"Our Man in Rio".... ....er, I should say, our man "IS" Rio,…read moreas in Rio Morales, owner-operator of Montgomery Structural Lifters. The first thing you should know, is that Rio is not just some guy who only shows-up at your job site to collect the bag-fulls of money you will likely need (regardless of who you hire) if you are unfortunate enough to need structural foundation repairs; but on the other hand, Rio was there every day on our job directing/orchestrating his crew and swinging a hammer with the best of them. That said, even if you don't know didley about foundation repairs, but are freakin'-out enough to start calling foundation experts, I can tell you from my experience of having no less than 13 contractors/foundation companies coming out in the past year before hiring Montgomery, Rio was the only one who instilled in me any confidence that his job approach was the right one for resurrecting the listing /crumbling foundation of our otherwise structurally sound 1920s Land Park garage. I initially emailed Rio pix of the deteriorated slab/foundation/dramatic leaning of the garage before he came out for his extremely thorough evaluation; and yes he did charge a fee (which was applied against his bid), but I can tell you it was the best investment I could have made. I have been in this home 43 years and am pretty handy with repairs/general construction, but I do leave the complicated jobs like foundations/roofs/HVAC to the pros, and I do know enough to ask the right questions and know the right answers when I hear them. If you don't have that kind of knowledge yourself, DON'T WORRY, Rio will give you the "straight-story" and you WON'T have to worry about getting ripped-off by shoddy work or un-needed repairs to "jack-up" a repair bill. Upon accepting the bid, Rio arranged for his structural engineer to draw-up the plans and took care of all the permitting, which went seamless, and on one occasion during the project while the city inspector was meeting with Rio on the job site, they were both on the phone with the engineer to discuss some of the foundation plans; which obviously made the "passing" inspections proceed without delays. Our job involved actually lifting the entire garage on steel beams and demo-ing the shot slab & foundation/re-racking the entire building with "come-alongs"/new internal bracing/seismic bolt & plates for the upgraded footers/headers, all which was brought up to current city code. Rio initially gave me two bids for my choosing: one to generally fix the foundation issues by repair or the second option, which I chose, to completely renovate the garage, and I couldn't be happier with Rio's attention to detail. He estimated 6 weeks from start to finish and Office Manage Dana always kept me advised of scheduling to keep Rio and crew from being in 14 places as one time! The crews always let me know beforehand what was scheduled for the day and ALWAYS showed-up on time and were a quite pleasant competent crew (Thank you to Travis, Rick, Jessie & Jesus for the great work!) OK I could go on and on, but I will say I am pretty picky who works on our house and Rio is as honest and competent as you will find, right alongside other top-notch contractors I have used ie "Fargo Construction" (now retired Land Park remodeler); "Sierra Pacific" for HVAC; and "Cal Vintage Roofing". To sum it up, we were extremely grateful that Montgomery took on our project and couldn't be happier. Thankyou Rio, Dana and the rest of the crew !!

I had my home inspected by a structural engineer and was advised that the cement foundation would…read morerequire piers. I read the yelp reviews for Montgomery Structural Lifters. they had great reviews so I called the company to schedule a home inspection and bid. The office gave me Rio's email and I emailed and then spoke to him on the phone. He said he would contact me to schedule the appointment. he never contacted me. I called the office and they kept saying he would contact me. i also emailed him again. He never responded. if he was to busy to do the job, he should have let me know that right away instead of wasting my time. I think his lack of follow thru was very unprofessional.

I had some work done by another foundation company that I was concerned about. I called Pinnacle…read moreand immediately got a returned call from Mr.Lopez who reviewed my project and gave me some advice. As a fellow contractor I was throughly impressed by his expertise. I wish I would've hired him for my project. Thank you!

As promised here is my update and name correction, it was Jim that I initially spoke with not…read moreCraig, sorry Jim you called me while I was napping so I was not fully functional. Ken showed up today promptly, and when I say promptly, I mean to the second level promptly, at 09:00. He clearly had read all the notes about my unfortunate situation, but asked me to update him with all the work I had done since my initial call. He was forming his plan of action in his head as I briefed him, after I had finished, he went out to his truck, put on his coveralls and went under my house and did a very thorough inspection. I could hear him moving things around under there and every now and then banging on things with his metal probe tool he took with him. He explored every corner of my crawl space, took numerous pictures and had a surprisingly good diagram of my foundation mapped out on graph paper ready to show me when we sat down to go over the results. The results..... He took a deep breath and said, "OK, we got a lot going on here," and proceeded to explain a little about the general layout of my crawl space, which was, let's just say not your typical crawl space, then he showed me his pictures, ("they were much worse than I imagined") and said, "so here is what I would do, if this was my mother's house". That pleased me very much, I said "yes that is exactly how I want you to approach this, I want it done right." I will confess, I am somewhat of a perfectionist, a retired perfectionist, that takes naps during the day, and used to do all my own work on everything, cars, carpentry, welding, etc., etc., you get the idea. I LOVE to buy tools, and by doing things myself, I could justify the expense of any specialized tool I needed to perform the task at hand, then I just self taught myself on how to properly do what ever needed to be done. "If you want the job done right, do it yourself," was how I rolled, until my body decided to start protesting. Ken layed out his plan and I loved every bit of it, because I know, his plan is a good plan, it is the plan I would have come up with myself, I loved this plan. It is proportional to the level of damage, but logical and measured in response. I haven't seen the quote yet, but I know enough to be able to visualize what they are going to have to do to properly fix the damage, and the difficulty level involved. I have no doubt, that when I see the quote, it will be fair, right Ken?

Part one of a two part foundation project Recently we had…read moreour house foundation repaired by Groundworks out of Fairfield. One bedroom had sunk by almost 5 inches as that part of the house had been built on fill. In order to restore the house to it's proper level numerous foundation jacks and floor leveling screw jacks were required. In addition some landscaping bushes and pvc sprinkler pipes had to temporarily removed. Groundworks had informed me prior to starting work what would be required to successfully complete this project and had my full approval. The house is now level, the doors no longer swing on their own and the interior cracks between the walls and ceiling joints no longer exist. Prior to the crew leaving the yard was cleaned up and the pvc pipes replaced. Best of all Groundworks will come back annually to the next 5 years and make any necessary adjustments. The Groundworks crew that made this happen was Andrew, the site supervisor, Charlie and Allen. Their performance and daily communication was superior on all levels. This is part 2. The Groundworks Poly crew of Anthony & Brian were very fast and efficient in completing their part of the foundation repair contract which was to level our family room slab floor. Fast, yes, but Anthony did take the time to not only explain what they were going to do but also walked me through the process as they were working. I have no problem in recommending them & Groundworks to other home owners who need to have their foundation repaired.

I hired Groundworks to repair the cracks around my in ground pool. The pool was installed in 1999…read moreand is still looking good, but the concrete structure showed its years and had linear cracks in places and one place the concrete shifted about a quarter of inch. So I thought I would have it repaired for beautification purposes. Brian the representative that came out is a fast talker and didn't explain the process of what Groundworks would and could do to improve the cracking of the concrete floor! I certainly thought that after paying $4000.00+ dollars I would be able to see a difference in the concrete. I didn't see no difference other than some lifting on the crack by the steps of the pool. Another problem I have is their is overspray of the polymer on my privacy fence. I know it is from the polymer because it is where they sprayed by the steps and diving board. I'm certainly not happy with the outcome.The crew that came were here approximately 1 hour 33 minute. WOW 4000.00 dollars just choose wisely ask a lot of questions make sure you understand what the process is. I will not refer them Stayprayedup DP

Go visit my Google review where I give details to the excellent experience we had with our…read morefoundation lift here in Petaluma, CA. They exceeded my expectations and left the home level and clean. I checked several companies before I chose Xalos for our work. Good people, skilled crews, friendly hardworking, knowledgeable. The company has a family vibe to their business.

We hired Xalos to repair a section of spalling concrete on the outside of our crawlspace. Andy did…read morea great job explaining exactly what their approach would be and provided a reasonable estimate. Work was scheduled easily and completed quickly and thoroughly. Great experience from start to finish.

We hired B-Line Construction to rebuilt our entire house from a major fire back in July, 2016…read more They are trust worthy and reliable always answers my questions. The entire crew was incredibly courteous and professional. We can't thank them enough especially Nile, Sim, George and David, you guys are the best! Highly recommend B-Line Construction for any projects large or small. Doug and Myloan Cao.

The phone representative was unnecessarily rude and dismissive. This is unacceptable service,…read moreespecially when expecting professional help. I am very disappointed with this experience and will be taking my business elsewhere. Avoid this place if you want to be treated with any basic level of respect.

A BIG thanks to Ryan and his crew for doing an excellent job doing the Earthquake Brace & Boldt at…read moremy parent's house. Easy to work with from the beginning to the end and completed in a timely manner. Also, Ryan answered all my questions even on his days off (Thanks again Ryan!).

We had an unpermitted sunroom that was improperly supported. Darren was very professional,…read moreknowledgeable, and responsive. Ignacio did the work for the project, and he is extremely good at what he does and a very hard worker. I am very happy that at least one of our walls is properly supported by a concrete foundation and our sunroom is properly supported from below.

We just did a mid size project with them last month. We had them underpin one side of the house and…read morereplace a good amount of posts and repair some cracks in our foundation. Brett came out to do an assessment on our entire foundation and his finding was consistent with our own inspection report. Their recommendation is also on par and we find that Brett is quite knowledgeable about the scope of work. He is also very patient, responsive and respectful throughout the estimating project while we took a long time to decide, a lot of follow ip questions and requests. Not once that I felt rushed, pushed or disrespected. The team kept me informed on the timeline of permit, project starting time, inspection and completion, everything was transparent. They passed inspection without problemsx Our foreman is Humberto who was polite, dependable and kept me well informed on the work they performed the day of, when they finished work and provided needed before and after pictures. I also find their pricing is reasonable compared to other companies that we interviewed with the experience that far exceeds their piers. Overall I had a good experience with the crew. They are polite and really didn't interfere with our life that much while they work. I would recommend them for all foundation repair needs. Be careful because lots of foundation companies will scam you, just because you will not be able to see what they did underneath your crawl space. The last foundation company came out to fix our house they made a bunch of noise for 2 weeks, said they are done and then we hired an independent inspector and confirmed they did nothing. Spend the money on a good company. This one is probably the best one ( we interviewed 6 companies)

My large concrete driveway pad was settling and cracking, and I commissioned Foundation Solutions…read moreto level it, and repair some of the crumbling concrete. The experience was great. Kyle initially came out to evaluate my project and give me a bid. His communication was clear, and he assured me there would be a direct line of communication between himself and the crew who would be doing the work, which was one of my priorities in choosing a contractor. His bid was a little less than another bid I got, but cost was not why I went with them. Jason and Ernie then came out to do the work, and Jason had been briefed by Kyle with the nuances of the project. Jason was careful to describe what he thought would work best, and he kept me in the loop along the way. The work came out great, and no sooner had Jason and Ernie left than Kyle was on the phone to make sure I was satisfied with the work. Start to finish there was clear communication, effective follow-through, and my expectations were met. What more do you want when hiring a contractor? I would definitely hire Foundation Solutions again.

We removed a wall in our two story house a couple of years back and started to notice uneven floors…read morethroughout our house. I was worried that the beam supporting the roof was not adequate and that was leading to foundation issues. Most online advice suggested to hire a structural engineer to inspect the foundation, as contractors may blow minor issues out of proportion an suggest unnecessary repairs. The structural engineers quoted me $500 for an inspection and they wanted pictures from a foundation repair contractor anyways, since they wouldn't go into crawl spaces. I was losing sleep thinking about my uneven floors, so I decided to reach out to NorCal Ram Jack for a free estimate. What was there to lose? After filling out their online request form they reached out within a couple of hours and scheduled an appointment the following week with Adam, their Foundation Specialist. Adam showed up early and I was easily able to communicate my concerns to him. He measured the elevation differential throughout my house, asked about details of the removed wall and installed beam, and answered all my concerns. He walked us through his thought process and what signs of concerns we should look for that would warrant a foundation repair. We are lucky that our house currently doesn't have issues of concern, but I wouldn't hesitate to contact Ram Jack again with the peace of mind they gave us.

The work was repaired, the void under our slab has been filled(a total of i believe 8holes or more…read morein 2 rooms). They peeled the carpet back,drilled the holes and re-installed the carpets to the best of their ability (which actually isn't bad at all). Fence+gate have been fixed as well. They aren't fence guys or carpet guys so leaving a review about those not done to the quality of someone who does it professionally isn't necessary, although they did do a good job with both. We appreciate the 2nd visit, no one had contacted me to change my 1star review, this is of my own doing a week later. No refund,no pay out, no negotiating, we didn't sign anything stating the review would come down after work was done. We appreciate all your guys hard work and cheerful attitude. Hope your guys liked the cookies! Thank you !