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 Pomona
Hiring a general contractor in Pomona usually means one thing: an older home has a problem, and fixing it right will open up two more. That’s the reality of working on pre-1978 wood-frame bungalows, 1950s ranch tracts, and mid-century apartment buildings across 91766, 91767, 91768, and 91769. We coordinate the full job under one roof, from the first wall opened to the final inspection sign-off, with brand-name materials specified before the contract is signed. If you’re in Pomona and need a straight answer on scope, cost, or code triggers, call Nolan Shepherd’s team at (866) 253-8554.
Why Elmwood Contractors Is Pomona’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Pomona homeowners call us after they’ve gotten a bid that fell apart the moment someone opened a wall. We’ve worked enough bungalows near West Mission Boulevard and Ganesha Hills to know what’s behind the lath and plaster before the saw comes out. Our reputation in Pomona is built on written change orders, permits pulled, and inspections passed, not on vague allowances that balloon after demolition. We name the brands going into your home before the contract is signed, and we explain why a product was chosen, not just what it costs.
We carry relationships with 50+ named brands across cabinetry, countertops, plumbing, roofing, windows, doors, fencing, and hardscaping. That means a Pomona kitchen remodel doesn’t force you into whatever a box store stocks. From GAF roofing to James Hardie siding to KraftMaid cabinetry, the lineup is vetted and field-tested.
Styles & brands we work with
Residential General Contractor in Pomona
Residential General Contractor work in Pomona is rarely a clean, empty room waiting for tile. It’s a 1920s Craftsman in 91766 with knob-and-tube wiring, or a ranch house off Towne Avenue with a 100A panel that’s been double-tapped twice. The job involves coordinating plumbing, electrical, framing, drywall, waterproofing, finish carpentry, and inspection sign-off, all under one project plan. A typical kitchen remodel in Pomona runs $14,000 to $45,000, while a bathroom remodel runs $9,000 to $28,000. When walls come open and code upgrades trigger, the written allowances we build into the contract are what keep the job moving without a surprise phone call about money.
Permits, Code Triggers, and Inspection Sign-Off
We pull permits on every Pomona job that requires them. Once a wall is open, the inspector’s checklist governs what happens next: GFCI protection, grounding, panel replacement if the old one is undersized or double-tapped. This is not optional, and skipping it to save money means ungrounded circuits and undersized framing hidden behind new tile, a liability that follows the house to the next sale.
Material Selection From a Vetted Roster
We match product recommendations to your budget and your house. For countertops, that might mean Cambria at one price point or Caesarstone at another. For windows on a Pomona home with full east-west sun exposure, impact-rated PGT or CGI units hold up better than builder-grade glass. Every choice is explained in plain English before the contract is signed.
Hire a General Contractor in Pomona
Hire a General Contractor in Pomona when the project touches more than one trade: a kitchen remodel that needs plumbing, electrical, and framing, or a home addition off a 1960s ranch that needs foundation work, roofing, and a panel upgrade. One contractor, every trade, interior to exterior. A home addition in Pomona typically runs $45,000 to $130,000. An ADU construction runs $90,000 to $220,000. A garage conversion runs $30,000 to $80,000. Those numbers include the scope coordination that multiple separate bids never capture, and they assume permits pulled and inspections passed.
Single Point of Coordination
We serve as the primary point of coordination for multi-trade projects. That means one schedule, one contract, one standard of accountability. We’re not a specialty subcontractor, and we don’t hand you three phone numbers and a calendar. The full arc of the job, from interior remodel to exterior envelope to prefab addition, moves under one plan.
Prefab and ADU Capability
For Pomona lots where a traditional addition doesn’t pencil out, we carry relationships with Abodu, Dvele, and Mighty Buildings. These are modern prefab systems most traditional remodelers can’t offer, and they’re a practical answer for the city’s many older lots with pier-and-beam foundations and limited crawl space access.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pomona
When we install a roof on a Pomona home, it’s GAF, CertainTeed, or Owens Corning, not whatever’s on the truck. When we quote windows, we talk PGT, CGI, or CWS, because our local climate demands impact-rated glass and UV-stable framing. We keep the supplier pipeline tight so a Pomona kitchen or bath remodel doesn’t stall waiting on parts. Our General Contractor team carries named, vetted product lines across every trade, which means faster turnaround and fewer mid-project substitutions. For Pomona’s older housing stock, we reach for Boral trim when rot-prone original wood comes out. We recommend products because they perform, not because they’re convenient for us.
Common General Contractor Problems We See in Pomona Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring behind newer drywall. In 91766 and 91767 bungalows, the same wall often contains original knob-and-tube feeding a 1950s panel that was later double-tapped for a window AC unit. Opening that wall for any permitted remodel triggers panel replacement, GFCI protection, and grounding, all of which can triple the original repair scope.
- Rot-prone subfloor framing over pier-and-beam foundations. Many pre-1940s Pomona homes sit on pier-and-beam foundations with subfloor framing that’s had 80 years to collect moisture. What looked like a tile replacement becomes structural repair once the floor is opened, which is why we write subfloor allowances into every contract.
- Early Romex and galvanized plumbing in 1950s-70s ranch tracts. Pomona’s ranch homes often have .75-inch galvanized supply lines with interior scale buildup, and early Romex that predates modern grounding requirements. A bathroom remodel off these systems means copper rough-in and circuit upgrades, priced before demolition starts.
- Sun-blasted exterior finishes and failed stucco. Pomona gets triple-digit summer days, Santa Ana winds, and only about 15 inches of rain a year. That dries out and cracks stucco, ages asphalt shingles early, and drives wind damage into roof edges and window flashing. Exterior envelope work here is a durability problem, not a cosmetic one.
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Here’s honest Pomona pricing, not a teaser number. The ranges below reflect what we see across 91766, 91767, 91768, and 91769, before any code surprises are discovered behind walls.
| Project | Typical Range in Pomona |
|---|---|
| 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 the price in Pomona is what’s inside the walls: the age of the wiring, the condition of the subfloor, the presence of lead paint or asbestos on pre-1978 homes. We write allowances for these items into the contract, and any surprise is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (866) 253-8554 to schedule your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Our crew covers Pomona and the surrounding eastern San Gabriel Valley. If you’re in La Verne, Claremont, Montclair, or Los Serranos, we run the same written-contract, brand-named approach across the whole area. See our General Contractor in Pomona page or call (866) 253-8554 to check coverage for your street.
Serving Pomona, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pomona area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in Pomona
Opening a wall in a 91766 bungalow often leads to a panel upgrade because the original knob-and-tube wiring was never designed for modern loads, and decades of double-tapping for window AC units and kitchen appliances have left the panel undersized and non-compliant. Once an inspector sees the open wall, GFCI protection and grounding corrections are mandatory, and a 100A panel typically must be replaced. Call (866) 253-8554 to talk through what your specific house will need.
Yes, we pull permits for every Pomona kitchen or bathroom remodel where one is required, and we schedule inspection sign-off before drywall goes up. Skipping permits saves money short-term and buries ungrounded circuits, undersized framing, and failed waterproofing behind new tile. For an exact quote on your project, call (866) 253-8554.
We handle lead paint and asbestos on pre-1978 Pomona homes as a line item in the original estimate, with certified remediation partners scheduled before demolition. Most of Pomona’s bungalow and ranch stock predates the ban, so we assume the question is when, not if. Call (866) 253-8554 and we’ll price it into your project plan from day one.
Yes, but the old 100A panel will almost certainly need replacement or a subpanel, and that cost is built into the garage conversion or ADU estimate before we start. A Pomona garage conversion typically runs $30,000 to $80,000, and an ADU runs $90,000 to $220,000, including the electrical work. Call (866) 253-8554 for a line-item breakdown on your specific lot.
Our Pomona contract includes a scope-specific line-item estimate, written allowances for known unknowns like subfloor rot and wiring age, named brands for every material category, and a change-order process that requires your written approval before any additional work proceeds. No vague allowances, no verbal handshakes. Call (866) 253-8554 to schedule your free estimate.
What We’ve Learned Working in Pomona’s 91766 and 91767 Bungalows
In Pomona’s older bungalow neighborhoods, the same wall often contains three eras at once: original knob-and-tube wiring feeding a 1950s “upgrade” panel that was later double-tapped for a window AC unit, and galvanized plumbing that’s been scaling for 60 years. Any permit that opens that wall triggers three separate code upgrades: panel replacement, GFCI protection, and grounding. On a 1920s bungalow off West Mission Boulevard in 91766, our crew opened a kitchen wall to find exactly that combination. We priced a panel upgrade, partial rewire, and copper rough-in as a written change order before touching anything, then scheduled inspection sign-off before hanging drywall. That’s the difference between a quote that holds and one that triples after demolition.
Pomona’s housing stock is renter-heavy and working-class, dominated by pre-1940s bungalows and 1960s mid-century apartment buildings. Most construction work is deferred-maintenance repair, not luxury remodels like you’d see in nearby Claremont or La Verne. Bidding Pomona means quoting scope-specific line items: foundation bolts, panel upgrades, a subpanel for an ADU, rot repair in the subfloor. The homeowners here want a contractor who can explain why the panel must be replaced and what it costs, in writing, before the wall comes down. That’s the job.
Written by Nolan Shepherd, Owner at Elmwood Contractors, serving Pomona and the eastern San Gabriel Valley with brand-named, permit-clean general contracting.
Ready for a straight answer on your Pomona project? Call (866) 253-8554 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk the job, name the brands, and put everything in writing.