We're recently worked with Element Home Solutions on our Insulation & HVAC systems. After did some…read moreresearch & estimated from three others high rated HVAC companies in Santa Rosa. When we talked to Cesar G. Explained all details about our issues & he gave us a very honest recommendation what we should do to fix our issues. He's not try to sell products like others and the costs overall better than other companies. We decided to work with Element Home Solutions. Turnout we don't have to replace our HVAC, we're only installed new insulation on our attic & duct system. The experience and process from beginning to the end in three days was excellent. The teams are on time & keep our home clean after each day before they leave. Mac at Element informed us all details on our Ducts testing & City inspection appointments all went very smoothly. We're definitely will replace our HVAC with Element in near future. Make a long story short and these are our ratings below. Thanks to the teams from Element. 1. Costs (5 stars) 2. Quality of work (5 stars) 3. Professional (5 stars) 4. Trustworthy (5 stars) thanks to Cesar D. 5. HVAC/Insulation recommend to our families & friends 100%. Anyway, we told everyone don't trust our recommendation. Please call other companies for a fee quotes and make sure to call Element Home Solutions requesting Cesar D., then you will understand why we choose Element. Thanks for reading our review & have a blessed day.

This spring, our other furnace was shut off by PG&E for leaking carbon monoxide. I contacted…read moreElement to replace this and initially did not intend to get any other quotes. Ernest came and was again very thorough, but we did not use Element again due to: 1. Inflexibility about using our existing floor air intake. This is a large 3-ft opening in our living room floor, but Ernest wanted to make another large opening on the other side of the living room. Aesthetically this is terrible in a historic home and I pointed out that this would lower the value of my property. We had in-depth discussions about dimensions of ducts, locations of vents, etc., but ultimately Ernest was not able to commit to an alternative plan and I was not willing to sign a contract without knowing what the end result would be. 2. Pricing increased a lot for a similar job only about a year apart. Due to Issue 1, I sought out 2 additional quotes, which were about $10K less than Element ($32K). Both installers did not have any issues with keeping the air intake where it was. Had Element been only $5K higher than competitors and kept my air intake location, I would have gladly gone with them again, but 50% more is a big price difference.

I'm reviewing Magic Gardens because, even though we didn't use them, I still wish we had. Aerin and…read morehis crew came out to do a bid for us and they were both highly professional and extremely creative. They clearly had a vision for our yard that was informed by a wealth of experience. Unfortunately they came back with an estimate we couldn't afford, but helpfully offered to scale back the plans to make them much more affordable. I mention all this because we decided to go with a guy to just do plans, which we hoped to implement gradually over time. Big mistake! The plans were expensive and unusable because the guy didn't truly understand the complexity of landscaping. I wish we'd gone with magic gardens from the start, as they clearly grasped the nuances of light and growth and brought artistry and passion to the process.

I recently had Magic Gardens landscape my large terraced back yard, and could not be more pleased…read morewith the results. They clearly wanted to deliver my dream garden while working with me to stay within my budget, involving me extensively in the process of design, plant selection, and placement, going so far as to save the wildflowers we had planted. I appreciated their vast knowledge of plants that would do well in our climate and soil conditions. All workers were friendly, considerate, and respectful of our property, and the work was completed surprisingly quickly for such a large job. Although it wasn't cheap, the pricing and billing was explained in detail with full transparency, work was done efficiently, and the project came in under budget. Now I just have to sit back and watch things grow!

I had a great experience with Geoff at Williams Electric. I was dealing with serious voltage…read morefluctuations throughout my house--lights flickering, appliances losing power, and outlets reading abnormally high or low voltage. Geoff quickly identified problems at the service connection where the utility power enters the house, repaired the loose connections and grounding issue, and carefully checked the main panel and subpanel. He walked me through everything he was testing, tightened several loose connections, and confirmed there was no heat damage. After his repairs, the voltage immediately stabilized around 121-123 volts, even with the microwave running under load. The lights stopped dimming, the stove stopped resetting, and the microwave began operating normally again. Geoff is clearly a highly experienced, old-school electrician who knows his trade inside and out. He was thorough, straightforward, and focused on fixing the actual problem. He also gave me helpful guidance about the permitting and compliance work that should be addressed next. I would absolutely recommend Williams Electric.

Extremely unprofessional experience. They were a no-show for the scheduled appointment and only…read morearrived an hour late after I called. The technician walked in without introducing himself, then, while I was writing the check, asked about my cat and started walking toward the back of my house without permission. When my partner stopped him, he came back and unexpectedly put both hands on my face, rubbed my eyebrows, and said, "You have such great eyebrows." I was completely taken aback. The electrical issue was fixed, but the behavior was incredibly inappropriate and uncomfortable. I would not recommend this company.

Excellent service! Honest and well run company that truly puts its customers first. We were…read morereferred to them by a neighbor. Installing windows is expensive and a huge investment but well worth it. It can be overwhelming finding the right company. Alex and his team made the process so smooth and easy. They went above and beyond and even did some extra work that we didn't expect. He was transparent about timelines and process. He didn't try to upsell and worked with us to find what we needed to replace all the windows in our single story 100 year old home. Absolute pleasure to work with. We highly recommend and would gladly work with them again. Also it's a family run business that is rooted in Oakland. 10/10!

I had a great experience with my window installation, but now that I've been trying to follow up to…read moreget a small repair done, it's been crickets. Nobody's been answering my emails or texts, and I've basically been ghosted. Very frustrating.

Finding a good painter is hard. Finding an amazing painter is near impossible....then we found JB…read moreTownsend through our award winning interior designer and we feel like we have won the lottery. (Side note...I never write Yelp reviews, nor was asked to write this, nor got any discounts to write this. I just felt obligated to share my pure joy.) JB Townsend is no casual painting crew. They have a hands on management team that has experience in corporate level facilities management, so they have been held to standards much higher than residential real estate. Their understanding of interior design, construction, and paint materials/options gives them the advantage over everyone. Their whole crew, who was at our home for a week, was professional, organized, and respectful of our home (during covid). They were even very friendly to our children and dog. Their pricing is absolutely fair for the premier quality level of work they deliver. You will not be disappointed and most likely finding yourself inspired to write a Yelp review to express your appreciation.

Townsend Painting did a terrific job on our home. They stained our cedar siding, three redwood…read moredecks, and our wood stairs. They also painted a deck railing and one inside wall. Chris gave us a thoughtful estimate with good suggestions for cleaning and staining the wood. They were not cheap, but the work was absolutely outstanding. The crew used a pressure cleaner, a wood brightener, and sanding to prepare the surfaces. The stain was applied slowly by brush. The lead painter, Juan, was amazingly careful and paid great attention to detail. Chris came by every day to check on the progress and, in a few cases, asked for further work to take care of small problems we had not noticed. They also stained some wood trim that we had not included in the original bid. Our siding now looks like new. Thank you Townsend for doing such a great job!

If only 0 stars was an option…read more... Please do not purchase a voucher for duct cleaning from this company. I did (through Amazon local - although the business name listed was Fresh Breeze Air Duct cleaning which actually has some decent reviews on Yelp). The technician who came to my home was polite, professional, on time, etc. so we got off to a great start. But he immediately started finding major things wrong with my heat system that made it "impossible" for him to clean the ducts. In total, over $700 of repairs (and I was "lucky my house hadn't burned down" because of my furnace). When I balked at the estimate, the price immediately dropped to $500. When I said I wanted to get some other estimates since this was the first I'd heard about the issues, his entire tone and demeanor changed and he got pretty aggressive. I felt nervous having him in our home at that point and asked him to leave without even putting things back together. Today I had a reputable heating service come in and take look. They agreed that some of the work should be done, but the total bill is going to be $300 and I just have a much better feeling about the quality of work. And, by the way, they told me that the work that needed to be done had nothing to do with being able to clean the ducts - it would have been fine for him to do that part. So in the end, I got $0 of value from my $69 voucher (which Amazon Local was good enough to refund). Just a really stressful morning. Save yourself the trouble!

Please listen to all of these reviews. This is definitely a BIG time scam goin on here (can't…read morebelieve I got sucked into it , no pun intended). I would love to put these guys out of business... at least Amazon gave me my $49 dollars back, but I'm still out $150 for the additional 10 minutes of work they did on my 6 vents! Dean's has got some bad karma coming their way for sure!! I've never written a bad review for anything before but I REALLY don't want this to happen to another person. They don't even deserve 1 star. I've tried to contact them numerous times but to no avail. They were subcontracted by Duct Cleaning Services. I think this also reflects badly on them by the way. They were not helpful either. This is a very short version of a very long & stressful experience.

Solar panel system with new roof in 2019. Battery backup system added in 2024. No drama, great…read morefunction, indeed saving money and also eliminating worries. Starting with our first conversation in 2016 about timing and strategy, every interaction with John O. was a calm, educational joy, and his company delivered a rock-solid system. What a great loss to the community that the regulatory environment has essentially driven this company out.

I had solar panels installed a few years ago. Unfortunately the company has gone out of business…read more I've been trying to reach them to get a cracked panel replaced. John, if you could message me that would be great! We have LG360N1C-N5 panels.

Very honest and hardworking. I passed my PSL inspection with them with no issues. Great…read morecommunication, quality and speed!

I needed a very quick turnaround to get my sewer lateral in compliance in time to close escrow on…read moremy home. Morris and his team came through faster and for less money than any other company was able to.

There's a reason Angelo and his team have 160 five star reviews (and counting). We worked with…read moreAngelo to find a SFH with some pretty specific requirements. Once we met him, we knew he'd be the perfect agent for our search given his decades of experience working in the Bay Area markets we were targeting. The best part of the whole experience is for us is that Angelo stayed in constant contact and was proactive with finding properties that met our somewhat strict requirements. Every day he would proactively send us new listings as soon as they came on the MLS, and he was instrumental in helping us write competitive offers on the few homes that we liked. In the end, with Angelo's guidance, we were able to beat out several other competing buyers to secure a home that checked all our boxes and was by far the nicest we'd come across in our months of searching. We feel incredibly lucky to have had him on our side from day 1 to the day we got the keys. I would (and will be) recommending to literally anyone who's looking to buy or sell property in the Bay to reach out to Angelo and his team first!

Angelo helped me sell my home in 2025. I feel like he really understood my goals and advocated them…read moreto the buyer and buyer's agent. He was dedicated to making sure I got the price that I wanted, and also stayed realistic to the market conditions at the time. Angelo is personable and incredibly hard working, and answered all my questions with great depth and detail. He was always available to talk on the phone which I greatly needed as a first time homebuyer. I never felt pressured to sell if I was uncomfortable with the offer. I would highly recommend Angelo to anyone looking to sell their home!

Vinny MaNguyen is truly a 5 star when it comes to real estate. We met Vinny not too long ago and…read morehe truly knows the business. He is a great listener and very proactive. He adapted to all our specific needs. It's pretty awesome how he can return my calls, text and email, in lighting speed. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking to buyer or seller in the market. He is very honest and very much on top of his game.

My experience with Vinny MaNguyen was a terrible experience from start to finish. I was…read moreattempting to buy a foreclosure property in East Oakland last summer. Yes the house had some issues and would need some work. But with him in the mix the everything soon got way out of control... I should have known form the start when he was kind of rude and short with me over the phone. He had a sort of "take it or leave it" attitude. But then once we got into contract he really started working on his incompetence. Days would go by before he returned phone calls or email enquiries. Then he did not furnish the property for inspection until after our 17 day inspection period had expired. He then said "don't worry about it" and give us verbal permission to extend the inspection period. OK.. we thought.. Eventually we found out what was wrong with the house. Which were many, many things and a trashed foundation as well! (Which I think he had known about all along...but did not say anything). We told him because of the foundation problem we could not get a loan and so the deal was off. At this point he told us he was keeping our good faith money of $5000 because we had taken too long to inspect the house. But it was him that had caused all the delays. We had some back and fourth and then he just stopped communicating in any way! Lucky my realtor had kept every single email that he had sent. And was kind enough to spend hours of his time putting together a detailed timeline. Which clearly showed that the delays in inspection were because of Vinny's incompetence. We put all this together and sent a copy to him and his office. But all we got from them was some crazy response along the lines of "that's just too bad but we are keeping your money anyway" I think he thought we would just give up on it and so he would get to keep if for himself. Because if a party does not keep protesting to the title company after 5 years it goes to the other party. Which would be him. Anyway in the end we had to go all the way up to the government office of the Homepath listings. We submitted all the emails from Vinny and his "team" and a detailed timeline. This clearly showed that he was responsible for the inspection delay. The Hompath manager agreed with us and made him finally release my Good Faith money of $5000. After about four months of stress and frustration! Working with this crazy guy was a disaster from start to finish. Maybe he is only interested in helping his Asian clients. But for my realtor and I he was a total nightmare. * * * B E W A R E * * *