Service Area
General Contractor Serving Sacramento and the Surrounding Region
Otto & Sons Construction takes on residential remodels, room additions, ADUs, and commercial tenant improvements across the Sacramento metro. Owner Alani Tangitau holds CSLB License #1104751 and has a BuildZoom score of 114, putting the company in the top 2% of California contractors.
We work throughout Sacramento County and into the surrounding suburbs: Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Citrus Heights, and Rancho Cordova. Sacramento's post-war housing stock -- most of it built between the 1950s and 1970s -- is hitting the age where kitchens, bathrooms, and electrical panels need real work, not a coat of paint. Out in the newer master-planned communities like Anatolia in Rancho Cordova or the Folsom Ranch development south of Highway 50, the work shifts toward room additions, ADU builds, and commercial tenant improvements as those communities fill in. We handle both ends of that spectrum.
What We Build in Sacramento Region
Kitchen and Bathroom Remodels
Sacramento's 1950s-1970s housing stock is overdue for real kitchen and bath work -- not just new hardware, but layout changes, proper waterproofing, updated electrical, and compliant ventilation. We pull the permits, do the structural work where walls come out, and handle finish trades through completion.
Room Additions and ADUs
California state law requires local agencies to act on complete ADU applications within 60 days and prohibits development impact fees on units under 750 square feet. Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento both offer pre-approved ADU plan sets that reduce design costs. We can build to those plans or work from custom drawings -- detached units, garage conversions, or attached additions.
Concrete Work
Driveways, patios, slabs, and flatwork across the Sacramento metro. In summer we schedule pours for early morning before peak heat, adjust the mix for heat with retarders and supplementary materials, and keep slabs covered and wet during the cure window. Sacramento Valley clay soils require solid base preparation before any slab goes down -- we don't skip that step.
Commercial Tenant Improvements
Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, and Elk Grove have active light industrial and retail corridors with steady TI demand. We handle interior demolition, framing, mechanical rough-in coordination, ADA path-of-travel upgrades, and finish work for office, retail, and mixed-use spaces.
Full Home Remodels and Service Calls
Older Sacramento neighborhoods like Oak Park, Land Park, and Arden-Arcade have craftsman and midcentury homes that need thoughtful structural work during remodels -- load-bearing walls, aging foundations, wiring that has to go. We also take service calls for smaller repairs that other contractors won't schedule.
Building in Sacramento Region
Sacramento's Central Valley climate pushes summer highs past 100 degrees for weeks at a stretch, which directly affects concrete work. At those air temperatures, concrete can set far faster than intended, causing premature drying that kills long-term strength. We schedule pours for early morning, use chilled mix water, and apply set retarders when conditions call for it -- standard practice here, not an upsell. The region also sits in Seismic Design Category D under the 2025 California Building Code (effective January 1, 2026, adopting ASCE 7-22), which mandates specific ductile detailing in structural work. Sacramento Valley soils run from alluvial river deposits near the American River to medium-to-high plasticity clay in the suburbs -- the kind that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, putting real stress on slabs and footings across seasonal cycles. Permitting jurisdiction varies by address: the Sacramento County Building Permits and Inspection Division (development.saccounty.gov, 916-875-5296) covers unincorporated areas; Citrus Heights has its own Building and Safety Division (citrusheights.net); Rancho Cordova runs permits through its own Building and Safety Division (cityofranchocordova.org, 916-851-8760). The City of Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, and Folsom each have separate permit offices. We know which counter to walk to and what each jurisdiction expects in a complete submittal. Sacramento County requires electronic submission through its Accela portal, and plan review runs 15 to 45 days depending on project type and completeness -- incomplete sets start that clock over.
Cities We Serve
Sacramento Region Construction FAQ
Which permit office handles my project -- Sacramento County or the city?
It depends on your address. If you are in an unincorporated county pocket, your permit goes to the Sacramento County Building Permits and Inspection Division at development.saccounty.gov. If you are inside city limits, each city runs its own office: Citrus Heights at citrusheights.net, Rancho Cordova at cityofranchocordova.org, and so on. We confirm jurisdiction before we submit anything.
How long does plan review take in Sacramento County?
Sacramento County quotes 15 to 45 days depending on project type and completeness. Incomplete submittals restart that window. The county requires electronic submittal through its Accela portal -- no paper. Individual cities vary, so we check current queue times at each office before committing a schedule to you.
Can you build an ADU on my Sacramento-area property?
Most single-family lots in the Sacramento region qualify under current California ADU law. State rules require local agencies to act on complete applications within 60 days and prohibit development impact fees on units under 750 square feet. Sacramento County, the City of Sacramento, and surrounding cities all have pre-approved ADU plan sets available, which can reduce design costs. We handle the permit, foundation, framing, MEP rough-in, and finish work.
Can you pour a concrete patio or driveway in the Sacramento summer?
Yes, with the right approach. We schedule pours for early morning before peak heat, use mix designs with retarders and supplementary cementitious materials to slow hydration, and keep slabs wet and covered during the cure period. Pouring in 100-degree afternoon heat without those precautions leads to cracking and reduced strength -- we don't do it that way.
My Sacramento home was built in the 1960s. What should I expect during a kitchen remodel?
Homes from that era commonly have galvanized or early copper supply lines that need evaluation, ungrounded two-prong outlets in the kitchen that must be brought up to current code, and walls that were not insulated when built. We scope all of that before we price the job so the number you get reflects what the project actually requires, not a best-case estimate.
Do you work in the newer communities like Folsom Ranch or Anatolia?
Yes. Rancho Cordova and Folsom have master-planned communities with their own architectural review processes in some HOA areas. We are familiar with submitting to HOA design review committees alongside city permit offices, and we know what documentation each one typically requires.
Serving Sacramento Region
Call (925) 435-4516 or email alani@ottoandsonsco.com to talk through your Sacramento-area project. You deal with Alani directly.