Frequently Asked Questions

Grant Rowan or one of our project managers walks the space with you, takes photos and measurements, and asks how you actually use the room. Within 48 hours you receive a written line-item quote with material allowances, labor, and permit costs separated. No deposit is required to receive it.

Most kitchen remodels take 6 to 10 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough. Huntington Beach permit review runs about 10-14 business days for kitchen and bath projects, which we build into the schedule. Custom cabinetry from brands like KraftMaid or Wellborn adds 4-6 weeks to the front end, ordered right after you approve the design.

Yes. We pull all required permits and schedule inspections for every project. Huntington Beach Building Safety requires permits for structural changes, electrical, plumbing, and any work exceeding $500 in value. We include permit fees in your written quote and handle the paperwork start to finish. You receive copies of all approved inspections.

For kitchen remodels, most Huntington Beach families set up a temporary kitchen in the garage or patio and stay put. For whole-home or multi-room projects, some clients move out for 4-6 weeks. We seal off work areas with plastic barriers and HEPA filtration to minimize dust migration. We'll tell you honestly during the estimate whether your project is livable-in.

Verify their CSLB license status online, confirm they carry general liability and workers compensation insurance, and ask for three recent local references with addresses you can drive by. Then check that their quote is written and itemized, not a single number on a napkin. We provide all of this before you sign anything.

We install KraftMaid and Wellborn most often. Both offer plywood box construction that holds up better than particle board in our coastal humidity. KraftMaid's semi-custom line gives Huntington Beach homeowners the most flexibility for odd wall dimensions in older Surf City tract homes. Wellborn's price point works well for rental properties and flip projects in the Edinger corridor.

Cambria quartz and Silestone perform excellently in Huntington Beach's salt-air environment. Unlike natural stone, they don't require periodic sealing and won't etch from citrus or wine. Cambria is manufactured in Minnesota and ships with consistent slab matching, which matters for large kitchen islands. We template in person and show you the actual slab before cutting.

You can, but we don't recommend it for major items. Our trade pricing on KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone typically beats retail by 15-25%, and our warranty covers the full installation including materials we sourced. Owner-supplied materials create gray areas if something fails. If you have a specific fixture or tile you love, we'll install it and note the warranty exception in writing.

Yes. We source lumber from Orange County yards that kiln-dry for our moisture conditions, not inland desert stock that warps. Our tile and fixture suppliers maintain showrooms in Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley where you can browse during business hours. We don't markup materials; our margin is in labor and project management.

Every pro working under our name is required to hold the California contractor license and insurance the state requires. You can verify any license at cslb.ca.gov. We provide license numbers on request and keep certificates of insurance current. This is Haven Standard Clause 3: verified crews.

General liability of at least $1 million per occurrence and workers compensation if they have employees. Uninsured contractors leave you exposed if someone gets hurt on your property. We carry both, name you as additional insured on request, and provide certificates before work begins. Don't let anyone start demolition without proof in hand.

We use a mix of dedicated lead carpenters and specialist trades for electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. Every individual on your job site is required to carry the license and insurance their trade demands in California. We don't send random day laborers. Grant Rowan reviews crew assignments for every Huntington Beach project personally.

We focus on planned remodeling and additions, not emergency dispatch. For true emergencies like storm damage or structural failure, we can refer you to Huntington Beach specialists who handle board-up and stabilization. Once the immediate crisis is resolved, we quote the permanent repair with our standard written scope and fixed price.

We stop work, photograph everything, and present you with a written change order before proceeding. No surprise invoices. In Huntington Beach's older neighborhoods like Downtown and Oak View, we sometimes find galvanized plumbing or ungrounded wiring that predates modern codes. We budget a 10% contingency in every quote for these discoveries, and most projects don't need it.

Our phone is answered 24/7 by a live coordinator who connects you with the local team. For non-urgent questions about an active project, you'll typically hear back from Grant Rowan or your project manager the next business day. We don't pretend every call reaches the job site directly.

We provide a one-year workmanship warranty on all labor, plus the manufacturer warranties on materials. KraftMaid cabinets carry a limited lifetime warranty. Cambria and Silestone warranty their quartz for 10 years to 25 years depending on product line. Our warranty is written, not verbal, and specifies exactly what's covered and what isn't.

The Haven Standard is the documentation and pricing protocol that governs every Rowan Construction Group project. It requires a written flat price before work starts, photos and readings of actual conditions found, and a documented record when we leave. Since 2007, over 4,000 projects have been delivered under this standard. You receive the paperwork to prove it.

Call (657) 288-3368 and describe the issue. For warranty items, we schedule remediation within our standard lead times. For problems caused by factors outside our scope, like foundation settlement or water intrusion from roof failures, we'll diagnose honestly and quote repair work separately. We don't disappear after the final check clears.

We guarantee a written schedule with named milestones, not a magic calendar date. Delays from permit backlogs, material shortages, or homeowner change orders are noted in writing with revised dates. What we won't do is promise a finish date we can't control, then blame everyone else when it slips. Haven Standard Clause 2: arrive on schedule, with real windows and honest updates.

We maintain a portfolio of completed projects with neighborhood references. We've worked in Seacliff, Huntington Harbour, South Huntington Beach, and throughout the Edinger corridor. Drive-by addresses are available on request, and we encourage you to look at the details, not just the photos. Real workmanship holds up at 10 feet and 10 inches.

Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group, serving Huntington Beach since 2007.