Home Addition Contractor · Encino, CA
More room without moving — room additions, primary suites, and second stories on Encino's big lots, engineered and permitted through LADBS, matched to your existing home. CSLB #1021284.
Right Image Builders is a licensed home addition contractor serving Encino — we add square footage to your existing home instead of forcing you to move. Room additions, second-story additions, and primary suites, fully engineered and permitted through LADBS and matched to your home's architecture. CSLB #1021284, insured, based a short drive east in Valley Glen. Free on-site consultation: (888) 357-9992.
The Right Image Approach
Outgrowing your Encino home doesn't have to mean buying a bigger one — in a neighborhood where you already own one of the larger lots in the Valley, staying and adding on is often the smarter move. A well-built addition gives you the extra bedroom, the primary suite, the bigger kitchen, or the second story you need, and it does it on the street and in the school district you already chose.
Right Image Builders is a licensed general contractor based in Valley Glen, a short drive east of Encino. An addition is a serious structural project — new foundation, framing tied into the existing house, roof and systems extended, all engineered and permitted. We manage the whole thing: architectural plans, structural engineering, LADBS permits, and construction, under one written fixed-price contract and one accountable company.
Encino's big RA- and RE-zoned lots shape what's possible: generous room for large ground-floor additions and primary suites, and solid homes that take a second story well. Where the land climbs into the Encino Hills, the same project can call for hillside grading and foundation engineering. The art is in making the new square footage look original — matched rooflines, stucco, and windows — not bolted on.
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What We Build
A new bedroom, family room, home office, or expanded living space extended off the existing house — new foundation, framing, roof, and systems, tied cleanly into your Encino home and permitted through LADBS.
Add the primary bedroom, walk-in closet, and spa en-suite these homes deserve — a high-return addition that Encino's large lots have room for, transforming how the house lives without crowding the yard.
When you want to keep the yard or the lot slopes toward the hills, we build up. Second-story additions require careful structural engineering to carry the new load on the existing foundation — exactly the work a licensed contractor engineers and permits.
Sometimes a few hundred square feet changes everything — pushing out a cramped kitchen or dining area, or adding a mudroom or breakfast nook. Smaller additions that deliver outsized daily impact.
Every addition is designed, structurally engineered, and permitted through LADBS — including the hillside grading and foundation work Encino Hills lots can require. We coordinate the plans, manage plan check, and carry the project to signed-off final inspection.
Matched rooflines, stucco texture, window styles, and floor heights so the addition reads as part of the original home. The difference between an addition that adds value and one that looks tacked on.
Building in Encino
Every Encino addition starts with the parcel. Many homes here sit on large RA- or RE-zoned lots — among the biggest in the Valley — which set the rules: how much floor area you can add, and the front, side, and rear setbacks you have to keep clear. A ground-floor addition trades yard for square footage; a second story adds space without shrinking the lot — the right choice depends on your goals and your lot, and Encino lots vary, from the flats of Amestoy Estates and Royal Oaks to the slopes of the Encino Hills.
Because Encino is City of Los Angeles, additions are permitted through LADBS — an authority we work with regularly from our Valley Glen shop a short drive east. That local familiarity matters on additions, where plan check and structural review are more involved than a simple remodel, and more so still on Encino Hills lots that bring hillside grading into the picture.
The first thing we do at the free consultation is pull your zoning and tell you honestly what's buildable — square footage, height, and setbacks — before you spend a dollar on design. [VERIFY exact FAR/setback figures with owner/current LADBS zoning.]
What It Costs
| Addition Type | Typical Range | What's Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Bump-Out | $80K–$150K | A few hundred square feet — kitchen or dining expansion, mudroom — with new foundation, framing, and matched exterior. |
| Room / Suite Addition | $150K–$300K | A full room or primary suite — foundation, framing, roof, systems, finishes, engineered and permitted. |
| Second Story | $300K–$550K+ | Adding a full upper level — significant structural engineering to carry the load, plus stairs, systems, and full finishes. |
Additions vary widely with size, finishes, and structural conditions — Encino Hills lots with grading or hillside foundations run higher. Ranges are for planning only; your fixed-price proposal follows the free consultation and zoning review. [VERIFY — owner to confirm current cost ranges before publish.]
How It Works
We visit your Encino home, pull the parcel's zoning, and tell you honestly what you can build — square footage, height, setbacks — and which addition fits your goals and budget.
We produce architectural and structural plans, submit through LADBS, and manage plan check — with a written fixed-price proposal set before construction begins.
One crew builds the addition to signed-off final inspection, matched to your existing home. Final payment is due only after your walkthrough approval.
Free Consultation
Tell us what you want to add and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours. We'll confirm what your lot allows before you spend anything on design.
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Free consultation and zoning review. Written fixed-price proposal. One licensed team from design and LADBS permits through to a finished addition matched to your home.
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