General Contractor · San Bernardino County
Licensed Class B general contractor in San Bernardino 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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San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States, and its building conditions change sharply from one area to the next. The valley cities of the Inland Empire hold a mix of postwar neighborhoods and newer planned tracts. The mountain communities sit at elevation, where snow loads, steep lots and very high fire hazard designations drive structural and exterior design. The high desert brings heat, wind and its own energy-code climate zones. A plan that works in a valley city may need different framing, insulation or equipment choices in the mountains or the desert.
Incorporated cities each run their own building department, and unincorporated areas are permitted through the county’s Land Use Services Department. Many hillside and foothill properties along the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains fall under wildland-urban interface rules for roofing, vents, siding and windows. Horizon works as a licensed Class B general contractor in San Bernardino County, coordinating engineering, permits and every trade on remodels, additions and new homes, and confirming each jurisdiction’s requirements before drawings are finalized.
Horizon has been a licensed Class B general building contractor since 2009, and takes on remodels, additions and new construction in San Bernardino County in addition to our primary work in Orange and Los Angeles counties. We account for the conditions that vary across the county, from fire-zone construction standards to energy-code climate zones, before plans are submitted. Design, permits and construction sit under one contract with one project manager responsible for the job. We are bonded, our crews carry workers’ compensation, and we are an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm. You get written change orders before any change is built and lien releases as payments go out, so the paperwork stays as clean as the job site.
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 San Bernardino County? Schedule a consultation or call (714) 449-9035.
Horizon Construction & Remodeling, Class B General Building Contractor.
