Wow...worst experience ever. I own multiple rental properties, and paid Ken over $14,000 to paint…read moreand make needed repairs. That project went well, although I didn't appreciate the pot smoking on the job. Then I hired Ken to fix a leaky toilet at another property. He ended up paying another plumber, and charged me top dollar ($1,000). The plumber deposited the trash including the old toilet on the street in front of my rental, causing my other tenants to complain. This is complete disrespect for the community (Long Beach). Ken would not call me too discuss...he would only text me demanding payment. I finally got him on the phone, and after a heated exchange, he threatened to put a lien on my property. This guy is a poor communicator and a lousy businessman. I plan to file a complaint with the Contractors State License Board and recover any costs incurred should he unlawfully place a lien on my property.

I live in a 11 story condominium building built in 1928 in downtown Long Beach. I'm on the board…read moreand have been responsible for refurbishing common areas, my background is interior design. Kenny had been doing work in the building and came highly recommended. I asked Kenny to build some built ins on an abandoned roof top public area. He laid a floor down. Did an excellent job in constructing the built in, perfect pitch and very comfortable. He uses good quality product, follows your design, cleans up after himself every day, and has a very good crew. He is trust worthy and does an excellent job for a fair, good price. It is now a popular space and created a very nice amenity for the building. After he did such a good job in our common area I had him put a new kitchen in for me and redo my floor to ceiling metal windows. Once again he and his crew stepped up, did a great job, with as little disruption as possible for a good fair price. I mostly like when he runs into unforeseen situations he doesn't cut corners and does the best job that can be expected. I highly recommend Kenny and 5th Generation Construction.

We used Seabreeze Renovators for a front porch remodel (small project), and overall had a great…read moreexperience. They responded quickly, came out to evaluate, and gave a reasonable quote. The person who did the work also walked me through design and material options. I originally wanted a Doric-style column, but they recommended a rectangular column using a durable PVC-type material (used for piping) and even reduced the price. I was hesitant, but it turned out to be the right call. They completed the job in one day and the house looks noticeably upgraded. Afterward, I noticed some movement in the railing slats. They explained it's normal since the railing is custom fabricated on site (not one solid piece), and similar to others in the neighborhood. Still, they came back out and glued them at no charge, and now everything feels solid. The finished look is beautiful--neighbors have already asked for referrals. Professional, responsive, and stood behind their work. Would recommend.

I appreciated working with the people of Seabreeze Renovators quite a lot and found their work to…read morebe of high quality. We are quite happy with the results of their work on our large remodeling project that required removing walls and adding beams. We replaced a bathroom, added a stackable laundry area, replaced our old knob and tube wiring, and combined our kitchen, dining, and family rooms into a beautiful open space with new cabinets, flooring, and appliances. No large project like this on an older home is without its surprises and stresses. The guys helped us through these unexpected "surprises" with reassuring competence and communication.

We used Roberto to paint two interior rooms and all of our interior ceilings. He was very…read moreresponsive and professional and quoted us lower than other painters. He was able to come quickly and finished the job ahead of schedule. The works looks great and we would definitely use him again in the future for other painting needs.

Highly recommend! He did an excellent job painting the house, was very nice, and easy to schedule…read morewith. Very fair pricing for the quality of work. He works hard, made sure I was happy with everything before finishing, and is someone I trust to paint again.

I was referred to Builder Boy from a friend who had her bathroom remodeled by Builder Boy and I was…read morepleased with the look! I had been thinking about remodeling my two bathrooms and received a few quotes from other companies and the quotes were outrageously high, so I decided to give Builder Boy a shot, I arranged for the consultation and the communication was great, they were on time and a quote given to me by the next day, the quote was totally reasonable! I moved forward with Builder Boy and worked with Beril (project manager), she was communicative and easy to work with, this was my first ever remodel so I had a ton of question's and was stressed about the process because I didn't know what to expect, Beril put me at ease and made the process so much better! The guys that came to do the work were always on time and did great work! I am totally pleased with the outcome. Thank you for my new bathrooms!

I had Builder Boy come to my house and re-stucco. They did a fantastic job…read more They were very professional very quick, clean etc. I had some major termite issues on exterior wood, which they replaced and it looks great! The painting of the wood sections was done very well. I also had them install a new front door which they did a very nice job with. The only minor issue is the final walk-through. I had a couple small requests regarding removing some cables that were hanging down the side of the house and finishing a threshold on the front door. They finished the threshold, but that was it. One of the five or six last step items I requested. Overall though, they did an excellent job. I highly recommend Builder Boy!

We hired NB Builders to remove horrible old carpet and install new vinyl plank flooring and…read morebaseboards. Neno and his team were prompt, professional and fairly priced. They showed up when they said they would, did everything in one day, and were great about carefully moving and returning big, heavy, awkward furniture to their homes. No nonsense, great work, fairly priced. Great team! We were very happy with the results!

This is long overdue - Neno and his team are amazing! They remodeled my master bathroom in Nov 2025…read moreand made my vision come to life and even better than I had imagined. They are super detailed with their work, responsive, and provide great recommendations. He worked with me on my tight timeline as I was going to have major surgery. Remodeled bathroom, installed barn door, and new flooring throughout bathroom and master bedroom. Best team out there. Amazing work - thank you Neno and team!

We just finished a bathroom remodel and a bedroom refresh along with a closet upgrade last week…read more I'm in love with the outcome!! Miguel was an absolute pleasure to work with. He's a very chill, easy going, nice guy. Any questions we had, special requests, etc. he took the time to talk to me and my husband, explain things to us and never rushed through anything. His communication is great and he responds in a timely manner. He has one helper that came with him a handful of times but the majority of the work was done by Miguel and his dad. There are a few things he sources out; a tile guy (more on the in a moment) someone who custom built our vanity, someone to cut the stone countertop and 2 guys that installed the carpet. No complaints on the people who came into our home. Onto the details.... The tile. WOW. Absolute perfection. Truly. Francisco (the tile guy) did a beautiful job. He took his time. You can tell he takes pride in his work. Seriously, it is *chefs kiss*. It's my favorite thing to look at in our new bathroom! I wish he was the one who did the tile in our other bathroom remodel last year. Sadly, it's less than perfect. We decided to splurge and go the custom route for our vanity and storage cupboards in this bathroom. You really can't beat custom. You can see the quality of it compared to the prefab stuff (like in our other bathroom). It's very nice and made with solid wood too. Not that crappy mdf/particle board that most things are made with these days. We did run into one issue. We brought it to Miguel's attention. He agreed with us on what was wrong, never once complained or argued about it and he MADE IT RIGHT. He got right on it and it was fixed in no time. That right there shows you the kind of business owner he is. We sincerely appreciate it. Trust me, it means A LOT. We had already been through 3, yes THREE, contractors before Miguel but no need to get into that negativity here. *sigh* We will 100% use Miguel for our next project, which we've already chatted with him about. I'm looking forward to it!

Miguel at Lara Home Remodel LLC was responsive and friendly, patient with all my questions, and…read moreabsolutely prompt and capable, delivering on time and exactly on budget. No nasty surprises - everything was discussed in advance and very well done. We had an awful old tub and shower demolished and replaced with an elegant, easy to use, and well designed new walk-in shower in the same footprint. Couldn't be happier with the outcome.

Luis responded to me immediately, bid the job quickly and accommodated our timeline. His work…read morefinishing our garage was excellent, as well as an interior wall patch were excellent. I will never hesitate to do work requiring drywall patching knowing I have Luis to call on for repair.

I had a positive experience with Luis back in 2020 where he fixed a bad skim job by another…read morecontractor for me with a bunch of patches, and I thought Luis' skills were pretty superior. Over the years I have been doing DIY fixing of more bad spots around the house but I also work so I was never going to get around to all of it. I decided to call Luis back recently because I didn't want to do it myself anymore and I want to repaint fresh non-patchy walls. I hired Luis to reskim two bedrooms and two accent walls and some other miscellaneous spots that I added after he started working at my house. Luis was at my house for 3 half-days (1.5 in total) before telling me he was finished with the walls. I was (still) happy as a clam at that point and paid him in full for what was completed, fully trusting that the work was done skillfully based on my prior experience. (He was coming back one more time to finish the misc. stuff that I added on and I would pay for that part then.) Anyway, imagine my horror when I checked on his "finished" work and saw imperfections everywhere and tons of sanding dust still left behind on the walls, switches, and even mud on the door knobs. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves from here with brief descriptions of what's being shown. -Pictures 1-3: Some of the imperfections from the first time Luis said he was "finished." -Picture 4: His first fix-it visit(half day). He was supposed to find all the imperfections and patch them (the yellow highlighter spots), except he was patching bubbles with more bubbles. I had to patch all the spots again with my own compound and added a ton of other ones that he missed. Took me two full nights. -Pictures 5&6: His second fix-it and final visit (another half day). He was supposed to sand over all the patches and walls to leave them with a smooth & uniform finish that's ready for primer & paint. This was how I found them after he left. I sent him these pictures and told him to not come back as I had given him 2 chances to fix and he failed both times. There was no response from him. -Picture 7: I made only a partial payment of the balance on Luis' last visit because part of the remaining work was him making the corners of a ceiling overhang crisp, the corners are crisp but somehow the overhang is now squiggly when that wasn't the problem before. -Picture 8: I had taped up all my trims before Luis came as I didn't want any mud/compound to get on them, but I thought my crown molding were safe. They were not. He had busted them pretty badly with his electric sander in 7 spots and dinged them in at least 10 other spots but those were minor and I was able to superglue them back together. I did take on the repair of the major dings myself because I wanted to tape all of it up before he came back for more sanding. Luis and I had good rapport and I actually liked talking to him, but once the job took a turn for the worse, he never acknowledged that he didn't do a good enough job. He instead said things like, 1. "You're not supposed to look at the walls with a light from the side like that" and "I've never seen anyone look at a wall like you." --Yes, technically he's right, walls usually have paint on them which would have made these imperfections painfully obvious even when looking at them straight on, but until there is paint, this is how drywallers check for imperfections and fix them before they get permanently sealed with paint. (I had two painters (who also skim coat) come over for quotes and this was how they both checked to see how much prep work they would have to do before painting). 2. "I could fix these walls 10 times and something will still come up."--it really shouldn't if he did it right the first time, he's supposed to be a professional, not a DIYer like me. 3. "You've got to be kidding me. I'm at a point where I want to just refund your money and get out of this insanity"--after he came and saw all the patches I added to the walls (that he missed). I know what he was trying to imply and still gave him my electric sander to use so he could finish the job. With all that said, guess who is still stuck sanding the walls now after paying Luis to do the job and saying I didn't want to DIY this anymore. And with all these patches that I had to add to cover up his mudding imperfections/bubbles, it's looking like I'm going to end up with patchy walls again, which is exactly where I was when I handed Luis this project. What a joke. And the crown molding that I fixed up? That still needs to be repainted as well. I wasn't going to leave this review, but after several weeks and my walls still needing to be finished, I thought I would share my experience.

Where is the 10-star button?!? I cannot recommend Max highly enough. After firing the design…read morebuilder I originally engaged, Max stepped in to complete a full remodel of our little HB cottage. What was once a tired and dated 2-bedroom house is now an adorably modern and expansive 1-bedroom, complete with spa-like bathroom and vaulted ceilings. Throughout the process, Max was responsive and transparent, and was regularly onsite to supervise his subs. He was happy to provide input but also happy to let me make my own choices and decisions. Unbelievably, the project came in on time and on budget.

Our electric cooktop and hood broke many months ago, and we thought that replacing it with a gas…read morecooktop and new hood would be straightforward. It turns out that was not true. One plumber could install a gas line only, another plumber could install a gas line and the gas cooktop but not the hood, and an appliance installation technician could not install the cooktop because he could not cut into the existing granite top. So I found Max of MRI Construction and Remodeling on Yelp, and he said that he could do the work within that original scope -- cooktop, hood, and gas line -- but that we should anticipate a backup plan in case the granite cracked during installation. Because we plan to live in this house for as long as possible, we decided to go through a full kitchen renovation. We had a prior experience with another general contractor who was impossible to get a hold of and who could not ensure the quality of the subcontractors he hired, and interviewed another general contractor who gave us the impression that we would have to engage with suppliers and subcontractors more than seemed feasible. We are happy to say that we just finished our kitchen renovation last week! And it was finished a week earlier than scheduled. We are thankful to Max and his team of subcontractors! We are really happy with the final kitchen, given how much we cook at home. And surprisingly the process was easy despite its size and time of 6 weeks. Max has the strengths and qualities you want for your construction projects: he's incredibly responsive, honest and communicative, and willing and able to troubleshoot issues that come up, as they invariably do, both small and large. He makes recommendations if you ask and gives you options for decisions for which there are too many options. He works with an amazing group of subcontractors who are experts in their craft. There was an exception with one subcontractor but Max was able to get that course-corrected so that the project finished strong. We appreciate his integrity and his willingness to ensure that the project meets your needs and expectations. We are grateful that we found Max on Yelp and for being able to work with him on a kitchen that we love and also within budget!! Thank you, Max and MRI Construction!!