Serving the Bay Area — from the East Bay to the Peninsula.
Burton Builders is a Richmond-based general contractor and ADU contractor working across Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. ADUs, additions, whole-home remodels, and commercial projects — wherever your home or building is, here's where we build. We also take on select ADUs, custom homes, and commercial projects in the Sacramento area and the Central Valley.
Our home base — Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Richmond to the 680.
The East Bay is home. Our office is in Richmond, and most of our ADUs, whole-home remodels, and additions are within a short drive of it. We know the older housing stock and hillside lots of Berkeley and Oakland, and we have working familiarity with the ADU and permitting processes across these cities — the kind of local knowledge that keeps a project moving through plan check.
Counties served: Alameda County and Contra Costa County.
Hillside homes and ADUs across Marin County.
Across the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge, Marin brings its own realities: hillside and downslope lots, septic and well considerations, wildfire-zone requirements, and design review that takes the look of a home seriously. We build additions, remodels, and ADUs that respect those constraints rather than fight them.
Counties served: Marin County.
Marin Builders Association member. The county trade association for contractors, suppliers, and design professionals.
Renovations and ADUs on the city’s tight urban lots.
San Francisco construction is its own discipline — SF Planning review, neighbor notification, party walls, and the realities of working on Victorian, Edwardian, and row-house homes on narrow lots with no side access. We handle whole-home renovations, additions, and ground-floor and garage ADU conversions where every square foot and every delivery has to be planned.
Counties served: San Francisco.
Our growth focus — ADUs and remodels across San Mateo County.
From flat lots in San Mateo and Redwood City to the hillside parcels of Hillsborough and the estates of Atherton, the Peninsula is a natural fit for the work we do best — ADUs, additions, and high-end remodels, run with tight project management from permit to punch list. It’s a growing part of our business, and we bring the same standards down the Peninsula that built our reputation in the East Bay.
Counties served: San Mateo County.
ADUs and major residential projects across Santa Clara County.
The South Bay pairs some of the strongest ADU demand in the state with lots that can actually hold one — and a wave of larger remodels and additions on mid-century housing stock from Sunnyvale to San Jose. We bring the same planning, coordination, and finish quality down to Santa Clara County that we built our reputation on in the East Bay, with working familiarity with each city’s ADU and permitting processes.
Counties served: Santa Clara County.
ADUs, custom homes, and commercial projects beyond the Bay Area.
We take on select projects in these areas where the site, scope, and budget are a strong fit, with the same planning, coordination, and finish quality that drive our Bay Area work.
Sacramento area
Sacramento is familiar ground: co-founders Daniel and Gabriel met at Sacramento State, and Gabriel spent years overseeing construction projects across the region — including work with UC Davis — before founding Burton. Our work out here includes a ground-up commercial build in Placerville.
Including: Sacramento, West Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Elk Grove, Folsom, Roseville, Rocklin, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Placerville, and surrounding communities.
Counties served: Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County, and El Dorado County.
Central Valley
Central Valley properties often have more room to work with than a tight Bay Area lot, along with older garages, sheds, and outbuildings that raise an early question: convert what is there, or clear it and start fresh. We help you sort that out before design money gets spent.
Including: Stockton, Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, Riverbank, Oakdale, Lodi, Tracy, Manteca, Lathrop, and surrounding communities.
Counties served: Stanislaus County and San Joaquin County.
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