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Best overall in Palo Alto: ADU Builders Bay Area, CR Score 62/100; 5.0★ from 134 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Primework Construction, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #9 of 472.
Most-reviewed: Honey Homes, 431 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 472 ranked; ranked #50.
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472 Palo Alto home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 26 are open 24/7, 195 open Saturdays and 132 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 472 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADU Builders Bay Area | 62 | 5.0★ (134) | San Jose, 15 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Room Addition & Adu Contractor San Jose | 62 | 4.9★ (137) | San Jose, 16 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 3 | Moraga ADU & Addition | 60 | 4.9★ (131) | Moraga, 27 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 4 | Chando Construction | 59 | 4.8★ (108) | Mountain View, 4 mi away | — | — |
| 5 | King David Home Builders | 59 | 5.0★ (56) | Palo Alto | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 6 | Nolasco Construction Group | 58 | 5.0★ (9) | Menlo Park, 2 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | PCI Construction Inc | 58 | 5.0★ (19) | Redwood City, 5 mi away | Sat | — |
| 8 | Royal Building Services | 58 | 5.0★ (151) | Mountain View, 6 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | Primework Construction | 57 | 5.0★ (111) | San Jose, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 10 | Lennar at Beacon at Bridgeway | 57 | 4.0★ (84) | Newark, 7 mi away | — | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 134 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in San Jose, 16 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Moraga, 27 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 131 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mountain View, 4 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 108 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Palo Alto
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Construction company”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Menlo Park, 2 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Redwood City, 5 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mountain View, 6 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 151 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in San Jose, 13 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 111 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Newark, 7 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Palo Alto
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Campbell, 16 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in San Francisco, 23 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saratoga, 13 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Santa Clara, 13 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 68 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in San Francisco, 26 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cupertino, 11 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Pinole, 39 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Redwood City, 5 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Redwood Shores, 13 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Milpitas, 21 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Milpitas, 13 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mountain View, 3 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Burlingame, 15 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 69 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in San Francisco, 25 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 472 ranked home builders here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Element Homes - Custom Home Builders | 56 | 5.0★ (4) | 6 mi |
| 27 | TRX Builders | 56 | 5.0★ (59) | 3 mi |
| 28 | Rightway Home Builders | 56 | 5.0★ (131) | 9 mi |
| 29 | Villa | 56 | 4.7★ (14) | 30 mi |
| 30 | CALIBUILDER | 56 | 4.8★ (17) | 12 mi |
| 31 | Advantage Homes | 56 | 3.9★ (39) | 19 mi |
| 32 | DevArt8 Builders | 55 | 5.0★ (101) | 14 mi |
| 33 | Palo Alto Foundation & Concrete Contractors | 55 | 4.8★ (51) | In Palo Alto |
| 34 | Prime Design & Build | 55 | 4.9★ (56) | 14 mi |
| 35 | Thomas James Homes | 55 | 4.2★ (63) | 9 mi |
| 36 | Alliance Room Addition & ADU Contractors | 55 | 4.9★ (48) | 4 mi |
| 37 | Top Home Builders Inc. | 55 | 5.0★ (88) | 20 mi |
| 38 | 370 Aleso | 55 | 5.0★ (5) | 7 mi |
| 39 | Signature Homes | 55 | 4.6★ (22) | 22 mi |
| 40 | Happy Homes Construction & Remodeling Inc | 55 | 5.0★ (12) | 13 mi |
| 41 | GADI Construction | 55 | 4.9★ (147) | 10 mi |
| 42 | Dolatch Construction inc | 55 | 5.0★ (5) | 5 mi |
| 43 | Verdura Construction | 55 | 5.0★ (9) | 16 mi |
| 44 | Robson Homes | 55 | 4.7★ (24) | 13 mi |
| 45 | Cordova at Gale Ranch | 55 | 4.3★ (19) | 25 mi |
| 46 | Davidon Homes | 55 | 4.6★ (26) | 31 mi |
| 47 | ADORE HOMES INC. | 55 | 5.0★ (26) | 16 mi |
| 48 | Alftin Construction, Inc. | 55 | 4.8★ (4) | 6 mi |
| 49 | Perpetual Homes ADU | 55 | 4.7★ (13) | 28 mi |
| 50 | Honey Homes | 54 | 4.9★ (431) | 31 mi |
20 more home builders within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Casita | In Palo Alto | |
| Costa Millworks Construction | 5.0★ (2) | In Palo Alto |
| Duri Homes | In Palo Alto | |
| Exact Builders | In Palo Alto | |
| Innovo Builders | 5.0★ (6) | In Palo Alto |
| J.D. Haaland Construction, Inc. | In Palo Alto | |
| Lerch Construction | 4.8★ (4) | In Palo Alto |
| menlo atherton construction | 5.0★ (1) | In Palo Alto |
| Nestadu | 5.0★ (1) | In Palo Alto |
| Nordin Builders Inc. | 4.8★ (6) | In Palo Alto |
| Palo Alto ADU Solutions | 5.0★ (12) | In Palo Alto |
| Palo Alto Builders | In Palo Alto | |
| Palo Alto Custom Homes | In Palo Alto | |
| Paragon Custom Builders | 5.0★ (1) | In Palo Alto |
| Pete Moffat Construction | 5.0★ (6) | In Palo Alto |
| Rett Construction Group | 5.0★ (1) | In Palo Alto |
| ROYALTY BUILDERS INC | In Palo Alto | |
| RULICON CONSTRUCTION INC | 4.8★ (4) | In Palo Alto |
| Silicon Valley Builder Associates | In Palo Alto | |
| Silicon Valley Home Builders | In Palo Alto |
We scored 472 Palo Alto home builders on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Palo Alto data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |