I hired Sipes and Son General Contractors to perform a few activities: brick pointing and sealing…read morenear my front porch and garage; installing a metal pipe column to support a ceiling/floor; and removing and replacing drywall in a ceiling so floor joists could be inspected. The sales rep/owner Chad Sipes came to my house to talk about my projects. He gave me an estimate of $5,000, which I thought was a little high, but all home-improvement companies during the pandemic seem to be charging high prices. I hired Sipes and Son because they have been in business since the year 2000, they perform the services that I needed, and because they had excellent reviews on other websites such as the Better Business Bureau. The work was performed over about one month, because some of the work was for the exterior of my house, and the weather in January and February was snowy. Four workers came to my house off and on, and all of them were very courteous and professional. I feel very happy with the quality of their work. I expect the brick pointing and sealing to prevent rainwater from damaging my bricks and foundation. The pipe column and drywall were my husband's idea, and they probably were not necessary, but at least we can have peace of mind that our floor will always be sturdy. I am strongly considering hiring Sipes and Son to remodel my kitchen and bathrooms.

I had a small job- a void space under my sidewalk was causing subsidence. Sipes & Son was the first…read morequote I got for the work. They responded quickly, and were out looking at it the day after I called. The tech was knowledgeable and came up with a solution and a reasonable quote, which was delivered in writing the next day. While I ended up finding another solution, I was impressed by their responsiveness, and they are on my list of contractors to use in the future.

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.

Joseph and a small team came out and finished my sidewalk and small stair set in 5 hours and did a…read moregreat job. Went over in detail everything that I wanted beforehand and I am very happy that I went with this company. I would recommend to anybody.

Reached out to Resnick for a bid on the replacement of our roof. Kevin, a VERY knowledgeable…read moresalesperson came out and gave us full details on what we needed and how to fix it at the best cost to us. The bid was higher than every other place we contacted, by about $2500, however, the security and personal service they were showing us made us decide we wanted to go with Resnick. I will update this review once the job has been completed!

Knowledgable and efficient contractors. New roof looks great and was done in a day. Happy with the…read moreservice.

James did a great job fixing and paving my 30 year old driveway. He added a lip and fixed the…read moregrading so water doesn't pool in front of my garage door. It looks great He gave me a reasonable price. I called many companies and got a variety of pricing.

I find it ironic how he tells bad reviews how they just wants a free job. In my case, I don't want…read moreanything free, but I would like my churches parking lot done as promised. My mistake was taking the word of an employee that the job was satisfactory , as I should have waited until I inspected before paying. The parking space lines started showing thru after a few months, and sealing the cracks was never completed. It took several texts, phone calls and over 2 years to get a response which was " I looked at your driveway and you used to much salt ". The problem is that it a parking lot and we have never used salt. Not ever once. Pittsburgh Sealers are crooks, liars and hypocrites. Please don't god bless me in your review. That's my job.

Replaced two long retaining walls and concrete driveway. Exceeded expectations for all aspects of…read morethe project. Team was responsive to questions, resolved minor issues in a timely manner, and left an immaculate job site. Owner onsite every day and work completed within the projected timeline. Will definitely use this company for any future concrete needs. Reasonably priced quality work. Recommend wholeheartedly! Nancy A.

Fabulous job! This team of pro's showed up every day to give me the driveway of my dreams ! Our…read moregovernors driveway looks awesome with exposed aggregate and a darker border. Couple of minor issues were fixed immediately. Good price - great performance!