

Custom Homes · Avorino
Orange County, CaliforniaCustom homes, built with precision.
Custom home builder in Orange County.
Avorino builds custom homes across Orange County on one fixed-price design-build contract. Homes typically run $450–$900+ per finished square foot and take 18–24+ months from final design to certificate of occupancy. We coordinate the architect, engineering and soils work, submit the permits and resolve plan-check comments. Coastal-zone lots may also need a coastal development permit.
Inside the build
Detailed finish work, built with structural discipline.
Cabinetry, stair carpentry, window trim, paint cuts — the trades where rushed jobs reveal themselves. Every Avorino custom-home interior is shop-built, drawing-checked, and dry-fit before paint.
- Custom millwork shop / drawing-checked
- Stone, tile, paint — selection-by-selection sign-off
- Lighting designed against finish materials
- tiered warranty (1yr fit & finish · 4yr systems · 10yr structural)

What we build (6)
Custom-home work, end-to-end.

01 Bespoke single-family
Ground-up single-family homes, modern, traditional or transitional, with the architectural intent preserved through every trade.
- Architect coordination
- Premium millwork
- Detailed finish carpentry
02 Hillside custom
Hillside lots others say no to: engineering, drainage, view-line preservation and the structural detailing it takes to land safely.
- Hillside engineering
- Drainage + retaining
- View-line carpentry
03 Coastal custom
Coastal Commission permitting, salt-air detailing and glass-line walls, on coastal builds we deliver from Laguna to Newport.
- Coastal Commission work
- Salt-air detailing
- Wide-glass envelopes
04 Estate-scale residences
Multi-wing residences with motor courts, guest houses and accessory structures, all delivered as one project.
- Multi-structure coordination
- Motor-court & gates
- Guest-house attachment
05 Tear-down + rebuild
Demolition, abatement, foundation and vertical construction, sequenced so the lot is never sitting still.
- Demolition + abatement
- Foundation
- Continuous schedule
06 Major remodels
Whole-house gut renovations that read as new construction, for when the lot or the entitlement makes a tear-down impractical.
- Gut + reframe
- Selective preservation
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing modernization
Recent Avorino builds
A look inside builds we've delivered.
Real Avorino projects across Orange County. Each card is one build — tap it to open the full photo gallery.
Built by Avorino · San Juan Capistrano
Watch it come together.
A time-lapse visualization of the pool-house build, from cleared lot to the finished pool house, outside and in.

- 01 / 08The lotCleared and staked for the foundation.
- 02 / 08The slabForms set and concrete poured.
- 03 / 08The frameWalls and rafters rise from the slab.
- 04 / 08EnclosedSheathing wraps the structure.
- 05 / 08Rough-inWiring and plumbing run through the open walls.
- 06 / 08DrywallWalls and the vaulted ceiling closed in.
- 07 / 08BuiltThe finished pool house, outside.
- 08 / 08FinishedThe great room and kitchen, complete.
Built by Avorino · Pool house, San Juan Capistrano
From an empty lot to a finished home.
One ground-up build, followed on site from the cleared lot to the finished great room.
A cleared, staked lot, ready for the foundation.


Built by Avorino · Pool house, San Juan Capistrano
From an empty lot to a finished home.
One ground-up build, followed on site from the cleared lot to the finished great room.
01 / 07The lot
A cleared, staked lot, ready for the foundation.
02 / 07Rebar and plumbing
Slab reinforcement and plumbing set before the pour.
03 / 07The slab
Concrete poured, with sill plates and utility stubs in place.
04 / 07The roof structure
Rafters and ridge set over the main room.
05 / 07Sheathed
Walls sheathed, with large openings for the glass doors.
06 / 07Rough-in
Wiring and plumbing run through the open stud walls.
07 / 07Inside
Drywall up and the sliding glass doors installed.

A home, finished.
The finished great room, furnished for the photograph · the same build
Explore our workProcess
From sketch to keys.


01 / 06
Discovery + program
We meet at the site or at your kitchen table. Goals, constraints, the version of the house you actually want to live in — captured in writing before drawings start.
02 / 06
Design coordination
We work directly with your architect (or one we introduce). Drawings, structural, mechanical, finishes — coordinated so trades don't fight each other in the field.
03 / 06
Pre-construction
Engineering, surveying, geotechnical, soils. Permits submitted, comments resolved. Constructability flagged in writing before a single trade arrives.
04 / 06
Vertical construction
Foundation, framing, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, envelope. Weekly progress reports, one builder on point through every trade.
05 / 06
Finish work
Cabinetry, stone, tile, paint, finish carpentry. The trade where rushed jobs reveal themselves; ours reads as careful.
06 / 06
Walk + warranty
Punch close, final inspection, owner walk-through, then the tiered warranty (1-year fit & finish, 4-year systems, 10-year structural). The same Avorino team on the phone after move-in as before it.
How much does a custom home cost in Orange County, and how long does it take?
Orange County custom homes typically run $450–$900+ per finished square foot; most land between $900K and $5M+. Plan on 18–24+ months from final design to certificate of occupancy, longer for complex hillside or estate-scale work. Avorino works design-build under one roof, on one fixed-price contract. License #1107538.
Same-week free consultationCost and timeline
- per finished square foot
- $450–$900+
- most projects
- $900K–$5M+
- final design to certificate of occupancy
- 18–24+ months
- 01Discovery + program
- 02Design coordination
- 03Pre-construction
- 04Vertical construction
- 05Finish work
- 06Walk + warranty
Recent custom homes
What an Avorino custom home looks like.
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01 / Cost and timeline
What does a custom home actually cost in Orange County?
Coastal Orange County builds typically run $450 – $900+ per finished square foot depending on lot complexity, finishes, and structural ambition. We tell you on day one which range your project will land in — and what specifically would push it to the next range.
How long is the timeline?
Plan on eighteen-to-twenty-four+ months from final design to certificate of occupancy on a typical OC custom; complex hillside or estate-scale work runs longer. We map your project against that range during the first call so you can sequence other commitments around it.
02 / Working with Avorino
Can you work with my architect?
Yes. Most of our custom homes start with the client's architect already engaged. We coordinate, we don't compete; design fees stay between you and the design firm.
How are change orders handled?
Written, priced, signed before work starts. The single biggest source of custom-home regret is verbal field changes that get billed three months later — we make that physically impossible by routing every change through paper.
What happens after we move in?
Final walkthrough plus the tiered warranty — 1-year fit & finish, 4-year systems, 10-year structural — and a warranty binder. Same Avorino team on the phone for warranty work, no 1-800 routing, no runaround. Most of our clients call us back for a second project — that's the relationship we underwrite.
Concept to keys
Tell us about the house you want to build.
A 45-minute call with Avorino, the company that will run your project. We'll tell you in writing what's realistic for your vision and your budget.

- 01Project
- 02Plans
- 03Context
- 04Contact
Service areas
Serving 37 Orange County cities & communities, plus unincorporated OC and nearby LA County.
- Aliso Viejo Custom home construction
- Anaheim Custom home construction
- Brea Custom home construction
- Buena Park Custom home construction
- Corona del Mar Custom home construction
- Costa Mesa Custom home construction
- Coto de Caza Custom home construction
- Cypress Custom home construction
- Dana Point Custom home construction
- Fountain Valley Custom home construction
- Fullerton Custom home construction
- Garden Grove Custom home construction
- Huntington Beach Custom home construction
- Irvine Custom home construction
- La Habra Custom home construction
- La Palma Custom home construction
- Ladera Ranch Custom home construction
- Laguna Beach Custom home construction
- Laguna Hills Custom home construction
- Laguna Niguel Custom home construction
- Lake Forest Custom home construction
- Las Flores Custom home construction
- Los Alamitos Custom home construction
- Mission Viejo Custom home construction
- Newport Beach Custom home construction
- Orange Custom home construction
- Placentia Custom home construction
- Rancho Santa Margarita Custom home construction
- Rossmoor Custom home construction
- San Clemente Custom home construction
- San Juan Capistrano Custom home construction
- Santa Ana Custom home construction
- Stanton Custom home construction
- Tustin Custom home construction
- Villa Park Custom home construction
- Westminster Custom home construction
- Yorba Linda Custom home construction
- Unincorporated Orange County Custom home construction
- Unincorporated LA County Custom home construction




