ABOUT US

Since 2004, Karma Dog Construction, Inc.—a design and build general contractor operated by Preston Addison—has executed exemplary residential and commercial work, prioritizing responsibly sourced materials and employing an expert team of local, specialized labor.

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The firm is dedicated to projects within a 40-mile radius of its headquarters. Working close to home means a smaller carbon footprint and a stronger community.

Highly principled and driven by the ethics of sustainable building and design, Preston accomplishes enduring, beautiful, detailed work every time.

Highly principled and driven by the ethics of sustainable building and design, Preston consistently produces enduring, beautiful, and detailed work. Whether you have a small remodel, a medium-sized addition, or a ground-up design and build, Karma Dog’s holistic team of skilled experts ensures you receive an optimal, precise, and custom solution for your needs and for the planet.

The Karma Dog name reflects the girder of their promise: they give what they hope to receive. And, what they create and deliver will have long-lasting integrity.

A majority of their clients are repeat clients for additional projects.

PRESTON ADDISON

President | Owner

Preston launched Karma Dog Construction, Inc. in 2004 out of a desire to share his knowledge, practice, and passion of building sustainably. He helped his parents build the family’s off-grid home on a ridge above Weaverville with a view of the Trinity Alps. The hands-on creative work and the remote mountain setting shaped and defined Preston. He spent a year as a high school exchange student in the small Norwegian town of Førde, where he worked with local craftsmen who became his de facto mentors. While pursuing his B.S. in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution at UCSD, he returned to Norway for two semesters as well as studied in several other countries. After doing ecology field research he apprenticed for and learned from designer and builder Ross Molyneux. Then during the next decade he bridged his interests of science and construction while teaching high school biology and construction at Cloverdale High School.

“As a biologist and lover of the mountains, I obviously embrace the natural world as a perfect model applicable anywhere, and you will see it keenly reflected in Karma Dog’s design and build work.”
-Preston Addison