Clear expectations
You’ll know the budget, the schedule, and any changes — before you have to ask.
Custom homes and renovations delivered with a clear process, honest numbers, and no surprises.
Santa Barbara & Ventura County
How we work →
Steady from start to finish.
Who you’d be working with
A general contractor working throughout the Santa Barbara and Ventura County coastlines.
You'll know what things cost before you're committed. You'll hear about a change when it happens, not after. And the person you meet at the beginning is the one who is there at the end.
Every project is built to a high-performance standard that prioritizes occupant health, thermal comfort, and responsible building methods and materials.
Life and all of its changes are stressful enough. Building through them shouldn’t be.
What you can count on
Three things that hold true on every project.
Consistency
Weekly reports, and the same person on your job from the first walk to the last. Every week of the project.
Craftsmanship
Built to a high-performance standard: airtight, well-insulated, filtered fresh air — optimizing occupant comfort and health.
The process
Six stages, and you’re never wondering what comes next.
Not every surprise can be removed from a construction project. But you’ll hear about them early, they will be priced honestly, and you’ll never find one out on your own.
01Before the drawings
02Design
03Planning
04Build
05Handover
06After
Why high performance
The envelope does the work, so the mechanical systems barely have to.
Most homes are built to the minimum the code allows and then heated and cooled hard enough to cover for it. Steady State builds the other way — trained in Passive House, applied to the extent that makes sense on every project.
Let's talk
Every project starts with a conversation.
If you're still early on and there aren't drawings yet, that's the best time to reach out.