About
A builder is a promise about how the next two years of your life will go.
That is the actual product. The framing and the finish carpentry are table stakes — what you are really buying is whether someone tells you the truth when something goes wrong.
Most of what goes wrong on a construction project is not a construction problem. It is a communication problem that was allowed to become a construction problem.
A schedule slips by two weeks and nobody mentions it, so the cabinet order is not moved, so the installer arrives to an unprepared site, so two weeks becomes six. An allowance was set low to win the bid, and the homeowner finds out at tile selection. An insurance scope came in short and everyone hoped it would work itself out.
None of that requires better carpenters to fix. It requires someone whose job is to notice early and say so out loud. That is how ArcLine is organised: one project manager who owns your project, a schedule that is published rather than described, allowances written down where you can see them, and change orders priced and signed before anyone picks up a tool.
We work across fire rebuilds, custom homes, whole-home renovation, ADUs and small multifamily. Rebuilds are our specialty because they are the hardest version of the job — three processes at once, under genuine pressure, for people who did not choose to be doing this. If we can run those well, everything else is straightforward.
What we commit to
Six things that are in the contract, not just on the website.
We would rather be judged against specifics than adjectives.
A fixed price before we start
You get a written scope and a number. Allowances are listed openly and reconciled against real invoices — not quietly absorbed into the margin.
Change orders in writing, in advance
Every change shows its cost and its schedule impact and needs your signature before the work happens. You will never learn about one from a bill.
A named person who answers
One project manager for the life of your project, reachable directly. Not a call centre, not a different face every month.
Progress you can actually see
Progress photos and schedule updates as the job moves — including when the news is that we lost time and here is how we get it back.
Licensed, bonded and insured
Current CSLB license, workers’ compensation and general liability. Certificates provided before we mobilise, not after you ask twice.
We tell you when the numbers do not work
If your insurance proceeds will not cover the rebuild you want, you will hear it in the first conversation — not in month six.
The team
The people who will be on your project.
Not a stock photo of a boardroom. These are the people who walk your site, price your scope and pick up when you call.
Danny Johnson
Director of Sales
Danny is usually the first person a homeowner speaks to. He walks the property, listens to what you actually want, and gives you a straight read on scope and budget before anyone signs anything — including when the honest answer is that the numbers do not work yet.
Shaun S.
Operations Manager
Shaun keeps the schedule real. He sequences trades, tracks long-lead materials and holds the look-ahead that tells you what is happening on your site next, and what comes after it.
Alex Davidson
Project Manager
Alex runs ground-up builds from permit through final inspection. He is the named contact on your project, on site through the work, and the person who calls you when something changes rather than letting you discover it.
Jason Lally
Project Manager
Jason manages rebuild and renovation projects where the existing structure holds surprises. He is the one who opens a wall, finds a problem and has a priced solution in front of you the same day.
Michael Choromokos
Project Manager
Michael handles the technical end of complex sites — hillside foundations, structural steel, and the inspection sequence that comes with them. He coordinates directly with engineers and county inspectors so you do not have to.
Anahita Khoshbakt
Designer
Anahita translates how you live into a plan that can be permitted and built. She handles layouts, finish selections and the material palette, and she keeps the design honest about what the budget will carry.
How we work
Six steps, and you always know which one you are in.
Every project runs the same sequence, whether it is a rebuild or a kitchen. The durations are honest ranges.
- 01
Consultation
We walk the property with you, listen to what you want and give you an honest read on feasibility and budget range. No charge, no obligation, and no pressure to sign at the kitchen table.
Week 1
- 02
Planning & Scope
We document the real scope — for rebuilds, that means reading your insurance estimate line by line against what the work actually costs. You get a written scope and a number you can plan around.
Weeks 2–4
- 03
Design
Architectural drawings, structural engineering and Title 24, priced as they develop so the budget conversation happens while changes are still cheap. You approve the design before it is submitted.
2–4 months
- 04
Permits
We submit to LA County or your city, respond to every plan-check correction and pull the permit. You are not standing at a counter, and you are kept up to date on where the submittal stands.
2–4 months
- 05
Construction
One project manager, a published schedule and regular progress updates with photos. Change orders are priced and signed before the work happens, never discovered on an invoice.
6–18 months
- 06
Completion
Final inspections, certificate of occupancy, a punch list we finish rather than argue about, and an organised warranty and maintenance handover.
Final 4 weeks
Credentials
Google Business Profile
Yelp business page
Portfolio and reviews
Client project portal- CSLB #1157628Class B · Bonded #101887286
- ExperienceDecades of combined experience
Where we build
A deliberately tight radius.
Crews that are twenty minutes from your site show up more reliably than crews that are ninety. That is the whole reason we do not chase work across the county.
Next step
Tell us what you are rebuilding.
A free estimate with a real scope and a real number. If the project is not right for us, we will tell you that too — and point you somewhere better.