About us
A real, local Coachella Valley business in Palm Desert. We connect you with the right licensed contractor for your project: one who shows up, puts it in writing and finishes the job.
- Free for homeowners
- Licenses checked at CSLB
- You contract directly with your pro
Search for a kitchen remodeler or a handyman anywhere in the valley and most of what comes back is national lead sites: one request sold to a list of companies, a phone that won't stop ringing, contractors from out of the area, and nobody to call when the job goes sideways. We built a local alternative with a simpler promise: one call, one licensed contractor, everything in writing, and someone in your corner until the job is done.
A real, local Coachella Valley business in Palm Desert. We connect you with the right licensed contractor for your project.
Who runs it
Coachella Valley Remodeling is a business name of ProjectThunder.com, Inc., a California corporation. Our mailing address is 42-215 Washington St. Suite A #168, Palm Desert, CA 92211. It's a mailbox, not a showroom: we're based in Palm Desert and we come to your home, so please call or write rather than stopping by. The service is free to homeowners.
We hold no contractor's license and never say we do. The work is done by our licensed partner contractor, an independent business with its own CSLB license, bond and insurance, which you can check yourself at cslb.ca.gov.
What we do
- Listen first. A coordinator here in the valley calls to understand the project: scope, timing, budget range, HOA rules, and whether you'll be in town.
- Check. We verify our partner contractor's license at the CSLB, plus bond, insurance and workers' compensation, before every introduction.
- Refer. If the project fits the work our partner contractor is licensed and available for, we introduce them, and only with your OK. If it doesn't fit, we tell you plainly instead of passing your details around.
- Stay in the loop. We check in at the estimate, the start, the midpoint, completion and 30 days, and step in to mediate if something goes wrong.
The details are on how it works, and the ten commitments in our partner agreement are on our standard.
Who does what
We connect you with the right licensed contractor; the contractor does the work. We don't give bids, sign contracts or take payments for work. Our coordinators don't quote prices; only a contractor who has seen the job can do that, in writing. You contract directly with, and pay, the contractor.
That's not a technicality. In California, only a licensed contractor can offer to do the work, and keeping that line clear is part of how we protect you: the person who signs your contract is the one whose license, bond and insurance you can check.
How we're paid
Referrals are free for homeowners. Our partner contractor pays us a referral fee for the projects we introduce. We say so on every page because you should know it, and because it's the reason the partner agreement puts the same written rules on every job.
Built for how the valley lives
- Seasonal and second-home owners. Many owners are here for the season and away for the summer. Our partner agreement requires dated photos at the end of every work day for owners who are out of town, and we work around key holders, gate lists and HOA hours.
- HOAs and country clubs. Architectural review, contractor registration and work-hour rules shape a lot of valley projects. We ask about them on the first call so they don't stall the job later.
- Families helping a parent. Anyone you name can be copied on every message, estimate and change order.
Welcome, snowbirds
Here for the season, then home to Canada or the Midwest for the summer? Many valley owners remodel while they're away. Our partner agreement requires dated photos at the end of every work day, one local contact, and every change approved in writing before the work.
What works best: start the design in the fall, settle selections and the HOA submission while you're here (by February), and let the work happen over the summer. Custom cabinetry often takes 10–16 weeks, so a summer build starts with a fall conversation. Canadian +1 phone numbers are welcome on every form.
Where we work
All 18 Coachella Valley communities, from Desert Hot Springs and North Palm Springs to Mecca and Oasis. See areas we serve.
Get in touch
Our phone number and email are at the bottom of every page, and our mailing address is 42-215 Washington St. Suite A #168, Palm Desert, CA 92211.
Common questions
Are you a contractor?
No. We're a free referral service. We don't do construction work, give bids, sign contracts or take payment for work. You contract with, and pay, our independent licensed partner contractor directly.
How do you make money?
Our partner contractor pays us a referral fee for the projects we introduce. Homeowners pay us nothing. We disclose the fee on every page, and the partner agreement holds the contractor to the same written standard on every job.
Which communities do you cover?
All 18 Coachella Valley communities, from Desert Hot Springs, North Palm Springs and Sky Valley down to Thermal, Mecca and Oasis.
Who is your partner contractor?
One independent, CSLB-licensed and insured contractor that has signed our partner agreement. Its legal name and license number are on our contractor partner page, and we tell you who it is before anyone contacts you.
Who runs Coachella Valley Remodeling?
A Coachella Valley business based in Palm Desert. The legal name and mailing address are in the footer of every page. We come to your home; there's no showroom or walk-in office.
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