Kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodeling in Pacifica.

Where we work in Pacifica.

Your contractor is down the road, not over the hill.

Most remodeling companies that show up in Pacifica are based somewhere else — San Mateo, South City, the East Bay. That is fine until you need someone on site on a Tuesday afternoon, or a crew that is not sitting on Highway 1 while your kitchen is open to the studs.

CFCC is based in Pacifica. Our crews are in-house, not day-labor subs assembled per job, and we hold a full California B contractor license (CSLB #1103846) with workers compensation and liability coverage in place before anyone opens a wall.

Practically, that means we can be at your house for a look the same week, we already know how the inspections run here, and when something goes sideways mid-build you are talking to the person who is accountable for it.

What the coast actually does to a Pacifica remodel.

This is the part out-of-town contractors get wrong. Pacifica is not just another Bay Area zip code — it sits in the fog belt with salt air coming off the water, and that changes real decisions about what goes into your house.

We have pulled out enough failed work here to know the pattern. Salt air eats cheap fixture finishes and fan housings. Fog-belt humidity swells particleboard cabinet boxes from the bottom edge up. Paint systems that are fine in Walnut Creek chalk and fail early on a west-facing Pacifica wall. And a bathroom with an undersized fan grows mold in the corners within two winters, no matter how good the tile looks.

• Plywood cabinet boxes over particleboard, especially for sink bases and anything on an exterior wall
• Solid-surface or marine-grade substrates where water is likely, not just standard greenboard
• Fixture and hardware finishes rated for coastal exposure — living finishes fail fast here
• Exhaust fans sized to the actual room and ducted to the outside, never into an attic or soffit
• Full waterproofing membranes behind tile, not just cement board and hope

Kitchen remodeling in Pacifica.

A lot of Pacifica housing stock is mid-century — which usually means a closed-off galley kitchen, a wall between you and the dining room, and nowhere near enough storage for how people actually cook now.

The first decision is not the countertop. It is whether the kitchen stays in its footprint or changes shape. A same-footprint remodel keeps plumbing, gas, and major electrical roughly where they are and can still feel like a new house. Opening a wall, adding an island, or moving the sink brings structural review, more permitting, and more rough-in — worth it often, but it needs to be a decision, not a surprise.

Once the build starts, a Pacifica kitchen typically runs 8 to 14 weeks depending on scope, cabinet lead times, inspections, and what we find behind the walls in a sixty-year-old house.

Bathroom remodeling in Pacifica.

Bathrooms are where coastal homes fail first, and where the cheapest work hides best. A bathroom can look finished and still be wrong behind the tile.

We build them wet-side-first: proper slope, a continuous waterproofing membrane, correctly lapped seams, and a fan that actually moves the air out of the building. Curbless walk-in showers are popular here and they are the least forgiving detail in the trade — the slope and the drain have to be right before a single tile goes down.

California’s Title 24 energy code sets mechanical ventilation requirements, and on the coast that code minimum is genuinely the minimum. We size up.

Home remodeling and additions in Pacifica.

Kitchens and bathrooms are our specialty and where we do our sharpest work. But we are a licensed B general contractor, and plenty of Pacifica projects do not stop at one room — whole-floor remodels, opening up a main level, primary suite build-outs, garage and lower-level conversions, and additions.

We will tell you straight if a project is not a good fit for us. We would rather hand you a referral than take a job we are not the right crew for.

Permits and inspections in Pacifica.

Almost any real remodel needs a permit once it touches plumbing, gas, electrical, walls, or ventilation. A pure cabinet-and-counter swap may not. The moment systems move, plan on city review and inspections.

We file with the City of Pacifica Building Division, schedule the inspections, and show up for them. You do not chase paperwork. Permit fees are line-itemed in your quote, not buried in an allowance.

One Pacifica-specific note: parts of the city sit inside California’s Coastal Zone, where exterior work can additionally require a Coastal Development Permit. Interior-only kitchen and bathroom remodels usually do not trigger one — but if your project changes the building envelope, we check before you commit to a schedule.

What it costs, and how we quote it.

We do not publish a price per square foot, because the honest answer depends on your house. A 1958 Linda Mar bathroom with original galvanized supply lines is a different project from a 2005 remodel that just needs new finishes.

What we do promise: a free in-home consultation, then one fixed written number within 7 days. No allowances that quietly inflate, no change orders invented halfway through. If we find something behind the wall, we show you the photo and the cost before we touch it.

Kitchens, bathrooms, and the details between.