Home Addition
Contractor in Toluca Lake

Outgrowing your Toluca Lake home doesn't have to mean buying a bigger one — in a market this desirable, 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 leafy, private street you already chose, minutes from Warner Bros. and Universal.

Right Image Builders is a licensed general contractor based in Valley Glen, a short drive from Toluca Lake. 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, permits, and construction, under one written fixed-price contract and one accountable company.

Toluca Lake's defining quirk shapes every addition here: the neighborhood is split between the City of Los Angeles and the City of Burbank, and which side your parcel is on decides which city permits and zones the addition. We confirm that first. The homes — affluent traditional and Spanish houses — are built for high-finish work, and the art is in making the new square footage look original: matched rooflines, stucco, and windows, not bolted on.

An addition is structural work on the home you already own — the contractor you choose matters more than on any cosmetic remodel. Whoever you interview, ask for the same six things we put in writing on every Toluca Lake project:

Every Toluca Lake addition starts with the parcel — and here that means two questions at once: what your lot allows, and which city's rules apply. How much floor area you can add, and the front, side, and rear setbacks you have to keep clear, are set by the jurisdiction your home sits in. 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.

Because Toluca Lake is split between the City of Los Angeles and the City of Burbank, additions are permitted through LADBS on the LA side or the City of Burbank Building and Safety Division on the Burbank side. The Toluca Lake village and the Toluca Woods edge both sit in this split zone, minutes from Warner Bros. and Universal. Confirming your parcel's side before we design is exactly the kind of detail that separates a local contractor from an out-of-area bidder — and it matters most on additions, where plan check and structural review are more involved than a simple remodel.

The first thing we do at the free consultation is confirm your jurisdiction, pull your zoning, and tell you honestly what's buildable — square footage, height, and setbacks — before you spend a dollar on design. Based a short drive away in Valley Glen, Toluca Lake is home territory for us, on either side of the line.