Van Nuys Home Addition Contractor | Right Image Builders

The Right Image Approach

More Room,
Without Moving

Outgrowing your Van Nuys home doesn't have to mean buying a bigger one — with today's prices, 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, minutes from Van Nuys. 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.

Most Van Nuys homes are 1950s R1 tract houses, which shapes what's possible: generous-enough lots for ground-floor additions, and solid structures that take a second story well. 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 Van Nuys

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 Van Nuys home and permitted through LADBS.

Primary Suite Additions

Add the primary bedroom, walk-in closet, and en-suite bath these older tract homes were never built with — a high-return addition that transforms how the house lives without touching the yard footprint any more than needed.

Second-Story Additions

When the lot is tight or you want to keep the yard, 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.

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.

Engineering & Permits

Every addition is designed, structurally engineered, and permitted through LADBS. We coordinate the architectural and structural plans, manage plan check, and carry the project to signed-off final inspection.

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 Van Nuys

What Your Van Nuys
Lot Will Allow

Every Van Nuys addition starts with the parcel. Most homes here sit on 1950s R1 single-family lots, 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.

Because Van Nuys is City of Los Angeles, additions are permitted through LADBS, with Valley submissions handled at the Van Nuys Development Services Center on Van Nuys Boulevard — an office we're in regularly from our Valley Glen shop next door. That local familiarity matters 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 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

Van Nuys Home Addition
Cost Ranges

Addition Type	Typical Range	What's Involved
Bump-Out	$60K–$120K	A few hundred square feet — kitchen or dining expansion, mudroom — with new foundation, framing, and matched exterior.
Room / Suite Addition	$120K–$250K	A full room or primary suite — foundation, framing, roof, systems, finishes, engineered and permitted.
Second Story	$250K–$450K+	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. 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.

Free Consultation & Zoning Review

We visit your Van Nuys 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.

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.

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.

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Free Consultation

Add On to Your
Van Nuys 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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Van Nuys Home Addition FAQ

Questions We
Hear in Van Nuys

How much can I add onto my home in Van Nuys?+

It depends on your lot size, zoning, and setbacks. Most Van Nuys homes are on R1 single-family lots, where you can typically expand up to a floor-area ratio the city allows while keeping required front, side, and rear setbacks. A ground-floor addition uses yard space; a second-story addition adds square footage without shrinking the yard. 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 Van Nuys?+

Yes — a home addition is a permitted, engineered project from start to finish, and we manage all of it. Van Nuys is City of Los Angeles, so the addition is permitted through LADBS, with Valley submissions handled at the Van Nuys Development Services Center on Van Nuys Boulevard. We coordinate the architectural plans and structural engineering, submit for plan check, and carry the project to signed-off final inspection. 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 Van Nuys home?+

Yes, and on a 1950s Van Nuys tract home 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 older structure is exactly the kind of work a licensed general contractor handles and a handyman doesn't.

How long does a home addition take in Van Nuys?+

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 and additions that touch the foundation or 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 Van Nuys?+

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, minutes from Van Nuys, and we provide our license and insurance in writing before any work begins.

Ready When You Are

Build On to Your
Van Nuys 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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Request Received

Thank you — a senior member of our team will reach out within 4 business hours. For anything urgent, call (888) 357-9992.

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