John Grunigen, a Foresthill builder and general contractor, has been our go-to guy for Home Remodeling projects at our sierra foothills residence........His business license was originally "Portable Welding", hence the name "Golden Sierra Portables". Over the years, he's expanded into all types of building trades, for commercial and residential construction. For the last several years he's got a General Contractor license but will work for "Owner-Builders" as a subcontractor (as long as you get the necessary permits).....We've used John for a building addition project, and also for general handyman work around our house. Every time, the work has exceeded the code requirements and has come in under budget......Its great to have someone willing to work on "Time And Materials" rather than having to pay 30-40% to your contractor.........In the building addition project, completed in 2001, we were able to buy the materials directly from the source, and pay our laborers on an hourly basis. Hence our $100,000 in increased value to our home at a net cost (to us) of $50,000.......If you don't want to go through placer county's red tape yourself as an Owner Builder, it is highly likely that John would be a good value as a General Contractor because he'll use the best materials and won't charge the high mark-up as much as the other guys.......I suppose the true test of a contractor's mettle is when guests to our home (some of them are building contractors themselves) make compliments about the workmanship, and the quality of the improvements that we made.......If you're looking for an honest Placer County building contractor in Auburn CA, check out John Grunigen at Golden Sierra Portables!