General contractor in Los Gatos, CA.
Remodels, additions, ADUs, and landscape construction across Los Gatos, from Almond Grove and Downtown to Belgatos and the hill addresses above town.
Los Gatos, California
A town that reviews what you build.
Los Gatos is a town, not a city, and it permits like one. Five designated historic districts and an active preservation committee mean the paperwork matters as much as the framing.
The Town's Building Division sits inside the Community Development Department at Town Hall. Almond Grove, Broadway, Downtown, Fairview Plaza, and University-Edelen are all designated historic districts, and alterations to historic structures go before the Town's Historic Preservation Committee. If your house sits in one of those districts, the review path is part of the schedule, and we'd rather build that into the timeline up front than discover it at plan check.
We cover 95030 and 95032 inside town limits, plus Belgatos, Blossom Hill Manor, and the streets off Kennedy and Shannon. Addresses in 95033, up in the hills above town, mostly sit outside the town boundary; we still take that work, the permits just go to the county counter instead of Town Hall.
- 5 districts Historic districts with their own review path.
- 1 day Typical response on an estimate request.
- Free Walkthrough and written scope on every project.
What we build in Los Gatos.
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Home remodels & buildouts
Down-to-studs rebuilds on older Los Gatos stock, planned around the review path.
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Kitchens
Layout reworks, custom cabinetry, counters, lighting, and load-bearing wall removals.
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Bathrooms
Walk-in showers, tub-to-shower conversions, heated floors, and waterproofing built to spec.
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Additions & ADUs
Detached ADUs, garage conversions, and square-footage additions, permitted and built.
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Commercial work
Tenant improvements, restaurant buildouts, and ADA path-of-travel work.
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Landscape construction
Retaining walls, decks, and outdoor kitchens built for hillside lots and grade changes.
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Repairs & punch lists
Dry rot, water damage, framing fixes, doors, windows, and deferred maintenance.
Why Monte Builders
Historic districts.
Modern builds.
- Class B Licensed general building contractor.
- $2M General liability coverage carried.
- Family-owned Owner on site, not a franchise.
- One contract Permits, finishes, and the punch list.
Los Gatos questions
Before you call.
Permitting, coverage, and the questions we get most often from Los Gatos homeowners.
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Who issues building permits in Los Gatos?
The Town of Los Gatos, through the Building Division inside its Community Development Department. Los Gatos is an incorporated town, so its permits are separate from Santa Clara County's. -
My house is in a historic district. Can you still remodel it?
Yes. Almond Grove, Broadway, Downtown, Fairview Plaza, and University-Edelen are designated historic districts, and alterations to historic structures are reviewed by the Town's Historic Preservation Committee. It adds a step, not a wall. We plan the schedule around it. -
Do you work in 95033?
Yes, but with a caveat worth knowing: most 95033 addresses carry a Los Gatos mailing address while sitting outside town limits, in unincorporated county land. The build is the same, the permit goes through the county rather than the Town. -
Are you licensed and insured?
Monte Builders is a licensed California Class B general building contractor, bonded, and carrying $2,000,000 in general liability. California requires a CSLB-licensed contractor for essentially any project that needs a building permit, so ask for the licence number on every bid you take, not just ours.
Ready when you are
Building in
Los Gatos?
Tell us what you're planning. Photos help. We'll come out, walk it, and send a written scope with allowances and a timeline. No charge for the walkthrough.