Updated: Dec 17, 2025
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3724 S. El Camino, San Mateo, CA, 94403
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Dominic Chu Construction
Serving San Mateo and the surrounding communities, Dominic Chu brings 36 years of experience to residential construction projects in the Bay Area. The company’s portfolio includes a range of home improvement and remodeling work, with completed projects documented through local building permits. Dominic Chu specializes in carpentry, renovation, and home additions for single-family residences, working directly with homeowners to upgrade living spaces. With deep roots in the San Mateo region, the business is familiar with local building codes and municipal requirements, ensuring that projects align with city standards. Clients engage Dominic Chu for remodeling, expansions, and general construction needs, relying on experienced project management and knowledge of prevailing construction techniques.
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Phone Number: (650) 578-9899
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Address: 3724 S. El Camino, San Mateo, CA 94403
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Dominic Chu San Mateo
Quality
104
91st percentile
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Dominic Chu has a BuildZoom score of 104, which places them above 91% of 336,931 contractors in California.
Activity
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9 projects
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2025 |
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12 projects
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2024 |
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1 project
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Dominic Chu has worked on at least
22.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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5 projects
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Home Additions |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Dominic Chu mostly works on
home addition
projects.
Pricing
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1 project
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< $5k |
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7 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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8 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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3 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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1 project
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$100k-$250k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $30,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Revision to pa# 201712146451 s1: modify approved configuration of (5) west facing windows at rear addition one door at rear. remodel (e) kitchen. no work visible from street
Valuation:
$80,000
Permit #:
202501027631
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
Legalize an existing adu under state program. building will upgrade existing bedroom windows to comply with code required emergency exiting to rear yard. an upgrade to existing separation wall from garage to code compliant fire rated 1-hr protection
Valuation:
$19,500
Permit #:
202507231421
Status:
triage
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Voluntary seismic retrofit shear panels and commercial clips and hold downs as specified in key plan insulation 1 inch eps and 4 inches rockwool on walls 4 inch rock wall in ceiling joists 1 inch eps on fl (covered with 2x1/2 ply)
Valuation:
$6,000
Permit #:
202507020060
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
Voluntary structural strenghen of (e) first floor with plywood shearwall and holdown. replace (e) brick foundations for permimeter and interior foundations
Valuation:
$200,000
Permit #:
202402055214
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
24 - apartments
Reinforce the existing rotted glulam beam with a steel channel (exterior living room wall)
Valuation:
$21,445
Permit #:
BD-2025-298993
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential new single family multi family manufactured detached adu
2024-07-16
New 2-story single family dwelling with attached garage;3, 007sf; 5-bedroom; related permits: pln2021-00047 bld2012-00927 (demo) received 8/16/21-cjs-just created and routed 9/22/21 resubmittal#1-cjs-2/1/22-response to building pln dpw dra geo env resubmittal#2-cjs-uploaded on 3/11-routed3/29-repsonse to building pln env fire resubmittal #3-cjs-routed 5/5-uploaded-4/22-response to env... see more
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2021-02343
Status:
final
Fee:
$34,560
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential addition alteration to existing residence
2023-08-15
Addition of 131 sq and construction of a full bathroom addition being added to the rear of an existing 1-story single family residence resub 2 12/16/2022 sge it is the permittee’s obligation and responsibility to ensure that all work associated with this permit complies with all current orders of the health officer of the county of san mateo related to the novel coronavirus disease 20... see more
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2022-01317
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,985
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Voluntary seismic upgrade per engineered plans in accordance to ca chapter a3. addition plywood clips bolts & sill plate connector to cripple studs of crawlspace
Valuation:
$11,950
Permit #:
202406285484
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
+office addition 136sqft and gutting kitchen and new window new deck 118sqft. adding 2 solar tubes adding can lights in entire house relocating furnace and water heater and w/d out of laundry room to garage. utility/laundry room is being captured into habitable space. adding second furnace to attic safety score: 22.025 3/12/21 czn email to ask about laundry room 3/15/21 czn per arch t... see more
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2021-00453
Status:
final
Fee:
$5,197
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
See revision 1 #scanned# detached garage: install new 441 sq. ft. detached garage with bridged driveway resubmittal # 1 - pvt - 06/13/2019 response to health regarding showing septic on site plan resubmittal # 2 - pvt - 06/24/2019 response to drainage new sheet a1.3 & c3-c6 resubmittal # 3 - pvt - 07/12/2019 response to planning comments - topo survey resubmittal # 4 - pvt - 07/30/201... see more
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2019-00822
Status:
expired
Fee:
$5,180
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Repair foundation on the right side of the property
Valuation:
$30,000
Permit #:
202503132187
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
Repair (e) foundation wall & shear wall & footing
Valuation:
$30,000
Permit #:
202501309349
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Voluntary lateral strenghening. calculations not submitted and not reviewed. this permit application does not qualify for a seismic retrofit
Valuation:
$35,000
Permit #:
202402216271
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Replacement of (e) rear yard stairs (exposed)
Valuation:
$45,000
Permit #:
202501309350
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Voluntary strengthening. addition plywood clips bolts to walls at garage
Valuation:
$41,250
Permit #:
202408158732
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Engineered voluntary seismic upgrade of the sub-structural area in accordance to chaper a3 for brace and bolt program (ebb program)
Valuation:
$24,500
Permit #:
202408078160
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
Foundation: voluntary improvements within the crawlspace area of the original structure per engineered plans (brace & bolt program however cripple walls taller than 4 requires engineer plan rather than plan set a)
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2020-00533
Status:
final
Fee:
$853
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
#scanned# drainage inspection by county response to swn2017-00111: replace existing rotted wood retaining wall with new 103 lf concrete retaining wall approx. 10 from bottom of footing at highest point. wall located at right side and rear resubmittal #1 czn 5/9/18 plans in respose to comments building pw pl resubmittal #2 fak 9/18/19 per pln comments. 3 sets of sheets concept and plan... see more
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2017-02644
Status:
final
Fee:
$8,075
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
No Description Available
Valuation:
$38,000
Permit #:
BLD2024-0022
Status:
issued
Fee:
$848
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
N/A
Voluntary foundation retrofit per structural engineer design
Valuation:
$27,140
Permit #:
B21-2045
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,707
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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75
Permits
- Building permit records show that Dominic Chu has worked on 75 permitted projects.