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Tourmaline Builders
Tourmaline Builders
Tourmaline Builders is a custom home builder serving San Diego and North County, from Coronado to Encinitas. Founded in 2011, it builds custom homes and ADUs and handles renovations and remodels. Its principals work directly with clients from initial concept through finish installation, while a cloud-based platform tracks project information.
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Business Highlights
- Tourmaline Builders lists California General Contractor License 970255.
- Tourmaline Builders lists California Real Estate Broker License 01967826.
- Tourmaline says its first San Diego spec home earned LEED certification for sustainable building practices.
- Tourmaline describes its warranty as the most comprehensive in the industry.
- Tourmaline lists a 2025 Icon Award win for best custom home in San Diego.
Service Area
San Diego and North County, from Coronado to Encinitas.
Active Business Listing
Tourmaline Builders is one of 14 home builders ProsGrade lists in San Diego, California.
Active
Public local listing
Listing details
8 services listed, including Custom home building, ADU construction and Renovations and remodeling. Open weekdays, closed on weekends. 26 reviews.
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How This Business Compares
How Tourmaline Builders compares with the other 13 home builders on ProsGrade in San Diego, using public Google ratings and review counts.
- One of 14 San Diego home builders on ProsGrade.
Services Covered
8 services- Custom home buildingModern farmhouse, Craftsman and Cape Cod styles.
- ADU construction
- Renovations and remodeling
- Pre-construction and site preparationUtility and consultant coordination; drone-based view validation.
- Design planningCustom-home design guided by function and cost criteria.
- Finish details and selectionsFixtures, cabinets, appliances, finish carpentry and paint colors.
- Budget developmentProject-budget confirmation and decision timing.
- Project managementCommunications, schedule, selections, approvals and costs tracked in one place.
Reviews
What customers say
Customers praise the team’s professionalism and communication through the building process. One customer says Tourmaline delivered a new build on time and within budget. Another homeowner recounts water dripping through a ceiling after the deck waterproofing failed; Tourmaline arranged and covered repairs to the deck and ceiling under its warranty.
Customer Reviews
Dan K
We hired Tourmaline for a major remodel of our house in Solana Beach. Its rare you find a contractor that can be relied upon for communication, expertise, reliability, and integrity from start to finish, and Tourmaline exceeded all of our expectations. They are simply phenomenal to work with, from our day-to-day team of Zach and Katheryne to the owners Ben and Jake. We were actually a little sad when the project was done that it meant our regular interactions with Tourmaline were winding down as well. Most important of all, they stand behind their work and take ownership of any problems that need to be solved. We highly recommend them to anyone looking to build a high-quality custom home.
Pamela Rockenfeller
Tourmaline was extremely professional in every aspect of the building process. Every change or issue was communicated efficiently and effectively. Heather and Jack were great to work with. We highly recommend Tourmaline Builders.
Jon Hangartner
We worked with Tourmaline on a new build of two homes in La Jolla and the experience was great. The entire team is extremely professional, nice to work with, and they provide sound advice on key decisions. Their budgets are clear, and the work itself is high quality. Tourmaline delivered on time and on budget. I highly recommend them.
Jaime Torres
My wife and I are the second owners of a home Tourmaline built in Point Loma. While we sat in our family room one rainy Saturday morning, we noticed that water started dripping through the ceiling. Above this ceiling is our deck outside of our Master Bedroom. The deck's flooring outside had developed some cracks and clearly the water proofing had failed. We reached out to Tourmaline since the home was a little over 5 years old and left a Voicemail that Saturday afternoon. That very same day the owner of Tourmaline returned our call and offered to meet us at our home the following Monday to inspect the damage.
A few days later the Owner notified us that they would coordinate a date to handle ALL of the repairs and cost since we were still under Tourmaline's Warranty! A week later workers came to demo, repair and reconstruct the deck surface and also repair/paint the ceiling inside as well. The process took 6 business days, but all of Tourmaline's workers were professional, courteous and punctual. The deck and the ceiling are like new now. We felt very fortunate that our home was built by a company with such integrity and a high level of conviction behind their craftsmanship.
I would 100% recommend Tourmaline for anyone considering them for their next home build. My scenario is clearly a testament to their commitment to excellence!
Christin Bawa
We purchased a home that had been completely rebuilt by Tourmaline. We have lived in the home for 4 years now. They did an outstanding job with the house! During our inspection, the inspector commented on how Tourmaline didn't just follow the building codes and they actually went beyond that. They are straight-forward and easy to work with. We won't leave our home anytime soon, but we would hesitate to work with them again in the future.
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