We build it from the ground up.
A licensed general building contractor in Los Angeles — foundations, framing, retaining walls and steel structure, carried from bare ground to finished structure by one accountable crew.
Bare ground to a finished structure.
Six stages, one crew, one accountable scope. Tell us about your lot and we will walk it with you.
Six structural services, one crew
From the footing to the frame to the steel, FRAMO carries a build through every structural stage — nothing gets lost in a handoff between trades.

Foundations
Poured footings, slabs and structural foundations engineered to carry the build above them.
Explore foundations
New Construction
Ground-up residential and commercial builds, managed from permit through frame-out.
Explore new construction
Remodeling
Structural remodels and additions that reshape how a space works — safely opened up and re-framed.
Explore remodeling
Framing
Precision wood framing — our namesake craft, done fast and dead-square, floor after floor.
Explore framing
Retaining Walls
Shotcrete and CMU retaining walls that hold LA's hillside lots in place for the long run.
Explore retaining walls
Steel Structure
Structural and light-gauge steel — the service most framing crews don't offer, handled in-house.
Explore steel structureEvery service, foundation to frame
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A straight line from estimate to handoff
Free on-site estimate
We walk the lot, review your plans, and give you a clear scope and number — no pressure.
Permits & engineering
Structural details and permit coordination handled before a single stud goes up.
Build the structure
Foundations, framing and steel by one accountable crew, kept on schedule.
Walkthrough & handoff
We walk every connection with you and hand off a structure built to code.
Real Los Angeles jobsites
Straight talk from the people we build for
Placeholder review — replace with a real client quote before launch. They showed up when they said, framed it dead-square, and kept the site clean.
Placeholder review — replace with a real client quote before launch. Handled the foundation, the frame, and the steel without a single trade handoff.
Placeholder review — replace with a real client quote before launch. Clear scope, clear number, and they hit the schedule on our hillside lot.
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Based in Van Nuys, building across LA
From the Valley to the Westside and the hillside lots in between — if it needs a structure, we cover it.
The questions we hear most
Yes — CA General Building License #1138219 (Active, Corporation), bonded $25,000 with American Contractors Indemnity, and workers'-comp insured through National Fire Insurance of Hartford.
We're based at 15321 Saticoy St in Van Nuys and build throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding communities — the Valley, the Westside, and the hillside lots in between.
We do. Structural and light-gauge steel is a named FRAMO service — not a subcontracted add-on — which sets us apart from most framing-only contractors.
Yes. One accountable crew carries the structural scope from footings and foundations through framing and steel, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.
Call (747) 345-2345 or email framoconstruction.inc@gmail.com. We'll schedule a free on-site walkthrough and give you a clear scope and number.
Notes from the jobsite

What a post-tension slab actually buys you
Why we spec PT decks on tight LA lots — and when a conventional footing is the smarter call.
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Framing dead-square: why the layout day matters most
A crooked wall is a layout problem, not a framing problem. How we set lines before we cut.
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Holding a hillside: shotcrete vs. CMU in LA
Two ways to retain a slope, and how the lot, the soil report, and the budget decide it.
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