Stucco Service Areas in Pasadena & Los Angeles County

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Modern Builders

We are a family owned business with over 25 years in the construction industry. Knowledge and work ethic passed down for generations to be able to serve our community. Our mission is to help as many people as possible by delivering value to you and your family in the form of a quality home.

We provide services across Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, Duarte, San Marino, Burbank, Hollywood, Culver City, Los Angeles, Walnut and Pomona.

Stucco crews across Los Angeles County

Modern Builders works out of Pasadena and covers most of Los Angeles County and the San Gabriel Valley. Below is where our crews actually work, what changes from one area to the next, and roughly what projects cost in each. If your city is not listed, call us on (626) 737-0053. We will tell you honestly whether we can get a crew to you.

Our core service area

These are the cities our crews reach most days, usually within a 30 minute drive of the shop on South Michillinda Drive. Same-week estimates are normal here, and we can often get a small repair scheduled inside a week.

• Pasadena, including Bungalow Heaven, Madison Heights, Hastings Ranch and Linda Vista
• San Marino and Sierra Madre
• Altadena and Arcadia
• Alhambra, San Gabriel and Rosemead
• El Monte and Duarte
• Burbank and Glendale

Wider Los Angeles coverage

We take larger projects across the rest of the county. Travel time means these usually need to be a full elevation or a whole-house job rather than a single patch, so the minimum project size is higher.

• Los Angeles, including Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and Highland Park
• The Westside, including Culver City, Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades
• The San Fernando Valley, including Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino and Van Nuys
• The eastern San Gabriel Valley, including Walnut, Pomona, Covina and Glendora

What changes from one neighborhood to the next

Stucco is not one job repeated. The right approach depends heavily on when the house was built and what the weather does to that particular hillside or street.

Pre-war neighborhoods like Bungalow Heaven, parts of Altadena and older San Marino streets are usually three-coat stucco over wood lath. That system is repairable, but it cracks along different lines than modern work, and patching it without matching the original sand or lace texture leaves a visible scar. These jobs are about texture matching more than anything else.

Post-war tract housing across El Monte, Rosemead and parts of Arcadia tends to be three-coat over wire lath. It is more forgiving to patch, and color coat refreshes go a long way on these homes.

Anything built since the 1990s, and most stucco over foam trim, is a thinner two-coat or one-coat system. On these, cracking is often a sign of a moisture or flashing problem behind the wall rather than a surface issue, so we look at the water path before quoting a patch.

South-facing and hillside elevations across Altadena, La Canada and the Verdugo foothills take far more sun and wind-driven rain than a sheltered street in the flats. The same house can need work on one wall and nothing on the other three.

What projects cost across our service area

Costs are similar throughout the areas we cover. The variables that actually move a quote are access, height, how much of the existing system has failed, and how hard the existing texture is to match. Two-story homes, hillside access and heavy dry rot behind the lath all push a job upward.

Rather than publish a figure that will not match your house, we walk the job and put the reason for the price in the written estimate. Published stucco ranges are listed on our stucco contractor services page. For roofing, siding, drywall and painting, contact us for a free written estimate.

What our customers across the area say

We had a great experience working with Modern Builders. Their team was professional, reliable, and did quality work from start to finish. They communicated clearly, showed up as scheduled, and made sure the work was completed properly. The finished stucco work came out clean and made a big difference in the overall look of the property.

Figueroa’s Maintenance Services, Google review

Great company! Bryan is very responsive to communications and shows up on time. Did great work! Hired them for two projects at our school to waterproof the roof and demolish a wall. Great bunch of guys! Will happy to hire them again! Extremely professional!

Christian de Guzman, Google review

They came on time and provided excellent work. 100% satisfied.

Norika Teranishi, Google review

Frequently Asked Questions

What areas does Modern Builders serve?

Our service area covers Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley and most of Los Angeles County. Crews are in Pasadena, San Marino, Altadena, Arcadia, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Rosemead, El Monte, Duarte, Burbank and Glendale most days. We also take larger projects across Los Angeles, the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. Call (626) 737-0053 if your city is not listed.

Do you charge more for cities further from Pasadena?

Travel does not add a line item to your quote, but it does affect the minimum project size we can take. Inside our core service area we will happily quote a single crack repair. Further out, the job usually needs to be a full elevation or a whole-house project for the trip to make sense. We will tell you at the enquiry stage rather than after an estimate visit.

How quickly can you get out for an estimate?

Estimates in our core service area are usually available the same week. Wider Los Angeles County is typically one to two weeks depending on how our crews are routed. Emergencies involving active water intrusion get priority, because the cost of waiting on a wet wall rises quickly once the paper and lath behind the stucco are soaked. More about the family behind the company and how we quote is on our about page.

Are you licensed?

licensed, yes. Modern Builders holds California contractor license number 1079589 The license can be verified through the CSLB. You can verify any California license yourself on the CSLB website. More about the company, the family behind it and how we work is on our about page.

Do I need a permit for stucco work in Los Angeles County?

Permits depend on scope and city. A cosmetic re-coat over sound existing stucco generally does not need one, while re-lathing, structural repair or anything altering the building envelope usually does. Requirements differ between Pasadena, the county and each incorporated city, so we confirm with the relevant building department before work starts and include it in the estimate.

Alhambra

Burbank

Culver City

Duarte

El Monte

Hollywood

Los Angeles

Pasadena

Pomona