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Building in Gilroy
Every city in our area is its own jurisdiction with its own review process. What's true in one does not carry across the city line — which is why this page exists rather than a single generic service-area page.
Gilroy sits at the south end of the county, with larger lots than the north county for the money. That makes detached ADUs and additions more practical here than in cities where the rear yard is already spoken for.
We work throughout Gilroy — whether you're in Downtown Gilroy, Eagle Ridge, the Glen Loma area, or the neighborhoods near Gilroy Gardens, the build is the same standard.
Permits. Work in Gilroy is permitted through the City of Gilroy's building department. We carry the submittal and the plan-check corrections — that is our job, not yours.
What Fits Here
What we build in Gilroy
ADUs
ADUs in Gilroy, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →Home Additions
Home Additions in Gilroy, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →New Construction
New Construction in Gilroy, built and permitted by a licensed general contractor.
Learn more →Budget
What a Gilroy project costs
We publish our real ranges rather than making you book a call to find them out, and our minimum project size is $20,000. What moves a number in Gilroy is rarely the finishes — it is the site, the utilities and what turns up once something is opened.
Public record
Permits and ADU rules in Gilroy
These are links to the city's own pages, not our summary of them. We carry the submittal and the plan-check corrections on a project we build, so this is not information you have to act on yourself. It is here because you should be able to check it either way.
Gilroy runs its own permit system, GO Permit, for submittals, plan-review tracking and inspection scheduling.
Pre-approved ADU plans. Gilroy publishes a gallery of pre-approved ADU plans that homeowners can build from. Since AB 1332 took effect on January 1, 2025, California cities have had to run a pre-approved ADU plan program and post the approved plans publicly. Where a usable plan exists it can take real time and design cost out of a project, because the design has already been reviewed and only the site-specific work is left.
Links checked August 2026 and pointing at government pages. Cities change both their pages and their rules, so confirm anything current with the City of Gilroy's building department. We deliberately do not publish Gilroy permit fees or review times here: those move, they vary by project, and a number that is out of date is worse than no number at all.
Common Questions
Straight answers
Do you build in Gilroy?
Do you handle the Gilroy permit process?
What does building in Gilroy cost?
Before you hire anyone
Worth knowing before you sign in Gilroy
- How big a deposit can a contractor legally ask for? California caps it at $1,000. Most people are asked for far more.
- How to check a contractor's licence before you sign The CSLB lookup, and what a suspended bond actually means.
- Change orders and allowances, explained Where a fixed price stops being fixed, and what should be in writing.
- Why two ADU quotes can be $80K apart Fixed soft costs are most of the answer.
- Can I build an ADU on my lot? Setbacks, access, utilities and service capacity — a per-parcel answer.
- The inspection found unpermitted work. Now what? Three routes, and the one question to settle before you negotiate.
Nearby
Other cities we build in
Building in Gilroy?
Book a 30-minute discovery call and we'll tell you what's realistic — scope, budget and timeline — whether or not we're the right builder for it.