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Address
124 Fernwood Dr, San Rafael, CA, 94901
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Building Alchemy Construction

Building Alchemy, 124 Fernwood Dr, San Rafael, CA (Owned by: Timothy Vinson) holds a General Building license according to the California license board.

Their BuildZoom score of 94 ranks in the top 24% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.

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Building Alchemy Contact Information

Phone: (415) 272-8756
Address: 124 Fernwood Dr, San Rafael, CA 94901

Building Alchemy San Rafael

Quality

94
76th percentile
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Building Alchemy has a BuildZoom score of 94, which places them above 76% of 336,931 contractors in California.

Activity

1 project
 2025
3 projects
 2024
Our building permit records indicate that Building Alchemy has worked on at least 4.0 projects over the past 2 years.

This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.

Pricing

1 project
 $20k-$50k
1 project
 $50k-$100k
Value Not Public: 2.0 projects
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Building Alchemy Reviews
3 out of 5 stars, based on 2 reviews

  • By Ken S.
    May 21, 2018
    1.2 million $ remodel
    $1,000,000

    The best contractor I have ever worked with hands Down !!
  • By Peter P.
    October 29, 2017

    I have had absolutely TERRIBLE experiences with Tim Vinson of Building Alchemy (a 1 man GC) along with Scott Couture of Couture Architecture (a 1 man architect) and Luke Stickney of Luke Stickney Electric (a 1 man electrician). They are absolute crooks and a dishonest trio who work together to fool customers. I was tricked, lied to, overcharged, abandoned, and then not only did faulty work but they tried to extort more money out of me illegally and filed liens against my properties when I refused to agree to their scam. Please advise anyone you know to stay away from any one of these individuals.
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Building Permits by Building Alchemy

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Building
153 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2025-08-15
Create of a state adu(153a duboce ave)by dedicating the 1st story of current 2 story unit to an adu.create distinct entry to new adu from 2nd story main entry
Valuation:
$97,118
Permit #:
202406144546
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Building
153 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2025-07-14
Renovate 4 full bathrooms like for like including replacing & repairing tile toilet & vanity. replace 6 upper unit street facing windows (al-cl-wd)
Valuation:
$83,000
Permit #:
202407156485
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Building
153 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2024-05-30
Kitchen remodel unit 153 and 155 duboce street. enlarged door opening and addition sink for both units
Valuation:
$48,000
Permit #:
202405212615
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Electrical
155 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2024-05-30
16 lights 5 switches 14 receptacles 1 dw 4 smoke det 1 gd
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E202405304672
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical
153 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2024-05-30
16 lights 5 switches 14 plugs 1 dw 1 gd 1 range
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E202405304673
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building commercial
1690 Tiburon Blvd, Belvedere Tiburon, CA, 94920
2022-07-29
Addition new window
Valuation:
$8,500
Permit #:
BC19-011
Status:
issued
Fee:
$730
Permit Type:
New construction
Building Type:
N/A
Building Permit
945 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, CA, 94930
2019-08-01
Rmdl master bedroom & bathroom - express
Valuation:
$150,000
Permit #:
162210
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Residential
Plumbing
153 Duboce Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94103
2024-05-30
Kitchen remodel added sink both units
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
PP20240530087
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Re siding
50 St Francis Ln, San Rafael, CA, 94901
2024-11-13
Replace siding & misc. rot repairs
Valuation:
$20,000
Permit #:
B2401-082
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,024
Permit Type:
Re-siding residen...
Building Type:
N/A
Residential nonstructural kitchen and bathroom
50 Del Casa Dr, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
2022-07-19
Expired residential- bathroom remodel
Valuation:
$14,500
Permit #:
B-042298
Status:
expired
Fee:
$1,144
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building Permit
1885 Indian Valley Rd, Novato, CA, 94947
2020-06-04
Interior remodel t.d. 5-18-20
Valuation:
$150,000
Permit #:
164795
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Residential
Building
2339 37th Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94116
2019-03-05
Addition 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms 1 laundry room on (e) ground floor
Valuation:
$118,200
Permit #:
201704043100
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
27 - 1 family dwe...
Residential nonstructural kitchen and bathroom
14 Lower Dr, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
2022-10-29
Residential- bathroom remodel (non-structural)
Valuation:
$40,000
Permit #:
B-042510
Status:
issued
Fee:
$2,456
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential plan check
260 Lovell Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
2018-04-04
Kitchen and bathroom remodel all work shall be done according t
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
B-036026
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building residential
87 San Carlos Ave, Sausalito, CA, 94965
2019-01-01
New spa deck retaining wall windows
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
B2018-0674
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Other
Building Type:
N/A
Residential plan check
297 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
2021-10-18
Interior and exterior renovation
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
B-039623
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building residential
87 San Carlos Ave, Sausalito, CA, 94965
2018-10-26
Entry deck and stair renovation
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
B2018-1182
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Deck
Building Type:
N/A
Building
29 Park Hill Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94117
2020-06-30
Interior kitchen remodel: interior remodel to master bathroom no changes to hvac, no structural no change to building envelope-replace existing fixtures with new same location interior remodel of master closet
Valuation:
$90,000
Permit #:
201601278083
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
28 - 2 family dwe...
Building
2921 Washington St, San Francisco, CA, 94115
2015-10-30
Unit # 3 - kitchen remodel: remove all cabinets counter & replace with new cabinets counters anda ppliances & lighting/electrical. remove non-load bearing walls as shown on plans. new wall & floor finishes new lighting electrical and plumbing work in remodel area only. no structural or heating wor
Valuation:
$45,000
Permit #:
201504133418
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
24 - apartments
Commercial plan check
297 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941
2020-07-23
Commercial monument sign
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
B-040516
Status:
expired application
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A