I hired Avid Construction to remove a large closet space and completely remodel our downstairs…read morebathroom and replace a bathtub with a large shower. Saar was on the job quickly with a quote, a contract which included dates and the times for progress payments which were very reasonable. Saar was very good to work with and I trusted his judgements and recommendations. When the project date for completion got behind he had a crew work over the weekend to get the project back on track. We couldn't be more satisfied with the completed bathroom. If we have another construction job I will hire Avid Construction to do it! Their price was fair and the workmanship was excellent!

I had Avid do remodeling of kitchen and bathroom counter tops, cabinet painting and electrical…read morework. He uses cheap labor to do an average work with poor quality. One of bathroom sink is sagging and paint spattered on ceiling during painting of kitchen cabinets. Called for warranty service many times but no response so far. On another job his plumbers could not even connect garbage disposal to underside of sink mounting bracket properly which resulted in rust of mounting brackets from sink water in less than two years. Will not recommend Avid to anyone.

From a design stand point, I found them unimaginative. And their business process/business ethics…read morenot transparent. After 1/2 hr initial meeting for full home redesign and ADU addition, Stewart Mayer insisted on walking off with printed drawings. Within days, in good faith I sent him electronic version to help him with design. Even though the other architects did not ask for drawings to take home in order to come up with some prelim costs. He came back with 2 scribbled ideas I shared with him from another architect. When asked if I could talk to some references, his response - "our policy with these requests is to facilitate those calls with the understanding from the potential client that they are prepared to retain our firm contingent upon a favorable conversation. Hopefully that is the case for you, and if so we'd be happy to put you in touch with one of our current clients who has been through design and permitting phases and is now under construction". Shocked someone would ask for that commitment after finding him on yelp. An experienced architect who has no previous references happy to share experience of his work? An architect who thinks asking for references if not a norm in the process? The process of vetting out architects could take months. He was insistent on needing my plans for redesign discussion purposes but he scribbled 2 ideas from another architect. Watch out this guy had no good ideas while taking plans to generate ideas. Violating copy right law is a federal offense. thank you Yelp for having a platform to share experiences

Esther YELP…read more SM-designbuild was referred to me by a friend that had great success working with Stew and his company on their home remodel. As a single woman I was a bit nervous about renovating my condo as I'd heard so many scary stories about how things can go wrong with contractors, but my experience with SM-designbuild was great. The design phase was fun and painless; they listened closely to my needs and came up with great ideas I hadn't even considered. They priced the project early on in the design phase and I was relieved to find that the initial estimate was very close to the final cost. The quality of their work was excellent and I'm happy to report that they finished the job ahead of schedule! You can't go wrong with SM-designbuild. I would use them again in a heart beat and would refer them to all my friends.

Luis is the best! Amazing kitchen counter top installation!…read more I found Luis on yelp. He was actually the quickest to provide me with a quote. I received other quotes from local companies with timelines of about 3 weeks... We ordered our prefab slabs from Grannix in San Marcos. Luis does not mess around, he got right down to business with measuring our kitchen, picking up quartz counter top, installation and completion in 5 days. This made me so happy, we were already 5 weeks into our kitchen remodel and I couldn't wait any longer to just be done! I am very impressed with his work ethic, honesty, pricing and quality of work. I highly recommend Luis and his team!

I was on the fence about leaving a review because I'm a business owner myself and I know how…read morenegative reviews can really impact the future but I feel homeowners should know what they may encounter when dealing with Luis Lopez of Precise Stone. Our job entailed removing existing granite countertops and installing new quartz site countertops. He was very clear with me at the initial meeting that this was an easy job for him. Luis was extremely persistent with trying to gain my business and I was very hesitant at first especially after finding out he was unlicensed but due to his persistence and positive reviews on yelp I decided to move forward with him. Below lists the main pros and cons I experienced dealing with Luis: Pros: -Price is reasonable Cons: - Gave original price based on pictures and my measurements. After coming out he wanted to add more money for demo/prep so I showed him the original text which included all of it. He seemed a little shocked. - Had to come back multiple times to remeasure, grab sink template for fabricators last minute before install could start. - Text me to send him measurements on certain areas that he should have obtained. - He rescheduled 3 different times for installation time/date with practically no notice. Wife had to take off work one day because of this and my work schedule suffered. I had to keep moving things around to try and be present. Had to push back backsplash tile guy 3 times to the point he had to reschedule for a month out because he had other jobs already scheduled. - He didn't install new plywood like his bid stated for the majority of the countertops. Didn't explain to me why he didn't. - He brought his dog to our house and when I showed up from work one day his pit bull was in our back yard just hanging out with a bowl of dog food and water! Never asked if he could just figured this was okay??? I have 3 kids under 6 years old which he was aware of, they were just out running errands with my wife at the time. - He went through my tool box in my garage and used my screw driver, brooms, and am actually missing an extension cord that was on my work bench (have yet to hear back from him about this one) it's not that I wouldn't have let him use them It's the fact that he never even asked. Just grabbed them assuming it was okay. - Left my garage a mess every single day he was there. I had to blow it out each time he was complete. Except for last day because I cant find my extension cord which I always put back in the same spot. I'm pretty OCD about organization. - Swept up countertop area but never the floors which I had to do each time he left. - Left my hose on for entire weekend when he knew my wife was leaving in a hurry for a couple days. - Left old granite piece in my garage. Guess he thought I wouldn't notice but now I have to haul it. - Gave me attitude when I asked him about an uneven seam instead of take 15 seconds to explain how he could remedy it. - Was very paranoid when it came to getting paid. He would ask for money before any progress was even made and then send me weird texts wondering if I was going to pay him. Just felt odd. - You have to write a check directly to him. He doesn't have a business account. - He is unlicensed. - Installation looked okay at first. After looking at it closer you can see a lot of problems. Just look at the pictures.

I had a truly great experience working with Minicci Stone on the top for my custom-built barbecue…read moreisland. From my very first phone call, I could tell the difference compared with others I contacted. Paul talked with me to understand the job I wanted done, gave me some initial feedback, and then ensured I was followed up with. From there, Leslie took over managing the project. She, too, was professional, personable, and reliable all the way through. Everyone who participated in the actual work also did an excellent job. This included Rick, Chuy, Cesar, and Christian. Even though mine was a relatively small job, I was always made to feel that it mattered just as much as a large effort. And each step, from taking initial measurements to giving me a quote, doing the final measurements, acquiring the material, installing the sub-top, and fabricating and installing the top was executed to perfection. I highly recommend Minicci Stone.

They have great customer service. And the prices are cheaper than Home Depot…read more All I did was go to the slab showroom, picked out a slab. Paul and his crew did the rest. For $3k I have an amazing granite countertop! I did run into some issues with a leak with an old valve in my kitchen. The guys either missed it or ignored it. Either way, Paul is willing to come back to replace the boards that were messed up from the water: a sign of a five star contractor. They've ammended their protocol when it comes to dealing with plumbing now so that something like that won't happen again. His number is easy to remember too 619 233-3331. :)

Hired Rise Home Builders to help me with my bathroom project and I am so happy I did ! I was in a…read morebudget and really was concerne but it turned out better than I could have imagined ! Definitely recommend thank you

Rise Home Builders did our shower remodeling and it looks amazing!!!! definitely recommend!!!!read more

I am sad to say that I was very disappointed with the quality of work, care, and professionalism…read morethat was put into completing our window replacement. The red flags started to go off while Paul was at our home installing windows. He took lemons from our tree without asking (photos included). Honestly, had he asked, I would have told him to please take some, but he did not bother to ask. I was still going to let it slide, but he came back for round two. This made me wonder about whether items in my home would be safe. A little over a week later, he came by to patch the stucco around the windows. After he finished, I had to go around and climb up a ladder to clean all of the windows off, because there was stucco on the frames of the brand new windows, which he had not bothered to wipe off. One of the windows even had stucco on the glass. I asked him about it, and he said "it's ok, paint it" so I ended up just cleaning them off myself. I was lucky that I went out and checked before he left, because if I had trusted that he did a good job and waited until the next day, the stucco would have dried into the frames and it would have been too late. We are currently in the process of remodeling, and I had our dining chairs outside. Instead of using a ladder, he used one of my chairs (without asking). It looked like he tried to wash it off, but it still had stains from the stucco. If you can go with another company, I recommend that you stay away from CPD. We were originally going to have them do other work, but after this, I was so glad that we didn't.

I am proud to have partnered with Paul years ago on my kitchen projects. Over the years, Paul has…read moreproven to me his heart is in it for the customers we serve together. The quality of workmanship is second to none! From modest jobs, to installing beautiful semi custom kitchens in 2 million dollar homes. They make my kitchen clients happy no matter what the obstacles! I am proud of each and every one of his workers, of Jay my translator/ project manager. I enjoy every day walking in on their projects and seeing progress. If you need a wonderful kitchen at a fantastic price point. Reach out to Jay! If you speak Mandarin I'm 100% positive Paul would love to chat about your project. These guys continue to exceed my ridiculous expectations. Keep in mind they achieve this almost with zero guidance. Naturally we brainstorm ideas and opportunities together! When it comes to work, zero guidance needed. They just Get it Done! Cheers to a bright future together.

WARNING - Dishonest contractor, shoddy work…read more My wife hired this outfit for help on work at our house to fix and remodel the bathroom. The work that was done was shoddy, with no attention to detail, and caused damage to existing plumbing. Contractor attempted to charge us additional funds to complete the job after a price and scope of work was agreed upon in a signed contract prior to the start of work. My wife felt extremely uncomfortable interacting with this contractor as he was pushy and inappropriate. In short, a very dishonest outfit. Do not trust this guy.

Ziv and the team at Promodeling did an excellent job on my kitchen and bathroom renovation. Ziv was…read moreavailable, responsive and his team of workers were reliable and did good work. My job was not smooth sailing all the way but Promodeling reduced my stress level throughout rather than added to it. Would recommend them and most importantly would use again for future home projects.

Amazing work. Jason designed and installed our custom stair railing, replaced our carpet with tile…read morein two rooms, built a closet under our stairs, built custom cabinets in our tv/entertainment niche and closed off our open loft to make it a private home office. Can't find a better person with this much skill and work ethic. Highly recommend.

We hired Palatine Building to do an extension of our house and the service provided by Jason, the…read moreowner has been outstanding. We were very impressed with his planning and work. Jason is very honest and professional. He always tried to find the best solution at a reasonable price. We strongly recommend him for any construction projects!