Zigrang Construction 

Describe the featured project.

This home was built on 4 acres near the town of Boerne (pronounced “bernie”) in the Texas Hill Country. We jumped at the chance to do a project like this. Building in Texas is very different from how we construct homes here in California. Most notably, the process is easier with fewer regulations and red tape. Building this same 4,000 square feet here in the South Bay would take 20% longer and cost 30% more. So this experience was very refreshing. 

Texas also comes with some things we take for granted here—like water! This property has a well with 5,000 gallons of water storage. The home is heated and cooled with heat pumps and hot water, and cooking is done with propane from a buried tank. This is how it is done when you live 12 miles from town.

Tell us about your firm and the services you offer.

We primarily are a construction company, but we help clients create a team by recommending architects or designers who will fit well with the owners’ desires. With a team approach, we can better manage costs, schedules and desires for our clients. We also have many of the needed trades in-house. 

Tell us about some other properties you’ve worked on. 

We are very multidimensional. We recently worked on a large, traditional coastal home in Manhattan Beach; a Spanish home near Torrance Beach; a Tuscan house overlooking Trump National Golf Club; and a modern home in Palos Verdes Estates. We have experience in all types of architecture. 

When did you start your business in the south bay? 

I started my company in 1981 while a business student at the University of Southern California. After school I worked in the private sector for a few years, but I always yearned to be working for myself doing something creative. In 1988 I started Zigrang Construction; over the years as we grew, we took on more and more employees. Some have been with us for more than 30 years.

We are proud that we have created an environment where our employees care about how projects are run and completed as much as I do. We believe each project is special, and these buildings are going to be around for a long time with my name attached.