Just heard that Gilberto had started a GC company so wanted to write a review on the work he's…read moredone. Gilberto is a talented reliable professional who can handle a variety of projects with thoughtful consideration and situational awareness. I have used him for many jobs in the past and it's always been a positive experience. Everything is discussed upfront and confirmed with you before and during the job, so there are no surprises at the end. For one job, we wanted to smooth out a big drop in the the entrance to our parking lot that people kept tripping over without having to close the parking lot. He poured half the concrete one day and did the other half the next week once the first half had dried. He and his team also helped with directing people in and out of the lot while doing the work. Pricing is very reasonable. Compared to big corporate outfits, in my opinion Gilberto will do a better job at a better price with better service.

Gilberto was amazing - quoted me through Yelp, came in to do an emergency patching and painting on…read morea damaged wall, and was fast, efficient and charged a reasonable price. I look forward to him helping me with other projects around my home!

We have been clients of CDR Construction since the late 1980's…read more Excellent work, and Charles Durhan really listens and provides useful feedback. He's pleasant and easy going, which makes the jobs enjoyable. We also appreciate reliable timetables for job completion. If there was a snag, we were notified quickly. The work was accomplished with skill, and I am very proud of my new yard, new custom fish tank, and plaster repair. Previous jobs include painting our whole house in a special kind of stucco paint that does not need to be replaced for many years, as well as wood replacement.

I really like these guys. Colm is a great guy. I contacted Colm to work with his company…read more Brought his entire crew in and was very professional. It seemed as though they had been working together for years and that is definitely a bonus. We decided not to do the remodel with CDR (personal financial reasons), but would recommend Colm to anyone. In fact, I've already sent a couple people I've met his way. Things that I liked were that he always showed up on time for the appointments (this isn't common among contractors) and was straight forward with costs and didn't sugar coat it. Although we didn't work together, I would say that CDR is an upstanding company and I typically don't give 5 stars to someone I haven't worked with, so the best I can do is 4, but CDR definitely deserves a 5.

Cardea did a large remodel for us last fall-full kitchen renovation, two bathrooms plus master…read morebathroom, new floors and windows. They came recommended by a friend who had work done by them years ago. The crew did a great job keeping us updated as to progress and answering all our questions by email and text on a group chat with my wife, our designer and the architect. Our project manager sent us detailed emails confirming finish and design and letting us know if any materials were delayed and suggesting alternate options when some of our selections weren't looking like they'd be ready in time to meet our move-in date. We got several bids before the project and Cardea's was the only one that had real detail and showed line by line the estimated costs. Since we have an older house of course we had some surprises when we opened up the walls, but options and costs on how to address them and things like our uneven floors were explained to us laymen. Ultimately we were able to move back into our place on time which was very important to us.

We have owned several properties in San Francisco over the past 30 years, and began working with…read moreJustin and Cardea Building as far back as 2008 on home renovations. Justin and his crew's attention to detail is bar none. You are really getting an aesthetic eye as well as a custom builder, and we were so pleased with the final outcome of our first remodel that we have recommended Cardea to many friends since. Not only have we had the good fortune to work with Justin again on subsequent projects, but it is always a relief to know we are in knowledgeable hands, whether it is troubleshooting issues, design input, or timeline transparency, Justin goes above and beyond, and it shows in the final product.

We have been working for 4 months now on a new home purchase/renovation with another contractor and…read moresince we were weeks behind schedule and far over budget with many questions about the quality of the work that had been completed (and without adequate personal experience to judge what was acceptable work vs what should be reworked at our GC's expense), we turned to our real estate agent and asked: "can you put us in touch with an experienced, trustworthy contractor who can walk through the project with us and help us understand how we should proceed?" Fortunately, our agent put us in touch with Andrew, and Andrew agreed to come over the next day at 8pm. For over 2 hours, Andrew was incredibly patient and listened to all our concerns/complaints. He made us feel much more confident in addressing the 'real' issues and gave us more comfort with the 'little' things that are just part of the normal renovation process. He was very knowledgeable about codes and in one case pointed out a code violation that our GC was obviously not aware of but would need to be changed prior to final certification. He conveyed both professionalism and understanding the whole time. When we had finished running through our checklist, I asked Andrew how I could compensate him for his time and understanding (and for coming by with such short notice on a weeknight). He said he was simply happy to help out a friend and build good will that might come back in another way...so hopefully this entry and glowing vote of support will convince anyone contemplating using Andrew to push ahead full steam and with great confidence that in Andrew you're getting a trustworthy, capable, knowledgeable, competent guy. Only wish we had found him earlier!

Overall, I would rate my experience as a "D." Poor communication and generally distracted. Drew…read moreis a nice guy, but dropped the ball on managing a project simple and small. Frustrating experience and could not recommend.

Jon recently completed a kitchen remodel and exceeded expectations. All recommendations turned out…read moreto be just right and the job was completed within the expected timeline and on budget. This was the second project with Jon, as he had previously replaced all our Victorian's rotting windows with beautiful ones made by Arellano's and our deck with new redwood planks. Jon and his crew were always on time and professional. I am happy to have a talented contractor in the neighborhood!

Jon has done several projects for us, and he's a real straight shooter. Quality work, on time, and…read moreconsistently under budget. Cannot recommend him enough.

Top-notch work for multiple projects - removing a wall, installing a sliding door, siding repair…read moreand exterior painting. Really love the team!.

I recently used Hearth to complete some reconstruction of my rental unit after the water heater…read moreblew. Peter and team were fast, efficient, on budget and on time. They worked with the insurance company directly and got the job done with very little impact to me; including tracking down my specific wood flooring to last box available all the way in VietNam!! The work: first class -- looks like nothing happened. I will definitely give them a call for my next job

I'm one of the owners of Domicile, a cabinet and design showroom at the San Francisco Design…read moreCenter. We specialize in kitchens, baths and functional areas of the home. I have been in this business since 1974 and have worked with contractors who range from cowboys with hammers to mega developes in Manila and the normal people in between. One assumes that if someone has a contractor's license you're going to get the finest quality work and that these workers are capable of doing whatever project they are hired to do. What elevates some contractors to a level above the rest is rational analysis of problems that may arise. The designer might be a tad dyslexic, the architect's draftsperson might inadvertantly err, materials might fall off the back of the truck, someone's toolbelt might accidently mar finished material - name your construction nightmare then analyze how the contractor reacts. Sean Kennedy never seems to derail. He takes a deep breath, discusses the options and resolves the issues, whatever they may be, in a mature, deliberate and calm manner. This is so important when you're working with a contractor. There are always surprises in renovation. Integrity should be this man's middle name. There is no blame, there is resolution and the end results are always at or above what the owner has expected. I can't tell you what a joy it is to work with Sean and his staff. They do what they're hired to do, in a timely manner, at the highest level of quality and for the amount of money that has been agreed to. This is what you expect from a contractor and this is consistently what you get from Sean Kennedy and Phollies. Hire these guys. You won't be sorry.

Phollies installed double paned windows in our property and did major dry rot repair work. Also…read moreSean's subcontractor painted the building. Everything done was five star work.

Josh is a great salesman and my confidence was never higher in his team's work than when he was…read morearound. At the end of the day, I am really happy with the quality of 90% of the work, which is why I'm giving 4 stars. I think underlying Covid-related problems caused most of the grief in our 2021 kitchen remodel: supply chain issues & illnesses causing delays that chain-reacted to stretch a 3-month timeline to 6 months, plus Josh's workload was double of normal with the same number of subs because all his 2020 jobs had been paused and came back ready to resume earlier than expected. I was accordingly understanding, but I still felt like we often got deprioritized as clients-- maybe because I wasn't calling to yell at him, like I overheard once. I almost tried to pitch my project management services to help him manage! We also had a stickler inspector who asked us to expand the scope of the initial project beyond what we budgeted or that Josh wanted to make time for (to rewire the rest of the house vs. just the kitchen). Despite (or because of) these external problems, Josh struggled with managing our expectations/communications. He knew we were first-time renovators who don't know when to ask questions vs. wait to see how it turns out. I am also a project manager in another field, so I love context and details. He seemed defensive and frustrated with us at times despite us trying to be as patient as we could be. I'm sure we weren't perfect clients, but we were trying to be really easygoing about it. Quality-wise: I love just about everything but the paint, which was sloppy in many places and in some cases peeled less than a year later (I suspect it wasn't sanded/prepped properly). I was also disappointed in the visual execution of the plumbing (it works fine), which Josh told me would not be plumbed on the exterior of the house, but was anyway. Plumbers also forgot to add an exterior water spigot but after the 3rd reminder, I gave up. The "construction cleaners" Josh hired to wrap did an okay first-pass on the dust and small debris, but it wasn't really livable until I did my own second pass, then hired another cleaner to do a third-pass deep clean. We also made the classic first-timer mistake of sending the final check before the last punch-list was ever complete. For a few months Josh kept saying "oh yeah I'll be by to take care of that next week" until we gave up and DIY'd a few finishing details and got rid of stuff the crew left behind. None of it was too complicated and it doesn't kill us to practice these skills: quarter round moulding for one wall of the floor, a couple gaps to close between cabinet and wall, capping the old sink pipe, caulking the sink fixtures, and paint touchups throughout. I hope I *never* need to do this extensive of a remodel again (at least not while I'm living in the guest room downstairs!). But if I do, because of the overall quality I would give Josh the benefit of the doubt on those extenuating circumstances.

Although we move forward with a different contractor, Josh provided competitive and quick quotes…read more He was helpful, knowledgeable, and personable; wouldn't hesitate to hire for future projects.