We had the worst experience with Josh Hinkey. We hired him to inspect the property that we were in…read morepurchase agreement. The property is short sale, Josh didn't find any major issue on his report. After we moved in, lots of things he missed out. The leaks! The repairs cost is more than $125K in total. I suspected that Josh may have worked out a deal with seller to hide the leaks in his reports... I DO NOT recommand Josh Hinkey for home inspection. We regreted to have him perform the home inspection, totally ruined our trust and put us in disaster situation!!!

Hired to perform a home inspection on our new house in escrow. Responded quickly and the report…read moreprovided was very thorough and readable, with actions recommended in relevant places. Very readable by non- experts and provided value insights. We received our report, with photos and callouts, the day after the inspection was performed. Very quick! Highly recommend.

I recently requested a service but instead of simply taking my money, your team evaluated my…read moresituation and advised that the service would not provide me value. Trust, good service and honesty go a long way. By choosing not to sell me something that would not help me, you proved that you are a company that can be trusted and I highly appreciate your integrity.

I had a great experience with Keystone Structural Engineers. I needed a structural inspection on…read moreshort notice, and they were able to fit me in quickly. Mehdi showed up on time and did a thorough job, he checked the roof structure (my main concern) and also looked over the foundation and other key areas. I got the stamped report the next day. Overall, the service was quick, professional, and fairly priced. I'm really happy with the experience and would recommend them.

"Our Man in Rio".... ....er, I should say, our man "IS" Rio,…read moreas in Rio Morales, owner-operator of Montgomery Structural Lifters. The first thing you should know, is that Rio is not just some guy who only shows-up at your job site to collect the bag-fulls of money you will likely need (regardless of who you hire) if you are unfortunate enough to need structural foundation repairs; but on the other hand, Rio was there every day on our job directing/orchestrating his crew and swinging a hammer with the best of them. That said, even if you don't know didley about foundation repairs, but are freakin'-out enough to start calling foundation experts, I can tell you from my experience of having no less than 13 contractors/foundation companies coming out in the past year before hiring Montgomery, Rio was the only one who instilled in me any confidence that his job approach was the right one for resurrecting the listing /crumbling foundation of our otherwise structurally sound 1920s Land Park garage. I initially emailed Rio pix of the deteriorated slab/foundation/dramatic leaning of the garage before he came out for his extremely thorough evaluation; and yes he did charge a fee (which was applied against his bid), but I can tell you it was the best investment I could have made. I have been in this home 43 years and am pretty handy with repairs/general construction, but I do leave the complicated jobs like foundations/roofs/HVAC to the pros, and I do know enough to ask the right questions and know the right answers when I hear them. If you don't have that kind of knowledge yourself, DON'T WORRY, Rio will give you the "straight-story" and you WON'T have to worry about getting ripped-off by shoddy work or un-needed repairs to "jack-up" a repair bill. Upon accepting the bid, Rio arranged for his structural engineer to draw-up the plans and took care of all the permitting, which went seamless, and on one occasion during the project while the city inspector was meeting with Rio on the job site, they were both on the phone with the engineer to discuss some of the foundation plans; which obviously made the "passing" inspections proceed without delays. Our job involved actually lifting the entire garage on steel beams and demo-ing the shot slab & foundation/re-racking the entire building with "come-alongs"/new internal bracing/seismic bolt & plates for the upgraded footers/headers, all which was brought up to current city code. Rio initially gave me two bids for my choosing: one to generally fix the foundation issues by repair or the second option, which I chose, to completely renovate the garage, and I couldn't be happier with Rio's attention to detail. He estimated 6 weeks from start to finish and Office Manage Dana always kept me advised of scheduling to keep Rio and crew from being in 14 places as one time! The crews always let me know beforehand what was scheduled for the day and ALWAYS showed-up on time and were a quite pleasant competent crew (Thank you to Travis, Rick, Jessie & Jesus for the great work!) OK I could go on and on, but I will say I am pretty picky who works on our house and Rio is as honest and competent as you will find, right alongside other top-notch contractors I have used ie "Fargo Construction" (now retired Land Park remodeler); "Sierra Pacific" for HVAC; and "Cal Vintage Roofing". To sum it up, we were extremely grateful that Montgomery took on our project and couldn't be happier. Thankyou Rio, Dana and the rest of the crew !!

I had my home inspected by a structural engineer and was advised that the cement foundation would…read morerequire piers. I read the yelp reviews for Montgomery Structural Lifters. they had great reviews so I called the company to schedule a home inspection and bid. The office gave me Rio's email and I emailed and then spoke to him on the phone. He said he would contact me to schedule the appointment. he never contacted me. I called the office and they kept saying he would contact me. i also emailed him again. He never responded. if he was to busy to do the job, he should have let me know that right away instead of wasting my time. I think his lack of follow thru was very unprofessional.

Update: Owner of business contacted me. I refused $ in…read moreexchange for changing my review- Per email directly from owner, "While I do not agree with your review I'll pay the shower door receipt, but I want you to change your yelp post (not remove it) as follows: There was a disagreement about the scope of work for our project but Brent went above and beyond to make sure we were satisfied. (Five stars) I will also be asking you to provide some sort of written promise that you will not write or make any more disparaging remarks against me. If this is acceptable to you then I will hand you the check in person." OWNER PUT ABOVE IN WRITING DIRECTLY TO ME. I DID NOT AND NEVER WILL RECEIVE ANY AMOUNT OF $ TO BE DISHONEST.

I have used PRO-BULIT for two different projects. The first project was back in 2011 for a master…read morebathroom renovation in Folsom. It turned out perfect. I'm now in EDH and PRO-BUILT Construction recently completed the install of my backyard. I could not be happier! Brent Jack and his crew worked with me every step of the of the way and Brent never tired of hearing my ideas. He was always honest and straightforward in his assessment of what amenities would be worth the money. His guys were always at work when they were scheduled and cleaned up after each day. Very respectful of my neighbors, too. Brent was a true partner in the construction of my backyard; he wants his clients to be happy with the entire process. It was evident to me that customer satisfaction is a #1 priority for PRO-BUILT. Most definitely will use Brent Jack again.

charged me $720 for a "consultation" to tell me that it couldn't be done. Other engineers of…read morecourse got it done. Don't get scammed.

I called requesting a structure engineer for an evaluation of my property which is currently…read moreundergoing some siding repairs. The current construction company had placed the project on hold until they received the go ahead from a structure engineer. The one they recommended had me on hold for over 2 months. Needless to say, this company was able to come out on Monday when I called them and followed up with me on Friday with my options. Overall, very happy with the quick response. Richard was pleasant and had great suggestions and feedback for my home. Prices are reasonable.

(At last, a follow-up review with pics from Todd D.'s post on 2/2/2025)…read more Eric of Watkinson Construction is AMAZING! I'm finally getting to provide a review on his services. When we bought our home with a very modest kitchen and where it didn't have hardly any cabinetry for storage. We needed to maximize every square inch! Eric was by far the most responsive, professional, friendly and knowledgeable on how to recommend the best solution for us. Before and after pics are shown. We absolutely LOVE his work and it's held up beautifully! Eric is your person when it comes to reliability, solid construction, promptness, and budget! We will always consider going to him first for all projects. We can't say enough positive things about his services. Thank you Eric so much!!!!

I hired Watkinson Construction to build a modern ranch style ADU in Loomis. We got his number from…read moreour close friends. His team showed up when they said they would, the cleaned up after themselves, and were very professional. We are very happy with his product, will be recommending him to our friends and family.

My house was in bad need of paint but I knew the siding would need pots of repair and I really…read morewanted to have the front changed to siding like the back and remove some lava rock I had around entryway. I had an electrical panel upgraded and had to have the stucco around that patched. My electrician referred Steve and when he came out to bid that job I asked him to quote me on rest of house. He took care of the patch on the panel right away and and I got on the schedule for the whole house as soon as he could fit me in. I am beyond pleased with his professionalism and promptness. He did what he said he would and when he said he would during the whole job! If any of you have any type of construction done you know that's a rarity in this industry! I ended up with a completely new looking house changed the look completely. He worked with me on painting the eaves and the back of house to match and was so helpful with getting me the color I wanted from bringing me large sample pieces and having a custom one made since they didn't have quite the right one as one of their stock color options. Highly recommended!!

Steve is THE BEST. Seriously, you cannot go wrong with hiring him. He is always on time,…read moreresponsive, explains everything. He helped us so much with our multiple questions and concerns after the heavy rains and water intrusion. He is a lifesaver and a Godsend.

Sean and his crew came into my job that I previously started with someone else. There were…read morechallenges but Sean is a professional who is organized, thoughtful and thorough. If only I had found him first! I honestly can't say enough about the professionalism of everyone on his crew. The do quality work and pricing was more than fair. I highly recommend Cornell Construction for any work you need. Thanks to Sean and his team I have a gorgeous fully remodeled bathroom that I'm proud of! I'll be contacting them again for our next project.

Cornell construction worked on our remodel/addition to our house for about 5 months in 2024/2025. I…read morehave nothing but amazing things to say about Sean and his crew. Some of the qualities that stood out to me were their professionalism, communication, thoroughness and thoughtfulness. Sean was great at communicating to me what days they would be working and what projects they'd be working on those days. He gave me timelines for everything and always communicated if things were taking longer than expected. Sean's crew was absolutely fantastic at cleaning up at the end of the day. We were living in the house while they were working on it and I have kids so it was so nice to come home to a construction site that was clean and safe for my kids. The work that Cornell did was TOP notch. Everything in our remodel/addition is exactly how we wanted it. Sean contracted out some of the work to great local businesses who were also extremely professional and great at their jobs. Sean was also great at walking us through parts of the project and giving advice to us on parts of the project we hadn't considered. He had fantastic ideas and really helped us consider everything before making big decisions. I would highly recommend Cornell Construction to anyone looking for a contractor.