About
Owner-operated. Local since day one.
Bob has 20 years of experience as a general contractor, and is a Cal Bear!
The story
We started this business because most of the projects we wanted to take on — the historic restorations, the weird old houses, the commercial work in occupied buildings — were the projects other contractors didn't want. That hasn't changed. We still take on the hard stuff. We still run our own crew. We still believe the people who show up on day one should be the same people you walk through on day last.
About the name: it came from a previous chapter — and it stuck. We liked the rhythm. We liked what it meant. The wind keeps prevailing. The work keeps holding up. The power stays in the hands that build it.
Bob Hayes
Bob has been a general contractor in the South Bay for over two decades. He started as a framer, worked his way through every trade, and eventually started Prevailing Wind Power to do the work the right way — with the right people, on every job, from start to finish.
He walks every site. He's on every job. He knows which houses in Redondo Beach hide which surprises, which inspectors care about which details, and which subcontractors actually show up on Tuesday.
Krista Hayes
Krista helps run the financial side of the project. Scheduling, permitting, insurance, purchasing, billing — everything that keeps a job moving when Bob is on site. Krista & Bob have been a team for over 30 years.
She's been doing this alongside Bob since the beginning.
What we believe
Four things, plainly.
Finish what you start.
We don't bid jobs we won't finish, and we don't leave a project at 95%. Punch-list before turnover, not after.
The crew is the contractor.
The people on day one are the people on day last. Same faces, same standards, every day.
Tell the truth early.
If something will be hard, expensive, or impossible, we say so on the first walk — not after the contract.
Sweat the seams.
Where things meet — wood and stone, old and new, framing and finish — is where the work shows. We don't skip those.
Credentials
Licensed, bonded, insured
CSLB License 906982
Bonding & insurance
Bonded and insured
Years in business
20 years
Service area
Redondo Beach · Hermosa Beach · Manhattan Beach · Palos Verdes · Torrance · El Segundo
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