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Foundation Solutions

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Jim D.

I cannot recommend foundation solutions. Their repair of a horizontal foundation crack in my house didn't meet their contracts scope of work description. "Chip away concrete as necessary to reveal entirety of corroded rebar and remove. Chip additional concrete to install new length of #4 rebar centered in stemwall," They did a surface repair a few inches into the wall, definitely not to the center as described in their quote, and shown by their own photo. It took several attempts to get the full 16ft quoted length of crack repaired, and 2 attempts to get the carbon fiber properly attached. They need to supervise the job and their workers more closely.

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Thanks Walter! We always appreciate a review!

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“Collin inspected our house this time, and we were very pleased by his answers, solutions, and responsiveness as well.”

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Groundworks

Groundworks

(143 reviews)

Ramon, Philly, and Josh did an incredible job executing the planned repairs to posts in my sub…read morefloor and installing piers outside the house. Ramon was SUPER communicative and responsive, gave reasonable timeline expectations that he met or exceeded, and provided clear explanations for what he and his crew were doing. Ramon checked in with me at different points in the installation to give me the chance to see the work in progress, point out factors impacting the installation process (e.g., removal of tree roots), and did a thorough walkthrough afterwards and provided me with the post-work elevations for documentation. Wore shoe coverings in the house and laid out work paper to avoid tracking dust/dirt. Ramon also pointed out that they did not end up needing to do some work that was in the original estimate and so put in a change order to reduce my invoice / get a refund. OVERALL: Glad this team was working on my house. Communicative, responsive, clear, honest.

We contracted with Groundworks to accomplish a lift and stabilize our house, which is between 4"…read moreand 51/2 out of level. The job was described in detail. We were told that the downstairs room, with a concrete floor, would have small holes that may need to be puttied. They did not say, at that time, that the inside stairs would need to be pulled out. After the job started, they showed me how there were existing piers that they would need to cut off at the top to accomplish the lift. They said that those original piers would still help with the horizontal integrity and their piers would stabilize the vertical movement. That they would re-attach the original piers after the lift. They took out the concrete exterior steps and estimated $12,000 to rebuild them after the lift, a change order. They asked if it was ok to put the back wall piers inside of the wall, because they were worried about the dirt collapsing in on them. The holes are big, roughly 2' (or more) in diameter. There are at least 5 big holes in the downstairs room, and also some, at least 3, on the downhill outside. They also pulled out some asphalt in the driveway, at our request. Then I got the call that they ran into too much concrete from the original foundation and could not accomplish the job. At our request, they worked one more day. I've asked for a plan going forward. They didn't even try to convince us to be happy with just stabilizing. I then told them that I'd like them to just put it back, as close to how they found it as possible. For 2 weeks, I've been waiting for some kind of proposal of what to do going forward. I do want to accomplish the lift, have waited 30 years to do this. At this point, we just want them to clean up the job side, fill up the holes in the floor and outside, possibly rebuild the back steps. We are extremely disappointed. Every day I cannot rent this space is a loss. At this point, the communication could not be worse. We have called and texted, have gotten almost no response.

Foundation Repair of CA

Foundation Repair of CA

(419 reviews)

We were dealing with moisture issues in our crawlspace every rainy season, with water periodically…read moreseeping up through the floors and walls. We had a few folks out to assess the problem and Steve from Foundation Repair of CA was much clearer in communicating what the issue was than any of the others. He also offered us different options, giving us a straightforward assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of the different options. In the end, we went with drainage, encapsulation, and sump pump installation. Ernesto and his team (David, Juan, and Kelvin) came out for the installation and we were so impressed with the efficiency and quality of their work. Overall we're really happy we went with these guys, and are feeling so relieved that we don't have to worry about heavy rains anymore!

Foundation Repair of CA (FRC) is the most disreputable, dishonest company I've ever encountered. I…read morehired them because I didn't want to hire the lowest bidder for a change, and I regret it. I wouldn't sign the contract when told I'd have to do my own masonry repair until sales agent Jesse Marquez showed me FRC corporate material that indicated the brick facade would be removed with a masonry saw, in an approximate 2x2' square. That was false and deceptive advertising. This is what they did to my house. No masonry saw was used, only impact drills, which act as small jackhammers. FRC significantly damaged the entire brick facade, adjacent areas showed extensive cracking, entire areas had the brick facade knocked completely off the house, and the wall foundation was separated from the brick wall entirely. I told the work crew, headed by Luis, to stop using impact wrenches on the bricks immediately, then told them TWICE. Not only did they not stop, despite direct STOP work orders, they then took all of the bricks they'd destroyed, which legally is theft, called conveyance. Jesse Marquez explained that the bricks were so old they'd shattered. Luis returned the bricks after Jesse Marquez called, ignoring my several phone calls and texts. Jesse texted that the bricks were so old they'd shattered. Luis returned them, none were shattered, all were broken by the impact drills. Luis confirmed, texting that the bricks were "broken". They took the bricks to hide the damage. The day FRC received my Contractor's State Licensing Board complaint, FRC messaged that someone would come to assess the damage for repairs, and FRC would repair the masonry they'd destroyed. They first sent Robert Pagan, who acknowledged both that there were no masonry saw marks, and that the damage was excessive. According to FRC, Jesse stated Robert hadn't said this. It wasn't until I pointed out he'd said it while standing in front of a Ring camera did that lie die. FRC then sent Troy Knight, who acknowledged the same, and stated he was there to help, and would see that the masonry was repaired and more. I have several texts, voicemails and emails from FRC stating they will complete the job. They never did. FRC employee Mike Crites was sent to perform the repairs. He returned the following week with the wrong sized bricks in the wrong color, and proceeded to do more damage. This is the work that they did. FRC employee Mike Crites initially stated that he had retired as a mason, he later revised that statement, saying he'd only worked with pavers and concrete. The work performed was so substandard, FRC sent Jovincio, who was the only honest person in my entire dealings with FRC. Jovencio said he wasn't a mason, but had "some training". Jovencio replaced the work done by Mike Crites. This is Mike's effort, and Jovincio's replacement work. The work performed is clearly substandard and unacceptable. FRC acknowledged the workers sent lacked the skills, training and necessary certifications to perform masonry repairs. When I requested that FRC send a mason, and included photos of the work, FRC responded that they'd done me a favor; the workers sent were a courtesy. The very clause they'd ignored (and invalidated) by removing the bricks was cited. That they would do no more, leaving me with the bill for their damage. This is what they left. I obtained a second quote to repair the deficient masonry 'work' FRC workers had done - without a REQUIRED permit, with no mortar pins, odd-sized and broken bricks mortared in randomly, mortar lines that range from non-existent to more than an inch. Crites' also removed the brick facade foundation in several sections, replacing it with sloppy concrete. This is a code-violating 'repair' that is neither plumb nor square. The legitimate mason company from whom I obtained a repair quote updated the quote, which has nearly doubled BECAUSE of the 'repairs' performed by the unqualified FRC employees. FRC called this doing me a favor, saying the inept crew was sent as a 'courtesy'. This is not doing me a favor, this is not a courtesy, this is at best fraud. After signing the contract (under false pretenses), Jesse insisted I needed an additional pier ($3,155) because piers can no longer be placed under a window. A pier was placed under the window. Two other piers were not placed according to the county approved structural engineering ($1,850) diagram. Half the piers were installed in the wrong places, apparently according to Luis' whims. Yesterday Groundworks gave an estimate on properly placing those piers. That's how I learned that the improperly placed piers had lifted a joist completely off its foundation supports. This, too, will require additional expense to correct, before it damages my house - literally to the roof. I should have stuck with Groundworks. This is your cautionary tale - no one who values integrity, ESPECIALLY senior women, shouldn't hire FRC.

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Avalon Structural

(51 reviews)

Avalon Structural made a difficult job into a breeze! The customer service was great and Roger even…read morebid the job when he was on vacation AND not feeling great. The field crew run by Rory was a crack team and left the site clean and damage free , which is not easy to do with this type of work. They get my highest marks!!

Avalon Structural is a truly professional organization across the board - front office, inspectors,…read moreengineers, and on-site repair staff. If you have a foundation crack, save yourself the time and trouble and call Avalon Structural first. I got multiple estimates for my fairly extensive ~23' horizontal crack. I found there are three types of companies. The first type will do the minimum to chip out the rusted rebar, throw some fresh rebar in there, patch it up with a "band-aid", and charge you handsomely for a quick in-and-out job. The second will glance at your foundation and immediately tell you it has to be replaced, for an even more handsome price, of course. And then there is Avalon Structural. They will perform a comprehensive and highly structurally sound repair, removing all compromised material, charge a fair price, and stand behind their work with a strong warranty. If you visit their website, read the articles, and watch the videos explaining the right and wrong ways to perform foundation repairs, you will be well-equipped to choose the right company for your foundation job. Or, you can save the time and just call them. We couldn't be happier with our repair. The foundation looks great and feathers in perfectly with the undamaged foundation sections. The repair team was amazing and extremely respectful of our property. The city inspector signed off with zero issues, which speaks volumes about the quality of their work. A big thank you to Roger, MJ, and the entire Avalon Structural team!

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RenoPro Construction

(14 reviews)

Forest, West San Jose

William and the entire RenoPro Construction team are some of the most professional and skilled…read morepeople that I have ever worked with. We had just bought a house that had bathrooms in dire need of updating, and 50-year old plumbing that was about to break. As first time homebuyers, we were definitely a little nervous about doing rennovations but William made the process as smooth and effortless as possible. From advising on materials and finishes to accomodating all of our extra requests (as we found more things we wanted to change about the house), William patiently walked us through step by step. The RenoPro team is fast, efficient, and you can definitely tell they take great pride in the top-notch quality of their work. All this at an extremely affordable price makes William and RenoPro one of the best options for contractors in the Bay Area. I would highly recommend RenoPro, and will definitely be using them for future home projects.

We got our foundation's horizontal crack fixed by Reno. They were very responsive. I had many many…read morequestions as the crack was around 12 ft and one part it crossed other side too. Take a look of the pictures. I consulted atleast 5 companies, all solutions were minimum 20-25k. Reno pro, took out all loose concrete, took out old rusted reinforcing bars. Replaced with new once's. Pour concrete. They nicely took care of my artificial grass along with the foundation too. I got that too done last year that's when I found the foundation issue. Other contractors were asking to take of the grass myself and put back after done. Yesterday we had 5.1 earthquake, foundation is still standing well

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