Jon recently completed a kitchen remodel and exceeded expectations. All recommendations turned out…read moreto be just right and the job was completed within the expected timeline and on budget. This was the second project with Jon, as he had previously replaced all our Victorian's rotting windows with beautiful ones made by Arellano's and our deck with new redwood planks. Jon and his crew were always on time and professional. I am happy to have a talented contractor in the neighborhood!

Jon has done several projects for us, and he's a real straight shooter. Quality work, on time, and…read moreconsistently under budget. Cannot recommend him enough.

Although David Sobel has a history of full-scale construction jobs and home-building, we've used…read morehis services for basic home repair as well as more heavy-duty jobs such as tiling and wall-ripping-apart stuff that we could NEVER have known to do ourselves. Plus, he was the only one after many tries who managed to fix our dang broken sliding pocket door -- he fixed it cheerfully and NOW the thing slides like butter -- using just my PINKY FINGER! He had to plow into the wall to put the track back in, and now it's like new. He's friendly, reliable, and does beautiful work. And he goes by the mantra "I can fix anything but a cat." If you need help with your house, call him up.

Davide Sobel fixed everything that was incomplete or incorrectly finished by a general contractor I…read morehired to remodel two bathrooms and one bathroom addition to my Pacific Heights property. I searched on the internet for a "craftsman" because the contractor's "finish" work was ghastly and made several mistakes. I was very LUCKY to have found DAVID! He is a TRUE craftsman. He is knowledgeable, works smoothly, quickly, reasonably priced, impeccable! On top of that, you do not want him to leave your home when the job is completed because he is a joy to be around. I highly recommend David!

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.

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.

very professional, good service like how they work, thank you, Alex for your help and definitely I…read morerecommend

I had a great experience with Ben and his team. It's have been a while since we finish the project,…read morebut after that time, I can guarantee that the work was worth it.. the main thing I was worried it's what's gonna happen after the General Contractor going to finish the work but now after a few months, I can tell the work have done on high end and it really good quality. From the beginning, when was high communicate, and they deliver a really valuable suggestion of how to create our space more functional . I've been working with many contractors, but definitely Ben is the best. One I ever hire. I definitely commented to hire Benjamin for your next remodeling project.

I'm one of the owners of Domicile, a cabinet and design showroom at the San Francisco Design…read moreCenter. We specialize in kitchens, baths and functional areas of the home. I have been in this business since 1974 and have worked with contractors who range from cowboys with hammers to mega developes in Manila and the normal people in between. One assumes that if someone has a contractor's license you're going to get the finest quality work and that these workers are capable of doing whatever project they are hired to do. What elevates some contractors to a level above the rest is rational analysis of problems that may arise. The designer might be a tad dyslexic, the architect's draftsperson might inadvertantly err, materials might fall off the back of the truck, someone's toolbelt might accidently mar finished material - name your construction nightmare then analyze how the contractor reacts. Sean Kennedy never seems to derail. He takes a deep breath, discusses the options and resolves the issues, whatever they may be, in a mature, deliberate and calm manner. This is so important when you're working with a contractor. There are always surprises in renovation. Integrity should be this man's middle name. There is no blame, there is resolution and the end results are always at or above what the owner has expected. I can't tell you what a joy it is to work with Sean and his staff. They do what they're hired to do, in a timely manner, at the highest level of quality and for the amount of money that has been agreed to. This is what you expect from a contractor and this is consistently what you get from Sean Kennedy and Phollies. Hire these guys. You won't be sorry.

Phollies installed double paned windows in our property and did major dry rot repair work. Also…read moreSean's subcontractor painted the building. Everything done was five star work.

Fahan Construction, quite simply, did an incredible job. That's the long and short of it. They…read moreimpressed, whether it was with the handling of inspections and inspectors, the transparency with financials, or the simply trade itself, John Shaw and his team were always on top of our renovation. Professional, respectful, and highly communicative, he was always there whenever we needed him, by text, phone, or in person, if we needed reassurance, advice or progress reports he always seemed to be right on the ball. It's hard to communicate just how important this is to keep the blood pressure down while undertaking something as life altering as a major home renovation, but we always felt Fahan had it under control. Our project was completed on schedule, 7 months to do a new kitchen, master bath, staircase installation, family room and deck, plus electrical and lots of small detail work around the house. Seven months is really something considering how easily big renovations like ours can go off the rails. Horror stories abound, and we, quite literally, had none. What a huge relief. In terms of costs, Fahan was transparent and upfront with us. They estimated and invoiced all expected and unexpected costs up front, and clearly stated any potential overruns. There were some, but none that we felt were from left field, and for each one we were given options to keep in line with what we were comfortable with. We understood and signed off on everything before anything moved forward, with a comforting degree of transparency. The only downside we could see was that the pricing tended to be high. It's not entirely clear however if this was due to the current economic conditions of '22-'23 or if it's just what quality work and workmanship costs. But as they say, you get what you pay for. Overall, we felt well-taken care of throughout the process, like there was an insider who knew the business, the pitfalls and the tricks. "I trust them", were words we uttered more than once. Most of the time we weren't even at the house, only catching up on the progress on weekends, but we always knew that the work would get done and with little to no issues along the way. THe house turned out amazing. We really couldn't be happier with the work they did. Fahan's just a quality outfit, contractors and subs, that you should trust with your house too. Just top-shelf all the way. Two thumbs up.

Highly recommend Fahan Construction (John and his crew) -- they were absolutely perfect and you…read morewill be extremely satisfied with their services too! We hired Fahan for a number of projects at our home in the Outer Sunset of San Francisco: building a new deck, extending power and plumbing to the back yard, replacing our leaky roof, providing access to the new deck from our bedroom and a number of other misc projects inside our home. All of these projects were completed on time and with superb quality. John was incredibly friendly, professional and responsive throughout the whole process. He was extremely thorough: from working with the architect to co-ordinating with all the inspectors, to introducing us to all the members on his team and what we could expect from them on a regular basis. He managed the whole project effectively by providing us with timely quotes, invoices and being diligent about addressing any follow up questions we had. If there were any unforeseen issues with the weather or supply chain issues, John kept us informed and worked around each of these issues while keeping the project on time. Every single day, his team would show up on time and work diligently while keeping us posted if they needed anything. When we wanted something updated or changed, they obliged us immediately. What was particularly impressive is that they pulled off a number of different projects working across 3-4 different groups of people! I will definitely miss them around our home. And will reach out to them we need anything built or fixed moving forward.

I have heard tales of contractors, good and bad, but mostly bad. Even in my neighborhood, there are…read morehorror stories about jobs left unattended, pest infestations from careless workers leaving food around, poor craftsmanship, cost overruns, and general mayhem. When Vince and his teams take on a project, You can feel the confidence and experience that comes along with it. From a kitchen remodel several years ago up to our most recent major three level remodel, and has always provided build quality, accurate estimates, a fair price, and excellent results. If you can get on Vince's schedule (he is busy) then you can beconfident that your job will be handled. professionally and expediently. He is trustworthy and his teams do great work. We are so glad we worked with Rinaldi Construction!

We had Vince repair a serious leak in our home. Vince and his crew were extremely professional. Our…read morerepair required the opening of walls, detailed plumbing and roofing. From the beginning to the end, the job was performed with true professionalism. Vince made certain that every detail was met. Each day, at the end of the work, my home was left broom swept and as clean as they found it in the morning. I would highly recommend Rinaldi Construction to everyone. Mark B