Poway design-build · Since 2005
Poway home remodeling, designed and built by one team.
Accredited, certified and held to accountCalifornia contractor #922807, in business in San Diego for 21 years
Poway · San Diego County
Whole home remodels, kitchens, bathrooms, additions and ADUs in Poway.
Poway's ranch homes on half-acre lots, Green Valley and Old Poway give room for additions, outdoor living and the kind of whole-home remodel families plan to grow old in.
Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling was founded in San Diego by Sergei Kaminskiy in 2005 and is still founder-led. In Poway 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 Poway. No handoffs, no finger-pointing, no surprises.
Start with a complimentary consultationWhat to know first
Poway calls itself the City in the Country. Its remodels have the room to prove it.
Poway incorporated in 1980 and kept the half-acre lots, the horse trails and the hills that make it feel rural ten minutes from Rancho Bernardo. The housing is ranch homes from the 1960s and 1970s in Green Valley and Old Poway, tracts from the 1970s to 1990s along Twin Peaks and Garden Road, and estates in the hills. Twelve of our gallery projects are in Poway, more than any other neighborhood, and they show what the room allows: kitchens that open to a view, whole home remodels, outdoor living built around a pool. We serve homeowners across 92064.
Poway, San Diego County. Our Design Center in Rancho Bernardo is about 12 minutes away off peak; the first meeting is at your home.
Poway is its own city, so permits come from the City of Poway's Development Services Department at City Hall, not from the City of San Diego. The counter is small and the planners know the neighborhoods, and for a single home the review is usually a building permit with no public hearing. Poway is a long way from the coast, so no coastal permit or coastal height limit applies.
The drawings, the submittal and the back-and-forth with plan check are ours to handle, not yours.
Source: City of Poway
Much of Poway is zoned for half-acre or larger lots, which is why additions, detached ADUs, pool houses and real outdoor living fit here when they would not in a planned community. The lot's zoning sets the setbacks and how much can be built; in Old Poway and Green Valley some lots are an acre or more, with room for a barn or a second garage.
Poway's hills and the edges of Green Valley sit in Cal Fire's higher fire hazard severity zones, and the Witch Creek fire of October 2007 burned into the city. Additions and ADUs in those zones are built to the ignition-resistant rules: ember-resistant vents, protected eaves, tempered windows, a defensible-space plan. We design to them from the start rather than fixing them at plan check.
Green Valley, Old Coach and parts of Old Poway are on septic rather than sewer. An addition that adds bedrooms or an ADU has to fit the septic system's capacity, and sometimes the system is upgraded as part of the project. We check it before design, so it is a line in the budget rather than a surprise.
California law gives every single-family lot the right to an accessory dwelling unit and a junior unit, and on a Poway half-acre the detached casita is the natural form: its own yard, its own entrance, a parent or a tenant with privacy. Garage conversions work in the tracts. The City of Poway issues the permit; septic capacity and the fire zone are the two local checks.
Poway is inland and warm. Where the coast worries about salt air, Poway worries about sun on west-facing rooms, attic heat and the summer electric bill. Deep eaves and covered patios on the west side, insulation and attic ventilation during a remodel, and windows chosen for heat gain pay back every August.
To orient yourself: Poway Road runs east to west through the center, Old Poway Park and the Saturday farmers market sit just north of it, Lake Poway and the Blue Sky reserve are up Espola Road, and Iron Mountain rises at the east edge. Finishes are chosen at our Design Center in Rancho Bernardo, about 12 minutes away; the first appointment is a walk through your house with the designer.
What we design and build in Poway
Poway 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 Poway
Every service. One local team.
Every Kaminskiy service has its own Poway 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 Poway
Poway remodels. Real homes. Real families.
Every photo below is a Kaminskiy project in Poway, designed and built by our own team. Open any project for the full gallery, and follow the galleries to see hundreds more across the county.
The Poway remodeling guide
What we remodel in Poway, room by room.
What Poway homeowners ask us for, room by room. Every service below has its own Poway page with the local projects and questions.
The Poway whole home remodel is usually a 1970s ranch on a half acre: single story, low ceilings, a closed kitchen, three baths from three decades. The plan opens, the ceilings often go up into the attic, the systems are replaced and the house finally faces its yard. Our Poway glamorous whole home in the gallery is the full version.
Whole home remodeling in PowayFive of our twelve Poway projects are kitchens, from a country kitchen to an estate kitchen. The Poway kitchen page covers the ranch kitchens behind a wall, the family room they want to join, and the pantry a half-acre household needs.
Kitchen remodeling in PowayWhat a kitchen costs in San Diego in 2026
Three Poway baths are in our gallery, including a spa-inspired primary. The 1970s ranch primary bath is small and the hall bath smaller; the remodel usually takes space from a closet or a bedroom to make a real suite.
Bathroom remodeling in PowayWith room to build out, Poway additions are ground-floor: a great room, a primary suite, a second living room for a multigenerational household. Our Poway poolside addition in the gallery is one; the fire zone and septic are the two local checks.
Room additions in PowayA detached casita on the half acre, or a converted garage in the tracts. The City of Poway issues the permit; septic capacity and the fire zone decide the details.
ADUs and conversions in PowayThree of our Poway projects are outdoor living, built around pools and the view of the hills. Covered patios on the west side for the heat, outdoor kitchens, fire features, and planting that meets the defensible-space rules in the hills.
Outdoor living in PowayPoway's single-story ranches are the easiest homes in the county to age in: a no-step entry, a curbless shower and wider doors turn them into houses for the next thirty years.
Universal designGood questions
Poway remodeling FAQ: a few straight answers before you call.
Permits with the City of Poway, timelines, where you choose materials, and what the first meeting costs. More on the full FAQ page.
Read all FAQsThe City of Poway's Development Services Department at City Hall. Poway is its own city, so the City of San Diego is not involved, and no coastal permit applies this far inland. We prepare and submit everything.
Homes in the hills and at the edges of Green Valley often are. We check Cal Fire's map for your lot at the first visit, and additions and ADUs in the zone are designed to the ignition-resistant rules from the start.
Usually, yes. The septic system's capacity has to cover the added bedrooms or the new unit, and if it does not, upgrading the system becomes part of the project. We check it before design.
Nothing. The in-home design consultation is complimentary anywhere in Poway. 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 Poway homes are issued by the City of Poway. 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. 12 Poway projects are in our online gallery, with the photos, and hundreds more across San Diego County. Your designer can also show you work in your neighborhood at the first meeting.
All of Poway, zip code 92064, and the neighborhoods around it: Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Ranch, Santee, Escondido, Ramona and Rancho Penasquitos. 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 Poway, 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 Poway 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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Schedule your complimentary in-home design consultation anywhere in Poway.
- A designer comes to you, measures, listens and shares first ideas.
- No pressure and no obligation. We tell you if we are not the right fit.
- Our Client Care team calls back during the time slot you choose.