General Contractor in Oakland, CA

Oakland is a city of older houses, and that shapes almost every project we take on. Craftsman bungalows in the flats, Victorians with their original detailing, and stucco homes climbing the hills all carry decades of history behind the walls, and a remodel in this city is really a conversation between what the house already is and what you need it to become. We treat that conversation as the actual work. Before we talk finishes, we look at the framing, the foundation, the wiring, and the plumbing, because in a hundred-year-old home those are the things that decide what a kitchen, a bath, or an addition can really be.

We run as a design-build company, which means the same team that walks your Oakland home and draws the plan is the team that frames the walls and sets the cabinets. That continuity matters more here than in a tract of newer houses, because the surprises behind the plaster of an older home are best handled by the people who planned for them, not handed off between a designer who has moved on and a builder who never saw the original sketch. We scope the project to the house you actually own, manage the permit process with the city, and sequence the build so it moves steadily from demolition to the final walk-through.

Whether you want to open a closed-off bungalow kitchen to the back of the house, carve a real primary suite out of a Victorian's tight upstairs, finish a daylight basement on a sloping hills lot, or renovate the whole home at once, it starts the same way: an honest walk-through, a real scope, and a written price before any work begins. We would rather earn the job with a careful plan than push a contract, and most of our work comes from Oakland neighbors passing our name to other neighbors.

Our Oakland crew handles the whole project: full-service contracting to manage the trades and the permits, a home addition to add the room you need, a full home renovation to transform a home you already love, a kitchen remodel for the rooms you use most, custom carpentry for the built-ins and trim you see every day, and a finished basement to turn empty space below into real living space.

Beyond Oakland itself, we cover the surrounding area, including Berkeley general contractor, project work in Alameda, project work in Emeryville, Piedmont general contractor. If you searched for local remodeling service, you have landed on a design-build crew that actually picks up.

Not sure where to start? Read Understanding Renovating Your Home and Remodeling an Older Oakland Home: What to Expect Behind the Walls on our blog, then call for a free design consultation when you are ready.