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 La Palma
General contractor work in La Palma means renovating, expanding, and upgrading homes that were largely built between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Our crews know those houses from the slab up, because that’s almost all we touch here. If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, a bath overhaul, a room addition, or an ADU at (833) 467-7020, we can walk your lot, check the access, and tell you what the project will actually require before you sign anything. La Palma’s lots are small, the side yards are narrow, and the city watches rooflines and setbacks closely. We plan for all three from the first visit.
Why Alder Contractors Is La Palma’s Preferred General Contractor Company
La Palma homeowners keep calling us because we treat a 1970s tract home like the specific building it is, not a generic floor plan. Nelson Ibarra has spent his career understanding what these houses hide behind original drywall: aluminum branch wiring, galvanized supply lines, undersized headers, and dry-rot at the eaves. We show up, inspect first, and write the real scope into the contract. That means the number you approve is the number you pay, unless you approve a change in writing.
We’ve worked across La Palma, from the streets around La Palma Central Park to the 90623 blocks near Walker Junior High. Homeowners here tell us the same thing: other quotes looked fine until the walls came open. Ours hold because we already accounted for what’s behind them.
Styles & brands we work with
Hire a General Contractor in La Palma
Hire a General Contractor in La Palma when the project crosses more than one trade. A kitchen remodel here almost always means electrical, plumbing, drywall, cabinets, counters, and flooring. A room addition means foundation, framing, roofing, windows, stucco, and finish work. We run all of it under one contract, one schedule, and one point of accountability. For a kitchen remodel, La Palma homeowners typically spend $14,000 – $45,000 depending on cabinet grade, countertop selection, and what the walls reveal. A home addition runs $45,000 – $130,000. An ADU starts near $90,000 and can reach $220,000 for a two-bedroom unit with custom finishes.
Pre-Bid Inspection Before the Contract
We don’t hand you a fixed price based on a 20-minute walkthrough. For La Palma’s 1960s and 1970s homes, we check the panel, the supply piping, the framing at the perimeter, and the side-yard access. Then we write allowances into the contract for the failures these homes are known for, so the discovery isn’t a surprise later.
Change Orders Priced Before Work Continues
When our crew finds something the original builder left behind, we stop, document it, price it, and get your written approval before touching it. That’s not a delay tactic. It’s how you avoid a final bill that looks nothing like the quote.
General Contractor Services in La Palma
General Contractor Services in La Palma cover the full interior and exterior of the home, plus what’s behind it. We handle kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home renovations, room additions, and ADU construction, including the prefab lines from Abodu, Dvele, Mighty Buildings, and Boxabl. Material selections come from more than 50 brands we work with directly, including Cambria, Silestone, Caesarstone, and Wellborn for kitchens and baths. From the roofline to the backyard, one crew manages the trades, the materials, and the inspections.
ADU and Room Addition Scope
La Palma’s original master plan built homes on uniform lots with narrow side setbacks. An ADU or addition here has to be designed around the existing roofline and the utility laterals at the street. We handle the architectural coordination, the permit sequencing, and the construction so you don’t juggle three separate vendors.
Exterior Replacement Work
Roofing, siding, windows, and fencing on a La Palma home aren’t isolated jobs. They touch the same framing, flashing, and drainage. We source from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and James Hardie, and our crews install for the long term, not the sale photo.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in La Palma
We stock and install materials from Wellborn cabinets, Cambria quartz countertops, Silestone and Caesarstone surfaces, plus Kohler, Grohe, Toto, and Moen fixtures for bathrooms. For exterior work, we carry GAF and CertainTeed roofing, PGT windows, Therma-Tru doors, and Belgard pavers. Because we order directly through authorized channels, La Palma customers get real warranty coverage and lead times we can actually predict. No middleman showroom. No “designer fee” tacked on. We handle the coordination so you don’t have to.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in La Palma Homes
- Aluminum branch wiring from the late 1960s and 1970s. It oxidizes at the connections, creating hot spots behind outlets and switches. When we open a wall for a remodel, we trace every circuit and leave the rough-in safe to close.
- Galvanized supply piping narrowed by decades of mineral buildup. Water pressure drops, and pinhole leaks follow. A kitchen or bath remodel is the right moment to replace the runs while the walls are open.
- Notched or undersized framing from past DIY work. We’ve found load-bearing headers cut for plumbing runs, joists drilled too far, and trusses altered without engineering. We sister, reinforce, and get the inspector’s sign-off before drywall goes back.
- Dry-rot at eaves and window sills from Santa Ana-driven heat and moisture cycling. The UV here is relentless, and the termite pressure is constant. We cut out the rot, treat the framing, and rebuild the envelope so water stays outside.
Pricing for General Contractor in La Palma, CA
La Palma market prices track with the age and condition of the housing stock, not just square footage. Here are the ranges we quote most often:
| Project Type | Typical La Palma Range |
|---|---|
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
What moves the number: what the walls reveal, the finish grade you choose, and whether the city requires upgrades to the panel or the service drop. We write allowances for the known failure points so your quote includes the reality of a 1970s La Palma home. Call (833) 467-7020 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk the house with you before we put a single number in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near La Palma
Alder Contractors serves homeowners across northwest Orange County. From our base in Rialto, our crews regularly work in Cypress, Buena Park, Stanton, and Garden Grove. If you’re in a neighboring city and want the same single-source General Contractor accountability for your remodel or addition, call (833) 467-7020. We’re familiar with the La Palma area and the surrounding tract-home patterns that shape construction across this part of the county.
Serving La Palma, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the La Palma 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 La Palma
Expect outdated wiring, possible galvanized pipes, and framing that may have been altered by a previous owner. On a 1971 tract home near La Palma Park, our crew opened a kitchen wall for a remodel and found the original aluminum branch wiring and a load-bearing header that had been notched for a previous DIY plumbing run. We stopped work, wrote a change order for a licensed electrician to rewire the circuit and a framer to sister the joist, and had the city inspector sign off on the rough-in before any drywall went back up. Call (833) 467-7020 to have us inspect your walls before you commit to a quote.
La Palma’s original 1960s master plan left side yards as narrow as 5 feet on many tracts. That means any room addition or ADU here must be designed around utility laterals and roof overhangs without altering the tract’s consistent roofline, a constraint that rarely appears in neighboring cities with wider or irregular lots. We check side-yard access, street laterals, and setback requirements during the pre-bid inspection. Call (833) 467-7020 and we’ll walk your lot before you spend money on plans that won’t pass review.
Yes. The city requires permits for any remodel that moves plumbing, alters electrical circuits, or changes wall framing. La Palma scrutinizes alterations to the original tract’s roofline and setbacks, and rough-in work that fails inspection has to be corrected before drywall goes back. We pull the permits, sequence the inspections, and close the permit with the city. Estimates are free, so call (833) 467-7020 to find out what your specific project will require.
We write a change order, price it, and get your written approval before any new work starts. That’s the exact sequence we followed on the La Palma Park kitchen when the notched header surfaced. You’ll never get a bill for unapproved work, and you’ll never have to argue about what was covered. Call (833) 467-7020 and we’ll show you our change-order process during the estimate.
On a La Palma ADU, we have to design around 1960s lot geometry, aging street laterals, and city scrutiny of anything that alters the original tract’s roofline. In cities like Cypress or Garden Grove, lot widths vary more, and the review tends to focus on different issues. Our La Palma ADU work starts with a side-yard access check and a utility lateral survey, because those are the two things that derail an ADU here before the framing even starts. Call (833) 467-7020 for a free ADU feasibility walk.
Written by Nelson Ibarra, Owner at Alder Contractors, serving La Palma since opening our doors to Orange County’s remodel and addition market.