Homes we remodel in Redwood City
Prewar kitchens in Mt. Carmel and Palm Park are small closed rooms, and the usual request is to open one toward the dining room or take in a back porch. Early-1950s kitchens in Woodside Plaza are compact and galley-shaped, with a panel sized for the 1950s, so adding induction and a dishwasher circuit often starts with a load calculation. Redwood Shores kitchens are newer but tied to the building: shared walls, a vent path through the unit and HOA rules on noise and hours. In Farm Hill and Eagle Hill the kitchen often faces the view, and a sloped lot can make the run to the sewer longer when the sink moves. Redwood City is on PG&E and WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy), so panel and heat-pump rebates may cover part of the electrical work.
- Prewar cottages and bungalows (Mt. Carmel, Stambaugh-Heller, Centennial, Palm Park, Central): Small single-story houses, many with a detached garage out back. Expect cast-iron drains, older wiring and an original bathroom that has been patched more than remodeled.
- Early-1950s tract homes (Woodside Plaza and nearby streets off Woodside Road): Houses of around 1,000 square feet that were often built with one bathroom, so a full hall-bath gut or adding a second bath is the usual project.
- Mid-century hillside homes (Farm Hill, Eagle Hill, Canyon, and Emerald Hills in the county): Sloped lots and longer carries from the street. Emerald Hills began as 1920s summer cabins and is unincorporated, so permits go to San Mateo County.
- 1960s-onward townhomes, condos and houses on bay fill (Redwood Shores): Stacked units where a leak reaches the neighbor below, HOA approval before work starts, and a levee-protected area where parts are mapped as FEMA flood zones.
Neighborhoods we work in: Mt. Carmel, Stambaugh-Heller, Downtown, Centennial, Central, Palm Park, Edgewood Park, Eagle Hill, Canyon, Roosevelt, Woodside Plaza, Farm Hill, Redwood Oaks, Redwood Village, Friendly Acres, Redwood Shores, Emerald Hills.