Frequently asked questions

Yes. Pagac & Co Construction holds active California General Contractor License #812248 and carries full commercial general liability insurance on every project. Certificates of insurance are issued within one business day of a request.

Daily crews cover Concord, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Martinez plus the surrounding East Bay. Commercial and multi-unit programs extend across the wider SF Bay Area to Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and Santa Rosa on a per-project basis.

Yes — site consultations are free for homeowners and property managers alike. After the walkthrough, a written, transparent, line-item estimate typically arrives within about 48 hours.

Always. We prepare and pull all required city and county permits, schedule every inspection, and are on-site when the inspector arrives. We don’t perform unpermitted work — it puts your property and any future sale at risk.

Nearly all residential work runs on a written, transparent, line-item proposal — every element of scope priced on its own line, so you can see exactly what you are approving. If we open a wall and find something genuinely unforeseeable, you get a documented change order — photos, explanation, price — before any extra work happens. Zero surprise change-orders.

In 2026, most full East Bay kitchen remodels land between $75,000 and $110,000, with cosmetic refreshes from about $45,000 and custom projects above $120,000. Bathrooms typically run $30,000–$70,000 depending on scope. Our cost guide breaks it down line by line: What a Kitchen Remodel Really Costs in the East Bay.

Typical construction timelines: bathrooms 2–4 weeks, kitchens 4–8 weeks, full home renovations 3–6 months, ADUs 4–7 months including permitting. You’ll have the exact calendar — permit and inspection milestones included — before we start, plus a daily photo log while we build.

In most cases, yes — California law now requires cities to allow ADUs on nearly all residential lots, subject to size and setback rules. We handle feasibility, design coordination, permits, and construction. Start with our plain-English guide: Concord ADU Rules.

Residential projects follow a milestone schedule defined in your contract — you always know what payment unlocks what work. The initial deposit is capped per California law. We never ask you to pre-pay for work that hasn’t been scheduled.

Yes — it’s half our business. We run unit turnarounds, standing maintenance contracts, and volume programs for multi-family portfolios, including property management companies across Contra Costa County. Single invoice, photo documentation, portal-friendly paperwork.

A standard vacancy turnover — paint, patch, flooring repair, fixture swaps, deep clean — typically runs 3 to 7 working days depending on unit condition. Heavier renovation turns are quoted per scope with a committed completion date, and we hit it.

Call or text (415) 290-9888 and we respond to make-safe situations — active leaks, water heater failures, electrical faults, lock-ups, and board-ups. Contract clients get defined response tiers written into the agreement, plus after-action documentation for owner reporting.

Yes. We act as the single point of contact and coordinate vetted, licensed specialists for window replacement, HVAC, roofing, and similar trades — under our supervision and our insurance requirements. One scope, one schedule, one invoice, one accountable team.