Studio City
About 3 miles east along Ventura Boulevard. Hillside streets north of the boulevard and condos along it, so we check parking and access first.
Remodeling in Studio CityWhere We Remodel Kitchens and Baths in the Valley
Ten neighborhoods along the 101, all inside the City of Los Angeles, from Toluca Lake out to Woodland Hills.
Kitchen and bath remodeling in the San Fernando Valley is a lot of different houses under one set of city rules. Every town below is inside the City of Los Angeles, so the permit office is LADBS and the code is the same whether you live in Studio City or Woodland Hills. The drive is close enough for a design visit from our base in Sherman Oaks, CA.
The houses are what change. The Census puts the median build year at 1962 in Encino ZIP 91436, where 78% of homes predate 1980, and 1965 in Woodland Hills ZIP 91364. It's 1967 in Van Nuys and Valley Village, 1973 in Tarzana and 1978 in North Hollywood, where about 57% of homes sit in buildings of 10 or more units. A 1962 house and a 1978 condo need different things behind the wall, so each town below says what we look for. Kitchen and bath remodeling in the San Fernando Valley is never one job repeated.
Three of the towns have their own pages with the full housing numbers. The rest are listed here because the work happens there, and a thin page for each would tell you nothing. Home values show the spread: a median of $961,700 in North Hollywood ZIP 91601 against $1,894,600 in Encino ZIP 91436.
Sherman Oaks sits mid-Valley. Studio City is about 3 miles east, Encino about 3 miles west and Woodland Hills about 9 miles west on the 101.
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling in the San Fernando Valley
Encino
About 3 miles west along Ventura Boulevard. Big lots with older single-family homes, and tall condo buildings on the boulevard side.
Remodeling in EncinoWoodland Hills
About 9 miles west on the 101. Our longest regular drive, which is why we group visits there rather than make a trip for one.
Remodeling in Woodland HillsVan Nuys
Mostly postwar houses and a lot of rentals. Landlords here want durable finishes that survive a tenant change.
Tarzana
Ranch houses and mid-size condo buildings. Older kitchens here often still have their original 1970s layout.
North Hollywood
The newest housing of the group, so fewer galvanized pipes and more condo jobs where the building sets the rules.
Valley Village
Older houses and low-rise buildings on tight streets. We plan deliveries and where the dumpster goes before demo day.
Toluca Lake
Close to the Burbank line, so we confirm the address is inside the City of Los Angeles before we quote a permit.
Beverly Glen
Hillside streets over the pass. Narrow roads change how materials arrive, so we check truck access on the visit.
What does a remodel in your neighborhood run into?
Pick your neighborhood. We show the housing numbers the Census Bureau keeps for its ZIP codes, and what they mean once the walls come open.
Sherman Oaks
ZIP 91403
- Typical home built in 1971 (median)
- 67% of homes built before 1980
- 50% of homes in buildings of 10 or more units
- Median home value $1,467,900
ZIP 91423
- Typical home built in 1966 (median)
- 76% of homes built before 1980
- 52% of homes in buildings of 10 or more units
- Median home value $1,323,500
Most houses here predate 1978, so plan for lead-safe work practices on demo, and for old galvanized or cast iron lines behind the walls. A lot of homes here are in larger buildings, so HOA approval, work hours and shared plumbing stacks shape the schedule.
Outside These Neighborhoods?
Outside these ten neighborhoods? Call anyway and tell us the street. Burbank, Glendale and Calabasas are separate cities with their own permit offices, so the job changes. Most of the time the honest answer is a short list of contractors who are closer. That beats a crew that spends the first hour of every day in traffic, and kitchen and bath remodeling in the San Fernando Valley has plenty of good ones.
Service Area Questions
Is Woodland Hills too far for a remodel?
No, but it's the longest regular drive, about 9 miles west on the 101. Design visits and site checks there get grouped instead of made one trip at a time, and deliveries and inspections get planned around Valley traffic. Woodland Hills is also in the City of Los Angeles, so the permit process matches Sherman Oaks.
Do permits differ between Encino and Studio City?
Not for a kitchen or bath. Both are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods, so LADBS handles the permit and inspections, the same as in Sherman Oaks. What differs is the house. Hillside lots, older condo buildings and homes built before 1978 each add steps, and the design visit sorts those out.
Which towns have the oldest houses?
Of the ZIPs we checked, Encino's 91436 is oldest, with a median build year of 1962 and 78% of homes built before 1980, per the Census Bureau. Woodland Hills 91364 follows at 1965. North Hollywood's 91601 is newest at 1978. Older houses mean more work behind the walls in kitchen and bath remodeling in the San Fernando Valley, so the first visit runs longer there.
Facts We Checked
- Median year built: 1962 in Encino ZIP 91436, 1965 in Woodland Hills ZIP 91364Source: data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25034?g=860XX00US91436
- Median year built: 1967 in Van Nuys ZIP 91401, 1973 in Tarzana ZIP 91356, 1978 in North Hollywood ZIP 91601Source: data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25034?g=860XX00US91401
- 78% of homes in Encino ZIP 91436 built before 1980Source: data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25034?g=860XX00US91436
- North Hollywood ZIP 91601: median home value $961,700; Encino ZIP 91436: $1,894,600Source: data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25034?g=860XX00US91601
Tell Us Your Street and the Room
A yes, or the name of someone closer. For kitchen and bath remodeling in the San Fernando Valley, that's the deal.