San Ramon Remodeling Contractor and Design-Build Firm
Taragano Design and Build is a San Ramon remodeling contractor working across the city and the wider San Ramon Valley. We build home additions, whole-house remodels, ADUs, and custom homes, plus kitchens and bathrooms. One team handles design, permits, and construction, under one contract.
Much of San Ramon sits inside a homeowners association, and in the master-planned areas an architectural review runs alongside the city permit rather than after it. We prepare both submittals together so the two approvals move in parallel.
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Proudly serving homeowners throughout San Ramon and the surrounding area.
Hiring a General Contractor in San Ramon
A general contractor is the licensed party who signs the building contract and carries legal responsibility for the work: holding the permit, sequencing the trades, calling inspections at the right stage, and answering for anything that fails one.
Where homeowners get caught out is the gap between design and construction. In the traditional setup you hire an architect, get drawings, then take those drawings to general contractors. If a condition turns up that the drawings did not anticipate, or the design proves difficult to build as drawn, you are the one standing between two companies who each point at the other.
We work as a design-build general contractor. One company and one contract cover the design, the engineering, the permit, and the build. In San Ramon that also means one company preparing the architectural review package for your association, which is usually a separate errand for the homeowner.
Taragano Design and Build holds California contractor license #1143420 and is bonded and insured.
Already have an architect and permitted drawings? Bring them. We are glad to work as your general contractor and build from your plans. If you want us to design it, we handle that too.
Planning a Home Renovation in San Ramon
San Ramon adds a layer most nearby cities do not. What follows is an overview, not legal advice, and these rules change. We confirm the current requirements for your specific address and your association as part of every project.
Two Approvals, Not One
Across much of the city, and especially in the master-planned areas of Dougherty Valley, your project needs the City of San Ramon building permit and your association’s architectural review. These are separate processes with separate standards. Run them one after the other and the schedule stretches. Run them together and it usually does not. We prepare both packages from the same drawing set.
What an Association Can and Cannot Require
For most work, including additions, exterior changes, and anything visible from the street, your association’s architectural committee has real authority, and design guidelines about materials, colors, rooflines, and massing apply.
ADUs are the exception, and the difference matters. Under California Civil Code 4751 any provision in an association’s governing documents that effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts an ADU or JADU on a single-family lot is void and unenforceable. Associations may still impose reasonable restrictions, typically requiring the unit to match the main house in materials and finish, and HOA sign-off is not a precondition for the city to issue a ministerial ADU permit. Old CC&R language banning secondary units carries no force.
Design, Permits, and Construction
Once feasibility and association requirements are settled, floor plans come first, then elevations, then structural engineering, then permit submittal. Construction runs demolition, structural, rough mechanical and electrical and plumbing, inspection, insulation and drywall, finishes. The schedule is built backward from inspection dates rather than forward from the start date.
Home Additions in San Ramon
We expand San Ramon homes with master suites, second stories, and great rooms, and prepare the architectural review package alongside the permit set. See our home additions page.
Master Suites & Primary Suites
A private retreat with a spa bath and walk-in closet. Our most requested addition, and the one that pays back most at resale.
Second-Story Additions
When the lot is full, we build up and save the yard. Going up needs structural work, and it usually needs association review as well.
Kitchen & Great-Room Expansions
Push out the back wall and open the kitchen to a great room full of light.
Complete Home Renovations and Makeovers in San Ramon
Great bones but a dated feel? A whole-house renovation takes a San Ramon home down to the studs and rebuilds it modern. See our whole-house remodeling page.
Down-to-the-Studs Remodels
We rebuild the whole home: new layout, new systems, new finishes, one clear vision.
New Systems & Layout
Old wiring and plumbing out, modern and safe in. The home lives better and lasts longer.
Complete Home Makeovers
A full interior renovation without moving walls or structure. New kitchen, baths, flooring, millwork, and lighting throughout.
ADU Construction in San Ramon
San Ramon is one of the better places in the county to build an ADU, largely because state law limits what an association can do about it. See our ADU page.
Detached ADU & Backyard Cottages
A self-contained backyard home with its own kitchen, bath, and entrance. California caps detached units at 1,200 square feet, and local standards govern setbacks and height.
Garage Conversions
Converting existing space is often the fastest path, and state law bars a city from making you replace the parking you give up to do it.
ADU in an HOA Neighborhood
Civil Code 4751 voids CC&R language that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an ADU. Associations can still require the unit to match the main house. We prepare that review package in Windemere, Gale Ranch, and beyond.
Custom Homes in San Ramon
Building new in San Ramon? As home builders working across the San Ramon Valley we handle custom homes and tear-down rebuilds. See our custom homes page.
New Home Builders in San Ramon
Built from the ground up on your lot, to your vision, by one accountable team.
Tear-Down & Rebuild
Replace a home past saving while keeping the location you love.
Kitchen Remodeling in San Ramon
The kitchen is the room you use most, and layout decides whether it works before any finish does. We plan around workflow, zones, lighting, storage, and appliance placement. See our kitchen remodeling page.
Layout & Workflow
Where the sink, range, and refrigerator sit relative to each other, and whether an island helps or blocks. We settle this before cabinets are discussed.
Cabinets, Counters & Light
Custom cabinets, stone counters, and a lighting plan that covers task, ambient, and accent rather than one fixture in the middle of the ceiling.
Bathroom Remodeling in San Ramon
A bathroom is a waterproofing problem wearing tile. We design for ventilation, drainage, and natural light first, then finishes. See our bathroom remodeling page.
Primary Suites & Spa Baths
Curbless showers, correct slope to drain, bench seating, tempered glass, and soaking tubs where the space supports one.
Hall & Guest Baths
Smaller footprints where ventilation, outlet placement, and storage matter more than square footage.
Why San Ramon Homeowners Choose Us
We are Diamond Certified, rated highest in quality. We hold 5.0 stars on Google, Houzz, and HomeAdvisor. We rank in the top 2% of more than 336,000 California contractors on BuildZoom. One team owns your whole project, so nothing falls through the cracks.
We have completed a full-house remodel with an addition in San Ramon, part of more than 100 projects across the East Bay since 2014.
Neighborhoods We Serve in San Ramon
San Ramon splits cleanly between the newer master-planned east side and the established neighborhoods closer to the center and west. Which side you are on decides how much association review your project carries and how predictable the existing construction is.
Dougherty Valley
Gale Ranch
Master-planned, built over the past two decades, with larger lots than its neighbor and consistent construction eras. Active architectural review, so exterior work needs a design package.
Windemere
East of Gale Ranch, developed by several builders, so plans vary block to block. Lots run smaller and homes sit closer together, which makes setbacks the first question on any addition.
Established San Ramon
Twin Creeks
West side, detached single-story, two-story, and tri-level homes with mature landscaping. Worth knowing that the original Twin Creeks section north of Norris Canyon Road has no homeowners association at all.
Canyon Lakes
Gated, wrapped around the golf course, with everything from townhomes to large detached houses. Access and staging need planning, and association standards are strict.
Old Ranch Estates & Southern San Ramon
Older detached homes on more varied lots. Original framing and systems are worth investigating before a design is finalized.
Norris Canyon Estates
Larger, more secluded homesites toward the hills. Privacy and lot size open up options that tighter neighborhoods rule out.
The Bridges & Crow Canyon
Golf-course and country-club adjacent properties with their own design standards layered on top of city review.
Dougherty Hills & Westside
Established detached-home neighborhoods with varied lot sizes, generally less prescriptive review than the master-planned east side.
Common Questions for a San Ramon Remodeling Contractor
Can my HOA stop my San Ramon project?
It depends on the project. For an ADU, no. California Civil Code 4751 voids governing-document language that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an ADU on a single-family lot, though the association can still require it to match the main house. For additions and other exterior work, the architectural committee does have real authority, and we prepare that submittal for you.
How big can an ADU be in San Ramon?
California caps a detached ADU at 1,200 square feet, and that ceiling applies statewide rather than being specific to San Ramon. Local standards for setbacks, height, and lot coverage still shape what fits on your particular parcel, so we check the current standard against your lot rather than working from a rule of thumb.
Do I need an architect before hiring a general contractor?
Not with a design-build contractor. We handle design, engineering, permits, and construction under one contract, so one company is accountable from first sketch to final inspection. If you already have an architect and drawings, we are glad to build from them.
Ready to Start Your San Ramon Project?
Call or text (925) 388-6353 for a free site visit. We will walk your property, talk through your ideas, and give you a straight answer on scope and timing.
