Service Area
Custom Home Builder Bothell
Bothell sits in an interesting spot for anyone planning a custom home. The city straddles the King and Snohomish county line, and it blends established neighborhoods from earlier decades with newer development that has followed job growth along the I-405 corridor. That mix creates real opportunity: older lots with mature trees and room to build, plus pockets of newer plats where families are putting down roots. It also means the rules that apply to your project depend on exactly where your lot sits.
We are Bullock Builders, a family-owned, licensed, and bonded general contractor. We serve both King and Snohomish counties, so the county line that complicates some builders’ service areas is simply part of our normal territory. Our team carries 70+ years of combined Pacific Northwest construction experience, and our owner, Xander Bullock, is a civil engineer and former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander who brings that discipline to residential work.
Homes That Fit Bothell
Bothell is less about statement architecture and more about livable family homes done well. Craftsman designs remain popular here, with covered porches and durable finishes suited to wet winters. Modern farmhouse plans have taken off in the newer areas, and Northwest contemporary works well on wooded lots where big windows can face the trees instead of a neighbor’s fence. Whatever direction you choose, we design around how your family actually lives: mudrooms that handle wet boots, garages sized for real life, and layouts that hold up as kids grow.
We keep budgets honest from the first meeting. Our site evaluation and estimate come with no inflated numbers, because a plan you cannot afford is not a plan. If you want to understand how we run a project from first sketch to final walkthrough, our design-build advantage page explains why one team for design and construction saves time and rework.
Commercial Services
Permitting Across a City on Two Counties
Bothell operates its own permit process, and unincorporated areas nearby fall under county review instead. Which desk reviews your project affects timelines, requirements, and inspections. Sorting that out is our job, not yours. We handle permitting end to end as step four of our six-step process, and we prepare applications carefully because clean submittals move through review faster than rushed ones.
Lot considerations in Bothell tend to be practical: slopes near creeks and greenbelts, tree retention on wooded parcels, septic versus sewer questions on some older properties, and HOA design standards in newer plats. None of these are deal breakers. They just need to be identified early, and that is exactly what our initial walkthrough and site evaluation are for. We will tell you what your lot can support, no more, no less.
Family-Owned company
In-House Crews, One Project Lead
Our construction teams are 100% in-house: framers, carpenters, roofers, siders, cabinetmakers, plumbers, and electricians who work together every week. In a market where many builders assemble a different cast of subcontractors for each job, that consistency shows up in the finished house. You also get one project lead from estimate to closeout, clear checkpoints, photo documentation, and a job site kept clean out of respect for you and your neighbors.
Bothell’s weather is standard Puget Sound: long stretches of rain with short building windows for certain phases. We plan the schedule around that reality and detail the envelope, roof, flashing, siding, and ventilation, for decades of moisture, not just the first dry summer. When the plan calls for pouring foundations or drying in the frame, we sequence the work so the wet months work for us instead of against us, and you can follow every phase through the photo updates your project lead sends along the way.
More Than Custom Homes
Plenty of Bothell projects grow from a single question into a bigger plan. We build ADUs and backyard cottages, handle whole-home remodels and additions, and are best known for roofing and siding built for the PNW climate. If your project is closer to the lake than the county line, our Kirkland custom home page covers that market, and our new construction page covers ground-up builds across the region.
Build Your Bothell Home
Ready to talk about a custom home in Bothell? We will listen first, walk your site, and give you a realistic picture of budget and timeline. Free estimates, financing options available, and fast responses. Contact Bullock Builders or call or text (206) 802-8110.