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Renovated kitchen in an Old Torrance design-build by DECOMA Industries

Residential

Torrance kitchen remodel.

Searching for a Torrance kitchen remodel contractor? DECOMA designs and builds kitchens across Old Torrance, the Hollywood Riviera, and West Torrance — one team, permits handled.

Why torrance kitchen remodel

Torrance kitchen remodel, designed and built by one team

If you're looking for a kitchen remodel contractor in Torrance, the kitchen is the hardest room in the house to get right — it's where design and construction have to agree: cabinet runs, appliances, plumbing and gas, electrical loads, structure, and finishes all land in the same few hundred square feet. When a designer draws it and a separate contractor builds it, that's where the gaps and change orders show up. DECOMA does both — from first sketch to final tile, the people who draw your kitchen remodel are the people who build it.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Torrance?

It depends on scope. A finish-level refresh — new cabinets, counters, tile, lighting — is a different project from a wall-moving, re-plumbed kitchen opened to the living room. In older Old Torrance bungalows, the budget sometimes has to cover bringing old wiring or plumbing up to code, which we flag in feasibility rather than mid-project. We give you an honest range on the free call and design backward from your real budget, so the kitchen we draw is one that actually builds for your number.

Cosmetic refresh or a walls-moving remodel?

The first thing we sort out is which project you're in, because it changes the permit, the timeline, and the budget:

  • Cosmetic — new cabinets, counters, tile, lighting, and appliances in the existing footprint. Usually no building permit; design runs 2–4 weeks.
  • Structural — moving or removing walls, relocating plumbing or gas, opening to the living space, adding windows. This needs a Torrance building permit; plan on 6–10 weeks of design before submittal, then plan-check.

Remodeling Old Torrance and Hollywood Riviera kitchens

Torrance's character homes fall into two camps, and they remodel differently. The Old Torrance bungalows around El Prado were built with closed-off galley kitchens from an era when the kitchen was a back-of-house room — opening one to the living space is the most-requested project, and it's a structural one: a wall (often load-bearing) comes out, a beam goes in, and plumbing, gas, and electrical get re-routed. The Hollywood Riviera's mid-century homes bring their own quirks — slab foundations, original galley layouts, and view orientations worth designing around. We handle the structural engineering, the Torrance permit, and the build as one team, so the schedule holds together. See the kind of finished kitchens we build in the Marcelina Lofts design-build in Old Torrance.

How long does a Torrance kitchen remodel take?

A cosmetic kitchen design runs about 2–4 weeks before the build. A structural remodel runs 6–10 weeks of design before permit, plus Torrance plan-check at 3031 Torrance Blvd, then construction. Coordinating the permit set with the construction team from day one is exactly what keeps a kitchen on schedule — and it's the advantage of design and build under one roof.

What we handle

  • Design and space planning, coordinated with construction from day one
  • Permit-ready drawings and Torrance Building & Safety plan-check
  • Structural, electrical, plumbing, and gas — self-performed under our Class A/B license
  • Cabinetry, stone, tile, lighting, and finish carpentry
  • One schedule and one project manager from demo to final walk

The same team serves the rest of Torrance and the South Bay, under one license since 1978. Want the bigger picture on why kitchens are worth doing right? Read the investment that transforms your home.

Tell us about your kitchen. The first consult is free, 30 minutes, no pressure.

How we run it

Scope to sign-off.

  1. 01

    Free consult & budget

    We talk through what you want, your real budget, and what's realistic for your home. A finish-level refresh and a walls-moving, re-plumbed kitchen are different projects — we're straight about which one you're in before design starts.

  2. 02

    Design & permit-ready drawings

    Layout, finishes, and construction documents coordinated with the build from day one. Moving walls, relocating plumbing or gas, or adding circuits means a building permit through Torrance B&S at 3031 Torrance Blvd, which we draw for and submit directly.

  3. 03

    Build

    One team, one schedule, one point of accountability. Cosmetic kitchens run a few weeks; structural remodels add Torrance plan-check before work starts. You get realistic dates up front, not optimistic ones.

Why DECOMA

One license, three disciplines, forty years.

Family-run South Bay general contractor since 1978. We design, build, and manage — under one license — so the team you start with is the team that hands you keys and the team that answers the phone when something needs fixing in year ten.

Years building
48+
Projects delivered
3,000+
Repeat clients
300+
CSLB Class
A/B

FAQ

Common questions.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Torrance?
It varies widely by scope — a finish-level refresh and a wall-moving, re-plumbed kitchen are different projects, and older Old Torrance bungalows sometimes need wiring or plumbing brought up to code. We give an honest range on the free call and design backward from your real budget instead of designing something you then have to cut.
How long does a Torrance kitchen remodel take?
Cosmetic kitchen design runs about 2–4 weeks; with structural changes plan on 6–10 weeks of design before permit, plus Torrance plan-check, then the build. We hand you a realistic schedule on day one.
Do I need a permit to remodel my kitchen in Torrance?
A like-for-like cosmetic remodel usually doesn't. The moment you move walls, relocate plumbing or gas, add electrical circuits, or change windows, Torrance Building & Safety wants a building permit. Torrance runs its own counter at 3031 Torrance Blvd — separate from LA County — and we draw to its plan-check standards and manage the corrections cycle directly.
Can you open up a galley kitchen in an Old Torrance bungalow?
Yes — it's one of the most common Torrance kitchen projects. Old Torrance Craftsman bungalows were built with the kitchen as a closed back-of-house room; opening one to the living space usually means removing or modifying a load-bearing wall and re-routing utilities, which is a permitted structural remodel. We handle the engineering, permit, and build as one team.
Can one company really do design and construction?
Yes — that's the point. The people who draw your kitchen are the people who build it, so nothing is lost in a handoff and there's no finger-pointing between a designer and a separate contractor. One contract, one schedule. The Marcelina Lofts kitchens in Old Torrance are exactly that kind of in-house design-build.

Service areas

Torrance kitchen remodel across the South Bay.

Born in Harbor City, working across LA County since 1978. Same crew, same license number, same shop at 25941 Frampton Ave, Harbor City.

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