TARZANA, CA
Designer-Led Remodeling in Tarzana
Our home base south of Ventura Boulevard, where mid-century ranches and new hillside builds make up most of the remodel work we do.
Tarzana is where Master in Design has run its office and design studio for more than a decade. The local housing stock skews two ways: post-war ranch homes on flat lots north of Ventura, and larger custom and semi-custom builds climbing the hills south toward Mulholland. Each calls for a different remodel approach. Flat-lot ranches benefit from opened floor plans, vaulted ceilings, and primary-suite additions that respect the original footprint. Hillside properties usually involve view-frame redesigns, terraced outdoor connections, and engineered work tied to grade.
Neighborhoods like Tarzana Hills, El Caballero, and the streets around Reseda Boulevard each have their own character. Because our shop is on Reseda Blvd, most Tarzana jobsites are inside a ten-minute drive, which keeps our project managers on-site frequently during framing, rough-in, and finish phases.
Remodeling Services in Tarzana
- Kitchen Remodeling in Tarzana
- Bathroom Remodeling in Tarzana
- Whole-Home Remodeling in Tarzana
- ADU & Room Additions in Tarzana
- Windows & Doors in Tarzana
- Backyard Remodeling in Tarzana
In Tarzana, the two most-requested projects are kitchen remodels on 1960s-70s ranch floor plans, usually involving wall removal and a new island, and primary-suite additions or second-story pop-tops on hillside lots. Whole-home remodels on properties south of Ventura also come through regularly, often paired with a backyard rework that opens the kitchen onto a covered patio.
Why Tarzana homeowners hire Master in Design
Master in Design has worked Tarzana addresses since 2012, and the local familiarity matters. CSLB License #979219 covers a full design-build process under one roof: in-house architectural drawings, interior design, and general contracting on the same team. That removes the usual handoffs between separate firms. Tarzana sits inside the City of Los Angeles, so every permit set goes through LADBS, and our drafters know what the Van Nuys plan-check counter expects on structural calcs, Title 24, and hillside ordinance triggers above the 8% slope line.
Neighborhoods we serve in Tarzana
We work across every Tarzana micro-neighborhood, north and south of Ventura, on flats and in the hills:
- Tarzana Hills
- Old Tarzana
- El Caballero
- Braemar
- South of the Boulevard
- Mulholland Corridor
- North Tarzana
- Reseda Boulevard Corridor
Tarzana Remodeling FAQ
Does Tarzana have its own permit office, or does everything go through LADBS?
Tarzana is part of the City of Los Angeles, so all building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits go through the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Most plan-check submittals for Tarzana addresses route through the Van Nuys district office on Sylmar Avenue. Hillside lots south of Ventura often trigger the city's Hillside Ordinance, which adds grading, haul-route, and protected-tree review on top of the standard set. Our team handles the full submittal package, including Title 24 energy calcs and any LADWP coordination for new electrical service upgrades.
How long does a typical Tarzana kitchen or bathroom remodel take?
A standard Tarzana bathroom remodel runs four to eight weeks of construction once permits are issued. A kitchen remodel, depending on whether walls come down and whether the layout shifts, runs eight to fourteen weeks. Primary-suite additions are usually three to five months of construction. Add roughly four to eight weeks of design and permit time in front of that. Hillside-ordinance projects and additions involving structural calcs can extend permitting by another month.
We have a hillside home south of Ventura. What's different about remodeling on a sloped lot?
Lots above the 8% slope threshold fall under the LA Hillside Ordinance, which means a more involved plan-check, geotechnical review for any new foundations or grading, and tighter rules on driveway slope and haul-route logistics. Existing-condition surveys and a soils report are usually required before structural drawings can be stamped. We routinely run hillside projects in Tarzana, so we know to budget the extra survey and engineering time during the design phase rather than discovering it at plan check.
Also serving the San Fernando Valley
Beyond Tarzana, we serve homeowners across the San Fernando Valley and West LA:
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