GODDARDBuilding & Remodeling

Where we work

Service Areas Across Sacramento County and Nearby Placer County

We are based in Orangevale and serve homeowners and businesses across the northern and eastern Sacramento region. Find your community below.

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A contractor rooted in Orangevale

Our home base is Orangevale, in northeastern Sacramento County. From there, the communities we serve are all within a reasonable drive, which means we can visit a site quickly, respond when questions come up and keep crews close to the work. Staying within a defined region also lets us learn how each local building department works, which saves time on every project.

The nine communities below share a lot. They sit along the Highway 50 and Interstate 80 corridors, they are influenced by the American River and Folsom Lake and they have hot, dry summers and rainy winters. But each has its own housing stock, its own character and its own approval process. A ranch house in Carmichael, a newer home in Roseville and a bungalow in Sacramento have very little in common when it comes to remodeling.

Each page below goes into the local details that matter most for that community, including housing styles, permit realities and the projects we see most often.

Choose your community

  • [Orangevale](/general-contractor-orangevale-ca)

    Our home base. Larger lots, mature trees and a mix of ranch homes and custom builds under Sacramento County.

  • [Fair Oaks](/general-contractor-fair-oaks-ca)

    Village charm, river-adjacent lots and homes with character that deserve careful updates.

  • [Citrus Heights](/general-contractor-citrus-heights-ca)

    Established neighborhoods where kitchens, baths and additions add real room, plus busy commercial corridors.

  • [Folsom](/general-contractor-folsom-ca)

    Historic homes, lakeside hillsides and newer planned neighborhoods, each with different needs.

  • [Carmichael](/general-contractor-carmichael-ca)

    Mid-century ranch homes on generous lots, ready for open floor plans and primary suites.

  • [Roseville](/general-contractor-roseville-ca)

    Newer homes, HOA communities and a growing commercial market.

  • [Granite Bay](/general-contractor-granite-bay-ca)

    Large custom homes and acreage near Folsom Lake, handled through Placer County.

  • [Sacramento](/general-contractor-sacramento-ca)

    Historic neighborhoods and a deep commercial core, with city permitting and design review.

  • [Rancho Cordova](/general-contractor-rancho-cordova-ca)

    A mix of homes and some of the region's largest office and business parks.

Why where you live changes how we plan

The single biggest local variable is who reviews and approves your project. Some of our communities are unincorporated and rely on county agencies, while others are cities with their own building departments. The table below shows the general picture. We confirm the details for your specific address before any work begins, because boundaries and rules can change.

CommunityWho generally handles building permitsWhat it means for you
OrangevaleSacramento CountyCounty plan review and inspections, with no city process
Fair OaksSacramento CountySame county process as Orangevale and Carmichael
CarmichaelSacramento CountyCounty review, often on larger lots with mature trees
Citrus HeightsCity of Citrus HeightsCity submittals and inspections, with city zoning rules
FolsomCity of FolsomCity review, plus possible historic or HOA design review
RosevilleCity of RosevilleCity review and a city-run electric utility, plus HOAs in many neighborhoods
Rancho CordovaCity of Rancho CordovaCity review, with many commercial and business park projects
SacramentoCity of SacramentoCity review, with historic design review in some neighborhoods
Granite BayPlacer CountyCounty review in a different county than most of our other areas

Knowing this early shapes the schedule and the paperwork. It is one reason a local contractor can save time, and it is why we write about each area separately.

Residential and commercial work in every area

Across all nine communities, we handle the same range of work. For homeowners, that includes kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, closet remodeling, home additions and upgrades, whole-home remodeling and new home building. For business owners, that includes commercial remodeling and tenant improvements.

If you are not sure which service fits, start with our residential services or commercial services overview. If you would rather talk, call us and describe the project in your own words.

Not sure whether we serve your address?

The communities above are where most of our work happens, but they are not hard borders. If you live nearby and have a project in mind, contact us anyway. We will tell you plainly whether we can help and, if not, we will do our best to point you in a useful direction.

When you reach out, it helps to share the address, the kind of work you are considering and your rough timing. A few lines are plenty. Our form below is built to collect exactly those details, and a phone call works just as well.

If we are a good fit, we will set up a visit. If another contractor would serve you better, for example because the project is far outside our area or outside our trades, we will say so. Either way, you will get a straight answer, and you will not be asked to commit to anything before we have talked.

Frequently asked questions

Still have a question? Call (530) 663-8351 or send a note through the form below.

Which areas do you serve?

We serve Orangevale, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Folsom, Carmichael, Roseville, Granite Bay, Sacramento and Rancho Cordova, California.

Do you travel outside these areas?

Possibly. Contact us with the address and the project, and we will tell you whether we can help.

Do permit rules differ from city to city?

Yes. Each city or county has its own building department, forms and timelines. We confirm the requirements for your address before work starts.

Do you take both residential and commercial work in every area?

Yes. We handle both across our service area.

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