Kitchen Remodeling · Tarzana, CA
Chef's kitchens, great-room additions, and full renovations for Tarzana's big-lot flats and hillside homes — one team, every LADBS permit pulled, the Hillside Ordinance handled south of Ventura.
Right Image Builders is a licensed general contractor remodeling kitchens across Tarzana — the big level lots on the north flats, the Vanalden area, and the upscale homes in the Tarzana hills south of Ventura. We build chef's kitchens, islands, and great-room layouts in-house, with every permit pulled through LADBS and the Hillside Ordinance handled where it applies. Licensed & insured, CSLB #1021284, based in Valley Glen a straight drive east. Free on-site estimate: (888) 357-9992.
The Right Image Approach
Tarzana is a neighborhood of room. The flats north of Ventura Boulevard sit on big, level lots — the kind of parcel that makes a great-room addition or an oversized chef's kitchen genuinely feasible instead of a squeeze. South of Ventura, the streets climb into the Tarzana hills, where larger, upscale homes with a semi-rural feel come with bigger ambitions and a more demanding site.
That split shapes almost every kitchen we build here. On the flats, the win is often footprint — bumping the kitchen out into a real open great room while the lot happily allows it. In the hills, it's a high-end renovation on a house that already has scale, where the challenge is doing premium work on a hillside parcel correctly and on permit.
We handle every trade under one roof: demolition, framing, structural, rough plumbing and electrical, cabinetry, countertop templating and installation, tile, and finish carpentry. One team, one fixed-price contract, one point of contact from demo day to your final walkthrough — no subcontractor roulette.
And every permit is pulled through LADBS and closed with a signed final inspection. In the hills south of Ventura, that includes designing to the Hillside Ordinance from day one, so grading, haul routes, and access are planned — not discovered halfway through the job.
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What We Build
Full-custom and semi-custom programs built and installed by our own team — Shaker, slab, inset, and rift oak, with dovetail drawer boxes, soft-close hardware, and pantry and organization systems. We size cabinetry to the real footprint of a Tarzana kitchen, from a big-lot great room to a hillside chef's layout.
We work direct with stone fabricators — no middleman markup. Quartz, quartzite, marble, granite, and porcelain slab, with waterfall islands, integrated sinks, and matched backsplash. On Tarzana's larger lots the island is usually the centerpiece, and we template and build it to suit.
The big-lot Tarzana project: opening the kitchen to the living space or bumping the footprint into a great-room addition. We coordinate the structural engineering, beam sizing, shoring, and LVL or steel install — all permitted through LADBS, and engineered to the Hillside Ordinance on south-of-Ventura homes.
Large-format porcelain, natural stone, handmade ceramic, subway, and zellige, plus wide-plank and engineered wood flooring that flows the new kitchen into the rest of the home — 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, and layered lighting — all planned before cabinets are set, so the high-end appliances Tarzana homeowners choose fit precisely into a chef's kitchen.
Dedicated circuits, GFCI protection, island power and plumbing, and updated service where the older homes need it — all rough-in permitted and inspected through LADBS, with Hillside Ordinance grading and access handled on south-of-Ventura projects.
Building in Tarzana
Ventura Boulevard is the dividing line in Tarzana, and it changes the kitchen work on either side. North of the boulevard — the flats and the Vanalden area — you find big, level lots that give a kitchen real room to grow. This is prime territory for a large addition, a proper great room, or an oversized island, because the parcel simply allows it.
South of Ventura, the streets rise into the Tarzana hills — larger, upscale homes with a semi-rural feel and views to match. The homes here have scale, but the site is more demanding: the City of LA Hillside Ordinance governs grading, haul routes, and access, and a kitchen remodel that touches structure has to be designed for those rules from the start.
Everything is City of Los Angeles, permitted through LADBS. Our shop is in Valley Glen, a straight drive east along the Valley floor — close enough that a project lead stays hands-on through framing, cabinetry, and final inspection, whether your kitchen is on the flats or up in the hills.
What It Costs
| Project Tier | Typical Range | What's Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh | $40K–$65K | New custom cabinets and stone counters in the existing footprint, backsplash, fixtures, and lighting — a high-quality update to the same layout. |
| Full Remodel | $65K–$110K | Gut renovation with new electrical and plumbing, cabinetry, stone, island, tile, and appliances — the typical Tarzana ranch or mid-century project. |
| Chef's / Great-Room | $110K–$200K+ | Structural great-room additions, large islands, and premium finishes on big-lot and hillside homes — hillside sites south of Ventura add grading and access. |
Ranges are typical Tarzana estimates for planning only and depend on scope, finishes, and site conditions — hillside lots in particular. Your fixed-price proposal is set after the free on-site consultation. [VERIFY — owner to confirm current cost ranges before publish.]
How It Works
A senior member of our team visits your Tarzana kitchen, reads the lot — flats or hillside — and gives you an honest read on cost and timeline. No pressure, no call-center runaround.
Within 3–5 business days you get a fully 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 is due only after your walkthrough approval.
Free Estimate
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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Free on-site consultation. Fixed-price proposal. One local team from demo to final walkthrough — with every LADBS permit pulled and the Hillside Ordinance handled south of Ventura.
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