Los Angeles Fire Rebuild Contractor: Altadena & Pacific Palisades
Rebuilding after the Eaton and Palisades Fires — full design-build, permits, insurance, and construction under one roof.
Look, we know you didn’t wake up planning to read a contractor’s website today. You’re here because your home burned down and you need to figure out what comes next. We get it. We’ve sat across the table from 109 families in the same spot.
Here’s what we do: we take you from cleared lot to move-in day. Permits, insurance fights, design, engineering, construction — all of it. One team. One contract. And we cap ourselves at 15 active rebuilds at a time because the moment we take on too many, quality drops. We’d rather turn work away than do a bad job for you. Our office is at 2235 Lake Ave in Altadena. We’re in the rebuild zone. This isn’t a side hustle for us.Rebuilding in Altadena After the Eaton Fire
Altadena is unincorporated LA County. That means your permits go through a completely different system than someone rebuilding in the Palisades. Different jurisdiction. Different rules. Different headaches.
We’ve been through the Altadena Community Standards District process, the EPIC-LA portal, and the One-Stop Permit Center more times than we can count. Our guide covers everything — Like-for-Like rules, the 10% expansion allowance, foundation reuse, WUI fire hardening, and how to actually get your fees waived (not just the promise of it).If your home was in Altadena, start here.
Rebuilding in Pacific Palisades After the Palisades Fire
The Palisades has its own set of problems. You’re dealing with City of LA jurisdiction, LADBS plan checks, and — if you’re in the coastal zone — the California Coastal Commission looking over your shoulder too. Add hillside regulations, bluff setbacks, and the Specific Plan area on top of that.
The good news: Mayor Bass’s Executive Order 1 created a fast-track permit process. The reality: “30-day review” doesn’t always mean 30 days. Our guide breaks down what EO1 actually gives you, which fee waivers apply, whether you still need a CDP, and the real timeline from application to approved plans.
If your home was in the Palisades, start here.
What's Included in a Fire Rebuild with GO Home Builders
Most contractors will tell you they “handle everything.” Then you find out “everything” means construction only, and you’re still on your own with insurance, permits, and the 14 departments that need to sign off before a shovel hits dirt.
We actually handle everything. Here’s what that means:
Insurance Coordination We work directly with your adjuster. We speak Xactimate. We help you trigger Law & Ordinance coverage so the code upgrades you’re required to make don’t come out of your pocket.
Permits & Approvals EPIC-LA, LADBS, Coastal Commission, One-Stop Centers, fire department clearances — we file it, we follow up on it, we deal with the corrections. You don’t have to learn how bureaucracy works.
Architectural Design In-house design team that already knows Altadena CSD rules and the Palisades Specific Plan. We don’t design something beautiful and then find out it can’t get approved. We design for approval from day one.
Structural Engineering Foundation testing, petrographic analysis for fire-damaged concrete, seismic compliance, and the structural upgrades required by current code. If your old foundation is salvageable, we’ll tell you. If it’s not, we’ll tell you that too.
Full Construction Foundation to certificate of occupancy. One team, one point of contact, one phone number to call when you have a question at 9pm. We don’t disappear after the contract is signed.
Fire Hardening & WUI Compliance Chapter 7A, Zone Zero landscaping, ember-resistant vents, fire-rated assemblies — built to code and built to actually look like a home you want to live in. Compliant doesn’t have to mean ugly.
Why Fire Victims Choose GO Home Builders
We live here. Our office is at 2235 Lake Ave in Altadena — inside the rebuild zone. We’re not a company that drove in from the Valley or flew in from out of state to chase fire contracts. We walk the same streets you do. We see the same empty lots every morning. When we say we understand what you’re going through, it’s not a line.
We cap our projects at 15. This is the part where most contractors would tell you about their 200 employees and their ability to take on unlimited projects. We’re going to tell you the opposite. We take a maximum of 15 fire rebuilds at a time. That’s it. When we’re full, we’re full. Because the alternative is what you’ve probably already heard horror stories about — contractors who take on 50 jobs, your project manager is juggling a dozen other families, and your build stalls for weeks because nobody’s paying attention.
We handle the paperwork. Not just the build. Fire rebuilds are not normal construction projects. There are fee waivers that expire, expedited permit tracks with specific eligibility requirements, insurance coverages most homeowners don’t know they have, and regulatory exceptions that didn’t exist two years ago. Half the job is knowing the system. The other half is building the house. We do both.
Ready to Start Your Rebuild
At Go Home Builders, we’re here to turn your vision into reality. Our team of experienced architects, contractors, and specialists is ready to guide you through every step of your rebuild. Don’t navigate this alone. Let Go Home Builders help you create the home you deserve.