Home Addition Contractor · Encino, CA

Home Addition
Contractor in Encino

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.

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The Right Image Approach

More Room,
Without Moving

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

Ways to Add
Space in Encino

01

Room Additions

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.

02

Primary Suite Additions

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.

03

Second-Story Additions

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.

04

Bump-Outs & Kitchen Expansions

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.

05

Engineering & Permits

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.

06

Seamless Integration

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

What Your Encino
Lot Will Allow

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

Encino Home Addition
Cost Ranges

Addition TypeTypical RangeWhat'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

Three Steps.
Zero Surprises.

01

Free Consultation & Zoning Review

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.

02

Design, Engineering & Permits

We produce architectural and structural plans, submit through LADBS, and manage plan check — with a written fixed-price proposal set before construction begins.

03

Build & Deliver

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

Add On to Your
Encino Home

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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Encino Home Addition FAQ

Questions We
Hear in Encino

How much can I add onto my home in Encino?+
It depends on your lot size, zoning, and setbacks. Many Encino homes sit on large RA- or RE-zoned lots — some of the biggest in the Valley — which often leaves generous room to build, subject to the floor-area ratio the city allows and the required front, side, and rear setbacks. A ground-floor addition uses that yard space; a second-story addition adds square footage without shrinking the lot. We pull your parcel's zoning at the free consultation and tell you exactly how much you can build. [VERIFY exact FAR/setback limits with owner/current LADBS zoning.]
Do you handle the permits and engineering for a home addition in Encino?+
Yes — a home addition is a permitted, engineered project from start to finish, and we manage all of it. Encino is City of Los Angeles, so the addition is permitted through LADBS. We coordinate the architectural plans and structural engineering, submit for plan check, and carry the project to signed-off final inspection. On Encino Hills lots that can also mean hillside grading and foundation engineering — exactly the kind of work a licensed general contractor manages. You never deal with the counter.
What's the difference between a home addition and an ADU?+
A home addition expands your existing house — a new bedroom, a primary suite, a larger kitchen, or a second story — as part of the same home, sharing its systems and entrance. An ADU is a separate, independent dwelling unit with its own kitchen, bath, and address, meant to be rented or lived in separately. If you want more living space for your own household, an addition is usually the right call; if you want a rentable second unit, that's an ADU. We build both and can help you decide.
Can you match a new addition to my existing Encino home?+
Yes, and on an established Encino street that matters. A good addition shouldn't look bolted on — we match rooflines, stucco or siding texture, window styles, and floor heights so the new square footage reads as part of the original house. Tying a new foundation and framing cleanly into an existing structure — whether a ranch in Amestoy Estates or a home up in the Encino Hills — is exactly the kind of work a licensed general contractor handles and a handyman doesn't.
How long does a home addition take in Encino?+
Plan on a few months of design and permitting before construction, then roughly 3–6 months to build depending on size and whether it's a ground-floor or second-story addition. Second stories, hillside foundations in the Encino Hills, and additions that touch the roof structure take longer. We give you a realistic combined design-permit-build schedule in the fixed-price proposal, not an optimistic guess. [VERIFY current timelines.]
Are you licensed and insured for home additions in Encino?+
Yes. Right Image Builders holds active California license CSLB #1021284 and carries full general-liability and workers' compensation insurance. A home addition is structural work that must be engineered, permitted, and inspected — not something to trust to an unlicensed builder. Our office is in Valley Glen, a short drive east of Encino, and we provide our license and insurance in writing before any work begins.

Ready When You Are

Build On to Your
Encino Home

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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