Flooring, faucet replacement, demo a room in my garage. Joe is very conscientious of the work he…read moredoes. He's also very reliable to be there at the agreed upon time. For his level of expertise, which is high, the price is very reasonable.

I spoke to Joe about several small projects, then texted project pictures to him, but did not hear…read moreback.

Super high quality, professional work. We had all of our 20 year old kitchen drawer glides replaced…read morewith high quality Blum soft-close glides. We couldn't be happier with the result or working with Kitchen Solutions. Highly recommend!

Omar built a great custom shoe shelf for me! I had no idea what I was doing and contacted various…read morecarpenters with a vague description of what I wanted for our entrance area, and Omar was a fantastic partner through it all. We went back and forth a lot (due to my infinite questions and indecision), but he was patient and responsive with updating renderings and timelines. Prices were fair, and I'm glad I have a contact for future projects now!

Hired to replace and repair siding so we could prime and paint. Also installed a new sliding door…read more Dennys was very professional, on time, knowledgeable, and had a fair price. The team did a good job, but we did notice some of the patch jobs falling apart or allowing bubbles to form after we painted. Considering how bad the siding was in places, I'm not shocked but it would have been nice if they had pulled us aside to replace the boards that weren't serviceable instead of patching. Despite everything, would recommend working with Longshore.

I had a large satellite dis and pole removed. it all went great! On time, neat and efficient! The…read moretechnician was well prepared and equipped for the job.

We hired Crow for our kitchen remodel because he had a wealth of experience as well as an eye for…read moreaesthetics. He was an excellent communicator and outstanding at his craft. He came up with good ways for some additional savings. Any kitchen Reno is grueling but Crow brought terrific energy and skill. We were so pleased with his work that we hired him for 2 additional projects.

Crow just finished renovating our bathroom. He is everything you want a contractor to be: highly…read moreskilled and meticulous, shows up on time, good communicator, problem solver. He is conscientious about budget and will discuss different options and tradeoffs. Our project actually came in a bit under budget. Crow has fantastic design skills and the experience to know what will work best. He is happy to offer design advice if you want it or need it. He is a pleasure to work with and I couldn't be happier with how great our tiny bathroom came out!

In a nutshell, working with Jitendra exceeded our expectations on several levels. The bookshelves…read morethat he designed, built, and installed really add much-needed warmth and life to our living room! BACKGROUND: We wanted bookshelves installed above a built-in cabinet unit in our living room. I sent Jitendra a sketch and described what we wanted. From my chicken-scratch sketch, he created a design and mock-up, then measured our space. While measuring, he flagged all existing flaws in the space (uneven/slanted walls) so that we were aware of all inconsistencies upfront. He has amazing attention to detail! RESULTS: We were simply blown away by how well he was able to match the custom shelves to our existing unit; all of the wood looks like it was manufactured at the same time! It truly looks like it was all constructed as one piece from the very beginning, which is exactly what we wanted. In addition, we really appreciate that he took initiative to incorporate crown molding/extra detail on the top of the shelving unit. This is something that I would never have thought to do. WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE HIM: There's good reason why the word "artisan" is in the name of this business. He goes above and beyond on quality, service, and workmanship, AND he's very personable, patient, and kind. I HIGHLY recommend working with Jitendra and his crew; worth every penny!

If you need some exquisite custom woodwork Jitandra is your guy. He is a passionate, dedicated…read moreartist. He made this crazy project of curved barn doors for us and he really put his heart into it, he paid attention to all the details. The result was beautiful. Each and every contractor coming in our house (and we had many) are amazed by his work. We got in touch with Jitendra a long while after our project was finished for other advice and he provided his professional advice without hesitation. He is one of those contractors that you can trust without the need to be worried that things might go wrong. Jitandra is an expert at his craft, kind and down to earth, and we appreciated so much working with him.

Aaron was so helpful in designing a jewelry box for me. I will definitely be placing another order…read morewith Aaron.

I have to say I loved working with Aaron. He built us a custom live edge slab table for our dining…read moreroom. I wanted something to go with all the natural wood cabinetry we have in our kitchen and he did a wonderful job at matching the style of them. It's just absolutely gorgeous, my home feels complete!

I've had Damon & his crew (Carlos, Carlitos, Marcos, Samuel) do a couple jobs for me now (these…read morethings tend to snowball, ugh, lol) & they've always done top-notch work. I had a fan in my master bathroom crap out on me, which was weird, since I only bought my place 4 years ago, it was newly remodeled, & I even remodeled some more on top of that. My wife pointed out it wasn't working, but it looked new to me, so I popped the cover to find out...not new at all. New COVER over a fan that was a year younger than the missus. Uh oh. The old "lipstick on a pig" boogie from the prior owners/ seller. Damn. Hate getting hoodwinked. So, I think "well, better check the 'new' fan in the guest bath too." Pop THAT shiny, nice cover & ...same drill but even OLDER. Some mid-80's (I think) giant 13" circular fan they don't even make anymore. Double ugh. Last stop: laundry room. Final fan, pop the cover...whew, it's actually a new-ish fan. 1 outta 3 ain't bad, right? /sigh So I put out the feelers for an electrician (I had 2 dead outlets, 1 indoor, 1 outdoor as well) & after doing the "online quote" thing w/ Yelp, I got in touch w/ Damon @ Berkeley Home Repair. Funny dude, super helpful, quick & responsive. He schedules his electrician, Carlitos, to come out ASAP, for what I think is gonna just be a basic fan install & outlet fix job. Nope. Carlitos goes into the attic & discovers the ducts are all wrong. 3 fans running thru 2 ducts, both bathrooms on the same 4" line, & laundry room on some weird 3" duct. Now, you can get away with 4", but 6" is code & preferred, & every fan has to be on its own dedicated/ independent duct, or you're just blowing moisture from room to room & into the attic. Not good. We crawl the attic together & confirm I need a 3rd roof penetration & new ducts. So much for cheap & easy. Damn. Damon adjusts the bid (as gently as possible, considering my costs just went up almost 10x) & I wind up with 2 brand new Panasonic Whisper Quiet fans (amazing. Almost TOO quiet), a new roof penetration & cap, new independent 6" ducts for each fan, an excellent sheetrock patch & paintjob on my guest bath ceiling (prior, old-timey fan was just way too huge compared to current models) AND Carlitos fixed both dead power outlets (one of which turned out to be an arcing short/ broken wire inside the wall, which we were lucky to catch before a fire). All the workers were amazing to work with & did great on their specific parts of the now much larger order. Everyone worked quickly &, despite the gig snowballing far beyond the expected, Damon priced fairly & had the work done as fast as possible with minimal intrusion & inconvenience (crucial during these pandemic "work from home" times) Tho it was obviously a bummer to have a small job turn into a much bigger & more expensive one, I always felt like I was in good hands with Damon, his communication was clear, direct, quick & honest, & the outcome was excellent. I'll definitely be using Berkeley Home Repair for future work, since homeownership often means nasty surprises like the one I got ain't all that rare, unfortunately. Heh. At least now I know who to call to get sorted fairly & quickly. Thanks fellas! Will try to post pics when I get a chance...but most of this was "behind the scenes" work, or what my buddy likes to call "invisible money", heh.

I called this company and spoke to a guy named Damon who asked me to text him photos of the project…read moreI had in mind as well as a diagram with measurements. I did that. In fact, on the call he said I could text or email him and I asked specifically which mode he preferred - he said that text would get the fastest response. So I texted. No response. Called a couple times. No reply. This place has either closed or has awful customer service and communication. I'm grateful that I didn't spend long on this company but I still wish I could get my time and energy back spent schmoozing this guy who would end up ghosting me Edit: I got a notification 35 minutes after posting this review that he commented and I couldn't be happier that I left one star. Bro wrote an actual essay on yelp instead of doing good business

We had a great experience with Ilya and his team at Status Wood. We had a very large built in…read morebookshelf made. I was nervous taking on a large project as a new homeowner. Ilya made me comfortable with the process and was quick and responsive to all my questions. He gave me pricing options to stay within my budget. The project was complete within a few weeks. The finished product is beautiful.

Let me start by saying that StatusWood does very nice work and Ilya is a very nice guy. But the…read morepricing here is ridiculous, and the communication and timelines are pretty bad. We never knew where the status of our project was (Status: the irony). We had to constantly check in and drive the process. Even got our "finished" product for our thousands spent and it wasn't even finished.

Nelson came to our rescue when we had a leak in our ceiling! He came to our home the same day as a…read moremassive storm hit, assessed the situation and immediately got to work to prevent any further damage. Excellent communication, organized, high quality work. He and Carlos worked quickly and meticulously to make sure our home was back to perfect condition and over the holidays, no less. I've never met a construction crew that holds their work to higher standards than the clients. Great people that we will continue to work with for future projects. They go above and beyond and give you peace of mind that your home is in good hands.

We were facing a significant home surgery and had to take a leap of faith, and Nelson delivered. He…read morecomes highly recommended! A rite of passage for new homeowners is to deal with a major repair. Less than a year after moving in, heavy rains led to water from outside making its way inside without invitation. Noticing some damaged wood that was likely to blame, we called on Nelson to help. Of the various contractors we solicited for quotes, Nelson was the most through and punctual. And throughout, Nelson and team were reliable, communicative and provided expert work for a job which started as a "minor" siding repair but expanded (to our dismay) in scope as increasing amounts of rotting, structural wood from the previous owner was uncovered. Although it was disconcerting to see how much damage we would need to address, Nelson was sympathetic and assured us that it would be straightforward to fix and advised on a couple of different approaches, which we agreed to. His team arrived on time every day and worked around weather conditions to perform carpentry, waterproofing, and offered continuous updates. We also hired Nelson's team to paint afterwards, and are very happy with the results. By the end we started dreaming about other projects or repairs we could accomplish and started getting his feedback on those as well! One thing we learned is that it's necessary to make sure the discussions are thoroughly documented-we had a couple of misunderstandings about what was included or not after verbal discussions, which we either resolved through the contract, or realized after the fact that it was something discussed but never written down so we let it go. But making the agreement itself was a breeze, and Nelson is good humored, flexible and was easy to work with at all of the stages of the process. We would certainly work with him on future repairs.

We didn't get past the preliminary phase. Even scheduling the Zoom was a bit rocky -- Andrew…read moreproposed times to meet and then didn't respond in time to confirm, which set the tone. During the call itself, a surprising amount of time was spent venting about a previous client who had changed their mind about their layour. I was also mansplained the IKEA manufacturing process (I was very clear I'm looking for custom cabinetry) which felt unnecessary and off-topic. The rough sketches I provided worked for other cabinetmakers to generate bids, but Andrew repeatedly insisted that Ogee would require additional professional drawings before providing any estimate. That's fine if it's their policy -- but the way it was communicated felt dismissive. A large chunk of the call was spent watching him try to locate photos of a past project while he was screen sharing. After several minutes of this, I asked if we could just refocus on the conversation. Overall, the interaction felt scattered and oddly adversarial for what should have been a straightforward information-gathering session.

We needed a skilled and experienced cabinet builder/contractor to take over an existing kitchen…read moreremodel, as well as make recommendations on how we should finalize our kitchen build. Andrew and his team were willing to do a full assessment of the existing issues and correct them so that we were able to enjoy a beautiful and functional kitchen transformation. They did a wonderful job finishing the island that has a stovetop range and a sink, as well as install the ventilation. We recommend Andrew and his team, not only for the impeccable work that they do, but also for their expertise and professionalism.