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
Remodeling Company in Irvine, CA
Home renovation in Irvine is different from almost anywhere else in Orange County, and it starts before you ever open a wall. Most of the city was built after 1965 under the Irvine Company’s village master plans, which means we’re rarely dealing with pre-war framing or historic plaster. We’re dealing with stucco from the 1970s, Spanish tile roofs, HOA design review, and a permit process that expects contractors to know how Irvine’s rules work before the first inspection. Call us at (877) 752-3951 when you’re ready to plan the project, and we’ll walk you through what your specific village and home will require.
Why Irvine Homes Are Different
Irvine’s housing stock is remarkably uniform for a city this size, because the Irvine Company built it village by village since the mid-1960s. The older villages like University Park, Rancho San Joaquin, and Turtle Rock are full of ranch-style single-story homes with wood framing, stucco exteriors, and composition or shake roofs that have now hit the 40-to-50-year replacement window. Woodbridge, Westpark, and Northwood brought more two-story Mediterranean and Spanish-tile stucco homes through the 1980s and 1990s, and those tile roofs are now at the age where underlayment fails while the tile itself still looks fine. Newer condo and townhome infill around the Spectrum and Great Park tends to be dense, HOA-heavy, and much more restrictive about what you can change on the exterior.
The climate shapes the work too. Irvine gets long dry summers, almost no freeze risk, and regular Santa Ana wind events that push stucco to crack, balconies to dry out, and embers to find every gap in a roof. We waterproof and harden homes here for fire season more than we do for winter weather. And the single biggest difference from neighboring cities: before you pull a permit, your project may need to pass architectural review with the Irvine Company or your village HOA. Paint color, roof tile profile, fence style, even window trim can be gated by design review. Sundance Contractors has served Irvine since 2018, and we handle that submittal as part of the project, because it’s where Irvine remodels get delayed the most.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Our Main Irvine Services
Most Irvine homeowners who call us fall into one of two situations: they’re planning a whole-home project that needs a general contractor to coordinate multiple trades, or they’re starting a remodel and want one team handling design, permitting, and construction. These are the two services we handle most often in Irvine.
General Contractor in Irvine
When a project spans roofing, framing, electrical, and finishing work, someone has to own the schedule and the submittals. Irvine adds a layer most cities don’t: village HOA approvals, Irvine Company design review, and city plan check all running in parallel. We coordinate the full sequence so your project doesn’t stall waiting on one approval. General Contractor in Irvine
Home Remodeling in Irvine
Kitchen and bath remodels in Irvine usually mean working inside a 1970s ranch layout or a 1990s stucco two-story, and both bring different framing realities. We plan around load-bearing walls, existing plumbing stacks, and the HOA’s interior rules before we order a single cabinet. Home Remodeling in Irvine
Home Renovation in Irvine
Home renovation in Irvine comes down to this: you want more functional space in a house that was built for a different era, in a city where the HOA and the Irvine Company both have a say in how it gets done. Whether you’re opening up a 1970s ranch in University Park, converting a garage into living space in Woodbridge, or adding a prefab ADU behind a Northwood home, the work has to satisfy city plan check and village design review at the same time. Sundance Contractors has served Irvine since 2018, and we’ve built our process around that dual approval path. That’s the core of Home Renovation work here: structural changes, interior layouts, and exterior modifications that pass both the building code and the village’s architectural standards.
Home Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
Your home’s layout no longer works for how you live, with a dark galley kitchen, a disconnected living space, or a third bedroom that never gets used.
What it costs in Irvine
A full home renovation in Irvine typically runs from $45,000 to $130,000 depending on how many rooms change and what the design review requires.
How we do it
We document the existing conditions, prepare the HOA and city submittals, open the walls, reframe the layout, run new mechanicals, and finish with the material selections you’ve already approved.
Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
You’re combining several trades at once; framing, drywall, electrical, flooring, and finishes need to happen in a specific order, and one delay cascades into the next.
What it costs in Irvine
Multi-room renovation projects in Irvine generally land between $45,000 and $130,000, with the bigger number reflecting whole-home scope and structural changes.
How we do it
One project manager schedules every trade, keeps the HOA informed of work hours and dumpster placement, and walks you through progress each week so nothing is done without your sign-off.
What Home Renovation Costs in Irvine
| Item | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
How long does a home renovation take in Irvine?
Most whole-home renovations in Irvine take four to eight months. HOA design review adds two to six weeks before permits are issued, and we build that into the schedule up front so you aren’t surprised by the wait.
Will the price change once work starts?
We write fixed-price contracts after we open the walls, not before. If the estimate changes, you approve a written change order before we proceed. Call (877) 752-3951 to talk through your renovation scope.
Brands We Service in Irvine
We specify and install products from our brands that hold up in Irvine’s dry climate and pass village design review: James Hardie siding and trim, Boxabl and Plant Prefab for ADU structures, and Tuff Shed for accessory buildings. Parts are ordered to our Irvine job sites directly, and lead times are confirmed before we schedule the installation crew.
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| Service | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $3,500 – $11,000 |
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 – $9,000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
Prices in Irvine move up when a project requires structural changes behind stucco walls, HOA-mandated material upgrades, or tile roof underlayment replacement that’s discovered after tear-off. We give you a written, line-item estimate before work starts, and we don’t change the number without your written approval.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Irvine
We work across Irvine’s villages, from the original 1960s tracts to the newest Great Park neighborhoods. Response times vary by village and season, but most estimate visits in Irvine are scheduled within a few business days.
- University Park
- Turtle Rock
- Woodbridge
- Westpark
- Northwood
Service Area – Cities Near Irvine
Sundance Contractors also runs projects in the cities that border Irvine, and the permitting realities shift fast once you cross into older housing stock. Tustin, CA has pre-war bungalows and unincorporated pockets, Santa Ana, CA brings historic districts and different plan-check standards, North Tustin, CA is mostly large custom lots without HOAs, and Fountain Valley, CA has its own mix of 1960s tract homes. If your project is on the edge of Irvine, ask us which city’s rules actually apply.
Serving Irvine, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Irvine and nearby communities. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Remodeling Company in Irvine
Yes. We prepare the architectural review submittal, attend or respond to the design committee’s questions, and make revisions until the project is approved. This step is often what separates an on-time Irvine project from a stalled one.
We cover 92617, 92618, 92619, and 92620, which span the University of California campus area, the Spectrum and Los Olivos districts, the Great Park neighborhoods, and the northern villages. If you’re unsure, call (877) 752-3951 and we’ll confirm your area.
Most Irvine projects start within two to six weeks after design review is approved. Larger renovations and additions depend on city plan check turnaround, which we track and push forward on your behalf from the day the drawings are submitted.
Ready to talk scope and numbers? Call Sundance Contractors at (877) 752-3951 for a free, written estimate on your Irvine project.
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 Irvine Customers Say
"Excellent build. Costs came in about six percent over the original contract, driven mostly by material price movement during the build, which he documented each time."
- Whitney Meyer"Every inspection passed first time. The building department clearly knows him and that made the whole process easier."
- Tamika Boyd"Framing crew was meticulous and the walls are straight everywhere. Drywall goes on a lot better when the framing is right."
- Rana Aziz