Stout Design - Build Inc

Report card

• Licence activeCSLB #980007, class B, C27, C53. Issued 9 Jan 2013, expires 31 Jan 2027.
• Licensed 14 yrsSince 9 Jan 2013.
• Bonded$25,000 with American Contractors Indemnity Company, since 1 Jan 2023. California requires the same $25,000 bond of every contractor.
• Workers' comp insuredEmployers Assurance Company, policy EIG615289300, valid to 1 Dec 2026.
• Clean CSLB recordNo citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.CSLB record
• On the BBB, not accreditedIts BBB rating, complaints and reviews are on its Better Business Bureau profile.BBB profile Complaints Reviews
• 28 building permits since 2020Pulled under this licence (City of Los Angeles, LADBS), most recently 11 Jun 2025.

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

About Stout Design - Build Inc

Stout Design Build Inc. offers design-build, remodeling, landscape, hardscaping, and pool-related services in West Los Angeles and Orange County.

Serves

Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Irvine, Newport Beach, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Manhattan Beach, Mar Vista, Hancock Park, Westwood, Playa del Rey, Venice, Newport Coast, Marina del Rey, Balboa Island, Balboa Peninsula

People on the licence

Thomas Michael Stout (qualifier, CEO and president)

• Home remodeling
• Design-build
• Hardscaping
• Outdoor kitchens and fire pits

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

Recent permits

Building permits pulled under licence #980007, from City of Los Angeles, LADBS open data, which names contractors up to 30 Oct 2026. Locations are shown to ZIP code only.

• 11 Jun 2025 · Bldg-Addition · ZIP 90066ground floor Addition to (E) 1-story SFD
• 5 Apr 2025 · Bldg-Addition · ZIP 90035NEW 13'-9" x 16'-2" ATTACHED TRELLIS. WORK DONE PER ENGINEER DESIGN.
• 12 Feb 2025 · Bldg-Addition · ZIP 900492ND STORY ADDITION (20' x 20') TO (E) DET. GARAGE TO CREATE AN ACCESSO
• 3 Feb 2025 · Swimming-Pool/Spa · ZIP 90064NEW 34'-4" X 14'-3" POOL AND 10'-8" X 7'-0" SPA PER LA CITY STANDARD P
• 17 Aug 2024 · Swimming-Pool/Spa · ZIP 90066EPLAN: REMODEL (E) POOL TO REVISE SHAPE AND SIZE INTO A (N) 16'-2" x 3

Why it ranks #4770 of 9,857 general contractors in Los Angeles

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