Kitchen remodeling
Bathroom remodeling
Home additions & ADU
Roofing
Windows & doors
Driveway & pavers
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Fast, Reliable General Contractor Across San Francisco
Salt air decides more remodeling outcomes in San Francisco than most homeowners realize. On bay-facing and ocean-facing blocks from the Outer Sunset to Visitacion Valley, plain galvanized hardware and unsealed exterior joints rust through in a few winters, and the repair bill lands on the same homeowner who saved a few hundred dollars on cheap spec. We’re Daly City Construction, and we run General Contractor work across San Francisco with coastal-spec standards as the default, not an add-on. Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate on your project.
Why Daly City Construction Is San Francisco’s Preferred General Contractor Company
San Francisco homeowners keep calling us because we quote the project for what the fog belt actually does to a house, not what a showroom brochure assumes. Noel Cabrera leads every job with a simple rule: if it lives outside on a coastal block, it gets stainless, hot-dip galvanized, or marine-grade finish. No exceptions. That’s why our fence, railing, window, and roofing work in the Richmond and Sunset districts holds up when the wind-driven salt air is eating the neighbor’s hardware three years in.
Our General Contractor in San Francisco team carries the full scope under one license: kitchens, baths, roofs, windows, doors, hardscaping, fencing, siding, and ADUs. One point of contact from material selection to inspection sign-off. That matters on San Francisco’s hillside lots, where a remodel can touch structural retrofit, party-wall shoring, and exterior envelope work in the same draw schedule.
Styles & brands we work with
Hire a General Contractor in San Francisco
Hire a General Contractor in San Francisco when the project touches more than one trade, or when the building is old enough that the permit reviewer will ask for structural, seismic, and energy documentation before the first wall opens. Most San Francisco clients come to us because they’re done juggling four separate bids and three different warranty handoffs. A general contractor runs the entire job, one contract, one schedule, one accountable party.
Coastal-Spec Exterior Work
Fences, railings, windows, and roofing on the fog side of San Francisco need different fasteners and finishes than the same job in Noe Valley or Glen Park. We specify hot-dip galvanized anchors, stainless hardware, marine-grade powder coating, and sealed paver joints on every exterior scope, because the alternative shows rust bleed within three to five years.
Seismic and Soft-Story Retrofits
San Francisco’s pre-1940 Edwardian and Victorian housing stock sits under mandatory retrofit rules in many neighborhoods. A full-scope general contractor coordinates the shear wall, foundation anchor, and party-wall work with the remodel itself, so the permit package and draw schedule stay coherent instead of becoming two separate projects that fight each other.
General Contractor Services in San Francisco
General Contractor Services in San Francisco span everything from a kitchen gut on a 94114 hillside flat to an ADU in a 94112 backyard. The scope that surprises most homeowners is how often a simple room addition triggers foundation, seismic, and exterior envelope work on a slope lot, and that’s exactly the combination we run daily without outsourcing coordination to a third party.
Kitchen and Bath Remodels
A San Francisco kitchen remodel typically runs $16,520 to $53,100, while a bathroom remodel lands between $10,620 and $33,040. We present real material options from a portfolio of 50+ manufacturer brands, including Grohe fixtures and Sterling bath systems, plus Kohler in San Francisco, scoped to your actual budget rather than a limited inventory.
ADU and Prefab Construction
ADU construction in San Francisco runs $106,200 to $259,600, and we build through vetted prefab partners including Abodu, Dvele, and Plant Prefab. On a city lot with tight access and a downhill neighbor six feet away, prefab often beats stick-built for schedule and excavation risk.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Francisco
We install and stand behind a curated portfolio that includes GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems, Grohe and Sterling fixtures, and marine-grade exterior hardware from vetted manufacturers. Because we stock common coastal-spec fasteners, anchors, and sealants for San Francisco jobs, we’re not waiting on a distributor when a Sunset-side fence replacement needs hot-dip galvanized brackets same week. Call (866) 505-5254 and we’ll walk you through which material tier fits your block, your budget, and your exposure.
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AfterCommon General Contractor Problems We See in San Francisco Homes
- Rusted exterior hardware on fog-belt blocks. Plain electro-zinc fasteners and untreated steel railings on Sunset and Richmond exteriors bleed rust within 3-5 years. We replace them with stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware and marine-grade finishes as standard.
- Unsealed paver joints in salt-laden air. Wind-driven moisture gets into unsealed paver joints and breaks down the base over a few winters. We seal joints and use polymeric sand rated for coastal moisture on San Francisco hardscaping.
- Party-wall-adjacent foundations on concrete piers. Hillside lots in the older cores often have foundations that are concrete piers on a slope, not a flat slab. Any shoring or excavation has to be engineered for the downhill neighbors’ homes, or the permit and draw schedule fall apart.
- Soft-story retrofits discovered mid-remodel. Opening a wall on a pre-1940 Edwardian often reveals balloon framing and soft-story conditions that trigger mandatory retrofit work. A full-scope general contractor catches this in the estimate, not the change order.
Pricing for General Contractor in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s coastal-spec labor and material costs run 10-20% above inland pricing, which is the honest gap between a job that lasts and one that rusts out early. Here’s what we quote across the city, from Visitacion Valley to the Outer Sunset:
| Project | San Francisco Price Range |
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| Roof Replacement | $9,440 – $23,600 |
| Metal Roof Installation | $17,700 – $47,200 |
| Window Replacement | $5,310 – $17,700 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,720 – $11,800 |
| Paver Patio Installation | $4,130 – $12,980 |
| Home Addition | $53,100 – $153,400 |
| ADU Construction | $106,200 – $259,600 |
The right number for your project depends on lot slope, foundation condition, coastal exposure, and finish level. We write a line-item quote with the coastal-spec allowances already included, not buried in a change order later. Call (866) 505-5254 to schedule a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Francisco
Daly City Construction works throughout San Francisco and the surrounding peninsula. We regularly run projects in the Mission District, Noe Valley, Chinatown, and Visitacion Valley, and our San Francisco coverage includes ZIP codes 94111, 94112, 94114, and 94115.
Serving San Francisco, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Francisco 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 Francisco
Coastal-spec fencing and railings cost 10-20% more because the hardware and finishes are different materials: hot-dip galvanized or stainless anchors instead of electro-zinc, marine-grade powder-coated aluminum instead of untreated steel, and sealed joints instead of exposed fastener points. On San Francisco’s fog belt, the inland version shows rust bleed and loosened footings within 3-5 years, so the cheaper quote becomes a redo cost within a decade. Call (866) 505-5254 for a line-item coastal-spec quote.
Yes, garage conversions and ADUs in San Francisco require planning review, building permits, and inspection sign-off, and the city’s seismic and energy codes layer heavily onto this work. A garage conversion runs $35,400 to $94,400, and an ADU runs $106,200 to $259,600, with the permit and engineering work included in a full-scope contract. Call (866) 505-5254 and we’ll map your specific lot’s review path before you commit.
Salt air accelerates corrosion on window frames, flashing, and fasteners, especially on west-facing and north-facing elevations that catch the marine layer directly. We specify impact-rated frames with marine-grade finishes and stainless fasteners on San Francisco hillside homes, and window replacement runs $5,310 to $17,700 depending on count and exposure. Call (866) 505-5254 for an exact window scope and price.
We bring in a structural engineer to assess the slope, the party wall, and the downhill neighbors’ foundations before any excavation or shoring begins. San Francisco’s older hillside cores often have concrete-pier foundations on a slope, so the shoring plan has to protect the adjacent building, not just your own lot, and the engineered plan gets submitted with the permit set. Call (866) 505-5254 to talk through your lot’s specific constraints.
A written line-item quote, a clear draw schedule tied to inspection milestones, and one accountable party across every trade. That’s the format we run on every San Francisco project, because it removes the ambiguity that creates disputes when suppliers, designers, and builders are separate parties with separate incentives. Call (866) 505-5254 for a free estimate and we’ll show you exactly what that looks like on paper.
Written by Noel Cabrera, Owner at Daly City Construction, serving San Francisco and the surrounding peninsula.