TLDR: poor communication and lack of follow through…read more We contacted Standard West because we knew they did previous renovations to our home before we moved in. We thought it would be great to keep the relationship going since they did a good job. Initially, Andy was very responsive when we were considering a large ADU project. However, when we decided it wasn't the direction we wanted to go and had a few smaller projects, he completely stopped answering. I wonder since it wasn't an expensive project like an ADU did he just feel he could brush us off because the money wasn't as enticing? He did say he would be busy last Fall 2022 and that he most likely can start in Jan 2023 but he never responded to my multiple emails inquiring about it. We were also supposed to set up time with their glass contact and he did not follow through. Truly disappointed in this company.

Andy was great to work with! His team was reliable, personable, and demonstrated a level of care…read moreas if it were their own! We were very happy with the end result of our project. Our house grew from 1,000 sf to a 2,700 sf home! We were so pleased with Andy, that we rehired him to remodel our ADU! We highly recommend Andy for any project!

I highly recommend EXP Construction. What truly sets this company apart is not only the quality of…read moretheir work, but also the character and integrity of its leadership. The owner is a devoted Buddhist who approaches both his work and his relationships with sincerity, compassion, and a genuine sense of responsibility. He is deeply committed to his clients, always willing to listen, help, and go the extra mile to make sure the work is done with care. I especially admire his generosity and dedication in supporting the construction and improvement of many Buddhist temples and nonprofit organizations in the community. When choosing a construction company, trust and integrity are just as important as skill and experience. With EXP Construction, I feel confident because the company is led by someone I truly respect and trust. I would gladly recommend them to anyone looking for a contractor who values quality, responsibility, and genuine service to the community.

Exp Construction is great to work with. Jason and his crew of professionals do an excellent job at…read morereconstructing and remodeling. Their attention to detail is phenomenal. They did a few upgrades to our house and ended up with greater expectations then we started. Jason really knows how to see what will be the outcome and really has great ideas to make everything look perfect. The price was better than most, but the quality of work was far greater! His crew of workers are professional, friendly and skilled at there trade. We are planning on doing more upgrades and remodeling and can't wait to have EXP Construction back again. Thank you again Jason!!

Kevin came over and helped us with little handy-man jobs that have been long needed in the house…read more From wiring up some fans, to sealing our slate grout, to hanging up shelves in the garage, he did it all. He is very timely and professional. When we move into our new house, we'll be calling Kevin and K.O. Construction again and again!!

I've used Kevin for so many jobs over the years and all Ian say is this: he's honest and…read moresacrificial in how he treats customers he goes beyond often times cutting into his own profit to do right by customers. He is a good guy that's all there is to it. I read a rant from what sounds like a crazy person. Giving him 1 star and all I could do is laugh. As a contractor myself I recognized immediately that this is one of this night mare customers all contractor pray they never cross paths with. Crazy lady go find Jesus. Anyway always works hard always try to give his best and is human just like all the rest of us but when he makes a mistake he tries to make up for it. I know many most contractors out there that when they have a loss by a mistake on their part they work that loss into change orders passing the loss onto the client. Kevin doesn't do this. He gets 5 stars because I trust him to be honorable. And today that's rare. Bless and looking forward to working with you again buddy.

Can't say enough great things about this team. On the last day of escrow, we had a huge water leak…read moreresulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Mold abatement crews the works! Matt's team came in with a competitive bid and delivered quality work in half the time proposed by others. I can't say enough great things about this company. I just wished there were more 6 stars on yelp.

Being in construction for over 3 decades I approached contacting a general contractor with some…read morereluctance, but being retired and out of the loop I went fishing. What I caught was Hackett Renovation. They performed as what I thought only an old school contractor like myself would expect. Diligent and timely they followed through with the typical road blocks old houses entail.. I have to say the finished product was timely, on cost and very well managed. I plan on doing some additional work on other homes I own and now know the go to guy.

We hired E2 to remodel our kitchen in our condo. We met with Frank at the beginning so that he…read morecould get a sense of our needs - we wanted to basically gut the kitchen and install new cabinets, flooring and counters as well as lighting and 2 new appliances (stove and microwave). We had met with two other contracting companies and we were given a similar quote as E2 but to be honest, meeting with Frank gave me a totally different level of confidence than meeting with the others. He listened carefully, was very honest with us about expectations and I immediately felt comfortable. This is the first remodel me and my husband have ever done so we were nervous! Frank and Alex made very quick progress with our kitchen - it's a more complicated inspection process with condominiums so inspections were the main hold-up for us. Along the way they made sure we were getting the results we wanted and were quick to make changes if we had any requests. Alex was great to work with, he is very detail oriented and does great work. He and his team always left our house and the common areas in the condo building extremely clean (cleaner than it was originally, honestly). I always felt great greeting them in the morning, knowing that the place was safe in their hands. We ended up having a weird water heater valve issue from a previous installation that had to get fixed before our final kitchen inspection and Frank came over to offer his expertise on what he thought the fix could be. I was very appreciative because I wanted to be able to talk to the plumbing company with confidence about viable solutions. Frank and his team really went above and beyond in making sure we were comfortable and happy with the work. Frank asked us to leave a review and I am happy to do it because I was very pleased with their work and would truly recommend them to any one who is looking to have remodel work done.

When I moved into my condo, I wanted the hardwood floors to be renewed (not refinished since they…read morewere installed 1-2 years ago). The scope of work was to buff down the current top coat and then reapply the protective top coat/gloss. The square footage was about 500-600 sqft (hallway + living/dining room area). I called Frank and he was very responsive. I made an appointment for a walkthrough and he gave me estimates for everything I wanted done (although I went with another person for painting/other jobs). He was nice and explained everything very well. So his people came to do the floors (only took about 1.5-2 hours to complete) and he stopped by at the end to check on the work. Since the topcoat was oil based, I wouldn't be able to walk on the floor for 24 hours (which was fine because the entire condo was empty anyway). The next day, I went to check on the finished floor. I was very disappointed! There were dust particles all over so the floor felt bumpy/dirty (there were some places where it was ok but some places where it was very very dusty looking). Frank called later that night to see what I thought of it and I told him that I was dissatisfied. He went to take a look and agreed that it was unacceptable. So, he scheduled his people to go to my condo again to redo the job. I showed them where the worst places were and they said they would vacuum and wipe down the areas after buffing (I guess they didn't wipe it down afterwards?). They were in and out of the condo in 1.5 hours. The next day, I went to check on the final result. Disappointed again! There was definitely less dust particles but it looked like they buffed down some parts and recoated while other parts it just looked like they recoated on top of the existing top coat. As a result, you can see the streak/brush marks from the top coat (almost like when you paint your nails ... you put on the first coat of nailpolish but you don't wait long enough when you paint the second coat, and then you get that horrible clumpy streak). Also, you can clearly see that on the edges of the floor, there is no clear coat at all! I was very frustrated at this point because I had already scheduled other work to be done, so I didn't have time for him/crew to come in again to redo the floors. Frank called again the next day and I told him that I wasn't satisfied but I didn't have the time to have him redo it again. And with that, he charged me the price we agreed upon and my floors look actually worse than they did before they did any work. 2 stars: 1 star - Great communication ... will call you after the work is done and responds to emails quickly. 1 star - He did redo the work when I was dissatisfied ... but if you're redoing the work, it better be done correctly! But that's about it ... the work is the most important and they just didn't do a good job. I would not recommend E2 Remodel and would not use them again in the future.

The best contractor/construction firm in North County! Joe has done work for us for over 20 years,…read moreincluding completely rebuilding our home after a fire. He handled the complete project from demo to move-in day! Joe is a delight to work with, as are all of his sub-contractors. Top quality work from professional, courteous, and knowledgeable individuals, who treat your home as they would their own.

Joe and his team just finished our kitchen remodel. Four days early and under budget! It was an…read moreunbelievably positive experience--after an unbelievably bad experience with a landscape contractor. Joe and his team were professional, on time, and answered all questions we had. Our kitchen is gorgeous, functional, inviting, and so much more open. This was basically a gut job down to the studs, taking out a wall, redoing the electrical, moving appliances around. Joe also helped us re-do the lighting throughout our house, converting it to LED to try and save some kilowatts and $$. He and his team were so professional and happy to please. All the recommended businesses (granite, appliances, hardware) were winners also. I am just so happy this went well--he has restored my faith in the contractor/construction businesses, and now I know what to look for if I'm in need of any other type of work. I STRONGLY recommend you use him if you need electrical/solar/construction/remodel work done.

We were becoming totally frustrated in our search for an architect and a general contractor to…read moreguide an extensive remodel of our home. What we needed and seemingly could not find was an honest estimate of costs, an architect who could help us design our project and drive the permit process, and a contractor to build the project. Finally we happened upon STEL Builders. Cory, a walking advertisement for why you need to contract with STEL, jumped on our project and quickly gave us a realistic idea of costs. He introduced us to Frank, who is an awesome person and STEL's in-house architect. Frank gave us three options of drawings to choose from. Each option met our basic requirements and also outlined possible upgrades. Based on our budget, we committed to a plan. Within two months we had permits and construction began. We were assigned a dedicated project manager with whom we met weekly to assess progress in demo and ultimately new construction. Even before demo began, we met our design angel in Ivette. She guided us through selection of fixtures, cabinetry, tile, wall coverings, flooring; all the aspects of a remodel that keeps novices like us up at night. Her calm demeanor combined with her creative ideas made this an amazingly pleasurable experience! Ivette led us to our dream design outcome, and all within the budget we worked out with savant Cory in the beginning. STEL has great relationships with all the best subcontractors & receives priority on their projects, keeping the downtime in construction to a minimum. Midway through construction, our project manager left STEL. They hired a super pro replacement in Roberto. His many years of experience enabled us to stay on track for completion and enhanced the quality of the final product. Roberto is already a tremendous asset to STEL! And all along, even as he continued to take on new projects, Cory stayed in touch and treated us as if we were his only client. No question or inquiry we had was too small or insignificant for him to address nearly as quickly as it was expressed. We moved back into our home after six months and felt like every dream we had dreamt for our forever home had come true. The outcome has exceeded our very high expectations. In Cory's introduction, he touted STEL as a small, family oriented and local Design & Build Company. He was right about that. However, we think he understated how committed to these values Seth Larson and STEL Builders really are. They get it! For people like us, this is the largest and last big expenditure we'll ever make. They treated us with respect, congeniality, honesty and integrity. Our lives and our home from now on are forever enhanced from having met and worked with Cory, Frank, Ivette and Roberto. Thank you Seth Larson for the team you've built. Thank you STEL Builders, our new extended family!

After carefully rsearching the best design-build firms, we picked Stel Builders because they are a…read morelocal, right-sized, family-owned company who could personalize a design just for us. Jason and Frank patiently created the perfect building plans, and Brian expertly managed the project. We are very pleased with our newly remodeled home.

Bad experience and a complete waste of our time. We saw the good reviews on Mike and his company…read moreand asked him out for an estimate. The only word I can use to describe Mike's demeanor was arrogant. He walked around the house as I told him what needed to be done. He didn't offer ideas or even seem very interested. Aside from the main job, I asked him to measure some windows in a small office, and he said he didn't need to. He could measure them by looking at them . He also told me that replacement windows for this small room would start at $35,000. I've had several bids on those windows, and that's about three times the highest bid I received. In fact, that is the only bid Mike gave me. After walking around with his nose in the air for an hour around my house, he promised to send me a bid in the next week. I never heard back. My husband sent an email, a text, and called Mike, but still no response, no bid. The work done on my home so far has been done by an amazing finish carpenter from Rancho Santa Fe. He has, unfortunately, retired . I think that once Mike saw that I was not open to the crazy pricing he was offering, he lost interest. I think this company might be for you if you don't care about price or budget and will pay whatever bill they send you. In any case, it was extremely unprofessional not to send out a bid , or at the very least inform us that he wasn't interested in the job.

ProPacific Builders remodeled my kitchen and did a wonderful job, from start to finish. Hiring a…read morecontractor is no small investment, and I truly appreciated how detailed and professional they are. They provided thorough documentation (from the initial contract, to work schedules, to material selection to progress invoices) and always responded quickly to voicemails and emails. Our kitchen was completed on budget, and early! Oh, and it looks great! I can genuinely recommend this company...call them for an estimate!