We were becoming totally frustrated in our search for an architect and a general contractor to…read moreguide an extensive remodel of our home. What we needed and seemingly could not find was an honest estimate of costs, an architect who could help us design our project and drive the permit process, and a contractor to build the project. Finally we happened upon STEL Builders. Cory, a walking advertisement for why you need to contract with STEL, jumped on our project and quickly gave us a realistic idea of costs. He introduced us to Frank, who is an awesome person and STEL's in-house architect. Frank gave us three options of drawings to choose from. Each option met our basic requirements and also outlined possible upgrades. Based on our budget, we committed to a plan. Within two months we had permits and construction began. We were assigned a dedicated project manager with whom we met weekly to assess progress in demo and ultimately new construction. Even before demo began, we met our design angel in Ivette. She guided us through selection of fixtures, cabinetry, tile, wall coverings, flooring; all the aspects of a remodel that keeps novices like us up at night. Her calm demeanor combined with her creative ideas made this an amazingly pleasurable experience! Ivette led us to our dream design outcome, and all within the budget we worked out with savant Cory in the beginning. STEL has great relationships with all the best subcontractors & receives priority on their projects, keeping the downtime in construction to a minimum. Midway through construction, our project manager left STEL. They hired a super pro replacement in Roberto. His many years of experience enabled us to stay on track for completion and enhanced the quality of the final product. Roberto is already a tremendous asset to STEL! And all along, even as he continued to take on new projects, Cory stayed in touch and treated us as if we were his only client. No question or inquiry we had was too small or insignificant for him to address nearly as quickly as it was expressed. We moved back into our home after six months and felt like every dream we had dreamt for our forever home had come true. The outcome has exceeded our very high expectations. In Cory's introduction, he touted STEL as a small, family oriented and local Design & Build Company. He was right about that. However, we think he understated how committed to these values Seth Larson and STEL Builders really are. They get it! For people like us, this is the largest and last big expenditure we'll ever make. They treated us with respect, congeniality, honesty and integrity. Our lives and our home from now on are forever enhanced from having met and worked with Cory, Frank, Ivette and Roberto. Thank you Seth Larson for the team you've built. Thank you STEL Builders, our new extended family!

After carefully rsearching the best design-build firms, we picked Stel Builders because they are a…read morelocal, right-sized, family-owned company who could personalize a design just for us. Jason and Frank patiently created the perfect building plans, and Brian expertly managed the project. We are very pleased with our newly remodeled home.

Updating the review…read more Why? Treeium folks helped in making a change on my countertop after I asked for a cut as the design was blocking my kitchen path. They did it without any costs and I appreciate that! I will still be very specific about my requirements and conditions with them next time and probably could get a bigger discount, but I am happy with there follow up in this case and how they did it professionally. I would recommend them!

[Original review was at 3.5 stars rounded down to 3 stars. However, I received some VERY unpleasant…read morecommunication from the "branch manager", Eran Chan, subsequent to my review post. He demanded that I provide my identifying information, ignored my request for privacy based on the review, and made accusations that I used a fake contractor. It was irksome enough to remove an additional star. Remainder of review remains in tact.] As first time homeowners, we discovered that the market for construction/ remodel help is difficult to find in San Diego. It's hard to filter out the reliable reviews from those who are associated to the business owners. This is heavily prevalent on Yelp and exceptionally so for service providers: it's important to notice how many of those 5 star reviewers have (1) no yelp activity, (2) no yelp friends, and (3) created the yelp account close in time to the date the review was placed. You should be cautious of the veracity of these reviews. With Treeium, you'll find a that there are some valid reviews and some questionable. I lend mine as one backed by evidence. To date I am the only Yelp Elite reviewer. I'd be happy to pass along my complete sentiments privately. I selected Treeium from -- you guessed it-- yelp. My husband, who's the more calm and friendly individual between us two, was the one to receive the initial marketing pitch from the company (we'll leave identification of individuals private). Overall, I would say they do a great pitch. The representative that they send is friendly, knowledgeable, and conveys a strong level of confidence in how the project will go, etc. The individual came back a second time to talk to me with my husband.. and even I was thoroughly convinced by the pitch. Once you sign the paper, that's where the rollercoaster ride starts. The first guys that came in were kind enough to lay down carpet covers to avoid stomping around in our Asian household (read: NO SHOES INSIDE) and on our brand new carpet. Subsequent contractors were less respectful and didn't bring shoe covers. We had to lay down our own carpet covers. Thankfully I wasn't present for most of the process because I'm sure I would have raised hell through each phase. They were relatively timely on the breakdown and removal. There were strong initial attempts to protect our property and minimize the construction mess. But once the actual work started, it seemed like there was just problem after problem. There were many pros and cons.. pros are evident by the final bathroom being done (finally).. My biggest qualms however were: (1) PRICE: we had to pay for a lot of additional things after the quote that just kept getting tacked on the original quote. It was frustrating to find out that certain tiles or things that we wanted were unavailable or could not be incorporated. We had to settle on several aspects. There is a payment plan option to make it more palatable. In retrospect, I think the project was on the higher end of what we could have found elsewhere. (2) FAILURE TO MEET TIMELINE: this is the MOST irksome part. We were told 4-6 weeks.. it took almost three months. With the various contractors that are required in any one job, I understand that the more parties there are.. the more likely there will be scheduling problems. But the timeline was edging on unreasonable. (3) AVERAGE COSMETIC JOB: I have never heard a contractor tell me your wall is crooked, therefore, there will be a gap between tile and wall in order have a straight tile surface. It's a minor aspect but gap bothers me every day like an itch in a spot you can't reach. Also, the white tiles that were chosen were shaved at the corners, leaving ugly brown rounded corners amidst the white tiles. Another itch. Also, we opted to keep the bathtub. They cracked the bathtub with removing the old parts around the tub. Rather than fix the tub, we were told we could pay more for someone to fix the cracked porcelain or go buy our own fix it kit. After all the extra costs, we opted for the fix it kit.. which i think is ridiculous. Oh but by the time we got around to it, the tub started to rust in the places where they damaged it. When you step back and look at the overall reno, it does look better than what we had. We're generally happy with the final product (my husband more than I)... and it is definitely an improvement. We did refer Treeium to another group of friends who did an even bigger project, but they had the exact same complaints we did so I feel that our comments are valid and verified. Prior to the unpleasant communications received from Eran Chan, I would have been happy to share that Treeium is *capable* of doing a good job and that we might return. With his harassment, I don't foresee our return or further referral.

I could not say how happy my wife and I are with the work Robert Nishimura and his crew provided…read more They all are 1st rate in all categories. The attention to detail was amazing. The care that he took to get the work done on time and on budget. Each day Bob and his crew went above and beyond to avoid damaging the carpeting in the non-work areas was very much appreciated. The helpful suggestions on the remodel allowed us to make a few better decisions which resulted in a better end product. Not only would I recommend them to other friends but we already have, and we plan on having them back in the near future for additional projects. Hire Bob with confidence!

I am so grateful for Musick Construction! I reached out to one of my friends in the construction…read moreindustry requesting a referral for a restoration company to assist us with a leak we had in our home. Musick came highly recommended from someone who works with similar companies on a daily basis with the highest praise. I quickly understood why they came so highly recommended. Mary and Josefina who are the main contacts in the office were extremely kind and provided exceptional service while helping me understand the process (as a house leak was uncharted territory for us). Miguel was the team member who came to our home to assess the damage and completed all the water mitigation work. We were confident that he took the best care of our home to get us ready for the rebuild process. I am so grateful we were referred to Musick Construction and would be proud to refer them to anyone facing a water leak challenge like we did. Thank you to the entire Musick team for your assistance in making what could have been a very stressful process as seamless as possible!

Kyle and his team did a fantastic job on our complete bathroom remodel. My wife and I couldn't be…read moremore pleased. Very professional staff that are also very nice people to work with. I would highly recommend Kyle and his team for any projects (big or small) you would need done.

This summer we found out that we had a leaky shower valve when we saw the water coming through the…read moreceiling in our kitchen! The damage was extensive, we had to take out our shower, much of the floor of the bathroom as well as the ceiling of our kitchen. Of the many contractors we had asked for quotes, Jason of EXP Construction was the first to provide his quote within the same day. All others took anywhere from one to several weeks before we received their quotes. We are very fortunate we found Jason through my sister, whose kitchen was remodeled by Jason a few years ago. Jason and his crew have earned and deserved a 5-star rating! (He deserves more, but we are only allowed 5!) We have never met a contractor who takes so much pride in his work. He listens to what we want and then offers his creative input and sketches it out so we can better envision the outcome. Multiple times he offered to do extra work to make our bathroom extra-beautiful--at no extra cost! All of his crew are very talented. Dang, in particular, has spent the most time at our home throughout the project. His tiling expertise is outstanding and so is his plumbing and electrical work. Jason also earns 5 stars for post-construction follow-up. We found a tiny little chip on our brand new bathtub after the construction was completed. We took pictures and texted them to Jason and he offered to either repair or replace the bathtub. We chose the repair option and we know that Jason will follow through with the repair in January of 2019 after the busy Holidays are over. Additionally, we have already planned to work with Jason again on our Kitchen Remodeling project in the near future.

Exp Construction is great to work with. Jason and his crew of professionals do an excellent job at…read morereconstructing and remodeling. Their attention to detail is phenomenal. They did a few upgrades to our house and ended up with greater expectations then we started. Jason really knows how to see what will be the outcome and really has great ideas to make everything look perfect. The price was better than most, but the quality of work was far greater! His crew of workers are professional, friendly and skilled at there trade. We are planning on doing more upgrades and remodeling and can't wait to have EXP Construction back again. Thank you again Jason!!

Peter is fantastic! Great work, conscientious and timely. Highly recommend! He's very reasonable in…read morecost and has attention to detail.

They were great to work with! Very responsive in our service requests for a full home remodel,…read moresetting up our initial meetings, were able to lay out the plans for our remodel, provided a timeline that they kept, and the work was high quality. Not to mention they walked us through our options, provided advice, were able to showcase their portfolio of work, which helped us choose them right away, plus were very competitive on pricing. I would highly recommend them for any general contracting or home remodeling in San Diego!

We first hired Bo to remodel our bathroom, and he truly went above and beyond--treating the project…read moreas if it were his own home. His attention to detail, thoughtful suggestions, fair pricing, and genuine care for the work made such a great impression that we wanted to work with him again. When we purchased our second investment property, we brought Bo in to handle nearly the entire remodel. It was a major project, and he and his subcontractors took care of everything: a new closet build, design work, flooring, baseboards, kitchen, bathroom, and painting. Bo is extremely organized, communicative, and trustworthy throughout the entire process. We plan to have him handle the rest of our remodels and smaller projects moving forward. I wouldn't recommend anyone else.

The best! We were referred by a friend and so happy we found Pozder Builders. We would use them for…read moreall of our remodel plans!

Working with the Andersons was a breeze. They were accommodating and patient with our requests…read more They worked with us on a design before we even committed to going with them. They were half the price of the big companies and the result is just as gorgeous - and actually happened twice as fast. It is only two of them working for the most part, bringing in subcontractors when needed. All were reliable and did a nice job. Mark is extremely conscientious in his work. Work was finished on time. Really good experience working with them.

After meeting over a handful of design & remodeling groups, Anderson Design and Remodeling (ADR)…read morewas the best fit to do the remodel. My husband and I had a layout in mind, they understood our needs of organization/function, worked with our wants and were cognizant of the budget/timeline. *Remodel: Entry, Kitchen, Downstairs entertainment/guest room, bathroom and closet *Timeline: Planning Phase: Aug-Sept 2017, Construction: End of Oct. -Weekend before Christmas 2017 Cathy is very knowledgeable with design and is talented in seeing the whole picture before the project is done. She will explain the "why" with design elements if something may or may not work and she is very honest, which I really appreciated. Mark and Doug are very skilled and have great craftsmanship. They were able to create a panel to match the exact cabinet doors (which are very detailed) instead of using the plain panel to go above our refrigerators. As others have mentioned, they tidy up at the end of the day when done and ensure that if you need to use areas during the reno, that it is accessible. Cathy, Mark and Doug are also very mindful and great around kids and pets. My kiddo enjoyed seeing them before heading off to daycare. The team takes pride in their work and it shows. We are beyond happy and grateful with the end results and will be using them for the other half of the house when we are ready to do the bedrooms and bathrooms. I would definitely recommend Anderson Design & Remodeling.