I was connected to Burne through a contractor that I used for a prior project and am planning to…read moreuse again for an ADU. I went with Burne due to the personal nature of the recommendation and the competitive price they sent. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend them less. Someone from the company came to my house to take measurements and understand my project desires in early January. He said it would take 4-6 weeks to get drawings. At the 6 week mark, I received a drawing but it did not incorporate anything I had said was important to me (a usable loft space, and a storage space). The drawing was done by someone who had not been to my property. When I made the need for changes known, it took an additional couple of weeks to update them. Then my contractor came out with the proposed plans and had a couple of tweaks and provided the feedback. With no notice, they tried to charge additional fees for these modifications. Ultimately they waived them, but it was very frustrating to be dealing with someone who had never been to my property and apparently had little knowledge of the other conversations had. From there, the plans were sent to the Title 24 people, which is an extra cost. While I was aware in the contract that there was an extra cost, they do not include any information about what the cost is. According to them, sometimes it is is a flat fee but sometimes it isn't which is why they don't include it - sketchy. Well, anyway, there were several issues with the initial drawing that did not take into account current California regulations (including the required size for the bathroom door as well as the water heater requirement). The person doing the drawings should be aware of these things and include those in the initial drawing. Needless to say it is now 5 months since they first came out and I am told I will be receiving the documents today. They initially said everything would be ready for submission to the City of Sacramento by mid March. It is a reminder that you get what you pay for.

Absolute above any beyond company. Lori personally did proverbial battle with the building…read moredepartment to get out home back permitted. Another engineering service wanted 3 times what she also! Use these guys, not the other ones you are looking at!

I had a great experience with Keystone Structural Engineers. I needed a structural inspection on…read moreshort notice, and they were able to fit me in quickly. Mehdi showed up on time and did a thorough job, he checked the roof structure (my main concern) and also looked over the foundation and other key areas. I got the stamped report the next day. Overall, the service was quick, professional, and fairly priced. I'm really happy with the experience and would recommend them.

I recently requested a service but instead of simply taking my money, your team evaluated my…read moresituation and advised that the service would not provide me value. Trust, good service and honesty go a long way. By choosing not to sell me something that would not help me, you proved that you are a company that can be trusted and I highly appreciate your integrity.

Castlelite has the best prices in Sacramento and wonderful staff. Jessica and Felipe helped me find…read morethe perfect paver for my project and Felipe kindly divided two pallets into four so they could load them in my truck in four trips and not overload my vehicle. They were a joy to work with and I had a wonderful experience. I HIGHLY recommend them - they are the best!

"Consumer Beware" of dealing with personnel at the CastleLite Block location in the Dixon,…read moreCalifornia! We installed the product ourselves. Although the product we purchased was great, their management, sales personnel, customer service, dispatch and online ordering information is poor. Communication and follow-through are way below standards. The only positive person at the company was Sergio, the delivery driver that dropped off the product. He was professional, friendly & efficient. The company policy only sells their product by the pallet. The online ordering system needs to be more accurate so that it matches what the live salesperson quotes. We measured the area to build a short stand-alone wall & noticed the # of pallets on the online estimator was different (2 pallets) than what the salesperson, Hathavan, quoted (1 pallet). Hathavan assured us that 1 pallet would handle our project. Although we advised Hathavan that we would utilize the clips to keep the blocks together, she failed to tell us that the clips were a separate part and price. When we attempted to contact Hathavan by phone and email, she never responded or was on vacation? After numerous calls, Cherie, the Dispatcher, advised us that if we needed the clips they did not offer any delivery by UPS or FEDEX. Frustrated once again, we traveled an hour back to Dixon to pay and pick up the plastic clips. When we finally built the wall we came up short of 6-blocks to complete the build out. We then recontacted the company once again and asked if we could purchase 6-additional blocks but were told we would have to buy another complete pallet of (96-blocks) plus pay another delivery charge $$$. Note: This a Manufacturing site that makes these blocks . To tell a consumer we would need to purchase another full pallet even if we only needed 6 additional blocks is not a reasonable policy for a consumer! Dissatisfied ... we sent emails and requested to speak with a Customer Service Manager to help us resolve this issue. Cherie told us that the customer service manager was on vacation and we would have to await upon her return. We escalated and asked to speak with another Manager or the Owner. Finally, a person named Nick, returned our call and advised us that there happens to be one open pallet of the product and color we needed and that we could come back to Dixon to purchase and pickup the 6-blocks. After we arrived in Dixon and paid for the product, Cherie, the dispatcher, told us that Nick was out in the yard waiting for us to pick up the product. So, we drove to the yard, and looked for Nick. There were 2-forklift operators working in the yard loading pallets on trucks so we patiently waited for Nick. Finally, after about 15minutes, the forklift operator drove up to us and we told him that Nick was expecting us in the yard. The forklift operator said that Nick never comes out to the yard. Frustrated again, he made a call to the front office then asked for "hand-written" payment receipt of the 6-blocks and that he was going to assist us. He had us follow him in our truck to the area where the open pallet of product was and provided the 6-blocks that we needed. We finally accomplished our install but it would have been a lot more efficient if the Front office and Staff were more receptive to our issues instead us going around in circles.

"Our Man in Rio".... ....er, I should say, our man "IS" Rio,…read moreas in Rio Morales, owner-operator of Montgomery Structural Lifters. The first thing you should know, is that Rio is not just some guy who only shows-up at your job site to collect the bag-fulls of money you will likely need (regardless of who you hire) if you are unfortunate enough to need structural foundation repairs; but on the other hand, Rio was there every day on our job directing/orchestrating his crew and swinging a hammer with the best of them. That said, even if you don't know didley about foundation repairs, but are freakin'-out enough to start calling foundation experts, I can tell you from my experience of having no less than 13 contractors/foundation companies coming out in the past year before hiring Montgomery, Rio was the only one who instilled in me any confidence that his job approach was the right one for resurrecting the listing /crumbling foundation of our otherwise structurally sound 1920s Land Park garage. I initially emailed Rio pix of the deteriorated slab/foundation/dramatic leaning of the garage before he came out for his extremely thorough evaluation; and yes he did charge a fee (which was applied against his bid), but I can tell you it was the best investment I could have made. I have been in this home 43 years and am pretty handy with repairs/general construction, but I do leave the complicated jobs like foundations/roofs/HVAC to the pros, and I do know enough to ask the right questions and know the right answers when I hear them. If you don't have that kind of knowledge yourself, DON'T WORRY, Rio will give you the "straight-story" and you WON'T have to worry about getting ripped-off by shoddy work or un-needed repairs to "jack-up" a repair bill. Upon accepting the bid, Rio arranged for his structural engineer to draw-up the plans and took care of all the permitting, which went seamless, and on one occasion during the project while the city inspector was meeting with Rio on the job site, they were both on the phone with the engineer to discuss some of the foundation plans; which obviously made the "passing" inspections proceed without delays. Our job involved actually lifting the entire garage on steel beams and demo-ing the shot slab & foundation/re-racking the entire building with "come-alongs"/new internal bracing/seismic bolt & plates for the upgraded footers/headers, all which was brought up to current city code. Rio initially gave me two bids for my choosing: one to generally fix the foundation issues by repair or the second option, which I chose, to completely renovate the garage, and I couldn't be happier with Rio's attention to detail. He estimated 6 weeks from start to finish and Office Manage Dana always kept me advised of scheduling to keep Rio and crew from being in 14 places as one time! The crews always let me know beforehand what was scheduled for the day and ALWAYS showed-up on time and were a quite pleasant competent crew (Thank you to Travis, Rick, Jessie & Jesus for the great work!) OK I could go on and on, but I will say I am pretty picky who works on our house and Rio is as honest and competent as you will find, right alongside other top-notch contractors I have used ie "Fargo Construction" (now retired Land Park remodeler); "Sierra Pacific" for HVAC; and "Cal Vintage Roofing". To sum it up, we were extremely grateful that Montgomery took on our project and couldn't be happier. Thankyou Rio, Dana and the rest of the crew !!

I had my home inspected by a structural engineer and was advised that the cement foundation would…read morerequire piers. I read the yelp reviews for Montgomery Structural Lifters. they had great reviews so I called the company to schedule a home inspection and bid. The office gave me Rio's email and I emailed and then spoke to him on the phone. He said he would contact me to schedule the appointment. he never contacted me. I called the office and they kept saying he would contact me. i also emailed him again. He never responded. if he was to busy to do the job, he should have let me know that right away instead of wasting my time. I think his lack of follow thru was very unprofessional.

I love my new concrete patio. Thank you to Manuel and his crew; they did an amazing job. I needed…read moremy 1943 backyard updated. Great pricing, consistent communication, and excellent finished product. They removed the old concrete and brick, and added new concrete.

Manuel and his team did an excellent job pouring the slab for our 1500 sq ft garage/shop. High…read morequality and fair pricing!

Many thanks to Adam, who explained so much to us about foundations and crawlspaces! Turns out we…read moreare OK in our 80-year old house. If we ever need work on our foundation in the future, I will only call them. Great company, great guy.

Adam P. from Stronghold Foundation Repair provided my second foundation estimate. He was…read moreknowledgeable and honest, explained that the house variance was normal, and recommended no repairs. He could have sold me unnecessary work but chose integrity instead. After a $49,000 estimate from Groundworks, I'm grateful I called Stronghold.

I haven't personally built an ADU with Imkat Homes, but I know the people behind the company, and…read morethat says a lot. Great people who genuinely care about what they do, take pride in their work, and stand behind it. Building an ADU is a big investment, and having people you can trust makes all the difference. They're definitely a company I would feel comfortable trusting with my own project and recommending to friends and family.

Guy is a tool. Called about doing a project. Was all over the place on if they could do it or not…read more Said upfront to him, if this is not your thing, let's move on. He insisted they do this sort of thing all the time. But then with almost no info, quoted me $140k for a portion of the work! This is beyond absurd. Tried to gas light me that the foundation needed to be redone... with out even looking!!!! (foundation has no issues). His ONLY goal was to see if my wallet was wide open. When he found out I wasn't a fool he could rip off, he suddenly doesn't do this sort of work!?... even though I started the whole conversation asking/establishing (with him agreeing he does) that he does. No integrity. Stay away.

Professional, on time, courteous, high quality work. Was able to demo and pave a new garbage bin…read moreplatform for us which has always been a headache for us. Highly recommend for any projects you might have.

GM did a great job on the 14x6' pad I needed. I'd use them again for sure.read more