Home Additions in Woodland Hills and the San Fernando Valley
Need more room without moving? United Team Construction is based in Woodland Hills and handles home additions and whole-home remodeling in the San Fernando Valley. Start with the space you need, how it will connect to your existing home, and the planning and construction work required to make it happen.
Discuss your home addition or call 818-860-6050.
Adding space, remodeling, or both?
An addition creates new space connected to your home, such as a larger living area, an additional bedroom or an expanded kitchen. A whole-home remodel updates the rooms you already have. Combining the two means planning the new space and the existing house together, including circulation, finishes and building systems.
An ADU is a separate dwelling project with a different purpose and approval path. If your goal is an independent living unit, explore our ADU services. If the existing footprint can meet your needs, start with whole-home remodeling.
What to resolve before construction
- Use and layout: Decide what the new space must do and how people will move between the original rooms and the addition.
- Property and structure: Review the existing house, available site area, foundation and roof connections, access and utility needs with the appropriate professionals.
- Design and engineering: Establish who prepares architectural plans, structural calculations and any specialist designs, and how that work connects to the construction scope.
- Permits and inspections: Identify the applicable department, required submissions and construction inspection stages before setting the work sequence.
- Living arrangements: Plan temporary kitchen or bathroom access, dust protection, work areas and any period when you may need to stay elsewhere.
For properties within the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Building and Safety identifies additions as work requiring a building permit and plan review. Read its building-permit guidance and plan review and permitting resources. The applicable jurisdiction and requirements depend on the property and proposed work.
Plan the full scope and budget
A useful addition budget accounts for more than the new room. Discuss site work, foundations and framing, roof and exterior connections, windows and doors, electrical and plumbing changes, heating and cooling, interior finishes and repairs to the existing house. Plans, engineering, permit fees, owner selections and unforeseen conditions also need clear treatment.
Agree on what is included, what is excluded, who supplies each item, and how changes are priced and approved. Design decisions, approvals, material availability and the condition of the existing house affect the schedule. Your proposal should reflect your specific property and scope.
A real home addition: Roxton, Los Angeles
United Team Construction’s Roxton project adds space to the main house. The existing project gallery includes kitchen, living-space and bathroom views. Explore the Roxton home addition and project photos.
For your own addition, start with the space you need and how it will connect to the existing house. Discuss plans, structural connections, utilities, approvals and construction sequencing as part of your specific scope.
Related whole-home remodeling projects
These existing UTC projects show coordinated work across several rooms. They are examples of whole-home remodeling, rather than completed addition cases.
Schoolcraft, Canoga Park
The existing project includes a kitchen remodel, bathroom upgrades, flooring and interior paint. White cabinetry, quartz countertops and updated bathroom finishes connect the work across the home. Explore the Schoolcraft scope and project gallery.
Hortense, North Hollywood
This full-home remodel brings together a kitchen renovation, bathroom remodels, flooring, lighting and interior finishes, with refreshed living and bedroom spaces. Explore the Hortense scope and project gallery.
Questions homeowners ask
Can an addition be combined with a whole-home remodel?
Yes. Begin by defining the new space and the rooms that will change in the existing house. Discuss structural connections, utilities, access, finish transitions and the order of work as one scope.
Who handles plans, permits and inspections?
Establish responsibilities before work starts. Your project may involve a designer or architect, a structural engineer, the building department and the construction team. Discuss which services UTC will provide or coordinate, what requires a separate professional agreement, and who submits documents and requests inspections.
Can we stay in the house during construction?
That depends on the work areas, safety, utility interruptions and access to essential rooms. Discuss the occupied areas and any temporary relocation before agreeing to the construction sequence.
United Team Construction Inc. holds California contractor license 982005, B – General Building. Verify the current CSLB license record and review UTC’s company and project information as part of choosing your contractor.
Start with your home and your goals
Bring the property address, photos, any existing plans, the rooms or functions you want to add, your budget priorities and your preferred timing. United Team Construction can discuss the proposed work and the next steps with you.
