Construction Services
ADUs, bathroom and kitchen remodels, home additions, custom home building, renovations, garage finishing, boathouse remodeling, PG&E consulting, interior finishing, commercial projects, and foundations when needed. Scroll to the Project Types & Permitting Guide below for timelines, team requirements, utilities, and school fees.
Project Types & Permitting Guide
Which Type of Project Are You Planning?
Use this general guide to compare permitting timelines, school fees, team requirements, and utilities across common residential project types. Actual requirements vary by municipality and scope.
Like-for-like Kitchen/Bath
Cosmetic facelift only. No walls being removed/modified. All plumbing fixtures in relatively the same locations.
Permitting Timeline
- Planning department
- Not required
- Building department
- 1–2 weeks
- PG&E Permitting
- Not required
- Public Hearings
- Not required
Fees
- School Fees
- No
Project Team
- Architect required
- Not necessarily — smaller projects often only require measurements
- Structural Engineer
- No
- Geotechnical Engineer
- No
- Topographic survey
- No
- Civil engineer
- No
- Landscape Architect
- No
- Arborist
- No
- Special Inspection
- No
Utilities
- Fire sprinklers
- No
- PG&E: Electric Panel
- No
- Water Meter Upgrade
- No
- Sewer upgrade
- No
Cosmetic facelift only. No walls being removed/modified. All plumbing fixtures in relatively the same locations.
Permitting Timeline
- Planning department
- Not required
- Building department
- 1–2 weeks
- PG&E Permitting
- Not required
- Public Hearings
- Not required
Fees
- School Fees
- No
Project Team
- Architect required
- Not necessarily — smaller projects often only require measurements
- Structural Engineer
- No
- Geotechnical Engineer
- No
- Topographic survey
- No
- Civil engineer
- No
- Landscape Architect
- No
- Arborist
- No
- Special Inspection
- No
Utilities
- Fire sprinklers
- No
- PG&E: Electric Panel
- No
- Water Meter Upgrade
- No
- Sewer upgrade
- No
Timelines are estimates based on typical Bay Area / California permitting norms and vary by city, lot conditions, and project scope.











