Beware!! Overprice, under-qualified and very unimpressive. They WILL keep your retainer even if you…read moredon't proceed, so avoid putting money down they will justify it with a single hour visit. $850 for a single 1 hour visit, no joke. They will literally rob you of your retainer and then ignore your emails. Unfortunately I hired Erin from Design Group which required a retainer of $850 to come have a consultation. Yup you read that right. Just to get them to come out, you have to put down a retainer for the job. Well didn't seem that bad at first since I was going to use them anyways. However, upon arrival it became very clear that Erin was just full of buzzwords and not at all used to social queues or ability to read the room. She was pushing her way or no way for how we would layout the barn. I really wanted my land to be used the way it was, but she was insistent that the only option was to put the barn part way into my driveway. What a horrible suggestion. I have 2.5 acres of land with adequate room. Yes there is a creek that runs through a portion of it and some leeways that are about 60 ft around the fence line but there are plenty of options to work with. Unfortunately Erin wasn't kind enough to discuss those options, she just kept pushing that we build it several feet into my driveway and just reroute the driveway if needed. I continued to let her know this is not how I want it as this is my home and I want it done nicely, not just to make it fit where it's most easy for land moving. She continued to talk at my general contractor and myself for another 30 minutes about her opinions and refusing to discuss other options until finally she left. We decided not to move forward with Engineering Design Group due to their narrow vision and inability to think outside the box or even communicate effectively. I wish that was where the story ends. Erin had spent a little less than an hour at my property of which I have Nest Cameras showing her arrival and departure. I asked for a refund of the retainer minus her 1 hour consultation and the proceeded to keep $475 of the retainer because she had to answer the phone a couple of times to set up the consultation and did the site visit. I reached out and said I'm fine with up to $250 for that one hour, but anymore then that is just getting to be price gauging and they should really reconsider this. They pushed back and said I'm sorry you weren't happy with the consultation fee. Then proceeded to ignore me after that. I've never dealt with such an unprofessional company. I'm so disappointed in this place. I can't imagine how they could possibly stay in business with practices like this.

Very nice people but it is not BBB affiliated, and the person sent to do the inspection of the…read morestructural integrity of my condo was actually not licensed! The final report was vague and made no conclusions. The only recommendation was for another type of inspection. Disappointing.

I am an apartment owner/investor and want to let other apartment owners know about my experience…read morewith Reverence Engineering. Last year, I obtained an inspection of the deck and balcony at my family's 10 unit apartment complex in order to comply with Senate Bill 721. After learning that our cantilevered balcony needed structural work, I began calling engineering firms. I chose Reverence Engineering because I wanted to work with a smaller firm and I was impressed with my initial call with principal engineer Brett Sauers. During that conversation, he explained in simple terms how he would approach creating plans and seeking permits for a major retrofit of our balcony walkway. From there, I was kept well informed by email at every step of the way. Because I live out of state and was not able to be present for any site visits, Brett prepared an explanatory video for me so that I could see exactly what he was seeing and understand how we could solve the structural challenges. The draft plans were ready more quickly than I expected and Brett personally addressed all my questions with patience and precision. The City took longer than I had hoped to do its plan review, but Brett's staff sent me weekly updates. In addition, they walked me through all the forms that I needed to sign so it ended up being a pain-free process from start to finish. I really couldn't be happier with the attentiveness of Brett and his team, as well as the outcome. They deserve accolades for exceptional structural engineering work, at a very reasonable cost.

I have to give Brett the owner some credit here. On June 18, as soon as the negative review came…read moreout, he contacted me with a story about loosing my email and somehow falling through the cracks. He was very apologetic, we chatted via email, he said he had a few things to check on and would get back to me in a few days. Im going to assume that his interpretation of a few days is different from the status quo...It's been another month and he won't return my calls and still no follow up email.

Our experience with Imagine Marble & Granite was nothing short of perfection. The process was…read moresurprisingly seamless with no surprises left for me to deal with. Rafael communicated with me every step of the way. I couldn't be more thrilled with the way our kitchen countertops and bathrooms look. He listened to exactly what I wanted and delivered just that! The workmanship was pristine and I actually had no complaints. I honestly can't say enough about this company, other than how amazing our experience was. If you are looking for a reliable and honest company for countertops, look no further. Imagine Marble & Rafael were professional, punctual, and perfectionists, just like me. They are excellent at their craft and I want everyone to know! Thank you Rafael and Imagine Marble!

Really hoped they'd do the right thing and not leave us with uneven countertop edging but…read moreapparently they believe cracked countertops and edging that gets fatter and thinner and isn't straight is quality work. I don't know anyone who would consider their work even decent. This company is a scam.

Luis did a great job for us with a carpentry project in our garage. He scheduled us quickly, did…read moreexcellent work, and was communicative with the whole project. I'd highly recommend him.

We needed our steps from our garage up to our home replaced - Luis came by and gave us a fair quote…read morewithin 24 hours. We texted about a time to complete the work - arrived on time and did a great job! We now have safe and sturdy steps in our garage up to our home. Thank you again!

If you need a structural engineering company, I would highly recommend Aark Engineering. Eddie…read moreLopez performed the work on my property. I had extensive wood root in the top plates after roof and rain damage. Eddie quickly completed the analysis. It was a comprehensive analysis that included pictures. But most important, he was very helpful to me when the contractors did not understand the analysis. Eddie explained it to me clearly. He also explained it to the contractors at length. This special assistance saved me significant time and money which I greatly appreciate. Eddie also answered other questions that I had as the work progressed. I would highly recommend Aark Engineering Inc.

one of the best customer Services I have received so far. Very reasonable pricing , I got quote…read morefrom 5 different companies and chose their as it was lowest. My tile installers did a very bad job leaving uneven edges and sealing the travertine tiles with potable sealer . It was very messy and gooey to remove the excess sealer .It took humongous effort from the diamond shine team where they had to grind and polish numerous times to smooth the edges and give it a brand new look to my ruined travertine tiles.Thanks you guys for your effort and your level of precision made my tiles sparkling. I recommend their service to anyone needs polishing and grinding natural stone.

Deckamond Construction did an okay job on my renovation. Communication was decent, but there were…read moredelays that I hadn't expected. The workers were polite and mostly cleaned u

Very high quality work with lots of attention to details. The job turned out perfect and the cost…read morewas very reasonable. It was a real pleasure to work with this company and they always got back to me when I sent messages unlike some other companies. I was highly satisfied with the job, they will be my to go contractor in Carlsbad. If you want a contractor in Southern California, Apadana Construction is who you should hire.

Very responsive, under budget, high quality. Will recommend…read moreto other people. Had a boundary and topo, Dennis really took care of me.

Unless you plan to spend many, many millions on your project don't waste your time on San Dieguito…read moreEngineering. For some background, my family has a 5 acre undeveloped property in Olivenhain that we want to build on. I reached out to SDE as my family has worked with them in the past (about 20 years ago). It took them a while to get back to me but after reaching out a couple times and trying multiple lines of communication I got a response. After a few email exchanges and phone calls they wanted to set up a meeting. The person that would be our property manager arrived 20 minutes late to our zoom meeting and basically told me our project was a waste of their time but they would send me an estimate anyways. I totally appreciate that our project may be small scale in terms of what they work on but if that's the case maybe refer me to someone else or at the very least don't waste our time with a meeting only to blow me off. I was told by two people I would be sent estimates and I never received anything. When I asked questions about their recommendations for the lot I was told to google the information. Overall it was a bad experience but fortunately I didn't send over the deposit that he kept talking about. Unimpressed and disappointed.