Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties
Santa Barbara's Trusted Builder for Remodels & Custom Homes
Kitchen and bathroom remodels, whole-home renovations, additions, ADUs, and custom homes, with hands-on project management and one point of contact from the first conversation to the final walkthrough.
Licensed & insured
License #1124176
Owner-led
Owner on every site
Local
Ventura & Santa Barbara
Referral-built
Word of mouth
Who we build for
For homeowners who want a higher-end result, and direct access to their builder.
Most of our clients are planning one of the largest investments they'll ever make. They want craftsmanship, a clear scope and price before work starts, and a builder who's genuinely on site, backed by a skilled crew and trusted trade partners — not a call-center or a revolving door of project managers. That's the job Horst was built to do.
Our services are structured to support different build types: explore them below.
What we do
Our building services
Recent work
Projects across Santa Barbara
How it works
A calmer build, because the hard thinking happens first.
01
Conversation
We talk through your project, site and goals, no pressure, no over-qualification.
02
Pre-construction planning
Priorities, selections and costs mapped before we build. This is where scope creep dies.
03
Build
Our owner leads on site as your single point of contact, with a skilled crew behind them and clear, specific updates.
04
Final walkthrough
We hand back a home built to the standard we promised at the start.
Our process is tailored slightly depending on the service, full details are on each service page. See our full process →
Meet the team
Connor, owner & founder
Connor grew up around homebuilding in Wisconsin, where several family members were builders, and worked alongside builders across California before founding Horst Construction in 2022. He leads a skilled crew and trusted trade partners known for honesty, thoroughness and an easy-going manner, with a heavy emphasis on pre-construction planning that keeps projects on scope.
The name Horst, a simplification of the family name Brunkhorst, reflects what we build toward: clean, purposeful, effective design.
2027 build slots are filling fast.
Book a consultation with our team and we'll map out realistic timing and budget for your project, no pressure, no obligation.