Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across San Bruno
San Bruno homeowners planning a kitchen remodel, room addition, or full exterior-to-interior renovation need a contractor who understands this city’s specific building conditions. Most homes here were built between the 1940s and 1960s, and the fog that rolls through the gap between the Bay and the Pacific punishes the wrong materials fast. We’re Silver Line Contractors, and we’ve walked enough San Bruno job sites to know that what holds up in Redwood City won’t survive five winters on a Crestmoor slope. Call us at (833) 400-1314 and we’ll give you a straight answer on your project, whether it’s a $14,000 kitchen refresh or a $220,000 ADU.
Why Silver Line Contractors Is San Bruno’s Preferred General Contractor Company
We approach San Bruno jobs differently than a contractor who just crosses over from the Peninsula and treats every house the same. Noel Carvalho has built Silver Line around a single idea: one contractor, every phase, from roof deck to driveway. That’s not a slogan. It’s the answer to the problem that burns most San Bruno homeowners – juggling a roofer, a window crew, a kitchen remodeler, and a hardscape guy who all point at each other when a scope gap appears. With us, it’s one contract, one point of contact, and one punch list.
Our reputation in San Bruno comes from jobs where the scope of work was written before permits went in, not after demolition started. We walk homeowners through allowances and draw schedules in writing. We pull the permits. We close out the punch list after inspection sign-off. And when a San Bruno homeowner asks why one line item costs more than a neighbor’s “same” job in another city, we can point to the exact fasteners, flashing, and frame materials that explain the difference.
Styles & brands we work with
General Contractor Services in San Bruno
General Contractor Services in San Bruno means managing the full scope of a residential project – demo, framing, rough-in, finishes, and exterior work – under one accountable contract. Homeowners call us when the project spans more than a single trade: a kitchen gut that includes a new foundation detail, a room addition that ties into an aging stucco exterior, or a whole-home remodel that starts with re-roofing and ends with paving. Pricing depends on what the scope actually includes, but a kitchen remodel in San Bruno typically runs $14,000 – $45,000, while a full home addition lands between $45,000 and $130,000.
Remodel and Addition Scope
Most San Bruno remodels start with the house telling us what it was built with: 1950s wood-framed stucco, original galvanized flashing, single-pane windows that haven’t been touched since the Truman administration. We scope the job around what’s actually there. That means a room addition on a tight San Bruno lot almost always includes some foundation and drainage work, because the ground doesn’t shed water the way it did when the original house went in.
Exterior-to-Interior Renovation
The biggest differentiator we bring is carrying the job past the back door. A San Bruno homeowner who needs a roof replacement, impact windows, and a full kitchen remodel doesn’t need three contractors. They need one. We can re-roof with GAF or CertainTeed shingles, re-side with James Hardie, and then turn the kitchen inside out – all under the same contract and the same project schedule.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Construction Company in San Bruno
As a construction company in San Bruno, we take projects that most remodelers won’t touch because they span too many disciplines. ADU construction is the clearest example. San Bruno’s built-out lots and the city’s hillside review process mean almost every new unit is an addition, conversion, or rebuild, not a greenfield build. That’s where our scope advantage shows: we handle the site work, drainage, framing, mechanicals, finishes, and hardscape. An ADU in San Bruno typically runs $90,000 – $220,000, and a garage conversion lands between $30,000 and $80,000.
Prefab and ADU Construction
Through partnerships with builders like Boxabl and Plant Prefab, we offer a genuinely different ADU path than most San Bruno contractors. Your ADU, handled – from the prefab selection and site prep through utilities, finishes, and final inspection. We’re one of the few general contractors in the area who can combine a prefab ADU with a full site work package, so you’re not coordinating a factory, a site crew, and a separate finisher.
Whole-Site Scope Under One Contract
Some San Bruno homes need everything, and they need it in a specific order: roof first, then windows, then interior work, then outdoor. We handle that sequencing because we carry the whole scope. GAF or CertainTeed roofing, PGT impact windows, James Hardie siding, then the kitchen and baths, then pavers and fencing at the end. No handoffs. No “that’s not my trade, you’ll need to call someone else.”
Trusted Brands We Service in San Bruno
We stock the right parts for San Bruno’s conditions and we service a brand portfolio that reflects the difference between a cheap spec and a coastal spec. Cambria and Caesarstone for countertops. Grohe, Toto, and Kohler for fixtures. Moen and Delta where the budget needs a mid-range option. On the exterior side, stainless and hot-dip galvanized hardware instead of builder-grade zinc, marine-grade window frames where the fog sits, and paver joints sealed against wind-driven moisture. For prefab builds, we work with Dvele and Boxabl systems when the lot conditions support them.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in San Bruno Homes
- Corroded flashing and fasteners on fog-belt exteriors. San Bruno’s constant marine moisture eats galvanized flashing and zinc fasteners fast. We specify stainless ring-shank fasteners and hot-dip galvanized flashing on every re-roof and siding job here – and we write that into the scope before the permit application goes in.
- Wood rot at window sills and door frames. The fog-cooled gap between the Bay and the Pacific keeps wood damp for months every year. On a Crestmoor re-roof and window package, we tore off a rancher whose original window frames were soft at the sill. The fix is marine-grade frames, not another coat of caulk.
- Mismatched foundations and utility laterals on rebuilt streets. Crestmoor’s 2010s rebuilds sit directly next to original 1950s ranchers with different foundation depths, utility laterals, and grading. Our scope of work calls out both conditions before permits go in, so the homeowner isn’t hit with a change order mid-demolition.
- Inland-spec pricing that hides the real cost. A cheap quote for a fence or roof in San Bruno is almost always an inland spec. Within ten years, that $9,000 roof with zinc fasteners and cheap flashing needs another $8,000 in repairs and replacement. The coastal spec costs more up front and less over a decade.
Pricing for General Contractor in San Bruno, CA
Here’s the honest version. San Bruno pricing has two tiers: the inland spec and the coastal spec. The inland spec is what a contractor from San Jose might price you. The coastal spec is what survives here. That gap is real and we put it in writing, line by line, with allowances called out before permits are filed. Below are the ranges we currently see for San Bruno projects. Every figure includes the coastal-spec materials where exterior work is involved – because that’s the only version we’ll install here.
| Project Type | San Bruno Price Range |
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| Roof Replacement | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Metal Roof Installation | $15,000 – $40,000 |
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Home Addition | $45,000 – $130,000 |
| ADU Construction | $90,000 – $220,000 |
| Garage Conversion | $30,000 – $80,000 |
What drives the spread within each range? Foundation conditions, lot slope, access, and how much of the existing structure gets reused. A home addition on a flat street near El Camino costs less than the same footprint on a hillside lot where the city requires additional geotech and drainage review. We’ll give you a written, line-item estimate. Call (833) 400-1314 to schedule it.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Bruno
Silver Line Contractors works throughout the northern Peninsula. You’ll find us on job sites in San Bruno, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Pacifica, and Brisbane. If your project sits in one of these nearby cities, the same coastal-spec standards and single-contract scope apply. For the full picture of what we do as a General Contractor, start there and then call us with your address.
Serving San Bruno, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Bruno area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About General Contractor in San Bruno
The coastal-spec roof costs more because the fasteners, flashing, and underlayment are built for constant marine moisture, not inland sun. In San Bruno, a standard inland-spec replacement roof with zinc fasteners and light-gauge flashing starts failing within a few winters. The coastal spec we install uses stainless ring-shank fasteners, hot-dip galvanized flashing, and heavier underlayment. The premium is usually $2,000 – $6,000 on a typical San Bruno home, and it buys you a roof that won’t need fastener replacement in a decade. Call (833) 400-1314 for an exact quote on your address – the estimate is free.
Yes, you need a permit for any remodel in San Bruno that touches electrical, plumbing, structural framing, or changes wall layout. The city’s building department reviews all hillside and rebuild work closely, especially after the Crestmoor rebuild experience. We pull every permit on your behalf, walk the plans through review, and stay on site until the final inspection signs off. No permit, no project – and we won’t cut that corner for anyone.
We treat the two lots as separate engineering problems. The 2010s rebuild has different foundation depths, utility laterals, and grading than the original 1950s rancher next door. If your house is the 1950s original, your scope of work has to call out the existing conditions before permits are filed – otherwise you’re looking at a mid-job change order when the crew hits a mismatched sewer lateral or a foundation depth that doesn’t match the neighbor’s. We write both conditions into the plan set, and we price them honestly up front. Call (833) 400-1314 and we’ll come look at your street – not just your house.
In a window package, coastal-spec means marine-grade aluminum or fiberglass frames instead of vinyl or builder-grade wood, plus stainless hardware and rot-resistant sill flashing. Fog sits on San Bruno windows for months, and wood sills go soft in less than a decade. In a fence package, it means hot-dip galvanized posts and marine-grade fasteners instead of bare steel, plus sealed paver joints if the fence ties into hardscape. The coastal-spec version of a standard $8,000 window package might run $10,500 – $12,000. The inland-spec version will rot or corrode within ten years and cost more to replace than you’d have spent up front.
We put every allowance in writing before demolition starts, and we write the draw schedule into the contract. On a Crestmoor job with a 1950s house next to a 2010s rebuild, we scoped both foundation conditions before permits went in, then walked the homeowner through each allowance line by line. Change orders happen when the existing structure is different from what anyone scoped. The fix is a detailed site walk before the first number goes on paper. Call (833) 400-1314 and we’ll do that walk with you on the San Bruno lot, not over the phone.
Written by Noel Carvalho, Owner at Silver Line Contractors, serving San Bruno and the surrounding Peninsula.