At this point, I've lost counted how many times we have used Mike and this team with our mortgage…read moreand refinance needs (four times? Five?) But all that speaks to is the main reason why we keep coming back to them: their thoroughness, communication and genuine sincerity to always get us exactly what we need every single time. We cannot recommend Mike and his crew at Bridgepoint any higher!

Bridgepoint Funding was phenomenal from start to finish. As first time homebuyers, buying our dream…read morehome felt like a huge milestone, and their team went above and beyond to make it happen. They were responsive, relentless, and truly had our back every step of the way. We couldn't have asked for a better team. Highly recommend!

David Shawn of Miconi Tiles remodeled a bathroom for me in our family home. He reorganized the…read morespace to fit in a stackable washer/dryer. The bedrooms and bathroom are on the second floor so it was very convenient.. He installed a jacuzzi bathtub. At first I couldn't see how every thing would work together and it came out great. The master bedroom had a tiny shower. And there again, he took advantage of of the space, moved a closet and we have a wonderful walk in toilet. Miconi has a lot of great designs to choose from. I highly recommend David Shawn and Miconi Tiles.

Service was great from David and his partner through the process, installation, Jesus and team was…read moreamazing. Great job on installation and easy to collaborate with. Only thing is hard to choose products at their showroom because limited selection and hard to see everything clearly, they just need some help organizing and displaying product, however, they can likely find it if you know what you want. Downside payment and terms NOT clear from the get go, I had to make four payments and process archaic, so took time and frustrated all, so caused some rough moments that could have been completely mitigated and the experience different. Would all be much smoother if they used an up to date payment method, likely electronic.

I heartily recommend E Rodas Construction…read more I hired Emar to do a major renovation of my home (new kitchen, bathrooms, fireplace, deck, windows, doors, HVAC and more) and outside (new fencing, stairs, concrete pathways, retainer walls, and more). It was all completed to a high standard. I have a demanding work life and a priority for me was I did not want to be sidetracked and/or stressed out over this multi-year project; I got my wish. I actually lived onsite (downstairs) during the upstairs renovation. I was strongly encouraged to move out but I've lived in hotels on the road for many years and I know how old that gets soon. Emar and his crew were so pleasant to be around that they made it easy to get my wish and stay in my home. There are so many reasons to recommend Emar but one of my favorites is my designer and I would regularly come up with new ideas, sometimes unusual ones, and Emar never said no to making them a reality. Early on there was a big one, very high on my wish list, that a prior contractor had said no to - unless I was willing to spend an enormous amount of money - but Emar made it work beautifully at a very reasonable price. Even if a solution to implementing our ideas wasn't obvious instantly, he quicky figured out a way to make it happen and seemed to thrive on these challenges. Emar has superior social and management skills, gets along with everyone, and has the respect of his team and his subcontractors, all who are responsive and don't let him down. Other reasons for recommending Emar are: (1) Everyone on his team was highly skilled and the quality of their work was excellent. (2) He paid attention to the little details as well as the big ones. (3) He and his team were honest. (4) They were respectful of my house & furnishings, covering up floors, removing and/or covering up furniture and bubble wrapping my paintings before storing them. Their end-of-day clean-up was professional and thorough. In short, Emar is a find. My designer recommended/insisted I hire him. I am so glad I did. You'd be very fortunate to have him.

Leslie G - We've worked with E Rodas Construction on two large projects, and both experiences have…read morebeen outstanding. Emar Rodas is incredibly knowledgeable, talented, and organized. He kept everything on schedule and on budget, which gave us total peace of mind throughout the process. His crew is just as impressive--they show up on time, work hard, pay attention to every detail, and leave the job site spotless at the end of each day. Everyone was professional, respectful, and clearly took pride in their work. We couldn't be happier with the results and would absolutely recommend E Rodas Construction to anyone looking for a trustworthy and skilled contractor.

Maximo did a great job on our fence and his crew worked very efficiently…read moreAll that and the price was the lowest of the 3 bids I got

Maximo is our go to guy! Him and his son Diego have brought their crew to our house multiple times…read moreto handle large and small projects. They communicate quickly and clearly regarding pricing and timelines. We are always happy with the finished product!

Alameda building regulations can be challenging to deal with. Rebuilding my deck and building a new…read moredriveway took a lot of work. My neighbor personally recommended me Farallon Company.  Upon thorough research, I discovered that their satisfaction rate was way above their peers. I decided to contact the company. Fernando and Jonathan Oliveira were very professional from the beginning to the end of the project. Their crew worked tirelessly to complete the job, putting in long hours and even working on Saturdays. Whether or not Fernando or his son, Jonathan, was present to oversee their work, the crew remained focused, efficient, and methodical, handling the challenging job with ease despite its difficult conditions. Fernando's expertise, coupled with Jonathan's flexibility, enabled them to navigate any obstacles that arose during the project. I really enjoyed that it is a family-owned business and that Fernando came from Portugal over 40 years ago, bringing with him his knowledge about construction from the old continent to the Bay Area. You can tell he knows what he is talking about when he goes over details with you. I am glad to see his son taking over the business and learning from his dad. I might need excavation work in 2024 on a different property and will definitely use their services again! Thank you!

Fernando and team built a substantial retaining wall for my home, allowing me to use more of the…read morehill on the backside of our house. The wall involved piers going into bedrock 15-20 feet below the soil surface, then a 10 foot retaining wall on top. Along the way, Fernando and John gave me great feedback and worked with my architect, structural engineer, and soil engineers to keep costs down as much as possible. They also gave me some complimentary guidance on my future plans with my backyard. During project, their crew were there often onsite for 10+ hour days, sometimes 6 days a week. They even worked through some 100+ degree days. I was always happy to see the consistent progress on the project over the 3 months it took. I would highly recommend Farallon for their attention to detail, execution, and quality.

This is the second time we have used North Bay Painting and Wood. Both times they have been…read moreexceptional. Our first experience with them was our rental house. They stained the wood shingles and painted the trim. The house looks amazing. The crew showed up on time and worked so hard to clean each and every shingle before staining. They just finished prepping and painting the house we live in yesterday. They prepped and painted a stucco house where it's been about 20 years since the last painting. Phill's son Phillip worked with me to match colors and textures all along demonstrating his experience. The house looks amazing and I'm super picky. The price was good for both projects and I received multiple bids on both. I highly recommend them based on their exceptional work with us on our two homes.

North Bay always goes above and beyond. The customer service is excellent, the bids are always…read morecompetitive and accurate, and the quality is 10/10. Can't go wrong here!

I selected and hired JLL Builders a couple years ago to make a number of modifications to a new…read morehome we had just bought for my mother in Novato, after hers was destroyed by a mudslide in Southern California. My mom is handicapped and uses a wheelchair, and a number of changes needed to be made to the home to accommodate her needs. I asked Jeff to reverse a number of doors (so they open out, not in), add handicapped bars to the bathrooms and make changes to the glass work of an all-glass shower so it could be used as a roll-in. This was all detail-intensive work that required quality work and an eye for aesthetics, and Jeff's work was basically perfect. Where his work was better than the original construction, he made the whole area better in quality than it was before his work. All the woodwork was flawless, and also the glass work. I was impressed for sure. Best of all, it doesn't look like a "handicapped home" yet it functions as one. Anybody would be happy to live in this house. We also needed to move an inside wall to enlarge a small toilet room (for better wheelchair access) at the expense of a closet. When the work was done' you couldn't tell that it hadn't originally been built that way, the result looked so good! We also needed the entrance between the master bedroom and master bath to to have a door added, and there were on obvious solutions we could think of that worked, especially considering the entrance had an archway. Jeff came up with an ingenious sliding double door that both looks top notch, and is easy to operate by a person in a wheelchair. Brilliant! And if that's not enough, Jeff and his crew also excelled in outdoor work. A concrete wheelchair ramp was added so that my mom could roll up the 12" climb from the sidewalk to the front door. And They also outfitted the back yard with extensive decking. The wood was chosen to be very durable and good looking, and two years later, all the work has held up well. And my final comment is that the cost of all this work was very reasonable. Jeff and his crew cleaned up beautifully, and all work was completed on schedule. Anything that remained to be done, he reliably came back and did it. It's perhaps the best experience I've ever had with a contractor. felt compelled to write this two years later, because I just celebrated thanksgiving at the property. And all his work still looks good as new. And I feel his efforts deserve a good review on Yelp. I would not hesitate to work with Jeff and his crew again.

JLL builders is doing construction work in my neighborhood in the Richmond district of SF and from…read morean outside perspective the project seems to be going great! The focus of my review is that JLL builders has awesome people working there. I was stranded and needed to jump my car when I asked one of the employees walking to their truck. Josh was friendly and helped me out. Thank you to Josh and JLL builders for being kind & helping out people in the communities they work!

Howard and crew just painted my house 11 years after they last did my house…read more Once again I am blown away by the attention to detail and professionalism. Probably hard to get on his schedule but oh so worth it. Competitive pricing, work clean and carefully.

Howard is the essence of what a Painting and General Contractor should be. He's on time, his quotes…read moreare incredibly detailed and all steps are followed exactly as outlined. His guys are all total professionals, and also extremely nice people. Howard painted the entire exterior of our house, as well as most of the interior. He also completely renovated and painted our kitchen. He refinished our existing 90 year old original hardwood floors in our dining room, and patched in new hardwood in the kitchen to match the dining room. He re-did our living room fireplace with stone, which had been a bad 80's style blue tile. He replaced well over a dozen ceiling fans or light fixtures. He also replaced our upstairs balcony that had dry rotted, as well as our back deck that had the same problem. He also built a gate, trellis and covered patio/ grill area in our backyard. Overall, the quality of the work done was amazing. Unlike our neighbors, who's renovation has stopped and started multiple times over the last year or so (and is still not done despite starting earlier than ours and being less overall work), Howard and his guys told us the plan, got in, executed it quickly and perfectly, and got out. Despite the amount of work done, we were able to comfortably live in our house while it was happening, largely due to the care the workers took in making our space as liveable as possible at the end of every day. When we initially sought bids for the work on our house, we did our diligence and received three quotes. Howard's was the most expensive of the three, but the details he spelled out, the questions he asked, and the top-notch professionalism he displayed made picking him easy despite the price. In the end, it was the correct choice and I'm incredibly happy we hired McKenzie Finishes for our house. In addition to Howard, a great deal of credit is due to the employees and sub-contractors he works with. Ramiro, Javier, Abraham, Peter, Jose (x2), Julio, Brizio, and the other guys who's names I'm forgetting are all dedicated professionals and were a pleasure to work with.