Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC and Construction in San Diego
Every part of San Diego County is in our service area, San Diego itself included. One team handles plumbing, electrical, HVAC and general construction in house.
One company. Four trades.
Crew of 10 including the four owners, and each owner leads their own trade.
Plumbing
- Water heater installation, standard and tankless
- Drain cabling, hydro jetting and drain descaling
- Hot and cold water repairs, reroutes and new construction
Electrical
- Main service panel and subpanel upgrades
- Electric vehicle chargers
- Residential and commercial
Air Conditioning
- All AC systems, including mini splits
- Commercial and residential
- Installation
Construction & Remodeling
- Commercial buildouts and tenant improvements
- Luxury kitchen remodeling
- Whole-home renovations and additions
Where we work in San Diego
San Diego is the city the company works out of, and the coverage is the whole of it rather than one district. The coast at La Jolla, Pacific Beach and Point Loma sits in the same service area as the street grid of North Park and City Heights, Mira Mesa and Tierrasanta, and Rancho Bernardo. Balboa Park, downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter, and the properties around Mission Bay are inside it too. San Diego ZIP codes covered include 92101, 92037, 92109, 92104, 92117 and 92154.
We handle four trades in house with one crew of 10, and each of the four owners leads their own trade. That is what a San Diego property gets when a job refuses to stay inside one trade. Opening up a bathroom moves supply and waste lines, adds or relocates circuits, and then needs the finish work to close it back up, which is three trades on one schedule rather than three companies on three.
The office at 6250 El Cajon Blvd Ste 209 is by appointment only rather than a walk-in counter, so the work is scheduled out to the property. See what each trade covers on the plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and construction and remodeling pages.
Coverage across the city
The service area is drawn on the county line rather than on a radius, so the coastal side of the city and the inland side sit inside it on the same terms. La Jolla, Pacific Beach and Point Loma are covered, and so are Mira Mesa, Tierrasanta and Rancho Bernardo. North Park and City Heights, downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter, and the properties around Balboa Park and Mission Bay are all inside the same area. Nothing about where a San Diego address sits moves it in or out.
Electrical in the City of San Diego
Electrical work inside the city is permitted work. The City of San Diego's own guidance is that an electrical permit is required for all electrical work, including any alteration, addition or replacement to existing wiring or equipment, except as exempted, and that electric vehicle charging stations for private garages are listed among the minor installations eligible for the simple no-plan permit, for properties that are not historically or potentially historically designated. The city's own electrical permit page is the authority on what applies to a given property. Our electrical scope covers main service panel and subpanel upgrades, lighting and wiring upgrades, electric vehicle chargers, new construction and remodel, and troubleshooting, diagnostic, service and repairs, residential and commercial.
Plumbing, air conditioning and construction
Plumbing covers water heater installation, standard and tankless, drain cabling, hydro jetting and drain descaling, pipe liners and underground pipe bursting, hot and cold water repairs, reroutes and new construction, and underground gas line installation, repair, reroute and leak detection. As a general matter of the trade, a drain that runs slowly at more than one fixture is a question about the line rather than about the fixture, and that is the sort of thing a site visit answers and a phone call cannot.
Air conditioning is all AC systems, including mini splits, commercial and residential, covering install, troubleshooting, repairs, ductwork modifications, maintenance and removals. That is the whole of the air conditioning scope. On the construction side the range runs from commercial buildouts and tenant improvements to luxury kitchen remodeling, luxury bathroom remodeling, whole-home renovations and additions, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and garage conversions and extensions.
Electrical and air conditioning are usually estimated by phone. General construction and plumbing usually start with a site visit. Regular hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and emergency and after-hours calls taken after 5pm and on weekends. Call (619) 815-5546.
Searching for a contractor near me in San Diego
That search usually starts with one job rather than with four trades. If it is water heater installation, that sits with plumbing. If it is AC installation, that sits with air conditioning. If it is kitchen remodeling, that sits with general construction, and the plumbing and the electrical behind the walls stay with the same company instead of moving to another one. The same four trades cover the rest of the county, so electrical work in La Mesa and plumbing in National City sit inside the same service area.
San Diego questions
Do you cover the whole city of San Diego?
American Construction is based in San Diego and serves all of San Diego County. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC and general construction are handled in house by one team.
Do you take commercial work in San Diego as well as residential?
Yes. Our electrical work covers residential and commercial. Our air conditioning scope covers all AC systems, including mini splits, commercial and residential. On the construction side we take on commercial buildouts and tenant improvements as well as home remodeling.
Can you add an electric vehicle charger at a San Diego home?
Yes. Electric vehicle chargers are part of our electrical work, and so are main service panel and subpanel upgrades if the panel needs to be addressed at the same time. Electrical is usually estimated by phone.
Something has gone wrong in the evening. Can we still reach you?
Emergency and after-hours calls taken after 5pm and on weekends. Regular hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Call (619) 815-5546.
Which San Diego neighborhoods do you cover?
All of them, because the service area is the whole county rather than a list of neighborhoods. That takes in La Jolla, Pacific Beach and Point Loma on the coast, North Park and City Heights, Mira Mesa, Tierrasanta and Rancho Bernardo, along with downtown, the Gaslamp Quarter and the area around Balboa Park. San Diego ZIP codes covered include 92101, 92037, 92109, 92104, 92117 and 92154.
Do you have an office I can visit in San Diego?
The office at 6250 El Cajon Blvd Ste 209 is by appointment only, not a walk-in counter. Work is scheduled out to the property instead, anywhere in San Diego County. Call (619) 815-5546 to arrange either one.
Do I need a permit for electrical work at my San Diego home?
The City of San Diego states that an electrical permit is required for all electrical work, including any alteration, addition or replacement to existing wiring or equipment, except as exempted. The city also lists electric vehicle charging stations for private garages among the minor installations eligible for its simple no-plan permit, for properties that are not historically or potentially historically designated. The city's electrical permit page is the source, and it is the authority on what applies to a given property.
Do you estimate San Diego jobs by phone or in person?
Electrical and HVAC are usually estimated by phone, and general construction and plumbing usually start with a site visit. Which one applies is decided by the trade the job sits in, not by where in San Diego the property is. Call (619) 815-5546 and we will tell you which one your job needs.
Can you build an ADU or convert a garage in San Diego?
Yes. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and garage conversions and extensions are part of our general construction work, along with framing and structural reinforcements, structural modifications and open-concept conversions, and whole-home renovations and additions. General construction usually starts with a site visit.
What are the options for an old sewer line at a San Diego property?
Drain and sewer work covers drain cabling, hydro jetting and drain descaling, and for the line itself, pipe liners and underground pipe bursting. Which of those suits a given property is a site visit question, because plumbing usually starts with a site visit rather than a phone estimate.
How do I choose the best general contractor in San Diego?
Start with the license. A licensed California contractor has a CSLB number, and CSLB's public record shows which classifications that number carries, so it is checkable in a way that a badge on a website is not. Then ask which trades are done in house and which are subcontracted, and check that the service area covers your address. MKA Services Inc dba American Construction holds CSLB license #1028305, carrying the B, C-36, C-10 and C-20 classifications, with plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and general construction all in house and a crew of 10 including the four owners. The service area is all of San Diego County.
Who do I call for AC repair in San Diego?
Air conditioning is one of the four trades run in house here, and one of the four owners leads it. It covers all AC systems, including mini splits, commercial and residential, and the work includes install, ductwork modifications, troubleshooting, repairs, maintenance and removals. Air conditioning is usually estimated by phone. Call (619) 815-5546.
Other Areas We Serve
Serving all of San Diego County.
Tell us what you need.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Emergency and after-hours calls taken after 5pm and on weekends. MKA Services Inc dba American Construction holds CSLB license #1028305. See the license record