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The Penhallow Remodeling San Diego Guarantee
We don’t hide behind “industry standards” or verbal promises. Every remodel we take on in San Diego gets a written price before any work starts, and every project carries a written guarantee. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise says it plainly: if the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s not a slogan, it’s in the contract. Trevor Nash, Owner, signs off on that language personally. If you’re remodeling a kitchen in Clairemont or a bathroom in North Park, that paper is the thing that protects you.
What’s Covered
- Workmanship for a full year. If tile cracks, cabinets sag, or a seam opens up within 365 days of project completion, we repair it at no cost to you.
- Written price before any work starts. Not an estimate range, not a verbal ballpark: a written number you can hold us to. The number on day one is the number on the invoice.
- Written guarantee on every repair, included with every job. You don’t have to ask for it or negotiate for it. It’s standard.
- Free second visit if a repair fails. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee, no “well, actually” conversation.
- Clean job site, every day. We leave the place cleaner than we found it. That’s a Kingswell Way standard we’ve kept since 2004.
- Defined arrival window. We say when we’ll show up, and we show up in that window. Background-checked, uniformed technicians, every time.
- Live phone coverage 24/7 by a real person. Not an answering service, not a voicemail prompt. You call, a human answers.
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Our Satisfaction Promise
Here’s how make-it-right works at Penhallow Remodeling San Diego. The day we finish your kitchen remodel in La Jolla or your bathroom project in Encinitas, you walk through it with us. If something isn’t done right, you tell us, and it goes on a written list. We fix it. If you notice something a week later, or three months later, you call the same number you had from the start and a live person answers. We schedule the return visit free, we show up in the window we gave, and we make it right. No invoices, no “that’s normal settling,” no arguing about what was promised. The guarantee period is 365 days from completion. Inside that year, our promise is simple: if it’s not done right, it’s ours to fix, at no charge to you.
Licensed & Insured Backing
A guarantee is only as strong as the company standing behind it. Penhallow Remodeling San Diego is a licensed and insured general contractor serving homeowners across San Diego. That matters for two reasons. First, insurance protects your home and your neighbors’ property if something goes sideways on the job. Second, licensing means the work we do has to meet California building code, and that means inspections, permits, and a paper trail that keeps everyone honest. We pull permits where the job calls for them and we don’t cut corners to skip the inspector. The paperwork isn’t decoration. It’s the real backing behind every promise we put in writing.
How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost in San Diego?
Kitchen remodels in San Diego typically run $18,000 to $55,000 depending on layout, cabinet line, and countertop material. A galley kitchen in Mission Valley with stock cabinets and a basic quartz top lands on the lower end. A full gut with custom cabinetry, a kitchen island, and a Cambria or Silestone surface in Del Cerro or Point Loma pushes toward the upper end. What drives the number: layout changes (moving plumbing and electrical), whether you’re replacing drywall or pulling it to the studs, cabinet line (KraftMaid and Wellborn are our standard options), countertop choice, and the condition of your subfloor. Every Penhallow quote is a written price before any work starts, so the range you hear at the first walkthrough is exactly what you pay at the end.
How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost in San Diego?
Bathroom remodels in San Diego typically run $15,000 to $38,000. A standard hall bath in a 1970s tract home in Mira Mesa with a new tub, tile surround, vanity, and fixtures usually sits in the $15,000 to $24,000 range. A primary bath with a walk-in shower, cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile), a freestanding tub, and a double vanity in Rancho Bernardo or Carmel Valley can reach $30,000 to $38,000 or more. The biggest cost drivers are whether you’re moving the plumbing, the square footage of tile, and the fixtures you choose. Kohler, Moen, Delta, and Toto are the lines we install most often. Like every Penhallow project, the bathroom quote is a written number, not a range.
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AfterWill the Price Change Once Work Starts?
Not unless the scope changes. That’s the whole point of a written price. Before we start, we walk through your project in detail: what’s being torn out, what’s being built, what’s being installed. Then we put a number on paper. If you decide mid-project to add a pot filler or change the shower valve, that’s a change order, and we’ll give you a written price for that before doing it. But the original number on the original scope? That’s the number you pay. We’ve been operating this way under The Kingswell Way since 2004, and it’s why homeowners in San Diego don’t get surprise invoices from us.
Do You Pull the Permits?
Yes, where the job requires them. San Diego building permits are required for most kitchen and bathroom remodels that involve plumbing, electrical, or structural changes. We handle the permit application, the submittal drawings, and the inspections. You don’t stand in line at the Development Services Department, and you don’t get labeled as an owner-builder doing work without authorization. When a permit is pulled, the work gets inspected by the city, which means it has to meet code, not just look good at the final walkthrough. It also protects the resale value of your home. Unpermitted work surfaces in escrow. Permitted work with inspections passed? That’s an asset. Call (619) 604-9624 to discuss your project, and we’ll tell you upfront what needs a permit and what doesn’t.
How Long Will the Job Take?
A standard bathroom remodel in San Diego runs three to five weeks. A kitchen remodel runs six to ten weeks depending on cabinet lead time, countertop fabrication, and whether you’re changing the layout. Whole-home remodels vary widely, but we’ll give you a timeline in writing alongside your price, and we’ll define our arrival window for every day of the project. What slows jobs down in San Diego: permitting wait times, custom cabinet lead times (Wellborn and KraftMaid both run four to eight weeks depending on the line), and the discovery of hidden issues when the walls come open. What doesn’t slow jobs down is us not showing up. Call (619) 604-9624 for a project timeline specific to your home.
What If Something Fails Six Months After the Remodel?
Call us. A live person answers the phone at (619) 604-9624, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We schedule a return visit at no charge, we come out, and we fix what failed under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the repair itself fails, we come back again, free. There’s no service call fee, no re-inspection fee, and no pushback. The guarantee is written on every project we do in San Diego, and it’s backed by the same people who did the original work. That’s the whole structure: written price, written guarantee, and a live person to call when something goes wrong.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling San Diego, serving San Diego since 2004 under The Kingswell Way.
