General Contractor in Ojai, California

In Ojai the real test is simple: has the contractor been through the city's design review and come out with a house that belongs in the valley. Master Construction has, for over 30 years, on projects from Mission Revival landmarks to hillside retreats. We are family owned, based in Ventura since 1994, licensed (Lic. #1027281) and insured, with an office and showroom at 1450 E. Thompson Blvd, and crews work in English and Spanish. Verify the license, then ask for valley addresses. A good contractor hands over both.

Materials drive Ojai budgets more than square footage. Hand-troweled stucco, clay tile and timber that shows its grain cost more than the quick substitutes, and hillside parcels add Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents and ignition-resistant exteriors on top. Design review shapes exterior choices too, which touches the budget early. We walk the house, price a fixed scope, and put the likely unknowns in writing before demolition starts.

Six to ten weeks on site for a kitchen or bath remodel. The wait in front of that is the Ojai variable. Design review takes the valley's architectural character seriously and usually runs longer than the structural check, and inspector questions fit a narrow window, 8am to 9am Monday to Thursday, so even small clarifications need planning. We build the review time into the calendar up front and quote a finish date you can hold.

For nearly any remodel, yes, and Ojai is particular about how you apply. The city turns away incomplete applications or poor quality drawings rather than starting review, and plan sets must be folded to letter size with the title block facing out. The counter takes submittals Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, while inspector questions are handled 8am to 9am Monday to Thursday or by email. We prepare the package and manage the correction cycle. City questions go to Ojai Community Development on (805) 646-5581.

By choosing where the protection shows. Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents and ignition-resistant exterior materials come in forms that suit valley architecture rather than fighting it, and the details that matter most, vents and eaves, are largely invisible once done. It is a design problem more than a compromise.

Yes. Parcels in the unincorporated Ojai Valley go through the County of Ventura rather than the city, with different rules and often wells and septic in the picture. We work under both and confirm which applies before design starts.

Yes, 24 hours a day. Burst pipes, roof leaks and storm damage go to our emergency line, (805) 414-0840. Crews dispatch from our Ventura office, and mitigation starts the day you call, because water damage compounds by the hour. The rebuild runs under the same license, which matters in an Ojai house, where the repair should disappear into the original work. Details on the Ojai water damage restoration page.

Yes. Property managers and HOA boards in the Ojai Valley use us for tenant turnovers, common area repairs and board-approved capital work. Every project comes with a certificate of insurance, a written scope a reserve study can use, and one point of contact for the whole account. Older buildings with character are our normal work, not an exception. Start at HOA and property maintenance.