The two technicians arrived at the appointment time promptly and were friendly and professional…read more They worked well as a team - one stationed at the meter while the other checked our water systems to find which one was the culprit. Within ten minutes of their arrival, the leak was found. Their quick investigation as to the source was impressive! Thank you!! :)

Extremely unhappy with the work and interaction with USA Leak Detectors. They came to my house and…read moredid find a leak under the house. They wrote up a report saying "Active leak was identified within the interior pressurized supply line serving the kitchen. Leak location has been identified and marked for corrective repair." The image attached is what they included which is inside the house. Since this company doesn't do repairs, I had Jazz Plumbing come in. Their technician said the report was insufficient and they'd have to do their own inspection since a piece of tape on the kitchen doesn't help them. "Prior to my arrival, the customer had received an inspection from another company; however, the information provided was not sufficient for diagnostic purposes. A full independent evaluation of the crawl space was therefore conducted." I called USA Leak Detectors to say I shouldn't have to pay them since their work was deemed insufficient. They said they'd call me back. They continued sending me invoice reminders, so I called them back, they said they'd have their manager call me, but nothing. Today I got a call from debt collectors threatening legal action against me. USA Leak Detectors said they called, left messages, and emailed me multiple times to try to work it out, but I have zero messages or emails from them. It's very possible they left emails and messages to someone, but it wasn't to me (and apparently they have the right contact information when it comes to debt collection). I was also told it's not their fault if the other company (Jazz Plumbing) wasn't capable of understanding the report. Yes they found the leak, but it's not worth the risk of getting an insufficient report, sloppy communication, and threatened with legal action.

I have nothing but great things to say about Marvin & his worker. They arrived on time & are…read moreefficient & professional. I had many items to tick off including installation of a very log shade on a huge window up about 9-10 feet, multiple light bulbs even higher up, outside flood lights 2 stories up, as well as a fascia repair under our back sliding door (incl priming & painting), and lastly fixing a fairly large dry wall patch in the garage ceiling. Marvin knocked off each of the projects professionally w quality work. He came out a few days earlier to see what needed to be done so he could give me a reasoned quote instead of other site unseen quotes I got from unsolicited handymen on Yelp. I would highly recommend Marvin as not only is he professional doing quality work he is also a very personable guy & that is important as well when you have a contractor in your home. A pleasure doing business with him & I will be working with him in the future.

I can't say enough good things about Marvin and the work he does. Marvin has done a number of large…read moreand small projects at our house, including: - window installation - wall stucco, insulation, and painting - dry wall repair - outdoor wood fencing - custom wood screen doors Marvin's work is extremely high quality, but more than that, he is an extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly person to work with.

I hired Wilmar and his team to repaint the exterior of my 1926 stucco house and can't recommend…read morethem highly enough. The house looks great and he and his team were professional at every step in the process. It was obvious that they not only care about doing quality work, but also that it is done correctly (i.e. fixing rotten wood before painting it, using high quality paint and products, etc.), which I really respect. He was a bit more expensive than some of the other quotes I received, but I cannot stress enough that it was worth every penny. From start to finish Wilmar was great to work with and I will be hiring him and his team again for anything I need. Looking for more details? Here are all the things I appreciated: - Great communication, from quote throughout the process, including some touch-ups (where I accidentally made a mess of the paint) I could rely on him promptly responding - Walked me around the property at the assessment and walked me through specifics of the process i.e., areas where wood and glazing would be replaced, what types of paint he would recommend, what products and brands he would use, etc. - Thorough quote which aligned to everything he walked me through - Great team who were respectful of my property and cleaned up after themselves EVERY DAY. I can't stress how much I appreciated this, having had other workmen and teams either leave the area a mess for me to clean up, or damaged other parts of my property. Wilmar and team never did this! - Thorough prep, quality products and work - I had one issue with the stair paint peeling up after it rained and Wilmar did not hesitate to come out and make it right (and even fix a spot on my drive way that I'd messed up.... stepped through caulk and tracked it around) The house looks great. I'm thrilled I found Wilmar and team, they will be my go to painters from this point on. I highly recommend him and his team.

Wilmar and his crew were a pleasure to work with and they did a wonderful job. We had exterior…read morepainting, interior painting, and our deck stained. They were professional and accommodating of all our requests and they finished the job ahead of schedule, I'd definitely recommend them and hire them again.

We used E&F for a bathroom remodel. They did a fantastic job on a job that was not easy. This…read morebathroom had not been remodeled in over 70 years. Yes, 70 years. Everything needed to be torn down and replaced. The wiring was old. The plumbing was leaking. And the flooring needed to be completely replaced. They produced an estimate. And came in on budget. They gave a time frame. And finished on time. I'm not sure what more you could want in a contractor. We will use them again!

The Great (+2 stars) ==========…read more * The structural work: Our home is on a great, new, solid foundation (with shear walls), so we feel as safe as we can be in our home for an earthquake! * Our basement is also now more usable. * Drainage: There is now drainage around the foundation and under the basement slab, so we are no longer worried about our basement flooding! * The working crew were very friendly and considerate. The Bad (-1 star): ========== * The electrical subcontractor was quite bad. The electricians didn't install the dryer outlet properly (one conductor came loose before I first used it), most outlets they installed are loose (they give when pushing in a plug), and they installed a used, old (not LED compatible) dimmer for the LED lights they installed. Also, the owner yelled at his team a lot. * The plumbing subcontractor was bad, too. They misdrilled several holes, damaging the interior of the home. They didn't seal around exterior penetrations into the house. They didn't put a cover over the branch of a wye that was no longer needed. They wouldn't do anything about the loss of hot water pressure in a bathroom faucet that occurred after they moved some plumbing around (I ended up having to disconnect and disassemble the hot water valve myself and I found a piece of silicone clogged in there). They over-glued the drain of the laundry supply box making it nearly impossible to remove the cap, and they lost the o-rings on my faucet aerator. The Ugly (-2 stars): ========== * They overlooked details in the plans about where walls and doors should go, and denied responsibility since they weren't in the structural engineer's plans, which they opted to not have updated with the revisions I told them about. This lead to a sewer pipe being installed in an inconvenient location (it went through the foundation, so it can't be moved), a structural wall that was almost built in the wrong place (I caught it while they were digging the footing), and a room that was built with no doorway (they had to cut some framing to make the opening). * The pricing/scope was negligent at best, but I'd put it closer to misleading or deceptive. During the initial visits, they talked about all the things they would do (including putting up framing, drywall, and insulation), and then sent over an estimate that I accepted. I didn't realize until halfway through the project that the estimate didn't include many of the things they talked about (including the framing, drywall, and insulation); those apparently would be part of "Phase 2," not included in the price of the first estimate. I had chosen E&F over another estimate that was less expensive even though it did explicitly contain the "additional" scope. I was also surprised that the electrical and plumbing (most of which was necessary to get them out of the way for the structural work) was billed separately; i.e., an unexpected additional expense. * They chose to rebuild a segment of stairs (rather than just adding two steps at the bottom, per the plans), which ended up having insufficient clearance with an overhang halfway down. They tried to convince me there was no new problem because they built them the same as before (but the run of the new stairs was one inch longer, causing the 4th step down to be 4 inches closer to the overhang) and resisted remedying the issue. They just ended up taking a sawzall to trim the overhang -- a joist -- which I just have to hope doesn't compromise any structural integrity! Further, they didn't even finish the stairs (sand and seal); "Test your staining skills," they said. * They ghosted before Phase 2. As the structural work was reaching completion, we were going back and forth on scope for Phase 2. However, when the structural work was actually completed, they just stopped communicating, left dirt and demo debris they left on our driveway for a month, then disappeared. There were lots of things they removed to get out of the way (like several segments of fence) but didn't put back. I could easily add 3x more issues and details, but this review is already too long.