About · local service
A clear plan, from start to finish.
Halden Builders started with one truck and a framing crew. We still frame our own jobs. Everything else is a trade we have worked with for over a decade.
The owner
Tom Halden,
framer first.
Halden Builders is a fictional San Jose building business in this showcase. The live site would introduce the owner and team here, explain how projects are managed and include verified business history.
Tom still walks every site on Saturday mornings. He reads every plan-check letter before it goes to the engineer. And he answers the phone number on this page.
The crew
Six people.
Same six, every day.
- Tom HaldenOwner · Lead framer
Walks every site. Prices every job. Answers the phone.
- Tomas ReyesForeman
Your one contact from estimate to keys. Sends the daily photo log.
- Anita SorensenProject coordinator
Permits, selections, inspection bookings and the schedule.
- Dev PatelCarpenter
Finish carpentry, cabinets, trim. Nine years with Halden.
- Marco LindqvistCarpenter
Framing, decks, roof. The one on the ladder in the photo log.
- Three trade partnersElectrical · Plumbing · HVAC
Same three companies since 2014. Licensed, insured, booked by us.
License · Bond · Insurance · Warranty
On paper,
before we start.
Every document is sent with the contract. Ask for any of them on the first visit.
- CSLB-style license #1098765, Class B general building (sample)
- Contractor’s bond on file with the state
- General liability insurance, certificate sent with every contract
- Workers’ compensation for every person on your site
- Two-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every job
- Ten-year structural warranty on additions, ADUs and custom homes
How we price
A number you can
read line by line.
No price on the website, because we have not seen your house yet. Here is how you get one.
Site visitDay 0
We measure, open the panel, look under the house and listen. No number is given on the day.
Written scopeDay 3
What we would do, in what order, and how many weeks. Must-do separated from nice-to-have.
Design and selectionsWeeks 1 – 4
Drawings and the things you choose: cabinets, tile, fixtures, windows. Each has a lead time we plan around.
Line-item contractWeek 4
Every item on its own line, with a start week and a keys week. The number moves only if you move the scope.
Certifications
The cards
in the truck.
- CSLB Class BGeneral building contractor (sample license)
- EPA Lead-SafeCertified firm for pre-1978 homes
- Title 24Energy compliance on every permit
- OSHA 30Site safety, foreman and owner
- NARI memberRemodeling industry association