Wyatt is the best! We hired him to replace our sidewalk, porch, and retaining wall. He was so…read morefriendly and easy to work with, completed our new retaining wall and concrete job timely and charged fairly. I was so impressed by how Wyatt completed the project nearly alone. My husband and I are thrilled with the end result and would recommend Zacchero Construction to anyone. We will contact them again for future projects we may need.

This review was originally about their rental business, but the same people work for both companies…read moreand there is overlap. Don't do business with the Palmieris. Buckle in because I'm about to take you on a wild ride through my experiences renting for a year from Liz and John. I'm sure they'll offer some half-hearted reply attempting to contradict what I say in this review, but at the end of the day I have the texts to back it up. I also believe I was a good tenant: I paid my rent on time and never missed a month. I lived at 3403 Dawson with four other people during 2019-2020. I'll give you a quick rundown of the landlords: John and Liz work together, but John mainly supervises renovations while Liz deals with tenants. Liz would randomly perform spot-checks of the house under the guise of coming in to "collect our rent checks". When we said that made us uncomfortable and we were more comfortable putting them in the mailbox for her at the front of our house, she said that was unnecessary and the random audits continued. However, we realized that when she came in, sometimes she'd turn our AC up. You see, they had written into the lease that they'd pay for electricity and air conditioning, so these spot-checks were opportunities for her to adjust the thermostat to try and save some money. Speaking of their electrical penny-pinching, when my roommates and I wanted to get a fish and five-gallon tank during quarantine, Liz told us the only way they'd allow it was if we agreed to pay them $20 a month "to offset the rise in their electricity bill". For those of you who haven't ever owned a fish, a five gallon fish tank is about the size of a small bowl and doesn't use power. One day, we came home to find our beloved porch table missing. Only after asking Liz if she saw anyone stealing our table did we find out that they had brought a truck to haul away the table because the neighbor didn't like the way it looked. I'm not kidding. The table wasn't exactly something you'd find at a three-star Michelin restaurant, but we were broke college kids and it's all we could afford. Call me crazy, but I believe if you're going to have the balls to silently destroy your tenants' property, you should probably have the decency and integrity to at the very least tell them. Here's my absolute favorite story about these landlords. While we were juggling college classes during quarantine and the pandemic, Liz asked us to move out a few weeks earlier than our lease end date because they wanted extra time to perform renovations. What had actually happened was Liz had made a mistake: she had promised the next group of tenants that they could move in early before asking us. We said no, and John and Liz pestered us until finally we agreed to meet in person to discuss it. When we told them we had already made plans to move out on the last day of our lease, they showed their true colors. Liz stormed out of the house and slammed the door yelling something about how "karma is a b****" and we'd "eventually find out". John took a less-explosive approach and tried convincing us that technically the dates on our lease were wrong, and that we needed to "go by what they said" and not the legal documents. When that didn't work, they tried holding the fact that they gave us $200 off our rent in the month of April over our heads. Finally, about a day later John offered us $2,000 to move out early. Although we had already made plans with moving companies, we were broke college students and we decided to agree to their terms but ask for it in writing. After being shifty about putting it in writing, not a day later John went back on his word and decided he had changed his mind: no more deal. You be the judge of what that implies. Say what you want about John and Liz, but I will say they're good at one thing: pretending they're someone they're not. For landlords that spent the whole year pretending they were the only good landlord in Oakland and reputable people of their word, they made us realize that they were just like every other slumlord in Oakland.

After 18 years with a cracked, sinking driveway full of huge holes and a stone wall along the…read moredriveway slowly bowing out thanks to freeze and thaw cycles, we FINALLY decided to bite the bullet -- and hit the bank -- to redo the driveway. Three other contractors told us it would take at LEAST ten days -- if not longer -- to put down a new driveway (1800 square feet) and the only solution they provided for the wall was to remove the existing stones (1' x 2' rough blocks) and replace them with interlocking concrete stone. Joe Palmieri told us he could demolish the old driveway, tear down the wall, pour a new driveway and rebuild the wall (with proper drainage) in TWO DAYS! I didn't believe him. And you know what? He was WRONG. He completed the job in a DAY AND A HALF!!!! He brought an experienced, organized team and he personally supervised the entire job. The guys worked like a well-oiled machine. The results are breathtaking. Quality concrete, great work on the wall, and follow-through on ALL of our questions and concerns. Was he the least expensive option? Nope, but it was well worth the extra 10% we paid to have the work done in an instant and done well.

Mitchell Masonry did a great job repairing our brick wall, replacing lintels and installing glass…read moreblock windows. Brent came out to give us a quote when he said he would and was here to do the work. We highly recommend them.

Brent is a genuinely honest guy who cares about his work, he's done 3 different homes for me now…read moreand each one to perfection, I would never use anyone else and will refer Brent to anyone in need of his skills.

Spherical Land Solutions LLC did an absolutely amazing job on the complete renovation of my front…read morewith stone. The finished work looks beautiful and the attention to detail really exceeded my expectations. The owner was fantastic to work with-extremely knowledgeable, professional and patient throughout the entire process. He took the time to explain everything, answer all my questions and make sure the job was done right. It's clear that he takes pride in his work and genuinely cares about his customers.

Great Company, Josh, Ricky, Mike we very professional and knew what they were doing. It wasn't an…read moreeasy install and they went over and beyond to make sure it was perfect. Highly recommend this company

The original installation was great. We recently had storm damage that needed repair. It took…read moreseveral weeks and several phone calls to get the fence repaired. When I spoke with Jessica, she said they were 10 weeks behind and asked how I would feel if I were bumped a day to repair someone else's fence. That is not my problem. The fence was repaired 2 weeks ago with the wrong color pickets. I was told someone would return that week to put in the right color pickets. That has yet to happen. Bottom line: great original install, very poor response if you need a repair. BTW, the repair took 30 min., so there was no delay in pushing back another person's installation.

Mike Jr and his crew did a fabulous job om my driveway. He was driving by and stopped and discussed…read morehow he could lay down millings. We decided to give it a try and we are very pleased with the results. Our driveway is approximately 800-900 feet long. Mike Jr and his crew were very friendly and professional. Great price also. Mike P

Tony Broadway Paving was in my neighborhood paving another driveway and by happenstance he knocked…read moreon my door looking for additional business. I am so glad Tony did. I would definitely recommend Tony Broadway Paving to anyone looking to have their driveway resurfaced. Tony, Mike, and their entire crew did an awesome job. No nonsense, hard working, and very professional. It was the right time, right price, and right paving company. You will not be disappointed!

they put a new wall up in front of my hous. Whrn they put the new wall up it was on a different…read moreline than the original leaving large gaps between the wall and my side walk. they left it with exposed gaps that water pours into when it rains. owner said he would look at it and never showed up and never responded to me after I brought it to his attentio.

From start to finish, I have nothing but great things to say about my experience with Wall King and…read morethe owner, Bill. He showed up on time, gave me a quote lower than his competitors, and did amazing work. My whole job, a new retaining wall, from demo to rebuild, was completed in 5 hours because they have the tools and skilled workers to get it done. I highly recommend Wall King for both their skill and professionalism.

I have used M.A. Thompson for a roof replacement and siding repair and both times were nothing…read moreshort of a perfect experience for a very fair and transparent price. From the first interaction I had with Andrew and Adam, they were incredibly professional, very helpful with any questions, and providing detailed rationale for everything they recommended in the estimate for my roof in an easy-to-understand manner. The crew was very efficient and worked incredibly hard to ensure that everything was done to top-notch standards. In addition, they provided frequent communication with pictures on how the roof replacement was progressing, which was super appreciated and provided re-assurance. They also recently came in under a week and fixed a small issue with a lifted piece of siding, and cleaned out a clogged gutter I was unaware of. I'll use M.A. Thompson for any roofing, siding, and gutter work in the future and I will be recommending them to anyone in the North Hills.

I just had my roof replaced and was very pleased with everything. Once the date was set, they…read moredelivered the materials the day before and the crew arrived early and worked all day. They were friendly and hardworking. The supervisor kept me informed with photos as the work progressed. The roof looks wonderful and the clean-up was amazing. After all was complete, Adam, the foreman came the next day to inspect everything, answer any final questions and send me completed photos. He also went out of his way to fix a downspout problem I had. It was a quality experience from start to finish. Patricia D.