TLDNR: Find another contractor. Greg Dahl is shady and has a poor work ethic…read more In February, we bought an older home that needs some love. Greg Dahl was recommended to me for work that needed to be done. The house needed new siding, new windows, had significant plumbing and electrical issues. I checked him out online and verified his contractor's license. He had one negative review and a clean license. It didn't seem to be a big deal to me, a lot of businesses have a negative review here or there. Greg met us at the house during our final walk through before escrow closed and reviewed what needed to be done. It seemed like we were on the same page and he got us an estimate a few days later. When we first met him, he gave the impression he was a busy contractor with a crew working at another site. Spoiler alert: there is no crew. He has a single unskilled sub with his own badly reviewed home improvement business. We confirmed that Greg would be able to come Monday after close of escrow and complete the emergency plumbing and electric work. Weekend before the work is to begin, Greg waves red flag number 1. He calls me to start backpedaling on grounding the outlets. He says it doesn't make sense to ground the outlets in advance of replacing the electric panel. This makes sense to me, so we agree that he will ground the outlets I need to work on my computer. He claims that surge protector will keep our other devices and appliances safe (this is not true). At the time I pointed out that outlets on interior walls won't be exposed by the siding project for grounding. There is no good response provided from Greg. Monday morning (February 22) rolls around. He and his sub, Matt, show up and spend about four hours grounding a couple of outlets and fixing a drain clean out. This put a very small dent the massive amount of plumbing and electric work that needed to be completed. He had an attitude like he was doing us a favor, and we figured he really must be busy at another site. Tuesday, Greg arrives a little after 8:00 spends some time on the phone before starting to work at 8:30 and ended his day at 10:45am. Wednesday followed a similar pattern. At this point Greg was satisfied that he had completed the work needed to make the house livable for the time being and was ready to go over the contract. This is where I learned a big lesson. In addition to checking out his license on the Contractors State License Board (CSLB), I should have read through some of their information related to hiring a contractor. Greg wrote a nonspecific contract referencing an email he had sent to me. According to the CSLB brochure "Home Improvement Contracts Consumer Guide," they wish me "good luck" getting the right results. Well now I feel foolish. It gets better, Greg quoted time and materials for plumbing and electric work. Guess what is illegal in residential home improvement contracts? Icing on the cake, Greg put $0.00 down payment in the contract and then asked me for $8000.00 on the day we signed the contract "for materials." Yes, I stupidly paid it. In case you know as little as I did, this was illegal. The maximum amount of money a contractor can request when initiating a contract is 10% of the total contract or $1000, whichever is less. I'm not sure how I was going to be able to cancel during the 3 day right to cancel period and have a chance of getting my $8000 returned. I actually got a phone call from my bank 15 minutes later to verify I wrote the check, that's how quickly he rushed to cash the check. Is the repo man after his truck? When Greg left our house that Wednesday, he said he would return the end of the following week to finish the plumbing. He didn't return until March 15, two and half weeks later. During that two and half weeks, we hired other contractors to complete some of the work that desperately needed to be done and wasn't included in the contract. In the process, I did the research that told me I had been taken advantage of by Greg. When I figured out that Greg had grossly overcharged me on the initial payment, I sent him an email asking that he provide me the receipt for the window order when he came on March 15. He arrived with the quote/proposal from his window vendor, dated that day, March 15. I told him that I had discovered from the CSLB that he could not legally charge me $8,000 deposit on the contract. To say he responded poorly would be putting it mildly. He then attempted to claim that $8,000 was a progress payment for work performed. That is some hourly rate for a progress payment, considering to that point he had worked maybe 8 hours total if I'm being generous. Here the CSLB advised only pay for work that is completed. He was also clearly unhappy that we had some of the work he intended to charge time and materials for performed by other contractors in his absence. I could go on, but I've hit the yelp limit.

In one short sentence, Greg is terrific! We found him by chance from a cabinet contractor we had…read morehired to do the cabinet work on our kitchen remodel. The two of them have worked together for years, and he highly recommended Greg. We had met several general contractors but they all came with issues - they didn't call back, didn't follow through on their promises, or just didn't click with us. We called Greg and felt good about him immediately. So we hired him to work on our remodel. Greg and his right hand man Rich always do exactly what they say, they are very punctual, very responsive and very helpful. And the quality of their work is excellent. They also clean up at the end of each day, which must be hard when they are tired and ready to go home - but they leave the house immaculate when they leave. Greg actually answers his phone (uncommon amongst contractors) and when he can't, he gets back to us very promptly. It's obvious that Greg really cares about the work that he does and the clients he serves. He wants us to be happy and does everything in his power to make sure that happens. We feel really fortunate that we found him and would recommend him to anyone.

James recently did some work for us on our new house. It was a complete overhaul of our kitchen…read more Top to bottom he took care of the demo and the remodel. My wife stays home and it's always a little iffy when someone will be around your wife and kids all day. James was amazing. He was friendly and personable. He was very timely and finished ahead of schedule. James replaced a window, replaced all cabinets, sink, added a vent hood, microwave, dishwasher, fridge cabinet and box, under cabinet lighting, tile work, back splash, and lighting. He was efficient, and competent. I would and have recommended him to many friends and family in the Livermore area.

We met James when he installed an appliance. We then hired him to run a gas line into the kitchen…read moreso I could have a gas stove. Later he remodeled our kitchen. He's put in new Windows and electrical outlets. Just finished a remodel of our master bath and bedroom! He is considerate and his work is amazing. He has finished all his jobs way ahead of schedule. Him and Brett are clean. Will always use him or anyone he recommends!! A joy to have around and do business with!

We are thrilled with James and his small business, the Magic Squegee. He responded to my inquiry…read morewithin 24 hrs and was able to schedule our window cleaning promptly. He was on time, professional, courteous, tidy and thorough. His work is excellent and we highly recommend him. After 20+ years in the commercial window cleaning business he decided to branch out on his own, so you can be assured that he brings the experience and knowledge to his craft. It is evident that he takes great pride in his work. There was one window that required minor touch ups and he was back the very next day to address it. We will definitely be calling him again in the fall for window cleaning! If you're looking for a professional, reasonably priced, meticulous window cleaner, please give James a call. I can assure you he will exceed your expectations!

Excellent job! Windows look amazing! Jim made sure the windows look spotless. He cleaned the…read morescreens which were really dusty. He even took an extra step to clean the exterior window trim, doors and brick around the window. This extra step really makes the front of the house sparkle! I highly recommend Magic Squegee! 2nd time he's done window cleaning for us and we will definitely call him again!

The seller gave me a home repair agreement. For 5 years this company has done summer and winter…read morediagnostics and I have not needed any repair work. The techs they send have been patient about showing me how to do regular maintenance and answering questions. All of them have been easy to understand.

I utilized this company through our home warranty policy. I received a very quick call back from…read moreAlex who I assume is the owner. During the winter months most HVAC companies are days behind schedule. He was able to get a technician out to the house within eight hours. Victor showed up at exactly the time promise. He was very polite and went right to work. Fortunately it was not a major issue, however, he quickly identified the problem and had the heater up and running within 20 minutes. The unit is approximately 25 years old and I'm sure it is on its last run. This is the first time in all the years that I did not have a technician try to sell me a brand new unit. This coupled with the fast response, professional demeanor, and quick repair motivated me to ride a very positive review.

Derek did our living room hardware floors and was prompt, finished the job quickly, and I was…read morereally happy with the end result. He also helped me figure which would be the best option and kept me updated with everything going on. We have already asked him to help us with our guest bathroom next.

I was referred by a friend to have Derak remodel my bathroom. He did an amazing job and worked with…read moreme every step of the way to ensure I got exactly what I wanted. I will definitely be calling him for any projects I have in the future.

Had a last minute emergency to replace a door inside my house. Travis was super responsive and…read moreefficient. He totally helped a stressful situation be not stressful with his communication and effort. Thank you Travis!

I sent a quote request to Travis and three other handymen. Travis got back to me much quicker than…read morethe others. He communicated with me, was polite, asked smart questions. He showed up on time, was friendly and great with my dogs - which is good since he was installing the dog door. He did a great job and we plan on calling him back for our next project!

I learned about Gutter Brothers, Daniel & Cody, through my roofer who regularly contracts with this…read morewonderful company. Daniel and Cody did a fabulous job installing my new gutters . They offer high quality, affordable gutters (and gutter-related services) and are very easy to work with. I really appreciated the attention to detail Gutter Brothers exhibited during the installation. Efficient, professional, pleasant and going "over and beyond" are how I describe Daniel and Cody! I am happy they handled my gutters and highly recommend them!

We have used this company for 4 years for gutter cleaning and solar panel cleaning. They are always…read morepolite and professional, and they do a terrific job. We will be using them again.

I contacted this company, based in Davis, on line. Their…read moreadvertised phone number {(530)489-4802} didn't seem to work. Someone got back to me and made an appointment to come to my home to give me an estimate. On the date of the appointment, no one ever showed up. An hour and a half later, I tried calling and again no answer. I immediately received a text asking how they could help. I explained what had happened and no one ever got back to me. I messaged again the next day and still no one has ever responded or gotten back to me!! Either this company is something of a SCAM, or they have absolutely PISS-POOR business practices. I'm afraid I can NOT recommend them in any way!!