco’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
We’re not a handyman service that dabbles in remodels. We’re a full-scope general contractor with relationships across 50+ manufacturers, from GAF and Owens Corning roofing to James Hardie siding to Kohler and Toto plumbing fixtures. That matters in San Francisco, where your rowhouse shares walls with neighbors built in 1905 and your contractor needs to know how KraftMaid cabinetry fits around non-square vintage framing.
Our team has remodeled homes in the Mission District, Chinatown, Noe Valley, and out through the 94111, 94112, 94114, and 94115 ZIP codes. We know which neighborhoods trigger liquefaction zone reviews, which blocks have unreinforced brick chimneys behind the drywall, and which streets require extra crew time just to stage materials without blocking a Muni line. That local knowledge shapes every estimate we write for San Francisco homeowners.
Glen Mossier set Ashford up to be the contractor that handles everything: the kitchen remodel, the roof replacement, the paver patio, the ADU in the backyard. One contract. One point of contact. That’s the only way mid-to-large renovations stay on schedule in this city.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Remodeling Companies in San Francisco
Home Remodeling Companies in San Francisco face a set of constraints that firms in Walnut Creek or Fremont simply don’t deal with. We’re talking about a city where the median home predates indoor plumbing upgrades by a century, sits on a hill with a 35-degree grade, and requires a geotechnical report if it falls in a mapped liquefaction or landslide zone. A kitchen remodel here isn’t just cabinets and counters; it’s verifying the foundation hasn’t shifted, the wiring isn’t knob-and-tube, and the chimney isn’t unreinforced brick waiting for the next quake.
When you call us, you’re not getting a salesperson with a brochure. You’re getting a contractor who has pulled permits at 1660 Mission Street and knows how the review process actually moves. You’re getting a team that has navigated soft-story retrofit triggers while remodeling the garage-level floor of a Marina District rowhouse.
What The Job Involves
A whole-house remodel in San Francisco means opening walls in homes that haven’t been touched since the Eisenhower administration. We document existing conditions before we quote, because your 1912 Noe Valley Victorian is going to show us things the floor plan never mentioned.
When San Francisco Homeowners Need It
You need a full-scope contractor when the project touches more than one system: kitchen plus windows, bathroom plus roof, ADU plus driveway. Splitting those across separate trades in San Francisco means three permit reviews, three project managers, and three change orders waiting to happen. We scope it as one job.
Whole House Remodel in San Francisco
A Whole House Remodel in San Francisco is a different animal than the same job in Fairfield or Tracy. You’re not just renovating; you’re seismically upgrading, rewiring, replumbing, and often re-founding a structure that has survived a century of fog, earthquakes, and a dozen previous remodels of wildly varying quality. We price these projects at $53,100 to $153,400, but the number that matters on day one is what the geotechnical report says, because that drives foundation scope and can add six figures faster than any finish selection.
Our Home Remodeling team scopes every system before we give you a firm number. That means opening the permit history, checking the hazard maps, and walking the property with an eye toward what the Planning Department will flag. We’d rather find the liquefaction trigger before you sign than send you a change order after demo.
Foundation And Seismic Scope
San Francisco sits on some of the most geologically varied land in the country. The Marina, South of Market, and the eastern waterfront are built on fill that behaves unpredictably in a quake. If your lot maps into a liquefaction zone, the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act requires a geotechnical report before the city will even look at your permit application.
Interior And Exterior Systems
Whole house means the roofline to the foundation. We handle the James Hardie siding on the exterior, the Therma-Tru doors, the Milgard or Andersen windows, and inside we’re installing Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria countertops, and Kohler fixtures. One crew, one schedule, one contract.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Francisco
Ashford Contractors works with a curated roster of manufacturers that gives San Francisco homeowners real choices, not a single upsell path. On the exterior side, that includes Ameristar fencing for those narrow side yards, Jerith aluminum for wind-exposed hillside lots, Bufftech vinyl where fog-driven moisture would eat wood, and Master Halco for structural fencing around acreage parcels. We stock common replacement components locally, which shortens turnaround when a fence panel fails or a gate post needs replacing mid-project. For interior work, we source KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and Kohler, Moen, and Toto plumbing fixtures. Your project, not our portfolio: you pick the tier, and we’ll tell you which brand fits the budget and the house.
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in San Francisco Homes
- Liquefaction zone triggers on open lots: Many San Francisco lots, even in the southern hills, fall under the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act. That means a mandatory geotechnical report before we can finalize foundation scope, and those reports routinely uncover expansive soils that require over-excavation.
- County permitting timelines for septic and well setbacks: Acreage parcels in San Francisco’s county jurisdiction carry septic and well setback requirements that city permits don’t have. Underestimating those timelines stalls rough-in and inspection sign-off by weeks.
- Equipment access on sloped terrain: San Francisco hills are beautiful until a material truck can’t turn around and a concrete pump needs a road closure. Poor access drags out material hauls and inflates labor costs if the scope wasn’t written with site logistics in mind.
- Old framing playing games with new finishes: Victorian and Edwardian rowhouses from 1880 to 1920 were not built square. Cabinet installation in those homes requires shimming, scribing, and sometimes reframing before the KraftMaid boxes go in.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in San Francisco, CA
Here are our current San Francisco market ranges for the two big scopes homeowners ask about most:
| Project | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Whole House Remodel | $53,100 – $153,400 |
| ADU Construction | $106,200 – $259,600 |
Whole house remodels on flat city lots in the Richmond or Sunset districts land at the lower end when the foundation is clean and the layout stays put. Projects in the southern hills, where grading, retaining walls, and geotechnical work kick in, push toward the upper end. ADUs range wider because a garage conversion in the Mission District costs far less than a detached unit on a sloped acreage parcel in Visitacion Valley. Every estimate we write is a line-item quote, and we include the permit fees, the engineering, and the site logistics upfront. Call (877) 752-3868 to schedule a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Francisco
Ashford Contractors runs crews throughout the Bay Area. We regularly work in Mission District and Noe Valley on Victorian-era rowhouses, in Chinatown on tight-lot commercial-residential conversions, and in Visitacion Valley on larger parcels where ADUs and outdoor spaces are part of the plan. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll schedule a walkthrough wherever you are.
Serving San Francisco, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Francisco 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 San Francisco
County permitting adds septic and well setback requirements that city permits don’t carry, and those setbacks dictate where any addition or ADU can physically sit on your lot. We scope those constraints before quoting, so your rough-in and inspection sign-off don’t stall mid-project. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll pull the setback map for your parcel.
Sloped lots in San Francisco’s southern hills often fall under landslide zone mapping, which triggers a geotechnical report before scope can be finalized. Expect expanded soils, over-excavation, and a deeper foundation, all of which we front-load into the draw schedule so grading starts before the structure. We price detached ADUs at $106,200 to $259,600 depending on site conditions.
Because if your lot sits in a mapped liquefaction or landslide zone, the city requires a geotechnical report before issuing permits, and that report can force foundation redesigns that change your budget. We check the hazard maps on day one so there are no surprises after demo. Call (877) 752-3868 for an estimate that includes geotech work from the start.
We write site logistics into every estimate: where the dumpster goes, how the concrete pump reaches the pour, whether a material truck can turn around on your driveway or needs a street closure permit. On sloped lots, we factor in extra labor hours for manual material movement so you don’t eat surprise costs later.
City permitting runs through the San Francisco Planning Department and DBI, while county permitting for larger parcels adds septic, well, and sometimes grading plan reviews that city lots don’t trigger. We pull whichever permits your address requires, and we front-load the timeline so inspections don’t stall your project. Call (877) 752-3868 and we’ll tell you exactly which process your parcel follows.
Written by Glen Mossier, Owner at Ashford Contractors, serving San Francisco and the Bay Area.