Homes we remodel in Mountain View
Monta Loma kitchens in Eichlers and Mackays are small and already open to the living area, so the work is cabinets, counters and keeping the mid-century lines; the sink stays put unless we cut the slab. Old Mountain View bungalows have closed kitchens on raised floors, and opening toward the dining room or bringing plumbing to an island from below are the usual requests. Ranches in Rex Manor and Waverly Park have the room for a bigger layout but often a panel that needs a load calculation before induction goes in. Mountain View’s green building code requires pre-wiring for a future electric appliance if a remodel installs gas equipment, and the city on its own estimate takes 2–3 months to permit a kitchen with wall changes, so the design is settled before we submit.
- Mid-century modern tracts: Eichler, Mackay and Mardell (Monta Loma, plus the early-1970s Bell Meadows Eichlers): Eichlers have radiant-heat tubing in the slab and post-and-beam walls; many Mackay flattops are on slab too. Plumbing moves mean cutting concrete, so the drain locations shape the design.
- Early-1900s to 1930s bungalows and Victorians (Old Mountain View): Craftsman and Spanish-revival bungalows on raised floors, with plaster walls and old drains. A few houses are on the city’s historic register, which matters only if the outside changes.
- 1950s–60s ranches (Rex Manor, Shoreline West, Cuesta Park, Waverly Park, Blossom Valley, Varsity Park): Single-story houses where small hall baths and closed kitchens are the usual starting point.
- Townhomes and condos (Whisman, Downtown and along the main corridors): Stacked or shared-wall units: HOA approval first, and every shower pan flood-tested before tile because a neighbor lives below.
Neighborhoods we work in: Old Mountain View, Downtown, Monta Loma, Rex Manor, Shoreline West, Sylvan Park, Whisman, Cuesta Park, Waverly Park, Bell Meadows, Blossom Valley, Varsity Park, Gemello, Cuernavaca.