I hired Amador Builders to do a garage extension on home in Amador County. I give Barry an…read moreabsolutely top-notch recommendation based on the quality of his work and his professionalism. From the bid process through project completion, Amador Builder's process was among the best I've every had with a contractor. Barry's crew did the entire project start to finish - and despite the complications (e.g. scarcity of building materials nationwide) - Barry kept the project moving forward. His communications throughout the project was great, and the crew performed against schedule - that's a rarity in Amador County :-) I recommend Barry highly - you can't go wrong here.

Amadore just finished our new Condo and we are moving from Fla. to NY State for about 6 months out…read moreof the year. We had our walk-through and closing and it all went very smoothly and I think we're going to love our new location. I think they're solid builder

John Allen Construction impressed me from our very first meeting. John delivered on his promises…read morewith honesty, accuracy, and professionalism--completing the entire project on budget and on time. I essentially gutted my cabin and added square footage, a major undertaking. From the foremen to the subcontractors, every person on the team was exceptional. John and his crew truly collaborated with me to bring my vision to life, offering thoughtful suggestions and recommendations that elevated the final result. Their responsiveness made it easy for me to stay on top of decisions without delaying progress. What stood out most: the job site was always clean and secure, and they work with high-quality, affordable subcontractors who share their commitment to excellence. I highly recommend John Allen Construction for any renovation project--large or small.

I was recommended John Allen Construction for my remodel on my home in Arnold . This was my first…read moretime dealing with a big project. With a gut of my top level of my home. John's professionalism made the project easy with no stress. His explanation of the plans and time line of the project was easy to follow. He also help me keep my project on budget. ( That's a big plus) The price for my project was reasonable. John's team of contractor we're great their expertise on their individual talents we're amazing bringing my vision a reality. Can I say also communication with John and him letting me know if there's change to be made or a problem arises he would contact me mediately so I can make a decision If you have a project consider John Allen Construction as your company. I can't say enough of happy I am. I wish I had more photos to share. But the photos don't do it justice

Very nice men..kind nice very polite bought us lunch..we had a toilet that had a problem…read more. reasonable rates and prompt service

TJ Hobbs is a young energetic professional contractor with skills, knowledge, expertise, and…read moremanagement skills that will blow you away. Like many new home owners/dreamers, We ended up with architectural plans for a house the we could not afford to build. TJ worked with us, showed us areas to reduce costs and in many cases came up with ideas and designs that were significantly better than anything the architect came up with. It's been 9 months of construction. TJ has been there every day, he stays on top of all the subs to make sure they are there when they say they will be and the home site is immaculate. We have not had one issue with the county building inspectors. I highly recommend TJ as a general contractor. He's fair, extremely knowledgable, runs a right ship, and keeps us informed on all decisions. I am so lucky to have TJ building my house.

AdH recently completed a renovation of my kitchen and an update to my bathroom. I found ADH through…read morethe Pleasanton Homeshow. I interviewed 4 contractors and chose ADH which was the best decision I could have made. I have attached before and after pictures and am extremely happy with the results. My new kitchen exceeds what I had hoped for. It truly is a dream kitchen and bathroom. Everyone that worked on the project was wonderful to work with. From Michael who reviewed the project and helped me to select components to Vlad who helped me to design the kitchen. Including a design call when I was in Belgium. Anya who was very gracious when I had to keep pushing the start date because my HOA was being difficult Vlad the project manager was fantastic. I was given a project schedule and it was kept to the entire time. I can't stress enough how easy this process was. Everyone who worked on my kitchen was professional, highly competent and very nice. Additionally, the work site was always kept very clean and neat. You often hear horror stories about renovation projects, with ADH there were no issues. it was a pleasure working with everyone. I would not hesitate to recommend them, and actually have done so, if you have a renovation project in mind. And, if they do whole house interior painting , That is next on my list,

I was approached in Costco for services and almost brushed him off thinking they would be very…read moreexpensive. Glad that I decided to book a consultation. Comparing to the other quotes I had obtained the price seemed fair and I felt comfortable booking with them due to their affiliation with Costco. From the consultation to the scheduling of appointments and the installation every thing went smoothly. I had lots of questions and inquires about my project and they responded quickly and were very patient with me. Although a smaller project and my budget was limited I still appreciate the attention they provided to me for the kitchen counters and backsplash renovation. I hope to update my master bathroom soon and will consult with America DreamWorks for that service.

Owen was out this week to install some new toilets. He was on time, on budget and great to work…read morewith. I will hire him again in the future.

I just had to share . . . I was in dire need of some HELP! My water heater was on the fritz & I…read morecalled Owen. I tried to save money and take a cheaper route . . . BIG MISTAKE. None the less I should have called him in the first place. Not only did Owen help me with the install etc. he even helped me with the logistics of getting the unit in and removing the old etc. Owen was a life saver & I trust him. It helps tremendously that he's in the area. I'd highly recommend Owen for any job big or small.

Couldn't be happier with finding Pridex. I was very impressed by the work earlier this week, I…read moredecided to paint a room and fix the stucco as well. The room was patchy and damaged by the previous renters and it was driving me crazy. The did a great job and it looks so good. I had a missing chunk of stucco on the outside wall and they were able to repair that as well. I'll be painting the exterior of the house next year, and likely room by room slowly over time as well. I'm so glad I can go to Pridex for all this! Really good people, incredible pricing. Would absolutely recommend!!!

I requested a quote and chose Pridex amongst other contractors because Vall was communicative and…read moretransparent from the start. I can tell that he is detail oriented when he did the first inspection. We had his team diagnose two molded base boards that was growing in the bathrooms. They showed up on time and help us discovered some leakage issues as well as showers not waterproofed. The went ahead and fixed the pipe and baseboard including re-doing the caulking. They had to come back finish minor blemishes but all in all it was an excellent experience. Everyone was courtesy, respectful, and polite. I will definitely book this team again for projects!!

We contacted Mother Lode Builders for a reconstruction project of our collapsed patio cover. They…read moredesigned, demolished, scheduled the reconstruction and completed everything on time. Doug communicated deliverables and the completion process throughout the project . The Mother Lode Builders team is outstanding in craftsmanship and professionalism. I will always consult with Mother Lode Builders for any of my construction needs. The quality of work bundled with a Mother Lode area company is uniquely valuable like Gold. Thank you Mother Lode Builders.

All I can say here is you'd be pressed to find another contractor in Calaveras County that does…read morethis quality of work. Doug and crew replaced the flooring in our entire home (1500 sq ft) along with installing a storm door and running a vent for our dryer. They even had to replace all the floor boards. Doug was part of the process from start to finish. We love Mother Lode Builders and as long as they are around, they will be our one-stop shop for any of our home repair needs.

They got back with the information I needed in a timely manner. I appreciated that very much.read more

Met Mike's Fixall through Yelp due to an urgent need on a Friday evening. Miguel came after typical…read morework hours and corrected the issue. Based on this interaction, we contracted with them to refurbish a rental prior to sale. Miguel assured the work was completed to our satisfaction and the home looked great. So good, it was sold the first day of showing! Thank you very much Miguel and crew.

BIG HUGE MISTAKE hiring Randy and Nick Babcock to prepare design plans and build our custom home…read more Lots of lip service, VERY POOR QUALITY WORK, "I don't care" attitude, he used materials everywhere that should have been returned or discarded and much more. PLANS ~. 6'8" door drawn on a 5' wall, but assured by Nick it would work. ~ 6'8" attic entry door placed where it would hit the sloping ceiling when opened a few inches Again, assured by Nick it was fine. Not true! Resulted in moving the staircase, a mud room door over and reducing the size of the laundry room and nook by 1'4" to a 5'8" depth. ~ Unclear dimensions that caused errors by framers. SLAB AND PREP ~ Randy used minimal workers, some inexperienced, and DID NOT have the proper tools or equipment. ~ We pointed out missing electrical conduit to the island and living room one day before pouring concrete. ~ No clean out was installed by the plumber, as indicated in the plans and per code. Randy never tried to fix this mistake. Rather, he said we can remove the toilets and snake the pipes if they get clogged. Now he said it's our problem. ~ Air gap placed in the middle of the master bathroom floor instead of within the wall. Randy said he didn't know why it was there and never tried to correct it. ~ Plumbing that sits outside the 2x4 sill base. ~ Monolithic slab (means one poor) took 4-separate pours, resulting in 6-cracked and uneven cold joints. No relief joints anywhere in the slab. All pours scheduled in the late morning on very hot days. According to the concrete provider, Randy had no intention of scheduling trucks for one pour. He didn't have the manpower. ~ Forms failed while pouring concrete that left one side of the foundation out of square. ~ Several high and low areas on top of the slab, that requires floating the entire surface. Randy told us this is our problem. ~ Dozens of cracks throughout the top and sides - with rust seeping out, spalling, honey combing and chipping. ~ Questionable rebar reinforcements, rebar properly raised off vapor barrier and dobie placement. BUILD ~ Base sills extend over the concrete slab up to 1" in areas, resulting in 20% loss of support in the framing and exposure to termites and the elements. Randy assured us this is normal and there are no termites where we live. We're in the mountains! Termites are in all the downed and dead trees! ~ Base sills recesses up to 1" in areas from the concrete slab. Randy said he'd cut off the excess, but never did and started sheathing. Some sheathing bows out over the concrete. ~ Trusses, APPROVED by Randy and Nick Babcock, arrived incorrect, blocking the entire entrance to the attic. Up to 40% of the trusses will need to be redesigned, reengineered and rebuilt to correct their huge mistake. His fix was to once again move the mud room door over and reduce the size of the laundry room and nook by at least another foot! We want a laundry room, not laundry closet. Nor do we want a door in the middle of the nook. He did not want to and would not correct his own error. ~ He used a lot of poor quality wood, that he should have discarded, even when we told him not to use it. ~ Did not refuse damaged materials. We believe he would have used this material had we not called the vendor to come pick it up. Randy got mad at us for doing this. ~ Shims used in many areas due to the uneven slab, then he filled the gaps with a water soluble caulking that dissolved when it got wet. ~ Hilti Anchors not nailed completely through sills and into the concrete on a load bearing wall. ~ 2x6 boards not nailed or toenailed to sills on a load bearing wall. ~ Used 2-2x4's as a header above a door that sits within a 6" load bearing wall. ~ 2x4" used in place of a 2x6" in the external. ~ Cuts made into exterior 2x6's when the exterior wall began to bow from the weight of the trusses. ~ No 2x6 support where exterior sheathing lined up. ~ Incorrect nailing patterns and nails used throughout. JOB SITE ~ Refused to clean up the mess he and his crew made when he and three other workers came to pick up all their tools. ~ It took us six hours to clean up and discard plastic bottles, cans, beer bottles, cups, bottle caps, cigarette butts, broken Bic lighters, empty boxes, plastic, empty oil containers, garbage bags, bags of garbage, plastic straps, plastic wrap, building materials, broken ladders, hardware, scrap wood, and other garbage. ~ Knowingly dripped toxic pneumatic tool lubricant on the dirt in two areas that is 30 feet from an open well head. When we started finding more sloppy work being done, got no reply to texts or emails, and no longer wanted lip service, we confronted Randy He bullied us, tried to intimidate us, accused us of sabotaging his faulty work and would say, "I don't know" or "it's not my problem." Then, asked for two more draws when foundation, framing, sheathing, and truss work is sloppy, incorrect and not completed.

We chose them for a deck job. Nick came out and made a good first impression and seemed…read moreknowledgeable. Although the estimate was on the higher end, we chose them to build our deck. One guy showed up off and on to build the deck. He was not part of their A team of workers and IMO, Babcock set him up for failure... the level of the work was over his head, there was little communication, and Babcock blamed him, bad mouthed him and promised to get the project back on track several times, but they didn't make things right - when Randy and Nick showed up the few times that they did, they acknowledged the issues, always promising resolution... but when you hire an expert, you don't expect, as the customer, to have to be responsible for fixing or coming up with solutions and compromises because of their failures - for example, they forgot to order post sleeves, so we have to add two weeks to the schedule. Then post sleeve dimension ends up bigger than what we asked for, but instead of looking at how skirts and caps are affected by this ordering screwup, and fixing, they tried to make the smaller size fit. The result: skirts are extending out over open space the space between edge of deck and post skirts is inconsistent, edges don't line up... honestly, we got to a point where we just said, please clean up your mess and leave. We'll fix (and pay additional) to finish the work that you cannot or don't care about getting right. I don't think they care about turning and burning customers - also if you paid for supplies as part of the estimate/quote, don't assume they will leave those supplies behind - I would never hire them again or recommend to anyone else. We were completely disappointed - they care more about making money and less about quality. Not a good company.

Gus and his crew at Fairplay Construction are awesome. We went through a two year saga trying to…read moreget our plans ready to build. Another local builder/designer, who will remain nameless, drew up plans that did what he said they would - get approved by the county - but they were far from complete. I had numerous questions in that process that he told me "we'll address those variables during construction". Once those plans were approved by the county, he quit taking my calls. He then told me "we're 18 months out, so I won't be quoting your project". What an A-hole. I found Gus. He spent a lot of time - billable of course, but worth every penny - working with me to revise the plans that adequately addressed key issues like elevation changes, etc. that were left "to be solved later" by the prior guy. We got the revisions approved by the county, and the rest is history. We added about 650sq feet of living space to our existing home, and added a new 388 sq ft garage bay to the existing garage. It looks friggin' awesome. The entire project flowed as outlined to both timing/schedule and projected budget. We had some cost over runs, but they were due to decisions we made about the finishes we wanted. Nobody wants to get done with a nice addition to only then say "dang, I wish we'd have done that, instead!" If you want to contact me to hear more, feel free. But, Gus and his team are awesome. And that's hard to find. Particularly in the foothills. Did I mention that we gave the original plans to about a dozen other contractors (2 or 3 at a time to not waste peoples' time) and Gus was the only guy to actually put pencil to paper with those plans, and then spend the time to educate us as to why they sucked, and work with us to come to a solution giving us what we wanted from the project for a cost we could afford? Yeah. Unbelievable how hard it was to find an honest, no-nonsense builder. Call Gus and be done. And, if you can't afford what you want to do? He'll let you know, without trying to find out your "budget" just so he can spend to your limit. He'll just tell you what it'll cost to do what you want, and if it works? Great. If not? He's willing to help you find solutions to get there. Call Gus. PS- I don't know why this thing shows us as from Mount Hope Kansas. Maybe that's where the hughesnet (yeah, sweet satellite internet here in Somerset, CA) pings from? But, we're in Somerset, CA. Right in Gus' 'hood. Did I say, call Gus? Call him for your next project. Really. Do it.

From the owner: Fairplay Construction specializes in winery construction with vast experience after working on…read moreC.G.Di Arie, Single Leaf, Oakstone, Vino Noceto, Cedarville, Granite Springs, L.W. Richards and Grace Patriot.