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
Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Westminster
If you’re searching for a General Contractor in Westminster who can handle what an older home actually throws at you, you’re in the right place. We’re Sundance Contractors, led by Noel Carranza, and we work throughout Westminster’s 92683, 92684, and 92685 zip codes on kitchens, bathrooms, additions, garage conversions, and ADUs on the tight postwar lots that define this city. Call (877) 752-3951 and we’ll schedule a free estimate within the week. You won’t get a generic pitch. You’ll get someone who knows exactly what a 1962 stucco tract home off Bolsa Avenue looks like behind the drywall.
Why Sundance Contractors Is Westminster’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Westminster homeowners keep calling us back because we show up prepared for what’s actually behind their walls. Most of the housing stock here dates to the 1950s through the 1970s, and any honest contractor will tell you that opening up a wall in one of these homes is rarely a straight line. Homeowners who work with Noel Carranza know we don’t pretend otherwise.
We’re not a referral service. We’re the contractor on the permit, the one who schedules the structural engineer, the one who walks the job with the Westminster building inspector at rough-in and final. Our crews know the homes around Bolsa Avenue, Brookhurst Street, and the residential blocks south of the 22 freeway. When a homeowner asks whether we’ve handled a garage conversion on a 5,500-square-foot lot with ADU setback constraints, the answer is yes. Repeatedly. If you want to work with a contractor who already understands Westminster’s permit process and the realities of 60-year-old framing, call us at (877) 752-3951.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Hire a General Contractor in Westminster
Hire a General Contractor in Westminster when your project touches more than one trade and you don’t want to manage a roofer, an electrician, a plumber, and a cabinet installer yourself. On these postwar lots, the most common driver is a family that’s outgrown a three-bedroom, one-bath home and needs a rear in-law suite for extended family without moving. That scope carries real complexity: foundation work, electrical load calculations, setback compliance, and new plumbing runs. It also carries real cost. A kitchen remodel in Westminster typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, while a home addition starts around $45,000 and can reach $130,000 depending on foundation and site conditions. We write allowances into every contract so material selections don’t blindside you later.
Garage Conversion and In-Law Suite Remodeling
On a 1962 stucco tract home off Bolsa Avenue, our crew opened up a kitchen wall for a remodel and found knob-and-tube wiring spliced into a newer circuit and a load-bearing header that had been notched for a previous remodel without engineering. We stopped work, brought in a structural engineer, and presented the homeowner with a written change order for a properly sized beam and a full electrical rough-in upgrade before we touched another stud. The permit inspection sign-off came after we replaced the undersized framing and brought the wiring up to code. We tell this story because it matters if you’re hiring in Westminster. This is not a rare find here. It’s the norm. A garage conversion in Westminster runs $30,000 to $80,000, and the range is driven by exactly these findings. If your existing slab was poured without footings, that’s a line item. If your panel is a 100-amp Federal Pacific, that’s another. We catch these before we quote whenever possible, and we never bury them in an allowance.
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling
Westminster kitchens from this era were built around a single cook line, minimal counter space, and cabinets that are now delaminating or carrying decades of grease. A full kitchen remodel in Westminster runs $14,000 to $45,000. A bathroom remodel runs $9,000 to $28,000. The spread is driven by layout changes, plumbing relocations, and whether we’re correcting framing or waterproofing that was never done right the first time. We don’t quote you a number and hope. We open the inspection scope first, then price the job with real allowances tied to your actual dimensions.
General Contractor Services in Westminster
General Contractor Services in Westminster from Sundance Contractors cover interior and exterior work under one contract. That means kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home renovations, room additions, garage conversions, and ADU construction. It also means roofing, windows, siding, and hardscape when the project calls for it. The Westminster-specific reality is that many homes here are being adapted for multi-generational living rather than replaced. That pushes work toward accessory units, in-law quarters, and expanded kitchens that can support two-family cooking patterns. We coordinate the engineering, the trade work, and the inspections. One contractor. Every phase. That’s the whole point.
ADU and Prefab Structure Installation
ADU construction in Westminster runs $90,000 to $220,000, and on a 6,000-square-foot lot with existing improvements, design is everything. Setbacks, parking replacement requirements, and fire separation standards all come into play before a permit is issued. We work with prefab manufacturers including Abodu, Dvele, and Mighty Buildings when the project fits that approach, and we handle site prep, foundation, utility connections, and the final inspection sign-off. You won’t need to find a separate roofer, a separate cabinet installer, and a separate paving crew. We carry it.

Whole Home and Additions
Whole-home remodels in Westminster are rarely cosmetic. Once we’re opening walls in a 1965 ranch-style home, we’re almost certainly addressing electrical panels that can’t support a modern kitchen, plumbing that’s original galvanized, and insulation that’s essentially nonexistent. A home addition in Westminster runs $45,000 to $130,000. That includes foundation, framing, roofing, rough plumbing and electrical, drywall, and finish work. We quote it as a line-item budget, not a single lump sum with a shrug.

Trusted Brands We Service in Westminster
We specify and install brands worth having in a home you plan to keep for decades. For cabinets, we’re authorized to work with KraftMaid and Wellborn, which means full access to their door styles, finishes, and hardware lines. For exterior envelope work, we install James Hardie siding and multi-brand window systems that hold up to Westminster’s dry Santa Ana wind cycles. We also handle Tuff Shed and other prefab accessory structures when the project calls for a permitted outbuilding rather than a stick-built addition. Because we order directly and install ourselves, Westminster customers aren’t waiting on a third-party distributor. You’re getting the product the manufacturer actually backs.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Westminster Homes
- Outdated wiring hidden above ceilings and behind walls. Knob-and-tube and ungrounded aluminum circuits are still common in 1950s-1970s tract homes. When our electrician opens a wall for a kitchen remodel, we usually find at least one circuit that has to be replaced before insulation goes back in. This is a code issue, not an opinion.
- Notched or undersized framing from previous remodels. The 1962 home we mentioned earlier had a load-bearing header someone had cut into to run a vent line, no engineer involved. We see this constantly in Westminster homes that were remodeled in the 1980s and 1990s when permits were less common. We don’t hide it in an allowance. We show you the photo, the span table, and the change order.
- Failed shower pan waterproofing and stucco water intrusion. Coastal Orange County’s mild climate doesn’t mean dry buildings. Older bathrooms here were often built with green board and mastic, not cement board and membrane. When we tear out a shower in a Little Saigon-area home, we frequently find rotted bottom plates and framing that needs sistering before tile goes up.
- Slab-on-grade foundations without adequate footings for additions. Most Westminster homes sit on concrete slabs. When a family wants a rear in-law suite, the existing slab usually doesn’t meet current code for habitable space. That triggers a new foundation scope, not just a framing scope. We design for it up front.
Pricing for General Contractor in Westminster, CA
We believe you should see the numbers before you sign anything. Here’s what we quote across Westminster’s market for the most common project types. These ranges reflect the typical conditions of a 1950s-1970s home here, including the electrical and framing corrections that come up once walls are open.
| Project Type | Typical Westminster 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 |
What moves a kitchen from $14,000 to $45,000? Layout changes that relocate plumbing and electrical, custom cabinet configurations, stone countertop selections like Cambria or Silestone, and the condition of the framing behind the walls. We write those as line items and allowances, not as “contingency” percentages. Call (877) 752-3951 for a free estimate and we’ll walk your house with you, not just mail you a number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Westminster
Sundance Contractors works regularly in Westminster and the neighboring communities of Midway City, Garden Grove, Stanton, and Fountain Valley. If you’re a few blocks over the city line, the same crew and the same process apply. The housing stock in these nearby areas shares Westminster’s postwar DNA, so our pre-bid inspection approach carries over unchanged.
Serving Westminster, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Westminster and nearby communities. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Westminster
Outdated wiring such as knob-and-tube or ungrounded aluminum circuits is the most common trigger, followed by leaky or non-code shower pan waterproofing and notched or undersized framing. Westminster homes of that vintage were built to a different code standard, and most have been remodeled at least once without permits. We minimize surprise change orders with a pre-bid attic and crawlspace inspection, then we write specific allowances for electrical, framing, and waterproofing corrections into the contract. Call (877) 752-3951 if you want that inspection scheduled before you commit.
We write allowances based on the actual linear footage of your kitchen or bath, not a generic square-foot multiplier, and we adjust for the specific product lines you’re most likely to select, including KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets and Cambria, Silestone, or Caesarstone countertops. For a converted garage or in-law suite with non-standard dimensions, we measure after framing is open but before drywall, so the allowance is tied to real numbers. You’ll never be quoted an allowance that can’t actually buy the product shown in your design.
A garage conversion or ADU in Westminster requires a building permit, and depending on the scope, separate electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits, plus an ADU-specific plan review that addresses setback compliance and the city’s parking replacement rules. Westminster’s municipal code has specific requirements for junior ADUs and converted garages on the small lots typical of the city’s postwar neighborhoods. We pull all permits, coordinate the inspections, and don’t start work until plans are approved. If you’re considering this project, call (877) 752-3951 and we’ll tell you what’s actually required on your lot before you spend money on drawings.
We maintain bilingual project communication on Little Saigon-area jobs, including Vietnamese-speaking foremen and project documents translated for homeowners who prefer to review contracts and change orders in Vietnamese. Westminster’s construction market along Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street is substantially Vietnamese-American, and we treat language access as a standard part of the job, not a special accommodation. Your contract terms, allowance selections, and permit updates are all communicated in the language you’re most comfortable using.
A typical draw schedule for a Westminster remodel or addition runs a 10-15% deposit at contract signing, 25-30% at demolition and rough-in start, 25-30% at rough-in inspection sign-off, and the balance at final walkthrough and occupancy. We don’t front-load material deposits, and we don’t ask for full payment before the permit inspection passes. Every draw is tied to a completed milestone you can see and verify. Your contract will spell out exact percentages and milestone definitions before you sign anything, and we’re happy to explain the logic behind each one. Call (877) 752-3951 for a free estimate and a sample contract.
Written by Noel Carranza, Owner at Sundance Contractors, serving Westminster since our first project in Orange County.