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 Home Remodeling Across Pomona
A full home remodel in Pomona typically runs $14,000 to $130,000 depending on scope, and most projects take 4 to 16 weeks from the first wall opened to final walkthrough. If you own a pre-1940 bungalow near downtown Pomona or a 1980s tract home in the north end, you already know the work is rarely as simple as swapping cabinets and calling it done. We’re Alder Contractors, led by Nelson Ibarra, and we’ve been in enough Pomona homes to know exactly what hides behind those old plaster walls. Call (833) 467-7020 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk your floor plan before you spend a dime.
Why Alder Contractors Is Pomona’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Pomona homeowners don’t have time for contractors who treat this city like every other suburb in the San Gabriel Valley. The stock here is different. Drive east down Holt Avenue and you’ll pass 1920s Spanish Colonial bungalows on raised foundations, then hit post-war tract infill a few blocks later. Same city, completely different construction. We’ve remodeled both, and that experience means our estimates account for what a pre-1940 Pomona home actually needs: foundation leveling, re-stucco, re-roofing, and rough-in upgrades before finish work starts.
Nelson Ibarra built this company around one idea: one contractor for every phase. We handle Home Remodeling from roofline to backyard, with more than 50 vetted brand partners including GAF and CertainTeed for roofing, Cambria and Silestone for countertops, Kohler and Grohe for fixtures, and PGT for impact windows. For Pomona homeowners, that means you don’t spend your weekends calling five different subs to coordinate five different schedules. We handle the coordination so you don’t have to.
Our crews know the 91766 and 91767 zip codes well, including the Craftsman pockets around Lincoln Park and the hillside-adjacent streets in north Pomona where Santa Ana winds beat on roofs and older stucco. We’re licensed, insured, and bonded, and we write every change order in plain English before any extra work begins.
Styles & brands we work with
Luxury Home Remodeling in Pomona
Luxury Home Remodeling in Pomona means something specific here. It means taking a 1931 Spanish Colonial on an oversized lot off Garey Avenue and modernizing it without erasing what made it worth buying in the first place. That’s a $45,000 to $130,000 project when it includes structural upgrades, kitchen and bath work, and finish detailing that matches the original architecture. It can also mean a complete interior transformation of a 1990s north-end home with Cambria quartz, Grohe fixtures, and a primary suite that actually fits how your family lives now.
We don’t treat “luxury” as a code word for markup. It means material-tier choices from real brands, and the flexibility to build to your budget, not ours. A Pomona client who wants Caesarstone countertops and a Toto soaking tub can have them sourced through the same contract as the framing and drywall work. No separate designer middleman, no showroom runaround.
Designer-Grade Material Selection
Kitchen and bath selections come from recognized names like Cambria, Caesarstone, and Silestone for counters, plus Kohler and Grohe for fixtures. We bring the samples to you in Pomona, walk the pros and cons of each material for your specific home, and price the job across multiple tiers so you can see exactly where your money goes.
Single-Source Project Accountability
From the roofline to the backyard, Alder manages every trade under a single contract. That includes any structural work the older Pomona home requires once walls are open. You get one point of contact, one schedule, and one company standing behind the finished job.
Full Home Remodel in Pomona
A Full Home Remodel in Pomona usually falls between $45,000 and $130,000 when it includes a kitchen, two baths, flooring, and the structural corrections that older homes demand. The price moves based on what we find, which is exactly why our process starts with an inspection, not a glossy estimate. In a 1920s bungalow off Thomas Street, that inspection often reveals knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, and piers that have settled unevenly into expansive clay. Those are not surprises to us. They’re the reason you hired someone who knows Pomona.
We build allowances into every full-home contract for the code upgrades a permit triggers once walls are open: electrical panel replacement, seismic retrofits, egress fixes. When the city inspector in Pomona requires something mid-project, the allowance covers it and you approve the line item before we proceed. That’s the difference between a predictable remodel and a financial mess.
Older Home Structural Corrections
Pre-1940 Pomona homes sit on raised pier-and-beam foundations over clay that moves with every wet winter and dry summer. We check for sloping floors before we ever spec cabinetry, because leveling comes first. Tile doesn’t care how nice the Cambria slab above it looks if the subfloor beneath it is out by an inch and a quarter.
Code-Triggered Upgrade Allowances
Permits in the 91766 and 91767 zip codes routinely bring seismic retrofit and electrical panel requirements. We write those allowances into the contract, not as an afterthought. If the inspector approves what we found, the allowance stays unspent. If not, you know the exact number before we touch it.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pomona
We specify and install products from manufacturers Pomona homeowners already know and trust. Roofing comes from GAF, CertainTeed, and Tamko, three of the most widely warranted roofing brands in North America. Windows and doors include PGT and CGI, built to handle the wind loads that hit foothill-adjacent Pomona streets hard during Santa Ana season. Because we keep strong supplier relationships across every trade, parts and materials arrive on schedule, not whenever the distributor gets around to it. That keeps your Pomona remodel moving instead of sitting idle.
Common Home Remodeling Problems We See in Pomona Homes
- Knob-and-tube wiring in pre-1940 homes. Open a wall in a 1920s bungalow near downtown Pomona and there’s a real chance the original electrical is still live. Code requires replacement once the wall is open, and we plan for it from the start.
- Settled pier-and-beam foundations. Expansive clay under the 91766 and 91767 core means sloping floors are common. We address post-and-pier leveling before any load-bearing changes or tile work.
- Failed waterproofing in older baths. Water damage behind tile from the 1950s or 60s is a frequent find in Pomona’s older homes. We strip to the studs, inspect, and rebuild the waterproofing envelope correctly.
- Wind-stressed roofs and stucco. Santa Ana gusts and 100°F summers age roofing and exterior stucco faster than most homeowners realize. We spec materials like GAF and CertainTeed for the climate, not just the look.
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Pomona pricing reflects the mix of older pier-and-beam homes and newer tract construction. A kitchen remodel in Pomona runs $14,000 to $45,000, a bathroom remodel $9,000 to $28,000, and a home addition $45,000 to $130,000. The older the home, the more of the budget goes to structural and code work before finish materials. Newer tract homes cost less to remodel structurally and more for the design work that makes them feel less generic.
The single biggest mover in a Pomona quote is what’s behind the walls. We handle that with inspection-first planning and written allowances, so you never see a change order that could have been anticipated. Call (833) 467-7020 for a free line-item estimate. We’ll walk your home in Pomona, map the scope, and put real numbers on paper before you commit to anything.
| Project | Typical Pomona Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Our crews work throughout the eastern San Gabriel Valley and into the Inland Empire. Beyond Pomona, we regularly handle Pomona-area projects in La Verne, Claremont, Montclair, and Los Serranos. Same licensed crews, same single-contract accountability, same inspection-first process.
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 Home Remodeling in Pomona
Expect to find outdated wiring, undersized framing, and possibly failed waterproofing. In a 1920s Spanish Colonial bungalow near downtown Pomona (91766), our crew opened a kitchen wall for a full home remodel and found knob-and-tube wiring and undersized framing; we installed new rough-in electrical, sistered the load-bearing joists, and wrote a change order for the unexpected structural work – priced and approved in writing before we touched it. That’s the standard we hold for every older Pomona home. Call (833) 467-7020 and we’ll do a pre-remodel inspection so you know what’s coming.
We write a change order, you approve the price in writing, and only then do we start the extra work. No surprises, no verbal agreements, no “we’ll figure it out later.” Our Pomona contracts include a contingency allowance and a line-item change order process, so a discovered structural issue becomes a known cost, not a budget blowout.
Yes, most structural, electrical, plumbing, and addition work in Pomona requires city permits. We pull them, schedule the inspections, and make sure every phase passes before we cover it up. We also anticipate the code upgrades a permit triggers, like seismic retrofits or panel upgrades, and build allowances for them into the contract up front.
We write allowances into the contract for the upgrades Pomona inspectors commonly require once walls are open: electrical panel replacement, seismic retrofit, egress fixes. Those allowances are line items with specific dollar figures. If the inspector triggers them, you approve the spend. If not, the money stays in your pocket. Call (833) 467-7020 for a free estimate and we’ll show you exactly how it works on your project.
A draw schedule is a payment plan tied to completed milestones, not a lump sum up front. On a Pomona remodel, you might pay a deposit at contract signing, then draws at demo completion, rough-in inspection approval, drywall, and final walkthrough. We match each draw to work you can see and an inspection you can verify, so you never pay ahead of the actual progress.
Start Your Pomona Home Remodel with an Honest Estimate
Before any walls open in your Pomona home, we want you to know what’s behind them and what it costs to fix. That starts with a free, no-pressure estimate from Alder Contractors. Call (833) 467-7020 to schedule yours. Nelson Ibarra and the team will walk your home, answer your questions in plain language, and put a real plan in front of you. One contractor. Every phase. Built to your budget, not ours.
Written by Nelson Ibarra, Owner at Alder Contractors, serving Pomona and the eastern San Gabriel Valley.