Merlyn Construction
Based in Richmond
1 kitchen · median permit value $20k · latest: kitchen, Aug 2025 (SF permits)
13 residential permits · licensed 9 yrs
Active · B · #1024274 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
General contractor Richmond, CA Sole Owner
California Building and Remodeling
Active License #939190 B General Building · Richmond, CA
- CSLB license age
- 16 yrs 11 mo
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Bond
- $25,000 bond
- Western Surety Company
- Workers' comp
- State Compensation Insurance Fund
Policy ends Jan 14, 2027. Ask for the renewal certificate if work runs past it.
CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026 checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB
License record
- Status
- Active CSLB status code: CLEAR
- Class
- B · General Building
- Business type
- Sole Owner
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2009 CSLB license age: 16 yrs 11 mo as of the file date
- Contractor bond
- $25,000 bond Western Surety Company, since Jun 27, 2025
- Workers' comp
- State Compensation Insurance Fund Jan 14, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027 · WC file dated Oct 17, 2026
- CSLB last updated this record
- Aug 31, 2026
Owner of record
CSLB lists California Building and Remodeling as the sole owner of license #939190.
What the permit record shows
We have permit records for San Francisco and San Jose only. Other Bay Area cities don't publish contractor names in a form we can read, so an empty list here says nothing about work elsewhere.
San Francisco permits (matched by license number)
11permits in 24 months
- Residential
- 8
- Commercial
- 3
- Latest issued
- Sep 28, 2026
- Median permit value
- $12,000
Permit descriptions that mention: Bathroom remodel (2), Kitchen remodel (1)
Permits by declared value (11 with a value)
- Under $50k 10
- $50k to $250k 1
- $250k to $1M 0
- Over $1M 0
Latest permits (public permit numbers)
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $25,000 · Sep 28, 2026 Permit #202609288717
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $20,000 · Sep 8, 2026 Permit #202604270163
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $2,000 · Jul 30, 2026 Permit #202607305833
- Bathroom remodel · $12,000 · Jul 30, 2026 Permit #202606052669
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $7,000 · Jul 22, 2026 Permit #202607225382
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $7,000 · Jul 17, 2026 Permit #202607175194
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $2,000 · Apr 22, 2026 Permit #202604229838
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $20,000 · Feb 5, 2026 Permit #202602055323
- Kitchen remodel · $77,000 · Oct 17, 2025 Permit #202510177589
- Over-the-counter alterations permit · $25,000 · Jul 11, 2025 Permit #202507110630
Source: DataSF building permits, checked Oct 18, 2026
Complaints and legal actions
CSLB lists complaint and legal-action disclosures on the license's page.
Check complaints on CSLBBefore you sign
- Down payment. On a home improvement contract it can't exceed $1,000 or 10% of the price, whichever is less. B&P 7159.5
- What this class covers. A B contractor's prime contract needs 2 or more unrelated trades (B&P 7057). B covers additions and structural work; a B-2 doesn't (CSLB class B-2).
Other licensed general contractors near Richmond
Ranked by the published scoring rules on the methodology page.
FGV Construction Co
Based in Richmond
5 bath, 3 kitchen · median permit value $40k · latest: kitchen, Sep 2026 (SF permits)
9 residential permits · licensed 4 yrs
Active · B · #1096983 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp: policy ended · Verify on CSLB
Pineda Construction Inc
Based in Richmond
5 kitchen, 4 bath · median permit value $79k · latest: kitchen, Feb 2026 (SF permits)
6 residential permits · licensed 9 yrs
Active · B · #1025258 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Questions about California Building and Remodeling
Is California Building and Remodeling licensed?
Yes. CSLB lists license #939190 (B, General Building) as active in its file dated Oct 16, 2026. It was first issued Oct 24, 2009 and expires Jul 31, 2028. Check the live record on CSLB before you sign.
What is the CSLB license number for California Building and Remodeling?
CSLB lists California Building and Remodeling under license #939190, class B, in Richmond, CA.
Is California Building and Remodeling bonded and insured?
CSLB shows a $25,000 contractor bond with Western Surety Company and workers' comp coverage through State Compensation Insurance Fund (policy to Jan 14, 2027). Those are the bond and workers' comp records in CSLB's file dated Oct 16, 2026. Ask for its certificate of general liability insurance.
Where can I see CSLB complaint and legal-action records for #939190?
On license #939190's page on CSLB. It lists any complaint disclosures and legal actions CSLB publishes for the license.
Where can I read reviews of California Building and Remodeling?
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