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.
Tarzana kitchen remodel cost (2026): Refresh $40K–$65K; Full Remodel $65K–$110K; Chef's / Great-Room $110K–$200K+. Typical build 5–8 weeks on site once permits are issued.
Permits: LADBS, City of Los Angeles, with Baseline Hillside Ordinance review south of Ventura Boulevard. One fixed price after a free on-site estimate from a licensed general contractor, CSLB #1021284, based in Valley Glen about 20 minutes from Tarzana.
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: (818) 210-4544.
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 contract covers design, LADBS, City of Los Angeles, with Baseline Hillside Ordinance review south of Ventura Boulevard 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.
And every permit is pulled through LADBS and closed with a signed final inspection. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
| 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.
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.
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.
Tarzana kitchen remodel cost (2026): Refresh $40K–$65K; Full Remodel $65K–$110K; Chef's / Great-Room $110K–$200K+. 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 Tarzana 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 20 minutes from Tarzana, remodels kitchens across the flats north of Ventura, Melody Acres, the Vanalden area 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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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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