Kitchen Remodeling
Full kitchen remodels for Peninsula homes. One licensed general contractor handles cabinets, countertops, plumbing, electrical, and tile.
See kitchen remodeling details →General Contractor in San Francisco, CA
Searching for general contractor near me in San Francisco? Angel Suarez Construction serves San Francisco homeowners from nearby San Bruno. We remodel, add on, and strengthen the city's older homes, and we handle the local permit process.
General Contractor help in San Francisco
Angel Suarez Construction is a licensed California general contractor based in nearby San Bruno, and we serve San Francisco homeowners. We are a mobile service business, so we come to your home. This page shares real facts about building and remodeling in the city.
San Francisco has some of the oldest housing in the country. About 45% of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, and the median home was built in 1946 (ACS 2024). Old homes often hide old wiring, galvanized pipes, plaster walls, and framing that is not up to code. A kitchen or bathroom remodel here often means bringing those systems up to today's rules.
About 1 in 5 city homes sit in small 2-to-4 unit wood buildings, and many have a soft ground floor of garages or open space. That soft first floor can be weak in an earthquake. San Francisco runs a Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Program, started by a 2013 ordinance. It requires many older wood buildings with 5 or more homes, permitted before January 1, 1978, to be strengthened. Our seismic retrofitting work bolts and braces these homes to meet the rule.
Building permits in San Francisco go through the Department of Building Inspection, or DBI. Remodels, additions, roofing, and window swaps all pull a DBI permit. The city has allowed ADUs citywide since 2016, in four types. A studio or 1-bedroom ADU can be up to 850 square feet. Our home additions and ADU work handles the SF Planning and DBI review, so the build is done right the first time.
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General Contractor services in San Francisco
Bathroom Remodeling
Full bathroom remodels across the San Francisco Peninsula: tile, showers, tubs, vanities, plumbing, and waterproofing done to code by one local crew.
Bathroom Remodeling in San Bruno →Home Additions & ADUs
Need more space? Angel Suarez Construction builds room additions, second stories, and detached or attached ADUs for homeowners near San Bruno.
Explore home additions & adus →Seismic Retrofitting
Angel Suarez Construction strengthens older homes against earthquakes with code-approved bolt-and-brace, cripple-wall, and soft-story retrofits across the San Francisco Peninsula.
Our seismic retrofitting process →Concrete & Foundations
Licensed concrete and foundation work on the San Francisco Peninsula: new foundations, driveways, patios, walkways, and stamped or colored concrete, poured to last.
See concrete & foundations details →Roofing
Roof replacement and repair for Bay Area homes in shingle, tile, metal, and flat low-slope. Handled by a licensed general contractor, with honest cost ranges shared up front.
Roofing in San Bruno →Doors & Windows
Licensed door and window replacement across the San Francisco Peninsula: energy-efficient, Title 24 compliant windows plus new entry, patio, and sliding doors, installed and flashed the right way.
Explore doors & windows →San Francisco general contractor questions
Where can I find a general contractor near me in San Francisco?
Angel Suarez Construction serves San Francisco from nearby San Bruno. We are a licensed California general contractor, CSLB #1085926, and we come to your home for a free written estimate. We handle remodels, additions, ADUs, roofing, concrete, and seismic retrofit work across the city. Call us to start your San Francisco project.
Does my San Francisco building need a soft-story retrofit?
San Francisco's Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Program covers many older wood buildings with 5 or more homes where the permit to build was applied for before January 1, 1978. These buildings must be seismically strengthened, and the Department of Building Inspection enforces the rule. We can check your building and do the bolt-and-brace work to meet code.
Who issues building permits in San Francisco?
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, known as DBI, issues building permits for all construction in the city. Its online PermitSF portal handles common jobs like reroofing and door, window, and siding swaps. Remodels, additions, and ADUs all pull a DBI permit. We know the SF permit process and handle it for you.
Can I build an ADU on my San Francisco property?
Yes. San Francisco has allowed accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, citywide since 2016 in every zoning district that allows homes. You can build converted, attached, detached, and junior ADUs. A studio or 1-bedroom unit can be up to 850 square feet, and a 2-plus-bedroom unit up to 1,000 square feet. Each ADU must pass SF Planning and DBI review.
Do older San Francisco homes need extra work during a remodel?
Often yes. More than half of San Francisco homes were built before 1950, and the median home dates to 1946. Old homes may have old wiring, galvanized pipes, plaster walls, and out-of-code framing. A remodel here may need to bring these up to code. In a market where the median home is worth about $1.31 million, doing the work right protects a large asset.
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