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General contractor work in Millbrae runs $9,000 to $130,000 depending on scope, with bathroom remodels starting around $9,000 and full home additions reaching $130,000. Our team at San Bruno Construction handles every phase, from opening up a 1950s rancher on a flat Millbrae lot to managing the SFO flight-path review a two-story rebuild triggers. Call Noel and the team at (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate.

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Millbrae is a built-out city of post-war ranchers and Eichler-influenced tracts, which means nearly every job here involves working around existing conditions rather than starting fresh. We know the 94030 housing stock, the planning counter on Magnolia Avenue, and the drainage patterns on flat bay-side ground. When you call, you get a contractor who already understands what opening up your walls is likely to turn up.

Why San Bruno Construction Is Millbrae’s Preferred General Contractor Company

Millbrae homeowners call us because we are the General Contractor team that replaces the chaos of juggling multiple vendors with one accountable point of contact. We have managed remodels, additions, and ADU builds throughout Millbrae, from homes near the Broadway corridor down to parcels off Millbrae Avenue and up toward the Hillsborough border. Our local reputation is built on showing up when we say we will and writing contracts that account for what older Millbrae homes actually contain.

What sets us apart on the Peninsula is simple: one contractor, every phase, from countertops to rooflines to ADUs. Noel Carvalho runs each Millbrae project personally, and he is the same person you will talk to from the first walkthrough to the final inspection. We do not hand you off to a rotating cast of project managers. We coordinate the trades so you don’t have to.

Our Millbrae customers consistently point to the same things: we answer the phone, we keep the schedule updated in writing, and we never let a subcontractor show up on your property without a clear scope. When a surprise shows up inside a wall, you hear about it from us before any framing closes.

Residential General Contractor in Millbrae

Residential General Contractor work in Millbrae means something specific: this is a city of small, flat lots packed with 1940s-to-1960s single-story homes, many of them original ranchers with aging galvanized plumbing, early wiring, and shallow slab or raised foundations. A homeowner in Millbrae needs a residential general contractor when a gut remodel or addition touches load-bearing walls, electrical, plumbing, or the building envelope, and when the job will require permits, inspections, and coordination across multiple licensed trades. Expect $45,000 to $130,000 for a home addition and $14,000 to $45,000 for a kitchen remodel in Millbrae.

Full-Scope Interior Remodels

We open up Millbrae kitchens and bathrooms with a plan for what is likely behind the drywall. Before demo, we walk the house with you and flag the probable code-triggered upgrades, then write allowances into the contract so the number does not shift on you mid-job.

On a 1950s rancher off Millbrae Avenue near the Broadway corridor, our crew opened up a kitchen wall for a remodel and found knob-and-tube wiring feeding the original circuit plus early galvanized supply lines. We stopped, wrote up the rough-in upgrade and electrical scope as a signed change order with the draw schedule adjusted before any framing closed, then finished the load-bearing header and subfloor repair to pass inspection sign-off clean. That is how every Millbrae project runs: inspection first, written approval before we touch it.

Additions and New Structures

Millbrae additions are not like additions in newer cities. The lot is probably flat and modest, the existing foundation is shallow or raised, and the moment you go up or out, you may be in front of both the city planning counter and SFO’s land-use compatibility review. We handle that sequencing for you.

Hire a General Contractor in Millbrae

Hire a General Contractor in Millbrae when the job spans more than one trade and you do not want to become a part-time project manager. A bathroom remodel in Millbrae runs $9,000 to $28,000. A garage conversion runs $30,000 to $80,000. An ADU on a Millbrae parcel runs $90,000 to $220,000 before site work. The contractor’s job is to hold the permit, schedule the inspections, and keep every subcontractor accountable to a single written scope.

Single-Contract Accountability

You sign one contract. We are responsible for every trade, every material order, and every inspection on your Millbrae property. When a countertop arrives damaged or a window is backordered, it is our problem to solve, not a three-way call between you, a cabinet shop, and a sub.

Materials Without the Guesswork

Because we work with over 50 vetted product brands across cabinets, countertops, plumbing fixtures, roofing, windows, doors, siding, fencing, pavers, and prefab ADUs, you choose from real options, not whatever the contractor prefers to install. In Millbrae, that means KraftMaid or Wellborn cabinets, Cambria or Silestone counters, Kohler or Toto fixtures, and GAF or CertainTeed roofing on the same job if the scope calls for it.

Trusted Brands We Service in Millbrae

Millbrae homeowners get access to a curated lineup of industry-leading brands across every major renovation category, and we keep the selection tight enough that you are not drowning in catalogs. For plumbing, we source from Kohler, Moen, Grohe, Delta, American Standard, and Toto. Roofing runs through GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, and Tamko. Cabinetry comes from KraftMaid and Wellborn, countertops from Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone. Where Millbrae parcels allow an ADU or prefab structure, we build through proven manufacturers like Dvele, Mighty Buildings, Boxabl, and Plant Prefab, a scope most residential remodelers cannot offer. Built with brands engineered to last, and backed by one accountable contractor.

Common General Contractor Problems We See in Millbrae Homes

• Knob-and-tube wiring and galvanized plumbing behind original walls. Millbrae’s 1940s-1960s housing stock still carries plenty of both. Any remodel that opens walls on those circuits or supply lines triggers a code upgrade, and we write that allowance into the contract before demo starts.
• Shallow slab and raised foundations that complicate additions. Flat bay-side ground plus older foundation methods means a two-story addition often requires structural work below the existing floor line. We sequence that before framing so the permit and draw schedule stay honest.
• SFO flight-path land-use review on rebuilds and tall additions. A two-story rebuild on a 1950s rancher parcel can trigger both Millbrae height, FAR, and setback limits and airport compatibility review. Contractors in San Bruno or Burlingame do not face the same double gauntlet.
• Flat-lot drainage failures during the wet season. Millbrae’s mild wet winters soak flat parcels, and if grading and drainage are not handled before waterproofing and finishes go in, the subfloor failure shows up after the punch list. We address drainage first on every ground-floor project.

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We Also Serve Cities Near Millbrae

Our service area extends across the northern Peninsula, including Millbrae neighbors San Bruno, Burlingame, Hillsborough, and South San Francisco. The same single-contract model, the same brand access, and the same inspection-first approach apply in every city we serve.

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