General contractor in Mar Vista

Mar Vista is mostly post-war single-family on flat, regular lots, with the well-known Gregory Ain mid-century tract among them. The lots are consistent and the houses are modest, which makes both additions and ADUs straightforward.

• Flat, regular lots make this one of the easier parts of the Westside for a detached ADU.
• The mid-century tract houses have architectural value worth preserving, and a crude addition devalues them.
• Post-war systems are at the end of their life but the structures are sound, so replacement-level renovation is the common scope.
• Original single-pane steel windows are common and are usually the biggest comfort upgrade available.

City of Culver City Building Safety Division

Culver City has its own building department and adopted an ADU ordinance that encourages backyard units. It also has a rent control ordinance and a soft-story retrofit program. Many homes are on raised foundations from the 1940s, which makes bolt-and-brace retrofits common.

1. Walk the property

We meet you on site, listen, and look at what the building and the city will need. You get a written scope and a budget range.

2. Drawings

When drawings are needed we bring in the architect and engineer, and price the design while it is being drawn.

3. Permit

We file with the city, handle the corrections they send back, and tell you where it stands.

4. Price and contract

An itemized price, a schedule and payment terms. Anything new after signing gets priced in writing first.

5. Build

One supervisor on your job, licensed trades, inspections in order, and a weekly update with photos.

6. Walkthrough

A final fix list, the city's sign-off, and a written warranty on our work.