Remodeling in Sierra Madre
ZIP codes: 91024
Sierra Madre is a foothill town that never surrendered its scale: Craftsman bungalows and cottages on walkable streets, canyon houses up narrow lanes, and a community that notices — and cares — what happens to old houses. The city reviews building through its Building and Safety Division inside the Planning & Community Preservation Department, a department name that tells you the local priorities, with applications filed through the city's online portal. Remodeling here means working with a house's era honestly: updating kitchens, baths and systems without sanding off the character that makes the town itself.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What our finished LA work actually cost: 27 kitchens ran $23k–$84k, median $50k; 28 bathrooms $28k–$105k, median $38k; 17 whole-home remodels $36k–$440k, median $150k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$30,000 A full-length double vanity under twin lit mirrors, with herringbone mosaic shower niches.
$34,800 White uppers over warm grey shaker lowers, white quartz, and a stainless chimney hood.
$72,000 White shaker cabinetry against a deep teal backsplash, with an island under a stainless hood.
$95,000 Two glazed-tile showers, one olive and one aqua, with brass fittings and taupe shaker vanities.
$150,000 A cobalt glass-tile backsplash with marble-look slab baths in brushed brass.
$440,000 Stone-look tile bathrooms with freestanding tubs, under an exposed beam ceiling.
What working in Sierra Madre actually looks like
Preservation is in the department name
Building and Safety sits inside Planning & Community Preservation. Reviews here read drawings with an eye to how work sits in an old neighborhood, and designs that respect era and scale move through more happily.
Bungalow surgery is its own skill
Craftsman-era houses hide knob-and-tube-era wiring, original plumbing and decades of amateur alterations behind their casings. Opening them calls for careful sequencing and a budget that expects the era's surprises.
Canyon lanes set the logistics
In the canyon neighborhoods, streets narrow and staging space disappears. Deliveries, debris and crew parking get planned like part of the build, because on these lanes they are.
Sierra Madre permit notes
Building permits are issued by the City of Sierra Madre Building and Safety Division within the Planning & Community Preservation Department, with all plan-check, building and zoning applications submitted through the city's Accela online portal. Verified on the City of Sierra Madre website, 2026-09-02.
We pull permits in-house — clients don't need to navigate the building department.
Services available in Sierra Madre
Talk to Onn about your Sierra Madre project.
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Frequently asked questions in Sierra Madre
Is it hard to remodel an old house in Sierra Madre? +
It is careful, not hard. The city reviews building inside a department named for community preservation, and designs that respect the era and scale of the house tend to be reviewed in that same spirit.
What should I expect inside a 1920s bungalow remodel? +
Era-typical surprises: early wiring, original galvanized plumbing, and past alterations done without drawings. None are unusual; all need a contingency and a builder who has met them before.
How do you handle the canyon streets? +
As part of the design. Smaller deliveries, planned staging, respectful crew parking and honest scheduling — the same house on a wide street would build faster, and the plan accounts for the difference.
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