Carmel Valley design-build · Since 2005
Carmel Valley home remodeling, designed and built by one team.
Accredited, certified and held to accountCalifornia contractor #922807, in business in San Diego for 21 years
Carmel Valley · San Diego County
Whole home remodels, kitchens, bathrooms, additions and ADUs in Carmel Valley.
Carmel Valley was built mostly in the 1990s and 2000s, so its kitchens and primary baths are reaching the age where families want them redone properly, inside well-run HOAs.
Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling was founded in San Diego by Sergei Kaminskiy in 2005 and is still founder-led. In Carmel Valley our designers, architectural drafters and project managers take your home from the first sketch to the final walkthrough, on one contract, and we handle the plans and permits with the City of San Diego. No handoffs, no finger-pointing, no surprises.
Start with a complimentary consultationWhat to know first
Carmel Valley homes are reaching remodel age. Here is what shapes the work.
Carmel Valley was built almost entirely between the mid 1980s and the 2010s: two-story stucco homes on planned streets, Pacific Highlands Ranch newer still, and well-run homeowner associations over most of it. The houses are solid and the floor plans are already open, but the kitchens and primary baths are at the age where oak, tile and builder-grade fixtures have run their course. Remodeling here is less about structure and more about finish, light and the association's rules. We serve homeowners across 92130, from Carmel Country Highlands to Pacific Highlands Ranch.
Carmel Valley, San Diego County. Our Design Center in Rancho Bernardo is about 15 minutes away off peak; the first meeting is at your home.
Carmel Valley is a community of the City of San Diego, so permits come from the City's Development Services Department. Most Carmel Valley work is inside the existing walls and needs only a building permit; the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board sees discretionary projects, which for a single home is rare.
We prepare the drawings, submit them and answer the City's comments, so you never stand at the counter.
Nearly every Carmel Valley street sits inside a homeowner association with architectural rules. Interior remodels usually need nothing from the HOA; a new window, a patio cover, a second-story addition or an ADU usually needs the association's approval before the City will issue a permit. We read the CC&Rs at the start and submit to the architectural committee alongside the City.
The typical Carmel Valley house already has a kitchen open to the family room. What dates it is the finish: oak or thermofoil cabinets, tile counters with grout lines, a soffit over the uppers, and a primary bath with a big tub nobody uses. The remodel is a new kitchen in the same footprint, a shower where the tub was, lighting in layers and the soffits gone.
Because the structure is modern and the plans are on file with the City, these projects move faster than the older coastal houses.
Carmel Valley lots are small and the HOAs were written before ADUs. State law now allows an accessory dwelling unit on a single-family lot and bars associations from prohibiting them, though they can set reasonable design standards. The realistic ADU here is a garage conversion or a compact detached unit in the side yard, and we check setbacks and the HOA's standards before we draw.
Many Carmel Valley homes back onto Los Peñasquitos Canyon, Gonzales Canyon or Carmel Creek. The City's brush management zones apply to those lots and shape what you can build and plant near the slope, and an outdoor living project at the rim is designed around them. The upside is the view; we design to keep it.
Carmel Valley sits east of Interstate 5, so the coastal zone's permit and the 30-foot coastal height limit that govern Del Mar and La Jolla do not apply here. Additions are governed by the base zoning, the lot's floor area ratio and the HOA. It is one of the reasons a second-story addition or a room over the garage is a cleaner project in Carmel Valley than a mile to the west.
To orient yourself: State Route 56 runs through the middle, Del Mar Highlands Town Center and One Paseo sit at the west end, Torrey Pines High School and Canyon Crest Academy in the center, and Pacific Highlands Ranch to the east. Finishes are chosen at our Design Center in Rancho Bernardo, about 15 minutes along State Route 56; every project starts with a visit to your home, not to ours.
What we design and build in Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley remodeling services: five ways to fall back in love with your home.
01 · Most requestedWhole Home Remodeling
Two rooms or the entire floor plan, designed as one cohesive home instead of a collection of projects.
Whole home remodels
02Kitchen Remodeling
Custom cabinetry, islands that work, lighting in layers. Designed around how you cook and gather.
Kitchens
03Bathroom Remodeling
Spa primaries, hall baths, universal design.
Bathrooms
04Room Additions
Build out or build up. Additions that look original.
Additions
05ADUs and Conversions
Detached casitas, attached suites, garage conversions.
ADUsRemodeling in Carmel Valley
Every service. One local team.
Every Kaminskiy service has its own Carmel Valley page, with the local projects and the questions homeowners here ask most.
Nearby neighborhoods
We work in every neighborhood of San Diego County. See all thirty-seven neighborhood pages or schedule a consultation.
Our work in Carmel Valley and nearby
Carmel Valley remodels, and the neighbors next door.
Two projects in Carmel Valley, then recent projects in Del Mar. Every photo is a Kaminskiy home, designed and built by our own team.
The Carmel Valley remodeling guide
What we remodel in Carmel Valley, room by room.
What Carmel Valley homeowners ask us for, room by room. Every service below has its own Carmel Valley page.
A Carmel Valley whole home remodel is usually a house from the 1990s getting everything at once: kitchen, baths, flooring, lighting, a laundry that works and the two-story foyer toned down. The structure stays; the finishes, the systems and the light change. Most families stay in the house, and we phase the work by floor so there is always a kitchen or a bathroom in service.
Whole home remodeling in Carmel ValleyThe Carmel Valley kitchen is open already; the work is the island that replaces the peninsula, the soffit that comes out, the pantry wall, lighting in layers, and cabinets and counters chosen for a family that cooks every night. The Carmel Valley kitchen page covers it in detail.
Kitchen remodeling in Carmel ValleyWhat a kitchen costs in San Diego in 2026
The 1990s primary bath is large but badly laid out: a corner tub, a small shower, twin sinks in a long counter. The remodel usually trades the tub for a walk-in shower, adds storage, and makes the room feel its real size. Our Carmel Valley spa primary bath in the gallery is the template many clients start from.
Bathroom remodeling in Carmel ValleyAdditions here are shaped by the lot's floor area ratio and the HOA's architectural review more than by the City. A room over the garage, a bump-out for a bigger family room or a first-floor bedroom for a parent are the common ones. We confirm the allowable square footage before we design, so the plan is buildable the first time.
Room additions in Carmel ValleyWith small lots and strong HOAs, the Carmel Valley ADU is usually a garage conversion or a compact detached unit. State law gives you the right to build one; the association can shape how it looks. We handle both the City permit and the HOA submission.
ADUs and conversions in Carmel ValleyCarmel Valley yards are modest, so outdoor living here is about using what you have: a covered patio that extends the family room, an outdoor kitchen on the side yard, lighting and a fire feature. On a canyon lot the brush management zone decides where the hardscape ends and the native slope begins.
Outdoor living in Carmel ValleyMany Carmel Valley families are planning for a parent to move in, or for themselves to stay. A first-floor suite with a curbless shower, a wider door and a no-step entry from the garage is the most requested version, and it fits the typical two-story plan well.
Universal designGood questions
Carmel Valley remodeling FAQ: a few straight answers before you call.
Permits with the City of San Diego, timelines, where you choose materials, and what the first meeting costs. More on the full FAQ page.
Read all FAQsFor work inside the existing walls, usually not. For anything that changes the exterior, including windows, a patio cover, an addition or an ADU, most Carmel Valley associations require architectural approval before the City permit. We submit to both and keep them in step.
No. Carmel Valley sits east of Interstate 5, so the Coastal Development Permit and the 30-foot coastal height limit that apply in Del Mar and La Jolla do not apply here. Your project follows the base zoning, the lot's floor area limit and your HOA's rules.
A kitchen or a primary bath typically runs three to six months from the first visit to completion, with design and the City permit first. Because the houses are modern and the plans are on file, Carmel Valley projects tend to move faster than older coastal homes.
Nothing. The in-home design consultation is complimentary anywhere in Carmel Valley. A designer comes to your home, listens to what you want to change, takes measurements and photos, and tells you honestly whether we are the right fit for the project.
We do. Permits for Carmel Valley homes are issued by the City of San Diego. Our design and architectural team drafts the construction documents, a licensed structural engineer stamps them where the scope calls for it, and we submit them and manage the whole process for you.
Yes. Two projects in Carmel Valley are in our online gallery, along with projects in Del Mar and hundreds more across San Diego County. Your designer can show you work near you at the first meeting.
All of Carmel Valley, zip code 92130, and the neighborhoods around it: Del Mar, Sorrento Valley, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. If your street is not on our list, call us anyway. We serve every city in San Diego County.
A kitchen remodel usually takes about 4 to 8 months from the first consultation to completion. A bathroom typically takes 3 to 5 months. The design and permit phases come first, and construction is the shorter part. Permit review times vary with the City of San Diego, and we plan around them.
At the Kaminskiy Design Center, 12396 World Trade Dr, Suite 108, San Diego, CA 92128, with your designer. Most clients visit once or twice during the design phase. The first meeting, though, happens at your Carmel Valley home.
Yes. Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling is a fully licensed and insured California contractor, license #922807, in business in San Diego since 2005.
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