San Jose projects
you can explore.
Best of Houzz Service awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Your remodel starts with a reason. You might need a kitchen with more usable storage, a bathroom that feels less cramped, or a floor plan that works better for your family. Finding the right company means looking at its work and understanding how it will help you make those decisions.
Top Home Builders is based in San Jose and brings design, planning, and construction together. Our team received Best of Houzz Service awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024. We use 3D modeling to help you review design ideas and line-by-line estimates to explain the proposed work.
Explore our local projects below, then tell us what you would like to change in your own home.
- Best of Houzz Service2022 · 2023 · 2024
- California contractorLicense #1066571
- San Jose office5450 Thornwood Dr. Suite E
See Our Remodeling Work in San Jose
These projects give you a starting point for discussing your own home. Browse the galleries for ideas, and bring the details you like to your consultation.
Echo Valley Drive: Kitchen and Bathroom Remodel
Considering a kitchen and bathroom project together? Explore this completed San Jose remodel and think about the finishes you would like to carry between rooms.
View the Echo Valley Drive project
Kennedy Avenue: Modern Kitchen Remodel
See our Kennedy Avenue kitchen remodel in San Jose. Use the gallery to start a conversation about cabinetry, work surfaces, and the look you want for your kitchen.
View the Kennedy Avenue project
Heaton Moor: Whole-Home Renovation
If your plans involve several rooms, explore this San Jose whole-home renovation. Identify the spaces you want to improve and the existing features you would like to keep.
View the Heaton Moor projectWhy Choose Top Home Builders
Design Decisions You Can See
Our 3D modeling helps you picture the proposed space. It gives you a way to discuss the layout, materials, and design choices before construction starts.
An Estimate You Can Review Line by Line
Your priorities should be clear in the proposal. We prepare an itemized estimate and project outline so you can review the work and understand the choices behind the budget.
Help From Planning Through Completion
Our design-build process connects architectural planning, permit applications, and construction. It also includes work-area preparation, protection for belongings, a final walkthrough, and professional cleanup.
Recognition You Can Check
Our Best of Houzz awards recognize service in three consecutive years: 2022, 2023, and 2024. You can view the award badges on our business profile and browse feedback from past clients.
Planning Your San Jose Remodel Before Work Begins
A useful plan starts with the existing house and the changes you want to make. In San Jose, the distinction between a minor room remodel and a project that changes the layout can affect the permit route.
A Small Room Does Not Automatically Mean a Minor Remodel
The City's minor kitchen and bathroom category has specific limits. It covers qualifying fixture and appliance replacements without changing their location or quantity and does not allow structural changes.
Moving fixtures, changing walls or windows, or altering framing can put the work outside that category. Discuss those decisions early, before assuming the project qualifies for an online minor-remodel permit.
Additions and Structural Changes Need Project Plans
For single-family and duplex properties, San Jose requires submitted plans for additions and remodels involving structural changes. The City reviews those plans before issuing the building permit.
If you want to open adjoining rooms or add space, include that goal in the first design discussion. It can affect the drawings, specialist input, and approval steps needed for the project.
Bring Any Existing Plans and Permit Records
San Jose's public permit search provides access to property information, permit histories, and available documents. These records can help inform questions about earlier alterations.
Bring any plans or records you already have to the consultation. Tell us about previous work and any questions about the current layout so those items can be considered while planning.
Remodeling Services for Your Home
Kitchen Remodeling
A kitchen should support the way you cook, store groceries, and move through the room. We help plan cabinetry, counters, lighting, appliances, finishes, and layout changes. Start by identifying what frustrates you now, such as limited preparation space or cabinets that are difficult to reach.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathroom planning brings together the shower or tub, vanity, storage, lighting, and the work behind the finished surfaces. Discuss the space available, how the room is used, and the fixtures you want before choosing tile and other finishes.
Whole-Home Renovations
When several rooms need work, plan their connections together. Doorways, flooring transitions, storage, lighting, and shared building systems can affect more than one room. A coordinated scope helps you consider those relationships before dividing the project into separate jobs.
Home Additions and ADUs
An addition provides more space connected to your home. An accessory dwelling unit creates a separate dwelling. Top Home Builders offers both services, with the design and construction scope developed around the property and your intended use.
How to Compare Remodeling Estimates
Two estimates for a kitchen or whole-home renovation may include different work. Before comparing their totals, check that both proposals describe the same project.
During your consultation, share your priorities and budget expectations. That gives our team a starting point for a scope and estimate you can review together.
| Item to compare | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Design and drawings | Identify the design work included and any separately priced architectural or engineering services. |
| Materials | Separate selected products from allowances, which are budget amounts set aside for items you have not chosen yet. |
| Permits | Clarify responsibility for applications, City fees, and responses to plan-review comments. |
| Existing conditions | Ask which assumptions may change after demolition or further investigation. |
| Finish work | Check the included flooring, painting, trim, repairs, and transitions to adjoining spaces. |
| Changes to the plan | Understand how additional work and its effect on cost or timing will be recorded. |
Feedback From Our Clients
“Very happy with my house, my kitchen, my bathroom!”
“Amazing service! Clean job and high quality.”
These excerpts are from company reviews displayed on our website. Read more client feedback.
San Jose Remodeling FAQ
Common questions about planning a San Jose remodel with Top Home Builders.
Do I Need Finished Plans Before Contacting You?
No. Our process begins with a consultation and assessment of the areas you want to change. Bring any plans you already have, along with photos, priorities, and ideas. We will discuss the next steps for design and the proposed work.
Do You Apply for Building Permits?
Yes. Top Home Builders applies for building permits on behalf of clients. The required documents and review process depend on the property and scope. We discuss those requirements as part of planning; approval timing remains with the reviewing agencies.
How Much Will My San Jose Remodel Cost?
The estimate depends on the rooms involved, existing conditions, layout changes, materials, and required design and permit work. Our team prepares a line-by-line estimate for the proposed scope. A price for another house is useful only when you understand what that project included.
Can I Live at Home During the Remodel?
Discuss that during planning. A limited work area creates different arrangements from a renovation that affects the kitchen, bathrooms, or several rooms at once. Plan around safe access, available facilities, work-area separation, and any periods when utilities will be unavailable.
What Happens if I Want to Change Something During Construction?
We review proposed changes against the project's budget, timing, and feasibility. Work outside the agreed scope can involve additional costs. Discuss and agree on the change with the team before the additional work proceeds.
Where Is Top Home Builders Located?
Our office is at 5450 Thornwood Dr. Suite E, San Jose, CA 95123. Call 669-282-0906 or book a consultation to discuss your property and project.
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Tell Us What You Want to Change
Start with the rooms that are not working for you and the features you would like to keep. Top Home Builders will help you discuss the design, proposed scope, and next steps for your San Jose remodel.
Top Home Builders Inc.
669-282-0906
info@tophomebuildersinc.com
San Jose, CA 95123