Homeowners looking for a new home often find themselves realizing that they are better off massively remodeling their existing home or considering a second floor addition. This is true for many reasons. The location might be superior because the commute is shorter, the schools are better and family and friends are closer. Alas, getting what they want in a new house out of their old home might be tricky. Competent planning and design work are needed. As important, budgets must be kept and met if a project is to successfully materialize from the plans.

While there are tens of thousands of Los Angeles contractors, only a handful should merit any consideration for a large-scale and complex project. Of those, even fewer are design-build custom luxury home builders offering full design and architectural design services. Unless you are hiring an architect separately from your contractor, your best bet is to engage with a Design-Build firm. Elsewhere on this site you will find a discussion on the pros and cons of hiring an independent architect as opposed to engaging with a Design-Build firm.

Whom you hire as your home construction company should depend not only on the merits and quality of the contractor (a lot on that subject elsewhere on this site) but also on the contractor’s area of expertise. For example, luxury home builders might not be your best bet if what you are looking for is a company that specializes in home damage restoration work (such as after a major fire). While each company might be a leader in its area of expertise and an outstanding candidate for the work, these companies have significantly different set of tools, procedures,  know-how, personnel and even certifications. You should select luxury home builders most suitable for what you have in mind.

New floor plans are sometimes needed for projects of a more limited scope. For example, if your taste and style preferences have shifted and you are now more interested in modern kitchens, a kitchen remodeling project that shifts the design style from  a Mediterranean to modern style should include more than simply changing the cabinet style and appliances. The entire area surrounding the kitchen might need to be redesigned so that it matches the new modern style. New floor plans for that section of the house would be called for in that case as well.