Aguanga Retreat Aguanga, CA · 2026 Project
Project 01

Aguanga Retreat

Location
Aguanga, Riverside County
Type
Second Home · Rebuild
Completed
2026
Scope
Permits – Demolition – Build
Aguanga Retreat, completed
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Square Feet
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Months, Start to Finish
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County Permits, Pulled by Us
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Contract, One Point of Contact
The project

The lot already had
a house on it.

Before
BEFOREThe existing structure, on its permanent foundation.

Which turned out to be the part nobody expects to be difficult.

Our client bought land in Aguanga to get out of the city — a second home in the high chaparral of eastern Riverside County. What came with the land was a vacant structure sitting on a permanent foundation, and a well of unknown condition. Neither could be quietly ignored.

A permanent foundation is not something you clear with a dumpster and a weekend; it comes down under permit. And a well has to be proven — yield, water quality, and the paperwork behind both — before the county will approve a septic system or sign off on anyone living there. So before a single new wall went up, we spent the first phase proving what was already on the site.

Five permits — demolition, grading, building, septic and fire — filed, tracked and carried through plan check by us. The client signed one contract and called one number when they had a question. On a rural lot with four county departments involved, that is the whole value.

Start to finish

Down, then up.

Frame 01
01The lot, as found.
Frame 02
02Demolition, under permit.
Frame 03
03Foundation and frame.
Frame 04
04Envelope, roof and rough-in.
Frame 05
05Finished.
Detail

Where precision becomes visible.

Detail A
AThe porch, facing the high desert.
Detail B
BInterior finish.
Finished

The house, as it stands.

Aguanga Retreat
Aguanga Retreat
Aguanga Retreat
Aguanga Retreat
Project data

The record.

Location
Aguanga, Riverside County, California
Type
Detached second home — demolition and rebuild
Area
Approx. 3,200 sq ft
Completed
2026
Duration
18 months, first filing to handover
Permits
Demolition, grading, building, septic (OWTS), fire
Water
Existing well — tested and certified before build
Scope
Preconstruction, sitework, structure, envelope, roofing, MEP, HVAC, insulation and drywall, finishes, porch and deck
Next

Have land and no idea
where to start?

That is the call we like most. Send an address — we will tell you what it takes to build on it, and which permits it needs, before you spend anything.