Custom Home Builder in Fort Bragg, CA

Four Generations of Craftsmanship on the Mendocino Coast

Building Custom Homes on the Mendocino Coast Since 1928

Matson General Contracting has been designing and building custom homes in Fort Bragg and across Mendocino County for four generations. We build from the ground up — working with you on layout, materials, and finishes so the finished home fits your lot, your budget, and the way you actually live, not a one-size-fits-all floor plan.

Because we've been building here for nearly a century, we know what it takes to build well on the Mendocino Coast specifically: foundations engineered for our soil and drainage, framing and envelope details that hold up to fog, salt air, and wind-driven rain, and a permitting process we've walked through with the City of Fort Bragg and Mendocino County many times before.

Our Custom Home Building Process

From first conversation to final walkthrough.
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Design & Planning

We walk your lot and talk through what you want, then help shape a design and budget that's realistic for your site and the coastal building codes here.

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Permitting

We prepare and submit permit applications with the City of Fort Bragg and Mendocino County on your behalf, so you're not navigating that process alone.

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Foundation & Framing

Foundations and framing built for the Mendocino Coast's soil, drainage, and weather — not generic inland construction methods.

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Finish Carpentry

Trim, cabinetry, tile, and millwork finished with the same attention to detail as the structural work — the details that make a home feel custom.

Custom-built Bray Residence home by Matson General Contracting in Fort Bragg, CA

A Recent Custom Build: The Bray Residence

This Fort Bragg custom home is one example of the kind of ground-up build we take on — built to our client's layout and finish preferences, engineered for the local site conditions, and finished with the same carpentry standard we've held for four generations.

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Planning a Custom Home in Fort Bragg or Mendocino County?

Tell us about your lot and what you're looking to build. We'll talk through design, budget, and what permitting will look like for your project.

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