Custom home builder in Madera, California
Madera is home. Our office is on Royal Drive, most of our jobsites are a short drive from it, and we have been building here since 2019.
City limits or county: the first question on a Madera lot
Madera is two permitting worlds sharing one name, and knowing which one your property is in saves everybody time. A lot inside the city limits is reviewed and inspected by the City of Madera Building Division at City Hall on West 4th Street. A parcel in Madera Acres, out along Avenue 12 in the Bonadelle Ranchos and Madera Ranchos area, or on the orchard ground north and west of town is unincorporated Madera County, so it goes to the County's Building Division under the Community and Economic Development Department.
The difference is not paperwork trivia. In the county there is no city sewer or city water at the property line, so a well and a septic system get permitted separately through Madera County Environmental Health, and a septic design needs a percolation test before anyone can size it. We check the parcel's jurisdiction and its utilities at the very first visit, and the quote we hand you is built on that answer instead of around it.
What the valley floor asks of a house
Madera sits on flat valley ground, which is a gift on a foundation and a challenge on a cooling load. Summer here runs long and genuinely hot, so the choices that decide whether a Madera home is comfortable in July are made early: envelope and insulation detail, glazing and shading on the west elevation, duct layout and where the equipment lives, and roof and attic assembly.
We would rather spend an hour with you on those decisions at planning than have you spend ten summers paying for them. It is also the reason so many Madera projects pair the house with a pool and a covered patio: on this ground, shade and water are how the outdoor space becomes usable.
Every kind of project we take on here
Almond Grove Homes is licensed, bonded, and insured under CSLB #1095957, which covers general building, swimming pools, and electrical signs. Nick Salinas also holds DRE #02054090, so we can help on the real estate side of a Madera project as well as the building side.
- Ground up custom homes on in town lots and on rural county parcels, wells and septic included
- Modular homes as a faster route to a finished house on your own land
- Swimming pools, built under the same license as the house
- Duplexes and small multi-unit residential properties
- Kitchen and whole home remodels
- Commercial tenant improvement and sign work
Being ten minutes away is a real advantage
A build makes a dozen decisions that are easy in person and slow over email: a slab penetration in the wrong place, a window that wants to move a foot, a grade that reads differently once the pad is cut. Working in our own town means one of us can stand on your site the same day and settle it.
The photographs on this page are our own Madera area work: graded pads, well drilling on orchard ground, framing, and finished elevations with almond trees behind them. Our BuildZoom score is 92, in the top 32 percent of more than 336,000 licensed California contractors, and our BBB rating is A+.
Madera County jobsites from the air
Aerial photographs of Almond Grove Homes projects on Madera County lots.
Homes we have finished nearby
Completed Almond Grove Homes exteriors photographed in and around Madera.
How a Madera project runs
The same four steps on every job, whatever we are building.
Step 1: Free quote
Call or send the form and tell us about the property, the budget you are working with, and what you picture. The quote costs nothing.
Step 2: Planning
Courtney drafts the plan in house, from one we already own or from a blank page, and we coordinate the permitting side of it.
Step 3: Construction
Licensed, bonded, and insured crews build the home, pool, or property, and you get regular status updates as the work moves.
Step 4: Completion
We coordinate with the other trades and related projects to hit the deadlines and hand over a finished property on schedule.
What we build in Madera, CA
One license covers every kind of project we take on here.
Custom Home BuildingGround up custom homes built to your own design and your own lot, with licensed oversight from planning through move in.
Custom Home Plans & DesignHouse plans drafted in house by Courtney Salinas, either from the plans we already own or drawn from scratch for your lot.
Modular & Production HomesA faster, more cost effective route to a new home, with the same licensed crews and on site coordination as a custom build.
Swimming Pool ConstructionNew pool construction under our C53 pool classification, whether it is part of a new build or an addition to a home you already own.
Multi-Family ConstructionDuplexes and small multi-unit properties, built under the same general building license and project management as our single family work.
Real Estate ServicesHelp with the transaction side of a project, from buying the land you want to build on to selling a finished home.
Commercial ConstructionTenant improvement, build out, and sign installation work for local commercial spaces, backed by our B and C45 classifications.
Home Renovations & RemodelsKitchen, bath, and whole home updates that make the house you already have fit the way you live in it now.
Madera permitting and property questions
The four things local owners ask us most before a Madera project starts.
- Who issues the permit for a home inside Madera city limits?
- The City of Madera Building Division, at City Hall on West 4th Street, reviews and issues permits for anything inside the city limits. We handle the submittal and the plan check correspondence, and you hear from us as it moves.
- What changes if my lot is in Madera Acres, Parkwood, or the Ranchos?
- Several of the areas people call Madera sit outside the city limits, including Madera Acres and the Bonadelle Ranchos and Madera Ranchos area. Those parcels are unincorporated Madera County, so plan check and inspections go through the County's Building Division instead of the city, and a well or septic system is permitted separately by County Environmental Health. Confirming which of the two applies is one of the first things we do.
- Do you build in the newer Highway 41 communities?
- We build throughout Madera County, which includes the Highway 41 and Avenue 12 corridor where Riverstone and Tesoro Viejo are going in. Tell us the parcel and we will tell you plainly what we can do on it.
- How quickly can you get out to look at a Madera property?
- Our office is on Royal Drive here in town, so usually within a day or two. Call (559) 474-9901 and we will set a time.
Other areas we serve
We also build throughout the rest of Madera County, Fresno County, and the surrounding Central Valley.
- Fresno CountyHome builder in Fresno, CACustom homes, remodels, and pool work across Fresno, a short drive south of our Madera shop.
- Fresno CountyHome builder in Clovis, CANew builds and renovations for Clovis homeowners and for buyers with land on the city's edge.
- Madera CountyHome builder in Chowchilla, CARural and in town builds in northern Madera County, including work on acreage and orchard parcels.
- Madera CountyHome builder in Oakhurst, CAFoothill builds and remodels above the valley floor, on the road up toward Yosemite.
- Madera CountyHome builder in Coarsegold, CACustom homes on foothill and ranch parcels in the Coarsegold and Yosemite Lakes area.
Building in Madera? Let us come look.
We are minutes away. Call (559) 474-9901 or send the form and we will come see the property.