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Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel: a finished white shaker kitchen with a stone-topped island, built by Avorino
New beams and posts during a whole-home remodel in Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino

Licensed general contractor · Orange County

Orange County, California

General contractor in Orange County

Your Orange County general contractor.

One licensed company, California General-B #1107538, carrying design, engineering, permits and construction across 37 Orange County cities. One roof to keys, at a fixed price, not a chain of subcontractors you'd manage yourself.

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The role

What a general contractor should actually do.

A general contractor owns the build: schedule, budget, trades, permits and the finished result. Most of Orange County still splits that across an architect, an engineer, a permit expediter and a builder, and hands you the coordination. Avorino keeps it in one office: the same company draws, engineers, permits and builds your project, at a fixed price, backed by a tiered warranty. One point of accountability from the first sketch to the final inspection.

  • California General-B #1107538
  • 37 OC cities + communities
  • Fixed-price design-build
  • Warranty: 1-yr fit & finish · 4-yr systems · 10-yr structural
New beams and posts during a whole-home remodel in Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino

Under one roof (7)

Everything a general contractor carries.

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AVORINO / SPATIAL STUDIESFIG. 01
Custom homesConcept only · cutaway walls lowered to reveal the layout

01 Custom homes

Ground-up custom and luxury residences — architecture, structural engineering, and construction under one roof.

Explore custom homes
  • From: High six figures
  • Path: Design–build, one contract

02 ADUs

Detached, attached, Junior ADU, and garage conversions — permitted end-to-end under California ADU law.

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  • From: $85K–$440K+
  • Timeline: 4–8+ months

03 New construction

Ground-up single-family, multi-unit, and small mixed-use, from site prep to Certificate of Occupancy.

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  • Scope: SFR · multi-unit · mixed-use
  • Path: Site prep → C of O

04 Additions

Room additions, second stories, and primary-suite expansions engineered into the existing structure.

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  • Scope: Rooms · second stories · suites
  • Path: Engineered into the structure

05 Renovations

Whole-home remodels, kitchens, and baths — permitted and built to the same standard as our ground-up work.

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  • Scope: Whole-home · kitchen · bath
  • Typical: 8–14+ weeks, kitchen-only

06 Garage conversions

Existing garages rebuilt as permitted, livable, rentable square footage.

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  • From: $85K–$170K+
  • Timeline: 4–6+ months

07 Commercial

Tenant improvement, retail, restaurant, and office — landlord plan check and Title-24 handled.

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  • Scope: TI · retail · restaurant · office
  • Path: Landlord plan check + Title-24

Built by Avorino · Laguna Niguel

Watch it come together.

A time-lapse visualization of the whole-home remodel, from the living room as it was to the finished open plan.

Time-lapse visualization of an Avorino whole-home remodel in Laguna Niguel
  1. 01 / 04BeforeThe living room as it was.
  2. 02 / 04Opened upWalls stripped back to the framing.
  3. 03 / 04A new planFraming for the open plan.
  4. 04 / 04FinishedThe open-plan kitchen.

Built by Avorino · Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel

One remodel, one general contractor.

A whole-home remodel run by Avorino as general contractor, followed on site from the living room as it was to the finished open plan.

01 / 08Before

The living room before the remodel.

The living room before the remodel. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
Site record · from our Instagram storyFrame 01 of 08
The finished open-plan kitchen of a whole-home remodel in Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.

Built by Avorino · Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel

One remodel, one general contractor.

A whole-home remodel run by Avorino as general contractor, followed on site from the living room as it was to the finished open plan.

  1. The living room before the remodel. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
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    Before

    The living room before the remodel.

  2. Plumbing rerouted in the slab. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    02 / 08

    Plumbing

    Plumbing rerouted in the slab.

  3. Walls opened up. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    03 / 08

    Walls opened

    Walls opened up.

  4. Walls opened to a new open plan. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    04 / 08

    A new open plan

    Walls opened to a new open plan.

  5. New beams and posts in place. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    05 / 08

    Beams and posts

    New beams and posts in place.

  6. The concrete delivery. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    06 / 08

    Concrete

    The concrete delivery.

  7. Tile work in progress. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    07 / 08

    Tile

    Tile work in progress.

  8. The finished open-plan kitchen. Whole-home remodel, Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.
    08 / 08

    Finished

    The finished open-plan kitchen.

The finished open-plan kitchen of a whole-home remodel in Laguna Niguel, built by Avorino.

Opened up and finished.

Clutter removed for the photograph · the same remodel

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Recent work

Built by the same team, across every trade.

ADUs, ground-up custom homes, whole-home remodels and conversions: one general contractor carrying design, permits and construction.

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01 / The basics

What does a general contractor do?

A general contractor is responsible for the whole build: scheduling and managing every trade, pulling permits, coordinating inspections, controlling the budget, and delivering the finished result. Avorino also carries the design and engineering in-house, so there is one contract and one point of accountability instead of four.

Is Avorino a licensed general contractor in Orange County?

Yes. Avorino holds California State License Board General-B License #1107538 and is bonded and insured. Every project is contracted and built by Avorino, not brokered out to a rotating set of subs.

How is a design-build general contractor different from hiring an architect and builder separately?

Splitting it means you own the coordination and the gaps: the architect's drawing meets the builder's price only after you have paid for both, and change orders live in the seam. Design-build puts design, engineering, and construction on one contract, the price is set before you break ground, and the company that drew it is the company that builds it.

02 / Cost, coverage and permits

What does it cost to hire a general contractor in Orange County?

It depends entirely on scope. As reference: ADUs typically run $85K–$440K+, additions and renovations vary widely by size and finish, and ground-up custom homes start in the high six figures. Avorino quotes a fixed-price design-build contract after a scope review, so the number you sign is the number at the warranty handover.

What areas does Avorino serve as a general contractor?

Avorino works across 37 Orange County cities and communities: from the coast (Newport Beach, Laguna, Dana Point) through central OC (Irvine, Tustin, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana) to north county (Anaheim, Fullerton, Yorba Linda) and the south master-plans (Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita).

Do you handle permits and inspections?

Yes. Avorino runs every submittal, plan-check correction, and inspection through one office across all 37 OC cities. You sign once at the start; permitting and inspections run through us from there.

Talk to us

Tell us about your Orange County project.

Scope, timeline and budget, and a straight answer on what's realistic. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

AVORINO / SPATIAL STUDIESFIG. 01
Planning study · a conversation, not a committed designConcept only · cutaway walls lowered to reveal the layout
Designed concept · not your final plan
  1. 01Project
  2. 02Plans
  3. 03Context
  4. 04Contact

What are you building?

Pick the closest match — we'll dial it in on the call.

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Talk To UsFree estimate. Same-week free consultation.General-B License #1107538 · 7+ years of Orange County experience