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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across Lexington Hills

Hiring a General Contractor in Lexington Hills means finding someone who understands that every project here has to answer two questions before a single board is cut: how does this material hold up to salt-laden mountain fog, and will it pass a Cal Fire defensible-space inspection? Those two forces shape nearly every remodel, addition, and roofing job we take on in the 95031 ZIP. Viceroy Construction is led by Neil Drummond, and our crews work Lexington Hills regularly, from Old Santa Cruz Highway up through the canyon roads where county permitting and steep grades slow everyone else down. Call (877) 358-6557 for a free estimate on your project.

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Why Viceroy Construction Is Lexington Hills’s Preferred General Contractor Company

Lexington Hills homeowners tend to ask sharper questions than most, and that’s a good thing. The standard valley contractor pitch falls apart here because the environment is unforgiving: salt fog off Monterey Bay in summer, relentless winter rain, and wildfire risk that puts every exterior surface under county review. We’ve worked enough jobs in Lexington Hills to know which fasteners rust out on decks, which window frames pit within seven years, and which roofing systems actually get approved by unincorporated Santa Cruz County inspectors.

Our local reputation in Lexington Hills is built on jobs where we caught what others missed. That’s not bravado, it’s a pattern. When we quote a remodel off a canyon lot, we’re already accounting for drainage, slope, tree work, and fire clearance because we know the parcel and the local code path before we set foot on site. Lexington Hills customers call us back for second projects, which is the only review metric we track.

Response time to Lexington Hills matters when your roof is leaking or your deck railing has finally failed. We schedule Lexington Hills jobs in blocks so our crews aren’t burning an hour each way from Saratoga for a half-day task. For emergency calls, we quote same-day or next-day dispatch when our schedule allows. Call (877) 358-6557 and we’ll tell you straight what’s realistic.

Licensed General Contractor in Lexington Hills

A Licensed General Contractor working in Lexington Hills deals with two sets of rules that don’t exist in the flat valley cities: unincorporated Santa Cruz County building permits and Cal Fire’s wildland-urban interface (WUI) requirements. You don’t need someone who’s merely state-licensed; you need someone who’s pulled permits through this specific county office enough times to know what the plan checker will flag on a hillside addition or a roof replacement. Viceroy Construction handles that entire path, from site assessment and material submission through inspection sign-off.

Terrain-Driven Structural Work

Most Lexington Hills lots are graded slopes, so a “simple” kitchen remodel often turns into foundation pinning, retaining wall repair, or drainage re-routing once we open walls and grade check. That’s the reality of mid-century mountain cabins and later custom hillside builds. We scope for that upfront so the change order doesn’t blindside you two weeks into framing.

Septic, Well, and Utility Coordination

Plenty of Lexington Hills homes run on well water and septic rather than municipal services. Any room addition or ADU plan has to work around septic leach field setback rules and well flow capacity. Neil Drummond’s team coordinates those evaluations early, before a $45,000 – $130,000 home addition gets drawn on the wrong footprint and dies at the permit counter.

Residential General Contractor in Lexington Hills

A Residential General Contractor in Lexington Hills is the single point of accountability for projects that would otherwise require you to coordinate a roofer, a framer, a window installer, a paver crew, and someone to yell at when a deck railing fails inspection. That’s what our General Contractor in Lexington Hills scope actually means: one contract, one schedule, one person to call whether the issue is a Cambria countertop templating problem or a drainage swale that needs re-grading before the rains come.

Whole-Home Renovation on Sloped Lots

We run full interior-to-exterior scopes on Lexington Hills homes: kitchen tearout, Kohler bath remodel, James Hardie siding replacement, and a GAF roof all under one contract. Kitchens in Lexington Hills typically run $14,000 – $45,000, while a full roof replacement lands at $8,000 – $20,000 depending on pitch, wildfire-rated materials, and whether we’re fixing rotted decking beneath the old shingles.

ADU and Garage Conversion Work

Lexington Hills parcels often have the acreage for an ADU, but the county’s septic and slope constraints make it a different animal than an ADU build in Los Gatos or Cambria in Lexington Hills. ADU construction here runs $90,000 – $220,000, and a garage conversion runs $30,000 – $80,000. We’ve built with Abodu and Boxabl systems where the site allows, though many Lexington Hills lots require conventional stick framing due to terrain access.

Trusted Brands We Service in Lexington Hills

We stock and specify brands that earn their place on a Lexington Hills job. On the countertop side, we work extensively with Silestone and Caesarstone, both of which offer non-porous surfaces that stand up to mountain humidity and redwood tannin staining from the surrounding canopy. For plumbing, Kohler and Moen fixtures are our default recommendations because their valve cartridges and finishes hold up to the mineral-heavy well water common in the 95031 ZIP. We also routinely install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems rated for wildfire exposure zones. When you call (877) 358-6557 for a free estimate, we’ll walk you through which brands fit your budget and which ones need a coastal-spec upgrade.

Common General Contractor Problems We See in Lexington Hills Homes

• Galvanized deck and railing hardware rusting out in under six years. The combination of salt-laden summer fog and heavy winter rain corrodes hot-dip galvanized fasteners far faster than inland. We specify 316 marine-grade stainless steel for every exterior connection, which adds roughly 15 – 25% to fastener cost but eliminates premature failure.
• Inland-spec window frames pitting and voiding warranties before the 10-year mark. Standard vinyl or aluminum window frames without marine-grade finish discolor and corrode in Lexington Hills’s salt fog. The cost gap between inland-spec windows and coastal-spec frames typically runs 12 – 20% on a $4,500 – $15,000 window replacement, and it’s the cheapest money you’ll spend on the job.
• Failed Cal Fire defensible-space and ignition-resistant material inspections. County plan checkers in unincorporated Santa Cruz County are strict about roof coverings, siding, and ember-resistant vents. Missing those requirements means a failed inspection and a change order mid-project, which burns three to six weeks on a schedule.
• Paver patios and driveways with joint failure from salt and freeze-thaw cycles. Polymeric sand alone does not hold up in Lexington Hills. We spec polyurethane-based joint sealers rated for coastal moisture, which extends the life of a $3,500 – $11,000 paver patio by a decade or more.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Lexington Hills

Viceroy Construction runs crews from Lexington Hills down through Lexington Hills and into the surrounding communities. We cover Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Cambrian Park, and Scotts Valley, with scheduling that groups jobs by geography so you’re not paying for dead drive time. If you’re in a neighboring ZIP on the western slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains, we’ll bring the same coastal-spec approach.

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