Shecter Design-build

Licensed general contractor in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

CSLB licence active5.0(18 reviews)

Shecter Design-build holds CSLB licence 1080682, active, licensed since 2 Sep 2021, rated 5.0 from 18 Google reviews. Bonded for $25,000 with Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual). Clean CSLB record, with no citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.

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Report card

  • Licence activeCSLB #1080682, class B. Issued 2 Sep 2021, expires 31 Dec 2027.
  • Licensed 5 yrsSince 2 Sep 2021.
  • Bonded$25,000 with Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual), since 1 Jan 2026. California requires the same $25,000 bond of every contractor.
  • Workers' comp insuredState Compensation Insurance Fund, policy 9365296.
  • Clean CSLB recordNo citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.CSLB record
  • Website shows the licenceTheir own site displays licence #1080682.
  • 8 building permits since 2020Pulled under this licence (City of Los Angeles, LADBS), most recently 22 Mar 2023.

Checked against the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) register on 4 Nov 2026.

About Shecter Design-build

Shecter Design-Build is a general contractor serving Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Encino, West Hills, and the greater Los Angeles area.

Serves
Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Encino, West Hills, Los Angeles, Malibu
Estimates
Free estimates
People on the licence
Shmuel Sehcter (qualifier, CEO and president)
  • Home remodeling
  • Kitchen remodeling
  • Bathroom remodeling
  • Room additions
  • ADUs
  • Garage conversions
  • Fire and water restoration
  • Design-build

From Shecter Design-build's own website, read 5 Nov 2026. We only show what the site states.

Google reviews

5.0(18 reviews)
Isaac-Daniel Astrachan★★★★★ 3 months agoView on Google

Thank you to Sam and the team for a job well done. I am an architect and know too well the challenges of a construction project, especially a renovation. We met Sam through our real estate broker. We had recently purchased a loft in LA and needed to do some work, adding a powder room, enclosing some spaces to make bedrooms, creating closets. Sam and his team were great to work with, finding creative solutions to cust…

Gary Phillips★★★★★ 3 years agoView on Google

I am pleased to provide this review of The Exceptional & World Class Shecter DNB Company & Team: I am a retired Physician with a 17 year history of real estate development, having ground up built 10 Luxury Custom investment properties in the Greater Tulsa OK area, which has blessed my wife and I with extensive experience in Home Improvement & Residential Construction. Flash forward to this past February severe southe…

Jan Nagel★★★★★ 3 years agoView on Google

Sam Shecter and his team at Shecter Design and Build did a complete remodel of my kitchen and living room. There was full transparency in our communications throughout the project. Sam and his lead supervisor, Or, were always available. Shecter’s crew was efficient in all aspects of the construction. Like all projects like this, there were a few hiccups, but Sam put each in perspective and solved them quickly. …

Andrew Kaplan★★★★★ 4 years agoView on Google

Sam and his team did a wonderful job for our house, a 1983 hillside modern in need of freshening up. Specifically, they: replaced all floors with engineered hardwood; gut-renovated a bathroom; converted a laundry room to a home office; renovated a den and helped us discover a beautiful brick fireplace hiding beneath dated tile; artfully fabricated extensions to existing balcony railing to bring it to code; closed of…

Franz Tol★★★★★ a year agoView on Google

I recently hired Shecter Design & Build to build a new deck, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. From the initial consultation to the final walkthrough, they were professional, communicative, and incredibly skilled. The quality of workmanship is outstanding — every detail was handled with care, and the finished product looks even better than I imagined. They stayed on schedule, kept the job site clean, and ma…

Read all 18 reviews on Google Reviews and photos from Google, 4 Nov 2026.

Recent permits

Building permits pulled under licence #1080682, from City of Los Angeles, LADBS open data, which names contractors up to 19 May 2023. Locations are shown to ZIP code only.

  • 22 Mar 2023 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91406Replace drywall/plaster (patch and paint). Non-structural repair only.
  • 20 Mar 2023 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91406Interior kitchen remodel/repair (no changes in walls or openings).
  • 10 Jun 2022 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 90027Interior bathroom remodel/repair (no changes in walls or openings).
  • 27 May 2022 · Electrical · ZIP 900271 or 2 Family Dwelling
  • 27 May 2022 · Plumbing · ZIP 900271 or 2 Family Dwelling

Why it ranks #1028 of 9,857 general contractors in Los Angeles

Years licensed weight 3026%
Complaint record weight 25100%
Bond and workers' comp weight 10100%
Google reviews weight 3582%

Score 71.5 / 100. Claiming this listing or using Theo never changes it. How we rank

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