Have used Kobuksan and have reviewed their work throughout the city before making my decision and…read morethey are tops. Collin who is the head contractor is trustworthy and honest... he's given me a quote and even when small issues came up, he was always upfront and notified me about the details and worked with me on solutions without massive overcharges. I think he completely did the interior of a Japanese restaurant at the end of Pier 39 if anyone's interested in looking at a public example of his work. I find this contractor trustworthy and conscientious as well as skilled/knowledable in his craft if anyone's looking for such a person. We experienced no attitude - which was so great.

I have used David and his crew for projects at two different homes. In my prior home, just last…read moreyear he and his men painted the wooden sills on a glass wall I had installed in my home. It was done with precision and came out just beautiful. In my new home, this year, I have had him do a couple of painting projects that were required because the realtor that sold the home did some painting projects to flip it that were really done quite poorly. But no fear, David and Antonio helped bring the house up to its potential beauty. David takes extreme pride in work and is worth every dime.

Nolan Painting was awesome! David Nolan the owner and lead painter is very hands-on and made sure…read morethat they were taking care of all our needs. The level of professionalism and cleanliness was just fantastic. I will definitely recommend Nolan to any friends and family.

We've used Ming Ng over the past few years as well. In 2007, he did a complete kitchen remodel for…read moreus. We used E3 kitchens for our cabinetry, and he worked really well with that vendor. They were able to complete our work within one month (as promised) and it turned out absolutely perfect. His price was very reasonable, he offers his suggestions and advice, and helped us decide what we wanted after hearing some of his thoughts about what would work best with our existing space. Ming has also done some work for us at our SF rental property. He is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and again, reasonably priced. I highly recommend Ming and Vector Construction. If you're looking for honesty, hard work and quality, you've found your contractor.

I was introduced to Ming from a friend who used him for a deck remodel. Ming came highly…read morerecommended and did not dissapoint. The back part of our house was taken down to the studs and we had the kitchen and bathroom reconfigured and rebuilt. Moving walls, doors, plumbing, gas lines, electrical, etc.....Ming's completed the projet on time (2-3 months) and on budget. And a small unexpected change we had to implement due to city codes, was done at a reasonable additional cost.....some contractors might try and rake you over the coals....but Ming did not. Now, in 2012, we are about to embark on a complete second story addition to what is a small, one story, 1BR house. I just reached out to Ming to review the architectural and civil engineering documents. I expect that this project will go as smoothly as the last.

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.

Bryan and his team did a great job bringing plumbing to a new part of the house, converting part of…read morethe garage into a new bedroom and drywalling the rest, adding a new window, moving the furnace stack and laundry, and helping us create a beautiful new kitchenette. The result looks and feels very organic in our home. I had other contractors look at it who would not take this job on for even $100k, and CHL did if for under 70. Great value. And he referred us to an architect who helped us a lot as well. For us it was a large project, but for them relatively small. I would definitely recommend this contractor.

We had the pleasure of working with CHL Construction from Jan 2021 to Oct 2021. During that time,…read moreBryan and his crew stripped our townhouse to the studs and the finished product completely transformed it. It could be used as an Architectural Digest home!! There are photos that show the finished product with backlit stairs, glass railing, kitchen with a waterfall island, and modern bathrooms; walk-in shower and other with a jacuzzi tub. During the renovation process, Bryan kept us fully informed of current activities and planned activities for the following weeks. He kept us informed on any issues or roadblocks from completing their work as per the timeline. He would always tell us in advance of any specific needs so that they can be ordered or purchased in time for the work to continue. These items include all new kitchen appliances, custom cabinets, kitchen sink, bathroom vanities, Bio Bidet toilets (our choice), just to name a few of the endless list of items to identify and buy. This was all happening during the pandemic and during the many supply chain issues. Overall needless to say we were happy and excited to move back into our completely renovated home. The first words out of everyone's mouth since the renovation has been 'WOW' especially our neighbors. They are amazed on the transformation and say 'we want to renovate and have everything the same as you!' Copying is the highest form of flattery. We highly recommend CHL Construction and would use them again on other future projects. We are happy customers and would gladly show their work.

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.

I have hired Bruce on two occasions to do a considerable amount of work, such as reinforcing a…read moredeck, replacing dry-rot, installing 8 foot sliding windows (taking out the old ones), fixing our wood fence, installing doors. Bruce does excellent work. His work is careful. He does things right the first time. He also is extremely thoughtful about how NOT to spend my money. He really thinks, how we can do this cheaper, with recycled materials, braces, or not at all. Other folks would come in and say "oh, you need to replace the deck". Bruce looks at it, studies the deck and comes back to say "hey, if you replace this piece here and here, that should do it". Voila, I just saved $10k. To me, these qualities make Bruce a fabulous contractor and a keeper. Bruce also has a lot of friends he has worked with for years, so he is able to call in people when necessary. I have never hired him for a complete remodel or renovation, but in terms of fixing, replacing and handing him a list of ten things to do - he is great...if you can get on his dance card (plan ahead). Bruce was very respectful of our home and privacy and we are very happy with the work. Two thumbs up.

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!