Whole-Home Remodeling in Piru, CA

A whole-home remodel of an older Piru house usually includes new wiring and plumbing, updated kitchen and bathrooms, leveled floors and, for raised-floor homes, a seismic retrofit. Planning the retrofit early keeps crawlspace work from disturbing new finishes.

The County of Ventura reviews the plans. We phase the work so you can usually stay in the house.

Ranch properties may have outbuildings and additions of different ages, which we evaluate as part of the plan.

Many older Piru homes sit on raised foundations built before modern anchoring. When a whole-home remodel opens floors and walls, adding a seismic retrofit costs less than it would as a separate project. Nearby Rancho Camulos, whose adobe was badly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and later restored with a full seismic retrofit, shows how hard that quake hit the valley.

Ranch properties often have rooms, porches and outbuildings added over many decades. Before design, we ask the County of Ventura for the permit history so we know which parts were permitted. Unpermitted work may need corrections, and it is far better to plan for those than to find out during plan check.