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San Diego Builders Inc

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San Diego Builders Inc

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San Diego builders inc, is family owned and operated construction company, fully committed to providing our customers with quality service and excellent craftsmanship. We offer a full range of house remodeling service, specialties including kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, flooring, additional unit, from a to. Z. We guarantee your satisfaction and we won’t leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Check out our services offered and call or click to schedule a free estimate today.

"Very clean work and professional "

Avi A on November 2025

San Diego builders inc, is family owned and operated construction company, fully committed to providing our customers with quality service and excellent craftsmanship. We offer a full range of house remodeling service, specialties including kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, flooring, additional unit, from a to. Z. We guarantee your satisfaction and we won’t leave until the job is done right. We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service! Check out our services offered and call or click to schedule a free estimate today.

"Very clean work and professional "

Avi A on November 2025


R & M POOL & SPA SVC

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R & M POOL & SPA SVC

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William Joyce Design

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William Joyce Design

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William Joyce Design is a Landscape Architecture firm dedicated to creating imaginative, functional, & attractive landscapes that elicit lasting responses & are intrinsic to the local environmental conditions. As each site poses its own questions & offers its unique subtleties, we use our own broad-reaching cultural experiences & expansive education to embrace natural systems, feed our imagination, & reinforce the instincts of our designs. By committing to stewardship of the land, responsible use of natural resources, incorporation of local materials & native plants, & appreciation of the physical interaction with the landscape, William Joyce Design seeks uncontrived, natural solutions designed to generate discovery, splendor, & balance.

William Joyce Design is a Landscape Architecture firm dedicated to creating imaginative, functional, & attractive landscapes that elicit lasting responses & are intrinsic to the local environmental conditions. As each site poses its own questions & offers its unique subtleties, we use our own broad-reaching cultural experiences & expansive education to embrace natural systems, feed our imagination, & reinforce the instincts of our designs. By committing to stewardship of the land, responsible use of natural resources, incorporation of local materials & native plants, & appreciation of the physical interaction with the landscape, William Joyce Design seeks uncontrived, natural solutions designed to generate discovery, splendor, & balance.


Scotts Quality Improvements

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Scotts Quality Improvements

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I am a General Contractor specializing in remodeling. I primarily work alone to keep costs down but I also have access to a group of very skilled & trustworthy sub contractors if needed.

I am a General Contractor specializing in remodeling. I primarily work alone to keep costs down but I also have access to a group of very skilled & trustworthy sub contractors if needed.


King Welding

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King Welding

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Heart & Stone

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Heart & Stone

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My goal is to help you find solutions that creates the "wow effect" for your projects, by learning about you, your needs, and design issues to transform your vision into the space. I provide new inspiration and ideas, while incorporating elements of your liking into every concept. The smallest details can make a real impact when it comes to designing a space, but only a true professional knows how to bring these details together to create a seamless design. I was trained as an interior architect and have experience with clients in the private and public sectors in Southern California. I offer each of my clients unique and innovative solutions to their design needs. From initial concept to installation, I'll take care of everything, and you are more than welcome to get involved as much as you wish to!

My goal is to help you find solutions that creates the "wow effect" for your projects, by learning about you, your needs, and design issues to transform your vision into the space. I provide new inspiration and ideas, while incorporating elements of your liking into every concept. The smallest details can make a real impact when it comes to designing a space, but only a true professional knows how to bring these details together to create a seamless design. I was trained as an interior architect and have experience with clients in the private and public sectors in Southern California. I offer each of my clients unique and innovative solutions to their design needs. From initial concept to installation, I'll take care of everything, and you are more than welcome to get involved as much as you wish to!


Custom sculpting Signs and More

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Custom sculpting Signs and More

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I do custom sculpting and 3D signs for small businesses or large businesses I've done many sculptures for Vans shoe stores, Hot topic stores even Las Vegas casinos my artwork is variable according to my client's needs, I can custom make totem poles, smoke shop wooden Indians, driveway entrances you name it anything is possible I do chainsaw art as well as fine sculpting

I do custom sculpting and 3D signs for small businesses or large businesses I've done many sculptures for Vans shoe stores, Hot topic stores even Las Vegas casinos my artwork is variable according to my client's needs, I can custom make totem poles, smoke shop wooden Indians, driveway entrances you name it anything is possible I do chainsaw art as well as fine sculpting


Best Choice Painting Improvements

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Best Choice Painting Improvements

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Best Choice Painting Improvements is a full service, professional painting business that is committed to our customers and their needs. With already unbeatable pricing, we offer discounts to military veterans and senior citizens. Reliable - Our professionals know your time is important! Being on-time and dependable for our customers is our policy. Excellence - We provide nothing but top-quality work. Guaranteed - All Best Choice Painting Improvements work is guaranteed

Best Choice Painting Improvements is a full service, professional painting business that is committed to our customers and their needs. With already unbeatable pricing, we offer discounts to military veterans and senior citizens. Reliable - Our professionals know your time is important! Being on-time and dependable for our customers is our policy. Excellence - We provide nothing but top-quality work. Guaranteed - All Best Choice Painting Improvements work is guaranteed


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CAIRNSCRAFT DESIGN & REMODEL

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CAIRNSCRAFT DESIGN & REMODEL

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CairnsCraft Design & Remodel is an award winning design build firm serving clients throughout the San Diego metro area. Established in 1990 by Charles & Marie Cairns, owned and operated by highly qualified, trusted experts in home remodeling. Offering design services, project development, management, and construction, we are your trusted dependable partners, uniquely qualified to remodel homes to be functional and usable by anyone, regardless of age or ability. Give us the opportunity to provide you with an exceptional home. We are a Design Build Company, specializing in Kitchen, Bathroom, Home Addition, including Full Home Remodel.

""I had my kitchen remodeled recently. Charles and Marie from CairnsCraft Design & Remodel were there at every step of the way and very helpful. I was a bit concerned at first as I was expecting out of town guests in early August and I was told that the work would probably last till the end of July. But thanks to Marie’s excellent work, scheduling and coordination, it was completed earlier than I expected. Thank you, Marie and Charles.""

Yoshi B on October 2018

CairnsCraft Design & Remodel is an award winning design build firm serving clients throughout the San Diego metro area. Established in 1990 by Charles & Marie Cairns, owned and operated by highly qualified, trusted experts in home remodeling. Offering design services, project development, management, and construction, we are your trusted dependable partners, uniquely qualified to remodel homes to be functional and usable by anyone, regardless of age or ability. Give us the opportunity to provide you with an exceptional home. We are a Design Build Company, specializing in Kitchen, Bathroom, Home Addition, including Full Home Remodel.

""I had my kitchen remodeled recently. Charles and Marie from CairnsCraft Design & Remodel were there at every step of the way and very helpful. I was a bit concerned at first as I was expecting out of town guests in early August and I was told that the work would probably last till the end of July. But thanks to Marie’s excellent work, scheduling and coordination, it was completed earlier than I expected. Thank you, Marie and Charles.""

Yoshi B on October 2018


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FAQs for shelter or outbuilding building service projects in San Diego, CA

A bomb shelter is an abode built to withstand disaster. Bomb shelters may refer to a space or bunker that can protect inhabitants through a hypothetical nuclear attack, apocalypse, or any other massive crisis. People usually build bomb shelters underground and stock them to live there a few days to a month at a time. Doomsday bunkers accommodate long-term living rather than just through a short crisis.

Builders construct bomb shelters with reinforced steel, box culvert, concrete, or other durable materials (but many professionals do not recommend shipping containers, as they’re not designed to live underground. If building underground, you’ll first have to excavate land before building the actual structure. You’ll have to implement air and water filtration systems, septic systems, and power supply.

It takes a lot of experience to safely and legally construct a bomb shelter, not to mention make sure it’s fit to live in for extended periods of time. It’s best to talk to a residential structural engineer near you for proper guidance.

The current standard filtration systems require filtering both air and water. For air, you’ll want an NBC filter system, which both domestic and international producers make. NBC stands for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical, which filters out all three. If you’re only building your shelter for natural disasters, chemical attacks, and biological attacks, you may opt for the less expensive HEPA filter system. 

Water filtration requires the same level of care. You’ll likely want to have a large water storage capacity to survive short-term disasters. For long-term living, you’ll want to have a water filtration system.

Rising S bunker prices depend on the size, ranging anywhere from $20,000 to $9 million. Their least expensive model is 96 square feet while their most expensive model has a gym, swimming pool, hot tub, and bowling alley.

  • Mini: $45,500

  • Standard Bomb Shelter: $67,500–$109,500

  • Silver Leaf: $140,000–$182,500

  • Admiral: $180,000–$500,000

  • Xtreme: $450,000–$780,000

  • Xtreme Bunker Complex: $840,000–$1,830,000

  • Luxury Series: $3,800,000–$9,600,000

You almost always need a permit to build a bunker on land with any type of public utilities running through it. You’ll want to check with your local building code enforcement agency to see if this is the case for your area. 

Because you’re building a structural component that often requires electricity, water, and sewage services, you’ll need to apply for permits to attach these utilities to your new property. However, off-grid-only units in rural areas may not need all or any of the permitting you’d normally find in more urban settings.

To survive a nuclear blast, you’ll need to have your bunker at least three feet underground. However, it’s usually advisable to put it further underground. To survive a close strike, you’ll want to have the bunker at least 10 feet down and with five-foot thick reinforced concrete. However, knowing exactly how deep to build depends on the size of the blast you’re trying to avoid. Most bunkers don’t need to be more than 5 feet below the ground. 

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