A JOB WELL DONE We…read morehave a long concrete driveway that curves up a hill to our home. The driveway is 47 years old and was in need of repairs to the driveway and to replace a low curved concrete wall on one side of the driveway, which was badly damaged by time and a large truck. From the Yelp website, I selected 3 five-star contractors for bids to repair the driveway. I'm in my late eighties and handicapped, but in my younger days I worked in construction starting back in 1952 as an apprentice carpenter. I have worked on many projects where I built forms to pour concrete for homes, high rise buildings, and underground tunnels. I have also worked on cementing casing in oil wells as deep as two miles and I have personally poured and finished concrete at my own home. So needless to say, I know a lot about concrete and construction in general. Now that I'm too old and crippled up to work, I'm always apprehensive when I have to hire men to work for me. All too often you get people who lack the skill and experience to do a proper job and often, they don't care how the job turns out. Then they leave behind a mess for the homeowner to clean up. When Oswaldo Minez came to look the job over prior to submitting a bid, I was very impressed with his knowledge and attitude. He told me he was the son of a father and son business and that was my background as well until my father's early death at a young age. The bid from Minez Concrete was the lowest bid and I gave them the contract. A few days later they called to say they had an unscheduled delay in their next job and they could begin work at our home. Oswaldo said they would show up at 7 AM and to my surprise the crew arrived right on time and every day thereafter. Oswaldo's father, Ramon is in charge of the actual work and I could tell right from the start that Ramon is an old school craftsman. He has trained his crew to be competent workers. Too often companies in southern California show up with a boss, who doesn't know what he is doing, and untrained men hired to work by the day. Not the Minez Company, their men are professional workers, who know their craft. On several occasions I have hired people and had to stand there all day making sure the job was done right and sometimes pitching in myself to do the job. After watching the Minez crew for a short time, I knew we were in good hands and I went back into the house. Every time I came out to observe progress there was Ramon supervising his men while working beside them to give us a first-rate job. The repairs all turned out beautifully and several people have commented upon how nice the driveway looks. To be honest, I wasn't expecting the work to go so smoothly and quickly. It was such a surprise and relief to be treated so well with a beautiful result. Oswaldo kept us informed regarding progress and his suggestions and those of Ramon contributed greatly to the final outcome. If you want a first-class experience at a fair price then hire Minez Concrete. They know what they are doing and they do the job right for a fair price. In today's world, that is rare.

Minez Concrete did exactly what we needed done. Ozzie and his employees were there early every…read moremorning. Built a retaining wall, leveled the yards, added drains from back yard to the Front yard. Replaced sidewalks, driveway and patio..They were efficient, dependable and finished In such a reasonable amount of time. I would recommend them to family they were so impressive. Thank you Ozzie Connie K

If you want your pool repair job done right, on time and for a fair price, contact Bill Gear at…read moreTileStone Concepts. He was recommended to me by an established San Diego pool company that didn't have time to do my job ... and I couldn't be more pleased. Bill Gear is experienced, professional and takes personal pride in doing every job to his own high standards of perfection. All at a fair and reasonable price.

Billy was very quick to respond, offered great options, and provided fair pricing for our pool tile…read morereplacement. He was able to start the project right away and initially seemed to take great care during the tile removal and replacement process. Unfortunately, there were grout droppings left all along the pool's newly refinished floor surface. As I was returning from vacation and reached out to Billy about it, he suggested our pool service brush it with a wire brush. My pool technician had already tried this, and it did not work. Now we are unfortunately left with white blobs all over the floor of our pool. I was hoping for a better resolution to fix the damage.

I am not as consumer of this company's services, I am posting this as a concerned resident that…read morepays an already high price for water and companies like this are only making rates worse for hard working people. I have security camera footage of this company's water tanker trunk committing water theft, and damaging a fire hydrant, causing it to leak afterwards. Please do not support this company and their illegal activities. Hi res pic of their truck leaving: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1efAAneUYNNnqay0Xi8FiMUROWffb9UND/view?usp=drive_link Video of fillup: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuEZSZb1usSSlE5VS-0X2CPji7M_OERv/view?usp=sharing

They did not complete the job they were contracted to do on Gay Rio. They attempted to re-asphalt…read morethe road in March. They did such a piss poor job, failed the inspection and had so many complaints that the county stopped payment to them. They came back in May to grind down (butcher) the top layer of asphalt they previously poured and sprayed a coating of tack seal and left for the day. They posted no signs to stay off the wet road, allowing hundreds, if not thousands of cars to drive through the coating, tracking it everywhere (including about 50 driveways up and down the road). SD county works was notified of the problem but has failed to enforce the corrections. The road looks worse then ever. This company came to our neighborhood and essentially took a sh!t on our front doors. This company should not get another job.

What a wonderful man! Polite, helpful, friendly and very knowledgeable! I wasn't able to do my…read moreproject after all, but if I ever do, Vindel's Construction will be doing the work!

2nd update: My wife and I continued our outdoor renovation projects and of course we decided to…read morecall Berlin with Vindel's Construction for a third time. Berlin came out the very same day to measure and quote us on a front yard turf installation (and existing grass removal). As always Berlin's team were on time, polite, clean, and did an amazing job with the work. Berlin and Daniel pointed out several key details I had overlooked, including adding a bubbler to water our palm tree and lifting and fixing an existing fence post to make sure the job came out perfectly. If I ever plan on doing work on a project Berlin's team offers services for we will not be looking elsewhere for help. Vindel's construction has been a dream to work with and we are very thankful for their great work!

These guys were great. I got a quick quote. They got the job done on time and on budget. Would…read moredefinitely use them again.

Do not use this contractor. SkyWest Concrete owned by Johny A. tried to extort more money out of…read morethe project by refusing to return and complete the contracted tasks. The tasks were in a written contract signed by himself as the contractor, and myself as the homeowner for a lump sum. At this point, he tried to claim that I had changed the scope of work after we agreed to a set price, yet emails and preliminary contract documents confirmed that the scope of work never changed. He next tried to claim that because he signed my contract, I was tricking him to do more than he bargained for. He refused to return unless he was paid more money. This was unacceptable and his abandonment cost me an additional $500 more to have another contractor complete the unfinished tasks and fix poor workmanship. Specifically, when Johny was questioned about the lack of finish detail, he made an excuse and claimed a finished edge was not possible because of the type of block that was used. I don't know, did he just not care, or did he really believe what he told me? The work was not to trade standards and looked terrible. In addition, when questioned during the pour about the work not meeting county code, his defense was that he was building to "my requirements" and not to any county code. Then tried to claim that he was building to residential standards, and I was asking for commercial standards. The county standards I questioned were for residential construction. Ironically, the contract indicated that he would build to meet all applicable codes. His proposal also stated that he would comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations, yet his excuse somehow became twisted was that it was my fault that he was not building to county requirements and I should have told him otherwise. Always an excuse that it was not his fault. There were several other project mistakes such as not ordering enough concrete, or improper rebar placement, bad elevations, but they can be overlooked. The most glaring problem was that he refused to provide a lien release for the work done and paid for. He also refused in advance to get lien releases from all the suppliers. As a work around, I offered to pay the suppliers directly, and did exactly that. I never got a lien release from him though. After he gave me the ultimatum to pay him more or he would not return, he he also stopped communication via email and ignored my further requests that he provide to me a lien release. Just before he stopped communicating, he claimed that I didn't know what I was talking about since I was not a contractor. Surprise Johny- I am a licensed California contractor and do know what I am talking about. Johny will try to get you to give him a down payment greater than 10% or $1000 maximum allowed by law. His reason: all his contractor friends do it. What about knowing the contracting laws? He is a licensed contractor after all. He will prey on the ignorance of the homeowner. The contract that he presents is severely deficient and does not meet CSLB minimum requirements and contains ridiculous provisions such as paying 60% interest. Sure, Johny came out and worked hard, but when things didn't go his way (as in getting more money), he tried to blame me. This job was not done by a professional. He was not fantastic, did not do a great job, and experience was far from amazing.

I am very happy with their products and customer service…read more The unique Pennsylvania stone veneer and bluestone patio pavers were just gorgeous! Unlike the bland colors I found at other places. The owner, Ron, helped us figure out the exact color combinations to fit our project and saved us $2000 in cost - compared to other stone dealers. After the sale Ron handled everything and kept us informed about tracking and delivery. Truly great customer service. Well worth the trip to their sales office in Ramona.

From the owner: We are a stone material SUPPLIER only. We do NOT do installations…read more We are California's source for unique natural thin stone (stone veneer), and Pennsylvania Bluestone products such as Patio Pavers, Hearths, Mantels, Flagstone, Slabs, and more. Serving San Diego, Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Riverside and other Counties. Specializing in stone veneer, bluestone pavers and other landscape stones.

Alright, I gotta say that I'm the kind of person that is very skeptical of contractors in general…read more I'm always afraid of the pricing game, delayed timelines and raised eyebrows at broken promises. So when I first met Alfonso at Green Paradise, I already had my guard up and ready to deduct "points" for everything he's about to and going to do wrong. I had Alfonso come out to my house to give me an estimate on building a fence and redesigning my front yard. This is how it all went down, blow by blow. Round 1: The meet and greet - Arrived on time at my house like he said he would (+1 point) - Took shoes off before coming into my house (+1 point) - Asked me what I wanted and suggested alternatives (+1 point) Round 2: The estimate -Actually took time to measure and calculate angle of elevation for materials (+2 points) (Come on, you gotta give the guy extra points for that!) -Within three days, came back with three different design suggestions and price models based on our conversation (+1 point) Round 3: The execution -Started the job as promised and arrived at the job site on-time as promised (+1 point) -Kept me informed of the project as it went along via text, email and in-person (+1 point) -Made sure I was happy with each step of the process before moving to the next step. (+1 point) -Finished on time as promised and as expected. (+1 point) Final Round: The closeout I gotta say that after working with Alfonso @ Green Paradise for two of my major projects, I cannot work with anybody else. His professionalism, design skills and communications are impeccable. He truly keeps his word to his customers and bends over backwards to make sure you're happy with the work. Alfonso is a man that cares about his reputation and craftsmanship. In fact, he won me over so much, Green Parasdise now does my monthly landscape maintenance too! By the way, his assistant Adrian gots some mad skills too! I can't thank Alfonso enough for his help and service turning my house into an awesome home!

Green Paradise Landscaping does an EXCELLENT JOB on their landscaping and mantainance. I checked on…read moreGreen Paradise's other jobs that they have completed and I must say, they have done an excellent job on those too. You will absolutely be amazed with the results.

Does great work!! Made my garage floor look like new or better…read moreHave seen his driveway overlays and they look very good.

Shoutout to Fernando Mendez from Mendez Concrete Works and Pools for a great job pouring a concrete…read moreslab for us. I wouldn't hesitate to hire them again. They were on time, did exactly what they said they were going to do, cleaned up everything, and were very respectful. Good price, too!