Looking for a pretty good licensed contractor?

The question I get most from readers is: "Can you recommend a contractor?"

I've got something better than that: A list of general contractors whose projects have been featured in my "Pardon Our Dust" series in the Los Angeles Times. I can't really recommend a contractor, but the homeowners who hired these companies were so happy with their finished projects that they wanted to see them in the newspaper.

• Bob Sturgeon, Westside Remodeling (Westlake Village)
• Allen Associates (Santa Barbara) Project Q&A
• Hartman Baldwin Design Build (Claremont)
• Built (Los Angeles) Project
• Mega Builders (Chatsworth) Project Q&A
• Plaskoff Construction (Tarzana)
• Warren Kreis Construction (Northridge) Project
• Fernando Linares (Culver City)
• Richard Grenier, Grenier Construction (West Hills)
• Devereaux Construction (Long Beach)
• Pat Patton and Associates (Northridge) Project
• A Straight Line Construction Co. (Simi Valley)
• ServiceMaster by T.A. Russell (Azusa)
• Cortney Lofton, Lofton Contracting (Sherman Oaks)
• Craig Belmont, Belmont Builders (Costa Mesa)
• One Week Bath (Chatsworth)
• Bo L. Jennings (Glendale)
• Norm Knoff, Knoff General Contractor (Van Nuys)
• Arturo Villarreal, Works of Art (Los Angeles)
• Brian Koh, A-Team Construction (Los Angeles)
• Michael Hinkson, Mike's Construction (Long Beach)
• John Hole Construction, (Eagle Rock)
• Semmes & Co. (Atascadero) Project

Also, contractors mentioned in the Pardon Our Dust Blog:

• Dream Design Builders (Rancho Bernardo) design/build remodeling
• Scott Davis and Daniel Liechty, AKBD, CAPS CALBath (Santa Ana and other locations) bathroom remodeling
• Michael Zboralske, IICRC, Janet Zboralske, and Ross Tenant, Zebra Restoration Services (Rancho Cordova) fire, water, and mold remediation and general construction
• Robert Reichek, Reicorp Remodeling, Four Seasons Sunrooms (Atascadero) sunrooms and exterior remodeling

Looking for a pretty good architect or designer?

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