Who We Are
Located in Sherman Oaks, Douglas Raub Design and Development creates new homes of superior craftsmanship. A residential builder specializing in building custom new homes, we also design and construct remodels and additions.
Our team loves working together. Each member of our highly professional team brings 10 to 15 years of experience to your project.
We use modern methods and styles. We can build any type of home, from Tuscan-styled villas to French-style estates to sustainable and green modern edifices. We employ the proper people, who have the skill level, intelligence and forecasting ability to assure your home is custom-crafted – and comes in on-time and on-budget.
Relationships are of utmost importance to us. We’re always approachable and your phone calls are always returned promptly. We deliver nothing less than exceptional service.
We like making you comfortable and allaying any of your concerns. We pride ourselves on doing all of the little things, including always having a clean, secure job site.
We say what we are going to do and do it. Honesty and integrity are at the core of everything we do. You’ll find we’re an exceptional company with impeccable standards.
We believe that once you’ve used Doug Raub Design and Development, no other contractor will compare.
Meet our team that’s dedicated to exceeding expectations and delivering smiles on our clients’ faces:
Doug Raub
President and General Contractor
A native of Philadelphia, Doug grew up playing hockey and rooting for his beloved Flyers. After a storied college hockey career at the University of Dayton, where he graduated with a marketing/communication degree, Doug came to Los Angeles to fulfill his dream of working for an NHL team and spent a year with the Kings organization. He loved Southern California so much he stayed, but realized he wanted to take a different career path. He answered an ad in the Wall Street Journal and began working for a pool and hot tub company during the industry boom of the 1970s. In 1976, he started his own company called Rocky Mountain Tub Company. Soon his clients were asking him to do decking and other construction projects. With customers loving his work, the company evolved to general construction, and, in 1992, Douglas Raub Design and Development was established.
With three decades of construction experience, Doug loves creating customs homes from scratch, enjoying making the entire process from laying the foundation to completion expertly come together.
Still an avid hockey player, Doug, his family and Dudley, a Shepherd hound dog, live in Sherman Oaks, on a street where no fewer than six neighbors have had his firm construct their homes.
David Fairgrieve
Operations Manager
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, David Fairgrieve moved to New York City at age 2 and was raised in Queens. After finishing school, he worked in the city for Video Dub and All American television, video post-production companies. In 1993, he moved to Los Angeles and continued to work in the television business as an operations manager for two major facilities.
In 2006, David changed careers and jumped to the construction business, supervising the construction of high-end custom homes for Doug Raub Design and Development He enjoys making clients happy by delivering their dreams on time and with an exceptional dedication to quality.
An avid golfer and hockey player, David is married and lives in Burbank.
Christos Klapsis
Senior Project Manager
A native of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, Christos grew up on the job‐site with his father, a master mason. From a young age, he loved helping his father build people’s dreams. Days started with the smell of concrete and coffee, and ended with an appreciation of a hard day’s work. Christos learned the importance of earning respect through honesty, integrity and teamwork, while building positive relationships with coworkers and clients.
During the course of an illustrious college football career at Rowan University, Christos studied science for three years in pursing a chiropractic career, but was forced to leave school due to a serious knee injury. He went on to work on Wall Street, where he worked on the NASDAQ opening IPOs and was licensed as a Series 7 financial planner. His responsibilities included supervising and managing his client’s best interests, while nurturing strong relationships with attorneys and advisers. Working as a broker was financially rewarding, but it wasn’t as fulfilling as constructing and crafting the homes of happy customers.
Later, Christos followed his brother to California, where he rediscovered his passion for building. He worked as a project supervisor for exceptional, custom residential remodels, applying his strong communication, planning and execution skills to lead and manage the construction of successful, high-end custom homes.
Christos is married and lives in Santa Monica. He’s an avid mixed martial artist.
