1 OAK · Exterior Facade
Stucco, glazing, entry doors and landscape, rebuilding the front elevation without losing the character of the block.
BeforeAfterSanta Monica · exterior restoration
A complete exterior restoration: a new roof system, all new black-framed windows and garage doors, the weathered siding and scalloped gable trim repaired, and the whole house repainted in soft gray with crisp white trim on the original architecture.
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1 OAK · Exterior Facade
Licensed general contractor serving Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Santa Monica and the rest of Los Angeles County. Estimates are free and itemised.
Re-stuccoing and re-trimming a typical house runs $35,000 to $90,000. New windows and doors, an entry rework and front landscape sit outside that figure. In older Los Angeles houses the largest hidden item is usually the substrate: stucco that has been patched repeatedly, paper that has failed behind it, and wood that has been wet for years. We probe the walls before quoting so the repair is priced honestly rather than negotiated mid-job.
Replacing windows means matching the existing openings, keeping the original proportions and choosing between vinyl, aluminium-clad and wood units on how long they need to last. Stucco is a three-coat system and its texture is what makes a house read as original or as recently patched. We match the existing finish rather than imposing a new one, and we sample it on the wall in daylight before the whole elevation is done.
Exterior work usually takes three to six weeks. Scaffolding and access are planned first, because on a steep lot or behind a hedge that is the schedule driver. Windows, doors and stucco are sequenced so the house stays sealed overnight, and landscape work comes last so it is not walked over. Each project is photographed from the street before and after, from the same spot.
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Los Angeles · backyard gym & sauna studio
A backyard studio built from the ground up as a private gym and sauna room: vertical cedar cladding, a black-framed sliding glass door and a flat overhanging roof with recessed lights, set among the palms. Inside, one bright white room on plank tile under the same recessed lighting — a Sunlighten infrared sauna in the corner, the Peloton on its mat, a bamboo cabinet for shoes and towels, a clerestory window and a ductless mini-split.
BeforeAfterVan Nuys · new construction
From empty lot to a completed modern residence — same lot, same ficus tree, same neighbors, two years from permit to keys.
BeforeAfterTarzana · two-story addition
A new upper floor and side wing added to the same ranch house — same driveway, same ficus tree, roof and stucco matched exactly.
BeforeAfterWoodland Hills · pool & landscape
The same bare backyard, rebuilt as outdoor living: a pool, travertine deck, shade pergola and layered native planting.
BeforeAfterReseda · new roof system
The same house, re-roofed in charcoal standing-seam metal with new fascia and gutters — worn shingles gone for good.
Big Bear, CA · new construction
A modern mountain cabin built in 2024 at 1,193 sq ft: two bedrooms and two baths plus a loft, with one bedroom and bath downstairs and the primary suite and loft upstairs. Dark standing-seam roof over vertical siding and warm cedar, double-pane windows in every room, a fireplace in the living room, and an outdoor spa under the pines.
BeforeAfterOrange · 390 sq ft backyard ADU
A 390 sq ft ADU built in an Orange backyard. The dry, unlandscaped lawn and the aging fence gave way to the same yard reworked around a modern studio: off-white stucco with a cedar slat entry wall, a black-framed slider opening into the kitchen, a dark gabled roof with lit eaves, black sconces and soffit downlights, and a paver path set in gravel past agave beds, an olive tree in a black planter and a small lawn against the new cedar fence.
BeforeAfterSherman Oaks · full remodel
The same 1950s ranch, reimagined on the same footprint: new roof line, steel windows, cedar entry and native landscape.
Monrovia · full home remodel & expansion
A whole house taken down and rebuilt outward: dark board-and-batten siding with a cedar slat entry and brass house numbers, a xeriscaped front yard of flagstone, river rock and raised planter beds, and inside an expansion that added a second floor — the vaulted stair with exposed beams and a skylight, a bedroom with a floor-to-ceiling oak wardrobe and wall-mounted bike, and a kids room with a plywood built-in wall, a sensory swing and a floor bed. Light oak floors throughout, matte white walls, and natural wood brought through every room. The bath is walled in a dark sage-green tile with a floating oak vanity, brass sconces and a tub under a wood-framed window, and the open living, dining and kitchen sit under a vaulted beamed ceiling with two skylights: a brick fireplace, oak millwork to the ceiling, a stone-topped island and a dark green tiled backsplash.
BeforeAfterLos Angeles · Historic HPOZ ADU
A two-story ADU in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ), built on the old garage footprint and held to the district design standards: beige lap siding with crisp white trim, a black-framed second-floor window, white floodlights at the corner and fresh paving to the door. Two walkthroughs — the exterior, then the inside.
Next step
A free site visit, a line-item estimate and a build schedule. No obligation, no design fee.
