ADU Contractors Near San Marcos

“We were becoming totally frustrated in our search for an architect and a general contractor to guide an extensive remodel of our home. What we needed and seemingly could not find was an honest estimate of costs, an architect who could help us design our project and drive the permit process, and a contractor to build the project. Finally we happened upon STEL Builders. Cory, a walking advertisement for why you need to contract with STEL, jumped on our project and quickly gave us a realistic idea of costs. He introduced us to Frank, who is an awesome person and STEL’s in-house architect. Frank gave us three options of drawings to choose from. Each option met our basic requirements and also outlined possible upgrades. Based on our budget, we committed to a plan. Within two months we had permits and construction began. We were assigned a dedicated project manager with whom we met weekly to assess progress in demo and ultimately new construction. Even before demo began, we met our design angel in Ivette. She guided us through selection of fixtures, cabinetry, tile, wall coverings, flooring; all the aspects of a remodel that keeps novices like us up at night. Her calm demeanor combined with her creative ideas made this an amazingly pleasurable experience! Ivette led us to our dream design outcome, and all within the budget we worked out with savant Cory in the beginning. STEL has great relationships with all the best subcontractors & receives priority on their projects, keeping the downtime in construction to a minimum. Midway through construction, our project manager left STEL. They hired a super pro replacement in Roberto. His many years of experience enabled us to stay on track for completion and enhanced the quality of the final product. Roberto is already a tremendous asset to STEL! And all along, even as he continued to take on new projects, Cory stayed in touch and treated us as if we were his only client. No question or inquiry we had was too small or insignificant for him to address nearly as quickly as it was expressed. We moved back into our home after six months and felt like every dream we had dreamt for our forever home had come true. The outcome has exceeded our very high expectations. In Cory’s introduction, he touted STEL as a small, family oriented and local Design & Build Company. He was right about that. However, we think he understated how committed to these values Seth Larson and STEL Builders really are. They get it! For people like us, this is the largest and last big expenditure we’ll ever make. They treated us with respect, congeniality, honesty and integrity. Our lives and our home from now on are forever enhanced from having met and worked with Cory, Frank, Ivette and Roberto. Thank you Seth Larson for the team you’ve built. Thank you STEL Builders, our new extended family!”

“We were very happy with the bathroom remodel. The project was completed on time and within budget. I would recommend Eco Home Builders to anyone looking for a reliable contractor.”

“My wife and I hired Tyler for a full redesign of our old single-story home built in 1957. We worked with him closely for over 3 years as we completed our project in several stages. In the end we completed an 1,300 square foot addition (including a new garage, two bedrooms, play room and laundry room), transformed our existing garage into a attached rentable Accessory Dwelling unit (ADU), and remodeled and reconfigured our kitchen, living space and master bathroom. Tyler designed the plans for the entire project , making the finished product look seamless. We could not have been happier with Tyler’s work and professionalism. He was very easy to work and responsive to all questions and ideas. He patiently collaborated with us to fully transform our home, working closely with our contractor to resolve any issues and ensure the plan was properly executed. We loved Tyler’s creativity and smart, usable ideas. He truly gave our house the mid-century design we were looking for. His vision and creativity resulted in an exceptional design that surpassed our expectations. We have had countless people ask who did the architecture design, even strangers knocking on the door to ask. We would recommend Tyler for any project! Will post photos in coming weeks.”