California Builders, Inc. is a privately owned company that was founded in 1973 that has produced scores of professionally designed, custom built homes & additions for over 43 years! Since CBI has no overhead, they can easily design and build for much less than other local construction companies. As CBI has designed and constructed hundreds of projects for satisfied customers, CBI's quality is guaranteed!Founder, Paul Chretien is an Associate member of the American Institute of Architects and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the School of Engineering and Architecture by the prestigious Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
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If you would like to enhance your home quickly, while also saving money, then our exclusive owner-contractor program is what you need for a custom designed weather-tight shell kit home. California Builders specializes in economical second- and third-story pop-tops and two and three story bump-out additions.
Whether you need a family room, great room, a new bedroom addition, a master suite, or a home office, California Builders specialize in adding extra square footage to your existing home. A common problem among homeowners is when their family grows quickly, sometimes unexpectedly. Bedrooms are cramped, square footage magically shrinks, and privacy becomes an impossibility.
Bump-Out Additions are when a single wall, or portion of a wall, is extended a few feet. While the space gain might be negligible, when designed correctly, the effect is always powerful. A Bump-Out can transform your plain wall into one with architectural allure- for example, giving focus to a dining nook.
If you are looking for Custom Homes in the Washington DC Metro area, then you have reached the right place. We have 30 years of experience in building luxury homes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC. We have a proven commitment to excellence and will settle for nothing less than total client satisfaction on every one of our projects.
Reviews (10)
John Hunter
Feb 25, 2022
Horrible experience. BUYER BEWARE! Very early in the process, a few weeks after he cashed my deposit check, all cost for the project were not fully conveyed and when trying to switch to a more economical model, he refused and kept my deposit. He was more interested in keeping my money than working with me on a solution that would work! He's misleading too, all of his reviews on ebay are from him, not the customer!
Richard Jacobs
Dec 07, 2021
J. W.
Dec 20, 2019
Paula Galanakos
May 23, 2018
Trading With Skinny
Mar 08, 2018
Claudia Silva
Feb 21, 2018
We already had the plans drawn up by then. The project started in July, 2017, and was completed in May, 2017. Our favorite thing about them was that he was very quick to respond to any question/concern we had. Always easy to reach. We also enjoyed his positive outlook and upbeat attitude when it came to problem solving. The carpenter and our project manager who can do almost anything, did an excellent job. When we hit a glitch, with the plumber they were very efficient in fixing it. Overall, we would wholeheartedly recommend California Custom Home Builders!
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