- Building department
- City of Glendale
- ZIP codes
- 91201 through 91210 and nearby
- Most common job
- Seismic Retrofit & Foundation Repair
- Licensed
- CSLB 1083262Class B general building
Glendale runs from Rossmoyne hillsides to the Adams Hill bungalows, and the 1920s houses here usually need foundation and drainage work before anything else happens.
What we do most in Glendale
Seismic Retrofit & Foundation Repair
Making a building stay standing in an earthquake, and fixing the foundation underneath it.
Complete Home Renovation
The entire house in one project, instead of one room every other year.
ADU & Garage Conversion
A second home on your lot: a backyard unit, a converted garage, or a unit carved out of the house.
Room Additions
More square footage: a bedroom, a primary suite, a bigger family room, or a whole second floor.Building rules in Glendale
Glendale has its own building department and utility (Glendale Water and Power), hillside and historic district overlays, and a mandatory seismic retrofit program for soft-story buildings. The city's many 1920s hillside homes often need foundation and drainage work before remodeling.
Building department
City of Glendale Building & Safety Division
ZIP codes
91201 through 91210
Neighborhoods we work in
Rossmoyne, Adams Hill, Verdugo Woodlands, Montrose, Glenoaks Canyon, Downtown Glendale
How we run the job
1. Walk the property
We meet you on site, listen, and look at what the building and the city will need. You get a written scope and a budget range.
2. Drawings
When drawings are needed we bring in the architect and engineer, and price the design while it is being drawn.
3. Permit
We file with the city, handle the corrections they send back, and tell you where it stands.
4. Price and contract
An itemized price, a schedule and payment terms. Anything new after signing gets priced in writing first.
5. Build
One supervisor on your job, licensed trades, inspections in order, and a weekly update with photos.
6. Walkthrough
A final fix list, the city's sign-off, and a written warranty on our work.
Property services in Glendale
For owners and managers of rental and commercial buildings in Glendale: unit turnovers at a fixed price per unit, capital projects phased around tenants, seismic and balcony compliance, and pre-sale work. How property services work.
Glendale questions
Does Glendale have historic districts?
Yes. Several designated historic districts have design review for exterior changes.
Can I build an ADU on a hillside lot in Glendale?
Usually yes, with grading and sometimes geotechnical review. Access and slope drive cost.
Is the Glendale soft-story retrofit mandatory?
Yes for identified buildings, with notice-based deadlines.
Priced for Glendale
kitchen & bathroom remodeling in Glendale, adu builder in Glendale, room additions in Glendale, whole-house remodel in Glendale, seismic retrofit & foundation in Glendale.
Everything else we do here
kitchen & bathroom remodeling, exterior remodel, ground-up new construction, build-to-suit & tenant improvements, home improvements & repairs.