I highly recommend Genaro from Explosive City Tile! I was looking for someone to take on a very…read moresmall tiling job, and many others either turned it down or overcharged. Genaro was excellent from the start--very communicative, and we quickly agreed on a fair price and schedule. Throughout the project, he was punctual, professional, and incredibly attentive to detail. He took the time to explain exactly what needed to be done and executed it perfectly. I am extremely happy with his work and would absolutely hire him again for any tiling project, big or small!"

I have used Explosive City Tile three times in the last three years…read more Genero "Cowboy" Salazar is a perfectionist. Every project is a work of art. He is diligent in his ability to provide the services I needed. I have a beautiful custom bathroom thanks to his excellent work.

I love this company. Beautiful work. Juan knows what he is talking about and you can tell that he…read morecares about his work. He came over as soon as he could to give me an estimate. I only had him work on some of my floors but I will have him Back to do more. I highly recommend. Worth every penny.

We love Juan! Such a nice guy with a great team! He did our flooring and it was not the easiest job…read moredue to having prior slate flooring and him and his crew did great! Very happy!

10/10 highly recommended. Went above and beyond and even came back the next day with the right size…read moremount for my tv (I bought the wrong size) that he purchased at Home Depot for me to save me a trip. Polite and on time, great communication throughout. Also brought back a larger ladder when I misquoted the height to my fire alarm. Grateful to have found him, will call again for future projects 100% Thanks David!!

David came by and gave us a fair quote to repair our fence/gate on Jan. 20th. Three of the poles…read morebecame eroded over the years and we needed them replaced and reset and he changed the 2x4s along the fence line that had termite damage. On the second day, he asked for half of the money to get supplies. ($500. I know, red flag!) He replaced the 2x4s (he used framing wood instead of outdoor wood) and didn't bother taking a lot of the staples out from the fence boards, hence, making the boards not flush to the 2x4s. He reset 3 posts, 2 of which did not set because the holes were not deep enough. He came one full day and 3 days after that for maybe a total of 3 hours. To make a long story short, we haven't heard from him since Jan. 24th. Now we are getting quotes from LICENSED fence companies to repair what David did. I do not recommend David to fix anyone's fence. We learned the hard way.

A&A Contracting contacted our company to provide trucking service for them. They agreed to pay via…read morecredti card because we had not worked witht them before. Four months later they are refusing to pay for the service. Do not do business with this company. They do not pay their bills.

In response to A&A contracting services dba Dry Express Restoration:…read moreYou are a dishonest thief and know it. The mediation at CSLB as well as my self tried to have you finish the unfinished work per your contract or refund the money, however you refused. Now the case is assigned to an investigator. But in the meantime I am going to get my story out there, so hopefully stop your fraud, and save more victims. My new contractor even tried to interfere, just to come across your rude and unprofessional behavior. As was your attitude, once I tried to terminate the contract. See text message below from this contractor's phone number. Your other ADU project simultaneously as ours, contacted me, and the home owner said you are still not done with that work after two years! Your secretary tried to convince me not to terminate the contract with A & A as that other project was going to be finished in March, and soon would be ours, well that was a lie! For those of you reading this, this contractor is a scam, don't let him sweet talk you into signing a project with him; as he simply doesn't have the knowledge, and secondly is a fraud. His good reviews are probably his friends and family, or just simply fake. He most likely doesn't have any proof of their validity, just as he didn't and doesn't for the so called 'effort' he keeps mentioning he put into our project, because there wasn't any.

This is from a few months ago, but I wanted to be a positive review for this guy. He did an amazing…read morejob and was very attentive to detail when it came to building a shed for me. He was a very hard worker and had good vibes. Even when the job took almost twice as long as he suspected, he didn't complain or try to charge me more. He just apologized that he was taking so long. It was a nice gesture, but it was unnecessary because I know how these sheds can be sometimes. But again, that was nice of him. Communication for scheduling was perfect as well. Which in my opinion is a vital aspect of providing a service. I would definitely hire him again. The property I stay on currently has upcoming projects in the future so I asked him if he could do this, and that. His response was funny as he said," it would be easier to tell you what I can't do" or something along those lines. I got a little chuckle out of that, but also a lot of confidence that hiring this man again would be a great choice going forward. The next time a handyman is needed, give this guy a call. I 100% will.

Adrian did a great job covering old paneling with drywall. Very reliable. I recommend.read more

We had water intrusion due to incompetent workmanship by a previous contractor. Repair and…read moreRemodels on Demand is an excellent company with competent workers. Charles the owner is a contractor and also the project manager. He assesses the job,delegates tasks to each of his specialized workers and also checks in daily. He also gave us a daily progress report. They are not only efficient and on time,but they clean up at the end of the day. I would definitely use this company again.

The worst company that I have ever worked with. The owner collects all the money before he…read morecompletes the tasks. I've had several contractors come in afterwards and tell me this is the sloppiest and most unprofessional work they have ever seen in the process of filing a complaint with the contractor labor board. They used a spray paint gun on my patio and got paint all over my kitchen windows and contaminated my family's garden. Owner makes excuses and lies. Crooked door trim. They left baseboards out in the rain overnight and installed them. They purchased the wrong swinging door and hacked away to make it fit rather than purchasing the correct door. They damaged doors and painted over them. I will be following up with the lawsuit information. Stay away!!!!! You're been warned

We had Allied Contracting install an Ella's Bubble walk-in tub, pocket doors on both our bathrooms,…read moreand attic access in our hallway. We could not be happier with the final result and we felt the cost of these task were quite reasonable. Ella's bubbles of New Jersey referred us to Allied Construction, saying they had worked with them before. John came out before we ordered the tub to scout the job. I ordered a tub without realizing that it was too large to fit through the door opening of the bathroom, and did not discover this until after it was delivered. Also, the drain and water supply on the tub were on the wrong side due to the location of the tub door and the toilet. John did not waver and said they would figure it out. Figure it out they did! They tore out the entire wall and vanity to get the very large tub in there. Carlos, the plumber who works for John, is a magician and did a beautiful job of rerouting the drainage and water supply and installing the tub with no room to speak of to work. I was really afraid at point that they would say this job was impossible! Carlos never gave up and in the end the installation was beautiful and the operation perfect! Since the bathroom wall was gone, John suggested we install a pocket door to replace the old 28 inch bathroom entry door that swung into the bathroom taking up valuable space. David and his brother Mr. E came in and installed the pocket door and re-did the electrical to move the light switch from the pocket door wall, wired up a new lighted medicine cabinet and did all the electrical and trim for the new tub. They did a magnificent job with all the electrical and trim. The bathroom is beautiful and looks new! We loved the pocket door and lighted medicine cabinet so much, we asked John to come back and do the same treatment to the master bathroom. We also wanted attic access added to our hallway, so that no one had to access through my wife's closet in the future. David and Mr. E came back along with David's son Randy and accomplished all these requests in 4 days! The prep work in our bedroom was really stepped up, with a lot of care as not to harm our bedroom furniture in any way! The results of the work were just as beautiful as the other job! The attic access is a pull down ladder in the hallway. David added a light and light switch up there and a large plywood platform for tools or storage. It turn out really cool! It was very unique to have a literal family of workers working on our house. They made us feel like part of their family while they were here! Their prep and clean up work was impeccable. John, the owner of Allied Construction is super laid back and very easy to work with hearing our plans and enhancing them further. We consider him to be a friend now and would not hesitate to have him and Allied do other projects for us in the future. We would highly recommend Allied Contracting for any project you have in mind!

A great experience! The entire crew was awesome, super…read morenice, communicative and always left everything clean at the end of the day. First class service all the way around. Would highly recommend Allied Contracting for anything you need.

Professional. Honest…read more I've worked FOR Mr. Straughn as an assistant and I've HIRED Mr. Straughn for work. In all areas of his work - you will not find a more straightforward guy OR a contractor you refuses to deliver a sub quality product to his customers.

Looking to get 500 sq ft of floor tile in a newly built unit, I queried Qualcomm's 1000-strong…read more'remodeling' discussion list. Steve was recommended by several Qualcommers so I put him on my "call" list. Of the 10 tilers I called Steve was the only one to provide a written estimate for the job. He also handled all materials purchases (tile, cement, grout, underlayment.) And he suggested using a new underlayment material (Ditra by Schluter, a plastic roll-down matrix that gets filled with cement) that saved both time and weight of materials. Steve stayed in close contact throughout the job which took about a week. He smoothly handled a problem with the materials (several boxes of tile were too large by almost 1/4" and had to be replaced.) The results: an excellent tile floor in our new unit, and a firm (Straughn Construction) that I will happily recommend to anyone.