Service Area · Los Angeles County
General Contractor in Woodland Hills, CA
Custom homes, ADUs, additions and garages planned around real Woodland Hills conditions: postwar Ranch houses, hillside lots in the fire zone, and summer heat that set a county record.
- Licensed California general contractor
- Custom homes, ADUs & additions
- Permits with LADBS
- Written, line-item estimates
Woodland Hills, CA
Your Woodland Hills Builder for Homes, ADUs and Additions
Simply Construction works as a general contractor in Woodland Hills on the large residential projects that change how a house lives: ground-up custom homes, ADUs, garage conversions, room and second-story additions, and new garages. We handle design coordination, LADBS permits, engineering and construction under one contract, so you have one team answerable for schedule and budget from the first site visit to the final inspection.
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, so your project answers to LADBS and Los Angeles City Planning rather than a separate city hall. The rules that matter most depend on where you live. A 1950s Ranch lot in the flats north of Ventura Boulevard is governed by the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance, while a hillside parcel toward the Santa Monica Mountains falls under the Baseline Hillside Ordinance and, often, fire zone construction standards. We sort that out before anyone draws a floor plan.
What We Build Here
Our Services in Woodland Hills
Every project below is planned, permitted and built by one licensed team. Choose a service to see how it works in Woodland Hills.
Custom Home Building in Woodland Hills
A custom home in Woodland Hills often replaces a 1950s Ranch house that has reached the end of its useful life. On flat lots we plan the new floor area around the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance. South of Ventura, hillside rules, soils reports and fire-resistant construction shape the design from the start. We coordinate the architect, engineers and LADBS plan check, then build to the approved set.
ADU Construction in Woodland Hills
Backyard ADUs suit the deeper postwar lots in Woodland Hills, and state law guarantees room for at least an 800 square foot unit with 4-foot side and rear setbacks. Because west Valley summers run hot, we pay close attention to roof insulation, window orientation and a properly sized heat pump, so the unit stays comfortable without a punishing utility bill.
Garage Conversions in Woodland Hills
Plenty of Woodland Hills garages store more boxes than cars. Converting one into a permitted ADU or living space means insulating the walls and roof against valley heat, dealing with the slab, adding egress and running new utilities. Under state law, a garage converted into an ADU does not require replacement parking, so the driveway simply takes over.
Room Additions in Woodland Hills
Single-story Ranch houses lend themselves to ground-floor additions, and Woodland Hills has thousands of them. We extend primary suites, family rooms and bedrooms off the back of the house, match the low roof pitch and long eave lines, and confirm the new floor area fits under the Baseline Mansionization Ordinance before design moves forward.
Second-Story Additions in Woodland Hills
Going up is the way to add space on a Woodland Hills lot where the yard is already spoken for. The work starts with a structural engineer checking whether the existing foundation and walls, most of them dating from the 1950s and 1960s, can carry a new floor. We also plan for heat, since an upper level needs better insulation and its own cooling zone.
Garage Construction in Woodland Hills
New garages in Woodland Hills range from a replacement garage in the flats to a detached garage and workshop on a Walnut Acres lot. Hillside garages south of Ventura often need retaining walls, careful grading and fire-resistant materials. We can also build a garage with an ADU above it, designed and permitted as one project through LADBS.
Whole-House Remodeling in Woodland Hills
A whole-house remodel suits Woodland Hills owners who love their lot and their street but not their 1950s floor plan. We open closed kitchens, replace aging plumbing and undersized electrical panels, add insulation for valley summers, and keep the horizontal Ranch character that gives neighborhoods like Woodland West their look.
Kitchen Remodeling in Woodland Hills
Kitchen remodels in Woodland Hills often mean removing the wall between a postwar galley kitchen and the family room, which calls for a new beam and an engineer's calculation. We handle the structural work, new circuits, hood venting and cabinetry, and we plan the layout around how you use the backyard, since indoor and outdoor living run together here.
Bathroom Remodeling in Woodland Hills
Bathrooms in Woodland Hills Ranch houses are frequently small and largely original. We rebuild them with proper waterproofing, ventilation and tile, and we often borrow space from an adjoining closet or hall to create a larger primary bath. ADU and guest baths get the same waterproofing standard as the main house.
Fire Rebuilds in Woodland Hills
Wildfire risk is a real part of owning a hillside home in Woodland Hills. If a house south of Ventura Boulevard is damaged or lost, we manage the rebuild from cleared lot to final inspection, using the ignition-resistant roofing, siding, vents and glazing the fire zone requires, and we coordinate LADBS review throughout.
Junior ADUs (JADU) in Woodland Hills
A junior ADU is an efficient way to add an in-law suite or rental inside an existing Woodland Hills house. State law caps it at 500 square feet, requires at least an efficiency kitchen and lets an attached garage count as part of the house. The owner must live in either the main home or the JADU.
SB 9 Lot Splits & Duplexes in Woodland Hills
SB 9 allows up to two primary units on a qualifying single-family lot, plus an urban lot split into two parcels. In Woodland Hills, larger parcels such as those in Walnut Acres are where a split is most likely to pencil out, while hillside lots in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone qualify only with required fire mitigation. We review eligibility before design.
Patios, Decks & Outdoor Living in Woodland Hills
Shade comes first for outdoor living in Woodland Hills, where summer afternoons can be brutal. We build solid and louvered patio covers, decks, outdoor kitchens and hardscape, and on hillside lots we design decks with the engineered footings and fire-resistant materials that the slope and the fire zone call for.
Local Knowledge
Building in Woodland Hills: Ranch Tracts, Hillsides and Heat
Woodland Hills began as Girard, a town Victor Girard Kleinberger founded in 1922. He planted thousands of trees across the bare hills and built a reservoir to water them, which is how the area earned its later name. Most of the housing came after the war. The city's historic resources survey found that this part of the Valley was largely developed in the 1950s and 1960s, mostly as single-family Ranch neighborhoods on lots ranging from modest to grand.
Those neighborhoods are not interchangeable. Woodland West, designed by Charles Du Bois and completed in 1964, holds roughly 1,300 Contemporary Ranch homes on curving streets. East Woodland Hills Estates is a well-preserved group of mid-1950s Ranch houses under a heavy tree canopy. Walnut Acres, once a walnut orchard, keeps RA zoning that permits horses and larger lots than most of the Valley. South of Ventura Boulevard the land rises into the Santa Monica Mountains, and much of it sits in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
Climate is a design input here. In September 2020 Woodland Hills recorded 121 degrees, the highest official temperature in Los Angeles County history. Roof insulation, glazing, shading and cooling capacity deserve more attention than they would closer to the coast.
Why Choose Us
Why Woodland Hills Homeowners Choose Simply Construction
Contracts Written the Way California Law Requires
California caps a home improvement down payment at $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, and after that a contractor may only bill for work completed or materials delivered. Our contracts follow that structure: a line-item scope, a payment schedule tied to finished milestones, and written change orders before any extra work begins. You always know what you are paying for and why.
Straight Answers on Feasibility
Some lots cannot fit the project an owner has in mind. We check zoning, setbacks, height limits, easements, slope and utility capacity early, and we tell you plainly what is achievable before you spend money on full drawings. When state law opens a path that the local code seems to block, as ADU and SB 9 rules often do, we explain how it applies to your property.
Care for Your Street and Your Neighbors
Large projects happen next door to people who live there. We plan staging, dumpster placement, deliveries and working hours around Woodland Hills rules, keep the site secured at the end of each day, and give you notice before loud or disruptive phases such as demolition, concrete pours or crane lifts, so you can give your neighbors a heads-up too.
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FAQ
Building in Woodland Hills: Common Questions
Do I need LADBS permits for a project in Woodland Hills?
Yes. Woodland Hills is part of the City of Los Angeles, so building permits come from the Department of Building and Safety and zoning questions go to Los Angeles City Planning. Hillside parcels, fire zone parcels and lots with historic designations can involve extra review, and we check the city's parcel records for those overlays before design begins.
How do I know if my lot is in a fire hazard zone?
The city's online parcel map, ZIMAS, shows whether a lot sits in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone or a designated hillside area. Much of the land south of Ventura Boulevard carries the fire designation. We pull that record at the start, because it affects roofing, siding, vents, windows and the brush clearance you will maintain.
Does the west Valley heat change how you build?
It does. Woodland Hills set the Los Angeles County record at 121 degrees in 2020, and long runs of hot days are normal in summer. We specify roof and wall insulation carefully, choose glazing and overhangs with the sun's path in mind, and size cooling equipment from a room-by-room load calculation rather than a rule of thumb.
How are payments structured on a large project?
California law limits the down payment on a home improvement contract to $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. After that, payments follow progress: we bill only for work completed and materials delivered, according to a schedule written into the contract before construction starts.
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Start Your Woodland Hills Project
Tell us what you are planning. We will visit the property, talk through options and costs, and send a written, line-item estimate.
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