“Lior is very personable and has many decades of construction experience. We appreciated his sincere evaluation of our project.”
Ann AnterasianHouzz · April 2019
Bathroom remodeling · Woodland Hills, CA
Woodland Hills Bathroom Remodeling,
From Our Home Turf
Hillstar's own office sits on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills — and the 1950s–'80s tract baths around it are the rooms we rebuild most.LADBS permits, real waterproofing, honest quotes.CSLB #972213.
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Why Hillstar
Woodland Hills Is Home Ground for Hillstar
We remodel bathrooms across the Valley, but these streets are our neighborhood — the housing eras, the inspectors, and the hillside edge cases included.
Local Office, Local Jobs
Based on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills — site visits, deliveries, and inspection days without freeway math.
Tract-Era Expertise
1950s–'80s homes with tar-paper-era showers, cast-iron drains, and 100A–125A panels: we've rebuilt every variation.
Hillside-Band Awareness
South of the Boulevard, hillside-classified parcels fall under the Baseline Hillside Ordinance for new construction, additions, or major remodels — not simply because scope touches the exterior. We classify your parcel before design promises.
Modern Wet-Area Assemblies
Continuous membranes, pre-sloped pans, sealed drains, and code exhaust on every project.
Panel-Load Honesty
Heated floors and steam push old panels past their limits; the upgrade math happens at quote stage.
Single-Crew Delivery
Design, build, and final inspection by one accountable team.
Our process
How We Rebuild a Bathroom Here
Four steps, all of them ours to own.
1
Neighborhood House Call
We measure, inspect the stack and panel, and talk honestly about scope and budget.
2
Design & LADBS Filing
Selections locked, drawings drawn, and the LADBS package filed at the Van Nuys Development Services Center by us, as a matter of our own practice.
3
Demolition Through Detail
Membrane waterproofing, tile, and finish carpentry by our in-house crew, with rough plumbing and electrical handled in-house or by an appropriately licensed specialty subcontractor depending on scope.
4
Final Walkthrough
Punch list cleared and the written workmanship warranty delivered with the finished room.
Local conditions
Permits, Properties & What's Specific to Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills sits inside the City of Los Angeles, and the housing here is largely 1950s–'80s tract construction. The bathroom envelopes that came with those homes don't match what current code, current expectations, or current product lines deliver — and that gap is where the real scope on a serious rebuild lives.
Permit jurisdiction
Woodland Hills is City of Los Angeles, so a bathroom permit here is an LADBS permit. Same-place fixture swaps still need a permit, which LADBS issues as an Express Permit: no plan check, but the work is still inspected; moving the shower, converting the tub, opening walls, adding power, or cutting exhaust always needs a permit too — those go through full plan check, which we run.
Properties & what tends to surface mid-build
Woodland Hills tract housing from the 1950s–'70s commonly has cast-iron drain stacks and copper supply lines, with original undersized panels (100A or 125A) on the older inventory. New heated-floor or steam-shower loads often push toward a panel upgrade. Behind the tile, the original shower waterproofing on this era was often tar paper and metal pan, not modern membrane — replacement at demolition is the standard call on a real rebuild.
Code triggers for a serious rebuild
The finished room meets today's code: scald-protected valves, GFCI receptacles serving the vanity, exhaust pushed to the exterior, and a membrane system continuous across every wet surface — with the floor structure for curbless entries planned at design. Envelope changes bring Title 24 performance compliance with them.
Design examples
Bathroom Design Examples
Examples of bathroom styles and layouts.
Reviews
Homeowners on Working With Hillstar
Verified Houzz reviews from Hillstar Construction clients.
“Lior is a fantastic general contractor. He has tremendous work ethic and strong attention to detail.”
J.GlaserHouzz · June 2017
“Hillstar's crew was courteous, prompt, and worked hard to make every detail exactly what we wanted.”
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5.0 · 17 verified reviews on Houzz
FAQ
Woodland Hills Bathroom Remodel — FAQ
Local answers: permits, tract-era waterproofing, hillside parcels, panel loads, and budgets.
Who issues Woodland Hills bathroom permits?
LADBS — Woodland Hills is City of Los Angeles. As a matter of our own practice, we file at the LADBS Van Nuys Development Services Center and manage plan check and inspections from there. Our team files and manages the package; homeowners never chase corrections.
What's wrong with the original shower waterproofing in these homes?
The 1950s–'70s standard was tar paper and a metal pan — assemblies now decades past their design life. On a real rebuild we strip to the studs and install a continuous membrane with a pre-sloped pan, which is what lets us stand behind the shower in writing.
Does living south of the Boulevard change the project?
It can. Hillside-classified parcels in the R1, R1H, RS, RE, or RA zones fall under the Baseline Hillside Ordinance, which applies to new construction, an addition, or a major remodel (LAMC 12.21C.10) rather than to any project that merely touches the exterior.A fully interior bathroom remodel typically proceeds normally — we confirm your parcel's status up front either way.
Will our panel handle heated floors or a steam shower?
That's a math question we answer at design. Many original panels here run 100A–125A; adding serious loads often justifies a 200A upgrade, which we price into the quote rather than bolting on later.
Do you really work in this neighborhood every week?
Yes — our office is on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, and Valley tract bathrooms are the core of our remodel work. That proximity shows up as responsiveness: quick site visits, tight scheduling, and inspectors we see regularly.
How is the quote structured?
Itemized, written, and produced after we've seen the room: fixtures, tile, labor, and tract-era contingencies each visible, with any change documented and approved before it's built.
Also serving Woodland Hills
Nearby bathroom-remodel neighborhoods
Sherman Oaks · Encino · Reseda
Remodel With Your Neighborhood Contractor
Free in-home consultation from our Ventura Boulevard office — and a written itemized quote.