Retrocal

Licensed general contractor in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California

CSLB licence active5.0(5 reviews)

Retrocal holds CSLB licence 985586, active, licensed since 27 Jul 2013, rated 5.0 from 5 Google reviews. Bonded for $25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. Clean CSLB record, with no citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.

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Report card

  • Licence activeCSLB #985586, class A, B. Issued 27 Jul 2013, expires 30 Jun 2027.
  • Licensed 13 yrsSince 27 Jul 2013.
  • Bonded$25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, since 11 Jun 2026. California requires the same $25,000 bond of every contractor.
  • Workers' comp insuredState Compensation Insurance Fund, policy 9155079, valid to 15 Mar 2027.
  • Clean CSLB recordNo citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.CSLB record
  • Website shows the licenceTheir own site displays licence #985586.
  • 53 building permits since 2020Pulled under this licence (City of Los Angeles, LADBS), most recently 6 Apr 2023.

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

About Retrocal

People on the licence
Arthur Mnatsakanyan (qualifier, CEO and president)

Google reviews

5.0(5 reviews)
David Walton★★★★★ 2 months ago

Retrocal completed balcony and walkway repairs for us at multiple apartment buildings, including waterproofing and new railings. The work was completed as initially agreed with a quick turnaround, and the finished results look excellent. We will definitely be using Retrocal again and highly recommend them to other property owners and managers looking for a trustworthy and reliable balcony repair company. Always a ple…

Hooman Emanuel★★★★★ 3 months ago

Arthur with RetroCal is simply the best in business. We have hired Arthur to do not only our Soft Story work, but also our Balcony and Walkway work. Pricing is spot on, and we never have to worry about the quality of work.

ARMIS Apartments★★★★★ 9 years ago

If your property has been mandated to perform a Seismic Retrofit, look no further than Arthur and his professional team at Private Builders. Three (3) of our apartment buildings were mandated to perform this Retrofit. As apartment building owners/managers for the past 45 years, this is the first time that we have so highly and without reservation recommended a vendor in general and a construction company in partic…

Stacey Zhao★★★★★ a month ago

Arthur has been terrific with communication and extremely patient with explaining the process to get my E3 inspection, and requirements from the city for repairs to be remedied. He had the report ready for me quickly. Highly recommend him for the E3 inspection report.

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Recent permits

Building permits pulled under licence #985586, from City of Los Angeles, LADBS open data. Locations are shown to ZIP code only.

  • 6 Apr 2023 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91403Eplan: Soft-Story seismic retrofit per LABC Chapter 93: Using special
  • 1 Dec 2022 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91423SOFT STORY RETROFIT AS PER LAMC DIVISION 93.: SCCS
  • 26 May 2022 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91356SOFT STORY SEISMIC RETROFIT AS PER LABC CH. 93. INSTALL (2) SPECIAL ST
  • 26 Apr 2022 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91356SOFT STORY RETROFIT AS PER LABC CH 93. INSTALL 1 OMF AND 1 SCCS.
  • 26 Apr 2022 · Bldg-Alter/Repair · ZIP 91356SOFT STORY RETROFIT AS PER LABC CH. 93. INSTALL (3) SPECIAL CANTILEVER

Why it ranks #693 of 9,857 general contractors in Los Angeles

Years licensed weight 3066%
Complaint record weight 25100%
Bond and workers' comp weight 10100%
Google reviews weight 3567%

Score 78.2 / 100. Claiming this listing or using Theo never changes it. How we rank

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