Ritz Design Build

Don't be afraid to think big with your home remodeling ideas. Our custom 3D home design service is the starting point for our design build process and it lets your vision come to life before we build. Learn more about our design build process or get started building your dream home by requesting your free quote today! Welcome to Ritz Design Build, your trusted San Diego general contractor and home builder since 1965. With nearly 50 years of overseeing home remodeling projects, such as room additions, second story additions, kitchen/bath remodels and complete floor to ceiling home design and build projects, we have the expertise to handle all your home remodeling needs.

Ritz Design Build has earned an exceptional reputation over the decades for our ability to deliver exceptional homes to our clients. Ritz Design Build was born out of a need to deliver a better product to our clients. As a Design Build firm, we blend the creative vision of a design with the Ritz ability of a builder to manage a construction project in an efficient and cost-effective manner. When you're looking at various Design Build firms, we encourage you to ask for at least three references from each contractor.

Who could not love the idea of retreating into an outdoor living area for either a breath of fresh air, a gathering with friends and family, or just to enjoy the serenity of your own back yard? By adding or re-designing your current outside living space Ritz Design Build will help you envision the dream by creating, designing and building this area to suit your individual desires. The peace and tranquility of your new space will add great value, memories and beauty to your home. Creating and utilizing this area can be challenging, permit our professional design builders take your hand and guide you through this amazing conversion of your new outdoor living space.

So you moved into your home a couple of years ago and now it's time to make a decision: you can add on or you can move. But maybe you don't want to go anywhere. Excellent schools and friends keep you joyfully tied to your current neighborhood. Then the option is to add on, and Ritz Design Build can help you with your large home addition. You're in a better position to add onto your home after you've lived there a few years. You now know where the sun shines in the morning and which corner of the house is cooler in the summer and cozier in the winter.

Just think to when you were growing up. Your home probably had a "living room, " the room that you used only when company came over and that you were absolutely forbidden to play in. Times have changed and now the family room reigns supreme. This is where we gather in the evening to watch television, surf the internet, or listen to music. Ritz Design Build can transform the family room into the crossroads of your house. We can tear down walls to create a great room-a single large space incorporating the kitchen, dining room and family room-truly a new heart for your home.

If building a completely new home is an option for you, for any of the above reasons, or others. One of the most important things to know about "New Construction Home Building" is about the fees and permits from the city that need to be acquired before construction begins. The fees and permits for new construction as opposed to "Home Additions", are typically more expensive, and there are more of them, so the numbers need to make sense for the home owner. With our experience in dealing with the different Cities of San Diego County, we can obtain all the fees and permits necessary for you- to assist you in "Making your Dreams a Reality" as quickly as possible.

We think the Design Build Process is the best way to get the results you want when renovating your home. Because of the greater efficiencies and enhanced communication, it's the only way we work. We don't build other company's plans. The goal of Design Build is to deliver a project that exceeds your expectations. With both design and building functions under the same roof, there is no placing blame or finger pointing between architect and contractor. There are no endless rounds of phone calls. When there's a challenge, we just get to work and solve it.

Visiting our design studio is like coming over to a friend's house. As part of our process, we'll invite you to visit our design studio and meet the team that will be working with you through the entire time. We'll also explain our process and let you know what you can expect. After you sign a contract and the design process has begun, we'll invite you back to our Design Studio to view large full color 3D digital renderings of your home addition. You'll literally get an idea how your addition will look like in you home.

There are many factors that are taken into account. The diversity of additions, complete remodels and ground up design builds all factor different costs. There are no set costs per square foot that we use when pricing. For guidelines you can consider that kitchens and bathrooms are more expensive than other rooms, and that the more area which is added, the more economical the design build process. The name that goes on the permit is the name of the person or company that is ultimately responsible for the project.