Finished fence and concrete on time, good quality work, and responds in a timely mannerread more

No actual work was performed but I see the quoting process as part of the project and want to…read morecomment. I needed an uneven and sinking driveway replaced in San Francisco and contacted several companies through Yelp. Pavers Express responded and we made an appointment with a project manager to visit the property. Good experience so far... This is where it got frustrating. The project manager showed up an hour late and took measurements. He promised a quote the same day. Never heard from them again! If they would have told me, they don't want to quote the project that would have been totally fine. Not a good experience overall.

Smartscaping did an outstanding job on our project which included pavers on driveway, walkway on…read moreside of the house, backyard patio, artificial turf and new fence. Johnny the owner, is incredibly friendly, professional and responsive throughout the entire process. With Johnny's leadership, his team was hardworking, efficient, and clearly takes pride in their work. They did an amazing job! My husband and I are extremely happy with the completed project. We now enjoy spending time in our backyard with family and friends. I highly recommend Smartscaping for your next landscaping project.

I needed concrete done in a hurry after replacing my sewer lateral. Johnny from Smartscaping came…read moreby my house quickly and offered some good advice and a good price on the work I needed done. The work was done quickly and the crew cleaned up everything after ward. Jesus the finisher did an amazing job. I am very satisfied with the work done and am planning to ask Smartscaping to do another job for me. After many disappointments with various contractors over the years, Smartscaping was the smart and right choice. Very highly recommended. - Rick M.

They were thorough and did a stellar job fixing our sidewalk and drive way for the city. I give…read morethem the highest recommendation. They know the rules and regulations. We passed inspection. What more could you ask for? Thank you so much!

The joints between the cement slabs at our home's exterior needed repair and AGC answered our call…read morefor help. Alejandro, the owner, was super responsive about scheduling the repairs and kept us updated throughout the process. Our repair technician was Billy who did an excellent job sealing the open joints. He worked carefully and cleanly, an expert in his work. Everything now looks perfect and the rains won't damage our home now that the joints are resealed. AGC concrete is the company to call for your concrete area repairs. Reasonably priced too. Thank you so much.

I would have given ZERO stars. Don't trust their overall YELP rating. I made that mistake. I feel…read morethe finished work (driveway, pathways, and wall) are reasonably acceptable. This is ONLY because we checked daily work and instructed them to fix mistakes and sloppy work. They spent a lot of their time redoing what should have been completed right the first time. Daily progress (or lack there of) showed us that the owner/project manager (Tevita/Mata) is not a good project manager nor that he gave his crew clear direction on this project. The process after contract signing was horrible...not at all professional. The project took much longer than Tevita initially quoted (over 2 months vs the 2 weeks he originally told us). This resulted in change orders and cost overruns. He also tried to charge me to fix their breakage/mistakes/errors (e.g., fixing the sidewalk his workers broke). His crew was not respectful of our property (we had to live with their mess...it's not a vacant lot). They did not regularly clean up the work site nor organize equipment and materials left onsite. Seeing their lunch garbage (cans, bottles, wrappers, etc.) at the end of their workday was common. This continued even after repeated complaints to Tevita and to his crew. No one on site could to provide straight answers as to that day's work or when specific project goals would be completed. Whenever I would spoke with him, Tevita made excuses, provided misinformation, denied deliverables he previously promised, and deflected from answering direct questions. He has a habit of talking over the customer when asked questions he doesn't like. On at least one occasion, he raised his voice and started yelling to avoid answering questions. If it was not in writing, he'd say it wasn't what we discussed. I have never had such issues when working with professional/reputable companies. Tevita and his crew failed to meet every single deliverable date he set. I found him very difficult to work with. I feel that he does not show proper respect to the customer. Instead he appears to think that the customer, the person paying him, should accept subpar work. I suspect that he may also not fully understand the processes involved with the work being performed. I feel that Tevita and Lamata Concrete are not professional. They didn't use professional equipment and they didn't manage the job site or their onsite work time professionally. Their workers typically started late morning and were gone by early afternoon. Lamata Concrete has major logistical problems. They couldn't get an adequately-sized crew or required materials to the job site at the start of any given day, typically interrupting workflow for hours to go fetch supplies. Had they staged materials and tools at the worksite (where there was ample area to store all materials needed for the entire project) and had his crew worked a full 8 hours per day at the job site, I believe they could have finished weeks ago. They are SLOW...3 weeks for a stamped concrete driveway and pathways. I definitely CANNOT recommend them for a cinder block wall. It took way too long (over 2 months) to complete. I feel like they have never built this type of wall. I regret hiring Lamata Concrete. I CANNOT recommend Lamata Concrete nor would I use them again. They were such a hassle to work with compared to the many other professional/reputable companies I have hired. My opinion...take their negative YELP reviews seriously and ask for references and talk to those references. Tevita's response is a great example of how he makes excuses, provides misinformation, denies promised deliverables, and deflects from addressing the real issue. I find it a bit childish and very unprofessional.

After recently expanding our driveway with pavers, we needed to have the concrete opening where the…read moresidewalk meets the street widened to match the new driveway width. Lamata Concrete proved to be the perfect partner for this because the 1) got back to me the quickest, 2) were not deterred by the relatively small size of the job, 3) they were able to fit us into their schedule within a week, 4) they were very price competitive, 5) they communicated very well, 6) and the executed the project quickly and flawlessly (showed up when they said they would and did quality work). I would highly recommend them!

Make sure you ask his availability before booking an estimate with him. He told me sometime in…read moreJune is earliest and when I said I'm looking to install sooner, he got upset and said so I came out here for nothing, you could've told me that prior and I said no you could've told me you are scheduling two months out prior and that most people want the work done asap instead of waiting that long. He then skidded out of my driveway.

Seriously- 18 inches from the kitchen counter to the cabinet base? I was having a terrible time…read moretrying to fit some of my larger cooking appliances onto my counter space. So i decided to call John and he raised all of my kitchen cabinets by 5 inches. The work was done with care from take down to re-installation and needless to say i was very happy with the work. His pricing was extremely reasonable and he was a pleasure to work with. I will soon call on him again to install a large 5x8 skylight on our Loft, hopefully before the summer heat comes around.

Update: while we were out of town, one of our old irrigation pipes burst, and flooded our front…read moreyard. The inspector who came to assess for damage told us that the front patio and drain were so well-built, that the excess water was successfully diverted away from the house, and prevented long-term damage. We are grateful yet again to the Arriaga team!

My chimney had totally fallen apart and rain was getting in big time during all the bad storms of…read morewinter 2022-2023. Francisco ordered a chimney cap within my budget and his team reconstructed the chimney so we are now water safe. It took awhile due to back ordering of the cap, plus had to wait out all the rain (which went on and on and ON), but he was very communicative giving updates via text periodically. He charged me less than what he estimated in the end due to the delays and also the actual job taking less time than expected, which was much appreciated. His two crew guys were very friendly as well, I was out gardening the day they installed and they even offered to help me shovel mulch (they could see I was struggling - LOL). Overall a nice experience with Arriaga Masonry.

Still looking great. This shot is about 5 years after work was done and everything holding up great…read moreand plants grown in.

Great work and communication from Henry and Ashley. Fixed my issue (cracking concrete under tiled…read moresteps), in time and on budget.

Getting our handrails done was the smoothest construction work I have ever had. Their online intake…read moreform is thorough so you just need to input your details and then they follow up for scheduling and pricing. It was more affordable than 2 other local steel fabricators for identical rails. I cant emphasize enough how responsive they are. They actually return your calls and emails. They show up when they say they will. These seem like low standards but in the construction field I have found that this is very rare.

This was my second project from Mr. Handrail, I cannot recommend them enough! The service is…read moreprompt, courteous, and knowledgeable. They blended the functional needs with a sensitivity to design aesthetic. The workmanship is fabulous!