Big-lot chef's kitchens, oversized islands, and open-concept great rooms for Encino's estate lots and Encino Hills homes — one team, every LADBS permit pulled, Hillside Ordinance handled.
Encino kitchen remodel cost (2026): Refresh $45K–$70K; Full Remodel $70K–$120K; Chef's / Hillside $120K–$225K+. Typical build 5–8 weeks on site once permits are issued.
Permits: LADBS, City of Los Angeles, with Baseline Hillside Ordinance review in the Encino Hills. One fixed price after a free on-site estimate from a licensed general contractor, CSLB #1021284, based in Valley Glen about 15 minutes from Encino.
Right Image Builders is a licensed general contractor remodeling kitchens across Encino — Amestoy Estates, Royal Oaks, and the Encino Hills south of Ventura. On the area's large RA and RE-zoned lots we build chef's kitchens, oversized islands, and open-concept great rooms in-house, with every permit pulled through LADBS and the Hillside Ordinance handled where it applies. Licensed & insured, CSLB #1021284, based a short drive east in Valley Glen. Free on-site estimate: (818) 210-4544.
Encino is one of the most affluent, design-driven markets in the San Fernando Valley — and it has the lots to match. The RA and RE zoning here produces some of the biggest single-family parcels in the Valley, which changes what a kitchen remodel can be. Encino homeowners aren't squeezing a galley open; they're building a genuine chef's kitchen with room to spare.
We're based just a short drive east in Valley Glen, and we've remodeled kitchens across Encino for more than a decade — from the flat estate streets of Amestoy Estates and Royal Oaks to the architectural homes up in the Encino Hills. Our team handles every trade in-house: demo, framing, structural, cabinetry, stone, tile, and finish. One contract covers design, LADBS, City of Los Angeles, with Baseline Hillside Ordinance review in the Encino Hills and construction; the project lead who does your estimate at home runs the build, and the itemized fixed-price proposal follows within 3–5 business days.
The Encino difference is scale and site. On a big flat lot, the project is about a great-room layout, an oversized island, and a full professional appliance package. South of Ventura the kitchen itself is standard work; the site is not. Canyon streets leave no room for a dumpster, slabs and cabinets are carried in by hand, and the neighbors get a parking and delivery plan before demolition. We price that access into the fixed proposal instead of discovering it on day one. We build both realities into the schedule and the price up front.
And every permit is pulled through LADBS and closed with a signed final inspection — the documentation that protects an Encino home's value when it's time to sell or refinance.
Full-custom and semi-custom programs sized to Encino's larger kitchens — long runs, floor-to-ceiling pantry walls, and integrated organization. Shaker, slab, inset, and Eurostyle, with dovetail boxes and soft-close hardware, built and installed by our own team.
Working direct with stone fabricators — no middleman markup. Quartz, quartzite, marble, and porcelain slab, with the large waterfall islands Encino's big-lot kitchens are built around, integrated sinks, and matched backsplash templated and installed to fit.
The signature Encino move: opening the kitchen into a full great room. We coordinate the structural engineering, beam sizing, temporary shoring, and LVL or steel install to take out the walls — all permitted through LADBS, all under our contract.
Large-format porcelain, natural stone, handmade ceramic, and zellige, plus wide-plank and engineered wood flooring that carries the new kitchen through the great room — installed by our in-house crew with proper edge and transition detailing.
Panel-ready refrigeration, integrated dishwashers, professional ranges and hood venting, pot-filler rough-in, beverage and wine columns, and layered lighting — all planned before cabinets are set, so the high-end appliances Encino homeowners choose fit precisely.
Dedicated circuits, GFCI protection, island power and plumbing, and updated service for a full professional load — all rough-in permitted and inspected through LADBS, with Hillside Ordinance requirements handled on Encino Hills projects south of Ventura.
Encino's advantage is the land. The RA and RE zoning across the neighborhood produces some of the largest single-family lots in the Valley, and that space is exactly what lets an Encino kitchen become a true chef's kitchen. In the flat estate pockets of Amestoy Estates and Royal Oaks, we open kitchens into great rooms with oversized islands, walk-in pantries, and room for a full professional appliance run.
South of Ventura Boulevard, the neighborhood climbs into the Encino Hills, where the homes are larger and more architectural and the sites more demanding. South of Ventura the kitchen itself is standard work; the site is not. Canyon streets leave no room for a dumpster, slabs and cabinets are carried in by hand, and the neighbors get a parking and delivery plan before demolition. We price that access into the fixed proposal instead of discovering it on day one. A flat-lot contractor rarely deals with it; we plan for it from day one.
Everything is City of Los Angeles, permitted through LADBS. We're based a short drive east in Valley Glen, so Encino is a genuine home market for us — close enough that a project lead can be on your site regularly, not managing your kitchen from across the county.
| Project Tier | Typical Range | What's Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh | $45K–$70K | New custom cabinets and stone counters in the existing footprint, backsplash, fixtures, and lighting — a high-quality update to the same layout. |
| Full Remodel | $70K–$120K | Gut renovation with new electrical and plumbing, cabinetry, stone, island, tile, and appliances — the typical Encino ranch or traditional big-lot project. |
| Chef's / Hillside | $120K–$225K+ | Great-room structural work, an oversized island, premium finishes, and full professional appliances — including Encino Hills homes with added access and staging. |
Ranges are typical Encino estimates for planning only and depend on scope, finishes, and site conditions. Your fixed-price proposal is set after the free on-site consultation.
A senior team member visits your Encino kitchen, reads the lot and — on hillside homes — the access and staging, and gives you an honest read on cost and timeline.
Within 3–5 business days you get an itemized, fixed-price proposal — cabinets, stone, tile, structural, permits, labor. Hillside requirements included, not tacked on later.
One crew, all LADBS permits, your project lead on-site. We hand you a finished kitchen with a closed permit. Final payment only after your walkthrough approval.
Tell us about your kitchen and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours with next steps. No obligation, no sales pressure — just a straight answer on what your project takes.
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(818) 210-4544We hired Right Image Builders for a full kitchen remodel and couldn't be happier. The owner personally showed up to every major milestone. The fixed-price contract was exactly what we needed — no surprise invoices, no scope creep. Our kitchen looks like it belongs in a magazine.
Our kitchen went from a 1980s relic to something out of Architectural Digest. Right Image Builders was meticulous with every detail — the cabinetry alignment, the backsplash grout, the countertop templating. Genuinely impressive work.
Two bathrooms, new hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, and a laundry room — all in one project. Right Image Builders coordinated everything flawlessly. They answered every text within the hour. This is how construction is supposed to work.
Encino kitchen remodel cost (2026): Refresh $45K–$70K; Full Remodel $70K–$120K; Chef's / Hillside $120K–$225K+. Typical build 5–8 weeks on site once permits are issued. The exact figure depends on size, finishes and structural work; after the free on-site visit you get an itemized fixed price in writing.
Yes. Right Image Builders is a licensed California general contractor, CSLB #1021284, with general liability and workers' compensation insurance; verify the license in minutes at cslb.ca.gov under "Check a License" and ask us for the insurance certificates. The Encino estimate is free and on site, done by the project lead who will run the job, and the itemized fixed-price proposal follows within 3–5 business days.
Right Image Builders, a licensed general contractor (CSLB #1021284) based in Valley Glen about 15 minutes from Encino, remodels kitchens across Amestoy Estates, Royal Oaks, the Encino Hills under one fixed-price contract: design, permits through LADBS, and construction by one crew, with final payment only after your walkthrough. 5.0★ on Google (45 reviews) and 4.9★ on Angi (103 reviews).
Go to cslb.ca.gov, choose "Check a License" and enter the number; ours is 1021284. Confirm the license is active, classified B (General Building Contractor), bonded, and shows workers' compensation. Then ask for a written fixed-price contract with scope, materials, schedule and payment terms; California law requires it, and it is the only way to hold any contractor to the promise.
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