--- title: "Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. — Home Builders | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/bruce-olson-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1007672177 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1007672177.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Bruce Olson Construction, Inc." category: ["Home Builders"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/483397a503b46312_3945-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Post Office Box 1518, Tahoe City, California 96145, United States" latitude: 39.1806 longitude: -120.1445 phone: "(530) 581-1087" website: http://www.bruceolsonconstruction.com rating: 5 review_count: 6 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 129 last_updated: 2026-09-09 --- # Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. Original Houzz profile: [Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/bruce-olson-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1007672177) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Home Builders - **Location:** Tahoe City, CA - **Serves:** Tahoe City, Truckee, Kings Beach, Sunnyside-Tahoe City, Tahoe Vista, Tahoma, Dollar Point, Carnelian Bay, Verdi, Crystal Bay, Hawaii, Homewood, Incline Village, Kailua-Kona, Lahontan HOA, Martis Camp HOA, Olympic Valley, Reno - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (6 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2018), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 10,000 Ideabook Saves Bruce Olson Construction was formed in 1974 with Bruce working alongside his crew, building simple homes of quality for discerning clients. Over the years, his reputation grew as did his scope and scale of work. Bruce prefers to have his own tradesmen perform nearly all work on a project, avoiding the outside influence of scheduling conflicts and variances in product and quality inherent to the use of subcontractors. Most other builders only aspire to achieve the quality of his homes and the high standards he demands. Bruce Olson is known for Old Tahoe style designs, hallmarked by an approachable feel and perception even to large structures, rustic native materials that bring texture depth and durability, repetition of detailing, prominent and well-proportioned fireplaces, deep roof overhangs, shed or gabled dormers, a nature color palette, integrated indoor/outdoor spaces, exposed detailed beams and rafters all blending the structure into its surroundings. ### Services Provided - New Home Construction - Custom Homes - Home Remodeling - Home Additions - House Framing - Foundation Construction - Insulation Installation - Waterproofing - Window Installation - Concrete Construction - Masonry - Tile Installation - Carpentry - Custom Cabinets - Custom Countertops - HVAC Installation - Interior Door Installation - Landscape Maintenance - Plumbing Repair - architectural metal - boiler maintenance + repairs - custom door + window fabrication - house painting - hvac - landscaping - millwork - ornamental metal - plumbing - radiant heating - remote home control systems - snowmelt systems - structural steel ### Areas Served - Tahoe City - Truckee - Kings Beach - Sunnyside-Tahoe City - Tahoe Vista - Tahoma - Dollar Point - Carnelian Bay - Verdi - Crystal Bay - Hawaii - Homewood - Incline Village - Kailua-Kona - Lahontan HOA - Martis Camp HOA - Olympic Valley - Reno ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. | | Address | Post Office Box 1518, Tahoe City, California 96145, United States | | Phone | (530) 581-1087 | | Website | http://www.bruceolsonconstruction.com | | License Number | CA 470758 - NV 23861A + 73267 | | Followers on Houzz | 129 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — www.facebook.com/bruceolsonconstruction - Blog — www.bruceolsonconstruction.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/bruce-olson-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1007672177) - **Website:** http://www.bruceolsonconstruction.com - **Phone:** (530) 581-1087 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - 2012 CLASSIC OLD TAHOE AWARD WINNER9th Annual Tahoe Quarterly Mountain Home Awards2010 RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OF THE YEARContractor's Association of Truckee Tahoe2009 BUILDER OF THE YEARContractor's Association of Truckee Tahoe - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2018), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 6 reviews** ### All 6 reviews **★★★★★ — Loverde Builders Inc., Aug. 2017** > Bruce Olson have long history of building high quality houses in the Tahoe area, they do a great job with custom steal and cabinetry built. We have worked with them on numerous occasion on different projects/houses and I they have always been very professional. **Comment from Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.:** > Thank you so much. We do appreciate the compliments. I will be sure to let our Steel and Cabinetry divisions know of the positive review. Please feel free to reach out with any other needs for your projects. **★★★★★ — Panoramic Doors, July 2016** > John Lowe is a real professional and we're so happy to have done business together, a really friendly man, with great integrity. You can tell he goes out of his way to please his clients. I would highly recommend this Construction Firm to anybody! Great Stuff! Jennifer Bellinger. **★★★★★ — cmunnerlyn1, April 2015** > Our 55,000 square feet custom home was designed and built by Olson Construction. The quality and craftsmenship is outstanding and the employees have been very attentive to make any repairs since completion. We would highly recommend Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. **Comment from Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.:** > Thank you so much for the kind words. We are proud of the home we built for you and happy to hear that you are enjoying your home as much as we enjoyed building it. **★★★★★ — Bark House, March 2015** > Bruce Olson Construction is a true bespoke builder whose in-house team of professionals never cease to amaze us with their level of creativity and craftsmanship. We have been fortunate to provide materials to some of his projects and always proud and gratified to see the workmanship and creative refinement that they take in even the smallest of details. > Their work appears to grow out of the surrounding landscape as opposed to being built on top of it. Stone, timber, bark, and sod flow upward from their home sites in ways that truly evoke a spirit of reverence for the land around it. Bruce Olson Construction stands as a benchmark for those who seek only the best. **★★★★★ — Marissa Warren, Dec. 2014** > Bruce Olson Construction did the construction on my retail store in San Francisco, CA. They did an exceptional job! They were professional, organized, responsive, & a delight to work with. > > The work was extensive. Walls were torn down, a new ceiling was put it, new walls were put up, new flooring was installed, and custom fixtures made by Bruce Olson Construction were installed. Every detail was executed with perfection. The quality was beyond compare. > > I highly recommend Bruce Olson Construction for your construction needs! **Comment from Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.:** > Thank you so much for your kind compliments and for choosing us as your builder. The plan for the store really shined when your merchandise was added and your displays fully set up. We wish you well in your new business. **★★★★★ — fcantelmi, Nov. 2014** > I have worked with Bruce Olson Construction as a mechanical engineer on several projects, including large estates with complex air quality requirements. Olson’s staff are always helpful, friendly and professional. They work hard to get the job done right and provide great quality work for their clients. I look forward to working with them again on a future project. **Comment from Bruce Olson Construction, Inc.:** > Thank you Cantelmi Engineering. We enjoy working with professionals like you as well. ## Selected projects - [Hybrid Log Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hybrid-log-home-pj-vj~661024) - Location: Tahoe City, CA - Photos: 13 - Description: The rustic exterior of this home was achieved by mixing cedar logs, poplar bark shingles, grizzly granite veneer, and copper with a combination asphalt shingle and living roof. Breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe from its great room, kitchen and two bedrooms. A home theater in the lower level seats twenty four. Adjacent is a billiard room complete with wet bar and dual large screen TVs and shuffleboard game that is great for entertaining the adults while a built-in climbing wall and playroom occupi… - [Craftsman Style Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/craftsman-style-home-pj-vj~597279) - Location: Tahoe City, CA - Photos: 4 - Description: This three-story residence, built in a golfer’s paradise, features a main level master suite, complete with steam shower and cedar sauna. Wine storage room and a wet bar are not far from its great room, dining and kitchen making entertaining convenient. The lower level hosts a home theater and exercise gym as well as the remaining bedrooms while the third level serves as an office with a wonderous view of the adjacent course and ocean beyond. Attic above garage has separate entry with full bath… - [East Shore Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/east-shore-renovation-pj-vj~894186) - Location: Tahoe City, CA - Photos: 8 - Description: This extensive remodel left next to nothing of the original property. Lake facing windows were made larger, an interior pool was removed, a new roof was added and the painted exterior was stripped to a natural finish. Interior was completely reconfigured. The finished home includes a four-sided fireplace, home theater, billiard room, gym, sauna, library and outdoor hot tub. Beach house features separate kitchen, Murphy bed, TV and shades that fully enclose the room for overnight use and outdoor… - [Vacation Home in Hawaii](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/vacation-home-in-hawaii-pj-vj~661117) - Location: Waimea, HI - Photos: 9 - Description: This beautiful island property needs no introduction. Visitors are greeted with a view of the luxurious, infinity-edged pool. A private waterfall just off the living room also features a disappearing water option. Interior ceilings are tongue and groove African mahogany with Ohi’a beams. Ohi’a was also used for posts on the lanai. Hand scraped Mesquite flooring throughout the bedrooms. Cabinetry is a mix of African Mahogany with Bamboo. Casa Andino honed stone used for all common area floors and… - [Mountain Modern](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mountain-modern-pj-vj~597230) - Location: Tahoe City, CA - Photos: 7 - Description: This home's style compliments its surroundings featuring an adze textured cedar exterior, alder interior paneling, cabinetry and doors fitted with solid bronze hardware, wide-plank European Ash flooring, extensive granite masonry including a two-story fireplace accenting its great room, media room and whole home A/V, first floor master suite complete with spa-style polished granite tub, a living roof centered between upper bedrooms, game room with wet bar and drawer dishwash, chef's kitchen adja… - [Alpine Chalet](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/alpine-chalet-pj-vj~891900) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 19 - Description: This adorned chalet, which was the first project Bruce Olson built when starting out as a contractor in 1974, warms all who enter. Throughout, the attention to detail is evident. The main level features living room, sitting and dining areas with stone fireplace and ceiling beams with hard carved accents. The kitchen hosts cabinetry and an island notably crafted to appear as if it were freestanding furniture. Upper level features the master suite and two bedrooms. The lower level features recreat… - [Midcentury Modern](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/midcentury-modern-pj-vj~784878) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - Description: This comprehensive remodel transformed an aging property into a modern marvel, adding just under 2,000 square feet to the original structure. A wall of windows that extends from the ground to the main level, eventually angles over the great room to become a skylight, allowing for a view of the surrounding mountains. Wall paneling throughout is a wire-brushed engineered sapele while ceilings and posts are cedar. L-shaped kitchen with onyx counterops and European style cabinetry opens to the dinin… - [Mountain Home at Lake Tahoe](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mountain-home-at-lake-tahoe-pj-vj~661196) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: This three-story award winner features open concept main floor, connecting the kitchen, dining and living rooms to the outdoors. A rustic looking home from afar, with an exterior of natural bark and granite, contrast its plush interior loaded with modern amenities. Glass doors fold away, opening twenty feet across, onto a wraparound deck overlooking Lake Tahoe complete with built-in barbeque and pizza oven. Its master suite features a private deck, cozy sitting area with fireplace and spa-like b… - [Storybook Cabin](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/storybook-cabin-pj-vj~902554) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - Description: Set alongside the picturesque Truckee River, this remodel features a hand-cut granite exterior with sloped curving redwood shake roof for a look characteristic of an earlier time. Inside the cozy cabin boasts a large fireplace, wet bar, venetian plaster walls half-paneled with alder and a box beam ceiling. The wide plank, hand-scraped wood floor has a dark-around-the-edges French bleed for an aged look. The kitchen was furnished with high quality appliances, most hidden behind matching cabinetry… - [Various Projects](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/various-projects-pj-vj~902316) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 11 - [Cedar Crest Cottages](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cedar-crest-cottages-pj-vj~1050320) - Location: Tahoe Vista, CA - Photos: 19 - Description: Reservations + Information CEDAR CREST COTTAGES www.cedarcrestcottages.com Overlooking Lake Tahoe’s West Shore, this small commercial project involved substantially renovating nine rundown cabins, originally a hunter’s lodge established in the early 1930’s, to modern, comfortable cabins suitable for vacation rentals. Beyond structural repairs, each cabin was given its own theme. Custom cabinets, quartz countertops, engineered flooring, natural wood handrails and most furniture pieces were all cr… [See all 11 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/bruce-olson-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1007672177) ## Ideabooks - [Living Rooms](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/42982287/list/living-rooms) — 9 ideas - [Dining Rooms/Areas](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/42982382/list/dining-rooms-areas) — 10 ideas - [Bedrooms](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34080013/list/bedrooms) — 10 ideas - [Rest + Relaxation](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/42982396/list/rest-relaxation) — 12 ideas - [Kitchens](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34079393/list/kitchens) — 8 ideas - [Great Rooms](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34079591/list/great-rooms) — 2 ideas - [Bathrooms](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34080357/list/bathrooms) — 8 ideas [See all 7 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/boctahoe) ## Community Q&A **Q: Design** *(in Photo Questions)* Wow, great flooring and pendant lights. A: Thank you for such positive feedback! **Q: Beautiful home. Can you tell me the type of stone on the fireplace?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: We source the stone for our clients and install with our in-house masonry team. This is not an off-the-shelf product. Stone is hand selected and chiseled to size. It's a very different process than bricklaying where all pieces are identical. There is an art to this and it takes time to develop that skill. I am posting a couple of photos of some of this type of work in progress. This was an exterior veneer. **Q: Drawings available?** *(in Photo Questions)* Hello, This is very close to the house I'd like to build in Leander, Texas. Do you know whom I can call to find the drawings to do so? Connie 512-58-1943 A: The plans for this particular building were done by Dale Cox, www.dalecoxarchitects.com, who has an office in Truckee, California, and is licensed in CA, NV, MT, ID & UT. It might be possible to have your architect consult him or you might wish to contact him to see if he has a referral for an architect in TX. **Q: Lovely room! Is this fireplace original? If not where is rock from?thx** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Hello. This is the original full masonry custom built fireplace. It was later modified to be serviced by gas. The stone is split face granite from Donner Summit. Donner Summit is an area in the northern part Sierra Nevada mountain range about 9 miles west of Truckee, California. **Q: hi. who did the interior design or the furniture for this home thanks** *(in Photo Questions)* A: The design of this interior was a combination of efforts between Catherine MacFee, http://www.macfeedesign.com, and Olson-Olson Architects, http://www.ooadesign.com. **Q: Are those flor carpets?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Yes, they are. We have had mixed experience using FLOR products. While we liked the concept, we installed FLOR carpet tiles in a high traffic area and it hasn't performed as we expected. This project used a different FLOR carpet tile and it's too early to tell if this product will wear well. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-09.*