Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable Home Remodeling Across Highland
Highland homeowners who are planning a substantial remodel need a contractor who understands one thing before the first wall comes down: in the foothill band, the permit path is different than it is a few miles west. Fire-hazard review, WUI defensible-space requirements, and untangling unpermitted additions all change the schedule and the scope. We handle that complexity so you don’t have to manage it across five different subs. Call (855) 600-3192 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk your specific property before we talk numbers.
Key takeaways:
- Highland’s foothill-edge remodels routinely trigger San Bernardino County fire-hazard review that flatland projects in Redlands never see.
- Written scope and allowance schedules lock your price before long-lead materials like Cambria slabs get ordered.
- One contract covers every trade: cabinets, counters, windows, doors, roofing, fencing, hardscaping.
- Stallion Contractors carries more than 50 trade-grade brand partnerships, so you’re not limited to showroom inventory.
Why Stallion Contractors Is Highland’s Preferred Home Remodeling Company
Ruben Montoya leads Stallion Contractors with a simple operating rule: the material roster and the written scope do the talking. Highland clients come to us because a high-end remodel here isn’t a labor problem. It’s a lead-time and permit problem. We solve that by sequencing the job around the long-lead items – custom cabinetry, quartz slabs, impact-rated glass – and never ordering a dollar of material until the county has signed off on the rough-in.
Our Highland work spans East Highlands Ranch, the Base Line Road corridor, and the foothill-edge lots near Greenspot Road, where wildland-urban interface review changes how a remodel gets built. We know which projects will need ember-resistant vents, which will need defensible-space clearing before inspection, and which will need a structural engineer called in to address a 1980s patio enclosure that was never permitted. That local knowledge means fewer surprises at permit time, not after the walls are open. Home Remodeling projects in Highland are not interchangeable with flatland jobs, and our bidding reflects that.
Styles & brands we work with
Home Remodeling Companies in Highland
Home Remodeling Companies in Highland do not all operate the same way. Some are single-trade shops: kitchens only, or roofs only. Others are flatland contractors who will bid a Highland foothill job the same way they bid Redlands, then get surprised when the county fire-hazard review adds weeks. Stallion runs full-scope remodels under one license and one contract, which matters on a high-end job where the cabinet order, the countertop template, the window submittal, and the patio or deck scope all have to move in sequence.
Full-scope interior and exterior capability
A remodel that starts as a kitchen often becomes a kitchen-and-enclosed-patio project once the county inspects the backyard enclosure. We already handle the full exterior scope: windows, doors, siding, fencing, hardscaping. So you’re not coordinating a cabinet contractor with a separate patio contractor with a separate fence crew.
High-end material access
Because Stallion maintains partnerships with Cambria, Silestone, KraftMaid, Therma-Tru, and James Hardie, your material schedule isn’t hostage to whatever a showroom has on display. We specify from the line and order direct, which matters on long-lead quartz and custom cabinet runs in Highland.
Whole House Remodel in Highland
A Whole House Remodel in Highland is a different animal than the same job in Loma Linda or Muscoy. You’re typically working in a 1970s or 1980s stucco-and-tile or composition-shingle home, often on a larger lot that backs up to open foothill terrain. The county’s wildland-urban interface rules can require fire-hardening on any scope that opens exterior walls, replaces windows and doors, or adds square footage. That means your permit isn’t over-the-counter. It gets routed through fire-hazard review before structural review even starts.
Foothill permit sequencing
We order nothing structural until that review clears. Cabinetry, quartz, and specialty glass are long-lead items, but they’re also holdable. What you can’t hold is an inspector who wants a deck redrawn because it intrudes into a required defensible-space zone. So we set the scope, submit the plans, and only cut purchase orders afterward.
Older-home condition surprises
Highland’s 1970s-to-1990s stock carries a lot of unpermitted work: enclosed patios, garage conversions done by a previous owner, additions that never pulled structural permits. When a whole-house remodel touches load-bearing walls, the county asks questions about what’s already there. We pull records before we pull permits, so you find out in week one, not at final inspection.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland
Highland homeowners doing a high-end remodel want a contractor who can source Abodu and Dvele for ADU and prefab work, not just a stick-built addition. Our brand partnerships extend across the full scope: Cambria and Silestone for countertops, KraftMaid for cabinetry, James Hardie for siding, and Therma-Tru for doors. The advantage in Highland specifically is procurement speed. Because we have direct trade relationships, we can get a material sample or a specification sheet to a foothill job site without routing through a retail showroom first. For Highland clients, that means the design conversation happens with the contractor who will actually install the material, not a sales counter. Ruben Montoya keeps the brand roster curated, so we only specify products with install requirements our crews know cold and manufacturer warranties we can stand behind.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Home Remodeling Problems We See in Highland Homes
- Permit path interrupted by fire-hazard review. A kitchen or whole-house remodel that opens exterior walls or replaces windows on a foothill lot triggers WUI review under San Bernardino County’s fire code. That adds two to six weeks to the permit before structural review begins, which means your cabinet order should not be cut on day one.
- Unpermitted patio enclosures and additions. Highland’s older tract and semi-rural lots carry a surprising number of enclosed patios and bonus rooms that were never permitted. When the county inspects a new remodel, they look at the whole parcel. We untangle that with record pulls before we submit plans.
- Long-lead materials ordered too early. Custom KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria slabs are six to ten weeks out, but ordering them before the final layout is locked creates rework you pay for twice. Our written scope freezes the layout, then releases the purchase order.
- Drainage and block-wall issues on foothill lots. Winter rain funnels off the slopes toward older Highland lots. Adding square footage or a deck changes the drainage pattern, and the county will require a drainage plan that flatland neighborhoods never ask for.
Pricing for Home Remodeling in Highland, CA
These are the ranges we write proposals from for Highland projects. They are not lowball lead-gen numbers. They reflect real material and labor cost in this market, with the permit and fire-review complexity already accounted for.
| Project | Highland Price Range |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
Where you land inside each range depends on cabinet line, countertop material, square footage, and whether your foothill lot triggers WUI material upgrades. The quote we give you is a line-item proposal with a written allowance schedule, so you know exactly what’s included before you sign. Call (855) 600-3192 for a free estimate. We’ll price it once, in writing, and that’s the number unless you change the scope.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland
Stallion Contractors works throughout the San Bernardino foothill corridor. Home Remodeling in Highland is our focus on this page, but we also serve San Bernardino, Muscoy, Redlands, and Loma Linda. Highland remains distinct for us because of the fire-hazard review burden, which most of those cities don’t carry on a typical remodel.
Serving Highland, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Home Remodeling in Highland
Because San Bernardino County routes any Highland foothill project that opens exterior walls, adds square footage, or replaces windows through fire-hazard review and wildland-urban interface requirements before structural review even starts. Redlands and flat San Bernardino jobs usually skip that step. A Highland kitchen or addition that triggers WUI review typically adds two to six weeks to the permit timeline. We build that into the project schedule upfront, so your material ordering calendar matches the actual permit path. Call (855) 600-3192 and we’ll tell you early whether your specific parcel will trigger that review.
We lock the written scope and the layout first, then cut the purchase order. KraftMaid custom runs typically sit six to ten weeks out, and Cambria templating cannot happen until the cabinets are set. If you order before the permit clears and the county requires a redesign, you own the rework. So we sequence permit, rough-in, cabinet set, then template the slab. The draw schedule tracks that order, not the other way around. Call (855) 600-3192 to see a sample schedule for a Highland foothill kitchen.
Yes, but not as existing square footage. We can bring the enclosure into the plans, get it engineered if it’s load-bearing, and pull it through the permit with the rest of the remodel. What we can’t do is pretend it was always permitted and hope the county doesn’t look. Highland inspectors look. We pull the property records before we submit, so the unpermitted scope gets handled in week one, not at final sign-off. Call (855) 600-3192 and we’ll check your parcel’s record history before you spend a dollar on design.
Yes, if the project opens exterior walls, replaces windows or doors, or adds a deck on a foothill parcel inside the WUI boundary. County fire-hazard review can require ember-resistant vents, tempered or impact-rated glass on the fire-facing elevation, and Class A materials on roof sections that are part of the scope. A flatland kitchen remodel in Redlands would never see those requirements. We bid Highland foothill work with those material costs already in the line items, so you’re not hit with a change order at inspection time. Call (855) 600-3192 for a quote that includes the full WUI material schedule.
We work direct with KraftMaid and Wellborn for cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone for countertops, Kohler and Toto for fixtures, Therma-Tru for exterior doors, PGT and CGI for impact windows, and James Hardie for siding. For ADU and prefab work, we partner with Abodu, Dvele, Mighty Buildings, and Plant Prefab. Ruben Montoya curates the roster, which means we specify a product line because its install requirements fit your Highland foothill site, not because a showroom is pushing it. Call (855) 600-3192 and we’ll spec your remodel from trade-grade lines, not retail inventory.
Call (855) 600-3192 today to schedule your free estimate in Highland. We’ll walk the property, check the permit path, and deliver a written line-item quote with a locked scope. No allowances that drift. No surprises at inspection. One contractor, every trade.
Written by Ruben Montoya, Owner at Stallion Contractors, serving Highland and the San Bernardino foothill corridor.