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General Contractor in Simi Valley, California
Serving Simi Valley Since 1994 · Licensed & Insured · Lic. #1027281
Simi Valley's neighborhoods were built fast in the 1960s and 70s, and fifty years later those homes are ready for their second act. Master Construction has remodeled, expanded, and restored Simi Valley homes for over 30 years. Our licensed crews (Lic. #1027281) turn original tract houses into open, modern homes while handling every permit and inspection along the way.
Local Knowledge
Tract home transformations done right.
The classic Simi Valley remodel starts with a compartmentalized 1970s floor plan and ends with an open kitchen, new flooring throughout, and a backyard built for entertaining. We know these floor plans inside out, which walls want to come down, where the plumbing runs, and how to phase work so your family can keep living at home while we build.
Heat drives more Simi Valley decisions than people expect. A remodel that opens up a floor plan changes how air moves through the house, which often means the existing system is the wrong size for the new layout rather than simply old. We look at duct runs, return air and attic insulation as part of the remodel rather than as a separate job later, because retrofitting comfort into a finished house costs far more than designing it in.
What We Do
What we build in Simi Valley.
Simi Valley homeowners call us for kitchen and bath remodels, renovations and room additions, HVAC replacement for valley summers that regularly top 100 degrees, solar installation, concrete and driveways, and roofing. One team, one contract, no runaround.
Building Here
Building in the City of Simi Valley.
Home to about 126,000 people and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley sits in its own warm valley ringed by rocky hills. The heat is real here, which is why HVAC sizing and attic insulation matter more than almost anywhere else we build. Permits run through the city's Environmental Services Department. For city services and permit information, visit the City of Simi Valley official website.
The hillside edges are the other local variable. Properties against the Santa Susana slopes bring drainage and, in places, fire requirements that flat valley lots never see, and both are cheaper to design around than to correct. On the valley floor the constraints are simpler, which is why an accurate read of a specific address matters more here than a general rule about the city.
Time to Modernize Your Simi Valley Home?
Services We Offer in Simi Valley
- Kitchen Remodeling for Simi Valley Tract Homes
- Simi Valley Bathroom Remodeling, Done Once and Done Right
- Home Remodeling That Gives a Simi Valley Tract House Its Second Act
- Custom Homes Built for Simi Valley's Valley and Hills
- Commercial Build-Outs That Open On Schedule
- Designed and Built by the Same Simi Valley Team
- Water Damage Response for Simi Valley, Any Hour
- Mold Remediation That Fixes the Cause, Not the Stain
- House Painting That Survives Simi Valley Sun
- Plumbing for Houses Still Running Their Original Pipe
- Electrical Service for Simi Valley's Original Panels
- Drywall & stucco
- Roofing & solar
- Cooling Built for the Hottest City We Serve
- Flooring & stone restoration
- Concrete & hardscaping
- Decks Engineered for Hillsides and Hot Sun
- Demolition That Sets Up the Build Behind It
- One HOA Maintenance Contractor for a Whole Simi Valley Community
Also serving Moorpark and Thousand Oaks.
Permits & Plan Check
Permits and plan check in Simi Valley.
Simi Valley handles submittals through its Customer Self Service portal, which is also where plan check status and inspection requests live. Registration comes first, plans cannot be uploaded without an account.
The sequence surprises people. Counter staff review every residential and commercial submittal first, which can take five to ten business days, and only once the package is judged suitable does the city email a link to pay plan check fees. Plan check proper starts after payment, so a thin submittal adds two waits rather than one.
Simi Valley Building & Safety: (805) 583-6723 · Building & Safety Division
FAQ
Simi Valley FAQ.
Who is the best general contractor in Simi Valley?
Judge a contractor on two things: a license you can verify and a record in houses like yours. Master Construction has remodeled, expanded and restored Simi Valley tract homes for over 30 years, family owned, based in Ventura since 1994, licensed (Lic. #1027281) and insured, with an office and showroom at 1450 E. Thompson Blvd. We know which walls in a 1970s Simi floor plan are bearing and which hide ducts before demolition starts. Crews work in English and Spanish.
How much does a home remodel cost in Simi Valley?
Scope sets the baseline, and the house sets the surprises. In a Simi Valley tract home the wall you want gone may be bearing or carrying ducts and plumbing, and an opened floor plan often leaves the HVAC the wrong size for the new layout. Lots against the Santa Susana slopes add drainage and sometimes fire requirements that valley floor properties never see. We walk the house, price a fixed scope, and put the likely unknowns in writing up front.
How long does a remodel take in Simi Valley?
Six to ten weeks on site for a kitchen or bath. The approvals ahead of that are the part people underestimate: Simi Valley counter staff review every submittal first, which can take five to ten business days, and plan check does not start until the fees invoiced after that review are paid. A thin package adds two waits instead of one. We map the whole calendar, submittal to final inspection, before you commit to a start date.
Do I need a permit to remodel a house in Simi Valley?
Most remodel work does, and Simi Valley runs everything through its Customer Self Service portal, where registration comes first because plans cannot upload without an account. Counter staff review the package, five to ten business days, then the city emails a link to pay plan check fees, and review proper starts after payment. We handle the submittal and the correction cycle so you are not tracking any of it. City questions go to Building & Safety on (805) 583-6723.
Should I replace the HVAC during a Simi Valley remodel?
Usually it is the right call if the system is near end of life or the floor plan is changing. Opening walls alters the load the system was sized for, and duct access is never easier than when ceilings are already open. Doing it later means opening finished work twice.
Can you open up a 1970s tract floor plan?
Nearly always, though which wall comes out matters. Some are bearing, some carry ducts or plumbing, and the honest answer depends on what is above and inside them. We identify that early so the design reflects what the house can actually do.
Do you handle emergency repairs in Simi Valley?
Yes. The 24/7 emergency line is (805) 414-0840. We dispatch from Ventura, so count on real drive time to Simi Valley rather than a crew around the corner, and we say so up front. Mitigation still starts the day you call: extraction and drying equipment first, then a rebuild under the same license instead of a handoff to a second contractor. Details are on the Simi Valley water damage restoration page.
Do you work with property managers and HOAs in Simi Valley?
Yes. We handle tenant turnovers, common area repairs and board-approved capital work for property managers and HOA boards in Simi Valley, including deck and SB 326 repair work. Boards get certificates of insurance, scopes written so a reserve study can use them, and one accountable point of contact rather than five vendors. Start at HOA and property maintenance.
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