It was really great working with Jose. He was very professional, punctual, and never rushed me on…read moremaking decisions. He painted the kitchen, bathroom, dining room, and the high ceilings, which was difficult. The work was done on time and I couldn't be happier with the quality. His pricing is very reasonable considering the quality of work he provides. I highly recommend him!

My husband and I recently updated the exterior of our home. Jose Toscano and his team painted with…read moreexceptional precision and transformed our space. It feels so good to come home, again! It started with a detailed consultation to understand what we were trying to achieve. We were offered professional consulting (at no charge) with a paint specialist to ensure we had a "big picture" idea of what our selection looked like on our home. Once we agreed on the details they got to work prepping and painting. He made sure our project was completed with great care and his crew ensured there was no mess left behind. Jose even followed up weeks later to see if we required any touch ups. I mean, a true professional. If you're looking for a painter, we highly recommend them.

From the initial consultation, Joseph's unique background as an architect, artist, and general…read morecontractor provided invaluable. Within minutes of his arrival, Joseph provided a plan for a kitchen addition that was far superior to any of the ideas I had brainstormed for over a year or the other proposals I had received. Throughout the project, Joseph provided unparalleled communication and collaboration. Due to his experience in design and construction, he was able to efficiently adapt the plans and design to changing requirements. Furthermore, because of his illustrious background in art, he included truly stunning creative and unique elements that made me feel that he cared for my project and home. The final result far exceeded any of my expectations. I am so grateful that Joseph worked his magic on my home, and I wholeheartedly recommend Joseph and Duende Design and Construction for any and every home remodel.

We've used Joseph and Duende for many remodeling projects, the most recent being our backyard…read morepatio/deck. We really wanted a space to hang out outdoors that included a hot tub and hangout area with shading, but didn't just want it to look like every other pergola/gazebo. So Joseph came up with a great design that was modern and original. We worked with him to tweak the design to meet all our needs, and he coordinated with the Hot Tub company to ensure a perfect install right next to the deck. The whole space has retractable roman shades that are great for when it's sunny out, and we can watch the TV while sitting on the deck or while in the hot tub due to the floating wall it was installed on. Now we have a great outdoor entertaining and hangout space that we use all the time.

I am very embarrassed that I have to write this review which could have been prevented if I did…read moremore work screening a contractor. Let me explain. I researched contractors on Yelp and found one that I wanted to hire. I clicked the button to request a consultation and Carlos called me right away. He had good sales skills and offered to come to look at my bathroom remodel project the same day. It turns out that when I submitted a request for a consultation it went to many businesses, not only the one that I was interested in. I finally realized that this was a different business. I looked at William S' review and decided to give them a chance. The business started in January 2022, yet the review that I read stated that they had two bathrooms, a gigantic kitchen, a brand new ADU unit, and 7 televisions in the course of the 3 months since the contractors license was obtained. I later found out that William S is a Mendi Builders employee and that it is a fake review. But I took the bait. I was desperate to get the bathrooms working and planned to be out of town for a week. Despite the vague and expensive proposal Carlos created, I gave him money to begin our project because of his availability and promise to work while I was out of town. In retrospect this was such a bad idea. The very first day that the team came to demo the home they forgot to cap the water underneath the vanity. They left water dripping on a Friday night and had no plans to return until Monday. Fortunately, my son came home and heard the dripping and stopped the leak and bailed out the bathroom. From that day forward every single thing that they touched was a disaster. Broken Tile: I had some special tile installed by an old friend who is no longer working that I asked him to protect. He destroyed that tile and did not alert me or attempt to repair it, instead he tried to conceal it. Plumbing: He changed a plumbing valve and left a huge glob of some sort of wax inside the pipe which was only discovered by the plumber that I had to hire to redo all of Carlos' work. In addition, they were so sloppy that they punched a hole in the wall behind the shower and into my family room. Mess Containment: Construction is always messy and Carlos promised to use plastic sheeting to contain the mess when doing drywall work. Instead of protecting my home, his team took a huge fan out of my garage and blew the construction debris into my family room and garage. This bathroom contained an exterior wall and Mendi employees started installing the drywall without adding insulation to the wall. In addition the workers made no attempt whatsoever to clean up any of their messes and left debris on my roof, throughout my home and garage, and even threw their drink containers in my garden. Their employee drove over a retaining wall and left it down in my driveway. Safety: Mendi removed two toilets there was no attempt to seal off the septic system and the home reeked of sewage. Sewage gasses are not only disgusting, they are dangerous. Mendi switched out a bedroom fan and did not clean up any of the debris. They let a bowl full of screws fall 8 feet down onto the new flooring in my son's room, which he stepped on. They also turned off all circuit breakers in the home and failed to turn all of them back on, so when I returned from my trip there was only one functioning toilet in the home, but the bathroom had no electricity for two days. When I fired Mendi I incurred many expenses and it cost me thousands of dollars to repair the damage they caused. It is hard for me to believe that Mendi was able to obtain a contractor's license. The amateur staff was unsupervised and clearly did not follow best practices of the trade. This construction company is dishonest and does shoddy work with no concern for their work product or customers.protecting my home,

Carlos and his team did an incredible job on my space! They did a commercial remodel for me at my…read morebusiness, and I can't say enough great things. They remodeled my floors, demo'd some walls, did a full paint job, hardwired & installed new lighting, built new walls with custom shelving inside the walls, created arched doorways, installed wallpaper on the ceilings, built & tiled a custom desk, and so much more. See photos attached! They were easy to work with and got the job done in a reasonable amount of time, considering all the hurdles we had to jump. My landlord wouldn't let us demo the floors, so Carlos came up with a creative solution of laying new flooring on top of the old so we didn't have to demo. Every obstacle that came up, the guys were able to work around it and still do all the things I wanted to do with the space. Carlos made great suggestions along the way and I felt confident trusting his judgement and took his recommendations on which flooring would look best, or paint colors, materials etc etc. I highly recommend using Mendi Custom Builders if you need any remodeling work done. I am so grateful, Carlos and his team really brought my vision to life!

We hired pacific truss & construction to tear up some of our concrete. We had a drain that was…read moreclogged because roots had gotten into the pipe so there was nothing we could do but tear it up it was creating a lake in our backyard every time it would . We also had them replace our barbecue grill and do a concrete countertop and remove the old tile top. I actually found Pablo from Yelp. We are very happy with the work that they did. I felt like the price was reasonable and there was clear communication. One of the things that I really appreciated is when they said they were going to be here and the time they came. Thank you.

We hired Pacific Truss to build a cabana and deck for our backyard, as well as stamped concrete…read more Working with Pacific Truss was a great experience! Pablo and Armando were very responsive and collaborative throughout the entire process. They really made our vision for our dream backyard come to life, and we were very happy with the result. All of their employee/subcontractors were diligent and respectful. The work area was left tidy at the end of every day. There was a lot of attention to detail in the work, and the materials were high quality. We highly recommend for your future construction/landscaping projects!

We engaged with Acacia + Spruce for a whole home remodel and one very specific need - to design my…read morekitchen and primary bathroom for wheelchair accessibility without it looking like a a hospital and not noticing that it is an accessible home. They took a very personal interest in this #greenwoodplace project and hit it out of the ballpark in so many ways.. So much attention was paid to heights and placement of fixtures and appliances to the point that the team spent hours developing what they thought was best for me before bringing me in to test their ideas. They were almost always spot on. A lot of attention was also paid to room design, furniture and rug selection to create beautiful, open spaces that would be easy to live in whilst in a wheelchair. Acacia + Spruce also project managed the remodel work. Because I am in a wheelchair, it was difficult for me to live in a hotel during the remodel and I wanted to be out of the house for the shortest feasible amount of time. Acacia + Spruce managed the a tight timeline with multiple trades and we were back in our house in an unheard of short amount of time! Finally, our home is absolutely beautiful. I find joy in every room that was touched. We love having people over to entertain but also love hanging out in all of the spaces that were created while home alone. They truly created a beautiful home for us. I could go on and on but the true testament is how much we love our home.

A+S remodeled our bathrooms. Their project manager was amazing and did a wonderful job coordinating…read morethe contractors and ensuring things moved forward. Our bathrooms were original to the house, and they were absolutely hideous. For a very reasonable price, A+S revamped them from top to bottom. Now we love them! The A+S team was also realistic with us about other remodels we wanted to explore. Because of their sound advice, we made decisions that made sense for us while still upgrading our home quite a bit.

We just had our custom furniture delivered and it looks AMAZING! A spot on match to our existing…read morepieces. Mary came up with the perfect solution to our space issues and we couldn't be happier. Everyone we dealt with was very professional. Mary came out, and measured our space. She had several great ideas I wouldn't have otherwise considered. She was very responsive, and patient will all of my questions. A week after we place our order I had a change of heart regarding the finish. Mary was very understanding and accommodating, and our pieces were still delivered on time! The delivery crew was very nice. One of our pieces was too large to fit through the front door, so they had to go through a large sliding glass door in the back yard. They knew exactly what they were doing and there was not a scratch on anything. Overall a great experience from start to finish. I definitely would recommend Mary and the group at M Stanton Company to anyone wanting custom furniture that is a perfect fit for their space. We are already planning a bedroom set!

Love our built ins in our front living room. And Mary was super easy to work with delivering high…read morequality product and on time.

We just completed a master bathroom and kitchen remodel and highly recommend Phil and his team…read more Phil was a pleasure to work with and our site manager, Jerry, was fantastic. We felt that the entire crew was hard working and knowledgable. What was most impressive to me was how they treated us as valued customers throughout the project and truly listened to ideas and concerns. Because we felt we could trust them to have our best interest in mind, we could let go of some of the stress and worry that comes with remodeling. We are extremely pleased with the quality of work and plan on using them for other projects in the future.

I recommend Phil, Rory and the team wholeheartedly! We had plans designed by our architect…read more Interviewing three different builders we picked Phil. No comparison. California Building and Remodeling estimated the costs, explained the process and every promise made was kept. That says volumes. We started out with 1,200 sf and bumped up to 3,300 sf while adding a second story. The house was essentially torn down and rebuilt from scratch. We moved out in March, and like clockwork we moved back in two days before Thanksgiving. Now just trying to get used to all that space.

The owner is a very poor project manager causing delay after delay. pebbling was done and cracks…read moreappeared on 3 of the drain covers (see photos, Pebbling is left on tile, Spa Jet Damaged, Spa light exploded after start up. Pool deck looks Like an amateur did it.

My wife and I bought our home with an unfinished backyard. It was always our dream to have a resort…read morestyle functional backyard entertaining space! We have a large extended family and needed a space that had the proper flow and all the amenities to enjoy. We researched literally for a few years and stumbled upon Jim at one of the events at the Del Mar Fair Ground. Right from the start we like his personality. Unfortunately, we were not ready to pull the trigger on a major investment. When we were, we did a competitive bidding process and Jim was one of three contractors. He one us over with his vision and how he took the time to actually listen to what we wanted. His energy was addictive and he took what we wanted and made it so much more. Now, this was a major project with a lot of moving parts as well as dealing with the city. He was able to navigate through it all and provide us with the dream we were wanting. We have had so many events with family and friends as well as the needed quiet moments with just our family enjoying what Jim designed and built for us. We couldn't of asked for more including the cost for the project and value it added to our home.