I hired Mark for a medium-sized remodeling project (about 6 weeks) . He provided a low estimate…read morecompared to other bids. He then said that his workers were all covered by Worker's Comp, among other benefits, and that he paid a fair wage, and that he was the most ethical contractor in the industry, resulting in his workers' being highly productive and efficient leading to shorter project times. This sealed the deal for me. Furthermore, he claimed that the extra 30% or so that he was billing for his workers, was due of the worker's comp insurance, which only he provided to his workers (as opposed to the many unscrupulous other contractors that were around). As a property owner, you could be held liable for workers' injuries if the contractor did not carry worker's comp, and so, I agreed to Mark's deal. Within a few days, Mark had exceeded the estimate he had quoted, and was very difficult to get hold of. Furthermore, his workers would come and go at all times of the day (between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm) and I simply lost track of how many "cooks" were in the kitchen. As of last count, I noticed some 15+ names on the invoices, and some would appear for a couple of hours, and then disappear. But Mark would send me invoices claiming that his workers spent the entire day at the property - which was simply untrue. Mark would not be interested in even listening to me or investigating my grievances. Instead, he would brag that he did me a big favor by accepting my project, and that he typically only did multi-million dollar gigs, and not pittances like mine. Long story short, the project budget exceeded the estimate by more than 100%. Mark became extremely aggressive and feisty, and it was impossible to work or reason with him. I hired a Private Investigator to find out who this person really was -- like a Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde. Turns out that he had been sued for fraud, but more importantly, the whole worker's comp, fairness, ethical contractor, and so on, charade, was ALL ONE BIG LIE. It also appears that Mark may have left the Better Business Bureau due to bad reviews and that he may have hired a reputation defending company to increase his Yelp reviews to 5 stars by questionable tactics. Good Guy Builders license has been suspended for Worker's Comp violations and is under investigation. After my PI reported this, I found on the CSLB site: "License is under suspension for failure to comply with Workers Comp. A workers´ compensation certificate or exemption statement may have been received by the Board but not yet processed. Once the certificate or exemption statement is processed the suspension will be lifted retroactively to the effective date of the certificate or exemption statement. Ask the contractor for proof of worker's compensation and contact the insurance company to verify coverage." Here is the URL: https://www.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/LicenseDetail.aspx?LicNum=1016932 Please see image below. This is one of the greatest betrayals where I was charged an arm and a leg, and told a romantic story of workers being taken good care of, and so on, all the while, when Mark was simply pocketing the money that was supposed to cover his workers' safety and well being. Such greed, deception, and dishonesty, in my opinion, does not deserve a second chance. You decide whether you want to hire this company and deal with Mark. --- Addendum to Mr. Santosh R's note: 1. I am a real person. I was threatened by Mark that I would be sued if I posted anything negative on Yelp. 2. Yes, I did edit my posts before finally settling on one. Anyone in my position would do the same. 3. Finally, the facts remain unchanged. Good Guy Builder's license is under suspension and this may be independently verified on the CSLB website (see link). Likewise, the lawsuits against them may be independently verified. People like Santosh and Mark are the real culprits who boost their yelp ratings in a manner that skews it in their favor - by attacking anyone who posts negative reviews, and threatening those in dispute with defamation lawsuits. Do not believe anything Santosh or Mark say. The suspension is more than ample evidence that Good Guy Builders is a crooked business and not one that you should be patronizing.

HORRIBLE! Was 100k off of estimate given; workers were very bad - one was drinking alcohol (could…read moresmell on breath) He and I were having some issues and told him NOT to call my partner as he was in Oregon dealing with his mother's death. He called anyway! He raised his voice more than once (I was at the time 76 years old)

I work with Carlos is a professional contractor he did for me, my Kitchen Bathroom and Flooring…read more The job was very smooth. Good communication It wasn't with me for the Old project to choose style color for Cabinet colorful floor So professional and it was a pleasure to work with him Highly recommend recommended

Carlos and his team at Westshores did an amazing job on our acoustic panel and painting project…read more Quick to respond. Shows up when he says he will. Efficient. Fair price. And best of all, quality work. We highly recommend Westshores for any project you have. You won't be disappointed.

Sal and the team at Venova Construction did an outstanding job rebuilding a portion of my parents'…read morehome after a fire this past summer. From the very beginning, Sal was professional, responsive, and clear about the scope, timeline, and budget. We asked for a quality rebuild, and Sal absolutely delivered. I highly recommend Venova Construction to anyone looking for a reliable, honest, and skilled construction team. Thank you Pics to come!

I sent out a request on Yelp to have gaps in my door frames closed after removing carpet and going…read moreto LVP flooring. VENOVA was extremely responsive and said they were willing to do this, when a lot of other companies said they had minimums in the several thousand of dollars and wouldn't come out for smaller jobs. Saul came out and gave me an estimate at a fair price. He and Pablo came by the next week and put plinth blocks on all my door frames that had gaps in them, as well as completing a few other small items. They were on time, courteous, and cleaned up before they left. I am very happy with the quality of their work and will likely use them in the future for larger renovations.

Aguilar handyman Services is a very good business. Aguilar have helped me with many home projects…read more He is a very good handyman with good skills. Aguilat handyman Services has good prices for my home projects and he himself is a very nice person. Good customer services and very responsible for the jobs. I recommended "Aguilar handyman Services" for you.

Had a fence that I needed installed, and this business would not even offer to give a quote when I…read morecontacted Aguilar. Just told me "we are not giving any quotes right now." I think this company might have too much work on their hands.

Darren and his crew were awesome. They are very professional and do great work. We needed our…read moregates replaced and PC did a knock out job. We had them build a pergola on one gate and it looks fantastic. PC definitely provides excellent value as they get the job done right the first time. We will be using PC for future jobs.

Another great job done by Pino's construction! thank you Darren! You can never go wrong in…read morechoosing Pino's Construction. Darren & his crew take so much pride in their work. I am a very satisfied customer.....has been and looking forward to more projects hiring this company..

Manual did a great job for my house's siding project. He explained very well of the project and let…read moreme know the estimate cost. He showed up on time everyday and finished the job on time as promised. Manual spent enough time to make sure that he does things right. Not just rush his work. He sent me pictures of process and any issues he found. Manual did a good communication through the entire process and clean the site very well before he left! Overall a good experience to have Manual doing my house project!

Manuel installed new hardie plank siding at our home. I found him to be respectful, hard working…read moreand precise. I was very grateful for his work. He also fixed a bulge we had in the upper siding by adding framing underneath and putting new siding so it now lies flat. Very happy overall.

The actual completed work was done well; however, the dealings with Mr. Duenas were far from…read moresatisfactory. We contracted to have foundation work done and then near the completion of the work added to the contract that waterproofing and a French drain would also be done. We paid Mr. Duenas $1200 in advance for that work. Mr. Duenas never came back to complete the work. It has taken over a year and a complaint to the State Contractors License Board to get Mr. Duenas to give us back our money. Although the contract included a payment schedule, Mr. Duenas requested lump sum payments outside of the schedule so he could pay his workers. Once paid, we did not see Mr. Duenas or his crew for 7-10 days and there was no communication about when to expect them back to work. I do not recommend Duenas Concrete he does not return calls, fails to meet at agreed upon times and did not complete the work as promised and paid for.

I don't normally write yelp reviews but these guys are great and I want to take the time to make…read morethat clear bc I do not understand the negative reviews. Duenas had a bid for sidewalk repair that came with our inspection report when we purchased a new home in Oakland. We saw that some folks on Yelp said they weren't super reliable so we looked around to see if there were other companies to work with. Another company with online better reviews (likely written by their friends and family) took weeks to get back to us, were super flakey, and gave us an inflated bid that was WAY more expensive than what Duenas had offered. We called Duenas to see if he would honor his original bid, he promptly responded to say he would, and then completed the work in under a week. Couldn't ask for anything more.

Devyne provided excellent analysis and repair work for issues we were having with our septic…read moresystem. All work was done in a timely and very professional manner and completely consistent with initial cost estimates. I would highly recommend for any septic issues, from inspection to repair or initial engineering.

Devyne did our septic inspection. Superlative service, great communication, flexible with…read morescheduling. I learned a lot about septic, in particular about my system, and got the confidence I needed to go through with the home purchase.