This may be a legit construction firm, but we'll never know. We were introduced to them by a local…read morereal estate agent, we tried to contact them several times, got one email back then we were ghosted, never to hear from them again. Today I got an email asking for us to be a referral for them. yeah, no.

Here's an enthusiastic yelp for Chris Houk of Houk Construction. I am a Realtor who does business…read morein the San Francisco East Bay and Chris has been a referral I have given to my clients for some time. Recently Chris worked with me on one of my own home projects and I have to say, Chris went way above and beyond the call of duty to bring about a happy ending to what could have been an expensive, hassle of a crisis for me. My clients say Chris is personable and easy to understand, true to his word on price and consistently does quality work. It's been important to them to actually like and trust the contractor who spends so much time in their home. The truly outstanding thing about Chris is that he takes on his client's situation as if it were his own and works creatively to find the elegant solution. Recently, Chris helped me navigate some really tricky communications with the City of El Cerrito Building Services. In the end, the City representatives proved to be very reasonable in their requirements, but that WASN'T the way things started out! If I hadn't had Chris' help in the early stages, I surely would have gotten caught up in alot of bureaucracy and things might not have gone so well at all. Even Realtors need good representation! A++ for Houk Construction! Thank you, Chris!

Had them renovate two bathrooms. They did a phenomenal job. I really liked the attention to detail,…read morethe professionalism, and the fact that they didn't try to upsell me on improvements I didn't need. They would recommend cheaper solutions when it made more sense. They also stayed on schedule and were able to complete both bathrooms within roughly 8 weeks. They were also able to fix things the previous contractor who did my kitchen remodel did wrong. I will definitely hire them again for any future work I need to done and am happy to recommend them to any friends and family. He's honest and reasonable with his bids. And he is very good at diagnosing things that are wrong.

We were introduced to Gilmore Construction through a friend that had remodeled their bathrooms. My…read morefriend's bathrooms came out so stunning that my husband and I decided to go with them for our own bathroom projects. Devin and his assistant Ryan helped transform our outdated 80's bathrooms into a sleek, modern, and functional space. For both bathrooms, we put in new vanities, new tile, and new fixtures. For the master bath, we also added heated floors and a heated towel rack which we so appreciate and are happy with, especially now during the cold winter months. We found Devin and Ryan to be hardworking, knowledgeable professionals who patiently answered all of our questions. They were great to collaborate with and their workmanship was impeccable. Devin managed our project well and kept us in the loop if anything arose that could impact our timeline. It was truly a pleasure working with Gilmore Construction and would highly recommend them.

I hired Jeffrey to install 5 interior doors. He removed the old doors, painted the new doors and…read morehung them. One was a pocket door. He was tidy while he worked, completed the project in the time frame we discussed, and promptly replied to texts. Highly recommend and will likely use again.

Alex and his team did an incredible job transforming my kitchen. They added backsplash, new…read moreflooring, and even custom-built an island that my kitchen was missing. We had some challenges with the space, but Alex was able to make it work! The pricing was very competitive compared to the other contractors. I really appreciated how genuine Alex was and his eye for design and his suggestions on how to make the most of my space while staying within my budget. He walked me through each step and made everything feel easy. If you're in the Bay Area and looking for renovations,I highly recommend his team!

Needed new floors installed and also got our bathroom renovated. We got exactly what we asked for…read moreand he was nice and gave us great direction in what the process was for the project. Everything turned out amazing! Highly recommend!

Nick and his team have handled multiple projects for me, most recently a major renovation of our…read moreolder home. The scope was substantial -- full electrical and plumbing updates throughout the house, a complete kitchen and bathroom remodel, and significant structural repairs to the porch due to extensive termite damage. Despite the complexity, Nick's team approached every challenge with creative, efficient solutions that kept the project moving. What sets Nick apart is his reliability and integrity. He does what he says he's going to do, every time. If you have a project that's time-sensitive, high-stakes, or just plain complicated, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

Nick remodeled our kitchen and some other parts of the house. He has an engineering degree and is…read morevery skilled! He came up with a clever idea to increase the sqft of the kitchen without taking down structural walls. We had peace of mind through out the remodel. He is a reliable, skilled and honest person!

If you're looking for an extremely professional, fair and detail oriented team...BR Construction is…read morefor you! All the way from the owner, Brian, to his team of workers-- the work ethic, communication, on time arrival and execution was flawless! Better yet, YES, they install BARN DOORS! I had the gift that wouldn't stop giving-- installation of online custom sized barn doors. Many companies shied away as they did not supply the doors. Brian and his team have extensive experience in barn door installation (thank God because this was one to remember). Every challenge you can think of from needing to cut the doors to the right height (including a large barn mirror door), getting new screws to be long enough for the hardware, correcting the holes for the thread pattern, adjusting the door to sit straight to ultimately making the doors look beautiful. KUDOS to Brian and Shawn! These guys anticipated one day of work and had to work through a few days and never at one point did I feel they were irritated as some may do if a job exceeds the timeline. BR Construction stands by their work and that goes so far. More importantly, they talked me through the updates, challenges etc-- I'm not an expert so it's nice to have things explained so you know why it's taking so long. Long story short-- you will not be disappointed based on my experience! I look forward to working with them again!

We were very lucky to have found Brian (and his wonderful crew) for our kitchen remodel! He was…read moreworking with our neighbor when I asked for his card. To do my homework before selecting a contractor I asked about him and his crew from my neighbor... needless to say he came highly recommended so my wife and I chose to go with him (best choice I could have made). Brian is one of the more intelligent, energetic and positive people you'll meet. Our kitchen remodel required the removal of a weight-bearing wall and all the challenges that goes with it (including the placement of an 800lb steel beam). He truly cares about his clients, very friendly and punctual! My wife and I have decided to go with Brian for any future plans for our house! If you're searching for a contractor, this is your guy!

These are the contractors you fear you will get when you start a home remodel. They are…read moreinexperienced and do very poor work. We hired Pacific Remodeling and Design for a large home remodel. We removed two structural walls, moved a kitchen, and changed our windows and flooring, and moved the laundry inside from the garage. All of the new walls and ceilings are uneven. Look at the right side of curio cabinet. Our range hood can't sit flush because the ceiling is off an inch over a 3 foot span. They used multiple different white paint colors on our ceiling, showing lines in the light. I selected knockdown texture for our walls and ceiling, which they sprayed on but never "knockdown." Subsequently, it looks like I have popcorn ceiling. Structurally, they opened up areas in my flooring and never tied the joists back together, just left giant holes with plywood and wood flooring over it. Subsequently, the floor sunk beneath your feet when you walked over it. They also did a terrible job installing my flooring; having bad cuts and not temperature acclimating the hardwood floor. In my new laundry room, they vented the dryer to free spew debris into the attic. They replaced the insulation in my attic with insulation for walls, causing us to spend thousands on the right kind of insulation. In the kitchen, they installed our flush mount kitchen sink wrong, not per specs, causing a gap between the cabinet and sink. They installed our kitchen faucet wrong, not using the included "key" to clean debris from the water line before install (a normal thing to do), subsequently clogging my $1,100 faucet so it didn't work. They didn't hit the "knockout" in the garbage disposal, again.. a normal thing to do upon install, so our dishwasher didn't work. They left us hanging on those repairs, my husband and another contractor fixed them. They hung a gorgeous Mahogany door crooked in a square opening. We spent hundreds of dollars with a door company to rehang it. Lastly, Moran missed in his bid that we were enlarging the space for our windows to meet egress. He later demanded more money for this work because he hadn't caught what was clearly in the architect drawings when he bid the job. Around every corner was an issue with these inexperienced contractors. We've paid thousands of dollars to repair their shotty work.

updating pics of the growing cracks on our exterior, and the companies lack to stand by their work…read morebecause it was over "5 years ago" (final inspection in 3/2019, less than 4 years ago) the situation: I am concerned with the cracking in my stucco. I have contacted the contractor, and he refused to visit onsite to inspect and/or take any responsibility. He tells me I can contact the sub-contractor but he no longer works with him. I have met with a couple siding/stucco companies onsite to get their opinions. They are concerned water is getting into the building, potentially along the expansion joint.

We had seen what a beautiful job Mike had done on a kitchen remodel for some friends of ours and…read morethey highly recommended him. So when we were ready to do our own kitchen we contacted him about it. He worked with the designer at Home Depot that we were using and came up with a plan that worked with our schedule and design. In spite of the surprises due to the age of the house (built in 1956) we got the whole thing done and we absolutely love it. All our friends and family also love it. We highly recommend Mike to do remodels.

We were having our cabinets replaced and looked for someone to do the countertops. We had Mike come…read morein to do them. He first consulted, gave us honest advice, gave us time to think about what we wanted to do, then returned for finalizing plans and how everything was to work out. We even went on to work in the backsplash with Mike as well. Mike also replaced our sink, faucet and installed the new garage disposal. His attention to detail is remarkable. All the little things you would not ordinarily think of Mike looks at all that. The finished countertops and splash is beyond our expectations. The backsplash tiling layout is absolutely straight and edges cut to perfection. I can say the same about the countertops. We also had Mike do additional work of installation of a couple of extra dedicated circuit outlets, punch out and re-trimming of the entertainment center. Again, Mikes attention to detail is fantastic. I would highly recommend Mike for any small remoldeling work. He also does great drywall work. The backsplash as you can see is not quite done but anticipate it to be done soon.