The gate he created was nice. Powder coated white, but it had some issues and I requested Johnny to follow up. He never did. Now 4 years later the gate hinge snapped off and I reached out for repair work and got zero response again. Not sure why he doesn't follow up, but I will be looking elsewhere for help. read more

Delacruz Custom Creations - Metal Fabricators Near Me

Johnny did an amazing job fabricating a custom wrought iron railing for my Little Italy condo. He had helpful insight into the modern look I wanted to achieve. I needed the railing made fairly quickly and Johnny completed and installed the railings in about a week as promised. His price was reasonable,too. read more

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NOT LICENSED WITH CSLB. NOT BONDED. I contacted Johnny for a fence repair project and the estimate process went great. As he was leaving, I asked if he was licensed and he stated yes. I asked if he could send me his license number, since it was not on his business card, and didn't get a response. After receiving the estimate, I checked the PDF and it did not disclose his CSLB#. I checked CSLB website by checking several variations of the contractors name and did NOT find any licenses pertaining to Johnny or De La Cruz Custom Creations. I've texted him several times to send his CSLB number, as well as left two voicemails. The only assumption I can make is that he is unlicensed and is working under the guise that he is. Edit: contractor has now responded to us(minutes later after the review posted) by calling us repeatedly at 7:15pm and leaving an aggressive voicemail saying my review on yelp was "(curse word) up" and that he was licensed under another business (Anderson Construction - which I cannot find any active licenses under the name in San Diego County), and trying to get his DeLaCruz Custom Creations business going. Contractor stated he could not get back to me within the hour because he had a life, however - I have been asking this CSLB number for days now. He has yet to provide a CSLB# for DeLaCruz Custom Creations. I am leaving an honest review regarding my correspondence regarding the CSLB number and this contractors original claim that he was licensed. All correspondence can be backed up with screenshots and voicemail annotations. read more

The owner and worker Jonny Delacruz. Is unprofessional. After performing the work and demanding the remaining 50% of the money, he has not come back to fix a few issues with the gate installation. The major Problem is he hit a sprinkler line during install and said he will come back to fix it but has not responded to my calls or texts in weeks. I should have held payment from him when I noticed the other issues. But he said he just had a baby, really needs the money and promised he would be back to finish the job. Of course it seems like he is not going honor his word or warranty. Beware. I doubt the person is a licensed professional. When inspected closely His work is not impressive. There looks to be plenty of other people capable of building a gate. read more

This is a MUST read before you consider doing business with this person. Johnny is supposedly a certified contractor, but I was charged 50% of the cost up front. According to CLSB, any contractor performing work of $500 or more must be licensed by CLSB. So the one time this guy was on time as planned was upon initial estimate. He measured, asked what I was looking to do, I showed him a picture from his advertised OfferUp post. Yes I had to pull up his info as he didn't come with any type of work ability or showing of his existing work. So we agreed on a price as reluctant as a I was with the the price I decided to give him a try. He asked if I had 50% cash to start, I was blown away because 10% or no more than $1000, which ever is the least should be required deposit for a contractor's deposit. I go ahead and reach for my credit card, he shakes his head, "no I can't accept that, they'll charge me a fee." I'm thinking, well you're a business guy why should it matter, but we settled on Paypal and I incurred a $16 fee after seeing the transaction. Very shady. A day or two before the scheduled install Johnny calls me confirming the install date & time. The time was for 8am the following day. This was important because of my work schedule that he show up in the morning because I work in the early afternoon; which we had already discussed my timing. 8:30 am the morning of the planned install he texts me asking if he can come later around noon. I responded that I have to leave home by 1:45pm. He finally shows up right about 12pm. He starts the job & finishes at 1:50pm just as I'm about to tell him I have to leave. He presents the job, I immediately see this gap between the door and the steel post against my house that starts 1"at the top and ends at 1.5" at the very bottom; stood out like a sore thumb. I questioned it and he says "that's because your 4x4 post on the opposite side isn't level." I shook my head, notice the top of the door tilts to the right as well and check it from the other side; yep, still crooked. Now as I mentioned, he showed up late, and now I'm 5-10 minutes later than the time I'm on my way to work. He asks for payment even with the gap. He says he can stain it first thing the following morning and that it would only take him 15 min to give it a light sand & stain. Now that I'm thinking back to it, he says "you can actually do it yourself, it's easy," I responded "no I'll let you do it." What's the need in me staining a job that he's supposed to do not to mention I've paid for this service. So I'm off to work and Home Depot to BUY stain after all I've spent. Text him that night that I have the stain & I'll be awaiting his arrival in the morning to complete the job. I'm up at 8am the following morning & he's not at my home as planned. Finally at 9am I text him asking if he's still coming because I had some things to go over with him about the gate; no reply. I text him again 25 mins later with a pic of his charger he left behind and magically he replies & with another excuse. He wanted to come the following day, the day I was scheduled to leave on family vacation which we had ALREADY discussed upon initial estimate when we went over install dates. So I let him know it pretty much sucked that he couldn't come because I'm leaving & it's scheduled to rain while I'm gone. Keep in mind, he said it would only take him 15 min, I'm wondering why he couldn't take 15 minutes to come by, stain the wood, & go over my concerns. Fast forwarding; I try reaching him while I'm on vacation because it makes sense to set up a date while I'm away, that way we don't have to prolong any dates or have any unforeseen events later on. I reach out via Offerup, text message, even called him. No reply. I figure I'd take maters into my own hands and Dispute the transaction being that I used PayPal; very wise decision over paying this guy cash. I sent an email as Paypal suggested and NOW he responds. Luckily I'm thinking, he calls me while on vacation, we had a discussion, and an agreed upon date upon my return home. Johnny was supposed to come by on Dec 5th between 2:30-3:30pm, one day after I returned home. Keep in mind, these are hours I'm at work. But I agreed over the phone to still meet him at my home & that I would take time off to meet. Dec 4th I texted him to confirm we're still on. No response. The day of, I texted him again, no reply. I stay home anyway just in case. (He's playing games at this point). At 3:30 he FINALLY sends a text letting me know he's in another town working. Guess his scheduling was fluid when it came to me because he gets to make the dates and no show at his pleasure. He calls me & this is where I knew I was at a loss. I basically told him of all the discrepancies & as blunt as possible without intentionally being rude to the guy. For every thing mentioned, he had rebuttal, not taking ownership, FULL OF EXCUSES. He hung up after I called his bull crap. DO NOT USE this guys' services!!! read more

Johnny did a great job on my new fence. He quoted me a fair price and got the job done in 1 day. Hit him up for any project you got. He wasn't trying to hustle me or overcharge me either. I respect his professionalism and would recommend him any time. read more

Excellent quality of work, best of all the communication between client and contractor was very responsive. Highly recommend De La Cruz, quality work for a reasonable price, and completed in a timely fashion. read more

Johnny was on time and delivered a quality wood fence along with installing a wrought iron fence. He had to fabricate the gate due to the way our backyard is on an incline and we have steps going up the hill that we needed to keep dogs out of. I was on a deadline to have it done before we moved in and he made it happen. I have kept his number and plan on using him in the future for some additional wrought iron work. read more

Johnny and his team did an amazing job on rebuilding my backyard fence. No doubt, their knowledge and hard work made this a good experience for all. They were prompt to work, considerate and polite throughout the process and quick to address any issues that came up. They cleaned up well around my property and were very understanding to the needs and wants of the entire project. I highly recommend hiring Delacruz Custom Creations if you want to have the job done and done right. Thanks Johnny and team! read more

There are certain types of workers out there, hard workers with attention to detail, some that are careless, and others that are winging it. Johnny is the two former. His gates Will sag overtime because he does not properly install. upon correction he said hed come back to finish the job that was subbed out to him which included paint but never showed. I typically don't pay out until the job is done so that was my bad and I'm willing to eat the cost and have my other workers finish Because his work was subpar to begin with and that's our reputation. But he's unreliable, lazy, and has that attitude to get in and throw some wood up and get out. As for the construction itself, his gates are constructed poorly, he installed the cross piece the opposite way which will cause the gate to sag. There is a major gap between the hardware on the side where the gate latches. oversell the construction of the stationary fencing is good but due to such high cost of fencing in general I would not waste my time with this guy, you'll end up having to pay more to finish the job. Very unprofessionally and unreliable. read more