General Contractor Camarillo CA | Master Construction

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General Contractor in Camarillo, California

Serving Camarillo Since 1994 · Licensed & Insured · Lic. #1027281

Camarillo grew from ranch land into one of the county's most livable cities, and its homes deserve builders who respect that. Master Construction has served Camarillo for over 30 years from our Ventura headquarters, fifteen minutes up the 101. Our licensed crews (Lic. #1027281) handle everything from kitchen remodels in Mission Oaks to full HOA maintenance programs across the city's many planned communities.

Local Knowledge

Built for how Camarillo lives.

Camarillo is a city of planned neighborhoods, and that shapes how we work here. Many homes date to the 1970s through 1990s, which means original kitchens, aging plumbing, and roofs reaching the end of their run. We help owners modernize without fighting their HOA, handling architectural approval paperwork alongside city permits so projects move instead of stalling in committee.

The 1970s and 1980s tracts here share a handful of predictable problems, which is an advantage when you have opened as many of them as we have. Original galvanized or early plastic supply lines, undersized electrical panels with no capacity for a modern kitchen or an EV charger, and attic insulation that stopped doing its job decades ago. On a Camarillo remodel those are rarely surprises. They are line items we raise up front because we expect to find them.

What We Do

What we build in Camarillo.

Our Camarillo crews cover the full range: kitchen and bath remodels, home renovations and additions, HOA and property maintenance for the city's many associations, water damage restoration, roofing, and concrete and driveways. One licensed team, one point of contact, from first sketch to final walkthrough.

Building Here

Building in the City of Camarillo.

Home to about 70,000 people between the Conejo Grade and the Oxnard Plain, Camarillo blends suburban neighborhoods with working farmland and a historic old town along Ventura Boulevard. Permits run through the city's Community Development Department, and many neighborhoods add HOA architectural review on top. We manage both approvals routinely. For permit information and city services, visit the City of Camarillo official website.

Camarillo Heights and the hillside parcels above town play by different rules than the flat tracts below. Grading there brings soils and geology reports into the picture, which changes both the budget and the calendar for an addition or a pool. Down on the plain, the binding constraint is more often the HOA than the hill. Knowing which of the two governs a given address is the first thing we check, because it decides whether a project needs an engineer before it needs a designer.

Planning a Project in Camarillo?

Permits & Plan Check

Permits and plan check in Camarillo.

Camarillo moved fully digital on 1 July 2025 and no longer accepts paper plans. Everything now goes through the city's OpenGov permitting portal, which also handles fee payment and application status. If your last Camarillo project predates that change, the process will look different from what you remember.

Anything involving grading needs more than drawings: the city requires a soils engineering report and an engineering geology report alongside plans prepared and signed by a licensed professional. That catches people out on hillside lots and larger additions, and it is worth knowing before you budget the job.

Camarillo Building & Safety: (805) 388-5395, Monday to Friday 8am–5pm · Building & Safety

FAQ

Camarillo FAQ.

Can I still submit paper plans in Camarillo?

No. Camarillo went fully digital on 1 July 2025 and no longer accepts paper plans. Everything runs through the city OpenGov permitting portal, which also handles fee payment and application status.

What does Camarillo require for a grading permit?

More than drawings. The city requires a soils engineering report and an engineering geology report alongside plans prepared and signed by a licensed professional. That catches people out on hillside lots and larger additions, and it is worth knowing before you budget the job.

My last Camarillo project was a few years ago. Has the process changed?

Yes. If your last project predates July 2025 the process will look different from what you remember, because the paper route is gone entirely.

Who do I contact at Camarillo Building and Safety?

Camarillo Building & Safety on (805) 388-5395, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

Will HOA approval hold up my Camarillo project?

Only if it is left until late. Architectural committees often meet monthly, so a submittal that misses a meeting costs weeks that have nothing to do with construction. We prepare the HOA package alongside the city plan check submittal so both clocks run at the same time.

Do I need an engineer for a Camarillo hillside addition?

For anything involving grading on the hillside parcels, expect to. The city asks for soils engineering and engineering geology reports with plans prepared and signed by a licensed professional. That is a real cost and a real timeline, and it belongs in the budget conversation at the start rather than at plan check.

Is it worth upgrading the electrical panel during a remodel?

In most Camarillo homes of this era, yes. Original panels were sized for a house without induction cooking, a heat pump, a second oven or an EV charger. Doing the upgrade while walls are already open costs a fraction of coming back for it later, and it removes the ceiling on what you can add afterward.

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