General Contractors Near Santa Rosa

“We just finished a fairly extensive 6 month renovation project at our house (new kitchen, bathroom, flooring, electrical panel upgrade, added plumbing lines, windows, doors, removed/added walls, etc.) and I want to give a glowing review for our contractor CA Bear Construction! I have been so so happy with the entire process and I am thrilled with how our house looks now. CA Bear has truly been such a pleasure to work with — they have been very accurate with their time and cost estimates, all change orders and finish date delays were due to me changing my mind about the design of certain things or wanting to add to the scope of work which they were super flexible about. They know how to navigate all the bureacracy in Oakland, everything went super smooth for me with permits, inspections, PG&E, and EBMUD. I worked with an architect for the plans but decided to take on the design aspect myself and they were super patient and accommodating of this choice. I never felt nickel and dimed for the work they did, in fact, I often felt like they went above and beyond what I was expecting because they have their own high standards of quality and want to protect their reputation with a track record beautiful homes. Almost all of the work is done in-house with CA Bear employees, they only sub out electrical, plumbing but even with the subs they work so seamlessly, you can tell they are working with the same people project after project and have awesome relationships with all the guys so there was never any scheduling issues. It felt like a highly organized group project with everyone on the same team. I love that they often double checked placement… especially bc I deviated from the original plans at various points in the project. And every person I encountered was so courteous, hard-working, friendly, and constantly tidying up after themselves! The craftsmanship and artistry (I’m not exaggerating!) of their team really blew me away. Their lead carpenter was able to create hidden channels in my tongue and groove ceiling so I could place pendant lights wherever I wanted without ugly cords or resorting to track lighting. My complicated FireClay Tile bathroom design was executed perfectly. I want to give a shoutout to Julian Jankowski who was my main point of contact throughout this whole project. Just the epitome of professionalism at all times, a patient guide, super detail oriented, an eye for design, the memory of an elephant, and also just an awesome human being to work with! He did a great job of explainin industry standards (“this is what we usually do for our clients”) while also being open to whatever I wanted (“we can do anything you want, I’m just trying to save you some money!”). At any setback or roadblock he was always game to problem solve, understand what my priorities were, and tenacious to find a solution. I am so happy about my new house, we moved back in almost two months ago and every day I still wake up excited to get to live here!”

“We wanted to convert our garage into an ADU for rental income and add a pool to our home in Riverside. After months of working with an architect (not affiliated with Clear Design & Build) and going back and forth with the city to get the plans approved—a process that was quite a headache—we were finally ready to build. I reached out to Clear Design & Build and a few other contractors I found online. I sent them the plans, and they were able to meet with me that week to provide a quote. Out of the four contractors I met, Roy wasn’t the cheapest (though not the highest either), but I was impressed by his energy, transparency, and consistent communication. He always answered his phone, even after we hired him. Roy took the time to sit down with us, review all the costs, and walk us through the pros and cons of different materials. No one else spent as much time with us or followed up as thoroughly. We decided to go with him, and he got to work right away. There were a couple of challenges along the way, including a drywall issue where things weren’t as smooth as we wanted. However, Roy took care of it and made sure everything was just right. Despite the back-and-forth with the city, the building process went smoothly, and I really appreciated how efficiently it was handled. We’re excited to use our new pool this summer—it has transformed our backyard into a beautiful resort! We’ll be showing the rental soon, and so far, the feedback from friends and family has been excellent. Now that I see how amazing our rental turned out, I’m even thinking about updating our main house! We would hire Clear Design & Build again in a heartbeat.”

“I have been a contractor for 49 years and have never been more pleased with the performance of a company and crew. I highly recommend GreenLynx for any of your proposed deconstruction needs. Always on time and flexible with schedules.”