As a licensed flooring contractor, I've worked with David Kulp and A Better Life Construction on…read moremultiple occasions. Unfortunately, my most recent experience was deeply disappointing and has left me unpaid for the work I completed. David hired me to install flooring at a high-rise project. The job was already behind schedule when I arrived, and on top of that, the wrong flooring had been delivered, delaying the start by over a week. Despite these setbacks -- none of which were under my control -- I began work and was pressured by David to move quickly. I reminded him, as he knows from past jobs, that I focus on doing things correctly, not just quickly. Three days into the job, David informed me that painters were coming Monday. I couldn't work over the weekend due to building restrictions, so I waited to hear back from him about the next steps. After a week with no contact, I reached out -- only to be told that he had finished the job without me and that he felt I had "poor work ethic." This came as a shock and felt like I was being made the scapegoat for delays that were outside my control. When I asked to be paid for the work I had already done, David agreed on an amount and said he would mail me a check. A week passed, no check arrived. When I followed up again, he told me he'd pay in a "timely manner" -- and then threatened to involve the police if I contacted him again. To this day, I have not been paid for the labor I provided. This experience was disheartening and unprofessional. I'm sharing it in the hope that others in the trades -- or anyone hiring this company -- understand what kind of behavior they might be dealing with.

David, his co-worker, and all his subs were AWESOME! We had already torn out a bunch of our master…read morebathroom because of a leak/mold in the shower and decided to move forward with our dream remodel instead of just repairs. David came recommended to us through a friend who is an award winning decorator - she blessed us with David & his Better Life Construction business recommendation. We did not have formal "plans" - we had an awesome designer, Ben La-Haise w/Dixieline in Del Mar, put together our wishes (he did all the measuring and layout and worked with us to order custom cabinets, tile, sent us directly to the faucet & fixtures company, and ordered us the perfect medicine/mirror set up). David improved upon our design, found creative solutions to flush mount the mirror set-up, has the best glass contractor (our glass shower doors & walls are over 9 feet tall), and made sure that our triple closet door looked like it had always been there mounted flush with the floor and trimmed every area worked in perfectly. David and his crew also rolled all my carpet back in the master bedroom and got rid of all the squeaky spots in the 2nd story floor - wow! The finished product was so well put together, thought out, finished on time, within budget - no hidden expenses appearing - it was our easiest project ever. David & his crew were always on-time, notified us in advance of their schedule, working other jobs at the same time and keeping all of his customers happy. I almost don't want to share this information - I know he will just get more business and I have more projects haha David is a devoted family man, his employees & contractors are as respectful, responsible, and reliable as David. Thank you David for making my dream bathroom a reality.

This place is fantastic they did a wonderful job on are ceilings…read more My husband and I we're very pleased and satisfied with the excellent work they did, very clean professional job. I definitely recommend them to anyone who needs new ceilings. Thanks

From the owner: My name is John K Roders III and I am the owner of a family business as a specialty subcontractor,…read morespecializing in acoustical T-Bar suspended ceilings, Health Dept. required FRP in commercial kitchen and baths, bathroom partitions p-lam, metal, phenolic and polymer type and ADA compliant restroom accessories. My father John K Roders Jr owned and operated John Roders Company for 27 years upon his retirement I opened JK Roders Company on April 4th 1996, 20 years ago. My company is built from old school character honesty and reliability. We are fully licensed and insured our lead journeyman have over 25 years' experience and always get our job done on schedule or beforehand.

Attempted to get a simple quote. Emailed what they required. Twice they missed our original…read moreappointments via phone. It's been a month. I can't imagine working with them when there is actual money involved or a demo and rebuild of a backyard porch. Time is a commodity which can't be replaced. Gave them 1 star because of the 2 missed appointments. Just have some one come out to the house and price it out like everyone else. I have no clue on workmanship. Wish you the best communicating with them. My experience is poor. Hope your experience is far better.2/6/23 - owner reached out. I bumped from 1 to 3 stars for the communication. Keeping 2 stars off for each missed appointment.

Have to concur with Nina L of Santee review. Pleased with how my house looks now but it was…read moreextremely painful getting here. I've managed the remodeling of four other houses over the years. I hired this company so that I would not have that headache. David was completely absent on this project. In fact, he took a vacation the first week of my project, leaving me to deal with the subs and I had to deal with them throughout the project. Throughout the project, I always had the impression that my garage job was not important to this company. The design was botched and the garage door opening had to be rebuilt to accommodate a standard rolling door. Quality review was non existent. First big rain and there was water leaking in under the mudsill. The other photo shows light coming in between the new & old structure.

Wow and I thought family owned businesses were a thing of the past wonderful people fabulous…read moreexperience and skill set was unbelievable they talked me through my project we're on time and reasonably priced always available I would definitely recommend to friends and will use again thanks for the positive experience

From the owner: Estimating, Design and Submittal Drawings, 3D Renderings, Milling and Fabrication of Cabinets and…read moreFixtures for Individuals or Businesses

Paul Heikka has done several projects for us in the last six months. He created a tv cabinet and…read moreshelving for our great room, a tv cabinet and shelving for our den, did all new cabinets for our laundry room, and updated our kitchen. In our kitchen, we kept some of our cabinets and added new and they match perfectly. We also changed the color of the cabinets as the previous stain was dated. Paul's prices are reasonable and that is one reason we kept adding projects. Our cabinets are high quality and a feature of pride in our home. Highly recommend!

The vanity Paul made for my bathroom remodel is the striking centerpiece that I was hoping for -…read morejust perfect in the design, sizing, and best of all, the beautiful grey stain. Looking forward to the next project!

I am a Plumbing Contractor in San Diego County. Carly and Nick/Carnik is the only contractor I will…read morerefer to my customers to. He is on time, more than fair on pricing and provides some of the most impeccable workmanship and cleanliness I have ever seen from a contractor. I can always count on him not to let me, my customers or my company's reputation down. Our number one goal is customer service and making every customer happy. Carnik is the most professional, honest hard working, reasonable home remodel company out there. Let Carnik give you an estimate, I was happy I did! I have numerous happy customers because of Carnik! residential.

I hired CRD to remodel my 2,000 square foot house. The house was built in 1979, and very liitle…read morehad been done over the years to upgrade it. I had heard horror stories from other people who had remodeled and had problems of various kinds with contractors, so I was a little squeamish about the whole thing. But Carnik was recommended to me and I felt immediately comfortable with Nick and Carly from the start. I have zero designing skills, but Nick and Carly had great suggestions for the design of the upgrades. It was a big project, involving quite a bit of demolition; all new interior doors and closet doors; all new dual-paned windows in white vinyl retrofits; all new flooring--tile, carpet, and laminate--throughout the entire house, a conversion of one huge bonus room into two bedrooms, with a new walk-in closet; all new electrical outlets and switches; substantially remodeled bathrooms, especially as to the light fixtures and a new tiled shower/bath, and a lot of painting and texturing throughout the house; and glazed and repainted security windows and security door for the ground level windows and slider. CRD was fair and reasonable as to pricing, and the high work ethic was evident from start to finish. Time-wise, there were no lulls in the project; CRD had workers and subs here virtually every day to complete the project per our time table established at the beginning. It also meant something to me that CRD's subs had nothing but the utmost respect for CRD and its principals. Nick kept constant contact with me throughout the entire work effort. I now have a model home! I simply cannot imagine being happier with my remodeled house and the contractor who transformed it into this beautiful home! Nick and Carly are very conscientious and energetic, good people. I have absolutely no misgivings about hiring them to upgrade my whole house.

KW3 took care of a water damage leak problem exceptionally well. Brandon and his team kept us…read moreinformed along the way. Restoration from water damage and all the associated demo, testing and repair is not cheap, but felt KW3 was much better value than I have experienced before. Great team.

kW3 just completed a total remodel of my home. Kitchen cabinets, counters, whole house flooring, 3…read morebathrooms with 3 new showers. From the planning stage to the completed project, they helped me pick out the products and all the fixtures needed. We had excellent communication throughout the whole project. Thanks to all who made my experience with KW3 awesome.

Jesse's attention to detail is second to none and he is by far the cleanest, most courteous and…read morecommunicative contractor we have ever used. He oversaw every detail of our project to its completion, and when it comes to tile work, the guy is an absolute artist.

Jesse Harris is a true artist. He installed over 1200 square feet of hardwood and tile flooring in…read moreour house and the finished product is fantastic. Jesse is thorough and really a perfectionist. He takes great pride in his work and it shows. He also remodeled two bathrooms for us with the same exceptional results. If you want quality, Jesse is absolutely your guy.