Kitchen Remodeler in Agoura Hills, CA

Oak cabinets and terracotta floors in Agoura Hills tracts

Drive Kanan Road or Chesebro Road and you pass neighborhoods of two-story tract homes where the kitchen opens to a family room, plus custom ranch houses in Old Agoura on larger, sometimes horse-keeping lots. In the tracts, the cabinet boxes from that era are frequently sturdy plywood with dated doors, which makes refacing a real option. In the custom homes, layouts vary so much that cabinets are usually sized room by room.

Floors are the other common project. Large terracotta or glazed ceramic tile was popular in these homes, and it often runs continuously from the entry through the kitchen and family room. Replacing it means deciding how far the new floor goes, because stopping at the kitchen leaves an awkward transition. Inland summers in the Conejo area are hot and dry, so engineered wood, porcelain and vinyl plank tend to stay steadier than solid hardwood in a kitchen that gets afternoon sun.

Most tracts were graded into hillside pads and built on concrete slabs. Where a pad has settled, cracked grout lines march across the old tile, so a crack-isolation membrane under new porcelain, or a floating floor, is the safer choice. Removing terracotta set in a thick mortar bed can also leave the slab rough and low, which needs leveling before planks go down.

Driving the 101 from Agoura Hills to the showroom

1. 1

   Decide what stays

   Open the cabinet doors and check the boxes for water damage under the sink. Sound boxes point toward refacing; swollen or particleboard boxes point toward replacement.

2. 2

   Measure the floor run

   Note every room the existing tile touches, so the new floor can be priced for the whole area, not just the kitchen.

3. 3

   Head east

   Take the 101 east to the 405 north and exit at Sherman Way, then continue east to the showroom.

4. 4

   Compare finishes together

   Hold door samples against slab and prefab counter samples, backsplash tile and flooring in one place.

5. 5

   Order and schedule

   After measurements are confirmed, products are ordered and delivery to Agoura Hills or installation of the items you chose is arranged.

Ladyface Mountain, Kanan Road and Las Virgenes water

Ladyface Mountain rises south of the 101 and frames most views in town. Agoura Road runs beside the freeway past the shopping centers, Kanan Road heads south, and the Reyes Adobe Historical Site keeps one of the area’s early ranch houses. Paramount Ranch, in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area just south of the city, lost its Western town set to the Woolsey Fire.

CAL FIRE maps much of the hillside land around the city as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which shapes exterior rules and post-fire repair work. Las Virgenes Municipal Water District supplies water, Southern California Edison the electricity and SoCalGas the gas.

Kitchen remodel choices common in Agoura Hills homes

City of Agoura Hills permits, HOAs and fire-area rebuilds

Agoura Hills has had its own city government since 1982, and kitchen permits are filed with its Building & Safety Division rather than LA County. Cosmetic work such as new doors, counters and floors in the same layout is usually not permitted work, while relocating a sink, running new circuits or taking out a wall is, and those parts belong with properly licensed trades you can verify through CSLB. Many tracts also have HOAs that set rules on work hours, dumpsters and exterior changes, so read yours before scheduling.

The 2018 Woolsey Fire burned hillsides around the city. If a home is being rebuilt or repaired after fire or smoke damage, the fire damage rebuild page explains how finish selection fits in once the structural work is permitted.

No Agoura Hills project photos appear on this page yet. What is verifiable is the drive, the showroom’s long-standing Sherman Way address and Google reviews that describe flooring purchased and installed. Homeowners in Westlake Village and Calabasas make the same trip.