An owner-run remodeling contractor in Orange County
Founded over 22 years ago. Licensed in California, CSLB #1059227. Loft and high-ceiling conversions statewide, room additions and remodels across Orange County.
TruAdditions is led by Jorge “Rene” De Leon, our CEO and specialist contractor. Rene is a licensed general contractor, but the reason homeowners call him is narrower than that. He specializes in the additions other contractors turn down, especially conversions that add a floor inside a home’s existing volume.
You are not handed off to a salesperson and then to a crew you have never met. Rene sets the standard on every job. He owns TruAdditions, which means the person accountable for the work is the person you are actually dealing with.
WHAT 22 YEARS CHANGED
Three months then. Two to three weeks now.
When TruAdditions started, a project like this took about three months. Two decades of refining how we sequence framing, engineering, and inspections brought that down to two to three weeks on most jobs, and a few days on the smallest ones. Faster is not the same as rushed. It means we have built this specific thing enough times to know exactly what it takes.
We do not give ballpark estimates
Every city permits differently and every house is framed differently, so a number quoted over the phone is a guess that falls apart the moment we see the space. We would rather be accurate than fast with a number.
Instead, we schedule a complimentary evaluation with Chris Doering, our evaluator and master designer, either on-site or over Zoom. You get a written quote built around your actual home, and the evaluation costs nothing.
We do not run your job with a skeleton crew while the rest of the team is somewhere else. One project gets the whole crew, which is a large part of why the timeline holds.
Straight answers on cost
No ballpark numbers and no moving target. You get a written quote after a free evaluation, and it is built from what we actually see at your house.
We hold the dates we give you
Most projects run two to three weeks. When we give you a start date and an end date, those are the dates we are working to, not a best case.
You stay in the loop
You are told what is happening and why, at every stage, by the people actually doing the work.
Come see what we can do with your space.
A free evaluation, a written quote in 2 to 3 business days, and the owner on the other end of the phone.