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Trusted Home — About

Quiet Craft,
Since 1978

Nearly five decades remodeling homes across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley — founded and still led by Michael Pinkston.

[01] Our Story

Building trust across Los Angeles since 1978.

Founded by Michael Pinkston, Trusted Home Contractors has spent nearly five decades shaping homes throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley — quietly, carefully, and on a foundation of word-of-mouth trust.

Founder

Michael Pinkston

Founder & Contractor

"I started Trusted Home with a simple belief — a home should be built the way you'd build it for your own family. Slower, kinder, and with nothing hidden."

Michael has personally led every project bearing the Trusted Home name since 1978. His approach — restrained design, steady site presence, and uncompromising material choices — has earned the studio decades of repeat clients and generational referrals across the Valley.

47+
Years in practice
1,200+
Homes remodeled
Los Angeles
& San Fernando Valley
[02] Milestones

Nearly half a century of quiet, considered work.

1978

A Foundation Laid

Michael Pinkston founds Trusted Home Contractors in Los Angeles, beginning with careful remodels across the San Fernando Valley — one home, one handshake at a time.

1985

Rooted in the Valley

A growing reputation for honest craft draws homeowners from Sherman Oaks to Studio City. The studio takes on its first full whole-house renovations.

1999

Craft Meets Design

Trusted Home expands into design-build, partnering with architects to shape kitchens, baths, and additions that feel inevitable to the homes they belong to.

2012

A Second Generation of Trust

Decades of repeat clients and referrals confirm the studio's quiet philosophy: build slowly, build well, and let the work speak.

Today

Still Building, Still Listening

From Encino to Pasadena, Trusted Home continues under Michael's stewardship — refining homes with the same patience and integrity it began with.