Avis Builders and Design is a licensed general contractor building custom decks, patios and outdoor living spaces for Los Gatos homeowners. We plan every deck in 3D before construction, so you see how it sits on your lot before the first post goes in.
3D Design before we build
Composite & Wood decking
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- •Avis Builders and Design is a licensed general contractor based in San Jose, California.
- •Avis Builders and Design provides deck, patio and outdoor living construction in Los Gatos and across Santa Clara County.
- •Avis Builders and Design holds California contractor license CSLB 1142220.
- •Avis Builders and Design is led by owner Avi Safra.
Custom decks and outdoor living in Los Gatos
From a low deck off the kitchen to a raised platform that reaches out over a hillside yard, we design and build the whole outdoor space in-house. Explore the outdoor work we do for Los Gatos homeowners:
Custom decks in Los Gatos
Ground-level and raised hillside decks in composite or wood.
Pergolas & gazebos in Los Gatos
Shade for a deck that takes the full Los Gatos afternoon sun.
Patios & landscaping in Los Gatos
Hardscape and grading that work with a sloped yard.
Additions & ADUs in Los Gatos
Reach the house out toward the view with a matched addition.
Exterior & siding in Los Gatos
Siding and trim that keep an older home consistent.
Whole-home remodeling in Los Gatos
One team for the interior and the outdoor space.
Building decks for the Los Gatos climate and lot
A Los Gatos deck is where the house meets the hillside and the long afternoon sun. We build it to fit both the home and the slope it sits on.
Built for hillside and downtown lots
Los Gatos runs from a flat historic downtown up into the hills at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains. A deck on a sloped lot is a structural build, and we engineer the posts, beams and railings for the grade instead of forcing a flat-lot design onto a hill.
Made for older homes
Many Los Gatos homes have been added onto over decades. We check how the house is framed where the deck ties in, so the ledger board lands on solid structure and the connection is done to code.
One team, start to finish
Design, 3D planning, permitting through the Town of Los Gatos, and the build all run through us. You get one point of contact from the first sketch to the final railing.
Composite or natural wood
We build with composite boards from lines such as Trex and TimberTech and with natural redwood and cedar. On an exposed hillside lot the deck takes full sun, so we talk through how each surface weathers before you choose.
What shapes a Los Gatos deck project
A few things we plan for on almost every deck we build here:
- Sloped and hillside yards. Grade, drainage and access all change how a deck is footed and framed above town. We survey the slope during design so the build holds.
- Footings and framing. Hillside decks and anything raised off the ground depend on their footings. We size and set them for the soil and the load rather than to a generic table.
- Permits and inspections. Most attached decks and any deck raised above a set height need a permit. We file it and manage the inspections through the Town of Los Gatos as part of the job.
- Sun, shade and use. Los Gatos gets long, dry summers and real afternoon sun. We orient the deck and place any pergola or shade structure so the space is usable when you actually want to sit outside.
Want to see the deck before it is framed? We explain why 3D design is changing construction and why we plan every build that way.
All about Los Gatos, CA
Los Gatos sits at the southwestern edge of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, where the valley floor meets the Santa Cruz Mountains along Highway 17. Its walkable historic downtown, tree-lined streets and hillside homes give the town a character that is distinctly its own within the wider Bay Area. Downtown Los Gatos runs along Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street, and the neighborhoods around Oak Meadow Park and Vasona Park sit near the geographic middle of town.
That mix of older downtown houses, mid-century neighborhoods and newer hillside builds is exactly why an outdoor space here rewards a builder who works with the lot rather than around it. From ground-level decks to raised platforms with a view, Avis Builders and Design helps Los Gatos homeowners get more use out of the yards they already have.
Why Los Gatos homeowners choose Avis for a deck
Here is what you can count on when you build with us:
- Licensed and insured. California general contractor, CSLB 1142220. You can verify the license on the state board.
- See it before you build it. Raised and hillside decks are planned in 3D so height, footings and railing get settled on screen, not mid-build.
- Outdoor living, done right. For decks and patios we build as a TREX PRO and TIMBERTECH PRO contractor.
- Permits handled locally. We pull and manage permits through the Town of Los Gatos as part of the project.
- Straightforward terms. Warranty on our labor, third-party financing, and discounts for senior citizens and veterans.
Frequently asked questions about decks in Los Gatos
Do you pull deck permits with the Town of Los Gatos?
Can you build a raised or hillside deck in Los Gatos?
Should I build with composite or natural wood in Los Gatos?
Which areas around Los Gatos do you serve?
Proudly serving Los Gatos, Santa Clara County and nearby areas
From Los Gatos we build for homeowners across the South Bay and Peninsula. Building in a neighboring city? See our pages for Deck Builders in Santa Clara and our Los Gatos remodeling page. A few of the communities we serve:
Getting to Los Gatos from the towns around it
How we reach Los Gatos from the neighboring communities we serve. Every distance below is straight-line between town centres, not a drive time.
San Jose to Los Gatos
- Roads we run
- I-280, CA-17 and CA-9
- Straight-line distance
- about 8.9 miles, straight-line, not a drive time
Campbell to Los Gatos
- Roads we run
- East Hamilton Avenue, CA-17 and CA-9
- Straight-line distance
- about 4.5 miles, straight-line, not a drive time
Saratoga to Los Gatos
- Roads we run
- Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, CA-9 and CA-17
- Straight-line distance
- about 3.7 miles, straight-line, not a drive time
Ready to build your Los Gatos deck?
Tell us how you want to use the space and we will walk your yard, talk through options and plan it in 3D. No pressure, no obligation.
Pricing, financing and availability in Los Gatos
Avis Builders and Design does not publish fixed prices for deck builders in Los Gatos, CA. Scope, materials and site conditions decide the number, so every figure comes from a written estimate after a free in-home consultation with our construction consultant.
- Free consultation and free in-home visit.
- Financing available through third-party lenders.
- Discounts for senior citizens and veterans.
- Warranty on the labor.
- Licensed California general contractor, CSLB 1142220.
Book a free consultation or call (408) 208-0551.