Kevin replaced the sidings, installed insulation and painted the exterior of our home this summer. He took meticulous care of all the hardware that we wanted to keep as it was part of our family home and we wanted to upgrade while still maintaining the feel of our family home. The project took 3 months because we've added additional work to the original quote. The quote if not the cheapest but also not the most expensive either. We are very happy with quality of work delivered. read more

Rem Pro Remodeling - New sidings, insulation, and paint - General Contractors Near Me - San Carlos, California

This review is long overdue. Kevin painted our living room, installed new flooring, and retiled our fireplace last fall. He advised us on paint colors to avoid having our room appear too dark and was very helpful in assisting us select our tile for the fireplace and hearth. The initial tile we selected was beautiful but much too fragile. Kevin recommended we find a stronger material for the hearth. So glad we did! The results were stunning. Kevin is extremely hard working and always arrives on time. He works tirelessly throughout the day by himself without a break. If you are looking for an experienced and conscientous contractor, look no further. read more

kevin was very thorough and did a great job. He came on time and finished the job quickly

Our in-laws unit was improperly built and had severe water damage to a wall, which we needed to rebuild. Kevin presented a detailed contract noting exactly what he was and wasn't going to do. He was diligent, efficient, and got the job done with no surprises, and at a fair price. We didn't want any design changes, so the wall looks exactly like it did when it was new, except it is holding up much better in the rain (it has rained once since the job - so far so good!). I'm appreciative of Kevin's knowledge and diligence in the repair. read more

Kevin is not only an extraordinary general contractor, he is a master craftsman and a wise advisor with decades of experience. Based on my experience undertaking several major remodeling projects in the SF Bay Area over the years, he stands head and shoulder above others I've worked with. Indeed, my wife and I agree he is the best thing that happened to us since purchasing our home for renovation. Some specific reasons he stands out: - 1. A skilled perfectionist. Whether laying artisan tiles in the kitchen, evenly smoothing walls that had been covered with ceiling-to-floor mirrors, or transforming a hallway into a closet, Kevin's work is of the highest quality. He sets an incredibly high standard for himself and strives to exceed that on every task. There were several times seemingly insurmountable challenges came up - each time, he used his creativity and experience to break through and deliver perfect results. - 2. Dedication & commitment. As difficult as it may be to believe, Kevin had a higher sense of ownership of our project than even my wife and I. We had a specific deadline for completing the remodel. When we kept adding to the scope of the project, and made it that much more difficult for him to complete it on time, Kevin offered to work through the weekends... and he kept at it for 6 weekends in a row until he finished the very last piece of the remodel before the appointed day. - 3. Absolute highest degree of integrity. Kevin not only charges a very fair rate for his labor (relative to his skill and experience), but he also provides detailed and transparent accounting. We've grown to trust and respect him throughout the project. A few other tidbits just to illustrate what a first class craftsman/human he is. Kevin does not take lunch breaks as he puts in 10hr+ work days. While he says it's because he is not hungry, we suspect it is because he does not want to break his concentration and flow and because he does not want anything to get in the way of his pursuit of perfection. Second, we put him in very difficult interpersonal situation with other tradesmen because of our urgent deadline, which put others in the way of his work. He never once complained having to deal with this situation, and indeed, other tradesmen came to treat him with the utmost respect because they could see his skill and dedication. One thing to note is Kevin works by himself. We quickly came to realize this is because no other human will be able to live up to his standard of perfection and commitment to work. Hence, not every remodeling project will be suitable for him. However, if you do have a project he is willing to undertake - we are hopeful you will find hiring him was the best decision you've made and you are blessed to have him on your side. read more

Kevin took over my guest bathroom remodel due to water damage pipe burst after my first contractor abandoned the project. It would have been nice if i had kevin from start to finish thus it wouldnt have been a yr project just for a bathroom remodel. Kevin is very detailed oriented. He suggested to remove the texture from the ceiling and walls and it made the bathroom look much bigger. It turned out great and was better than i expected. Well worth the money. Next area was the shower where bullnose was added. For the floor, ditra was used for added water protection. Most contractors dont even use it. When kevin showed me a pic of ditra he used i knew he was the guy for the job. Total time of project was 2.5 weeks. He is professional and respectful of your schedule and is always on time. My wife like that a lot. I did the time and material billing and it saved me money. Attached is my bathroom, with ditra and will add final pic once shower door is installed. Thank you Kevin for a job well done from my wife and i and to help get our life back to normal with a functional bathroom. Overall, 98% satisfied, 2% was some imperfection but hey no one is perfect i can live with it. read more

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On-time and professional. Also was able to work through our ideas with us and give us advice where needed. We'll continue to work with him in the future for our home improvement projects... Would recommend. read more

We hired Kevin again to remodel our Master Bathroom this time. He did such a fantastic job on our guest bath 7 years ago that we were excited to hire him again. He can be counted to be honest and do outstanding quality work. He uses only the highest quality material and take great pride in every detail of his workmanship. Great to have a contractor who can do electrical, plumbing, tile work and any other project all by himself. Will absolutely hire him again for any future project! read more

Since I wanted to do a kitchen remodel myself, I needed some expertise on assessing if a wall was load bearing or not and I needed some information about drywalling and electrical work. I used Rem Pro's services for this and Kevin was a great source of knowledge. I ended up having Kevin help out with removing some walls/framing studs as well. Kevin came across professional, knowledgable and he works in a calm, efficient manner and keeps his work area clean. I would definitely recommend him. read more

We're currently remodeling our condo in San Mateo and we were recommended Kevin through a real estate agent acquaintance, who, by the way, uses Kevin on her projects. Kevin is VERY thorough in his work, beginning with his project proposal, recommendations for materials, and updating his progress. We had Kevin start with our guest bath, a very outdated (circa 1980s) room. Demo was done quickly with very little disruption to our normal day. Cleanup was just as efficient! The difference is night and day from our old old guest bath to what we have today!! Kevin has MANY years of experience and will recommend colors, materials, and styles for your project. Kevin's also knowledgeable in HOA rules and regs as well as building codes, having done this work over many years. We're very pleased with the outcome of our guest bath and will probably get him back here to complete another project we have on the books once he finishes up with his other projects. Hire Kevin. You will not be disappointed! read more

I just want to preface this by saying that although we did not have work done by Rem Pro, I feel Kevin deserves a review for his excellent communication and attention to detail during the interview/bidding process. I contacted a few paint contractors to obtain estimates for the exterior painting of our (me and my girlfriend) home. I had one contractor show up on a Friday and leave their estimate on the doorstep. A nice surprise when I got home from work, but not acceptable. Another contractor came on Saturday morning and spent a total of 10 minutes looking at the house with minimal questions. Pass! Then Kevin arrived. Kevin first asked me a few questions to gauge the scope of the job before he set off to view the entire home. He took his time inspecting each side and asked questions along the way to better understand my vision of what the finished job would look like. He was very thorough with explaining his method of prep and painting, and shared some valuable insight and suggestions when discussing paint colors and other house matters. It was a very pleasant experience. Once we received the estimates from each contractor, and after careful consideration of each one, we sadly had to choose not to go with Rem Pro Remodeling, largely because of the price which was a little more than we budgeted for. HOWEVER, I do not doubt that Kevin would have done an exceptional job based on how he communicated with us and the attention to detail found in his onsite and answers to our followup questions. All-in-all, Kevin may not be the cheapest (for our project), but he deserves a chance for your next home improvement project. He has been placed at the top of our contractor list for any future renovations. read more

It feels wonderful to finally have a "contractor experience" go perfectly. I hired Rem Pro on a time and materials basis to: 1. Replace door and closet trim and finish painting a bedroom. 2. Repair and repaint many MANY places where the sheet rock was damaged, and make a crawl-space access panel in a bedroom ceiling. 3. Replace a wall outlet box and a light switch and box. 4. Seal the exterior of a very leaky window (supposed to be sealed when the house exterior was painted 3 years earlier). 5. Paint two accent walls in the foyer/living room and door trim in the kitchen. 6. Install wall and ceiling light fixtures. The work was challenged by having a wide variety of sheens and texture styles throughout the house and sub-par work by previous workers (including me! :). Kevin is very easy to work with - very conscious of intruding on personal space and very respectful of our property. He adapted easily when the wife needed to work from home. He organizes first and makes very good use of time. Kevin isn't just a general contractor, he has hands-on expertise in a great many areas. He makes sensible suggestions for doing (or waiting for the right time for) additional work to make something right or good enough. All the work was of high quality done in a timely fashion for a reasonable price. I've never had a contractor experience go so well before, and I plan to call Kevin in a few weeks for my next project, a bathroom remodel. read more

Kevin was great working with me to update my two bathrooms and finish some miscellaneous little projects for the sale of my house. He is dependable, timely, and does great work! I'm moving to Colorado and hope to 'get lucky' finding a Contractor there like him! :) read more

Kevin was A+. He was super quick to respond to all communications, he came out and gave a thorough bid, and really took the time to hear what I wanted. He then sent over the bid later in the day, and we arranged the start date and deposit. Kevin showed up on time or early each day of the project and worked incredibly hard and long hours. He was detail oriented, treated my home with respect, and was generally just really nice. I was super impressed with how quickly he got my entire place painted and how great a job he did. Bottom line, Kevin is great. He painted my entire place and I would have him do it again in a heartbeat. read more

We had Kevin do a few things: wall demo, electrical wiring, painting, bathroom vanity install. Kevin was always so courteous, and professional. While doing the work, and kept the surrounding areas clean and screened off from debris. He used best scenario options for the work, and is very knowledgeable regarding codes, safety concerns, and aethestics. Choosing him for your job is a no-brainer! Highly recommended! read more

TL/DR: Kevin is a one-man show (not a GC, whether he's licensed or not) who improperly installed two floors of engineered hardwood for us. Paint job appears to be good. Not a great communicator or project manager. We purchased a recently-built home and needed help with (1) replacing two floors of carpet with hardwood to match the first floor, (2) paint throughout, (3) a few handyman tasks like light fixtures and uninstalling closet rods. This is a very small project for a GC in today's booming real estate climate, and we had a tough time finding somebody. We chose Kevin because he was willing to take the job and had good Yelp reviews. Engineered hardwood floor -- Five main issues. (1) The floor sounds like we're walking on crackling potato chips with every single step. Walking in our own home makes us cringe with every step. (2) Many planks throughout physically move / dip as we walk over them. (3) "H" joints throughout. When we moved in, we noticed that there were jarring patterns in random places (see pics). A quick google search revealed that these are H joints, which are not only ugly but can cause structural issues longterm. (4) We paid higher material ($/sqft) fees in order to procure the exact wood that was already on the first floor. The wood that was installed was clearly different in color, finish, and distressing (see pic for one area where the new and old wood meet). (5) I just noticed that Kevin posted pictures of our first floor wood and called it his own work. He did NOT install the wood on this floor. This floor was already existing. The only thing he did in the kitchen photo was paint. Paint & handyman tasks -- No quality issues that we're aware of. Some overspray and excess paint that we will have to razor blade and acetone off over time. We had a broken drawer to be fixed per the contract, and toward the end of the job, Kevin tried to get out of it by saying that it was a more involved job than he originally thought. After some back and forth, he did semi-fix the drawer by reinforcing with additional wood on the inside. It's weird, but it's better than before. Communication -- Kevin wants to say whatever you want to hear and avoids conflict. When we realized after moving in that there were major issues with the wood floors, Kevin came to check it out and told us that the wood just needed to settle. Weeks later, with the crackling noises getting worse, we reached out to him for feedback and were ignored multiple times. It's now been three months of silence. During the job, there were multiple instances where what was being installed was clearly not "right." Instead of alerting us, Kevin continues on until we have time on a weekend to check-in. Example: Our paint consultant made an error on the paint schedule with the trim and ceiling colors. Kevin painted all the walls a stark white and the ceilings a muddy beige. This is an obvious "wtf something's wrong" moment, but Kevin just continued painting. When we asked to stop so we could clarify the colors, Kevin made it clear that he knew it was wrong but just didn't say anything. This resulted in a 2 week + $5k slip for us. If Kevin just texted/called/emailed/whatever, we would have checked it out on Day 1 and saved everybody involved a lot of pain. This is one example, but there were numerous issues like this. Project management -- A few different issues. (1) Kevin markets himself as a general contractor, but he is literally a one-man show. Zero support staff. If something goes wrong, it's a 100% schedule slip with just one person on the gantt chart. (2) We received many complaints from Kevin through the process about how complicated our job and floorplan are as an excuse for schedule slip. During the bid process, he had full access to an empty house, and we feel that he should have estimated schedule correctly instead of complaining. (3) His original contract included 14 phase payments for a 1 month job. We didn't have the time to constantly drop off small checks, so we asked to combine payments and fronting costs where needed. He agreed to this and laid out a new plan, which included a larger final payment (lumping the last 3 into 1). This was in the contract we signed. Toward the end of the project, Kevin freaked out about holding so much for final payment and demanded an additional installment. (4) We checked in every 1-2 weeks about when he would be done. He said multiple times Jan 15. We planned cleaners, closet install, washer/dryer install, etc for after Jan 15 which we told Kevin about. When the job ran long (didn't finish until Jan 20), and our scheduled vendors started coming in, Kevin freaked out again because the other vendors were interfering with his work. Yelp reviews -- After a job, if Kevin thinks you're pleased with his work, he hounds you for a Yelp review. He did this with us until he realized we weren't actually happy. That might explain the difference between our experience and others here. read more

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Kevin was very professional and took on extra work when I discovered additional damage that needed repair at the last second. He is very resourceful and provided materials that I wouldn't have been able to identify at a hardware store. I hired him to replace laminate for over half of a large bedroom. He did a great job! read more

I worked with Kevin a few years ago and totally forgot to write a review. He setup a pretty complex electrical project at my old office and did an excellent job. Very honest guy and also very hard working, I definitely recommend Kevin for anything related with home or office. Sweet guy to work with, he explains everything and also does fantastic job. He even removed my electrical project when my lease up for free. Awesome guy. read more

We used Rem Pro for a long list of home improvement projects (indoor/outdoor painting, removing and installing front shingles, window install, baseboard painting and reinstalling, electrical work, etc.) and they did not disappoint! Kevin the owner was punctual, friendly and most importantly did fantastic work. We plan to use him in the spring for another project. We highly recommend Rem Pro Remodeling! read more

We used Kevin to do some outside maintenance - paint the house, replace an outside door, replace locks and lights. He did a great job for us, we're planning on using him for additional work in the near future. Super reasonable prices and high quality work. read more

Had REM PRO help with some bathroom remodels and highly recommend Kevin. He communicated well and helped me outline the project, what I could do to help and keep cost down. He was able to do all the different work; plumbing, tile, electrical, etc so I didn't need to deal with multiple contractors. He always showed up when he said and completed the project promptly. Would recommend RemPro to friends and will likely use again in the future. read more

Kevin does great work. He can do everything well and takes great care and pride in his work. He has done electrical, plumbing, and painted for us. Sue and Joe read more

Kevin has done a great job of many remodeling jobs around my house. He redid the ceiling of my garage, painted, did electrical work in a few places, and some other stuff. We are very pleased with the quality of work done, and the nuanced, expert advice we received for both work he has done, and other projects we haven't started yet. read more

Kevin recently completed our bathroom repair and remodel. I met with 3 contractors and Kevin had the best price. He was able to handle all aspects of the job including installing a new fan, electrical work, plumbing, repairing water damage, constructing a custom shower curb, tiling, and painting. Kevin provided detailed, written quotes and was always on time. I am happy with the results. read more

Kevin was very punctual and efficient! Very personable and answered all of our home remodeling questions with patience and professionalism. We had him install new light fixtures and update all of our outlets and light switches to the more contemporary "decora" style, and he did an excellent job wearing a great attitude! It's clear that he knows his trade, and we will definitely utilize him for further home remodeling needs. read more

Our kitchen faucet gave out and my husband was going to try and replace himself...not the right tools and a bad back made it a bad idea. We found Rem Pro through RedBeacon -- Kevin the owner was responsive, reasonable and was out the next morning ON TIME. What was anticipated to be a 1 hour project ended up taking Kevin 4 hours because our old faucet was frozen and had to be sawed off. He kept to the original bid, was neat and cleaned up. We highly recommend Rem Pro, we plan to use him for future house projects. read more

Finally! After so many years, so many projects and so many disappointments, we found Kevin. He does excellent work, quotes and prices fairly, and keeps his promises. He knows that communication is the key to success, and he makes the effort and works at it. We hired Kevin to finish up repair on some work that was not properly performed by someone else. The experience was outstanding in all respects. Not only did Kevin do great work; Kevin did it faster and for less than the previous contractor quoted to fix his own problem! We only wish that we had found Kevin years ago. He's our first call for ANYTHING going forward. Thank you, Kevin. read more

Kevin installed a set of bi-fold doors for our newborn's closet. We appreciated his thoughtfulness regarding noise while working inside or outside the house in the sense that he would talk to us about it so that we could move the baby away from the noise source. He was kind also enough to help pick up the doors from the local hardware store with his truck since we didn't have the means to do so ourselves. He was very detailed in his work, very professional and would highly recommend him. read more

Kevin did an amazing job with our damaged ceiling repair. There is no sign of the water damage that we had and it looks as good as new. He was a pleasure to work with - punctual, thorough, honest, very accommodating with our schedules, and a high quality craftsman while staying exactly within his estimate. I would highly recommend him and we will definitely call him again if need be! read more