--- title: "Design Line Construction, Inc. — General Contractors | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/design-line-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1384278946 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1384278946.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Design Line Construction, Inc." category: ["General Contractors"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/d16360f7005a3021_4019-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "60 Dorman Ave, San Francisco, California 94124, United States" latitude: 37.7309 longitude: -122.3886 phone: "(415) 647-1373" website: http://www.designlinebuilds.com rating: 5 review_count: 2 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 410 last_updated: 2026-11-10 --- # Design Line Construction, Inc. Original Houzz profile: [Design Line Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/design-line-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1384278946) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** General Contractors - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, Tiburon, Kentfield, Sausalito, Ross, Belvedere, Muir Beach, Marin, SF Peninsula, Silicon Valley - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2014–2016), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - 100,000 Ideabook Saves Design Line Construction is a preeminent builder of high-end custom residences and estates. We are known for our smooth execution of beautifully detailed projects, and the proactive, wholehearted, engaged spirit of our experienced team. Founded in 1998 by Andrew McHale, we go above and beyond to support the contentment of our clients and design colleagues, with projects around the San Francisco Bay Area, including Marin County and Wine Country. Our construction process set a new standard, using modern technology to create a truly open and productive atmosphere—enabling everyone on the team to focus on providing our clients with the highest level of personal service and craft. DLC Concierge offers personalized services for the upkeep and maintenance of the homes we build, and select residences and estates throughout the SF Bay Area. ### Services Provided - Home Remodeling - General Contracting - Custom Homes - New Home Construction - Home Restoration - Energy-Efficient Homes - Green Building ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Napa - Sonoma - Tiburon - Kentfield - Sausalito - Ross - Belvedere - Muir Beach - Marin - SF Peninsula - Silicon Valley ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Design Line Construction, Inc. | | Address | 60 Dorman Ave, San Francisco, California 94124, United States | | Phone | (415) 647-1373 | | Website | http://www.designlinebuilds.com | | License Number | 824018 | | Followers on Houzz | 410 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.instagram.com/designlinebuilds - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/design-line-construction - Blog — https://www.designlinebuilds.com ## Offers (DEMO) OFFERS _(DEMO) DISCLAIMER_ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Design Line Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/design-line-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1384278946) - **Website:** http://www.designlinebuilds.com - **Phone:** (415) 647-1373 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Best of the Year–Interior Design , Honor Award—Residential Design, Best Urban Project—Architizer, Masters Design Award—Qualified Remodeler, Custom Home of the Year—Builder’s Choice, Merit Award—AIA California Council, Grand Award—Remodeling (see website for complete list) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2014–2016), for Design. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 2 reviews** ### All 2 reviews **★★★★★ — Feldman Architecture, Inc., July 2018** > Design Line proved to be the perfect collaborator for the modern transformation of the single-family home in Cole Valley. What made them truly stand out was their passion for their craft and appreciation for modern design. When there is shared sensibilities for design aesthetics between the “design” and the “build” teams, things naturally go smoothly on the job site, fostering collaboration, and that is exactly what happened. You can tell that everyone in the field is serious about their craft, and really enjoys being on Design Line job site. We also shared our commitment in placing the client’s interest above all. Andrew handled every challenge and each tough conversation (which is unavoidable even on a near perfect project) with integrity, approaching everything by putting himself in the client’s shoes. I would accredit this personal style of Andrew’s for the candor and respect for every project team member you get when you work with Design Line. **★★★★★ — Adeeni Design Group, Feb. 2014** > I am an interior designer who was put in charge of the project management of an exterior remodel of a Victorian that had been stripped down to the bones. The client hired Design Line Construction for the project. > > Andrew McHale and his team were knowledgable, professional and a pleasure to work with. I am very detail-oriented and demanding when it comes to quality and time lines, and they were able to rise to the occasion. ## Selected projects - [Liberty Hill](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/liberty-hill-pj-vj~2971848) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 19 - Description: From the ground up this modernist home is built to last—with expansive open living areas made possible by a series of seismic steel moment frames. Sleek and stylish, the 6,000 sq. ft. interior features a custom ribbon-folded steel stair, wide plank oak floors, custom cabinetry, Lutron Homeworks systems and an elevator to all levels. The elevated height and orientation of the home’s corner lot makes for impressive siting, acting as a podium for the building and enhancing its city views. This also… - [Hillside Haven](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hillside-haven-pj-vj~2971879) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 19 - Description: This Cole Valley hillside home spans four stories and almost 6,000 sq. ft.—from an entertainment level with acclimated walnut wine room, to the open living spaces on the main floor, to the family’s private quarters, to the walk-out rooftop deck. Exterior details include a flush-fit slat garage door and rain screen, smooth steel trowel stucco with painted aluminum panels, a podium and entry steps of natural stone with recess LED lighting, and a custom bronze 5-foot pivot entry door. Walls of glas… - [Laidley View](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/laidley-view-pj-vj~1941443) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 18 - Description: 2016 CUSTOM HOME OF THE YEAR—Builders Choice Custom Home Design Awards This new ground-up home sits on a formerly empty lot, and enjoys exceedingly beautiful views of downtown San Francisco. Built in just 10 months, the project moved so efficiently due to thorough preconstruction decision-making and consideration. A continuous wall of rift-sawn oak veneer cabinetry runs the full length of the home’s main level, serving the living and dining areas and kitchen. The structural package was complicat… - [Fitty Wun](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fitty-wun-pj-vj~726429) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 24 - Description: This unconventional 4,500 sq. ft. modern home was built to suit (and withstand) the playful, nature of our clients. Dramatic architecture, refined finishes and state of the art systems are balanced by whimsical interventions, including a rope swing and full baseball pitch. We excavated under the existing house to shore up and waterproof the site and build a new seismically sound foundation, then worked upward—hoisting in steel moment frames, building shear walls and framing the atrium. The three… - [Buena Vista, San Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/buena-vista-san-francisco-pj-vj~935972) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - Description: A significant remodel on a challenging lot, this project required a highly iterative process to unearth site conditions and solve issues in the field. In stripping down the existing building we found three different eras of construction—an original small house with two unattached additions. So the initial task was to unify and stabilize, for which we excavated, added weight-bearing piers and poured a new foundation for the expanded footprint. The home’s new exterior is clad in old growth redwood… - [High Glamour, Penthouse, San Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/high-glamour-penthouse-san-francisco-pj-vj~93518) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 11 - Description: On the 8th story of an exclusive cooperative building, this full-floor high-rise project required in-depth advance planning and coordination, and meticulous craftsmanship of its high-end finishes. A total gut and remodel, two significant changes to the main building’s infrastructure were driven by the design. To achieve the open plan, centralized services and structure were moved to the perimeter without disturbing the units above and below. New window openings were cut to maximize views of the… - [Dolores Mod](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/dolores-mod-pj-vj~1943206) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 18 - Description: This is a brand new, super modern house tied into the site’s original Victorian façade. The house sits on a dramatic uphill lot between two neighboring buildings, which we approached with a thoughtfully devised strategy to ensure successful site management, staging and access. To start, we lifted up the original façade and started at the back with a new retaining wall, working forward to tie in the new construction Beautiful, nuanced finishes reflect our client’s great taste. Figure-matched rift… - [Noe Panoramic](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/noe-panoramic-pj-vj~90886) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 21 - Description: A brand new, ground-up home, the construction of this ultra-cool design took full advantage of its steep uphill lot. Energy efficiency was a priority for the 5,300 sq. ft. interior, employing robust photovoltaic and solar thermal systems with radiant heat. The main level has a split floor plate, stepping up from the comfortable front living room to kitchen, dining and family rooms, out to the terraced rear yard. Custom shelving was built to demarcate the levels, and is integrated into the skylit… - [Carmel Aerie](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/carmel-aerie-pj-vj~1943238) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 24 - Description: This four-story, 6,000 sq. ft. modern home was built to replace a dilapidated existing house. Floor to ceiling, glass to glass corner window walls were outfitted to maintain the views from the front toward Sutro tower. We collaborated closely with the neighborhood to preserve the redwood tree in back, by building around its roots with a specially-engineered system. The landscaping and hardscaping, designed by our own Andrew McHale, uses board-form concrete and Corten steel; recycled fly ash conc… - [Eureka Zen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/eureka-zen-pj-vj~1943647) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 24 - Description: An exceedingly minimalist design drove the exacting detail required to execute this tranquil project. The house is built on a through lot, which offered us unusually ready access for digging out a San Francisco building site. Inside, translucent shoji screens slide silently closed to alter the main living level’s open plan, giving the option of private rooms toward the front of the house. An angular, sculptural object, the stair’s continual, rhombus-shaped ¼“ plate steel was welded on site, wrap… - [Pacific Classic](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pacific-classic-pj-vj~129109) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 12 - Description: An extremely technical project, we removed all the walls in this complete remodel in order to reconfigure the apartment’s layout and build out its new interior. A contemporary classic aesthetic, the high level of finish includes a new herringbone floor, and Tom Ford fireplace surround of ebony and limestone. - [Hayes Revival](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hayes-revival-pj-vj~1943706) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 16 - Description: We rejuvenated this statuesque Victorian by carefully restoring and maintaining its detailing while integrating state of the art systems and building a substantial new modern addition on the rear. Dovetailed seamlessly to the existing structure, the new, sleek modern addition houses the kitchen and family room on the main level and the master suite upstairs. The historic exterior features a new oak door with era-appropriate sidelights and milled moldings. - [Cole Retreat, San Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cole-retreat-san-francisco-pj-vj~85972) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 12 - Description: This fully detached home is tucked away on a cul de sac backing up to the Tank Hill parklands. Completely transformed from the modest existing house on site, we added over 2,800 sq. ft. of space with new horizontal, second story and subterranean additions. For the latter we carved out and secured the hillside, then excavated to build a family room under the existing floor plate—adding significant waterproofing to safeguard from the uphill watershed. - [Incline House, San Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/incline-house-san-francisco-pj-vj~93484) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 9 - Description: This modern masterwork was extremely challenging to build due to limited site access on a steep street. The existing house has been entirely altered into a private indoor-outdoor sanctuary—with significantly expanded square footage, new exterior assemblies, and a complete interior remodel. We cut through original concrete piers to insert a new 2-story staircase into the vertical house to provide vertical connectivity and connection. A long skylight above illuminates the interior bamboo garden an… [See all 14 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/design-line-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~1384278946) ## Community Q&A **Q: What kind of wood floor is this and color? Thanks.** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Its rift and quartered white oak with a lye treatment and three coats of clear finish **Q: How wide is the door opening? Love it.** *(in Photo Questions)* A: approximately 12 foot opening overall, 5 feet clear opening **Q: Is that a fountain on the right side? Brown block?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Yes, Chissel finished granite --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-11-10.*