General Contractor in Fillmore, California

Pick a contractor who keeps the same crew on the job from demolition to final coat. On a 1920s Fillmore bungalow the person who opened the wall is the one who understands what is behind it, and rotating crews lose that knowledge. Master Construction has run Heritage Valley projects that way for over 30 years. We are family owned, based in Ventura since 1994, licensed (Lic. #1027281) and insured, with an office and showroom at 1450 E. Thompson Blvd. English and Spanish spoken.

The house's age and its systems, more than the finishes. Much of Fillmore's stock predates modern wiring and plumbing practice, so a kitchen or bath budget often carries rewiring, repiping or foundation attention underneath the visible work. A 1920s bungalow and a 1990s tract house are different projects at the same square footage. We walk the house, open what needs opening, and price a fixed scope.

Six to ten weeks on site for a kitchen or bath. Fillmore's schedule risk sits earlier, at the handoff between planning approval and construction drawings: anything approved by the Planning Director, Planning Commission or City Council must be reflected accurately in the plans that follow, and on older housing stock that is where most delays start. Plan check itself runs through Bureau Veritas rather than city staff. We keep both offices moving so the calendar holds.

For nearly any remodel, yes, and Fillmore issues permits only to licensed contractors or owner-builders. The setup is unusual: the city holds the permit while plan check and inspections are contracted to Bureau Veritas, so every question belongs to one of two organizations and sending it to the wrong one costs days. We submit under our license, track plan check and schedule inspections. City questions go to Fillmore Building & Safety on (805) 524-3701.

Yes. Much of the housing near downtown predates modern framing and wiring practice, and the work is a mix of modernizing systems and protecting what makes the house worth keeping. We treat those as two goals rather than letting one override the other.

Enough to be unbothered by them. Wiring, plumbing and framing conditions behind finished surfaces are genuinely unknown until opened, and the honest approach is to name the likely ones in writing up front rather than quote a clean number and revise it later.

Yes, 24 hours a day. Call the emergency line, (805) 414-0840, for burst pipes, roof leaks and storm damage. Crews are based in Ventura and dispatch the day you call, with mitigation first and the rebuild following under the same license. Plaster walls hold water longer than drywall, so an older Fillmore home rewards a fast start. Details on the Fillmore water damage restoration page.

Yes. Property managers and HOA boards in Fillmore and the Heritage Valley use us for tenant turnovers, common area repairs and board-approved capital work. Every job comes with a certificate of insurance and a written scope a reserve study can use, and one contact runs the account. Older rental stock is our comfort zone, so a turnover that uncovers galvanized plumbing does not stall. Start at HOA and property maintenance.