Whole-Home Remodeling in Irvine
Serving 92602 · 92603 · 92604 · 92606 · 92612 · 92614 · 92618 · 92620 and Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Tustin
Whole-house work in Irvine is unusual in that the house is often not the problem. The systems are sound and the construction is recent. What dates a house here is layout and finish — closed-off plans, builder-standard specification — and those are the things a full remodel is well suited to changing.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What 17 finished LA whole-home remodels actually cost: a median of $150k, in a range of $36k–$440k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$150,000 A cobalt glass-tile backsplash with marble-look slab baths in brushed brass.
$238,000 A walnut-fronted quartz island, arched openings, and sage-green stacked tile baths.
$242,700 Structural work to open up the space, a vaulted ceiling, solid wood floors, kitchen and two baths.
$250,000 White shaker cabinetry and veined quartz, with hex-mosaic walk-in showers.
$275,000 A broad quartz island, a curved staircase with iron balusters, marble-look baths.
$440,000 Stone-look tile bathrooms with freestanding tubs, under an exposed beam ceiling.
Reworking a sound house
Layout, not remediation
Without a long list of ageing services to replace, more of a whole-house budget is available for spatial change and finish quality. That reframes what the project is for.
Two rule sets to check
City requirements always apply. A planned-community association may separately govern exterior appearance and yard structures. Both get established before design, and neither is assumed.
Phasing is often realistic
Because less of the work is systems replacement, whole-house projects here are frequently easier to phase around an occupied house than equivalent scope in older stock.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Irvine
From our completed projects.
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