This review was originally about their rental business, but the same people work for both companies…read moreand there is overlap. Don't do business with the Palmieris. Buckle in because I'm about to take you on a wild ride through my experiences renting for a year from Liz and John. I'm sure they'll offer some half-hearted reply attempting to contradict what I say in this review, but at the end of the day I have the texts to back it up. I also believe I was a good tenant: I paid my rent on time and never missed a month. I lived at 3403 Dawson with four other people during 2019-2020. I'll give you a quick rundown of the landlords: John and Liz work together, but John mainly supervises renovations while Liz deals with tenants. Liz would randomly perform spot-checks of the house under the guise of coming in to "collect our rent checks". When we said that made us uncomfortable and we were more comfortable putting them in the mailbox for her at the front of our house, she said that was unnecessary and the random audits continued. However, we realized that when she came in, sometimes she'd turn our AC up. You see, they had written into the lease that they'd pay for electricity and air conditioning, so these spot-checks were opportunities for her to adjust the thermostat to try and save some money. Speaking of their electrical penny-pinching, when my roommates and I wanted to get a fish and five-gallon tank during quarantine, Liz told us the only way they'd allow it was if we agreed to pay them $20 a month "to offset the rise in their electricity bill". For those of you who haven't ever owned a fish, a five gallon fish tank is about the size of a small bowl and doesn't use power. One day, we came home to find our beloved porch table missing. Only after asking Liz if she saw anyone stealing our table did we find out that they had brought a truck to haul away the table because the neighbor didn't like the way it looked. I'm not kidding. The table wasn't exactly something you'd find at a three-star Michelin restaurant, but we were broke college kids and it's all we could afford. Call me crazy, but I believe if you're going to have the balls to silently destroy your tenants' property, you should probably have the decency and integrity to at the very least tell them. Here's my absolute favorite story about these landlords. While we were juggling college classes during quarantine and the pandemic, Liz asked us to move out a few weeks earlier than our lease end date because they wanted extra time to perform renovations. What had actually happened was Liz had made a mistake: she had promised the next group of tenants that they could move in early before asking us. We said no, and John and Liz pestered us until finally we agreed to meet in person to discuss it. When we told them we had already made plans to move out on the last day of our lease, they showed their true colors. Liz stormed out of the house and slammed the door yelling something about how "karma is a b****" and we'd "eventually find out". John took a less-explosive approach and tried convincing us that technically the dates on our lease were wrong, and that we needed to "go by what they said" and not the legal documents. When that didn't work, they tried holding the fact that they gave us $200 off our rent in the month of April over our heads. Finally, about a day later John offered us $2,000 to move out early. Although we had already made plans with moving companies, we were broke college students and we decided to agree to their terms but ask for it in writing. After being shifty about putting it in writing, not a day later John went back on his word and decided he had changed his mind: no more deal. You be the judge of what that implies. Say what you want about John and Liz, but I will say they're good at one thing: pretending they're someone they're not. For landlords that spent the whole year pretending they were the only good landlord in Oakland and reputable people of their word, they made us realize that they were just like every other slumlord in Oakland.

Joseph and a small team came out and finished my sidewalk and small stair set in 5 hours and did a…read moregreat job. Went over in detail everything that I wanted beforehand and I am very happy that I went with this company. I would recommend to anybody.

Absolutely ridiculous, wasted my time. Their "project manager" showed up for estimate, never…read moreturned his car off, stood in my driveway, basically staring into space. Eventually, he looked at the first project, 9 steps that needed some cracks repaired. Said they dont repair anything, only level. I had 4 jobs total, 2 sidewalks to level and a patio pad. We never got to other jobs, he was so rude and disinterested, that I asked him to leave.

An efficient operation providing a really effective and cost saving service. The estimator came out…read moreand gave me a bid and two weeks later the work was completed exactly as described. Totally respectable workers and employees from start to finish! I feel like I got a new driveway for the fraction of the price of removing the old concrete and pouring new slab's. They used a pressurized slurry of limestone injected through the concrete to level the slabs across my entire driveway. The diamond ground all of the joints between my house and the driveway and between all of the slabs and sealed it perfectly! The before and after is incredible. Thrilled with the work and will recommend them to anyone who needs to have concrete leveling done!

I had a dry-fit retaining wall that was sagging alarmingly, so I contacted DiMarco. Jim asked for…read morephotos, he couldn't make an accurate appraisal so he stopped by within a day or two. He gave me a plan on what he would do, and I could tell he knew his stuff by virtue of remedying causal factors for the leaning, including improper drainage. I also had him look at a 1957 original kitchen exhaust blower that was now a dead end and fall hazard, wanting it taken down -- which I couldn't do safely on my own -- and a frustrating area where water would come into my office when it rained hard with a lot of wind. Jim said all the right things, and I was very happy with his quote. He communicated well via email about when he could come. He and his crew showed up and did a fantastic job. They bricked in the gap where the exhaust came out, properly insulating and sealing as they did so, and painstakingly addressed the likely factors in the water intrusion. I would hire him again in a heartbeat. I wish I had had him work on my chimney a couple of years ago instead of a certain other company who overcharged me and reneged on a necessary service they had promised but carefully not included in the contract. He would have done a better job and charged me less.

After needing stone repair on our home following the removal for another project, Jim and his team…read moreimpressed us with their ability to find the perfect matching stone and flawlessly install it. The integration of the new stone is seamless, making it impossible to distinguish from the original. We are very pleased with their work and would not hesitate to engage them for future projects. I highly recommend their services. (Before and after photos included)

Aj and his fellow helper did a great job on my project. They deconstructed a retaining wall and…read morerebuilt it perfectly. They were both congenial and professional. They explained various decisions as they built the wall and answered all my many questions during the project. I had gotten many estimates and theirs seemed fair. I highly recommend them and would hire them again. In fact, I did. They're going to do some landscaping for me.

A retaining wall installed by this company began to bulge and leak water along with concrete…read moredriveway rapidly deteriorating. Called for inspection to go over how the so called warranty worked. Denied coverage by the company saying it was a workmanship warranty and it was built correctly. Our home insurance said they would drop us if drainage wasn't repaired so had to start deconstruction. While taking wall down it was noted that proper building techniques were not used such as wall 1.5 inches out of level, no drainage aggregate used behind blocks, proper footer was not dug or laid, existing French drains were deadheaded with no exit, the French drain installed by them did not work plus being at the wrong level, and no use of Geogrid reinforcement to name a few. It was a poorly constructed moisture retaining wall that forced water to blow between blocks under pressure while also undercutting driveway spreading damage. Ignorance was demonstrated with everything found while deconstructing. they were nice enough to leave their garbage buried behind wall too. We had a better qualified installer make temporary repairs until we decide how to move forward with this undertaking.

The Cousins replaced the cedar siding on my entire house with Hardie siding. I could not be…read morehappier. Nick patiently worked with us on the design phase and provided a competitive price. Sam ensured that everything was correctly ordered and communicated well throughout the entire process. The installation crew was AMAZING- hard-working and great attention to detail. When the job was complete, they did a thorough clean-up. Our house looks incredible and we highly recommend reaching out to The Cousins for your siding job. Thanks Sam and team!

Let me start by saying if you have a house that wasn't last updated in the 70s, I give them a 4…read more That was not the case for us, and although attempts were made to correct what has happened, it ultimately shouldn't have gotten this far and should have been done right and I do not think we have a siding that will hold up as long as it says it should for these reasons. Now we'll just have to wait and see. Aesthetically it looks great. Neighbors love the look and right now that is all we have to hold on too and maybe it will last a few years. If fixes need to happen it will be from someone else. The problem started with the sheathing in our house which is brittle and was covered by the original metal siding from the 70's. When that came down we didn't see what was underneath, because it was quickly covered with house wrap. It wasn't until we went to the attic where a bunch of fiberboard was blown out from nails that we could see the issue. In our contract it says if that needs to be replaced we will pay x amount more for that, but they chose to not replace and put our new fiber cement siding over it. I do understand that some people may skip that step but we should have been made aware and given the choice. When the install was said to be done the caulking used was the same on 2 1/2 sides and 1 1/2 was different. They did fix that. Windows were missed multiple times and I had to go around to each one and have them address them after 2 visits. One of the gable vents was leaking so they did have to come back and correct that also. James Hardie did come out at our request initiated by Cousins and says that install is correct for their product and Cousins was there also and they did recommend a few touch ups which I think were done today. Calvin was responsive with these issues, but I think each step especially on the older homes needs closer evaluation to prevent this in the future. Hope ours was someone else's advantage and it gets addressed.

Reached out to Resnick for a bid on the replacement of our roof. Kevin, a VERY knowledgeable…read moresalesperson came out and gave us full details on what we needed and how to fix it at the best cost to us. The bid was higher than every other place we contacted, by about $2500, however, the security and personal service they were showing us made us decide we wanted to go with Resnick. I will update this review once the job has been completed!

Knowledgable and efficient contractors. New roof looks great and was done in a day. Happy with the…read moreservice.

We picked Tectum because of all of the 5 star reviews and are extremely happy that we did. Dan…read moreresponded immediately to our inquiry. He communicated well throughout the process and was very punctual and personable. His team efficiently repaired our poorly designed gutters during a rainstorm. Dan returned 2 days later to patch and paint the previous water damage from the bad gutters. We couldn't recommend Tectum Quality Roofing more highly!

Professionalism from start to finish! Dan and his team had great communication, and worked…read moreefficiently. Small companies that are locally owned and operated are the way to go! We needed a new roof, gutters, and siding (ours was literally falling off!!), with some window framing to tie it together. Once they got started, the whole house was done within a week's time. We went out of town for the week, and Dan sent us pictures and updates while we were away. The pricing was fair and a great value. Dan did not try to over-sell us on anything, and stayed within our budget. Everyone in my neighborhood has been complementing the house! I cannot recommend them enough!!

These guys did a great job ! If you need plastering - hire…read morethem. And the price was right. They know the business and have been doing it a long time.

Robert and his crew did an EXCEPTIONAL job at my home. The job required a great deal of prep and…read morethey worked as a team of deeply experienced professionals to get the work done right. Showed up on time, got right to work and treated every inch of my home with care and respect. This company is one you can trust to bring 100% professional craftsmanship to the job; pride in the work, respect for the customer and a work ethic that goes above and beyond. Amazing experience with a top notch professional! Thank you Robert and crew!