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After the remodel, a white painted fireplace surround and bright family room with new flooring

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General Contractor in Santa Paula, CA

Our office is at 658 Richard Rd, a few minutes from most homes in town. Remodels, additions and seismic retrofits from a contractor that has been based in Santa Paula since 1999.

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Working in Santa Paula

Santa Paula is home base for LE Construction. Luis Esparza started the company here in July 1999, and the office on Richard Road keeps the crew close to almost every house in town. When you call about a leak or a cracked ceiling, we can often come and look the same morning. On a remodel, Luis is on your job in person, not running it by phone from another city.

The housing in Santa Paula spans more than a century. The streets around Main Street and the historic downtown hold Victorian, Craftsman and Spanish Revival houses, many of them on raised foundations with plaster walls. Ranch houses from the post-war decades fill much of the rest of town. Harvest at Limoneira, the master-planned community in East Area One, added hundreds of new homes, with a first phase of 707 homesites. A 1910 bungalow and a house finished a few years ago need very different things from a contractor, and we work on both.

Permits here go through the City of Santa Paula, not the County. Before the city issues a building permit, its Planning Department has to sign off on a Zoning Clearance, and we prepare for that step when we draw the plans. Parcels just outside city limits are handled by the County of Ventura, so the first thing we do on any project is confirm which office covers your address.

Permits in Santa Paula

City of Santa Paula Planning Department and Building & Safety

Incorporated city: permits come from the City of Santa Paula.

  • The Planning Department must issue a Zoning Clearance before a building, grading or construction permit is issued (Santa Paula Municipal Code).
  • Some Santa Paula addresses outside the city limits, such as rural parcels off Highway 150, are permitted by the County of Ventura instead. We check your parcel first.
  • We pull permits under CSLB license #920095 and meet the inspectors on site.

Around Santa Paula

A few places every Santa Paula homeowner knows, and the neighborhoods we cover.

  • California Oil Museum

    Union Oil was founded in the 1890 building at Main and 10th Street, now a museum on the National Register of Historic Places. The blocks around it hold some of the oldest buildings in town.

  • Santa Paula Airport

    The small airfield beside the Santa Clara River is often called an open-air aviation museum, thanks to the vintage planes based there.

  • Murals of Santa Paula

    Downtown walls carry murals of the city's history, including Main Street in 1910 and the discovery of oil in the hills above town.

Neighborhoods and ZIP codes

  • Downtown Historic District (Main Street)
  • East Area One
  • McKevett Heights
  • The Oaks
  • Mupu
  • Sespe

We serve all of Santa Paula, ZIP code 93060.

Santa Paula homes

Downtown and the surrounding blocks have the oldest houses, many from the early 1900s. The Ebell Club, a shingled Craftsman built in 1917, gives a sense of the period. Homes from that era often have plaster over wood lath, framing that is not quite square, and raised foundations with short cripple walls underneath.

Post-war ranch houses make up much of the remaining neighborhoods. They are usually on slabs or low raised foundations and are now old enough for their original kitchens, bathrooms, panels and water lines to be due for replacement. The newest homes, in Harvest at Limoneira, are more likely to need patio covers, outdoor kitchens and built-ins than major repairs.

What Santa Paula homes need

  • Raised foundations that are not bolted down

    Many pre-1980 homes near downtown sit on cripple walls with few or no anchor bolts. A retrofit braces those walls and bolts the house to the foundation, and the Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant can pay part of the cost if your ZIP code qualifies.

  • Plaster walls and aging wiring

    Early-1900s houses can still have plaster over lath and stretches of old wiring behind it. We open those walls carefully, replace what needs replacing and patch plaster to match the walls that stay.

  • Wildfire exposure in the foothills

    The Thomas Fire started near Thomas Aquinas College in the hills above Santa Paula in December 2017 and went on to burn more than 281,000 acres. Homes near the foothills benefit from ember-resistant vents, enclosed eaves and fire-resistant siding.

  • Small lots near downtown

    Older lots near Main Street are often narrow, which limits how far an addition can spread. Second stories and bump-outs come up a lot here, and setbacks and height limits come from the city's zoning code.

Our services in Santa Paula

Every service below is available to Santa Paula homeowners, with the same license, permits and guarantee.

  • Kitchen Remodeling

    Cabinets and counters, a new layout, or a full tear-out, with the plumbing, electrical and permits handled by one crew.

    Bright remodeled kitchen with a white quartz island, bar stools, stainless refrigerator and wood-look tile floorKitchen Remodels in Santa Paula

  • Whole-Home Remodeling

    Reworked floor plans, widened halls and doorways, new flooring and finishes throughout, managed by one licensed contractor.

    Open dining area flowing into a white kitchen under a vaulted ceiling in a remodeled homeWhole-Home Remodels in Santa Paula

  • Home Additions

    Room additions and second stories: bedrooms, family rooms, offices and primary suites, from structural plans to final inspection.

    Two-story home with covered wood balconies on both levels and a stone chimneyHome Additions in Santa Paula

  • Outdoor Living Spaces

    Patios, patio covers, pergolas, decks, outdoor kitchens and fire features built for the Ventura County climate.

    Outdoor kitchen and bar with stone-faced counter, green patio umbrellas and a tiered fountainOutdoor Living in Santa Paula

  • Concrete Work

    Patios, walkways, slabs and foundations under our C-8 Concrete license, so one contractor is responsible from the foundation up.

    Curved stained-concrete entry steps with a low retaining wall planter leading to a front doorConcrete in Santa Paula

  • Stucco Repair & Installation

    Crack and patch repair, texture matching, and new stucco tied into additions and window replacements.

    Single-story house after a full re-stucco in a white finish, with a paneled garage door and curved stained concrete entry stepsStucco in Santa Paula

  • Seismic Retrofitting

    Cripple-wall bracing and foundation bolting for older raised-foundation homes. LE is a registered Earthquake Brace + Bolt contractor.

    Inspector crouching beside an open crawl space access door at the base of a house with gray sidingSeismic Retrofits in Santa Paula

What our clients say

Real Google reviews from LE Construction clients across our service area, quoted word for word.

EXCELLENT

5.0 out of 5, based on 17 Google reviews

  • Teresa Bucio

    June 2025 · Google review

    "He shows up exactly when he says he will every time which is a rare and much-appreciated quality in this industry. His pricing is fair and transparent, with no surprises along the way."
  • Diana Poncegomez

    April 2025 · Google review

    "I have had LE Construction do several projects for me over the years (starting in 2007), including but not limited to, bathroom remodel, back yard patio and renovation of other rooms in the house, and their work is excellent! … Very cost conscious and fair and their work is fantastic!"
  • Ellen Allan

    April 2024 · Google review

    "Luis and his crew are the best! The work is stunning and they clean up after themselves every night. In fact they treated my home like a home, not a job site. Very polite, on time, and reliable."

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We are a few minutes away. Call or send the form and Luis will set a time to come look at your project.

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Santa Paula FAQs

Is LE Construction actually based in Santa Paula?

Yes. The company was started in Santa Paula in July 1999 and the office is at 658 Richard Rd, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Owner Luis Esparza is the qualifying individual on our CSLB license, #920095. Being local means we can usually get to a Santa Paula house quickly, and Luis is on the job in person.

Who issues building permits for a remodel in Santa Paula?

Inside city limits, the City of Santa Paula does. Its Planning Department signs a Zoning Clearance first, and then the building permit is issued and inspected by the city. Parcels outside the city limits go through the County of Ventura instead. We confirm the right office for your address and handle the submittal.

Our house near downtown is over 100 years old. What should we expect from a remodel?

Expect a few surprises behind the walls, and plan for them in the budget. Houses from the early 1900s often have plaster over lath, out-of-square framing, older wiring and a raised foundation with no anchor bolts. We open walls carefully, show you what we find before we fix it, and price known conditions into the estimate. It is also the right time to add a seismic retrofit, since the crawlspace is already part of the job.

Can you work on a newer home in Harvest at Limoneira?

Yes. Newer homes usually need different work than the older parts of town, such as patio covers, outdoor kitchens, built-in cabinetry or a bathroom upgrade. If your neighborhood has design guidelines or an HOA, we can provide drawings and material specs for its approval. We pull city permits for the work as usual.

Can a Santa Paula house qualify for an Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant?

Many older Santa Paula houses match the program's house type: wood-framed, built before 1980, on a raised foundation with cripple walls 4 feet or shorter. The grant also depends on whether 93060 is on the current list of eligible ZIP codes, which we check for each registration window. LE Construction is a registered EBB contractor, so we can handle the retrofit and help with the paperwork.

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Serving Santa Paula and Surrounding Neighborhoods

From Downtown Historic District (Main Street), East Area One, McKevett Heights to the rest of Santa Paula, we are 5–12 min from our Santa Paula office.

ZIP codes we serve here: 93060

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