Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County
Remodeling contractor in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
We take kitchen, bathroom and whole-home remodels in Rancho Santa Margarita. The closest finished job is down the hill in Lake Forest. Estimates are free, and the visit to your space is part of them.
Work nearby
The closest work to Rancho Santa Margarita
The Lake Forest fountain, before and after: a drained basin with stained, worn plaster, then the same basin recoated and refilled under its rock waterfall.
Lake Forest, 5 miles west of Rancho Santa Margarita, before: the drained basin from above. 
Lake Forest, 5 miles west of Rancho Santa Margarita: the fountain replastered and refilled. 
Aliso Viejo, 8 miles south-west of Rancho Santa Margarita: the walk-in shower on the wall the tub used to occupy.
Free estimate
Tell us about the project. Estimates are free.
Send a few photos of the space, what you want changed and a rough budget range. We talk it through, visit the space and send you a written estimate.
Prefer to talk? Call (628) 291‑5490 or email contact@newhorizonrepairservices.com. Estimates are free.
The housing stock
Orange County’s 33rd city, built in the 1980s and 1990s
Rancho Santa Margarita incorporated on January 1, 2000, as the 33rd city in Orange County. It was planned and built as one community, most of it through the late 1980s and the 1990s, around a lake and a town center.
Houses from that run are now twenty-five to thirty-five years old, which is when builder-grade kitchens and bathrooms wear out together. Backyards matter here too: many lots were finished with pools and water features that are now due for replastering.
What we do here
The jobs we take in Rancho Santa Margarita
- Kitchen remodeling in Rancho Santa Margarita. Replacing builder-grade cabinets, counters and backsplash.
- Bathroom remodeling in Rancho Santa Margarita. Showers, tubs and vanities in 1990s bathrooms.
- Pools and backyards. Replastering, water features and the yard around them.
- Whole-home remodeling. Floors, kitchen and baths planned together for a 1990s Rancho Santa Margarita house.
Permits and license
Who pulls the permit
- The city reviews it. A remodel in Rancho Santa Margarita that moves plumbing, electrical or a wall needs a building permit from the city. We say at the estimate if your job needs one, and we pull it.
- The association may review it too. Most neighborhoods here have an HOA with its own architectural rules. Exterior changes, and in condos often interior plumbing and flooring, go to the association before the city.
- The license is ours to hold. New Horizon Repair Services holds California CSLB License #1151716, Class B General Building. You can look it up on the CSLB site before you sign anything, and you should.
- The scope is written before work starts. You get the estimate in writing, and work starts when you approve it.
More on how a job runs, start to finish, on the about page.
Questions
What people in Rancho Santa Margarita ask first
Do you take remodeling jobs in Rancho Santa Margarita?
Yes. Rancho Santa Margarita is part of the area we serve. The closest finished work on this site is in Lake Forest, and the photos on this page come from jobs in nearby cities.
Do I need my HOA to approve a remodel in Rancho Santa Margarita?
Most Rancho Santa Margarita neighborhoods have an HOA. For exterior changes, usually yes. For interior work in a detached house, usually not. Condos and townhomes often need the association to sign off on plumbing, flooring and anything that touches a shared wall. Check your CC&Rs, and we can supply the drawings and specs the architectural committee asks for.
Are estimates free?
Yes. Send a few photos of the space, what you want changed and a rough budget range, and we talk it through and visit the space.
Do you offer financing?
Yes, through Synchrony, subject to credit approval. Ask us for the application link when you request your estimate.
Do you speak Portuguese?
Yes. We speak English and Portuguese.
More answers on the FAQ page.
Nearby
Cities near Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Santa Margarita sits in the foothills above Mission Viejo and Lake Forest, with Ladera Ranch to the south. These are the closest cities where we have photographed work.
- Lake Forest. About 5 miles west of Rancho Santa Margarita: a backyard fountain we replastered and refilled.
- Aliso Viejo. About 8 miles south-west of Rancho Santa Margarita: a full bathroom remodel, tub out and walk-in shower in.
- Tustin. About 15 miles north-west of Rancho Santa Margarita: showers and a tub rebuilt with glass and tile.
- The rest of the county. Every city we serve, coast to hills.
Remodeling in Rancho Santa Margarita? Estimates are free.
Send a few photos of the space, what you want changed and a rough budget range. We reply by phone or email.