Pasadena · San Gabriel Valley
A home addition in Pasadena needs to look like it was always there, and the city checks. Pasadena runs its own plan check, and Landmark Districts and historic overlays can require design review for anything visible from the street. Rear additions on Craftsman bungalows are the most common job we price here. They give you a bigger kitchen, a primary suite, or a family room without changing the front of the house. Larger estates in Oak Knoll and San Rafael may fit a second story or a guest house. We confirm zoning and overlays before drawings start.
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Permits and local rules

Home Additions in Pasadena
A Craftsman addition succeeds or fails at the roof. We match the pitch, the exposed rafter tails, the eave depth, and the siding reveal. When those match, the new wing blends right into the old house.
How it works
Premier Hi-End Builders is a home addition contractor across Greater Los Angeles, building room additions, second story additions, and suite additions. We handle feasibility, drawings, structural engineering, and plan check, then match stucco, roofing, and trim to the existing house.
We look at your lot, setbacks, and what the city will allow before anything gets drawn. Hillside conditions and HOA rules get checked here.
Plans go to an architect and a structural engineer. You see layout and elevations before they head to plan check.
We submit the plans to your city and handle any corrections. Plan check takes longer in some cities than others, and we give you a realistic timeline for yours.
We pour the footings, build the slab or raised floor, frame the walls, and tie in the roof. Inspections are scheduled as each stage is finished.
We match the stucco, siding, roofing, windows, and interior finishes to the existing house, so you can't tell where the old part ends.
Our work

Free estimate in Pasadena
Tell us about the project and we'll call you back within one business day to set up a visit.
FAQ
Usually yes, with design review. Rear additions that keep the street view intact tend to move faster. We check your address during the estimate visit and plan around what the district expects.
Many Pasadena lots can fit an attached or detached ADU or a garage conversion under state law. Lot size, setbacks, and historic status shape the design. We confirm before you pay for plans.
Lot setbacks, hillside or HOA rules, and how the new room should connect to the house. We check feasibility before drawings so you are not paying for a plan the city will reject. The free LA Remodel Decision Sheet lists what to settle before you call an architect.
Living space additions, second story additions, extra bathrooms, home offices, and guest or primary suites. Many owners pair an addition with a kitchen remodel so one crew handles both.
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