A 1 Construction

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A-1 Construction builds custom decks, fences, stairs, wood retaining walls, pergolas, arbors and repairs dry rot, replaces siding and trim, and installs windows and doors.
A-1 Construction uses only top quality hand selected lumber and builds to the industrys highest standers. Because of that simple company philosophy A-1 Construction maintains a A+ BBB rating and has a 96 percent customer satisfaction rating. Rating survey of 100 past customers done by the independent American Ratings Corporation. To all of our past customers, Thank you.
We serve beautiful Marin County and Sonoma County in Northern California. A-1 Construction provides its customers with the highest quality construction services possible while maintaining the best safety record and on-time construction services anywhere. At A-1 Construction we will commit our individual and team talents to your project. A-1 Construction is a fully equipped construction company with low rates and the highest quality and dependable service anywhere.
So what makes projects by A-1 Construction such a great value? Owner Michael Quinlan explains, "A-1 Construction is committed to excellence and your satisfaction is guaranteed. A-1 Construction's mission is to give you the best customer service possible and to use our innovative methods to build the highest quality product at the lowest possible price while exceeding performance expectations, and to insure that our products give years of trouble free service for you and your family."

Our promise to our customers
Above all else, A-1 Construction is committed to putting its customers first. We strive to make every part of your experience as pleasant as possible. A-1 Construction uses only premium building supplies and the highest quality craftsmanship.

A-1 Construction has been licensed by the Contractors state licensing board in the state of California since 3/21/1987, license # 504375. Tips for dealing with contractors.

The Contractors state license board has guides and pamphlets to help you in your dealings with contractors. The logo link below will take you to the Guides and Pamphlets page of the Department of Consumer affairs.

Tip: Today's pressure treated fir has amine copper quat (ACQ) in it. The copper will react with steel over time and corroded it. If the framing in your project is to use pressure treated fir then you must use either stainless steel, triple zinc or hot dipped galvanized hardware or risk the fasteners corroding and they will fail. I have seen steel hardware corroded by amine copper quat there was almost nothing left this is a serious problem.
Tip: All contractors are required to post there license number on all advertisements. Including there truck if they are advertising on it. All California state contractors license numbers have six digits. If any numbers are missing or there are extra numbers the contractor may not be what he say he is. A business license is not a contractors license. Anyone can buy a business license.
Tip: You can tell how long a contractor has been licensed by how low his or her number is. The lower the number the longer the contractor has been in business legally. If a contractor has a number that starts in the eights or nine hundred thousands then the contractor is a newly licensed contractor.

Tips on permits and fence laws.
Tip: A fence within the first 16' of a street or driveway. Can "legally" only be 4' high with the top 1' being 80 percent open.
Tip: A side or back fence can only be 6' high without a permit. If you want to go up to 8' high, all building departments will require you to get a permit. If both side and or back neighbors are on friendly terms and agree to the fence being above 6' in height then you probably will not have a problem if you don't get a permit. Most building departments will not red tag a fence at 7'-8' high unless someone complains about it, but it can happen.

Quote of the day
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
By Marcus Aurelius