Constraction reviews in Irvine, California

After three long years, I’m finally able to enjoy my dream backyard—and it’s all thanks to James David Custom Homes and his amazing team!

The project didn’t start off easy. What was supposed to take a year turned into a three-year journey filled with challenges. A lot of these were caused by poor planning, mistakes from a former business partner of James's, and a lack of proper engineering plans. After two years of setbacks, that partner parted ways with the company—turning out to be a blessing in disguise for my project.

Once James and his team took the reins, everything turned around. They brought in Scott, a customer relationship partner, who was absolutely essential in getting things back on track. He created an open, fair partnership between James and me, which made a world of difference. The team also brought in Jacob Mason from Mason Pool Company, and I can honestly say he was a game-changer. Jacob was incredible to work with and played a huge role in making the pool installation process smooth and successful. His expertise and attention to detail were unmatched, and I can’t recommend him enough!

The result? A backyard that’s nothing short of spectacular. My infinity-edge pool is the showstopper, featuring two catch basins and vanishing edges on three sides. I also have an incredible outdoor kitchen with a BBQ, fridge, sink, and dishwasher, plus a sunken firepit with a recessed TV wall and LED lights under both the BBQ and firepit. It’s truly the best-looking backyard I’ve ever seen—definitely biased, but I’m in love with it!

Every project runs into its challenges, but despite the setbacks I faced, James and his team never wavered. They have high standards and genuinely care about their customers, always doing what’s right to make things right.
I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. Thank you, James, Scott, Jacob, and the entire team!

James and his team are a pleasure to work with. As a material supplier on his jobs Henry Company appreciates his commitment to using high-quality materials and suppliers. The Henry 1-2-3 Moisture Control System is implemented on James' projects to ensure long lasting waterproofing and energy efficiency protection. We have partnered with James on multiple projects over the past several years and look forward to many more years of collaboration.

James David Custom Homes did a fabulous job with our remodel! It was a major project, adding sq. footage. We changed our style from Spanish Mediterranean to modern. Our home was basically gutted with everything being updated. From 1986 style to the 2,000’s. We are very happy with them.
James is capable of handling any size project. The bigger and more complicated the better. I recommend James David Custom Homes if you are looking for a true Pro. Quality takes time. You must be patient.
J Grant/ Vivian Grant
Yorba Linda, CA

We have had the absolute pleasure to collaborate and work on a handful of projects together.  I am always pleased to recommend James David Custom Homes to my clients as they continue to deliver top quality construction services.  No matter if the project is a remodel/ addition or a complex ground up new custom home, James and his talented team work within the homeowner’s budget to make sure the end product is worthy of the James David Custom Home name.
Steve Stand
Stand Architects Inc

James and his team are forthright, transparent, respectful and detail oriented. They have been our advocates and done an amazing job on our home remodel. We know things will be done the right way with care and attention to detail.

We hired James David Custom homes for essentially a complete tear down and custom re-build of our home in Seal Beach. James and his team are extremely knowledgeable and professional making a difficult process run smoothly. Jaime our main project manager was incredible. He was on site every day and provided constant updates and feedback and could troubleshoot even the most complex of problems. Additionally project manager Kevin and office manager Storm were integral to the completion of our home.

From the very beginning James' detail oriented approach made the process more transparent and their bid was extremely detailed (almost 60 pages long!) compared to other bids we received.

Using the app Buildertrend we would receive a log of activity and progress pictures daily which made us feel much more connected to the day to day process.

Overall building a custom home is an extremely time consuming and expensive process however we could not be more happy with the outcome and transformation.

About two years ago, we engaged James David Custom Homes as our general contractor for an extensive remodel of our 40+ year-old home. We worked directly with James and were extremely pleased with his knowledge, attention to detail and the quality of work from his team and his subcontractors. In addition, he and his team are a pleasure to work with. Our home turned out beautifully so we didn't hesitate to call James again when we decided to finish the remodeling of our upstairs. While the work has just started, he has already added value with his ideas and ability to spot concerns that we may not see. We are very much looking forward to the finished product. Highly recommend!

Working with Yard Design has been awesome. The design was executed perfectly, and the process was super easy!

We just moved into our new place and I wanted some design ideas for my yard.
In just a few days, I had my 3D landscaping design for my front and back yard, and they helped me get my budget in order.

Reliable, creative; took me through the permitting process professionally. Shani is great to work with. I was lucky to get a recommendation to use her!

Amazing service. Worked with Shani. She took care of everything - design, permits and structural engineering. Great designs and amazing service. Always responsive and great quality.

We just finished the design process for our front and backyard designs. We completed our backyard and it looks amazing. They brought my ideas to life in those designs and they’re absolutely perfect.

I loved the design process and how our home was transformed in real life. The design images were so helpful to understand our need and to stay within our budget. Highly recommend!

The entire design process was incredibly easy: a quick consultation meeting to set up expectations, taking photos and measurements and that's it.
The design was amazing and really captured our design style. Looking forward to now bring the design to life

My experience with Yard Design was fantastic! As a realtor, I know a lot of work is behind delivering something this polished; I highly recommend their services!

My experience with Yard Design
was wonderful! Customer service was excellent from start to finish. I had a terrific experience working with the team!

We wanted to reimagine our backyard with a new deck and play area for our kids and Yard Design gave us exactly what we had in mind. Shani was incredibly responsive from the quote through the execution, it was nice having a single contact for the entire project.

Yard Design did a beautiful design and has continued to supervise the construction of our deck! It was a large project that included an outdoor kitchen, patio cover, planters etc. It was done at a very high level.

Shan/Yard Design is everything you want in an architect to help you with your project. She has patience, insight, knows when to suggest, knows when to step back. She makes sure it is a collaborative process that realistically assesses the scope of the project. Besides the plans, she also handled the permit process with the City. Even though she is independent, she has connections and can make referrals for the next steps that are integral to seeing the project go from blueprint to reality. It is easy to recommend her and give her 5 stars.

The Yard Design process was fast and easy. I didn’t have to measure anything, and there was very little thinking required on my end. They did an amazing work in my backyard design. I was pleased!

I am very happy with the service I received from Yard Design. The design of my new backyard is breathtaking. Absolutely stunning!. The design process was easy and fun. I can't recommend them enough!