Kitchen remodeling
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Home additions & ADU
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Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Bloomington
Home remodeling in Bloomington, CA, costs between $9,000 for a small kitchen refresh and $130,000 for a full home addition, with a typical mid-range whole house remodel landing between $45,000 and $90,000. We work across the 92316 zip code and know the County permitting path that applies here, not the Fontana or Rialto process that contractors from the next block over sometimes file by mistake. If you’re planning a kitchen, bath, addition, or full-scale renovation, call Nolan Breckett’s team at Square Deal Contractors at (866) 623-7205 for a free, itemized estimate.
Why Square Deal Contractors Is Bloomington’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Bloomington is unincorporated San Bernardino County land, which means every permit runs through County Land Use Services, not a city building department. We’ve pulled enough Bloomington permits to know exactly what that changes: plan-check timelines run on a county schedule, drainage and grading review can enter the picture on lots near flood-control corridors, and the inspector who signs off your final is not the same person a Fontana crew works with. That local fluency keeps your schedule from slipping during plan check.
We’re a full-scope general contractor. One contract covers framing, plumbing rough-in, cabinetry, countertops, roofing, windows, and finish work. That matters in Bloomington because most tract homes here were built mid-20th century or later as production housing, and a kitchen remodel often reveals slab work, outdated rough-in, or exterior envelope issues once the drywall comes down. We handle the whole sequence instead of sending you to coordinate three specialists.
Our estimates are line-item, our allowances are written, and change orders get signed before the work happens. That’s the Square Deal operating standard, and it’s why our Bloomington clients tell us they felt informed at every phase rather than surprised at the end.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Remodeling Companies in Bloomington
Home remodeling companies in Bloomington fall into two camps: city-based crews who cross over from Fontana or Rialto and assume city permitting applies, and county-fluent contractors like us who file through San Bernardino County Land Use Services from day one. The difference shows up fast. A city contractor who files a Bloomington job under the wrong jurisdiction loses weeks in plan check. We file correctly the first time because we’re already working inside the County system on every job we run here.
When a Bloomington homeowner hires us, the scope typically includes structural checking, permit-ready drawings, rough-in updates, finish carpentry, and close-out with County inspection sign-off. If you’re replacing builder-grade finishes in a tract home or converting a garage into living space, we’ll give you real numbers before demo starts. A small kitchen remodel in Bloomington runs $9,000 to $20,000. Cabinet installation alone runs $4,000 to $13,000.
What a Full-Service Remodeler Handles
We handle framing, drywall, electrical, plumbing, cabinetry, countertops, and all finish work under one contract. You won’t call a separate cabinet installer, a separate plumber, and a separate electrician. Our team sequences the work so rough-in inspection happens before drywall, and drywall before finish, all against the County inspection calendar.
Honest Pricing, Written Down
We write every allowance into the estimate. If you pick Cambria over a standard quartz at $80 more per square foot, that’s a signed change order before the material gets ordered, not a surprise invoice after install. For Bloomington homeowners planning a larger project, that discipline is worth real money.
Whole House Remodel in Bloomington
A whole house remodel in Bloomington means updating the building shell and the interior systems at the same time: roofing, windows, kitchen, baths, flooring, and often the electrical panel and water heaters in homes built in the 1950s through the 1980s. Bloomington’s housing stock skews older and ranch-style on larger lots, which makes whole-house projects bigger in square footage and slower to permit than a cosmetic kitchen refresh. Expect $45,000 to $130,000 depending on the number of rooms and the extent of structural work.
Our Home Remodeling team runs the entire job from demolition to final County inspection, including the scheduling across every trade. We’ve managed full interior remodels where the family stayed in the home and jobs where the house was vacant. Both work. The difference is dust control and daily cleanup, which we plan before demo begins.
Sequencing Around County Inspections
Whole house work in Bloomington lives and dies by inspection scheduling. We rough in, call the County, pass inspection, close walls, then call the next inspection. Every trade is sequenced against the County calendar, not against the speed of the next subcontractor. That keeps the job moving and the building envelope legal.
What We Fix Most in Older Bloomington Homes
Slab foundation cracks, undersized electrical panels, failing original windows, and water-damaged subfloor under old kitchens. A whole house remodel is the moment to address these at once rather than reopening finished work a year later.
Trusted Brands We Service in Bloomington
We install and service materials from a vetted portfolio of more than 50 brands, and for Bloomington jobs we stock common replacement parts locally so turnaround stays fast. For kitchens, we work heavily with KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry and Cambria and Caesarstone countertops. For baths, Kohler, Grohe, and Toto fixtures. On the exterior, GAF and CertainTeed roofing, James Hardie siding, and Belgard hardscaping. The point is not brand loyalty, it’s brand vetting. We’ll tell you why a Grohe fixture costs more than an American Standard and whether the difference matters for your specific project. The right material for your project and your budget, not whatever single supplier gives us the best margin.
Common Home Remodeling Problems We See in Bloomington Homes
- Wrong jurisdiction filing: A contractor assumes Bloomington falls under Fontana or Rialto and files the permit with the wrong building department. San Bernardino County Land Use Services rejects the plan, and the draw schedule slips by weeks. We file with the County every single time because that’s the only correct path here.
- HOA architectural review skipped: Newer Bloomington developments with active HOAs require written approval before exterior changes like window swaps, patio covers, or hardscaping. We’ve seen homeowners face tear-out orders after the work was already done. We check HOA requirements before you spend a dollar on materials.
- Builder warranty voided by unpermitted structural work: Owners in newer tracts let a crew cut into a load-bearing wall or re-route plumbing without written county sign-off, and the builder warranty dies. We keep your structural warranty intact by not touching load-bearing elements unless the permit and the plan explicitly allow it.
- Heat and Santa Ana wind damage on aging exteriors: Bloomington summers routinely top 100°F, and seasonal Santa Ana winds push dust and debris against siding and roofing. Older homes here need heat-resilient materials and fire-resistant exterior upgrades more often than homeowners expect. We plan for that from the first walkthrough.
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Here are the actual ranges we quote in Bloomington. These are market-calibrated for 92316 and reflect County-permitted work, not unpermitted handyman pricing.
| Project | Typical Bloomington 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 |
| Kitchen Island Installation | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
What moves the number within each range: square footage, condition of the existing rough-in, whether we’re moving plumbing or gas lines, and material tier. A countertop out of Cambria lands at the top of the countertop range. A standard quartz lands mid-range. We’ll break it down in writing and give you the estimate free. Call (866) 623-7205.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bloomington
While we’re based in Lake Forest, we run jobs throughout San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Our remodeling crews regularly serve Fontana, Rialto, Glen Avon, and Pedley alongside Bloomington. If you’re near the Bloomington/Fontana line, call us and we’ll tell you which jurisdiction actually governs your address before anyone files a permit.
Serving Bloomington, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bloomington 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 Home Remodeling in Bloomington
Start with the kitchen, because builder-grade cabinets and laminate counters are the first materials to show wear and the highest-impact upgrade for resale value. A small kitchen remodel here runs $9,000 to $20,000. Bathrooms are next, at $5,000 to $12,000 for a small full bath. Flooring can usually wait unless the original carpet is already failing. Call (866) 623-7205 and we’ll walk your specific house and tell you what’s worth doing first.
No, not automatically. The structural portion of a new-home builder warranty stays valid as long as no load-bearing wall is moved, no subfloor is cut into, and the work is permitted through San Bernardino County Land Use Services. We sequence remodel work around county inspection sign-off and leave structural elements untouched unless the permit explicitly approves changes. We’ve closed jobs where the builder warranty stayed fully intact because the wall framing never changed and the subfloor was never opened.
San Bernardino County Land Use Services permits every remodel in Bloomington, because the community is unincorporated. The neighboring cities of Fontana, Rialto, and Colton run their own building departments. A job on one side of the street can need a County permit while the house across the street needs a Fontana permit. We file with the County for Bloomington addresses and never assume the city process applies.
Yes, in most newer developments here. Any exterior change, including window replacement, patio covers, hardscaping, and fencing, usually requires written HOA architectural review before work starts. Skipping it can mean a tear-out order after the job closes. We check HOA requirements before you spend on materials, and we document the approval so the punch list doesn’t stall.
We write every allowance into the contract as a fixed dollar amount, then present a signed change order for anything that goes above or below that allowance before we order the material. On a whole house remodel this matters more than on a single room, because a $3,000 cabinetry allowance error compounds across a six-month job. Call (866) 623-7205 for an estimate and we’ll show you exactly how the allowance schedule works.
One Contractor, Every Phase – From Roofline to Backyard
Because Bloomington is an unincorporated San Bernardino County island, a remodel in a newer tract here goes through County plan check at Land Use Services, not a Fontana, Rialto, or Colton building department. That means builder-warranty work has to be sequenced around county inspection sign-off, not the neighboring city’s schedule. We’ve built our Bloomington practice around that split. On a builder-grade tract home off the county side of the Bloomington/Fontana line, our crew pulled the original oak cabinets and laminate counters and set KraftMaid uppers with a Cambria island top. But we scheduled the rough-in and final inspection through San Bernardino County Land Use Services while the driveway neighbor a half-mile away was pulling a Fontana permit for the same scope of work. We wrote every allowance and the change order for the added island outlet in writing, closed out the punch list, and left the client’s builder warranty intact because no load-bearing wall moved and the subfloor stayed untouched.
That’s the square deal. Transparent estimates, defined scopes, and a contractor who explains decisions instead of just sending invoices. Led by Nolan Breckett, our team works with over 50 vetted brands, from premium lines like Grohe, GAF, and CertainTeed to dependable value options that keep budgets honest. We’ll tell you exactly what you’re getting and why, and we’ll price it in writing before demo starts.
Written by Nolan Breckett, Owner at Square Deal Contractors, serving Bloomington and surrounding San Bernardino County communities.