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How our projects get built
Eduardo Cota scopes, prices and runs the construction on Casa Fresco projects. Every project is on property we own or co-own.
- Licensee
- Cota Companies LLC dba Modern Perspective Plumbing
- License
- CSLB Lic. #1102487
- Classification
- C-36 Plumbing
- Eduardo Cota
- Co-founder of Modern Perspective Plumbing and co-owner of Casa Fresco
- Casa Fresco
- Owns the property. No contractor’s license.
The Contractors State License Board publishes every license, its classification and its status. Check this one at the CSLB license lookup.
Who does what on a job
- Scope, budget and the job
- Eduardo Cota. He runs estimating, budgets and field execution on Casa Fresco projects.
- Plumbing
- Cota Companies LLC dba Modern Perspective Plumbing, CSLB Lic. #1102487 (C-36 Plumbing).
- Every other trade
- Licensed contractors hired for the job.
- The owner
- Casa Fresco, alone or with a co-owner. As the owner we hire and manage the contractors.
What a construction budget contains
A construction budget has two parts and a contingency. Soft costs are what it takes to be allowed to do the work, and to hold the property while it happens. Hard costs are the work itself. A quick estimate can leave out the first part.
We give no dollar figures here because they depend on the building and the town.
Soft costs
Paid before and during the work.
- Design and engineering Plans, structural engineering and energy calculations.
- Survey and reports A boundary survey, and a soils report where the site calls for one.
- Permits and plan check Building permit and plan-check fees to the city or county, and coastal review where the property sits in the coastal zone.
- Fees for new units School fees, water and sewer connection fees and the utility’s charge for a new service.
- Insurance Builder’s risk and liability coverage for the length of the job.
- Carrying costs Property taxes, utilities and any loan interest while the building earns nothing.
Hard costs
Labor and materials, by trade.
- Site work Demolition, grading, trenching and drainage. At the end, the driveway, fencing and landscaping.
- Structure Foundation, framing and structural repair.
- Roof, windows and exterior Roofing, windows, doors, paint and siding or stucco.
- Plumbing Water, drain and gas piping, water heaters and fixtures.
- Electrical, heating and cooling Service panel, wiring, heating, cooling and ventilation.
- Interior Insulation, drywall, cabinets, counters, flooring, tile and paint.
And a contingency
A contingency is money set aside for what could not be seen before the work started. An old building that could not be opened up before the purchase needs a larger one than a new building on an empty lot.
How a budget gets written
Walk it first
A construction number means little until someone has walked the property.
Price the scope
Each trade is priced on its own line.
Run the job to the budget
The person who priced the job is the one who runs it.
The work our projects involve
The work follows from the kinds of property we look for.
ADUs and added units. Detached and attached accessory dwelling units, garage conversions and added legal units on oversized residential lots.
Full renovations. Roof, windows, systems, kitchens and baths, finished to what the local buyer or renter pays for.
New buildings and commercial work. New houses and small residential buildings, plus tenant improvements and shell work on commercial buildings we buy.
Not a contractor for hire
Casa Fresco is a real estate investment company. It holds no contractor’s license and does not offer construction services to the public. The way to work with us on a project is as co-owners.
If you own a property that needs work, and you would sell it or take us on as a co-owner, send us the address.
If we buy, Casa Fresco is the buyer, acting as a principal, and nobody at Casa Fresco is your agent. What we are, and what we are not.
- Call(530) 635-8196
- Emailcasafrescogroup@gmail.com
- Office407 Traffic Way, Suite B, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420