--- title: "Alward Construction, Inc. — Home Builders | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/alward-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~378263904 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~378263904.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Alward Construction, Inc." category: ["Home Builders"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/9f53a7a903d0277e_4322-w400-h400-b1-p10--.jpg address: "1035 Carleton Street, Berkeley, California 94710, United States" latitude: 37.8696 longitude: -122.2959 phone: "(510) 527-6498" website: http://www.alwardconstruction.com rating: 4.3 review_count: 4 followers: 124 last_updated: 2026-10-09 --- # Alward Construction, Inc. Original Houzz profile: [Alward Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/alward-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~378263904) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Home Builders - **Location:** Berkeley, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Albany, Orinda, Moraga, Emeryville, El Sobrante, Piedmont, Tiburon, North Richmond, East Richmond Heights - **Houzz rating:** 4.3 out of 5 (4 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - 1,000 Ideabook Saves Alward Construction is a nationally recognized high end residential full service, remodeling company with 35 years of experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. No aspect of home remodeling or home repair is outside our experience. We are known for our craftsmanship, cost control, attention to detail, and client service where “clients for life” is evident in the fact that at any time, 50% of our active jobs are for past clients. We are located in Berkeley where we have maintained an office for 35 years. Much of our work is in the Oakland-Berkeley hills which has made us well versed in a variety of superb architectural styles. ### Services Provided - New Home Construction - Home Remodeling - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Green Building - Garage Building - House Framing - Sustainable Design - Universal Design - Foundation Construction - Historic Building Conservation - Structural Engineering - Bathroom Remodeling - Kitchen Remodeling - Outdoor Kitchen Construction - Basement Remodeling - Custom Homes ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Richmond - Alameda - El Cerrito - Lafayette - Albany - Orinda - Moraga - Emeryville - El Sobrante - Piedmont - Tiburon - North Richmond - East Richmond Heights ### Typical Job Cost $100,000 - 3,500,000 We are a full service construction company doing projects ranging from single bathroom remodels to whole house renovations to complete ground up new construction homes. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Alward Construction, Inc. | | Address | 1035 Carleton Street, Berkeley, California 94710, United States | | Phone | (510) 527-6498 | | Website | http://www.alwardconstruction.com | | License Number | 553544 | | Followers on Houzz | 124 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/alwardconstruction - X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/alwardco - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-alward-8649025 - Blog — http://www.alwardconstruction.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Alward Construction, Inc.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/home-builders/alward-construction-inc-pfvwus-pf~378263904) - **Website:** http://www.alwardconstruction.com - **Phone:** (510) 527-6498 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - We have been a member of the San Francisco NARI since 1995. We have staff who are certified Green Builders and Kitchen and Bath Remodelers. We have won nearly a hundred awards, many in national contests. We have been featured on HGTV, in the New York Times, and many times in other venues. **Affiliations** - [National Association of the Remodeling Industry](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/national-association-of-the-remodeling-industry-pfvwus-pf~1954795205) - [NARI San Francisco Bay Area Chapter](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/nari-san-francisco-bay-area-chapter-pfvwus-pf~1133314130) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.3 out of 5 — 4 reviews** ### All 4 reviews **★★ — Eric Bogs, Dec. 2018** > Overall: super strong construction crew, really poor communication and project management from office staff. > > We brought in Alward Construction into our Berkeley, CA home remodel project in March 2018. Keith (founder) met with us several times, and painted a wonderful picture of how the project would unfold -- clear estimations of cost and timeline, weekly meetings with project management staff, clear lines of communication. Alward is more expensive than most -- you expect you're paying top dollar for great project management and customer service. > > Unfortunately, as the project unfolded, most of these promises fell apart. Our master builder who was onsite every day was excellent. He and his crew pushed the project forward, with high quality work day after day. The office staff, however, proved repeatedly that they barely knew what was going on with the project, were defensive when asked simple questions, and repeatedly dropped the ball with regards to timelines, budgets, sequencing of work, and generally managing us, the clients. > > The budgeting process was a total waste of time. We spent weeks trying to work with their estimators, who had a giant chip on their shoulders (maybe because we're young? maybe because we're in the tech industry?) and proved to be unable to grasp the basics of our project (ultimately a kitchen remodel and new windows/doors). They came back with wild estimates that were 2x-3x off from reality and what the project ultimately ended up costing. > > It turns out that the project management staff were not really focused on project management. They were mostly focused on after-the-fact reporting of what the master builder was doing. This meant that we, as clients, had basically no visibility into what was happening, what the schedule would be, or what would be happening on a given day. We had dozens of emails with our project management confirming specifics ("please confirm these materials have been ordered" or "please confirm the flooring will happen after the cabinets") only to come home after a long day and see the exact opposite ultimately happened on-site (oftentimes at great expense). > > You never hear of a remodel project that goes perfectly -- you expect things to take longer than expected, or cost more than expected, or to encounter some twists and turns. Our house is beautiful, and we thank the Alward builders for their fine craftsmanship. However, the last 4-5 months have gone comically wrong in ways that we never could have imagined. We've basically had to project manage everything ourselves, as the Alward office staff was disorganized, combative, unprofessional, and in the end caused us so much stress and cost overruns on a nearly daily basis that we took over management of the project ourselves. **★★★★★ — Jon, Feb. 2017** > Alward did a pretty big remodel on our home - converting a mostly-unfinished basement into usable space: adding a mudroom, family room, office space, bathroom, adding windows and doors, building redwood decks, updating all electrical and plumbing to the basement, etc. > > They were fantastic in every way possible - the work is excellent, the people are wonderful, they finished well within budget, their costs are 100% transparent, their subcontractors are the best around, they have great relationships with city inspectors, and they stand by their work - they are there if you need anything even long after the project is finished. We will definitely hire them again for future work. **★★★★★ — Aaron Goodman, Feb. 2016** > Worked on attic stair remodel and worked with us on budget and special details too! Good communication and emails/calls professional outfit and good employees who were on time and helpful in addressing concerns during construction **★★★★★ — Design Set Match, Nov. 2014** > Alward construction is a leader in understanding and valuing their Clients. > I have worked with them on a large and small projects and am looking forward to working with Keith and his Crew again on many more kitchens and baths in the future. > > They excel in quality craftsmanship and communication! ## Selected projects - [Whole House Remodel \| FL HOUSE](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/whole-house-remodel-fl-house-pj-vj~5953787) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 18 - Description: Master Builder: Agustin Velazquez Architect: Home Owner Photo Credit: Russell Abraham - [Interior Remodel \| ARLINGTON](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/interior-remodel-arlington-pj-vj~5953789) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - Description: Master Builder: Manuel Hernandez Architect: Bennett Christopherson Photo Credit: Abraham & Paulin Photography - [Whole House Remodel \| OAK RIDGE](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/whole-house-remodel-oak-ridge-pj-vj~5953794) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 24 - Description: Master Builder: Rick Toschi and Larry Nielsen Architect: Olson Kundig Architects Photo Credit: Russell Abraham - [Interior Remodel \| ALCATRAZ](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/interior-remodel-alcatraz-pj-vj~5953790) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - Description: Master Builder: Rick Patterson Architect: Design Set Match Photo Credit: Abraham & Paulin Photography - [Award Winning Mountain View Accessible “Big House”](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/award-winning-mountain-view-accessible-big-house-pj-vj~755338) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - Description: A south bay family wanted to provide a neighborhood “big house” where their wheelchair using son could assume an independent life yet remain central in the lives of siblings and parents living in the neighborhood. To serve this end, a 1907 farmhouse was added to and transformed to provide a full theater, a large dining room and kitchen for family meals, quarters for a full time care giver, a three stop elevator, and full facilities for physical therapy. Winner of 6 awards for Residential Univers… - [Award Winning San Francisco Floating Stairs](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/award-winning-san-francisco-floating-stairs-pj-vj~755284) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - Description: The home owners of a modest San Francisco Lakeshore District home wanted to develop the basement into play area and a home theater. They hired an innovative engineer-architectural firm to create a one-of-kind floating stair case composed of open boxes connected by large dovetailed joinery. This project was a winner of 6 awards for Residential Interior Speciality including NARI 2009 National Contractor of the Year (CoTY). - [Award Winning Berkeley Hills Entire House Remodel](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/award-winning-berkeley-hills-entire-house-remodel-pj-vj~755319) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - Description: Architect husband and wife were relocating from San Diego to the Bay Area and wanted to make a signature statement with a local project. An entire redo of a worn out boxy stucco 1930s home served as their pallet. This project won 4 awards for Entire House Remodel including SFBA NARI Grand Award and NARI 2013 Region VII Contractor of the Year (CoTy) award. - [Award Winning Kensington Carriage House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/award-winning-kensington-carriage-house-pj-vj~755268) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - Description: The music impresario owner wanted additional garage space with a full office above and a tower stair case overlooking his amphitheater where he holds private musical events. His existing house was designed by the famed local architect, John Hudson Thomas. The owner wanted the carriage house to express the same architectural values as the original house. Winner of 5 awards for detatched outbuilding including NARI 2011 National Contractor of the Year (CoTY) for residential exterior speciality. - [Award Winning Rebuild of Orinda Frank Lloyd Wright House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/award-winning-rebuild-of-orinda-frank-lloyd-wright-house-pj-vj~755356) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 6 - Description: A 1949 Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian residence in Orinda suffered a catastrophic fire. The original owners brought the former Clerk of the Works and assistant to Mr. Wright out of retirement to direct the rebuilding of their house. The result was spectacularly restored and rebuilt Frank Lloyd Wright for the 21st century. Winner of 4 awards for Entire House Remodel including SFBA NARI Grand Award and NARI 1998 National Contractor of the Year (CoTY) award. 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