We did a full house remodel with Ali's Construction, and they did a great job. Now the process is quite long and it has its challenges but the team was great to work with and really knew how to navigate Palo Alto city requirements and inspections, which made the process much smoother. They were collaborative throughout, offering helpful ideas and guidance while being open to our input. Especially Ali gave great ideas and vision for what can be done. My husband was on top of project management and the communication was quite professional, especially when changes or challenges came up: Like with any big project, there were a few bumps along the way, but they always worked hard to solve issues in timely manner and keep us happy with the results. Highly recommend going through each and every line of item in great detail before starting to be more ready for what to come but know "change of order" is the nature of new construction for both parties. Overall, a positive experience, highly recommend Ali's Construction for quality work and a professional approach. read more

We liked the way our project turned out. like any project there were surprises and changes we didn't plan, the team was flexible to accommodate and suggest changes. read more

Ali's Construction remodeled our home. Sloppy work, incompetent sub contractors. When I walk through my house today certain sections still creaks. I ended up drawing a contract to fix things before I pay the final amount of $14,000 and he signed it. Years after I get an attorney notice suing me for the rest of the money. I showed the contract to the attorney and informed him that I will pay the money if he fixed the problem. Well his attorney relented in my favor and did not pursue any further. read more

Ali's Construction did a significant remodel of our house (added a few hundred sq. ft., added a bathroom, new entryway, remodeled kitchen/bathrooms and reconfigured a big part of the existing interior). Overall, we are very happy with the outcome. Ali did the initial visit and scoping himself. He gave several excellent recommendations during that discussion which really helped us enhance what we had planned for the remodel. Based on that initial interaction, and reasonable pricing, we decided to work with Ali's team over several other design-build companies we had talked with. Despite significant inflation between contract signing and work starting (a sizable lag there due to city permit process), Ali's Construction stayed with the original price and did the work within budget. We did go over the contract price on finish materials but that was our choice as we wanted to upgrade several items. That is something to consider in planning: the quote may include estimates for reasonable finish materials (kitchen cabinets, flooring, tiles, doors, etc.), but you may want to build some buffer into the budget for upgrades you might want. As with any major project, don't expect to sign the contract and everything to be on auto-pilot. There are so many variables in construction that you may have a different interpretation from the construction team. Ali's folks (esp. the project manager, Nima) is good at accommodating reasonable requests but you have to make them in a timely way. That means you have to monitor progress and call out anything you want to address before more layers of work gets done on top of it. Sometimes this requires some persistence but it's a relatively small factor in the overall scope of a big construction project. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Max, Ali's accounts person. He's no-nonsense, reliable, and precise. Exactly what you want from the numbers guy! read more

We have used Ali's Construction to remodel our San Jose home in 2024. The teams were very professional, courteous and knowledgeable of the tasks they were performing. The project completed on time and with good quality. The project had many complications and fancy designs that we demanded which were delivered well and the program managers were flexible to our needs. Please connect with me if you need more information. read more

I used Ali's construction to remodel a bathroom. Of the three quotes I got, their price was the lowest. But you get what you pay for. Their project manager was incompetent and work was very slow (5 week project took 11 weeks). Workers would not show up on the day and it was very hard to get them to say what would happen when. At one point the project manager actually called and asked me if a particular task was done. When I complained about the slowness they said a window we had ordered was not ready that's why it was slow. But when the window arrived, it sat around for more than a week before they installed it. The only thing that finally got them moving was withholding any further payment. They did not plan their work properly and their plumber complained to me that tiling had been done before he could finish his work. Then they had to cut open the downstairs ceiling to finish plumbing. It was like this was first time they built a bathroom (obviously not true for this company but felt like it). The work quality was below average. Their framer cut a beam unnecessarily and then tried to lie and cover it up. I can understand a mistake but lying about it is unprofessional. One of the faucets had a missing cap. The drywall was uneven and the shower floor not sloped properly. They left a lot of small work like painting and handles unfinished and when I complained they sent a new guy who had no idea what he was doing. He chipped a piece of tile next to my bathtub. At that point I had enough and asked them to leave. Got a handyman to finish the job. read more

I worked with Ali's construction to rebuild my lovely house in Cupertino. It had been a very busy (as expected) but very rewarding experience. I would have given 4.5 Stars but Yelp does not allow me. :) I am personally an electrical engineer and pay most attention to details. I would like to share my fair and honest opinions for your reference should you be interested in building a new house. (1) Background and Summary: The original house was built in 1960 with ~1700 sf. The new one is rebuilt from ground up with a 2nd story addition and an extended 1st floor (~2300 sf). Project length is 11 months including some labor/material delays due to COVID. I used my architect and provided the building permit. The project was negotiated directly with the owner Ali in the beginning who has a very good idea of how to make the house appealing and valuable. During the construction, Nima was assigned to be the project manager who I worked very closely. We had several urgent (or unexpected) issues that we need to decide together. Nima always shows the sense of urgency and the accountability. (2) Quality and Value: I interviewed several builders ranging low, medium, and high cost, $200 ~ $400 per sf. I will never go to the lowest bid because a quality work cannot be done with cheap labor/materials. I will not go to the highest bid because why do I need to pay for nice looking sales men/women for overhead? Ali's quote is reasonable and practical. I ended up with spending 1.4X of the original quote due to all the upgrades of my own decision: double flooring, excessive number of can lights, super smooth interior wall, highest grade of external stucco wall, high end appliances, high quality door/windows, etc... My points are (a) if you want to stay in quote budget, you can, (b) if you want the upgrades, Ali's team can do that for you. (3) Somethings Impressed: When the new frame was up before any wall was installed. I walked around the job site and carefully measure the level and the alignment of these wood stubs. To my surprise, they line up nearly perfectly from front to the back. One thing to share with everyone is that when you see the house for reference, look at the alignment from a corner of the house to the another corner (it can be the edge of the wall or door or window). Details matter. (4) Things learned: (a) The shower glasses need to be installed before the final inspection. So try to order the shower door in advance because it is a long lead time item. (b) The tile and wood flooring materials are not what you see in the store. Often the tile/wood flooring materials have patterns that are different from what you see in the show room. I found this out when the flooring was 1/3 finished and kitchen wall was 100% completed. Those patterns are so mismatched to the ones on show room so I had to spend more money to replace them. So check the material piece by piece and discard the ones that are off before the installation. (5) One more thing: Building a house is a big investment so please take your time to interview the construction companies. I did and I decided to work with Ali's team. Be prepared to have surprises and be patient to work with them. The reward after the temporary hassle is the permanent enjoyment. read more

Ali's construction helped us rebuild our home in Saratoga from scratch. There are three aspects that I want to highlight about Ali and his team. 1. He delivered great value for money. His quality is second to none. He promised and delivered our home within a budget that others couldn't match. 2. In any construction project there will be surprises. Ali was very professional, and personally addressed these type of issues and ensured that all promises that he had made to us were kept. 3. Having a physical office in the heart of Cupertino also helped. We were able to go and have a chat either in their office or at the site when needed. His team was also very responsive with email. read more

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We came across Ali's construction from one of the many boards that the company put up outside the houses that they build. We saw many boards across Cupertino area which made us to discover Ali. Like every individual looking to build the house, we quickly looked at Yelp reviews and Google reviews and were not sure to go with Ali after reading the reviews. But all the reviews were quite old and looking at the number of houses Ali was doing, we really didn't think these reviews were accurate. We decided to meet Ali and get the quote. When we first met Ali, he was very professional, showed up on time and looked at the house we were interested in remodeling as well as extending . Ali was able to provide us with the quote and also took us the neighborhood houses that he built. He was able to introduce us to multiple house owners and asked us to take their opinions about their experience with Ali. He was honest and very humble . We really liked Ali's first impression and did our due diligence by asking questions to real people and not just Yelp review. House building is not easy and many times there are ups and downs but ultimately we have yo look at the overall experience and quality. We truly feel Ali is amazing and his team is very professional. Here are some of the things we are happy with: * We like the fact that he is always available to answer our question and concerns. * The only things we didn't enjoy was the electrical guys as they really gave us a hard time . But Ali and his team took care of it and we were able to move forward. * We always talk to Ali and his team and avoid talking to contractors directly. I would recommend the same to anyone who is planning to build house. Leave the management part to Ali and his team. * We were also very happy with Ali and his team's many valuable suggestions, they were always looking at the floorplan and our material list and giving us realistic feedback if the idea would work or not. They provided so many good ideas for which we would always be thankful to his team. * We also liked that he has a full team on board like architect, structural engineers etc. so we never had to go outside and look for help. * Also, Ali provides "allowances" in his contract which no other contractor provides. So this is literally money that you will save on the total price. So do consider this before making a decision. * As with every contractor, there are glitches here and there, but most of our issues were handled in some way shape or form. * Overall we would highly recommend them. read more

Our experience with Ali construction was really bad right during the designing part. We used on Ali's recommendation his Designer Mazi. Initially they all looked talented to us and then after making the design payments we realised we were not able to reach Mazi everytime we needed to move forward or make changes in design we could not get hold of him. So I would have to reach him through Ali. After couple of such instances Ali lost his cool and called me and was super angry. Since we had no problem with Ali and just wanted to move forward with designs I was surprised with his attitude and behaviour. He was very disrespectful. I decided not to go ahead with them though Mazi apologized. I will not give them any star due to bad behavior. Attitude matters to me the most and then punctuality. It seemed our project was not important to them. read more

If you like to manage every aspect of your own project and deal with various subs and problems, then hire Ali's Construction. Be sure to read and check every line item and prices on the contract. We signed a contract with him thinking that he would at least do some of the work with his own people. During the job (bathroom remodeling), we found out that all aspects of the job was subcontracted to different people coming from all over the place. Every day we had issues with them showing up to work on their respective areas. We specially had a few issues with the plumber. This sub did not even know what the hot/cold lever on the new shower knob was and had tighten it to the point where it could not be used. We had to tell him what that was for and make sure he makes adjustments. Neither of the shower controls ever really worked perfectly after installation. Ali himself only shows up on the first day to collect the deposit. He never comes back to check on the progress or to see the completed project and do a walk through, which is customary. At the end of the job, his office starts calling and sending emails asking for payment whether they've addressed the issues or not. We had several problems that needed to be resolved. And instead of dealing with those issues, their office threaten us that we need payment or they'll put a lien on your house (their standard scare tactic). This was one of the worst experiences we've had dealing with a contractor. And we've done several big remolding jobs over the years. Update 5/13/16 - Ali Construction's response to our post is an attempt to minimize our honest and accurate review of his business. We are an actual customer and not a competitor. I use my nick name on Yelp so is may not match what he has on his record. He did do our bathroom remodel. And our feedback is 100% honest and accurate. We have no reason to exaggerate. read more

Did an excellent job on building my home! I was impressed at how professional the company was. Always on time and delivered the job efficiently and with my budget!! read more

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This contractor was hired to remodel my office by the landlord. I made it clear to him what was needed and when it was needed by. He stopped work in the middle of the job demanding money (which is illegal btw). Ignored me on the phone. When I persisted, he got aggressive. Did not finish the work which I had to do myself. The list of things that he did incorrectly is too long. Plus, I lost a week's worth of work. Also, he seems to have some kind of talent for deflecting the bad reviews on Yelp and getting them to reside in the "not currently recommended" area. Wtf? Don't do it. read more

We started our major remodeling project with Alis construction Oct, 2014 , We had to go through public hearing so we knew things might be little delayed. Mr Ali will be doing Design and construction for us. So far things are going according to plan and no major surprises. I will keep updating this post as we make progress. One thing I can say to fellow yelpers is remodeling require lot of follow ups and at the end of this whole project you will learn quiet a bit about how City planning works , Architects, Structural engg and other details with construction industry , but its fun !!! Good luck, if you need details feel free to reach out (Send Message) read more

We hired this contractor for remodeling the kitchen because since we moved to this house 7 years ago, never did anything to the kitchen because didn't really needed improvements until now. So we decided to go for this contractor because their estimate and also their project was the one we liked the most, very modern style. During the construction time they were very clean and organized and I'm very happy with the new kitchen. read more

Read only if you really care about the reviews: Recommendations: 1. Think twice before signing contract with Ali. Avoid him if you have other option. 2. Be particular about what should be covered in the work contract else ready to pay for it when time comes. 3. Don't expect that he will do any better job then a good handyman. Handymen are doing your job after all. Don't expect quality of work just because he is a licensed contractor. Detail: We just finished kitchen renovation 2 weeks ago. I was holding last payment to make sure they complete all the open issues I have already reported, they threaten me to file lien on my property!!! before fixing them. The issues are still open after 2 weeks of false promises that their people are coming today, tomorrow and so on. Still waiting.... Ali only show up to impress and get work. He never reply over the weekend or a lot of times even weekdays. He never show up again to look at how good or bad the work is done by his out sourced contractors he has no control over. I got a lot of shit from them saying contractors are not replying their phone calls and 3 times in a row their contractors didn't show up on the scheduled time. Work was delayed by days. I gave him work as I thought he is a single contractor who do the project, it turned out that he sent 4 sub contractors who didn't even know what is the plan of work. There is no coordination between them. If you ask the guy working there to fix anything you notice, they reply it is not his job. Ask the other contractor to fix it. When I complained to his office about the no show up from their contractors, in stead of saying sorry, the lady told me not to teach how to do her job!!!! Before signing contract, Ali did big promises of I will do this and that and will cover all the misc items in the kitchen, when time came to fix the issues, he said this is not in my contract, you have to pay extra for it. For an example, soft lock in the kitchen cabinet doors. It is a obvious that contractors take care of it. He asked me to pay $150. read more

Ali's Construction is a partner of ours. I know it may sound self-serving, but we work with tons of builders and Ali's Construction stands out. The Company really cares about the quality of their work and really tries hard to accommodate the customers needs. Construction is a tough business and you need someone fluid like Ali to navigate the process. Ali is also very honest and upfront with his clients. You need someone to be there if something doesn't go as planned. For those of you new to building I can promise you that building is always challenging whether it's the City, delays, etc read more

I use Ali's construction for my kitchen remodeling,He did febulous job, very fast, not only that he help me with, where to buy tiels, granite, cabinet ,almost everything, he made it so easy for me that I can trust him for any other future construction.,That is not all, after the remodeling I had few other project on different location, i call him for a quote, he tookout time from his busy schedule and help me, He is honest and very resonable. read more