My wife and I entrusted Homestar Construction to build a room for us. We gave them money in September of 2021 and we were told the material would be ready in 8-10 weeks. They started the job in May of 2022. This company has good workers but the management and owner, Dave Yatsko is a liar. Do not trust them!!!!!!! John Ghenes read more

I'D I'D GIVE ZERO STARS IF I COULD. First off!!! DO NOT USE THEM THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE. My parents have been waiting for construction to begin for a new sunroom since theirs is falling apart we figured let's use a local company to keep it local. We have been waiting since May of 2022. Dave Yatsko took their money $7175.00 to be exact. They put down as a down payment and has yet to even begin any type of construction. We no longer want any of his services we just want our money back and he just keeps giving them the run around saying call me in 3 weeks and nothing call me back in another 3 weeks. Dave does this to his potential customers and it's been going on way BEFORE COVID so stop using that excuse. So Dave reach out to My Parents and give them their money back or we will be seeking legal action against YOU and YOUR COMPANY Make it right. The Niz Family. Here we are on 2/6/2023: Still waiting for our funds after being promised to have them this week and nothing has happened. Dave you need to reach out to me immediately. Here we are again! 4/17/23 and still nothing! read more

Homestar Construction - Dave Yatsko Owes my parents money. Pay Up! - General Contractors Near Me - Arroyo Grande, California

This company used to be called Day Construction. The previous owners of our house hired them to install a sunroom on the flat roof above our living room. The walls they installed are cheap, thin, foam. They sank four-by-fours into the existing roof as part of the new structure. There were many leaks when it rained; leaks that caused rot in the structure of the living room below. We hired a contractor to replace the sunroom with proper construction, and to remove and rebuild much of the living room structure. Among other things, we had to replace five of seven four-by-eight ceiling beams in the living room, as they were significantly rotted where they met the outside living room wall. There was black mold in the walls caused by the water infiltration. The cost of reconstruction, has, so far, exceeded $100,000. read more

We had Homestar install a sunroom. It looks good!! But, had leak in roof where they connected the sunroom. In the winter, when it was raining & leaking, they said they would repair when stopped raining. Now they don't respond. It's been months. My husband went up on roof & did a patch himself, or our sunroom would have been a total mess. We have ceiling & wall damage inside. They will not respond to our calls. We will have to hire a handyman to repair inside. We are very disappointed with this company. read more

Paid them $8,800 down in August 2021 for a sunroom and almost 2 years later the owner is still asking us to be patient. Our patience has reached its limit. We have joined others in filing complaints with the state and in courts to try to get our money back. Don't do business with Homestar. read more

Homestar Construction - Our back patio is still without the promised sunroom. - General Contractors Near Me - Arroyo Grande, California

Took our money and did nothing! But he is still in business! The owner kept telling us excuses, and I kept believing him. He commended me for my patience, but I was just gullible. After 18 months, I finally realized that this guy is a lying crook. read more

Homestar Construction - Other families that were stiffed by HomeStar. - General Contractors Near Me - Arroyo Grande, California

Homestar built a side room on our mobile home. They installed the French doors backwards. Consequently during the rains our room flooded causing several thousand dollars in damage. They sent a person out who confirmed they put the door in backwards, but we have not heard back after repeated attempts to have them come reverse the door. After four months it is clear that they do not intend to honor their obligations to fix the problem they created. read more

Dishonest. One year later and nothing. Have to fight with him to get our deposit returned. I think they also call that embezzlement

Ripped us off. Paid 10k cash for a new sunroom roof over a year ago and still has not been installed. We were given the run around saying it was supply issues but again it's been over a year and nothing from them. No calls or updates. Unfortunately, have to take legal action to try and get money back. Would be nice if all the people they stole from got together and file suit, wouldn't mind seeing their license get pulled. Contractors State License Board www.cslb.ca.gov or call 800-321-2752 read more

in February, 2022, we put down an $11,000 deposit for construction of a sunroom. Since that time we've heard multiple excuses, though most of our calls have not been returned. We met with Dave Yatso, the owner, late in September and he said he is having cash flow issues. Per a written and signed agreement, he promised a refund if he could not start construction by October 28th. It is November. We have again requested a refund. They have ignored all attempts to communicate - phone, email and US Mail. Yet, the company is advertising for new business! IS IT A PONZI SCHEME.? DON'T be taken in! We join the chorus of people saying: "DAVE, WHERE IS OUR DEPOSIT! WE WANT A REFUND." read more

Very tough to work with and non responsive and made many mistakes. Took months longer to complete than promised

It was unfortunate that we chose Homestar for our arbor project.  We were told it would take 6-8 weeks.  It took 14 weeks.  I understand there are delays and shortage of supplies, and this is not the fault of Homestar.  Lack of communication was a major issue, something that was within Homestar's control.  Our project manager was hard to get hold of, promised to return calls and didn't, and was very defensive.  After many weeks, we were told our arbor would be delivered to us by 9am.  When the truck didn't arrive, he said the truck was being loaded and would arrive by 11am.  No truck.  He said 2pm.  No truck.  At around 3pm, the truck arrived and unloaded concrete and a wheelbarrow.  I called to ask where the arbor was, only to be told they forgot to load it on the truck. When the parts finally arrived, they were delivered to us.  However, Homestar mismeasured the space for the arbor and the beams were too short.  After trying unsuccessfully to persuade us to accept the wrong size, Homestar finally agreed to reorder the correct size.  However, one of the new beams was damaged.  Homestar tried to persuade us to allow them to cut two beams and join them, and paint them, which we declined.  They tried to persuade us again to accept a smaller arbor. Finally, they ordered a replacement for the damaged beam in the correct size and the work took place. While Homestar is not responsible for delays from third-party vendors, they are responsible for their own communication and for measuring the space correctly.  I would not recommend Homestar construction. read more

Things started off great; we visited the Home Star Construction showroom (off the 101) on February 27, 2021, Brian (salesman) came on March 5th to give us an estimate and as promised, Jerry stopped by on March 6th to pick up our deposit check. This is where their accountability and our satisfaction stopped. Jerry was a no show a few times in March 2021, calls were attempted with messages left in April 2021 and no call backs received, our start date of May 10th came and went with no attempt to notify us until May 14th at 11:53 am, when a message was left on our recorder by Jerry. Message stated permit had been submitted about 2-3 weeks prior, material was arriving, they should have everything ready to start in 2-3 weeks, and he'd be calling in another few weeks with an update, but that they were still at least about 3 weeks out. Needless to say, we would find out later that everything Jerry had stated in the message were all untruths. In all actuality, the permit was not filed until May 18th (not the end of April as was stated in message), although materials started to be dropped off on June 8th, work didn't start until June 9th. In addition, their 2-3 day project turned into a project that took 10 days of work to complete which lasted from June 9th - June 24th. During this 2+ week time line, we had so many issues; a few times we even asked the owner, Dave, to stop by to discuss. Originally, we started a 'breach of contract' discussion with him and knowing now what we didn't know then, we should have stuck to that and gotten out, but we had trusted his word and agreed to stick things out. BIG MISTAKE! They sent other customer's materials to our house (names were written on each piece) along with wrong materials and we were missing materials as well. Doors, windows, screens, roof, etc....All of which are still having issues to this day. Doors don't close right and windows take a lot of effort and finesse to get them closed and locked. Fast forward to the night before their last day where I proceeded to tape off and place sticky notes on issues I had. These issues included yellow marks and dirt on the walls and ceilings, sticky residue on metal pieces, screens that were not flush or torn and windows that would not close properly in order to lock. Fast forward to our first big mist and light rain in August and we notice some leaking where the original house and the new sunroom meet, as well as standing water in the gutters that don't drain properly and drip where the gutter sections meet, one of which is right above the doorway. Fast forward to October where again we have a night of heavy mist and light rain and we now have water coming inside the sunroom through the brand new ceiling fan they installed; water and electricity don't really do well together. Unfortunately, I'm sorry to all for not writing this review earlier, but we have just continued to find things done wrong and have been trying to have others fix the issues. Needless to say, tonight and tomorrow we are expecting a lot of rain and we are very concerned with what will happen next. All I can say is I'd go without a sunroom before I'd ever have Home Star Construction install one. read more

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Everyone loves our new sunroom! (The house is in Santa Maria/Orcutt) It provides what we need: more well-lit space, noise reduction from a nearby school yard, a large area to relax/entertain--or to do projects or just sip coffee. It gives the feeling of being outside while being protected from the elements of sun wind and sound. There was a lot of detail involved: Permitting, demolition of the old patio, pouring a new 15X27 slab, custom room design, new 120VAC circuits/outlets, LED lighting, ordering and assembling factory components, flashing, protection of existing irrigation and power lines, step-landings and even transplanting a camellia. Homestar handled it all and showed they are pros. We could not monitor the construction at every stage, so Jerry sent photos and texts to our smartphones, and was always responsive to our concerns. read more

Too bad that zeros are not an option. This guy is a con and a scam artist. He didn't do our project in the time allotment that he promised, and then wanted to talk us into doing something totally different, which still wouldn't have been done in over 6 months. We said no, and asked for our $4000 back. in August he finally wrote us a check for the $4000, which of course has bounced repeatedly every month. We hired a lawyer, who contacted the licensing board and contracting board and the county did nothing. The lawyer said we have a default judgement but don't know if it can ever be collected. Once a friend told me to go to yelp reviews and write one on Home Star Construction, I was stunned to see that we weren't the only ones scammed. I added up that he has scammed people for over $60,000, and those were only the ones that were giving reviews. My husband contacted the local newspaper in hopes that they would carry this story, but hasn't heard back. STAY AWAY FROM HOME STAR CONSTRUCTION!! read more

I'm hoping this review will save someone the aggravation. This owner, Dave, never followed through to return our deposit. He is a compulsive liar and not to be trusted. It's been a year, Dave, where is the return of our deposit as promised over and over again? We even had a legal agreement that he would make payments to us but again, he never followed through with a written promise. Save yourself the aggravation and loss of monies with this company who gains by ripping people off. There are many others in this same situation. read more

I had a SunRoom installed by this company in the 2021 time frame. I won't go into all the gory horrible details of how that went, but today I am having some major quality issues with the Room. As of now many of the windows don't line up, therefore I can't shut and latch them. Along the entire east side of the Room, the windows have popped out at the top due to our strong winds. Where the Room is attached to my home, in one corner the panels don't line up and there is leaking with mold formation in that corner. The door to the outside doesn't fit, isn't aligned corrected, and is inoperable. I have been trying to contact Dave and Jerry at Homestar via email, phone, and texts these past 2 weeks, but they are not responding whatsoever. It looks like I am on my own to correct their shoddy workmanship, not to mention the quality of the product they installed which was the Alpha Plus Patio Enclosures from C-Thru which I highly suspect. Their brochure certainly looks good, but the quality of the product is highly suspect. I wish there was someone out there to help me fix the myriad problems I am now living with. FYI, I paid $60,000 to these folks and what do I have now? Nothing to 'write home about', that is for sure! read more

Dave Yatsko owner of Homestar Construction will steal any cent from you that you are willing to give him, and this is how it will happen. His company will bid a low-priced project knowing that most people will hire him. He will require a $1000 down payment and half of the payment will be due shortly after during the "site check". After the site check, you will not hear from them unless you contact them, or they need more money from you. Your project will never be started, and you will continually be lied to. Hopefully I'm the last to fall for this central coast scammer. read more

I ordered my automatic sunshades a few years ago. When they installed them, they installed a completely different shade than I ordered. After that they installed two other times wrong ones nine months later they finally got the order correct. Now I have had issues with the screen and I have tried for two months to get someone to come fix it, and they won't return my calls horrible company to work with! read more

We had our back patio installed. As soon as it rained the patio was flooded, water was pouring over the gutters. We looked in the drain pipes and noticed there were no holes for the water to run down the pipes. Called 5 times over the last 6 months, no reply. Reached out on Facebook, no reply. If you hire them, make sure everything is correct before they leave. read more

I had Homestar Construction build a Sunroom for my Family. Our house was out growing us and we needed More room. The sunroom added not only more room. It ended up being our favorite room. The Company was professional, on time. Great Polite workers and service We would recommend them. Another Happy Customer read more

I signed a contract for a sunroom on November 30. I was told due to supply issues I might wait up to 14 weeks for the project to start. I am still waiting 7 months later. For a while I called every two weeks; once I got to talk to a young man (Gabriel I believe) who actually told me the whole company delays in ordering parts and requesting city permits but that he, Gabriel, was an amazing fellow and would turn things around. Then he asked me for more money but couldn't tell me how much. That was some months ago... The woman who answers the phones seems quite nice and competent. I thought I would end on a high note here. read more

I cannot begin to express how happy I am with the sun room addition to my home . During every step of the process from obtaining HOA approval to construction during the "Covid era". Homestar made a dream a reality. The workers were punctual and tidy . Any query I had was answered immediately any problem was addressed and resolved . Don't get me wrong this wasn't an easy job . HOA approval was key to this project proceeding and I am a fussy British customer ! Homestar helped every step of the way to obtain HOA approval, providing pictures samples and being on hand to answer any questions . They were also there to discuss changes along the way when I changed my mind !! Nothing was too much trouble . These guys know what they do best and suggested many improvements to my original ideas to achieve a seamless addition to my home . No project goes ahead without a problem or two along the way and the sign of a good contractor is one who listens and resolves issues . Jerry, Michael, and Hilario were a great team to work with and extremely tidy workers ... Now I can enjoy my sanctuary away from the TV !! read more

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At this time they don't deserve even one star. We have been waiting since April for them to start construction, we have been lied to time after time. Rarely are phone calls returned, so we've had to make trips to the shop and again lied to by Jerry, promising our construction will start Monday, or Wednesday but no one shows up or are we notified. We left a message for Dave who actually took our money and has yet to be heard from again. Do not waste your time with this company. Covid delays have very little to do with how we have been treated. read more

I am nervous about writing this review because Dave, the owner has already threatened me with "defamation of character". I bought a house with a sunroom they installed. It bangs and cracks with any temperature differential. When I inquired Dave showed me the material and explained the issue. He sent a person over twice without resolution. As I tried to continue to understand the options his receptionist stated the materials were defective and I needed to get in touch with the manufacturer but would not give me access to the contract or manufacturer contact information. When the room starts cracking and and banging the guests get up and leave as they are apprehensive about the integrity of the space. The room us unusable In the meantime water from their downspout was not draining. I dug up the ground and they had not attached the downspout into the drain which according to PB building dept is a code violation as the foundation will eventually erode. I was willing to meet him 1/2 on this as I bought all the materials to fix it but he has refused to address this as well. He originally said he would give me the inspection sign off then rescinded that. He told me he was in the business of making money and I was on my own. I cannot recommend this company as a vendor read more

Homestar Construction - water accumulation. Note drain 2 feet away from downspout - General Contractors Near Me - Arroyo Grande, California

Kudos for most improved service and quality workmanship since my original negative review. They have a smart and capable crew who just put up a wall enclosing my patio with windows and a huge slider door ahead of schedule and below budget. I can wholeheartedly recommend Homestar Construction as I am very happy with our project. read more

Thank you for your help with our project. The awning and porch cover were worth the wait. Neighbors have commented on the added value these addition have given the property. read more

Loved the end product, but expect delays. Also, they need to improve on their communication with customers.

We hired Homestar over a year ago to build a sunroom for $54,000. Gave them $21,000 down and they said it would be completed by 4/27/22. Never did, only got the run round about when they could start. Said Covid was the reason for not being able to get materials and they had problems with staff. They never contacted me, I had to chase them. I thought I was the lucky one when finally in November 2022 they said they would start in a week. They didn't start until Dec 12, 2022 but they started. It looked great and so paid them the balance of $33,000 plus another $1000 for electrical stuff they said I needed (found out I did not needed later). Then the rains started and so did the leaks. I called immediately because they told me work was guaranteed. Jon the manager said he would send Cliff out. Never happened, no one ever calls back. Its now more than a year and they still have not resolved everything. I will hire someone else to fix the repairs, someone who knows what they are doing. read more

We studied patio cover materials and styles for two years. We got bids on wood, vinyl and metal units. After talking with several contractors we decided to go with Alumawood through Homestar. The product is outstanding and the installation excellent. Every thing came on a truck and was completed by the next day. The installers, Rick and Jerry, were friendly and professional in every way. They confered with us on every adjustment or optional placement as the cover was erected, giving us a more custom installation. Clean up was well done, no plants were damaged during work in and over flowerbeds. We will call Homestar first on our next home improvement project. read more

If I could give a lower rating I would. This Dave that is the owner comes to your home and is a very convincing sales man. I read the reviews on Yelp and even read them to him when he was in our home and he still managed to convince us otherwise. We gave him around $4500.00 dollars down to construct a glass room on the back of our home. Due to no fault of ours the city would not allow construction due to bluff line. We could decrease the size of the room but that was not functional for us. We spoke with Dave (owner) and informed him we would not be going further with this project and would like our money and house plans back. That was Sept,2019 He informed us we would receive money and house plans back. I have called his office 6 times, my husband has called 4 and we have spoken with someone every time that promised us Dave would call us or they would get said monies returned. This date is March 2020 and we still have no money or plans. This man is a lair and a thief and he will do to you what he did to us. We will be contacting the Better Business Bureau about him and his company. Please don't use this company. We should have listened to the reviews. RED FLAGS were there, shame on me. P.S. They have promised us we would be getting our money and house plans back and that they would put them in the mail next day(we are out of state) 5 times and nothing has ever come. We will be back in state soon and will start in again trying to get this resolved. Please listen, WE didn't read more

We've had this company come out and give us a bid at least 3 times over the past 15 years. Dave has been out, 2 of those 3 times. We finally had them install the patio cover after changing our mind on what we wanted. First it was a sunroom, then a pergola! We finally settled on a peaked roof full patio cover. We love it. Very nice looking, no problems with installation. Came in when expected. We're doing more work inside and our general contractor was very impressed with the product and work from this company, he asked for a card so he could refer some of his clients! Lifetime warranty on the material! We had 2 other bids who were a little less, but did not have the same quality material! read more

RED FLAGS HERE! suspicious company internal funding issues, high turnover rate of employees, phone calls not returned numerous times, performance on contract delayed excessively, inability to return deposits for non-performance in a timely manner.!!! Home star construction not a company that I would have work for me in the future. immediately after contracting home star construction to erect a patio cover. I started to understand the full extent of their high pressure sales, fine print contract provisions, Chicago con man game! It starts with High down payment at signing of contract, another high payment demanded at delivery of materials, almost the full amount of contract Expected contractually to be paid prior to any performance! A call from the office asking for more money due to a credit card "banking issue" caused by an unnamed disreputable customer! Payment must be by check no credit card? call from manager your estimate was completed incorrectly and it's going to be an additional $3500 to complete the job! by the way the gentleman that wrote the estimate is no longer with the company. Calls about refund direct me back to my bank to file credit card fraud report! My bank is saying we paid the contractor what's the problem? Contractor is saying he didn't get paid because of unexplained odd banking problem with unnamed customer. contractor states Funds being held and his bank won't give them to him! not the kind of reputable firm I usually deal with. project never completed had to be refunded money from my credit card company for non-performance. Wow and I write and monitor performance of contracts for a living how did I ever get bit by these guys. I even offered to continue if they would just finish the patio cover as contracted they refused. Wow! read more

Signed Contract to build exterior patio cover in July 2020. Install began seven months later on February 10, 2021. Numerous calls between contract and start of installation were either not returned or were (and continue to be) fraught with excuses, but never satisfactorily explanatory or justified as it is always a 'supplier issue'. The two installers essentially worked part-time for a day or two, then would not reappear for several days at a time. After about 10 days, work stopped because of an incorrect rain gutter was identified just before it would have been installed, and because we had to also inform the installers that the contract called for a faux tile roof which must be affixed before the gutter can be installed. Another month passed without a call from the contractor, so we had to restart making the calls to determine whether the contractor was going to secure the missing components and return to finish the project, or whether we should consider the project abandoned. After several more voicemail messages without reply, we now learn that another 'Project Manager' has been hired, that roofing and rain gutter materials and stacked stone orders should all become available next week. We shall see, but we are not at all pleased with this company to date. read more

My previous review has been "moved" to where it isn't seen by people looking for info/experiences with this company. My mother placed an order for an enclosed patio and arbor for her back yard last July (2021). A call to the city around November revealed that they never even submitted an application for a building permit. When called out on this, they finally submitted something. The application documents did not have any of the details, or calculations required and they did not follow up with the city's request to provide more information. Sadly by January 2022, there was nothing but lies (or "fibs" as defended by the owner) and no patio/arbor. Now she can't even get the refund that she asked for after getting fed up with it all. Homestar has benefitted from my mom's money-interest free- but now is having trouble paying her back. If only she had read some of these reviews before getting involved with this company. I have never heard of such an unprofessional and untrustworthy group. I can't understand how they have managed to stay in business all these years. read more

We had a patio cover installed 6/21/18 and could not be happier. Daniel came out on 5/31/18 to show us our design options and discuss what we were looking for. After listening to our options and seeing samples of the product, we decided to give him the job and gave him our 10% deposit that day, and 31 days later we have a BEAUTIFUL patio cover that not only keeps our patio cooler, it is a definite enhancement to the look of our house. All our contacts with Homestar, from Daniel, to Jerry, to Josh and Carlos, were positive. All of them came when they said they would, the job was done sooner than we had anticipated and all were professional and an asset to the company. In this day and age, it is hard to find people that even come out to give you a bid and if they do, it takes 6-8 weeks to hear back. We never had to call them to get updates because the job was done so quickly. Poor Josh and Carlos - they were installing the patio cover on one of our 100 degree days. They hung in there and got the job done in one day and cleaned up after themselves so that you would never know they were there. We read some of the negative reviews of this company and were initially hesitant about using them, but all we can say from our experience is that they were great to work with, the product is excellent, and the results were awesome. read more

This business and Dave should be ashamed of their work, unprofessional communication, and complete lack of respect to clients and homeowners. RUN!!! Also billed and took payment for unfinished and shoddy work, then declared bankruptcy to avoid repaying or being taken to small claims court. Avoid at allllll cost read more

They are crooks, had one of their "outside" sales people work with me, we decided on a pergola and he said a person would contact me by the end of the week to discuss design, color and such, and they took a down payment. Didn't get a call for several weeks, by then was hesitant about using them, asked for a few days to think about it since I was very unhappy with them to that point. A few days later sent a letter asking for the deposit back since they failed to honor their part of the deal. Didn't hear back even after sending several letters and making calls. I am working with the state licensing board to file a complaint but am not optimistic about getting my down payment back, they seem to agree they are crooks. read more

I can't began to tell you how happy we were/are with Homestar Construction. We have a large wooden pergola and decided to replace the upper trellis with an aluminum roof. The owner/sales rep, Dave, came to our home (1 1/2 hrs travel time from Homestar) and spent the full morning analyzing and drawing up options. He brought product samples for us to see and choose. As promised, the work was ready to began in approximately 8 weeks. We were contacted a week prior to the start of this job by the foreman, Jerry, who was extremely diligent during and after the completion of this job. Also, as promised, the entire job took the amount of days they predicted with the exception of one extra day because of an added request from us. The men who took down the trellis and built the new roof, Juan and Jose, were exceptional. They were thoughtful and positive with their work and with any questions or requests from us. Not only does the final product look amazing but the crew cleaned up beautifully upon completion...something you don't see very often anymore!!! We had an additional small job after this and Jerry followed through nicely (again, as promised). He sent his "handyman" Cliff to do this task and to say this man did a good job is an understatement. He went beyond expectations and we are thankful for his perseverance in fixing something that was considered to be unfixable. Our thanks to Homestar Construction for the beautiful roof that you promised we would like...we love it! read more

Our alumawood patio overhang was installed as per the contract. The job is clean and complete. We are satisfied with the results.