Zero Stars! Unfortunately, we hired Cary Taylor at CL…read moreTaylor Construction to be the general contractor to remodel our home. We would not hire him again to build a dog house. If you are considering hiring this guy, please message me first. Long sad story. He was unreasonable, unreliable, never listened or cared about the remodel of our family home. His contract (signed in Jan. 2021) required him to complete our remodel by May 2021 - but by the end of May demo wasn't even finished. Also, there is a laundry list of numerous construction defects - some are shown in the pictures - defective installation of a slider, crooked walls, un-level countertops, etc. And, failures to fill out the right City forms - headaches after headaches. We paid him over $75k more than the contracted amount and in May 2022 he abandoned our job. Took his money and ran. On June 6, 2022, we filed a complaint against him with the CSLB. We tried to work with CSLB to resolve our differences. Cary refused. On July 6, Cary recorded an invalid mechanics lien against our home to retaliate against us for the CSLB claim. There was no outstanding invoice for the amount on the lien. We had to hire a lawyer to get the invalid lien removed. Fortunately, the CSLB is continuing to investigate our claim against him. And, fortunately we hired a competent professional general contractor, who worked with the City and us to get our remodel passed through final! Bottom line: we do not recommend Cary Taylor or CL Taylor Construction!

Cary is a phenomenal general contractor who oversaw the remodel of our kitchen, dining room and…read moremedia room from the design phase through completion. Designing began in April 2017, and by October 2017, my family and I were cooking and baking up a storm in our beautiful custom dream kitchen. (I'll post photos and videos later.) Always the consummate professional, we plan to hire Cary again for future projects. Since finishing the first phase of our multi-phase homestead overhaul last October, we've recommended Cary and his team-- including kitchen designer and woodworker extraordinaire, Dave Edwards-- many times over. As a result, several of my husband's and my colleagues have hired Cary as well. If you seriously need a detail-oriented, honest and hardworking general contractor, Cary's your #1 choice. Took us years to find him, but it was worth the wait and every penny. Feel free to reach out if you want a personal, unbiased recommendation in greater detail.

Coincidentally, our scope of work was very similar to the previous reviewer and we also own a…read more1940's home in Long Beach. We added on a 500 square foot master suite, balcony off of the addition, and new fencing. Here are some highlights: Workmanship - The place looks great - paint, moulding, tile, baseboards, flooring, doors, windows, and roof look very professional and blend seamlessly with the rest of the house. Budget - No surprises. Joel charged exactly what was on his quote and any upgrades or changes requested by me were always quoted out separately before work was performed so there would be no surprises Project length -It took exactly the length of time that was originally estimated (12 weeks) Customer service - this is where I think Joel really differentiates himself. Joel is easy to communicate with, always pleasant, always eager to make the customer happy, and most of all honest, hardworking and trustworthy. In fact, this is why we ultimately chose Joel. I will also add that Joel's team is great and helped me out by taking the dog out to the back on days when I didn't have a dog walker. Roadblocks - like any large project there were a couple of miscommunications and mistakes, some on my part and some on Joel's. The important thing is that they were dealt with in professional and satisfactory manner.

Our home addition was similar to the previous reviews. We added almost 500 square ft. of master…read morebedroom/bath, and laundry room. Joel was fantastic to work with. From our first meeting we knew he was a kind and easy going individual. He was easy to talk to and seemed to understand exactly what we wanted without selling us on more or coming in with a price or a plan that was clearly out of our budget/plan. When the work started, it never stopped. His crews were kind and respectful and we always knew what the next step was. Most importantly, Joel was incredibly easy to communicate with! You could call/text/email and he ALWAYS got right back. It's easy to get overwhelmed when spending so much money and Joel seems to understand the anxiety that comes along with that. He never made us feel as if we were bothering him or over thinking things-he always listened and heard us out. We can't say enough about how happy we were with the whole process and how happy we currently are with the end product. The whole neighborhood noticed, constantly coming by to commend the speed and efficiency at which Joel and his crews worked. Nobody believes us when we say our addition went smoothly, on budget, and finished early. But it's true. We highly recommend Montano Building Projects.

Excellent work and customer service!! Thank you so much for the excellent work!…read more Hired Espinoza's Remodeling to paint a studio and remove popcorn ceiling. They came out for a quote quickly and started the following day. They completed excellent quality work and were super fast! I couldn't be happier. AND they cleaned up before they left. Excellent work, quality job, great value! Highly recommend!

The husband and wife team were great. They worked around my schedule and bought construction…read morematerials. I just purchased fixtures and tile. They even picked up the big tile from the store for me. They do amazing work and are very flexible. All questions were answered and cost broken-down. I'm very happy with my new bathroom.

Chris and his team at Durborow Construction remodeled my house and did an amazing job. I was…read moreworried about being inexperienced with the process and working with the Building Department, but Chris made it look easy and I have to give his professionalism and mannerism a 5-star as well. Our project turned out beyond my expectations. We love our new kitchen and new roof and windows. My wife and I could not be happier. I recommend Chris and his crew to anyone looking for a full home remodel addition? Cheers.

Chris and his team at Durborow Construction have done exceedingly good work for me in my home for…read moreseveral years. They are prompt, courteous, good advisors and willing to do even small tasks if necessary. I recommend Chris and his team highly. He is very knowledgeable and experienced and has an excellent eye for detail.

I would definitely not recommend Sans Construction. Armando kept asking for more money without…read moredoing more work. I ended up cutting my loses and finishing it myself. I gave the initial $1000 but he wanted $6000 to hold the date and then wanted $14,000 the day before demo started. The contract said when demo was completed. I held my ground but things were never completed fully but he would still want payment. His subs were telling me that they weren't being paid and that was the reason for the hold up. Don't do it!! I've heard more stories about his work from his subs but just based on my experience, I would never recommend him or use him again. Luckily, I had bought all of my materials and I was able to hire reliable people to finish the job.

Talked a good game at the beginning but the quality was substandard. Did not complete the service…read moreand work he was contracted to do and was overpriced. I do not recommend using Sans Construction as they do not deliver what they promise.

Well I usually write my reviews as the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; unfortunately there was NO good…read moreto this story. So here ya go, I needed to get a gate built on the side fence of my house, and to have an area grated and prepped to park an RV on. I looked quite a few places and settled on Craig's List, looking for companies that were local, as well as licensed and bonded. While I have no problem hiring someone that is neither, the last time I did I got four grand worth of cracked concrete, enough said. Anyway, I found Done Right Contracting on Craig's list and gave them a call. After several calls back and forth a the owner came to my house and gave me a bid. It seemed a little bit steep: $2100 total, $1400 for grating and placing decomposed granite in my back yard and $700 to construct a gate, but I thought that since he was a licensed and bonded contractor with a long history in the field the job would be done right. WRONG!!! My first mistake was that I thought when you hired a licensed contractor that he would do the work, not so. He showed up with a 55+ year old hispanic gentleman who he quickly put to work while he "managed" the job site. Evidently this job was more than the gentleman signed up for because on the second day he failed to show up and I was told that he quit. Now, I was told, I would get a fantastic gate because the owner himself would be building it. (there are many words which I would use to describe the "gate" that he built me for $700, none of which are fantastic, nor would they be allowed to remain on Yelp! so I will let you figure it out) Anyway, upon completion I came home and saw the finished products. First I called him to ask when he would complete the parking area and was told "it's done". Looked like dirt on top of dirt, but I was told that was what decomposed granite looked like. OK, serves me right for not doing MORE research. Lets get to the $700 gate. First he left the original rotting 4x4's and simply tied into them. Then he recycled the old hardware from my original gate and used it. And, oh yeah, the gate DOES NOT open. "Well, thats because of the weight of the treated wood. Call me in about 6 weeks and Ill take a look at it". What kind of mickey-mouse outfit is this? I had to purchase wheels which I mounted to the bottom of the gate so that it would open, I had to purchase a lock to mount into the ground so that the gate would not swing forward when the wind blew. I had to call 4 times before the guy would even come back and look at it, to which he responded " look, your a long way away. I will get there when I get a chance, but you got what you paid for." Well I beg to differ, I got a piece of crap 7th grade wood shop project called a gate, built from $165 in treated lumber (much of which was discarded because he mis-cut), that would not and could not open. So, I guess what I am trying to pass along to you, the potential consumer, is that if you want to severely over-pay for a project, the quality of which your daughters girl scout troop could complete in a day, and deal with a complete imbecile who cares nothing about the quality of his work or the name of his company; well you've come to the right place! Your better off spending $17.00 for the do-it yourself book at Home Depot and hoping for the best.

EDIT: Changed my rating to 1 star after Brad didn't reply to my messages. Drips were not installed…read morecorrectly. One tree was missing a drip, and ALL drips were not staked so they blow all over the place with wind and water pressure! I asked him why he charged $800 for drips, which is TWICE more than others. "Because we're top of the line and do it right!" Yeah, right. Done Right Contracting??? More like DONE WRONG CONTRACTING!! Worst contractor ever...

We worked with James at Pro Tek to get our house painted and kitchen and bathrooms redone right…read moreafter closing on it and it came out amazing! My wife had specific wants with certain tile patterns and backsplash which James found no problem! The whole experience was seamless and we are thrilled with the outcome. Everything was done in a very timely manner as well which was amazing! Highly recommend!

James and his team at Protek are the best. I have both commerical buildings and residential homes…read morethere is no one I would trust more then Protek! They are honest and reliable... They have not missed a deadline and has come in at or under budget... I highly recommend them!

All in all a good experience with my shingles roof repair…read more Joe was very helpful with providing details and explanation of the process I would totally recommend to anyone. Best prices in town .

I just wanted to take an opportunity to say how happy we were with the way your team (led by Joe) ,…read moreprofessionally and efficiently , completed our patio roof. Joe gave us all the options and a fair price . No hidden costs . Very straight forward . We are so happy with the outcome !