I had some work done by another foundation company that I was concerned about. I called Pinnacle…read moreand immediately got a returned call from Mr.Lopez who reviewed my project and gave me some advice. As a fellow contractor I was throughly impressed by his expertise. I wish I would've hired him for my project. Thank you!

As promised here is my update and name correction, it was Jim that I initially spoke with not…read moreCraig, sorry Jim you called me while I was napping so I was not fully functional. Ken showed up today promptly, and when I say promptly, I mean to the second level promptly, at 09:00. He clearly had read all the notes about my unfortunate situation, but asked me to update him with all the work I had done since my initial call. He was forming his plan of action in his head as I briefed him, after I had finished, he went out to his truck, put on his coveralls and went under my house and did a very thorough inspection. I could hear him moving things around under there and every now and then banging on things with his metal probe tool he took with him. He explored every corner of my crawl space, took numerous pictures and had a surprisingly good diagram of my foundation mapped out on graph paper ready to show me when we sat down to go over the results. The results..... He took a deep breath and said, "OK, we got a lot going on here," and proceeded to explain a little about the general layout of my crawl space, which was, let's just say not your typical crawl space, then he showed me his pictures, ("they were much worse than I imagined") and said, "so here is what I would do, if this was my mother's house". That pleased me very much, I said "yes that is exactly how I want you to approach this, I want it done right." I will confess, I am somewhat of a perfectionist, a retired perfectionist, that takes naps during the day, and used to do all my own work on everything, cars, carpentry, welding, etc., etc., you get the idea. I LOVE to buy tools, and by doing things myself, I could justify the expense of any specialized tool I needed to perform the task at hand, then I just self taught myself on how to properly do what ever needed to be done. "If you want the job done right, do it yourself," was how I rolled, until my body decided to start protesting. Ken layed out his plan and I loved every bit of it, because I know, his plan is a good plan, it is the plan I would have come up with myself, I loved this plan. It is proportional to the level of damage, but logical and measured in response. I haven't seen the quote yet, but I know enough to be able to visualize what they are going to have to do to properly fix the damage, and the difficulty level involved. I have no doubt, that when I see the quote, it will be fair, right Ken?

"Our Man in Rio".... ....er, I should say, our man "IS" Rio,…read moreas in Rio Morales, owner-operator of Montgomery Structural Lifters. The first thing you should know, is that Rio is not just some guy who only shows-up at your job site to collect the bag-fulls of money you will likely need (regardless of who you hire) if you are unfortunate enough to need structural foundation repairs; but on the other hand, Rio was there every day on our job directing/orchestrating his crew and swinging a hammer with the best of them. That said, even if you don't know didley about foundation repairs, but are freakin'-out enough to start calling foundation experts, I can tell you from my experience of having no less than 13 contractors/foundation companies coming out in the past year before hiring Montgomery, Rio was the only one who instilled in me any confidence that his job approach was the right one for resurrecting the listing /crumbling foundation of our otherwise structurally sound 1920s Land Park garage. I initially emailed Rio pix of the deteriorated slab/foundation/dramatic leaning of the garage before he came out for his extremely thorough evaluation; and yes he did charge a fee (which was applied against his bid), but I can tell you it was the best investment I could have made. I have been in this home 43 years and am pretty handy with repairs/general construction, but I do leave the complicated jobs like foundations/roofs/HVAC to the pros, and I do know enough to ask the right questions and know the right answers when I hear them. If you don't have that kind of knowledge yourself, DON'T WORRY, Rio will give you the "straight-story" and you WON'T have to worry about getting ripped-off by shoddy work or un-needed repairs to "jack-up" a repair bill. Upon accepting the bid, Rio arranged for his structural engineer to draw-up the plans and took care of all the permitting, which went seamless, and on one occasion during the project while the city inspector was meeting with Rio on the job site, they were both on the phone with the engineer to discuss some of the foundation plans; which obviously made the "passing" inspections proceed without delays. Our job involved actually lifting the entire garage on steel beams and demo-ing the shot slab & foundation/re-racking the entire building with "come-alongs"/new internal bracing/seismic bolt & plates for the upgraded footers/headers, all which was brought up to current city code. Rio initially gave me two bids for my choosing: one to generally fix the foundation issues by repair or the second option, which I chose, to completely renovate the garage, and I couldn't be happier with Rio's attention to detail. He estimated 6 weeks from start to finish and Office Manage Dana always kept me advised of scheduling to keep Rio and crew from being in 14 places as one time! The crews always let me know beforehand what was scheduled for the day and ALWAYS showed-up on time and were a quite pleasant competent crew (Thank you to Travis, Rick, Jessie & Jesus for the great work!) OK I could go on and on, but I will say I am pretty picky who works on our house and Rio is as honest and competent as you will find, right alongside other top-notch contractors I have used ie "Fargo Construction" (now retired Land Park remodeler); "Sierra Pacific" for HVAC; and "Cal Vintage Roofing". To sum it up, we were extremely grateful that Montgomery took on our project and couldn't be happier. Thankyou Rio, Dana and the rest of the crew !!

I had my home inspected by a structural engineer and was advised that the cement foundation would…read morerequire piers. I read the yelp reviews for Montgomery Structural Lifters. they had great reviews so I called the company to schedule a home inspection and bid. The office gave me Rio's email and I emailed and then spoke to him on the phone. He said he would contact me to schedule the appointment. he never contacted me. I called the office and they kept saying he would contact me. i also emailed him again. He never responded. if he was to busy to do the job, he should have let me know that right away instead of wasting my time. I think his lack of follow thru was very unprofessional.

We removed a wall in our two story house a couple of years back and started to notice uneven floors…read morethroughout our house. I was worried that the beam supporting the roof was not adequate and that was leading to foundation issues. Most online advice suggested to hire a structural engineer to inspect the foundation, as contractors may blow minor issues out of proportion an suggest unnecessary repairs. The structural engineers quoted me $500 for an inspection and they wanted pictures from a foundation repair contractor anyways, since they wouldn't go into crawl spaces. I was losing sleep thinking about my uneven floors, so I decided to reach out to NorCal Ram Jack for a free estimate. What was there to lose? After filling out their online request form they reached out within a couple of hours and scheduled an appointment the following week with Adam, their Foundation Specialist. Adam showed up early and I was easily able to communicate my concerns to him. He measured the elevation differential throughout my house, asked about details of the removed wall and installed beam, and answered all my concerns. He walked us through his thought process and what signs of concerns we should look for that would warrant a foundation repair. We are lucky that our house currently doesn't have issues of concern, but I wouldn't hesitate to contact Ram Jack again with the peace of mind they gave us.

The work was repaired, the void under our slab has been filled(a total of i believe 8holes or more…read morein 2 rooms). They peeled the carpet back,drilled the holes and re-installed the carpets to the best of their ability (which actually isn't bad at all). Fence+gate have been fixed as well. They aren't fence guys or carpet guys so leaving a review about those not done to the quality of someone who does it professionally isn't necessary, although they did do a good job with both. We appreciate the 2nd visit, no one had contacted me to change my 1star review, this is of my own doing a week later. No refund,no pay out, no negotiating, we didn't sign anything stating the review would come down after work was done. We appreciate all your guys hard work and cheerful attitude. Hope your guys liked the cookies! Thank you !

i cannot say enough about what a good job the crew that did my work was. They were kind curtious…read morepromp and very professiona. I work in Real Estate and would advise my clients with Foundation issues to use this company. NorCal Foundation did a fantastic job. Sincerely

I contracted Norcal Foundation Support in July 2025 for what was supposed to be a two-week, $52,130…read morefoundation stabilization project at my hillside home. What followed was nearly a year of mismanagement, broken commitments, and financial consequences I'm still dealing with. They no-showed on the agreed start date. I called them at 10am to find out why -- they told me they were stuck on another job. No warning, no proactive communication. It only got worse from there. The job stretched into months of sporadic work. Midway through, they told me they needed a subcontractor for core drilling -- something that should have been identified during scoping -- then let months pass without scheduling one. My property sat in a hazardous state the entire time: open holes covered only by wood boards, piles of excavated dirt, debris, and equipment surrounded by caution tape. My homeowner's insurance company conducted a routine inspection, found the condition of my property unacceptable, threatened to drop my policy, and ultimately imposed a $2,000 surcharge. Resolving that took significant time and effort. Faced with no resolution in sight, I was pressured into accepting a reduced scope of work -- specifically, no tiebacks. Tiebacks were explicitly included in my signed contract and shown on the job drawing. Without them, there is no guarantee my home will remain stable on the hillside. I paid $52,130 for a project that does not solve my problem. After agreeing to the reduced plan, it took more months to redraw plans and pull permits, then more weeks to schedule the final visit to seal holes and reconnect drainage. On that scheduled day, they no-showed. Again. When they arrived the next day, they left without finishing. Their excuse: my gardener had told them not to proceed. My gardener -- someone I know well and trust -- told me he said no such thing. Norcal did not just take direction from someone with no authority over my contract. They fabricated an excuse to walk off the job. This company demonstrated the same pattern of behavior from the very first day to the very last: no communication, no accountability, and no follow-through.

We got our back patio leveled and some cracks filled in...Made a significant difference for a good…read moreprice! Looks much better and water doesn't pool up anymore... I can't remember the names of the 2 men that performed this repair ( it was several months ago), but they were great. I highly recommend.

We had an excellent experience from the initial assessment to project completion. All the people I…read moreinteracted with were very professional. They knew what they were doing. They duscussed the issue and the possible options very clearly. They also explained me what I could expect. Joro was in charge of the job. In stead of just addressing the immediate issue alone, he also looked at things beyond the problem area to ensure that is all needed fixing. After they addressed the main levelling issue near the drive they also did the match-up work in the surrounding area. They came on time and finished the job on time. It gave lot of peace of mind. Thanks to Joro and his team for the job well done.

I started to notice a couple of cracks on my house ceiling about a year ago and it was extending…read more in size, and getting new ones in other areas, walls. The house was built 1926 and i did remodeling and added a new structure. I had handyman to repair them as I thought that they are just cosmetic issues. The handyman recommended to inspect my house foundation. I found companies that looked reliable for finding the causes and repairing the problems. I had 2 foundation specialists from 2 companies and they told me the causes and the cost of fixing them; causes are structual issues and cost are expensive. The 3rd time, MIchael Silva, a foundation specialist from StrongHold came for initial inspection and suggestions for solutions. I gave Michal the related my house history and Michel started inspection in/out of the house. Afterward, Micheal presented that was very thorough based on his collection of data during the inspection and his experiences in the past. He has rich knowlege in this field and most of all , he is trustworthy. Micheal delivered a good news :My house does not need structural repair; the causes my cracks on ceiling and walls are from uneven floor in some areas. Micheal is a 'gem' for the company. He is highly knowledgeable, professional and trustworthy. StrongHold company served me well for making appointment. I STRONGLY recommend Micheal for inspecting any suspecious signs of your house foundation. THANK YOU, MICHAEAL

Adam P. from Stronghold Foundation Repair provided my second foundation estimate. He was…read moreknowledgeable and honest, explained that the house variance was normal, and recommended no repairs. He could have sold me unnecessary work but chose integrity instead. After a $49,000 estimate from Groundworks, I'm grateful I called Stronghold.

Go visit my Google review where I give details to the excellent experience we had with our…read morefoundation lift here in Petaluma, CA. They exceeded my expectations and left the home level and clean. I checked several companies before I chose Xalos for our work. Good people, skilled crews, friendly hardworking, knowledgeable. The company has a family vibe to their business.

We hired Xalos to repair a section of spalling concrete on the outside of our crawlspace. Andy did…read morea great job explaining exactly what their approach would be and provided a reasonable estimate. Work was scheduled easily and completed quickly and thoroughly. Great experience from start to finish.

Luis and Melissa were a pleasure to work with. My driveway extension and porch replacement look…read moreamazing. The crew was kind and professional and the work was completed in a timely manner. They match prices by 5%, you can't beat this concrete company!

I highly recommend Vergara Construction. Luis was hired to…read moreremove and replace my drive and walkway, in addition he extended the driveway. I am more than happy with his work, I found him to be very knowledgeable, skilled with good ideas, besides he really likes his job. Thank you Luis and team.