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Laina R.

Costa Bella helped us with a large house remodel, and I can't speak highly enough about them. Vitt and Justin had amazing communication throughout the whole project with me. I was terrified to begin this journey because I have heard so many horror stories about contractors, but this team knows the ins and outs, helps with troubleshooting and has a great attitude through it all, even making me laugh and enjoy the project! They are professional, know the subs well, and the city. I would recommend them to anyone! Our project stayed within budget and stayed on schedule. Loved how there was an app to follow along.

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WHY CAN"T I GIVE THEM 6 STARS?!?!? Seriously? tl;dr: Wow! Hire these guys! They are incredible. We love the location of our house in Rio Del Mar, but it showed its 1977 roots throughout. Things were falling apart and it was time we really made the house into what we wanted. We had no experience with a major remodel before (A remodel for us was to buy a new house), but we jumped in toward the end of 2020 and called seven local contractors, of which 5 called us back, 3 showed up and only 2 pursued a bid. We really like how we connected with Jeff. He took my wild idea of tearing out a wall and stretching out our kitchen to change the flow of the house and made it his dream too. Jeff let us tour some of their other work in progress and provided some great references to help answer our questions which were extremely beneficial in deciding our approach. I was really amazed by how these people felt like the team became family and how they said the crews were respectful of neighbors. We inked a deal and paid our deposit on December 31, 2020. We were impressed with Jeff's son-in-law/project manager Vit and how detail-oriented he was. He was always thinking ahead and providing great ideas for how to work through some design and construction challenges. Vit was great with communication and steering us in the right direction. Our project grew from what we originally started with but everything was on time and within budget as we agreed to and modified as we expanded the work. The workers were just outstanding and honest and as noted, they were very respectful of the neighborhood and our neighbors. Our neighbors were kind of sad that the project was finished as they liked conversing with them. Best of all, I always judge a company not by how they handle themselves whenever something goes right, but more by how they handle themselves when something goes wrong. There was very little that went wrong, but Vit and the team were super responsive to any little issue that occurred once we moved in, from little scuffs in the paint to fixing a circuit breaker for an appliance. We even got excellent recommendations for roofing repair for an issue that had nothing to do with the remodel. Their knowledge of local suppliers and industry people is pretty epic and the connections with our remodel make it much easier to find reliable tradespeople thanks to Coasta Bella We will be back. We want to make our lower floor look as good as the one they just renovated.

Kristin J.

Where do I even begin to express my appreciation for Costa Bella Builders? We were in a unique situation of needing a home addition very quickly, as we found out we were going to have twins and really needed to add more room to our small house before they were born. Through a neighbor, we were connected to the team at CBB and from the beginning, we sensed a great connection with them. Our two big needs from a contractor: stick their deadlines and communicate well with us, as we already had a toddler and very busy lives and we were in crazy season trying to prepare ourselves to add two more little lives to the family. After talking with CBB and four other contractors, CBB was the only team that was confident they could complete our project on time. It seem too good to be true that the first people we talked to were the ones we ended up going with, but looking back, it was the best decision we could've made. From the beginning, Vitt and Jeff were amazing to work with, helping us to figure out the best layout for our addition, while working alongside of the architect and designer that we wanted to use. They were a great combination of being able to dream about possibilities while also sticking to our limited budget. Every meeting we had with them felt wonderful; we felt listened to, supported, and excited about what was ahead. Then in the midst of getting our permits and preparing for construction, I ended up in the hospital with preterm labor at 27 weeks with our twins. We were set to begin construction two weeks after I ended up in the hospital, and with a lesser crew, we would've never gone forward with the remodel. But because we trusted CBB so much, we ended up deciding to continue on with the remodel throughout the craziness of being in the hospital (which ended up being an eight week stay) and possibly having our babies very early. That's how much we trusted them to do well and to follow through on what we had planned. We honestly can't believe the blessing this team was for us during that time, as they worked so hard and diligently on our project, allowing some of our family members to do on site checks with them while we were at Stanford, and being flexible with us throughout all the chaos of that time period. Once construction began, each week they hit their deadlines, communicated any issues that came up and were flexible with changes and the inevitable issues that come up during projects like this. They also do very good work: their subcontractors are excellent, the construction they do is quality and the outcome of our remodel is absolutely beautiful. Our Interior designer sister-in- law and architect brother-in-law helped us with this project and when it was all over, they said it was an absolute delight to work with Vit and the team; they said it's very rare to find a team as talented and communicative as CBB. We honestly just couldn't believe the blessing we had with CBB- that they would listen to us, communicate well and have our best in mind throughout the project meant the world. I have told so many people this and I mean it, we absolutely loved our contractors and I thank God for them on a regular basis. I don't think many people could say the same thing about their experience with contractors, as most people end up frustrated and feeling not listened to, or somehow even manipulated. We never felt this; we only have gratitude for them, and each day that we live in our newly remodeled home, we are thankful for all the work they did for us and the way they treated us. Cannot recommend them enough!

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We decided to do a major home remodel just before Covid hit, and were incredibly fortunate to choose Costa Bella Builders for the job. It was a major undertaking for us, and Vitt and Jeff were with us every step of the way-- guiding with design plans and finish choices in a way that was helpful and professional but not obtrusive. Vitt in particular has a very keen eye for design, and made multiple suggestions which we adopted and are finding delightful. Despite the pandemic CBB stayed on time and within budget, and the workers and subcontractors were courteous, professional and Covid conscious. They were always responsive, and when the inevitable little problems came up they corrected these promptly and thoroughly. We ended up with a serious materials problem with our new wood floors (not the fault of CBB) they also took responsibility to make sure that was resolved, even though they were under no obligation to do so. We enthusiastically and without reservation recommend CBB to anyone looking to remodel, especially those with larger projects requiring juggling multiple subcontractors, etc. We adore our "new" home and could not be happier.

We can't thank the Costa Bella team enough for the wonderful job they did for us, they made the process pretty easy. We had a rather large Kitchen/Great Room/Pantry that needed a complete gut and update and these guys were up for the challenge. Along the way there were some smaller updates we added to refresh the common areas of the home so they wouldn't seem outdated compared to the new Kitchen and WOW, everything tied in nicely and it makes our whole house look new! I always hear how remodels can break a marriage but thanks to Costa Bella and my husbands trusting in my decisions it was pretty painless! (*** and all during a pandemic!!)

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