Based in Salinas, CA · serving the Monterey Bay area
Licensed General Building Contractor · CSLB #787101 · Free Estimates (831) 262-9943
General Contractor in Salinas, CA
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General Contractor in Salinas, CA

General Contractor · Salinas, CA

One licensed contractor for every trade on the project

Aguilar and Sons Construction is a licensed general contractor in Salinas, California. We hold a B General Building license from the California Contractors State License Board, #787101, first issued in 2000. That license is built for projects that need more than one trade at once. Concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work are ours, and licensed trade contractors cover gas, electrical and plumbing.

We take on remodels, additions and structural work, plus outdoor projects that pull in several trades. One contract covers the job and one schedule keeps the trades in order. Our crew pours the concrete flatwork and site walls and builds the hardscape and outdoor living spaces around the house. Estimates are free, and we work across the Monterey Bay area within about 45 minutes of Salinas.

What We Handle

  • B General Building license #787101 from the California Contractors State License Board, first issued in 2000
  • Licensed and bonded, with workers' compensation insurance on file with the CSLB
  • One contract and one schedule for every trade on the project
  • Permit applications and inspection scheduling handled as part of the job
  • Licensed plumbing, electrical and gas contractors working under our contract
  • Structural concrete, footings and slabs poured to the engineer's plans
  • Masonry, carpentry and custom iron work by our own crew
  • Free on-site estimates across the Monterey Bay area

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What a licensed general building contractor does

A general building contractor takes responsibility for the whole structure. The B classification is written for projects that need at least two unrelated building trades working together. Most remodels, additions and outdoor building projects are exactly that. We have held our B license since 2000, which is more than 25 years as a licensed California contractor.

An addition is the plain example. It needs footings and a slab, then framing, then electrical and plumbing, then finishes. Each stage has to pass inspection before the next one covers it. One licensed contractor holds the contract for all of it.

That is how we run a project. Our crew handles the concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work. Licensed plumbing and electrical contractors do their trades under our contract. When a job needs foundations and slabs, we build to the engineer's plans.

Home remodeling and room additions across the Monterey Bay area

We handle home remodeling and room additions as a general contractor. Every job starts with a site visit and a written estimate that lists the scope. When you already have plans from an architect or a designer, we build from them.

Structural work is where our own trades show up. Footings, slabs, site walls and flatwork get poured by our crew. Carpentry covers framing, redwood decks and patio covers. Iron work covers railings and gates that we fabricate and weld.

Outdoor projects are often the most multi-trade jobs we build. A built-in outdoor kitchen needs masonry, concrete, gas and power in one sequence. We set that order so the patio gets poured once and the finishes go on last.

Permits, inspections and one schedule for the whole job

Most of this work needs a permit, and which office issues it depends on the address. Cities permit work inside city limits, and counties permit the unincorporated areas. A Salinas job goes to the city permit center. A job in Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley or Prunedale goes to Monterey County's Housing and Community Development department.

Plans get reviewed against the current California Building Standards Code and any local amendments. Coastal properties can fall under coastal permit rules on top of the building permit. We check with the local planning counter before the schedule is set.

Inspections come in stages. The building department looks at forms and steel before a concrete pour. The trades get signed off before anything is covered. Our schedule is built around those hold points.

Footing trenches with wood forms and vertical rebar at a hillside site Interior remodel in progress with open stud walls and plywood subfloor

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How We Work

How a Project With Aguilar and Sons Construction Runs

From the first call or text to the final walkthrough, here is how it goes.

1

Call or text

Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form. Tell us what you want built and where it goes.

2

Site visit and measurements

We come out, measure the area and look at grades, drainage and access. The visit and the estimate are free.

3

Written estimate and plan

You get the scope, the materials and the price in writing. If the job needs a permit or an engineer, we say so up front and build that into the plan.

4

The build

Excavation and base first, then forming, steel and the pour. Masonry, carpentry and iron work follow in the order the build needs.

5

Walkthrough and care instructions

We go over the finished work with you on site. You get plain instructions for sealing, joint sand and keeping iron and wood coated.

FAQ

General Contractor Questions, Answered

Common questions about general contractor across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.

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What does a B General Building license cover?
The California Contractors State License Board sets the B classification by the trades a job needs. In its own wording, a B contractor's principal business is structures requiring at least two unrelated building trades or crafts. CSLB also says framing or carpentry may not be counted toward those two unrelated trades. That is why the B license fits remodels, additions and outdoor projects.
How do I check a contractor's license?
Look the license up on cslb.ca.gov, which shows whether it is current and what classification it holds. The register also lists the bond and workers' compensation coverage on file. Ours is CSLB license #787101, B General Building, first issued in 2000. California requires a licensed contractor to print the license number in every form of advertising.
What does California require in a written contract?
California requires a written contract for home improvement work priced over $500, labor and materials combined. CSLB caps the down payment at $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. After that, payments cannot run ahead of the value of the work performed. Check any license on cslb.ca.gov before you sign.
How does a project with several trades get scheduled?
The schedule runs off the inspections and the trades that have to go first. Site work, footings and concrete come early, because framing and masonry sit on top of them. Gas, electrical and plumbing rough-ins go in before anything gets covered. Finishes land last.
Do I need a permit, and who inspects the work?
Additions, structural work and most decks need a permit, and the office depends on the address. Plans are reviewed against the current California Building Standards Code and any local amendments. The building department then inspects the work in stages. Forms and steel get looked at before a concrete pour.
What drives the cost of a remodel or an addition?
Size and structure come first, since new footings and framing cost more than work inside existing walls. Access matters too, because a back yard a truck cannot reach means pumping the concrete. Slope, soil and drainage move the price, and so does how many trades the job pulls in. We give a free on-site estimate and put the scope in writing.
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Work That Pairs With General Contractor

Tied rebar grid raised on chairs over a compacted base ready for concrete

Foundations and Slabs

New concrete slabs and foundations for additions, garages, ADUs, shops and sheds, built to the engineer's plans. Our crew handles the base, the forms, the steel and the finish, from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area.

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Wet redwood deck wrapping a stucco house beside flowering succulents

Decks

We build redwood decks with poured footings, posts on metal bases and framing sized for the span. Steps, benches, planters and railings in wood or custom iron come with the job.

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Worker floating a freshly poured backyard slab between a house and fence

Concrete

General concrete work for homes and commercial property: walkways, sidewalks, steps, curbs, mow strips, pads and low site walls. We do the forming, the steel and the finish, and we pump concrete into back yards a truck cannot reach.

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Why Choose Aguilar & Sons Construction

Built for Monterey Bay Homes and Properties

Licensed general building contractor

CSLB license #787101, classification B General Building, current and active. That license has been held since 2000, more than 25 years as a licensed California contractor.

Bonded, with workers' compensation on file

The license carries a contractor's bond, and workers' compensation insurance is on file with the CSLB. You can look up license #787101 at cslb.ca.gov.

One contractor for every trade

Concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work run under one contract and one schedule. One company answers for the whole outdoor project.

Free estimates across the Monterey Bay area

Estimates are free and we do them at the property. We work from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area, within about 45 minutes.

Free Estimates

Get In Touch With Aguilar & Sons Construction

Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form with a few details about the project. Photos of the area help, and we will set a time to come out and measure.

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Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.

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