Kitchen remodeling
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Windows & doors
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Remodeling Company in Los Gatos, CA
Home renovation in Los Gatos means working with hillside lots, older housing stock, and strict local building requirements that flatland contractors rarely see. We’re San Bruno Construction, a full-scope general contractor serving Los Gatos since 2016, and we coordinate every trade, permit, and material decision for projects from downtown bungalow remodels to full custom rebuilds in the 95033 hills. If you’re planning a kitchen, bathroom, addition, or whole-home renovation here, call (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate and a straight answer about what your project will actually take.
Why Los Gatos Homes Are Different
Los Gatos is not one market. It’s at least three, and each one changes how a renovation should be planned. Near downtown, you’re looking at early-1900s bungalows and cottages with balloon framing, shallow foundations, and often outdated electrical panels. On the flats in 95030 and 95032, mid-century ranch homes bring their own challenges: single-pane windows, original plumbing, and slab or crawlspace foundations that were never designed for modern additions. The largest variable is the hillside corridor along Highway 17 and into the 95033 mountain areas, where homes sit on Franciscan rock and expansive clay, and where any structural work means pier-and-grade-beam foundations, engineered retaining walls, and drainage plans that hold up under atmospheric-river winters. Projects near the wildland edge also have to meet WUI fire-hardening and defensible-space requirements before a permit issues, and downtown-adjacent remodels can face Historic District design review. None of this is a reason to avoid renovating in Los Gatos. It’s a reason to choose a contractor who already knows the ground.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Los Gatos Services
Most Los Gatos homeowners start by asking us two questions: who runs the whole job, and what does it cost to remodel this house. The two services below answer both.
General Contractor in Los Gatos
A hillside renovation in Los Gatos fails when nobody owns the sequence between the geotechnical report, the structural engineer, the retaining wall sub, and the finish carpenters. Our general contracting service puts one accountable point of contact across all of it. We pull permits, schedule inspections, coordinate licensed trades, and manage the material lead times that stall so many jobs in this town. If your project is in the 95033 hills or the historic downtown zone, you want someone who has walked those counter lines. For the full scope of what we coordinate, see General Contractor in Los Gatos.
Home Remodeling in Los Gatos
Remodeling a Los Gatos home usually means working around a specific era of construction, whether that’s a 1920s downtown cottage or a 1960s ranch on the flats. We help you choose materials that fit the house, not just the trend, and we sequence the work so you’re not living in a construction site longer than necessary. From kitchens and bathrooms to whole-home gut renovations, we manage the full scope under one contract and one schedule. For a closer look at how we approach remodels here, see Home Remodeling in Los Gatos.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Home Renovation in Los Gatos
Home renovation in Los Gatos starts with the house you actually have, not the house in a catalog. A 1910 bungalow off East Main Street needs a different structural conversation than a 1970s ranch in 95032, and a hillside rebuild off Highway 17 needs a different foundation conversation entirely. The dry summers and winter storm cycles put real stress on drainage and grading, and any renovation that touches the building envelope near the wildland edge must meet ignition-resistant standards. That’s where Home Renovation becomes a single, coordinated scope rather than a series of disconnected trades. We sequence the work from structural and rough-in phases to finish materials, and we keep the permit path moving through a town that reviews carefully.
Home Renovation Contractors
Signs you need it
You’re planning a project that touches more than one trade and more than one permit, whether that’s a kitchen-to-family-room reconfiguration or a whole-home systems upgrade.
What it costs in Los Gatos
A full home renovation in Los Gatos typically runs $14,000 to $45,000 depending on scope, and larger multi-room work climbs from there.
How we do it
We start with a site walk and a scope document, then sequence demolition, rough framing, mechanicals, drywall, finishes, and final inspection under one contract.
Home Renovation Companies
Signs you need it
You’ve gotten three bids that don’t match each other, and you need a single company that will own the schedule, the permits, and the material selections end to end.
What it costs in Los Gatos
Renovation company pricing in Los Gatos for a whole-home refresh starts around $14,000 and can exceed $45,000 when kitchens, bathrooms, and structural work run together.
How we do it
We bring one project manager, one schedule, and one line of accountability, while coordinating the licensed trades that perform the actual work.
What Home Renovation Costs in Los Gatos
| Item | Typical range in Los Gatos |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
Will home renovation in Los Gatos trigger a full plan review?
Often yes, especially downtown and in the hills. Design review and WUI requirements can add weeks to the permit phase; we build that time into the schedule from day one. Call (866) 472-1908 to talk through your specific property.
Can you renovate a Los Gatos hillside home without touching the foundation?
Sometimes, but any structural wall, addition, or drainage change on a sloped 95033 lot usually pulls the foundation into scope. We’ll tell you honestly during the site walk whether your renovation can stay above grade.
Brands We Service in Los Gatos
Our Los Gatos projects draw from 50+ vetted product brands across every major category, so you’re choosing from real options rather than whatever a subcontractor prefers to install. For kitchen and bath work, that includes Kohler, Grohe, and Toto fixtures; KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry; and Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops. Roofing decisions can go through GAF, CertainTeed, or Owens Corning, and for ADU or prefab builds, we work with Dvele, Mighty Buildings, and Plant Prefab. See the full lineup on our brands page.
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| Service | Typical range in Los Gatos |
|---|---|
| Kitchen Remodel | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Small Kitchen Remodel | $9,000 – $20,000 |
| Cabinet Installation | $4,000 – $13,000 |
| Countertop Installation | $2,000 – $6,500 |
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Paver Driveway Installation | $7,000 – $18,000 |
| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
Two things push Los Gatos pricing above the regional average: hillside access and foundation work. Anything on a sloped lot in 95033 with rock excavation or engineered retaining walls adds cost before you ever choose a countertop. Wildland-adjacent projects also carry ignition-resistant material premiums that flatland homes never see. We quote upfront with written line-item pricing, and we don’t surprise you with change orders once the job is moving. Call (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate with real numbers.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Los Gatos
We work across all of Los Gatos, from the downtown historic core to the mountain corridors. Our projects regularly take us into these areas:
- Downtown Los Gatos and the Historic District
- East Los Gatos flats (95032)
- Los Gatos hills and the 95033 Highway 17 corridor
- Kennedy Road and Blossom Hill areas
- Belwood and the Belgatos neighborhoods
We’re typically able to schedule site walks within a week for properties across these neighborhoods, with additional lead time for deep hillside lots that require terrain review.
Service Area – Cities Near Los Gatos
Beyond Los Gatos proper, our crews regularly work in the towns that share this same hillside and Santa Cruz Mountains geology. We serve Monte Sereno, CA for estate remodels on the town’s steep residential streets, Lexington Hills, CA for mountain properties off Highway 17, Cambrian Park, CA for mid-century ranch renovations, and Saratoga, CA for custom rebuilds and additions on large lots.
Serving Los Gatos, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Gatos area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Remodeling Company in Los Gatos
Site walks are usually scheduled within a week, and we can often begin the permit package immediately after that conversation. The permit phase itself varies by property: downtown and hillside projects take longer than flatland work in 95032. Call (866) 472-1908 to get a realistic start window for your address.
Yes. We prepare and submit the permit package, attend plan check, and coordinate with the town’s building and planning departments. If your home is in a covenant-controlled neighborhood, we’ll also work with the HOA’s architectural review process so nothing stalls mid-project.
We do. Our same crews and project managers cover the surrounding towns including Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Cambrian Park, and Lexington Hills, so the coordination and brand access you get in Los Gatos carries across the whole service area.
If you’re ready to price a home renovation in Los Gatos, call (866) 472-1908. We’ll walk the site, give you a straight answer, and put a written estimate in your hands.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local construction pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Los Gatos Customers Say
"Every inspection passed first time. The building department clearly knows him and that made the whole process easier."
— Daniela Salazar"Ground up build. Permits, foundation, framing, all of it, and he ran the schedule tightly enough that the subs were never tripping over each other. Finished within a month of a fourteen month estimate."
— Andres Herrera"Weekly site meeting, every week, with a written summary afterward. I always knew where the money and the schedule stood."
— Tim Pruitt