Remodeling Contractor in Old Fig Garden, CA

Updating Old Fig Garden homes with care

Old Fig Garden is an unincorporated area surrounded by the City of Fresno, and it feels different the moment you turn in. Lots are large, trees are mature and many homes have stood for a long time. Owners here usually love their house and want it updated with care. A new kitchen or bath should look like it belongs to the home, with trim, doors and details that fit the rest of the rooms.

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Remodeling Contractor work in Old Fig Garden

Careful remodeling starts outside. Before anything arrives, we walk the lot and decide where trucks park, where materials stack and how the crew reaches the work without driving over the roots of an old tree or cutting through planted beds. Inside, older homes can hold dated wiring and plumbing, and we update whatever the remodel touches. Because the area is unincorporated, your project may need a permit from Fresno County.

The first step is a conversation about what you'd like to change, whether it's a full kitchen or a bigger primary suite. The site visit covers the house and the yard around it. Then you get a written scope and estimate before anyone starts. Ben-Rick keeps one licensed team on your home from demo to the final walkthrough, and Ricky Cruz is the person you call.

CA License #1030203 · Licensed & Bonded · Workers’ comp insured

Typical projects

Typical remodeling contractor projects in Old Fig Garden

Service porch into a laundry room

Many older Old Fig Garden homes have a back service porch that was closed in years ago, with a washer squeezed in next to the back door. Owners often want a proper laundry and drop zone with cabinets, a folding counter and a sink. We walk the porch, check the floor framing and the existing plumbing and electrical, and write the scope before any demo. Framing repairs, plumbing, a dedicated circuit, sheetrock, millwork and floor finishes turn it into a real room. Trim and doors are chosen to match the older house, so the space feels like it was always part of it.

A den with built-in shelves

An owner in Old Fig Garden has a den with good light and bare walls, and they want built-in bookshelves, a window seat and a desk nook. Millwork like that has to look right in an older home. We study the existing trim and door casings, then design the built-ins to fit their style. The written scope covers any framing, new outlets and lighting, the cabinetry, trim and paint-ready finishes. Our crew builds and installs everything, keeps dust contained and protects the floors along the way. At the final walkthrough the owner checks every drawer, door and shelf.

Repairing a room after a loss

When a property loss damages part of an older Old Fig Garden home, the owner often worries that repairs will look new and out of place. We start by walking the damaged rooms and preparing an itemized repair scope and estimate for the insurance adjuster. Then we plan the rebuild with the house in mind, matching baseboard profiles, door styles and wall texture as closely as possible. Demo and cleanup come first, then framing, electrical, plumbing, sheetrock and finish work. Because the area is unincorporated, the work may need a Fresno County permit. We finish with a walkthrough of each repaired room.

What's included

A remodeling contractor changes the home you already live in, from a single bathroom to a new kitchen layout, a room addition or a whole-house update. Ben-Rick Construction Inc. plans that work around your household, coordinates every trade on the job and keeps one licensed team with you from the first visit to the final walkthrough. Here's what a remodeling project in Old Fig Garden usually covers.

Kitchen and bathroom remodels

New layouts, cabinets, counters, tile, fixtures and lighting, with the plumbing and electrical behind them updated as part of the job.

Layout changes and home additions

Opening walls, reworking rooms that don't fit how you live, and adding space when the family needs more of it.

Every trade under one team

Demo and cleanup, framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall and texture, millwork and hardware, countertops and flooring, coordinated in one planned order. You have one person to call.

Repairs and property loss rebuilds

Construction repairs around the house, plus rebuilding after a property loss with an itemized scope and estimate and coordination with your adjuster.

How we work

How a remodeling contractor job runs in Old Fig Garden

Talk it through
You call and tell us which rooms aren't working and what you'd like them to do for your household.
Walk the site
We walk the house with you, check for clues about what's behind the walls and plan how you'll live at home while the work happens.
Written scope and estimate
You get a written scope and estimate before any demo starts, so you know exactly what's included.
Build and final walkthrough
The crew works through the rooms in a planned order and cleans up as it goes. At the end we walk the finished remodel with you.

FAQ

Remodeling Contractor in Old Fig Garden: questions

Our Old Fig Garden kitchen has beautiful old built-ins. Can a remodel save them?

Often, yes. If the boxes are solid, we can protect them, refinish them or build new pieces to match. We look at their condition during the walk-through and write the plan into the scope.

I'm scared a truck will crush the roots of the big tree in our Old Fig Garden front yard. How do you stage a remodel?

We pick parking, staging and walking paths with you before work starts and keep equipment to them. You may want an arborist's advice too, and we're glad to plan around it.

The mail says Fresno, but we're in Old Fig Garden. Which building department covers our kitchen remodel?

Old Fig Garden is unincorporated, so remodels that need a permit generally go through Fresno County even with a Fresno mailing address. We'll cover it when we look at your plans.

Our older Old Fig Garden home has plaster walls. Will a remodel leave patches everywhere?

We seal off the work area and control dust at the source. Where new drywall meets old plaster, the finish is blended so the room reads as one surface.

We'd love a bigger primary bath in our Old Fig Garden house. Could it borrow space from the next bedroom?

That's a common layout change. We check which walls carry load and where plumbing can run, then show you how the combined space could work.

I'm worried about the original hardwood in our hallway. Can you keep it safe during the kitchen remodel?

We cover floors along the work paths before the crew starts and keep them covered until the job wraps up. If you'd like the hardwood refinished afterward, it can go into the scope.

Our Old Fig Garden kitchen's wiring looks ancient. Will a new kitchen need a panel upgrade?

It might. New appliances and lighting draw more power than older kitchens were built for. We check the panel and circuits at the site visit and include what's needed in the scope.

We'd like to remodel our Old Fig Garden home in phases. Can each stage stand on its own?

Yes. We write the scope so each phase is complete and the next one picks up cleanly. That lets you live comfortably and plan one stage at a time.

There's a screened porch on our Old Fig Garden place we barely use. Can it become part of the house?

Often, yes. Enclosing a porch means checking the slab or floor framing, the roof and how the space ties into the existing walls. Whether it works depends on Fresno County requirements, which we talk through early.

We're ready to talk about our Old Fig Garden remodel. Who do we call?

Call (559) 257-2397, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. We'll talk it through and set a time to walk the house and yard.

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