General Contractor · Orange County
Licensed Class B general contractor in Orange County. Horizon handles permits, trades and inspections for remodels, additions and new construction.
Tell us about the house. A project manager will call to set up a walk-through.
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Orange County has 34 cities and a large unincorporated area, and each building department runs its own plan check with its own local amendments to the California codes. Unincorporated work goes through OC Public Works. Much of north and central county was built out in the 1950s through the 1970s as single-story tracts, while the south county is dominated by master-planned communities from the 1970s onward, where HOA architectural review often comes before the city permit.
Near the coast, projects in the coastal zone can need a coastal development permit through the city’s local coastal program or the California Coastal Commission. Canyon and hillside neighborhoods in places such as Laguna Beach and the foothills fall in CAL FIRE fire hazard zones with wildland-urban interface rules for exterior work. Horizon is based here, with the Design Center in Fullerton and an office in Laguna Hills, and we act as the licensed general contractor on remodels, additions and new homes across the county.
Horizon has held its Class B license, since 2009 and is headquartered in Orange County, with the Horizon Design Center in Fullerton and an office in Laguna Hills. Over more than 18 years we have pulled permits with building departments across the county and worked through HOA architectural review in master-planned communities and coastal zone requirements near the shore. One contract covers design, engineering coordination, permits and construction, with one project manager answerable for the schedule. You can see materials and finishes at the Design Center before anything is ordered, and every change during construction is written up with its effect on cost and schedule before the work is done.
Each city page covers who issues the permit there, what the local housing stock looks like and what that means for your project.
Look up the license number on the Contractors State License Board website. The record shows whether the license is active, its classification and the name it is issued under, and whether a bond and workers’ compensation are on file. For a multi-trade remodel or an addition, the classification should be B, general building. Ask separately for a certificate of liability insurance, since that does not appear on the CSLB record.
Each incorporated city has its own building department, and unincorporated areas are permitted through the county. Plan-check times, local code amendments and submittal requirements differ by jurisdiction. As your general contractor, Horizon prepares the plan set, submits it to the right department, responds to plan-check comments and pulls the permit under our license.
California Business and Professions Code 7159 requires a written contract with a description of the work, a payment schedule, approximate start and completion dates, and specific consumer notices, including cancellation rights where they apply. The down payment is capped by state law under section 7159.5, and progress payments should not get ahead of the work completed. Read the contract fully before you sign.
Any job that combines two or more unrelated trades or involves framing typically calls for a Class B general building contractor. That includes whole home remodels, room additions, ADUs, structural changes such as removing a bearing wall, and new construction. Smaller single-trade work can go to a specialty contractor, but once the scope spans structure, plumbing, electrical and finishes, one licensed prime contractor should be responsible for all of it.
Planning general contractor in Orange County? Schedule a consultation or call (714) 449-9035.
Horizon Construction & Remodeling, Class B General Building Contractor.
