Costa Mesa
New homes · Remodels · Kitchens · ADU
Costa Mesa
New homes · Remodels · Kitchens · ADU
We are a California-licensed general contracting firm, led by two principals. They walk the lot together before a line is drawn. Jason takes the structure and the site, Benjamin takes the interior detailing and the finish work, the parts you touch every day. Neither of them hands the job over and moves on.
We are a general contractor and nothing else. You keep the architect and the interior designer you chose, and we don’t compete with them for the work. We take only a few homes at a time.
From an architect we build for
"We have had the opportunity to work with Jason and Ben on two residential projects. Their team is enjoyable to collaborate with, and we have appreciated the attention they bring to the finish work."
Denise XagorarakisArchitect, XAG Designs Architecture and Planning
xagdesigns.com
One license, held by the firm, in good standing.
Check it yourselfBoth of them in US construction since 1992.
Across the greater Orange County and Los Angeles area.
Jason on structure and site. Benjamin on interiors and finish.
We keep the workload small on purpose.
How the work runs
Most of what goes wrong on a build goes wrong in the gaps. Between the drawings and the framing. Between the proposal and the invoice. The Process page walks all five phases, what happens in each one, and what you’re holding when it ends.
Altadena fire rebuild
Every builder in the rebuild market can list the standards. Class A roof assembly, ember-resistant venting, ignition-resistant cladding, tempered glazing, enclosed decking. The list reads the same on every website because everybody took it from the same code.
The jobs that pass the first time are the ones where those decisions got made early. Venting and eave detailing are settled at framing. Deck assemblies are settled before the deck is ordered. Left to the end, each one can become a change order and a delay. On a rebuild, the delay is often the expensive part.
We take only a few homes at a time. On a rebuild, that is how we keep your job moving.
You get an itemized proposal your insurer can process, a signed compliance summary for the file, and the two people who own the firm on the job while it’s being built.
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Laguna Beach
A former hundred year old house on a slope two blocks from the coast, rebuilt over two levels on new retaining walls. The best work on this house is underneath it.
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Los Alamitos
A full home remodel taken back to new footings and rebuilt around a single sixty foot span. The house stopped turning its back on its own yard.
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Newport Beach
A remodel that went down to a new foundation. The front of the property was extended on poured ground before a single room inside it was touched.
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Newport Beach
A new front, a second story over the garage, and one boarded ceiling running across the main rooms.
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Huntington Beach
A full interior remodel of the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms. From the street it is the same house. Inside, it is not.
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Trabuco Canyon
A kitchen remodel in handcrafted English green, carried to the ceiling on every wall. Even the refrigerator is cabinetry.
See the projectThe firm
Jason Welch and Benjamin M. Davies have both worked in U.S. construction since 1992. Jason spent more than ten years in commercial redevelopment and shop fitting before moving into residential construction. Benjamin came through cabinetry, kitchens and baths into full residential work. They have been partners since 2006.
Welch & Wandsworth is a California-licensed general contracting firm, led by Jason Welch and Benjamin M. Davies. The firm has completed more than 120 homes across the greater Orange County and Los Angeles area.
Jason Welch
Principal. New construction and site work
He is on the lot with you before a line is drawn, and stays with the structure, site and framing.
jason@welchandwandsworth.com 949 230 7945Benjamin M. Davies
Principal. Interiors, interior design and finish work
Benjamin leads cabinetry, tile, trim and hardware, the finish work you see and use every day.
ben@welchandwandsworth.com 714 865 7339Inquiries come back within 48 hours. If you’d rather go straight to one of us, both direct numbers are above. Jason and Benjamin will come and look at the job with you together, before anyone talks about a number.
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