By the Water Builders, Inc

Quality That Runs Deep

A Builder, Not A Middleman

By The Water Builders, Inc. is a construction company in Oceanside run by Dean, a career carpenter with over twenty years in the trades. We build ADUs and decks, install Milgard windows, repair water and termite damage, and handle demo and drywall across San Diego and Orange County. Dean does the work himself instead of hiring it out, and every job is guaranteed for ten years.
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Core Services

The bread and butter.

These four fill most of our calendar, but they are not the whole list. We also handle demolition, drywall from tear-out through final sanding, and deck inspections for homeowners who just want to know what they are standing on. Same builder on all of it, same ten-year guarantee, whether it is a full ADU or a patched ceiling.

ADU Builds

Windows

Deck Work

Rot Repair

Reasons

Judge It By The Joints

Photos of finished work say more than anything we could write here. Look at the joints, the trim returns, the way the deck framing lines up under the boards. That is where you can tell whether somebody rushed the job or took the time. The company is young. The hands are not, and every photo in here is work Dean did himself.
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Dean | Owner And Builder

Licensed General Contractor, California License #1148945 | 20+ Years in the Trades | Licensed and Insured | 10-Year Workmanship Guarantee

Dean is the owner and builder of By The Water Builders, Inc. in Oceanside, California. He builds accessory dwelling units and decks, installs Milgard windows, and repairs water, rot, and termite damage for homeowners across Oceanside, San Diego County, and Orange County. He holds California Contractors State License Board license number 1148945, carries general liability insurance, and performs the work himself on every project rather than subcontracting it out. The company was established in 2024 and stands behind every job with a ten-year workmanship guarantee.

How A Job Goes Here

It starts with a walkthrough. Dean comes out, looks at what you have, and tells you what it needs, including the parts you were hoping he would not mention. You get a free estimate built from what is actually there instead of a guess. Then he builds it, himself, start to finish. Same hands the whole way, one number to call, and ten years of guarantee behind it.

Area Map

Up And Down The Coast

We work out of Oceanside and cover the coast in both directions, from Newport Beach down through San Diego. Most jobs land in North County, but Dean will drive for the right project. If you are on this map, or close enough to it, get in touch and we will come take a look.


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Tired Of Watching Corners Get Cut?

Dean spent more than twenty years on other people's job sites watching corners get cut, then earned his own license so he could stop watching. That is the whole reason this company exists. He does not hand your project to a crew he met last week, and he does not sign off on work he did not do himself. There is a longer version of that story.
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Built, Not Managed

Dean is the one framing your project, start to finish, not a manager hiring out the parts he cannot do himself.

Coastal Specialty

Salt air, rot, and wind exposure are normal here. We plan for them from day one instead of building around them.

One Number

The person who quotes your job is the person who runs it and the person who answers the phone.