General Contractor in Pasadena
Licensed general contractor serving Pasadena in Los Angeles County. CSLB #1063782.
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Our Services in Pasadena
Home Remodeling
Complete home transformations from concept to completion
Home Addition
Expand your living space with room additions and second stories
Kitchen Remodeling
Transform your kitchen into a modern, functional centerpiece
Bathroom Remodeling
Elegant bathroom renovations with quality materials and craftsmanship
New Construction
Ground-up residential construction with custom home building
ADU
Add rental income or family space with ADU construction
Backyard Remodeling
Turn unused yard space into an outdoor room you actually use
Hardscaping
Patios, walkways, and retaining walls built to hold up
Pools
New pool construction and full pool renovations
Concrete and Pavers
Driveways, patios, and flatwork that resist cracking
Roofing
Re-roofing and roof replacement built for the fire and sun
Artificial Turf
Synthetic lawns that drain properly and stay cool enough to use
What building in Pasadena actually involves
We build around what this area actually demands, starting with the housing stock itself: Single-story postwar tract ranch homes. Licensed general contractor (CSLB #1063782) specializing in home remodeling, additions, kitchen and bathroom renovation, new construction, and ADUs in Pasadena and throughout San Gabriel Valley.
Pasadena sits in the inland San Gabriel Valley, which means summer heat that routinely pushes well past 100 degrees and a seismic setting that demands attention to foundation and framing details on every project. Much of the housing stock dates to the early to mid twentieth century, so you are frequently dealing with Craftsman bungalows, Spanish Colonial Revival homes, and older Tudors built on concrete perimeter foundations that may need assessment before you add square footage or change load paths. Lots in the flatter central and south neighborhoods tend to be rectangular and reasonably accessible, but mature trees, narrow side yards, and detached garages at the rear of the lot can make staging and material delivery more of a planning exercise than it looks on paper. If your property sits on or near the steeper terrain toward the Arroyo Seco or the foothills to the north, soil conditions and slope can change how excavation and drainage work gets done, and those factors are worth confirming with a soils report before you finalize your plans. Los Angeles County holds dozens of incorporated cities, and each one runs its own building department, so the submittal package, the number of plan check rounds, and the fee schedule for the same project can look different a few miles down the road. Homes in unincorporated pockets go through the county rather than a city, and the mailing address does not always tell you which one has jurisdiction, so settle that first. Your local building department can tell you which trades need separate permits, whether the lot falls in a hillside, flood, or fire hazard overlay, and whether a soils or structural report has to come in with the plans. One statewide ADU law sits under all of it, but the objective design standards layered on top are written city by city. Pasadena sits in or near a mapped high fire hazard area, which changes the exterior assembly. Roof class, vent screening, eave and soffit detailing, siding, and glazing all get specified for ember exposure, and defensible space around the structure is part of the plan rather than an afterthought. Confirm the current mapping for your parcel with your local fire authority before design starts.
Common in Pasadena
- 1920s to 1930s Craftsman bungalows on narrow Old Pasadena-area lots
- 1920s to 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival homes concentrated in the Prospect Park and Madison Heights neighborhoods
- post-war ranch houses on flat San Gabriel Valley-floor parcels
- 1910s to 1920s American Foursquare and Prairie-influenced homes near Caltech
- mid-century modern hillside residences in the San Rafael Hills
- Victorian and Queen Anne cottages surviving in the Bungalow Heaven landmark district
Worth settling before you start
- expansive adobe and clay soils that shift seasonally and affect foundations, slabs, and drainage
- hillside or sloped lot stability given proximity to the San Gabriel Mountains and history of debris-flow exposure
- original knob-and-tube wiring and galvanized plumbing common in pre-1940 stock
- mature street trees and shallow root systems that frequently conflict with underground utility and drainage work
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Our team brings over 20 years of combined residential construction experience to every Los Angeles project. We show up on time, communicate clearly, and deliver results that last.
CSLB Licensed and Insured
California contractor license #1063782. Full liability coverage on every project.
4.9 Rating, Over 200 Reviews
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20+ Years Combined Experience
Our team's combined residential construction experience in Los Angeles. We know local codes, soil conditions, and permit processes.
Full-Service: Design to Completion
We handle design consultation, architectural plans, permits, construction, and final inspections. One team, start to finish.
You Know Who's Coming Tomorrow
A written scope before anyone touches a wall, then updates through the build telling you who is arriving and what they are doing. Homeowners tell us this is the part they remember.
On-Time and On-Budget
Every project gets a written timeline and fixed-price contract. We hit our deadlines and don't surprise you with extra costs at the end.
Trusted by Homeowners in San Gabriel Valley
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Real feedback from homeowners across Los Angeles County.
“Tal help me do some renovation project for my house- countertop in my kitchen, new flooring, complete bathroom remodeling & painting. He's doing amazing job, always was on time and the work is so nice, my wife is super happy! Thank you T&N Remodeling and I will definitely will contact you again in the future.”
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“T&N Remodeling helped me remove the wall between my living room and kitchen for an open concept feel, add a shear wall, redo some drywall, as well as some plumbing. Like any big project there were a few issues but Aiden is a great communicator and made sure any issues I had were rectified. In the end, everything turned out great and up to my very high standards. Thank you Aiden!”
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“Where to start?! This is a late review because I just had a baby right after the project was over, and the last 2 months have been crazy hectic. But here we go :) Background: Our family house has never been renovated since we bought it over 15 years ago. My husband and I were expecting our first child in early July, and we desperately wanted to get our kitchen renovated before the baby arrived. However, we only started looking into remodeling in April, and we were very short on time. We met with several contractors, and we ultimately decided to go with T&N because of the following reasons: 1) We really liked Aidan! He was the most personable and honest of all the contractors we spoke to. We felt comfortable working with him. He didn't make it seem like "business" but he seemed like a next door neighbor who was an expert in remodeling. 2) The estimate was reasonable - not too cheap and not too expensive. Aidan broke down every detail, and we knew when the payments would be due way in advance. 3) Most importantly, Aidan promised us that the remodeling would be done before my due date. All the other contractors we spoke to said that it would be impossible to finish by early July. One even said it would take 6 months...! Once we decided to go with T&N, Aidan guided us in picking out a color theme, style, floors, quartz countertop, backsplash...basically everything because my husband and I have never done any remodeling before. Communication with Aidan was excellent. And I really appreciate the one time that Aidan visited our house (while husband and I were at work) just to check on our dog because the workers said that he was barking in the bedroom. We didn't even ask him to check on our dog. He just did it on his own accord. We really appreciated that. Of course with any big projects, there were some hiccups, delays, and stuff that needed to be checked more than once. But in the end, we were very satisfied with the result. And most most importantly, the project was finished within 6.5 weeks (started in mid May and ended in late June). My baby came out a week earlier than the expected due date too, and the project was still finished earlier. Thanks Aidan & team!”
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