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Based on full-scope rebuild estimates TESH Group companies prepared in the burn areas through September 2026, construction typically runs $450 to $850 per square foot in Altadena, $500 to $950 in Pacific Palisades, and $525 to $950 in Malibu, depending on finish level. Design, engineering, and permits add about 8 to 12 percent, and hillside foundations and basements add more. A 2,000 square foot home with upgraded finishes on a flat lot comes to roughly $1.19 million to $1.51 million in Altadena and $1.29 million to $1.63 million in Pacific Palisades. Use the estimator on this page for your size and lot, or ask for a free line-item estimate.

In most cases, yes. Homeowner policies generally pay to rebuild a comparable home to current code; they do not usually dictate the framing material. Every policy is different, so confirm yours with your carrier. We can prepare a detailed, line-item rebuild estimate for your file. We do not negotiate with insurers or interpret policies; for that, work with your carrier, a licensed public adjuster, or an attorney.

No. Our standard method is panelized light-gauge steel: wall and roof panels are made in our factory, delivered flat, and assembled into your home on your lot, to your design or one of ours. Complete volumetric modules are available on request through Cal Steel Modular, a TESH Group company, where the lot and access suit them.

Yes. We can design and build the whole home, build to your architect's plans, or supply the engineered steel framing package to your general contractor, which is what we did for a custom rebuild at 777 Ocampo Drive in Pacific Palisades.

It depends mostly on permitting and site work, which vary by lot and jurisdiction. What steel changes is the order of work: our factory produces your wall panels while permits and site work move, instead of framing starting only after both are done. We give you a schedule for your parcel at the free assessment, not a promise made before we have seen it.

No. Each burn area has a fast like-for-like path, roughly the old home plus 10%, though Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and Malibu each measure it differently. You can also build something different under current zoning. Our local guides for Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu explain the rules for each.

In all three burn areas, yes, within each jurisdiction's rules. The Governor's Executive Order N-9-25 also lets a new ADU be occupied before the rebuilt main home through January 16, 2028, so a family can move home while the house goes up. ADU Concepts, our ADU company, designs and builds them.

It depends on the design. Framing is one part of a home's total cost, and factory-made panels reduce waste and site labor. Once your scope is set, we give you a fixed, all-in build price, so framing material swings do not become change orders.