Updated: Apr 01, 2026
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Address
P O BOX 3882, Palm Desert, CA, 92261
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1st Atrium Construction
1st Atrium Inc, Palm, Po Box 3882, Palm Desert, CA (Employees: Arne Edgar Perthus and Steffi Perthus) holds a General Building, Swimming Pool, Electrical license and 1 other license according to the California license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 104 ranks in the top 9% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring 1st Atrium Inc, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.
1st Atrium Inc Services
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Custom Home Build
New Home Construction
Other Residential New Const...
Multi-Room Remodel
Kitchen Remodel
Bathroom Remodel
Basement Remodel
Other Residential Remodel
Roofing
Drywall
Interior Plaster
Flatwork Concrete
Foundations
Other Concrete
Garage Construction
Skylights
Small Multi-Family New Cons...
Small Multi-Family Remodel ...
Whole Home Remodel
Modular Home Construction
Addition
Vertical Addition
Horizontal Addition
Vertical and Horizontal Add...
Attic Remodel
Single Room Remodel
Cosmetic Remodel
Pool and Spa Remodel
1st Atrium Inc Contact Information
Phone Number: (760) 880-6606
Address: P O BOX 3882, Palm Desert, CA 92261
1st Atrium Inc Palm Desert
Quality
104
91st percentile
Pro tip:
We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
1st Atrium Inc has a BuildZoom score of 104, which places them above 91% of 336,931 contractors in California.
Activity
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11 projects
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2025 |
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6 projects
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2024 |
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5 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that 1st Atrium Inc has worked on at least
22.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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7 projects
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Home Additions |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that 1st Atrium Inc mostly works on
home addition
projects.
Pricing
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6 projects
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< $5k |
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2 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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3 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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4 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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1 project
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$500k-$1mil |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $25,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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For more details about their pricing, check out their recent activity to see how much they have charged for different types of work.
1st Atrium Inc Reviews
2 out of 5 stars, based on
1
review
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By Steve S.May 30, 2022Rebuild after major leak. All trades.$80,000
This is a sample of this contractor's permits. Click here to access their complete permit history.
(bxx2500993 bel2502722) addition to existing roof mount solar - 8.000kwdc/7.146kwac (25) modules
Valuation:
$65,000
Permit #:
BEL2502100
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential dwelling (brs) - single family dwelling - single family detached dwelling
2024-12-12
Restoration/replacement of fire damaged single family residence like for like
Valuation:
$689,305
Permit #:
BRS2300969
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Plancheck for the remodel and addition project 46200 golden rod in palm desert
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
FPRBP2501077
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Convert garage to adu addition liv. area to home rmdl intr
Valuation:
$95,000
Permit #:
RRAD22-0133
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,420
Permit Type:
Addition and remo...
Building Type:
N/A
Building a 670 sqft detached adu main dwelling has no firesprinkler
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
FPRBP2501355
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential-non-structural interior demolish
Valuation:
$3,000
Permit #:
DEMO25-0009
Status:
issued
Fee:
$196
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Convert garage to gym
Valuation:
$100,000
Permit #:
RRAD23-0083
Status:
issued
Fee:
$2,463
Permit Type:
Addition and remo...
Building Type:
N/A
Rrad24-0222 garage conversion to an adu
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
FPRBP2500538
Status:
approved
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Convert extension. garage to adu and new 572sf garage
Valuation:
$100,000
Permit #:
RRAD23-0210
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,838
Permit Type:
Addition and remo...
Building Type:
N/A
Barnum 208 sf kitchen remodel with laundry relocation
Valuation:
$35,000
Permit #:
BRES2022-0935
Status:
issued
Fee:
$807
Permit Type:
Remodel
Building Type:
N/A
Building a 4.100 w 10 panel photovoltaic roof system with microinverter on each panel
Valuation:
$19,340
Permit #:
BEL2400271
Status:
closed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Fire review for a new single family residence construction 2 040 sqft
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
FPRBP2502115
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Service panel upgrade to dwelling - 200/225 amps solar ready move main meter to new iid approved location replace existing meter panel with 200amp subpanel
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BEL2205774
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Addition adu w patio cover
Valuation:
$60,000
Permit #:
RRAD22-0085
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,395
Permit Type:
Addition contractor
Building Type:
N/A
Detached casita
Valuation:
$300,000
Permit #:
RRAD19-0114
Status:
final
Fee:
$2,651
Permit Type:
Addition contractor
Building Type:
N/A
5 unit rv trailer & boat storage shell building block walls
Valuation:
$737,858
Permit #:
BNR2100047
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Rothman 144sf addition to existing casita
Valuation:
$65,000
Permit #:
BRES2021-0839
Status:
final
Fee:
$847
Permit Type:
Addition
Building Type:
N/A
Interior remodel
Valuation:
$60,000
Permit #:
RRAD22-0179
Status:
final
Fee:
$872
Permit Type:
Remodel contractor
Building Type:
N/A
Miscellaneous (bxx) - othcn - other construction
2025-12-03
(bel2502647) 1 lithium ion batteries 16.0 kwh total
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BXX2501238
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
No Description Available
Valuation:
$2,500
Permit #:
ELPU25-0019
Status:
issued
Fee:
$160
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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1st Atrium Inc License info
Verified License
| License # | 836088 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building, Swimming Pool, Electrical |
| Business Type | Corporation |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of March 2026.
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Inactive License
| License # | 900562 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building, Swimming Pool |
| Business Type | Corporation |
- According to the California Contractors State License Board, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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104
BuildZoom Score
Bonded
| Bonded Agent | State National Insurance Company Inc |
| Bond Value | $15,000 |
Insured
| Workers Comp Provider | State Compensation Insurance Fund |
63
Permits
- Building permit records show that 1st Atrium Inc has worked on 63 permitted projects.
1st Atrium Inc Employees
AP
Arne Edgar Perthus
Rmo / Ceo / Pres
SP
Steffi Perthus
Officer
We had a major leak go undetected for 3 weeks. Another company completed the professional mold remediation work and 1st Atrium did the reconstruction. I will grant that we did this during the pandemic and with supply chain issues, so the fact that reconstruction of about 800 ft sq of space took a year. And I’ll grant that waiting for the new windows to arrive was not this company’s problem.
Where 1st Atrium fell short repeatedly is in the attention to detail and general sloppiness. For example, two doors are not hung properly making them difficult to close. One brand new slider does not lock properly. Paint splatter on fixtures that should have been taped off. Outlets that were not converted to 4x from the original 2x. A wall mounted light fixture in the bathroom not hung centered above the sink. Our dishwasher removed and not replaced properly. An outlet not fitted correctly to receive a face plate. Did not run my cable to the correct receptacle to attach to my TV. Our new kitchen counter not fabricated to receive the soap dispenser that was part of the plan. I attention to the plan.
The main trouble for all of this was that the owner, Arne P did not care and did not supervise his crews. He regularly fought with me when I pointed out these issues and often claimed that it was not his fault… never his fault. It’s hard to find good contractors. Steer clear from this one.