Home Remodeling Contractors in Mountain View, CA

We’re a design-build crew based one city over in Sunnyvale, building room additions, ADUs, decks, kitchens, baths, and full-house renovations across Mountain View. Every room gets modeled and approved before a single cabinet is ordered.

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CSLB #1068557, Class B · Family-owned since 2020 · Serving Mountain View and the surrounding South Bay

Remodeling Mountain View Homes Since 2020

Design and construction both sit inside the same company, so the person drawing your kitchen and the person framing it draw a paycheck from the same place. When the plans meet the actual house and something has to give, it gets solved on a phone call instead of a change-order argument.

The 3D model comes first. Test finishes against it, move things around, and tell us when it’s right. Purchase orders follow your approval. Our license number is 1068557. Look it up with the state board, then do the same for everyone else on your list.

In Business Since 2020 Every Room Modeled First Estimates Free and Broken Out Line by Line

Why Waves Remodeling

What Sets Us Apart in Mountain View

Six things worth knowing before you shortlist anyone.

One Contract Instead of Three

Designer, drafter, builder: same company, one agreement. Nobody gets to tell you the drawings were fine and the framing was somebody else’s problem.

3D First, Materials Second

We model your room and hand you the controls. Widen the island, go a shade darker on the cabinets, shift the range wall. Reworking it there is free.

A Vanity Swap or a Second Story

Small jobs and gut renovations both. Crew and standards stay the same regardless of what the invoice says at the end.

Our Office Is the Next City Over

We’re on Lakeway Drive in Sunnyvale, a short drive from any Mountain View address. Getting someone out to look at your house is a scheduling matter and nothing more.

One Manager, Whole Project

The same person runs your job start to end, from the first site visit through the final fix. You’ll never explain your own project twice.

A License You Can Check in a Minute

CSLB #1068557, Class B general building. Any project past $1000 of combined labor and materials falls under California’s licensing law. The board posts each license next to its complaint record, so run ours before you sign.

What We Do

What We Build in Mountain View Homes

Indoors, outdoors, one room or all of them.

Kitchen Remodeling

Layouts, cabinetry, counters, islands, and the added circuits a modern kitchen needs behind the drywall. Kitchens are what we’re known for.

See how we do kitchens →

Bathroom Remodeling

Showers you step into without a curb, vanities lifted off the floor, a tub pulled out for a proper stall, and tile set so the grout lines still look deliberate ten years on.

Bathroom remodels →

Room Additions

A bedroom, a real office, a wider living room, or a second floor. Your lot lines, setbacks, and existing structure set the ceiling, so that’s where the drawings begin.

Room additions →

Home Remodeling

Whole-house work, down to everything hidden behind drywall: new wiring, new supply lines, structural changes, and an inspection attached to each of them.

Whole-house renovations →

Deck Builders

Patios, decks, and shade structures for a backyard that stays usable well past September. Built out of stock that handles the sun and the January rain equally.

Decks and patios →

ADU Construction

Detached units, garage conversions, and junior ADUs inside the house. Rent it out, house a parent, or stop working from the dining table. Drawings and permits are ours.

ADUs and JADUs →

Service Area

Where We Work Around Mountain View

We take work in every Mountain View neighborhood, and the crews range north up the Peninsula and south through the rest of Santa Clara County.

Areas served

Mountain View Los Altos Palo Alto Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara Menlo Park Redwood City San Jose Campbell Saratoga Milpitas

Office at 710 Lakeway Drive in Sunnyvale, one city over from Mountain View.

How Mountain View Handles Permits and Plans

Mountain View puts no discretionary design review on single-family remodels, and it doesn’t notify your neighbors that you’re building. Meet the development standards for your zoning district, R1 for most houses here, and your plans go straight to the Building Division with no hearing attached. Planning gets pulled in for a short list: variances and floor-area exceptions, additions onto a home that’s already nonconforming, exterior work on a historic house, and construction on large creekside lots.

Square footage is where the budget moves. An addition of 500 habitable feet or more can pick up school impact fees, with credit given for square footage that was already permitted. At 600 feet of addition or equivalent remodel, Public Works reviews the property and can call for a sewer lateral inspection, a rebuilt driveway apron, or sidewalk repair. At 1,000 feet or more, the city’s Green Building Code applies.

The city also sets its own electrical floor: a 200-amp, three-wire minimum on the service disconnect for single-family homes. An older Mountain View kitchen job tends to end in a service upgrade for exactly that reason. Separately, about twelve percent of the city falls inside a special flood hazard area, fed by bay tides and Permanente Creek, where a substantial improvement needs a flood development permit and an elevation certificate before anything starts.

Old Mountain View Cuesta Park Waverly Park Monta Loma Rex Manor Sylvan Park Shoreline West Blossom Valley Martens-Carmelita Whisman Station Slater Willowgate

How It Works

How a Project Runs, Start to Finish

The Visit

We come out, measure, look behind what we can, and tell you what your budget realistically buys. No charge and no pressure.

Design & Scope

Layouts, fixtures, finishes, and a written scope detailed enough that month four holds no surprises.

The Rendering

The modeled room goes to you with time to sit on it before you approve. Most clients change at least one thing here.

Permits & Build

We prepare the submittal, answer the city’s comments, pull the permit, and build to a schedule you can see.

Walkthrough

We go room to room together, write down what needs fixing, correct it, and close the job once that list is empty.

Three Kitchens We Rebuilt Nearby

Three recent kitchens up the Peninsula, photographed before we started and after we finished.

Redwood City Kitchen Remodel

A cramped galley boxed in by half-walls, with open-cubby uppers, wood-look counters, and a skylight doing most of the work. Same narrow footprint coming out, reworked completely: handleless white cabinetry, heavily veined marble counters carried up the wall as a full-height backsplash, an apron-front sink under a brass gooseneck faucet, and pale large-format floor tile.

Before and after →

San Bruno Kitchen Remodel

Stained oak cabinets, mottled granite counters and backsplash, and a pair of white wall ovens well past their service life. The rebuild went the other direction on color: forest-green shaker fronts with brass pulls, white quartz counters wrapping a reworked peninsula, red-oak floors, and French doors opening the room onto the backyard.

Before and after →

San Mateo Kitchen Remodel

White raised-panel cabinets, dark granite counters, and a small island with an open shelf on the end, all sitting in a room far bigger than the kitchen was using. Now a marble-look quartz island with waterfall ends anchors it, backed by white shaker cabinetry, a full slab backsplash, floor-to-ceiling pantry storage, and gray wide-plank flooring.

Before and after →

Google Reviews from Bay Area Customers

    
 
 
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   Or Sapir 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We did our kitchen remodel with Waves Remodeling, and Eli was our project manager. He was easy to work with, super approachable, and kept things simple the whole way through. He checked in often, made sure everything stayed on track, and handled any small issues quickly without making it a big deal.

The team did solid work, and you can see it in the details. Our kitchen looks clean, modern, and feels much more functional now. The whole experience was smooth and not stressful, which we really appreciated. Overall, really happy we went with them and with Eli managing the project.
  
 
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   Nathaniel Krispin 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We worked with Ben from Waves Remodeling to turn our kitchen into an open concept space, and honestly it came out better than we expected. He helped us figure out what walls to remove and how to make everything feel connected without overcomplicating it. The whole process felt pretty straightforward, no stress, no confusion. His crew showed up on time, kept things clean, and just got it done right. The space now feels bigger, brighter, and way more usable for everyday life. You can tell they know what they’re doing. Super happy with how it turned out. Would definitely work with Ben again.
  
 
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   Asaf Sadok 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had a great experience working with Ben, Tom, and the team at Waves Remodeling on building our ADU in Palo Alto. From start to finish, the process felt organized, professional, and well-managed.

Tom, the project manager, was excellent to work with. He was always on top of things, responsive, and made sure everything kept moving forward smoothly. Any time we had questions or needed clarification, he was quick to respond and explain things in a clear, simple way. It made a big difference having someone reliable managing the day-to-day.

Ben and the team helped guide us through the entire process—from planning and design to permits and construction. They were very knowledgeable about the city requirements in Palo Alto, which helped avoid delays and made the process much easier for us.

The quality of work really shows. The ADU came out beautiful, clean, and well-built. Everything feels solid and thoughtfully done, from the layout to the finishes. You can tell they care about the details and don’t cut corners.

Overall, it was a smooth and positive experience. We’re very happy with the result and would definitely recommend Ben, Tom, and Waves Remodeling to anyone looking to build an ADU or take on a serious home project.
  
 
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   Liran Mezan 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We hired Waves Remodeling  for a second story addition and worked directly with the Ben .overall really good experience. It’s the biggest project we ever did .
Ben was involved the whole time and easy to communicate with any time we had questions or something came up. it was available explaining things in a simple way the call showed up kept the work moving.
Of course, there were a few bumps along the way they can handle a construction job, but nothing crazy and everything got handled
Would definitely recommend Waves Remodeling if you’re doing a big project like this
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The full remodel completed by Ben and the Waves Remodeling team was handled with a level of organization and care that made a complex project feel manageable. From early planning through final details, every phase was approached thoughtfully and with clear intent. Structural work, systems, finishes, and layouts were all coordinated seamlessly, avoiding the common disconnects that often happen in large remodels. Communication remained consistent, expectations were set realistically, and decisions were made with both functionality and longevity in mind. The team maintained a clean, respectful job site and took pride in the quality of execution at every step. What stands out most is how cohesive the final result feels — nothing appears rushed or pieced together. The home now feels refined, balanced, and purposefully redesigned, reflecting a remodel done right from the inside out.
  
 
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   Itai Zalcman 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The planning and design process with Ben and the Waves Remodeling team was one of the strongest parts of the project. From the start, there was a clear effort to truly understand how we live and how the space needed to function, not just how it should look. Ideas were thoughtfully developed, refined, and translated into practical, buildable plans. Design decisions were guided by experience, budget awareness, and long-term value, which made the entire process feel grounded and intentional. Communication was clear, and every option was explained with pros, cons, and implications. Nothing felt rushed or pushed. By the time construction began, the vision was fully aligned, which avoided surprises and unnecessary changes. The result reflects careful planning, smart design choices, and a level of foresight that made the entire project smoother and more successful.
  
 
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   Hodaya Nir 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The landscape project completed by Ben and the Waves Remodeling team completely reshaped the way our property looks and feels. From the earliest conversations, it was clear that the approach was thoughtful and grounded in long-term performance, not just visual impact. Every element — grading, drainage, hardscape, planting, and lighting — was planned to work together as a single system rather than as separate features.

Execution was methodical and well organized. The site remained clean, progress was clearly communicated, and decisions were discussed before work moved forward. What stood out most was the attention given to details that are often hidden, such as proper base preparation, water management, and transitions between materials. These choices make the space feel solid and intentional, not rushed or decorative.

The finished landscape feels natural and balanced, with a strong sense of flow between the house and the outdoor areas. It’s a space that invites daily use, not just occasional enjoyment. Beyond aesthetics, the work added real functionality and long-term value to the property. The result reflects craftsmanship, experience, and a genuine respect for how outdoor spaces should be built to last.
  
 
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   Asaf Shalem 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The stucco, roof, and backyard work done by Ben and the Waves Remodeling team was handled with a high level of care and professionalism. The scope required coordination between multiple trades, and everything was executed cleanly and efficiently. The stucco finish is smooth and consistent, the roof work feels solid and well detailed, and the backyard now feels intentional rather than pieced together. Communication throughout the process was clear, and issues were addressed quickly without shortcuts. The end result feels durable, cohesive, and thoughtfully built, not rushed or cosmetic.
  
 
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   Ray Ellersick 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had a wonderful experience with my kitchen remodeling job from start to finish. I usually find this kind of project to be especially daunting, but Tom was there at every step to help me understand the process, choose the right materials, and plan for the work. He has a great eye for design and I am very please with all of his suggestions for color, texture and layout.

Tom and all the workers who did the construction were very efficient and professional. The quality of the work was excellent and it was done much more quickly than I expected.
  
 
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   Lakshmi N 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had an initial call with Tom to discover the possibilities of building an ADU. They explained different scenarios, constraints and the approximate cost range. He went above and beyond explaining the different stages and if it makes sense to build an ADU. He is customer focused and thinks from their perspective.

FAQ

How Long Does a Mountain View Permit Take?

Entirely a question of scope. A like-for-like kitchen swap can clear in roughly five business days; a kitchen renovation that takes out walls runs two to three months before the permit lands. A detached ADU built from one of the city’s preapproved designs can come through in about thirty days.

Is a Preapproved ADU Worth Giving Up a Custom Design?

Sometimes. The city keeps a published library of detached ADU designs already checked against local building, fire, and reach code requirements, which is what shortens the review and trims the design cost. The trade is a fixed floor plan, so an awkward yard or a specific layout in your head still argues for custom drawings.

Will My Addition Need Fire Sprinklers?

Yes if the finished house totals 4,100 square feet, and yes if the addition doubles the size of what’s standing now. New construction triggers them too. We price sprinklers in from the start on anything close to those lines.

Do I Lose My Garage Parking If I Build an ADU?

Not necessarily. Mountain View wants a covered space plus an uncovered one for the main house, and an ADU with a bedroom generally needs one space of its own, though a driveway counts and several exemptions can waive it outright. We run your lot against the parking rules before drawing a thing.

Can We Live in the House During the Build?

For one bathroom or one room, usually, provided there’s a second bathroom. For a kitchen, plan on a hot plate and a lot of takeout for several weeks. Whole-house work is where most clients move out, and we’ll tell you that up front rather than let you discover it in week three.

What Do You Need From Me Before You Can Quote It?

Access to the space, a rough budget range, and any photos or plans you’ve been collecting. Old permit records help on additions. The estimate comes back itemized and it costs nothing, even if you hire someone else.

Ready to Put Numbers on Your Mountain View Remodel?

Book a visit and you’ll end up with a written breakdown of scope, cost, and schedule. It’s yours to keep, and nothing in it obligates you to us. Phone is (408) 539-1094; email goes to info@wavesremodelingca.com.

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