Richard General Contracting

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General Contractor in Carlsbad, CA

Carlsbad homeowners tend to arrive with a clear idea of what they want and a reasonable expectation that it will be executed well. Much of the housing is 1980s through 2000s tract and semi-custom, well built to begin with, on lots that are tight enough that a backyard structure has to be designed rather than dropped in.

That constraint is most of the job here. A pavilion or patio cover in Carlsbad usually has to work around setbacks, an HOA, and a neighbor's sightline, so we size and place it on paper before anything gets ordered. The same goes for ADUs: the lot will often support one, but where it sits determines whether it feels like a home or an outbuilding.

Interior work here is heavy on opening things up and on doors. Multi-slide and bi-fold systems onto the patio are the single most requested upgrade we do in Carlsbad, and they are also easy to get wrong, because the header, the flashing, and the threshold all have to be right or the door is a problem in two winters.

Multi-slide glass door opening a Carlsbad, California living room onto a covered patio

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