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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Temple City
Temple City homeowners call us when the kitchen feels cramped, the bathroom shows its age, or a growing family needs another bedroom. Most people want one simple thing first: a real number and a clear picture of who will walk through the door. Mason Remodeling delivers both. As a General Contractor serving Temple City, we put a written price in your hands before any tool is unpacked, and every crew member arrives with a name and photo you already know. Call us at (803) 680-2547 to schedule your free estimate.
Here’s what matters: Temple City’s homes were mostly built in the 1950s and 60s, and they’re not all the same underneath. Some sit on raised subfloor framing. Others are slab-on-grade. Many still carry the original 100-amp electrical service. A contractor who quotes you off square footage alone is guessing. We don’t guess. We open the wall, check the framing, and tell you what the real number is before you commit to anything.
Why Mason Remodeling Is Temple City’s Preferred General Contractor Company
Temple City homeowners have a specific concern: who is actually coming to the house. This is a community where parents are home with small children, where older adults live independently, and where opening the front door to a stranger is a real safety decision. We built our process around that. Every crew member is background-checked and identity-verified under The Threshold Standard, and you receive their name and photo before the visit. When they arrive, they show a photo ID badge at the door. No surprises at your entryway, ever.
Our reputation in General Contractor in Temple City circles rests on one consistent behavior: we write down the price and we stand behind the work. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every project. If something isn’t right within a year of completion, we come back and make it right at no cost to you. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the same guarantee we’ve applied across general contracting, bathroom remodeling, and whole-home remodels since 2004. Mason Remodeling is part of the Threshold Group family of home-service companies, and every location is independently owned and operated, held to Threshold Verified standards on every job.
When a Temple City homeowner calls, they reach a live person. Not a phone tree, not a voicemail loop. That’s true 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. And because scheduling is coordinated from our Los Angeles office with crews serving Temple City locally, we can get to your street quickly once your project is scheduled.
Styles & brands we work with
Licensed General Contractor in Temple City
A licensed General Contractor in Temple City manages the full scope of our Home Remodeling in Temple City: permits, demolition, framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, finishes, and final inspection. The first sentence of your estimate should tell you exactly what is included. Too often, it doesn’t. We write every line item, every permit, and every allowance into the price before work begins.
Here’s what we see constantly in Temple City: a homeowner gets a “kitchen remodel” quote based on a nice rendering and a square-foot number. Demo day arrives. The wall between the kitchen and dining room turns out to be load-bearing. Suddenly there’s a structural engineer, a new header, and an unplanned change order on the table. That discovery mid-demo is the single most common scope surprise in Temple City’s 1950s ranches. We scope for it before we quote.
Kitchen Remodels and Additions
A full kitchen remodel in Temple City typically runs $14,000 to $45,000, and a smaller kitchen refresh falls between $9,000 and $20,000. What drives the number? Load-bearing walls, electrical service upgrades, and the condition of the original subfloor and sill plates. When you add a room or bump out, we’re looking at $45,000 to $130,000 depending on foundation work, roofline changes, and finish level. Every project gets a written price and a written draw schedule. No verbal estimates that grow on the final bill.
Bathroom Remodels and Conversions
Bathroom work in Temple City runs from about $5,000 for a small bathroom remodel up to $28,000 for a full primary bath. Walk-in showers land between $4,500 and $12,000, and a tub-to-shower conversion is $3,500 to $10,000. The big variables: moving plumbing lines, replacing cast-iron drain stacks in those older ranches, and waterproofing. We use Schluter strip, the metal trim that seals the edge where tile meets flooring, on shower edges and transitions, and we show you exactly what the waterproofing plan is before tile is set.
Residential General Contractor in Temple City
As a residential General Contractor in Temple City, we take on whole-home remodels, garage conversions, and ADU projects for homeowners who want one accountable builder instead of five separate trades. One written contract. One draw schedule. One point of contact. That structure matters when a project runs six weeks or six months and touches every system in the house.
Garage conversions in Temple City run $30,000 to $80,000, depending on whether you need a bathroom addition, kitchenette rough-in, or separate electrical subpanel. ADU construction starts around $90,000 and can reach $220,000 for a fully independent unit with its own utility connections and foundation. Home additions sit between $45,000 and $130,000. You need a contractor who pulls permits for electrical and plumbing rough-in and gets the final inspection signed off correctly. The city inspector will flag unpermitted work in the walls, and you’ll eat the cost of opening finished surfaces back up. We don’t put you in that position.
Decks, Roofing, and Exterior Work
Exterior projects round out what we handle for Temple City homeowners. Roof replacement runs $8,000 to $20,000 depending on pitch, layers, and material. We’re a GAF and CertainTeed installer, so you get manufacturer-backed materials with a crew that installs to the warranty spec. Paver patios, driveway replacements, and fence installations are scoped the same way: written price first, then work.
Permits and Inspections
We pull every permit the job requires and pass every inspection before asking for the next draw. Temple City’s building department inspects rough-in electrical, rough-in plumbing, framing, and final work. The inspector sees everything. If a contractor tells you a permit isn’t needed for moving a sink or adding a circuit in a remodeled kitchen, that’s a red flag. When we walk through a punch list with you, the city’s sign-off is already in hand.
Trusted Brands We Service in Temple City
Temple City homeowners often show us a box of parts from a big-box store and ask whether it’ll work. Sometimes it does; often it doesn’t. We carry specification-grade material lines because these products are engineered for residential remodels done once, correctly. Cabinetry from KraftMaid and Wellborn, surfaces from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone, fixtures from Kohler, Moen, Toto, and Grohe, and hardscaping from Belgard, Unilock, and Techo-Bloc. Because we order these lines regularly, turnaround for Temple City projects is predictable, and we can confirm lead times in writing before you sign.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in Temple City Homes
- Load-bearing surprises in galley kitchens. Temple City’s 1950s and 60s tract homes often have a central wall running through the kitchen. Contractors who quote off square footage without opening the wall get a nasty shock at demo. We open the wall during the site visit and confirm whether a structural header is needed before we write the contract.
- Undersized 100-amp electrical service. Many original panels in Temple City can’t support a modern kitchen with an induction cooktop, double oven, and dedicated circuits. A panel upgrade to 200 amps runs as a separate line item in our bid, not a surprise later. The electrical rough-in permit is part of the scope.
- Original subfloor damage at the sill plate. Termite damage and dry rot at the sill plate are common in the raised-framing homes near Live Oak Park and the neighborhoods west of Rosemead Boulevard. We inspect the subfloor during the site visit and put any necessary repair into the written estimate as a line item cost.
- Low allowances that blow past real selection costs. We’ve seen bids where the cabinet allowance was set at $4,000 for a full kitchen of KraftMaid. That’s not a real number. Our allowances are written at realistic specification-grade levels based on the brands we actually order, and we show you line by line what a Cambria or Silestone selection will cost before you choose it.
Pricing for General Contractor in Temple City, CA
Honest pricing starts with honest ranges. A small kitchen remodel in Temple City runs $9,000 to $20,000, and a full kitchen is $14,000 to $45,000. Bathrooms run $5,000 to $28,000 depending on size and plumbing moves. Here are the line-item ranges we currently use in Temple City:
| Project | Typical Temple City Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Backsplash Installation | $800 – $2,500 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
What changes the number once work begins is specific and knowable: load-bearing framing, electrical service capacity, subfloor condition, and finish selections. We write all of it into the estimate before you sign. Call (803) 680-2547 to schedule your free estimate, and you’ll get a written line-item price, not a verbal ballpark.
We Also Serve Cities Near Temple City
Our Temple City customers often recommend us to family in El Monte, San Gabriel, Arcadia, and Rosemead. We serve all four communities with the same written-price policy and the same verified crews, coordinated from our Los Angeles office with local scheduling. If you’re across the city line, call us at (803) 680-2547 and we’ll come out the same way we do here.
Serving Temple City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Temple City 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 Temple City
Yes, any kitchen or bathroom remodel in Temple City that moves plumbing, adds or relocates electrical circuits, or removes a wall requires a building permit, and the rough-in electrical and plumbing work must be inspected before walls are closed. We pull every permit as part of the contract and include permit fees as a line item in the written price. Call (803) 680-2547 if you want us to check what your specific project requires.
A full kitchen remodel in Temple City runs $14,000 to $45,000, and a small kitchen refresh typically lands between $9,000 and $20,000. The price is driven by whether you’re moving a load-bearing wall, upgrading from a 100-amp to a 200-amp panel, and which cabinet and countertop lines you select. We put every allowance and labor line in writing before work starts. Call (803) 680-2547 for an exact quote on your kitchen.
A change order is a written addition to your contract that documents new work discovered after demolition begins and the price, signed by you before we proceed. Temple City remodels get them most often for load-bearing walls found mid-demo, termite damage at the sill plate, or the need for a panel upgrade the original quote didn’t include. We minimize them by opening walls during the estimate and writing in the likely scope, but when one is needed, it’s written, priced, and approved by you first. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise in practice.
Yes, we convert garages in Temple City into attached living space or standalone ADUs, with garage conversions running $30,000 to $80,000 and ADU construction from $90,000 to $220,000. The job requires a separate electrical subpanel, proper insulation, and permits for any bathroom or kitchenette rough-in. We’ll walk the property, check the foundation and roofline, and give you a written scope and price. Call (803) 680-2547 to schedule that walkthrough.
A draw schedule is a written payment plan tied to completed milestones, not calendar dates: deposit at contract signing, then draws at rough-in inspection, drywall completion, and final walkthrough. We write the exact percentages into your contract before work begins, and no draw is requested until the associated inspection passes and you’ve seen the work. If a contractor asks for 50% upfront with no milestones, that’s a caution sign. Our draw schedule is part of the written price you get before a single tool is unpacked.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner at Mason Remodeling, serving Temple City since 2004.
