I like Paul because not only does he paint, he helps me pick colors. It's really important to find…read morea painter who will make sure the paint colors match and are the right colors for your house (inside and out). I picked colors that looked good on paper but when we tested then they were horrible. Paul gave me ideas that turned out to be so much better and since then he's painted 3 properties for me! I refer him to all my friends! Bonus - he does more than painting! He can fix other things too. He fixed a leak at my dad's house by putting in a french drain to make sure the water stopped coming in and damaging the foundation. I guess you call it waterproofing.

The general problem with contractors, is getting them to show up on time, if at all. Paul (owner)…read moreresponded in a timely manner and is a pleasure to deal with. His crew showed up on time every day and did a great professional job. They made sure I liked the colors, before continuing. The price was competitive. They gave me a choice of paint brands. Highly recommended!

I am marveled that Joe Reilly and his team finished not only on time but a WEEK AND A HALF EARLY,…read moreand stayed on budget! My husband is completely type A and anal attentive - Joe was able to respond right away every time proactively. He managed to keep the areas near our neighbors clean and kept good rapport with them as well through our 3 month renovation. There were extra touches (like having the shower glass door that can fold out fully to the wall) that we didn't ask for, but I am SO grateful for. Or the fact that they knew we were expecting twins and mentioned a hot, filtered water faucet at the sink to easily warm up bottles?! (Which I've already fallen in love with for my oatmeals and teas) All the subcontractors he used were professional and I felt comfortable with them whenever I dropped by. If the subcontractors did something wrong, Joe would fix it in a nanosecond. Our house is absolutely stunning, spacious, homey and I couldn't be happier. Thanks Joe and team! * Bonus, my husband and I agreed that the young Irish foreman was quite the looker.

After a few years of having Joe and his crews come out to our house with great results, the last…read moreproject--a full kitchen remodel--showed us he's decided to cut a lot of corners and has basically given up on supervision of his crews. In the past, we've had a great crew for other projects and we saw Joe around almost every day while the work was going on. We felt like he kept the quality of the work at a high level. With our kitchen remodel, Joe seemed nowhere to be found. We had to constantly monitor the crew, correcting blatant sloppiness of the work. As an example, we had to have a painter out 5 times to paint one wall before we finally got it correct. The electrical (done by Kevin, Joe's brother) was passed off to one of his workers. While we did a walk-through on what we needed before the wiring started, none of the information we gave Kevin was passed on to the guy actually doing the work. We had to repeat ourselves constantly to the the man doing the work. Once he had the right info, he did the work adequately, but there was still a lot of re-doing of work throughout the project that should have been common sense: Re-centering a dining room light; placing can lights in kitchen so they're not blocked by cabinets (!!); having to tell them to wire a light already installed in the backyard to the switches in the kitchen (had to tell them 7 times before it happened). The highlight of the whole electrical experience was texting Kevin about an item, then receiving a text (that he obviously thought he was sending to his worker) stating what a "f***ing pain" I was being for asking when he would do something--since he'd stated it would happen two days prior. Other basics had to be repeatedly followed-up on like sealing the front door they installed; getting the door stained and sealed correctly (still never got them to stain around the door knob correctly as they stained around the old lock hardware instead of the new stuff we bought. Was never sure why they didn't stain and seal the door BEFORE the hardware was installed to begin with.); trim around cabinets being installed straight; finishing panels on cabinets being cut straight and without jagged edges; installing cabinet door and drawer handles straight (!!); installing baseboards with some sealant and making them straight with the flooring. During the painting of the entire house interior, they STAPLED floor paper to the hardwood floors. It was 3 months before we think we got the final staple out of the floors. While the floors aren't new, they're not in horrible shape and we weren't replacing them. Staple holes are not an attractive addition to the decor. The painters also re-painted our deck (the one Joe built for us in 2010). Unfortunately, they only scraped the deck, but never power-washed it. The amount of debris and dust from the kitchen remodel on the deck was a lot. After they painted the deck, I had to clean out screws, nails, drywall bits and other debris from between the boards--all of it with sloppy deck paint on it. When I complained, their response was to put another coat on the deck. Less than 6 months later, a good deal of the paint is pealing up since there wasn't a clean base to adhere to. In addition to the painting, we requested Joe replace some boards that were rotting on the deck, as well as closing the back of the stairs for a soon-to-arrive puppy. (We realize this rotting happens living out by the ocean in the Outer Sunset--this is not a reflection of his 2010 build this long afterwards.) He said the boards were fine. Within 3 months after the project, we had to have someone come out to replace the very same boards as they were disintegrating, along with several stair boards. That was an addition $1,300 we had to pay for that. Several of the boards that he installed to close up the stairs are cracked and loose only 6 months later. Again, quality of work was never checked on by him. I think if it had, this type of thing wouldn't happen. I put the review to two stars because the past projects with Joe were great. This one, however, makes us unable to call him again for any project. It's unfortunate. We felt like we were in good hands going into the kitchen remodel. Afterwards, we just hope everything stays together.

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.

I highly recommend Boom City Builders. Garritt and his team at Boom City Builders are the absolute…read morebest! Garritt was the perfect general contractor and helped us seamlessly coordinate and oversee the project which went from a full home renovation to an even larger scope of our home needing to be reframed. Their estimate for the scope of our project was fair and accurate and he kept us immediately updated and discussed options with us when the inevitable unexpected issues came up with an old home. He and his team were professional, punctual, responsible and clean! He is very responsive by email/text as well. Our family loves the home Boom City Builders built for us. We get frequent compliments on the quality of work and we could not agree more. We have another project in the works and I only hope that the timing works out so we can work with Boom City Builders again. That should be testament enough to their good work. They are also a local Bay Area family and really good people as well. We were lucky to have found them and you will be too! Boom City Builders 415-871-1191

Garritt and crew are fantastic. I had them put in an office and half-bath, but the advice,…read moreguidance, transparency, and communication are what sold me on him and his teammates. Special shout out to Dave ... his consistent positivity, communication, and overall competence made this whole project a true pleasure. They also turned me on to other competent folks - I'm having my house painted by one of them.

Lech Kozubek is a perfectionist and it reflects in his work. He and his team assisted with…read morerenovations of my business prior to its opening, and they were able to bring to life all my ideas.They were reliable and completed the project on schedule. In addition to his expertise as a general contract, Lech is also very knowledgeable with San Francisco City codes, permits...etc. As Eric K. pointed out in his review, Kozubek Constructions is extremely reasonable compared to many other contractors I've dealt with and their level of service surpasses them by far.

We recently had Kozubek Construction completely remodel the front lobby of our downtown office…read more Lech is professional, friendly, and knowledgeable, and did a beautiful job with our custom ceiling, desks, shelving, customer counter (with a gorgeous glass tile mosaic)... everything! He worked closely with us to ensure that everything was completed according to our needs, and we ended up with a room that is functional, beautiful, and frequently complimented. We are thankful for his work and highly recommend him for all of your construction needs - thank you Lech!

I've worked with Tom on several projects involving kitchen remodels. As a designer, i often…read morerecommend contractors to provide demo/installation services and would not settle for anyone less than the best; as my reputation depends on it. Tom and Hammerhouse have been my go to for kitchens because of his dependability, honesty and quality of workmanship. He has the flexibility, know-how and skill to handle anything that comes up. He doesn't run from problems, he tackles them head-on until everyone is happy. Don't look any further. Call these guys right away.

Thom Buchanan-Hammerhouse was referred to us via Ecohaus where we purchased our bamboo flooring and…read moreeco-toilet/sink. We were very impressed with Thom's professionalism and experience from the onset. We also took comfort in knowing that he had years of experience working on turn of the century homes here in San Francisco. Adding in his being a green contractor only solidified our decision to move forward with Hammerhouse. We had some fairly aggressive timelines and a hard completion date we needed to meet--job absolutely needed to be wrapped up on the Wednesday prior to the weekend we were getting married. Thom and his crew worked with us to make smart decisions quickly to keep the project moving without any delays. As a result, fixtures and materials that we ordered arrived ahead of schedule. The collaborative working relationship we had with Thom also enabled us to include a stretch goal we had to completely renovate our water closet in addition to the main bath. So, not only did Thom complete the project on time and on budget, he also was able to include the additional work we wanted to have done and still work with us to meet the hard completion date we had established. In regards to the work, Hammerhouse's attention to detail and the craftsmanship were top notch. The work had some challenges as per our desire to restore the bath and water closet so they matched the period yet infuse some current styling along with keeping the materials green where possible. Again, Thom and team were exceptional in helping us to successfully achieve this goal. We have some new projects spinning up both with our condo and the 3 unit building we live within. Without a doubt, Thom will be the first on our list to call. High fives all around for Thom and the Hammerhouse crew!

Great work and very professional, got his number from a friend. He responded right away, figured…read moreout what to do with pictures of problem. He was able to source a new unit, and arrived next morning to get job done at much more reasonable price. Will be calling him for next project.

I had a great experience with East Wish Construction, which is to say with Chang Zuo, who also goes…read moreby Johnny. He worked on both indoor (shower, toilet) and outdoor (water main) projects with me and in all cases was on time, thorough, explained options well, cleaned up, gave an excellent estimate and was good humored. When things were uncovered which were unexpected, he stopped work and consulted with me on how to proceed, including any risks. I've been referring friends and family and highly recommend East Wish if you have plumbing work needing to be done.

As an interior designer, myself and my colleagues have worked with Brendan on multiple residential…read morerenovation projects. He's always been great to work with, with strong communication skills and providing high quality work on each project. We'd definitely recommend Brendan for your next renovation!

I have used Brendan Quinlan for two small jobs (about a year apart). In both cases I was living in…read moremy condo during the jobs. He was extremely professional, and I was very pleased with the work. I felt very comfortable giving him the keys to my home. Twice he came over personally on Saturdays to get tasks done which weren't necessary but certainly made my home more inhabitable during the work. In one of the cases I was working with a third-party installer (whom I had hired separately) and Brendan still came over to help and supervise. He is extremely professional, and did very high quality work at a very competitive price. (Before I hired him the first time I spoke to two references who gave him equally high praise). Since then he has come by to check on a few things that ultimately did not need repairs, but he was able to share some simple maintenance tips.