Unfortunately it took me 10 years to write this. 2015, Abrew Construction did a fireplace remodel while saving our original mantle several years back. As usual, the owner, Kevin Abrew, sells his business because that's his job. He really pushed his 5 star rating in the Better Business Bureau which is a scam. The BBB doesn't do anything if the business' clients are not satisfied. His employees did a fine job in the work they did, but his business practices were suspect. He was not upfront with any additional work and costs. When you give a customer a quote for repairing and repainting cracks in your stucco the logical assumption, if you were to add on repairing a few other cracks on adjacent walls, would be that they would also be painted. Well, you'd be wrong! He gave us a quote for the additional cracks and Mr. Abrew went ahead and had his guys repair the additional cracks on the adjacent wall. Then he gave us a bill that didn't include painting. When questioned about the missing paint, he stated that it wasn't on the quote. That would cost extra. Who gets ready to leave a job site with stucco patches and no paint??? Painting was conveniently left off the additional quote so he could then charge more money after we had already agreed to have the work done. Not a good business practice, but unfortunately a common practice. He also writes up his quotes in units. Ex: "Stucco outside of house 1 unit." (See attached pic). Any contractor that doesn't itemize their bill providing pricing does so so that you have no idea of how much you are being charged for each part of the job. So if you ask to remove some element of the work from the bill, you have no idea if the reduced price is on the level as there are no references to what you are being charged for. Again, not a good business practice. It keeps the customer in the dark having to trust that the contractor is being honest with what they are charging. He even charged me 3 units for "Waiting for inspectors." So how much is a unit? How much was I charged? Your guess is as good as mine. I will say the experience could have been worse and in the end the work was done right. As for hiring someone who is upfront, honest and not ready to argue with you....I'd pick someone else. read more

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I would not recommend giving this contractor an advance payment which I did in good faith. It took him months to do the work and then charged a disproportionate amount for part of the work. read more

Not necessarily a review on the company. But of the workers. Just nearly got ran off the ride by a Abrew construction worker. Was in the freeway and he came rolling into my lane, looking at me the entire time, his side of his car was already smashed in. I had my two children in the car, had to veer completely out of the lane almost hitting the center median. He continued staring me down in his mirrors and flipping me off. Not sure I'd ever want this type of scary angry individual In my home to do work. read more

I bought a new stainless steel sink along with a new garbage disposal because I wanted to upgrade the overall look of my kitchen. All of my kitchen appliances are stainless steel so I wanted my sink to match as well. My old white sink just didn't cut it and looked out of place. One of my best friends referred a contractor to me for the installation of my sink, garbage disposal and granite tile. I'll make a long story short, the contractor did a horrible job! First of all, he basically supervised and watched one of his workers install the sink and granite tile. He told me he couldn't do an undermounted sink because it would be to hard to install. He also told me he couldn't connect the dishwasher tube to the garbage disposal. The contractor said there has to be an air vent. I told him an air vent coming out of a sink is outdated. He told me an air vent is the only way to go. The contractor ended up drilling a huge hole in my new sink for the dishwasher air vent. The hole wasn't cut properly and looked horrible! When the other guy installed the granite it looked like crap! The granite was off level and looked very sloppy! They didn't even use the right grout material to glue down the granite tile. After the contractor and his friend finished the installation of my sink, I noticed several chips in the granite, off level granite, soft cocking that never hardened and pieces of tile missing towards the back of the sink! I decided to go with a Diamond Certified contractor. I should of went with someone more reputable and qualified in the first place. Of course your going to pay more but then again you get what you pay for. It's all about quality when it comes to getting work done on your home. I gave Kevin Abrew a call. I read a lot of good reviews about Kevin in my Diamond Certified Blue Handbook. I called and spoke to Shannon Abrew to set up a consultation. She was very nice and professional. Kevin came out the next day and took a look at my sink. He explained how he would fix my sink and give it a really nice clean look. A few days after I received a quote from Shannon through email. I scheduled the installation of my sink and granite tile a few weeks later. A contractor (Noel) who works for Kevin did the installation. He did an amazing job with the granite tile! The sink looks beautiful! Noel was able to connect the dishwasher tube to the garbage disposal. He installed a soap dispenser in place of the air vent. He even fixed the hole that was drilled in the sink. He also installed a black material piping for free which would prevent any water leaks in the future. Kevin stopped by once the job was completed and made sure everything was picture perfect. If you want quality, efficient and affordable work done to your home, I would definitely recommend Abrew Repair & Construction. I will definitely go through Kevin again when I decide to remodel my master bathroom. Thanks again Kevin for the easy going experience and great job! read more

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I could have sworn I wrote a review for this business, but it seems to have disappeared so here it is again. I contracted with Abrew Construction for a fair amount of work - two bathroom remodels, a kitchen remodel, and flooring replacement and baseboards for my entire house. I honestly can't say enough about this company. I did a ton of research prior to choosing them. I was nervous about having strangers spend so much time in my house. By the end of this process (and it was fairly long due to the amount of work I had) they almost felt like family. All the employees were polite, hardworking, respectful of me, my pets, and my property, and whenever I had a question or concern, it was addressed immediately. I couldn't ask for better service, and if and when I have another construction project, I will be contacting them first. read more

This company was recommended to me by home inspector for a medium-size job (deck repair and complete bathroom remodel). So I called Kevin and asked for an estimate. He gave me a fancy booklet about his company and promised to send an estimate in a day or two. It took 10 days, 3 emails and several phone calls to get anything from him. And when he finally sent it, it wasn't really an estimate - he just copy-pasted the numbers from the home inspection report. Later I called him again to discuss the details of the job. Again, he promised that he himself or someone will call me to schedule an appointment. As you can guess, nobody ever called. If that's how this company operates before the work has even started, I don't think I want to try their services. read more

Great people great business. As a Realtor, I have referred many jobs to Abrew Construction, and have never gotten disappointed. My client's were happy with the service and the worksmanship....not to mention the cost. read more

They did a great job remodeling a rental unit I own. I was able to get $500 more month rent. they finish the job on time thanks Guys

I can't tell you how easy Kevin and his staff made our transition into our new home. We had inspection reports that needed repairs and a kitchen from the early 80's. Kevin came in gave us a quote on both the Inspection report and for a kitchen remodel as well as explaining things we didn't have to do right away. He went with my husband and I to pick out cabinets and appliances and in the process saved us hundreds of dollars. The honesty and integrity of this company is impeccable. I will be using Abrew Construction again in the future. read more

I really recommend Abrew Construction, a highly-rated BBB / Diamond Certified general contractor. We just completed a kitchen upgrade with them. Kevin, the owner, worked with us to design and execute the project, which came off beautifully and with much improved functionality. Their bid was quite reasonable, and they were able to schedule the work within several weeks. Abrew Construction was efficient, paid attention to detail, made sure to keep dust and dirt to a minimum, and cleaned up afterwards. The crew was professional, friendly and exhibited excellent skills in stonework, carpentry, electrical and plumbing. Kevin personally managed the installations. I intend to use them again on future house projects! read more

We had a wonderful experience with Abrew Construction. Kevin was very professional and his crew was top notch, extremely polite and did an excellent job cleaning up before leaving every day. There was a Great job boss on site almost daily who was very responsive. Even when I requested additional work and changes in paint colors, and there were a few, Abrew Construction was very accommodating. The crew worked full days, 5 days a week for several months. We had out entire house redone while living in it! They started at one end of the house and worked their way throughout the house while keeping completed areas sealed off from dust. I highly recommend this Contractor - The work done was high quality, exceeded my expectations and I am extremely pleased with the results. There is a reason this company is listed as Diamond Certified! When everything was completed and the crew was no longer here - well, we kinda missed them... But not for long - lol. read more

Abrew Construction built an addition of 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, great room, laundry, & craft/computer room. They were professional, cleaned up after themselves, had great suggestions, & very fairly priced. We would hire them/suggest them to everyone! read more

Kevin (business owner) and his crew do absolutely amazing work. Kevin's extensive knowledge is truly an asset! His crew is very professional, clean, thorough, friendly & trustworthy. We hired Abrew to put in new bathroom vanities (countertops, cabinets, sinks, and faucets).; stone on front exterior of house, exterior painting, and new front doors. The quotes we were given prior to starting work were exactly where we ended up on each project. The work was completed when projected. Prior to starting projects we didn't really know what we wanted. After contacting Kevin, we explained what we wanted to do. With Kevin & Shannon's (his wife) extensive expertise, they educated us on all that was done which helped us make the right decisions about style, color & materials. They took the time to show as multiple options so we'd be happy with the end result. I would highly recommend Abrew for any work to be done in your home!! read more

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Abrew Construction was recommended to us by Custom Fireplace to do the framing, plumbing, and electrical work associated with replacing our wood-burning stove with a gas fireplace. Kevin Abrew came out to give us an estimate and immediately impressed me with his competence and customer service orientation. While he was out, I asked him to also give me an estimate for roofing a front porch I had rebuilt, but hadn't gotten around to roofing. Kevin had great ideas for the fireplace project, which had a number of complexities. He was able to get a crew on the roofing project while waiting for the fireplace to come in. I was so pleased with the roofing that I had Keven's folks do some of the fireplace work that I had initially planned on doing myself. The fireplace job included building a mantel and tile work. Kevin had about fire different employees working on various aspect of the project. All the work was excellent. Kevin and his staff worked very well with us as design issues evolved. Kevin made it clear that his goal was to have us satisfied. His employees were always extremely respectful and made every effort to maintain cleanliness during the work. I wouldn't hesitate to use Abrew Construction on any future project. I jokingly told Kevin that my only complaint is that now my wife is going to pull out his card anytime I delay on a "honey-do" project. read more