ADU Company in Irvine, CA
Kitchen remodeling in Irvine usually means working inside a 1960s-to-2000s tract home where the original footprint, stucco walls, and slab-on-grade floor were set by the Irvine Company decades before you bought the place. Foundry ADU Builders handles these renovations with a clear eye on what Irvine villages actually allow, from HOA design review to city permits. If you’re planning an ADU with a finished kitchen, or just want the existing one brought up to how you live now, call (866) 251-7857 for a free estimate.
Why Irvine Homes Are Different
Irvine is not a city of one-off custom builds. It’s a master-planned grid of villages, Woodbridge, Northwood, Turtle Rock, Westpark, and the newer Great Park neighborhoods, where tract homes repeat by the hundreds and HOAs govern nearly every exterior change. That changes how we approach a kitchen remodel or an ADU. The house is almost always stucco over wood frame on a slab, which means moving a gas line or a drain means cutting concrete, not crawling under a pier-and-beam floor. Tile roofs and uniform lot setbacks also mean any ADU addition has to fit a tight rear yard and pass an architectural committee that cares about color matching and rooflines.
Climate matters too. Irvine gets hot, dry Santa Ana winds and very little rain. Kitchens here heat up fast in summer, so ventilation, insulation, and window placement become functional decisions, not just aesthetic ones. On homes backing Bommer Canyon or the open-space edges near Turtle Rock, fire-resistant exterior details are part of the conversation. We plan for that from the first measurements.
Our Main Irvine Services
Most Irvine homeowners call us for one of two things: building an ADU from the ground up, or bringing an existing bathroom up to standard inside that same property.
ADU Builders in Irvine
Building an ADU in Irvine means navigating both the City of Irvine permit process and your village HOA’s architectural review, which often caps lot coverage and second-story height. We pre-clear designs with the village committee before submitting to the city so you’re not paying for plans that die in design review. Working across prefab, modular, and site-built methods, Foundry matches the ADU to your rear yard, budget, and timeline. Learn more about how we approach this on our ADU Builders in Irvine page.
Bathroom Remodeling in Irvine
Irvine tract homes from the 1970s and 1980s often have bathrooms that were tight to begin with, and slab foundations make relocating drains more involved than homeowners expect. We handle the plumbing realities, waterproofing, and finishes, and if the bathroom is inside an ADU we’re building, the whole scope stays under one crew. See what’s involved on our Bathroom Remodeling in Irvine page.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Kitchen Remodeling in Irvine
Kitchen remodeling in Irvine usually means opening up a compartmentalized tract-home kitchen in a house that was built tight against a stucco exterior and a slab floor. The original layouts in Woodbridge and Northwood homes from the 1970s and 1980s were designed for a different way of cooking, with walls that block light and counter runs that end too soon. Heat is a real issue too: a west-facing kitchen in Westpark can cook all afternoon during a Santa Ana week, so ventilation and insulation are not afterthoughts. We plan remodels around the actual constraints of Irvine construction, from slab plumbing to HOA rules on exterior vent penetrations. You can see the full scope on our Kitchen Remodeling page.
Cabinet and Countertop Replacements
Signs you need it
Doors are delaminating, drawer slides sag, laminate edges have lifted from years of heat and humidity cycling, and the layout wastes the limited square footage most Irvine tract kitchens have.
What it costs in Irvine
Cabinet refacing or replacement with new countertops in Irvine typically runs $18,000 to $45,000 depending on linear footage and material grade.
How we do it
We pull the old boxes, check that slab plumbing and electrical stub-outs still align, then set new cabinetry and counters level on floors that have shifted little since the house was built.
Full Layout Reconfigurations
Signs you need it
The kitchen is a galley or a closed U-shape that cuts you off from the family room, and you’re working around a peninsula that blocked the original 1970s floor plan.
What it costs in Irvine
Taking down a bearing wall, relocating plumbing on a slab, and rebuilding the kitchen as an open plan in Irvine usually lands between $45,000 and $90,000.
How we do it
We size the beam, pull permits for any structural change, saw-cut the slab only where drains and supply lines must move, and keep the project inside one continuous schedule through dry-in and finish work.
What Kitchen Remodeling Costs in Irvine
| Item | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| Cabinet refacing | $7,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet and countertop replacement | $18,000 – $45,000 |
| Full layout reconfiguration | $45,000 – $90,000 |
What pushes the price up in Irvine is not usually the finishes, it’s the foundation. Slab work, moving a kitchen drain across a post-tension slab, and HOA-mandated exterior vent routing all add cost. We quote fixed pricing before work starts, with no change orders hiding in the middle of the job.
How long does a kitchen remodel take in Irvine?
Most Irvine kitchen remodels run four to ten weeks depending on whether we’re cutting the slab and moving plumbing or keeping the existing footprint and swapping finishes. Pulling permits through the City of Irvine adds lead time before demolition. Call (866) 251-7857 for a timeline specific to your village.
Will my Irvine HOA need to approve the kitchen remodel?
Interior kitchen work generally does not require HOA approval, but any change to an exterior vent, window, or wall penetration can trigger design review. We check your village’s CC&Rs before you spend money on a plan the committee will bounce. Call (866) 251-7857 and we’ll sort it out.
Brands We Service in Irvine
We work with Plant Prefab and Abodu for design-forward prefab ADUs, and Tuff Shed for budget-conscious conversion starts. On the exterior side, we use James Hardie fiber cement for siding and trim that hold up through Irvine’s dry heat and Santa Ana winds. See our brands for what each one actually delivers.
Pricing for ADU Company in Irvine, CA
| Service | Typical range in Irvine |
|---|---|
| Cabinet refacing | $7,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet and countertop replacement | $18,000 – $45,000 |
| Full kitchen layout reconfiguration | $45,000 – $90,000 |
| ADU feasibility and HOA pre-clearance | $2,500 – $7,500 |
| Detached prefab ADU (turnkey) | $180,000 – $350,000 |
| Site-built detached ADU | $250,000 – $400,000+ |
| Garage conversion ADU | $120,000 – $200,000 |
| ADU kitchen interior | $25,000 – $60,000 |
| ADU bathroom interior | $15,000 – $40,000 |
Irvine pricing runs higher than older Orange County cities because slab work is slower, HOA design review adds a round of revisions, and many villages require exterior finishes that match the main house. Foundry quotes a fixed price before work begins, with no change orders unless you change the scope.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Irvine
We work across Irvine’s villages, and the approach changes by era. Northwood and Woodbridge mean 1970s and 1980s slab homes with tight kitchens. Turtle Rock and Bommer Canyon edges bring canyon-adjacent lots where fire-resistant detailing matters. Great Park and Orchard Hills are newer construction, but the HOAs are just as particular about ADU design.
- Woodbridge
- Northwood
- Turtle Rock
- Westpark
- Great Park
We typically schedule Irvine estimates within a week of your call, and same-week site visits are common when we’re already working in the area.
Service Area – Cities Near Irvine
Foundry ADU Builders works throughout central Orange County. If you’re in Tustin, CA, we handle the older 1950s and 1960s stock there with the same ADU-first approach. Santa Ana, CA jobs often mean working around historic districts and lot-line constraints. North Tustin, CA brings larger custom lots where site-built ADUs pencil out differently than in Irvine. And in Costa Mesa, CA, we see more slab-on-grade tract homes and condo conversions. Call (866) 251-7857 from any of these cities and we’ll tell you what applies to your specific lot.
Serving Irvine, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irvine area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About ADU Company in Irvine
We can typically get a site visit scheduled within a week of your call, and we pre-clear HOA architectural requirements before submitting to the City of Irvine. That pre-clearance step saves weeks on the back end. Call (866) 251-7857 to see what the current timeline looks like for your village.
Yes, in practice. City of Irvine permits and your village HOA’s architectural review are separate tracks, but we submit to the HOA committee first so the design they approve is the same one the city permits. A city-approved ADU can still get rejected at HOA review if the roofline or colors don’t match.
We serve 92697, 92710, 92602, and 92603, which covers Great Park, Orchard Hills, Woodbridge, Northwood, Turtle Rock, and Westpark. If you’re unsure whether your village falls in our service area, call (866) 251-7857 and we’ll confirm on the spot.
For a free estimate on kitchen remodeling, ADU construction, or any interior work in Irvine, call Foundry ADU Builders at (866) 251-7857. We’ll match the build method to your lot, budget, and timeline, not the other way around.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local adu pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Irvine Customers Say
"Unit came out great and the tenant is happy. The timeline ran long, largely because of how slow the city was on plan check, though a couple of the delays were scheduling on their end."
— Holly Reed"Sound insulation between the unit and the main house is better than I expected. You genuinely cannot hear the tenant."
— Shannon Gallagher"Knew the local setback and parking rules cold, which saved us from designing something that would never have been approved."
— Marisol Delgado