It was one of the BEST decisions we made reaching out to Mosche. He is one of the best contractors my husband and I have ever come across. My father-in-law is giving us an fixer-upper house built in the 1940s. One of the concerns is that it has major cracks running throughout many areas of the house, including several 45 degree angled cracks from a few door frames. We were very worried, and contacted a contractor that seemed to have decent reviews that we found on Thumbtack. Right when he came and took a look at the problem, without inspecting anything, he said that we had a major foundation problem, and it that it had to be addressed immediately or else our house would be further destroyed.
Instead of jumping on this guy's conclusions, we played it safe and did some research on Yelp and found GMBC Construction. We contacted Mosche, the business owner, because he had one of the highest reviews on Yelp in our whole area for contracting work, and discovered that he also owned this company, Foundation Millenium, that does foundation work. He was very responsive, and we booked an appointment for him to come and inspect our house that week. Upon meeting him, he gave us the friendliest and kindest introduction. He went into our house and thoroughly inspected all the cracks running through our drywall in our ceilings and walls. Instead of jumping into any immediate conclusions, he changed into a hazmat suit, grabbed his flashlight, and went deep into our crawlspace to check on our foundation. He spent a good while down there and looked in every corner with great attention to detail, and even took photos for us to see (even the house inspector that we previously hired to check on the foundation didn't look as deeply into it as he did). Unlike the other service providers who had went down our crawlspace before and ended up dirtying our house, Mosche came back up and carefully took his outfit off, wiped down his phone and washed his hands, before he went to check on the attic space. I appreciate the fact that he respected our house enough to be as careful as possible to not further dirty the house.
Upon his inspection, Mosche concluded that our foundation was built very sturdily and was in good condition, and showed us the photos to explain further. The problem was in our ceiling, where the HVAC system that was put in place, was too heavy for the load of the ceiling, as it was improperly installed. The beams did not support the load efficiently, and so Mosche suggested that we install sister beams so that the HVAC system could be more properly supported. That totally made sense, and he was able to explain our problem without pushing for services and putting pressure on us. Had we not found him we would have been in the predicament of spending tens of thousands of dollars replacing a foundation that didn't need to be replaced!!
We really appreciated his honesty and transparency, as well as his peaceful demeanor and professionalism. He never pushed or pressured us to use his services immediately, unlike what other contractors might have done to take advantage of the situation. He was extremely knowledgeable in every aspect of the house, as later he went around the whole house and even inspected our roof. He was right about everything, as we previously had a home inspector that came in and discussed very similar findings. The whole inspection took about an hour.
Although we don't have the finances yet to address our ceiling issue at the moment as we have other areas of the house to address at the moment, we feel confident going back to Mosche for services when we do in the near future. Had it not been for his expertise and help, we would have wasted a fortune fixing an issue we did not have. He was able to diagnose our problem through careful inspection, attention to detail, and with an expert eye and sound opinions. I don't think there could be any other foundation company that could compare to Mosche's in the Bay Area. I highly recommend reaching out to him if you encounter any foundation problems, best decision ever for us. He's probably the most honest and truthful expert you can find around here. Cannot say enough good things about him and express how grateful we are to him for his services. read more