True Built Home Inc
Licensed general contractor in Tacoma, Washington
True Built Home Inc holds Washington L&I licence TRUEBBH925CD, active, licensed since 4 Feb 2008, rated 4.4 from 70 Google reviews. Bonded for $30,000 with RLI Ins Co. No complaints on the Washington L&I record.
Report card
- Licence activeWashington L&I #TRUEBBH925CD, General. Issued 4 Feb 2008, expires 5 Feb 2028.
- Licensed 19 yrsSince 4 Feb 2008.
- Bonded$30,000 with RLI Ins Co, since 5 Feb 2026. Washington sets the bond by licence type ($30,000 for a general contractor, $15,000 for a specialty contractor, $4,000 for an electrical contractor), so the amount shows the kind of licence, not the size or quality of the business.
- Liability insuredKinsale Insurance Company, $1,000,000, valid to 3 Mar 2027.
- No complaintsNone on the Washington L&I record.Washington L&I record
- 2 building permits since 2020Naming this business as the contractor (City of Seattle), most recently 26 Jun 2024.
Checked against the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) register on 4 Nov 2026.
Google reviews
4.4(70 reviews)David C★★★★★ 2 years agoView on Google
The TL;DR is I am extremely happy with the home, and would do it all over again, but it did take much longer than I expected (3.5 years), and cost more than I planned (50% more)(neither was TrueBuilt's fault). Don went above and beyond on more than one occasion to keep the project moving forward, which I greatly appreciated. The long version, I hired a construction consultant at the end of 2020, since I had no idea…
Jared Stohl★★★★★ 2 years agoView on Google
Honest Review of our house (Juniper Plan): Overall for the cost savings, and speed of the build I would give True Built 5 stars. The guts of the house/ foundation, electrical, plumbing, heating/ac, roof, windows, framing, insulation, Drywall- high quality. A+ Cosmetically some finishes could have been higher quality, but on a tighter budget we had the choice to put more money to get higher quality but didn't. We are …
Neil Ostroff★★★★★ 9 years agoView on Google
As the first customer for True Built's Seaview model, I was expecting some unpleasant surprises since there was bound to be a learning curve. To True Built's credit, the building process was remarkably smooth and the end result is an amazingly beautiful home. My experience working with the team in the Tacoma office is that they are very competent and truly care about doing a quality job. I particularly want to thank …
Jesse Selland★★★★★ 2 years agoView on Google
Great option for those who want to be involved in the build. Office staff could have better customer service but superintendent Don Dougherty was pleasure to work with and I would recommend him. Overall would say it was pleasurable understanding that building a home is highly stressful. If you want to be hands off with a turn key project may not be the builder for you; however if you want a value builder that allows …
Angie Liles★★★★★ a month agoView on Google
The business I've seen and watched family deal with, has been scary. Incompetence at its best, no better than Adair or crap built homes all over Washington. Escrow tells alot as well...
Read all 70 reviews on Google Reviews and photos from Google, 4 Nov 2026.
Recent permits
Building permits pulled under licence #TRUEBBH925CD, from City of Seattle open data, which names contractors up to 2 Nov 2026. Locations are shown to ZIP code only.
- 26 Jun 2024 · Single Family/Duplex Building · ZIP 98126Establish use as and construct new single family residence per plans
- 26 Jun 2024 · Single Family/Duplex Building · ZIP 98126Establish use as and construct a single-family dwelling with attached garage per plan.
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