Custom homes, built for Reno & Tahoe.
Five years building custom homes, inspired remodels, and commercial improvements across the Reno and Tahoe area - licensed in Nevada and California, with clear bids and crews you can count on.
Four specialties, one crew.
Tap any specialty to see what’s included. We self-manage every job from foundation to final walk-through.
Custom Homes
Ground-up custom homes engineered for mountain sites - snow loads, slopes, and the views you bought the lot for.
Remodels & Additions
Kitchens, baths, and whole-home remodels that respect your home and finish on the schedule we promised.
Light Commercial
Tenant improvements, offices, and retail build-outs for businesses on both sides of the line.
Decks & Outdoor Living
Decks, pergolas, and outdoor kitchens built to handle Tahoe winters and made for long summer evenings.
Built for quality.
You talk to the builder - not a voicemail.
We started Shane Lyons Construction to build the way the Reno and Tahoe area deserves - carefully, honestly, and with people who live here. Five years in, we still run lean: the crew on your site is the same vetted local team, job after job.
Every project starts with a clear, line-item bid and stays that way through billing - no vague allowances, no surprise change orders. Licensed and bonded on both sides of the state line.
Five years, two states
Fully licensed and bonded in Nevada and California, with the paperwork to back it.
Local, reliable crews
Vetted local subcontractors who show up, do clean work, and stand behind it.
Clear bids & billing
Line-item estimates and transparent invoices - no vague allowances or surprise change orders.
Easy to reach
You talk to the builder direct. We always try to make ourselves available to our clients.
What owners say after the walk-through.
What homeowners worry about - answered.
Hiring a contractor in the Reno and Tahoe area is nerve-wracking. Here are the eight worries homeowners cite most - and exactly how Shane Lyons Construction handles each one.
“I can’t even get anyone to call me back.”
We respond within 24–48 hours. Call, text, or email - you’ll hear back from a real person, not a voicemail queue.
“How do I know they’re legit and not a scam?”
Verify us in one click. Licensed and bonded in NV (#0094758) and CA (#1082096), with general liability and workers’ comp - look us up on the state boards below.
“The price keeps changing and I don’t know why.”
Written, itemized bids - no surprises. Every estimate breaks out labor, materials, and timeline. Scope changes go through a signed change order first.
“Projects drag on forever past the deadline.”
A schedule you can see. You get a written timeline up front and regular progress updates, so you always know what’s next and when.
“Communication just breaks down.”
One point of contact - the builder. You talk to Shane directly, with regular check-ins and same-day answers to your questions.
“What if they take my deposit and vanish?”
You pay for progress, not promises. Payments are tied to completed milestones - never a large lump sum up front.
“They left a mess and didn’t manage their subs.”
We own the whole job. We manage every subcontractor directly and leave your site clean at the end of each day.
“I don’t even know what to ask.”
We’ll tell you what to look for. Verify the license, demand a written estimate, avoid big cash deposits - we pass every test we tell you to apply.
Don’t take our word for it - verify us.
Licensed and bonded in both states, with general liability and workers’ compensation insurance. Check our standing directly with the state contractors boards:
Build it back to stand.
Nearly every home we touch sits in the wildland-urban interface. We rebuild after loss and fire harden what’s still standing. We can bring your home up to California’s Chapter 7A and Nevada’s WUI standards.
Shane was a part of the devastation and rebuild process of the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California. He has experience recovering from the ground up and with all the challenges the rebuilding process involves.
Non-combustible ground cover, no bark mulch, no stored firewood, nothing flammable against the wall. This five-foot zone decides more fires than any other.
Limbed trees, spaced shrubs, cleared decks and gutters. We clear ladder fuels and rebuild fencing so it can’t carry flame to the house.
Thinned canopy and spaced fuels so a crown fire drops to the ground before it reaches the structure. Coordinated with your local fire district.
We’ve walked owners through the whole thing: reading the insurance scope, documenting what the adjuster missed, permitting through county rebuild programs, and building back to current WUI code without surprise change orders.
Both sides of the line.
Let’s talk it through.
We respond within 24–48 hours. Tell us about your project and we’ll get you a clear, honest bid - no pressure, no runaround.