Highly recommend for anyone looking to get work done under the EBB program! Oscar and Daniel came…read morein with a competitive bid and know the ins and outs of the program very well. Work was also completed on time and team left the place clean and tidy after.

Highly recommend for ESS (Earthquake Soft Story)! Altamira just finished an ESS seismic retrofit at…read moreour house in Oakland and my wife and I are very happy. Oscar was a great communicator and educator on the project and navigating the CEA ESS program related plans and permits, and ensured the project was competitively priced and well managed. Daniel and his crew performed the work, and were very professional, courteous, and tidy. They completed the work on time and within budget, and completed almost all of the CEA ESS application for us. A wonderful team and experience for us. Thank you, Altamira!

Responsive, thorough and professional. No longer full service so Jim has structural engineers that…read morehe recommends and has with in the past.

I reached out to Jim regarding a leak that was coming into the house at the lowest point of my…read morehome. I thought I would be in for a large cost to install a French drain system, but he was the first to say that we should look into seeing if we can solve this for $10. 1/ Adding some caulking to the side of the house, due to some cracking he saw in the exterior. 2/ adding to the downspout and adding a separate tube that can move the water to a different location. Super honest and thoughtful. In the future, if I need some investigation or work, Jim's my guy! Thanks for saving some money and being thoughtful.

I'm a Realtor in Alameda county and had a listing for a property in San Leandro. A structural…read moreinspection revealed that the 100 year old foundation was crumbling and needed to be replaced, I was introduced to Robert, the owner of Bridges Constuction. He was knowledgeable in his explantion of the work required, and was able to start the work imediately. They did an amazing job on the foundation and it passed all the inspections. The work was completed on time and the new owners were pleased with the results.

Robert Bridges and his crew are amazing. Always available when I had a question or concern. He…read moredid an amazing job building a retaining wall at our house and did a foundation repair at one of our friends. I personally have referred him to many jobs and he is highly skilled in what he does. He worked with us and gave us a fair price and completed the work ontime. If you want something done right, hire the right company like I did.

They were very professional and did a great job on our cover. We had a few issues but they were…read morediligent and timely in rectifying the problem. Very pleased and we highly recommend them .

We had our patio cover installation done back in January 2022 with Value builders. We kicked…read morestarted the process in 2021 and throughout the design ,consultation and ordering process, Bernadette and team were responsive, communicative and transparent with the whole process. We had a mix up in colors at installation time and that was quickly resolved to our satisfaction as well. I mention all this to note that a true testament to a company and its values is how they react and step up when things dont go smoothly or as expected and the Value builders group and its team did not fail to deliver. The installation was clean, professional and efficient by Diego and team. What is more impressive is their responsiveness and support after the install. I haven't had too many issues, but on occasions i had a question about remote setup or fan control, Diego was always quick to respond. Almost unbelievably quick and helpful in this day and age where everyone cares about the first sale and if at all there is any support after the fact, they bury you with an army of impersonal chat bots and nonsensical automated menus in the hopes of having you give up (American Home shield is a shining example of this apathy). I can't recommend Value builders and its team (Jason, Bernadette, Diego) for exceptional service from initial consultation to final install and post install support!!

I did a whole house remodel down to the studs, that included a complete foundation replacement…read more After looking and interviewing a few structural engineers, I chose Kent, and am so happy I did. He was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process (and trust me, it was a process lol). He provided plans and details that were easy to follow and build, was open to feedback, and provided clear communication of the tradeoffs involved. His rates are fair and work is quality. I would highly recommend Kent for your next project.

Excellent personal service at a great price…read more I appreciated dealing with a responsive individual rather than a large impersonal design firm. Highly recommended.

We have been working on a 2nd floor addition to a 100 yr old house. As one can imagine, there are…read moremany significant structural issues that may arise unexpectedly when opening up walls and seeing how people build things 100 yrs ago. David and Ray have been incredible since the beginning of the process, helping us navigate through all the structural concerns and always trying to find a value engineering approach - whether it was optimizing depth of foundation work, or finding ways to reinforce old windows, coming up with ways to get headers into locations where there isn't the space, and/or proposing alternative shear wall options when there isn't room to fit things. Ray, our project engineer, has been the best communicating and responding to all our questions and worries. He carefully reviews the problem at hand that arise and often will provide 2 or 3 possible options that our builder can work on. With our current project, Ray is always super prompt to resolve any issues via call or email, or video conference and if necessary an onsite visit to inspect the construction phase. He was just crawling in our crawlspace the other day and notified our builder if some items that needed to be addressed to maintain a positive continuous connection from 2nd floor down to 1st floor and to crawlspace foundation. We are now adding the 2nd floor framing and almost done the most stressful part of the project. We have done 3 major remodels in the past with other firms where it was difficult to get in touch with anybody. With Ray and David at Simplengi Engineering, it has been a very refreshing experience to have experts that promptly responds to all our concerns. Value engineering, great timely communication, attention to detail, common sense, simple and smart engineering. We highly recommend Ray and David and Simplengi Engineering for any structural work. Simply great engineering. We don't plan to do another remodel for 100+ years but if we did, we would hire Simplengi 100% for sure.

​If you want the highest degree of professionalism​, the best customer service​, and an incredibly…read morewell trained and highly ethical engineer​, who is a supreme problem-solver and someone who actually responds to your questions, then you'll be 1000% satisfied with Dave Yadegar at Simplengi. ​D​ave is a superbly qualified engineer with a ​v​ast amount of varied professional experience​, and with his knowledge and skills​, ​h​e has saved us substantial amounts of time, money and perhaps most importantly - aggravation.​ ​I​nterestingly, I have met ​two other clients​ of Dave's, and they both shared the same opinion of​ his ability.​ ​D​ave will save you time, money, frustration, etc. New construction, remodels, expansion, - commercial and residential: he will simplify your life as ​he has done for me. He is absolutely the very best. PS- a shout-out goes to Antwon Trinh and Santosh Chitturi for helping round out the team!

Kirk is one of the most passionate and honest contractors I've ever met. From the very first…read moreconversation, he was extremely responsive, professional, and generous with his knowledge. You can tell right away that he genuinely cares about his craft and takes pride in doing things the right way. He took the time to explain each step of the stucco process clearly, shared valuable insights on materials and finishes, and never tried to upsell me on unnecessary work. His transparency and attention to detail gave me total confidence that my home was in good hands. It's rare to find someone in this trade who's not only highly skilled but also trustworthy, kind, and easy to communicate with -- Kirk checks all those boxes. If you're looking for quality workmanship and someone who stands behind his word, I highly recommend Kirk Giordano Plastering.

I had Kirk do a lime plaster on my 1950's brick fireplace…read more It was a small job which I was very happy he agreed to do. Kirk and his crew showed up on time, preformed the project like a well choreographed team and did an excellent job with clean up. We were very happy with the f

I highly recommend American Remodel & Repair! I have been having leaky window issues for a while…read morenow. Bryan and his team came out, inspected everything, and gave me guidance on what the issues are, and how I can solve them (note, that it isn't an actual issue with the windows but likely a roof issue). Bryan was straight forward, honest, and didn't do work or charge me for something that wouldn't fix my problems. Excellent customer service, highly experienced, professional, and will be my go-to for any window or door replacements or repairs from now on!

Great service, Brian and his crew came out and did in one day what people sometimes take a week to…read moreaccomplish. Getting new windows installed is easy and painless. I would definitely recommend this service if you want someone in and out as quickly as possible. If you are looking for more aesthetic touches, you might want to provide more guidance as to exactly the finish you want.