Painting, drywall and remodeling in Hermosa Beach
Painting, plaster repair and bathrooms for Hermosa's beach cottages, walk-street homes and duplexes.
What building in Hermosa Beach actually involves
Hermosa Beach was laid out in the early 1900s, but most of its houses went up in the decades after the war – the median home here dates from the late 1960s. A handful of the original beach bungalows and cottages still stand between the taller houses that replaced their neighbors. Mixed in with them are duplexes and small apartment buildings, so a good share of the work here is for an owner with a tenant or two rather than for a single-family house.
Local rules touch a lot of projects. Hermosa keeps its own historic resources program, and much of the city lies inside the Coastal Zone. Neither gets in the way of a repaint or a bathroom, but both come into play once the work changes a building's size or its original street-facing features.
Near the Strand, salt and sand are constant. They pit hardware, chalk the paint on ocean-facing walls and find their way into anything left open, which changes how a floor is finished and how exterior metal is prepared.
A large share of Hermosa lies in the Coastal Zone, which runs inland from the beach to roughly Ardmore Avenue, with some parcels outside that line either way. We confirm whether an address falls inside it before quoting anything beyond cosmetic work.
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Everything we do in Hermosa Beach
Eight services under one contract, so a job that touches three of them still runs on one schedule.
Interior Painting
Older cottages can carry decades of paint under the current finish, some of it likely lead-based, so prep is wet and lead-safe. Painting between tenants is booked against the move-out date so the unit is not left empty longer than necessary.
from $3.25 / sq ft
Exterior Painting
Within a few blocks of the Strand, fasteners, railings and fixtures corrode and ocean-facing paint chalks early. Rust is treated before priming, and the end grain of wood trim is sealed, because that is where water gets in first.
from $2.75 / sq ft
Drywall & Plastering
Early bungalows may still have plaster on lath, rebuilds are drywall, and many remodeled cottages have both. Each patch is made in the same material as the wall around it, so the repair does not crack along the joint later.
from $275
Flat Roof Coating
Seamless elastomeric coatings that stop leaks at the seams, cut the heat coming through your ceiling, and add years to the roof you already have – for a fraction of a tear-off.
from $4.25 / sq ft
Bathroom Remodel
Cottage and duplex bathrooms leave no space to waste. A low-curb or curbless shower, a recessed niche and a fan ducted outdoors get the most from a small room, with a waterproof membrane behind all the tile.
from $15,000
Kitchen Remodel
Full kitchen remodels under one contract – demolition, plumbing, electrical, cabinetry, countertops, backsplash and appliances – with cabinets ordered before demo so the room is never sitting gutted.
from $32,000
Flooring
Beach sand tracked indoors ruins a site-finished floor. Close to the water we lean toward factory-finished boards, or seal the house off during a site finish, and fit hard-wearing thresholds at the doors that face the beach.
from $5.75 / sq ft
Fencing
New wood and vinyl fencing, repairs to leaning and rotted sections, and staining or painting that actually survives an LA summer.
from $45 / linear ft
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FAQ
Working with us in Hermosa Beach
If yours is not here, call us. We would rather answer it before you book than after.
It depends on the address and on the work. A large part of the city is in the Coastal Zone, and a coastal development permit can be required on top of the building permit when a project changes a building's size or height. Repainting, flooring and interior remodels are typically unaffected. Hermosa has no certified Local Coastal Program, so a coastal development permit is issued by the California Coastal Commission rather than by the city – the city reviews the project first, and that adds time. We check both before quoting.
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(213) 375-0868