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Kitchen Remodels in Calabasas
Full-scope kitchen remodeling for Calabasas planned-community and hillside homes. Custom cabinetry, stone and lighting from a licensed general contracting team.
The kitchens we gut in Calabasas were rarely cheap the first time. Most went in between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, when the planned communities here were built, and they carried the best spec of their year: oak raised panels, then cherry, then granite over builder boxes. Thirty years on, the finishes read dated and the systems behind them are original. Master Construction remodels these kitchens down to the studs, as a general contractor (Lic. #1027281) with our own trades, working from our Ventura showroom at the other end of a routine 101 run. The full practice lives on our kitchen and bathroom remodeling page.
What a 1990s Calabasas Kitchen Is Hiding
Behind the granite, the house is its age. Panels sized in 1988 have no headroom for a 48-inch range, two ovens and an induction cooktop, so an electrical assessment comes before any appliance order. Copper supply lines from the original build are reaching the pinhole-leak years. Recessed cans from the era run hot, waste energy and sit in the way of a modern lighting plan.
The climate writes its own line items. Calabasas summers are hot and dry, and a kitchen with western glass gains real heat every afternoon; we plan window film, shading or glazing upgrades into the scope rather than asking the new HVAC to fight it. Canyon winds push fine dust at every gap, so new windows and doors get sealed and flashed properly, not just trimmed out. There is no marine layer here to blunt any of it.
Layout is usually the good news. These floor plans already open the kitchen to a family room, so the dramatic wall removal that dominates older-city remodels is often unnecessary. The work is a full-quality upgrade in place: every surface, every fixture, and the plumbing and wiring behind them brought to current code in one pass.
Selections That Hold Up to a Discerning Street
Calabasas owners compare finishes against the best kitchen on the block, and the block sets a high bar. We build to it with custom and semi-custom cabinetry in plywood-box construction, hardwood or painted faces, and hardware that closes the same on year eight as on day one. Inset doors, integrated panels for refrigeration, and full-height pantry walls are normal requests here, and our cabinet lines handle all three.
Stone gets chosen in person. Our Ventura showroom at 1450 E. Thompson Blvd carries door samples, slabs remnants, tile and hardware under honest light, and the 101 drive is worth it: a slab that looks warm on a phone screen can go gray in a north-facing kitchen. Countertop, backsplash and flooring decisions lock before demolition so the longest lead items are traveling while the old kitchen comes out.
Lighting closes the gap between a nice kitchen and a finished one. We layer task lighting under cabinets, low-glare recessed fixtures on separate dimming zones, and statement fixtures over islands, then put the controls where a cook actually stands. If the remodel extends past the kitchen walls, our home remodeling crews carry the same finish standard into the adjacent rooms.
Run by One Contractor, Documented for Your HOA
Our crews do the structural work, the plumbing reroutes and the circuit additions under one contract. That matters in a gated community, where every additional subcontractor is another vehicle to register at the gate and another schedule to defend. One contractor, one insurance certificate, one point of contact from bid through final inspection.
Nearly every Calabasas neighborhood runs architectural review alongside the city, and a kitchen remodel can trigger it when windows, venting or exterior penetrations change. We prepare the board packet with drawings and specifications, keep certificates of insurance current with the association, and sequence board approval with plan check at the City of Calabasas building department so neither review stalls the other.
Property managers and estate staff bring us a different version of the same job: a rental kitchen between tenants, or a kitchen refresh scoped and executed while the owner is out of the country. Those projects get written schedules, photo documentation at each milestone, and pricing that holds without the owner standing in the room. We do not treat an absentee project as a loose one.
Kitchen Remodeling Services in Calabasas
- Full kitchen gut renovations
- Custom & semi-custom cabinetry
- Stone countertops & backsplashes
- Island design & layout refinement
- Layered lighting & dimming zones
- Panel & circuit upgrades for new appliances
- Copper repipe & fixture relocation
- Window, glazing & ventilation upgrades
- HOA architectural review packets
- Rental & estate kitchen programs
Calabasas Kitchen Remodeling FAQ
Does a kitchen remodel in Calabasas need a permit?
Almost always, yes. New circuits, relocated plumbing, or any structural change gets a permit through the City of Calabasas building department. Cosmetic swaps in the existing layout may not. We confirm what your scope requires, prepare the submittal and schedule the inspections.
Will my HOA slow the project down?
Only if review starts late. Most associations here want drawings, specifications and a contractor insurance certificate before approving work, and boards meet on their own calendar. We submit the board packet at the same time plans go to the city, so the two approvals run in parallel instead of in sequence.
What usually needs fixing behind a 1990s kitchen?
Three repeat offenders: original copper supply lines entering their leak-prone decades, electrical panels with no spare capacity for modern appliance loads, and undersized or recirculating range ventilation. We flag the likely ones at the walkthrough and carry them as priced line items, not surprises.
How long does the construction take?
Plan on seven to eleven weeks from demolition for a full remodel, depending on structural and stone scope. Design, HOA review, plan check and cabinet fabrication happen before that clock starts, while your current kitchen still works.
Can you match the finish level in the rest of my house?
That is the standard we bid to. Calabasas interiors often carry smooth-finish walls, wide-plank floors and detailed millwork, and a kitchen that lands below the surrounding rooms reads as a patch. Our painters, drywall crew and finish carpenters are the same people who do our whole-home work.
You are based in Ventura. Does that affect scheduling?
No. The 101 run to Calabasas is routine for our crews, and jobs are scheduled to the project, not the commute. The Ventura location gives you something back: a physical showroom where selections happen in person instead of from a binder.
Do you take on kitchens for property managers and HOA boards?
Yes, regularly. High-end rental turnovers get firm schedules and per-unit pricing that repeats cleanly across a portfolio, and clubhouse or common-area kitchens get board-ready scopes, insurance certificates and documented inspections. One contact runs the job from bid to closeout.
Related Services
Remodeling more than the kitchen? See bathroom remodels in Calabasas, whole-home remodeling, our county-wide kitchen and bath practice, or everything we do in Calabasas.
Start Your Calabasas Kitchen Remodel
Call (805) 667-8800 to walk the space, or make the drive to our Ventura showroom at 1450 E. Thompson Blvd and handle selections in person.