Mentone
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Influenced by the small French town of Menton just kilometers away from the Italian border, Restaurateur and Executive Chef, David Kinch, worked with RVH Designs and Testorff Construction to bring this causal Mediterranean restaurant to the Aptos Village. This was a very collaborative effort between all parties, to ensure the vision of the restaurant was […]
Westside Dream Home
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Testorff Construction worked extremely close with the owners to bring their unique vision of a ground up rebuild to life. This remodel expanded the single-story, early 20th century build to a two-story, modern, 21st century home. With a redesigned roofline and addition of a balcony, the second story great room creates the perfect space to […]
The Grille at Delaveaga
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This complete front and back of house renovation was great collaboration between The Grille’s co-owner Jamie Loustalot, the Testorff Construction Team, architects, designers, and individual trade specialists. The Testorff team was given the challenge of creating Loustalot’s vision for this update to the well-known establishment. As Jamie Loustalot explains, “The entire team was amazing to […]
Schwann Lake
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On a bare dirt lot held for many years, the design conscious client was now given the ultimate palette to bring their dream home to life. This brand new single family residence includes 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths, kitchen, dining, living, laundry, one car garage, and second floor deck of 352 sq. ft. After much wrangling through the county […]
Beach Drive
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This vacation rental with beautiful views of Rio Beach required a full remodel. Once we dug in we found substantial rot as well as other deficiencies requiring a complete overhaul of the plumbing and wiring to match current code standards. With a redesigned roofline we also added a rooftop deck and sweeping entertainment area including new outdoor fireplace and 1500 sq […]
Rio del Mar Modern
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Testorff construction worked extremely close with the owners to bring their modern vision to life. This unique primary residence expanded the simplicity of a 1,400 sq ft single-story to double its size with this complete remodel. Substantial rot repair, plumbing and wiring was required to match current code standards, yet the team managed to preserve the original integrity and personality of the home.
Lillian’s Italian Kitchen
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Located in the historic Ebert Building at the corner of Soquel and Seabright avenues, Lillian’s Italian Kitchen is a gem offering amazing food in an atmosphere to match. The pre-existing space offered no kitchen infrastructure which required substantial plumbing and retooling to accommodate Lillian’s highly functional ultra-modern kitchen. Testorff Construction removed all existing walls and construction while paying […]
The House On Depot Hill
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Another Derek Van Alstine cottage gem, this distinctive home, perched on the Cliffs of Depot Hill is a modern updated take on the classic storybook homes popular in Hollywood in the 1920’s and 30’s. While there is no official definition of what makes a storybook home, they all have whimsical and playful elements, often seemingly […]
La Selva Gem
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This modern beauty is the result of a construction project that went totally right. The owners are the sweetest people you ever want to meet. They are smart, savvy and have excellent communication skills. They shared their desires and trusted us to get the job done. The Tuscan inspired home sits on top of a […]
Bantam
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The Bantam Restaurant demonstrates what can be achieved on a minimal budget with good communication and cooperation between the owner and contractor. A tenant improvement project, we converted a personal fitness studio into a boutique wood fired pizza restaurant in just four short months. Working closely with the owner made for an easy decision process […]
LEED Platinum House
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The first LEED-H Platinum certified home in Santa Cruz County, as well as landing us our second Santa Cruz City Green Building Award, this home is loaded with features. Radiant heat floors, water catchment, passive solar and Weiland Liftslide glass doors that, when lowered, the weight of the door, a special gasketing system, and multi-point […]
Harbor View Home
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Situated next to Schwan Lagoon and within sight of the Santa Cruz Harbor Beach, this full demo required significant excavation. We repacked the native soil and brought in engineered fill dirt to provide support for the foundation. This Derek Van Alstine gem is designed to take advantage of the spectacular views surrounding it. A reverse […]
Beach House
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This crumbling beach house suffered from rot and termite damage that required taking it down to the studs and performing a complete facelift. Due to the tight envelope, the house is hyper-efficient. It features spray-foam insulation throughout and passive solar heating. Electric radiant wall panels provide additional heat on foggy or cloudy days. The design […]
Santa Cruz Mountain Home
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From a reconfiguration of interior spaces to allow for a more open and flowing floor plan, to a new roof, this was a comprehensive interior remodel. We worked within a gated property with security fencing and surveillance alarm, requiring attention to security of the neighborhood as well. This beautiful conversion includes acustom portico entry with […]
Felton Farmhouse
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This home was the amalgamation of a series of funky remodels. We modernized it to be a home, studio and a farm for goats, garden and orchard. It became one of the nicest homes we’ve ever built. Featured in Santa Cruz Style Magazine, the most striking aspect of the home is the distinctive custom steel […]
Seacliff House
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A full interior/exterior remodel of the residence in Seacliff, California. We had to fully gut the entire home, reconfigure floor spaces and window openings. The entire home was rewired to include complete media networking cabling and home theater/entertainment network. We improved the environmental impact by adding hydronically heated floors and photovoltaic solar system. We changed […]
Cliff House
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This house had the worst termite damage we’ve ever seen. There were drainage problems. Bad for a house sitting atop a cliff. A major rebuild was required to bring it up to code. We rebuilt 60% of the original structure. It leaked like mad and we made it a water-tight structure. Spray-foam insulation and a […]
Seascape Home
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Originally built in 1976, new owners requested a full remodel and the addition of a second story above the garage. The house was demolished down to the framing in order to reconfigure the interior. Note how the master bedroom was opened up to include an open-air en-suite bathroom. The vaulted kitchen transformed a cramped dark […]
Sushi Garden
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A classic remodel, this popular Capitola restaurant expanded into an adjoining space, doubling in size. We took special care and precautions that allowed them to remain open for business during phase 1 of the expansion and phase 2 remodeling of the original restaurant. To minimize the impact on their business, a strict 4-month timeline had […]
Pleasure Point Project
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This is one of Pete’s favorite projects. It’s an example of what can be built on a limited budget. It uses three simple forms, cubed volumes of space that come together to form a striking layout. This approach made it exceptionally efficient to frame. Radiant heat is installed throughout. The downstairs floors are concrete, making […]
Beach Getaway
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We knocked down a frightening little surf-shack without a view and built a new custom single family retirement home. Special features a distributed audio system, oversized glass for stunning ocean views, performance engineered structurally, barrel vault roof, quartz stone countertops and hearth. Environmentally conscious choices include lyptus wood cabinetry from managed forests, zero VOC finishes, […]
Lofrumento Project
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This was an extensive interior remodel including kitchen, 3 baths, living room, dining room and family room. We modernized the home to include a 6-zone distributed audio with separate home theater designation, custom millwork, hand-scraped hickory floors, as well as custom box beams and moldings. To make it more environmentally friendly we added on-demand water […]
Upscale Kitchens & Baths
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You might not think of bathrooms as being beautiful, but we build them with character. Kitchens are often the hub of a home. It is our experience that a kitchen remodel can completely transform a house.