As a general contractor finding honest and generally good people to work with is the foundation for…read moresuccess. My experience with Tim so far has been great. A genuine guy with great knowledge that tells it like it is.

I was in a difficult spot and Tim returned my call within less than 24 hours. In the end we did…read morenot require his services, however, he took time to review with me the situation and review some photos. His professionalism and response time was outstanding and much appreciated.

The technical team at Bowman and Williams rescued us from a natural disaster in 2024. A landslide…read morehad devastated part of our hillside and we needed an emergency grading permit to stabilize things before the rainy season. These guys knew what they were doing to save the day and get through all the red tape that County regulators could muster. Professional, punctual, and courteous, I would recommend Ben and his team anytime.

After the 2017-2018 winter storms that resulted in Santa Cruz County California being declared a…read morenational disaster our two-mile county service road providing access to 67 residents suffered several $M in damage as mountains collapsed onto the road and several locations when the road collapsed down the mountain. The county retained Bowman & Williams (B&W) to do preliminary damage evaluations in the disaster area. We were required to obtain 3 quotes to qualify for state and federal disaster relief. B&W offered the required survey and construction design services and always came in with a competitive price. As work actually got underway an alphabet soup of regulatory agencies, FEMA, CA OES, WRCB, F&W, made various demands that impacted the design and B&W always responded quickly to keep the projects on schedule. With all the regulatory hurdles, permits, construction bids and county construction requirements it took until FY 2024-2025 to complete the last project and Bowman & Williams stuck with us thru the last bit of paving and the last guardrail.

My husband and I had a really good experience with Geoff, and we were very appreciative that he…read morecame out to Felton to help us assess the foundation of a house that we had put an offer on 5 days prior. We were desperate to find a structural engineer who could tell us what kind of foundation our how was built on: many of the other general home inspectors we hired noticed how strange, cracked, and "undermined" it was. We were given only 5 days to do inspections because the market is crazy right now, and we called every structural or civil engineer in Santa Cruz to see if they could come take a look at the house and do a proper assessment. Everyone said "No" immediately, and they told us they were booked out for months, but a really nice receptionist at Hogan Land Services booked us an appointment with Geoff. He was at the property when we arrived and spent a lot of time with us in the basement and crawlspace detailing the problem areas. He was very knowledgeable and explained things in basic analogies to help us understand the problems with the foundation. Through his thorough inspection of the whole house (which we were extremely grateful for because he found some very alarming problems with the chimney - which was breaking off the house), he made us feel very comfortable about walking away from the house knowing that it would probably call for tens of thousands of dollars of repair if not more. The fact that he pointed out things to us that we didn't see and that other inspectors didn't see made us feel like we really dodged a bullet by not buying the house. Thank you for your kindness and willingness to help us on such short notice Geoff!

Hogan Illegally moved a Lot Line in a Mobile Home Park over…read more14" which now put the Homeowner in Violation of required set back line! So after six years She is still Trying to get her property back and build her carport, since when it rains her crawlspace fill with Water and causes dry rot and mold A Surveyor has NO Legal Records to Support their findings and will not go to Court to Justify their Actions!!!! It is A waste of money to use their services in a Mobile Home Park do yourself a big favor and check with HCD

I was lucky to have the experience of working with Lokesh and ProStruct Engineering. Lokesh…read more(project manager) always answered quickly to all communications in a clear and responsive way. Additionally the output from the structural engineers was efficiently shown in a virtual meeting describing exactly what changes are required and they worked with the contractor to find the most cost-efficient design. All questions were answered clearly as well as follow-on questions that came up after the design review. After the plans were released and payment was made Lokesh remained very responsive to requests as they come up. I would definitely use Prostruct again if I have another structural engineering project.

After dealing with a basement flood and running a fan and dehumidifier extensively I noticed…read moreseveral cracks in a support beam. It's possible that they'd been there for a long time, but I uploaded the photos to Claude and it strongly recommended getting a structural engineer to assess the damage. I put out several inquiries and ProStruct responded very quickly. I had a free phone consultation with Irvin Chua of ProStruct and he said that he could have an engineer assess the cracked beam and to look for any other sources of damage. Note, that one will need to pay upfront ($875 is their standard fee), which gave me some pause but moved forward as there didn't look to be many structural engineers with a Yelp presence. Irvin arranged for their engineer, Francis, to make a site visit. Francis was professional and confirmed that the foundation and support beams all were in good shape aside from the crack. He went over his recommended repairs and noted that a handyman could handle it and we didn't need a contractor, which saved us money. The report provided was clear and detailed and the handyman had no problems following the recommendations. Repairs are now complete and we have peace of mind that our housing support is solid again.

We had some cracks developing around our garage and needed expert, unbiased advice on how to…read morereinforce the flooring and walls. Marc examined the foundation and surrounding land conditions to determine the best options. He was already familiar with our unique ecosystem (Sand Hills area of San Lorenzo Valley), and suggested we reinforce the existing concrete slab with a perimeter foundation. Since he doesn't work with or recommend contractors, I was confident that his goal was to help his clients rather than "upsell" us or give work to his friends. We had the work done shortly after Marc's assessment, which stopped the cracks from getting worse. He's a pleasure to work with and seems to genuinely enjoy investigating and working out clients' land/foundation issues. I'd highly recommend Terra Firma for anyone who needs unbiased, expert advice from an environmental engineer.

Marc is a rockstar. I was planning to remove a wall and wasn't sure if it was a load bearing wall…read moreor not. Marc took the time to review all the photos and explained me all the details. He was kind of enough to do that. He gave me all the options and that I have to work around it. People like Marc are very rare.

So I'm seeing cracks on my ceiling and they are starting to worry me…read more I checked Yelp and Nextdoor for some structural engineer recommendations. When I contacted them to get more information they responded timely. Made an appointment with them about a week and a half later. Arash came to the house and looked everywhere garage, outside, all the rooms. And thankfully he said there is no foundation concern. Took him I want to say about 40min to look everywhere. They are not cheap. My eyes almost popped out of my socket when I heard about their rate. But I want someone with experience to look at the house. Anyways, there is a little hiccup with the invoice but they reached back to me quickly to resolve it. The inspection cost is separate to the report fee. Just fyi. Nice people, happy to have found them.

Arash came out to a potential house we were buying on short notice and reviewed our drainage and…read morefoundation. Before making such a large purchase, I wanted to be sure our house had proper drainage and would be secure in an earthquake. Arash did a thorough inspection going into each crawl space, taking photos and showing me the report. He communicated with me regularly during his inspection, taking time for me to understand what he was showing me. Everything worked out great and I wouldn't hesitate to hire them again or for future foundation work. Thanks guys!

Vesna Obradovic did a great and affordable job reviewing our house's plans to answer some questions…read morewe had about structural walls, foundations, remodel possibilities, etc. I believe it was $200 to come by the house, where she took the time to inspect and answer all our many questions, and then after we'd gotten the house plans from the county, she also reviewed the old construction plans and made comments. Later we asked her to be the structural engineer reviewer on our house remodel, which she turned around in less than 24 hours, provided paperwork for filing for permits, etc., all for $230. Vesna was a big find -- I've been quoted structural engineering fees of $1000+ & taking weeks, for the kind of work she efficiently does in days for much less money. I'd recommend her for any residential construction reviews.

Vesna is fantastic. We needed a structural analysis of our attic floor in order to get our attic…read morepermitted by the city. She inspected our house as well as its architecture/design plans and then turned out a report in a few days. She then accompanied me to the city to present her findings and was instrumental in fast-tracking the whole process. The permit process is utterly new to me and one of my take-aways has been that it's critical to have a knowledgable expert who can do solid analysis and then communicate effectively with the city's Building and Planning departments -- I highly recommend her.

I highly recommend Mahlah and her staging services. She is a super friendly, professional and an…read moreexpert at her craft. I have referred her to many clients and have ordered her staging services for my listings and she delivers! She has a great eye for color, design, function and overall use of space in my homes that I sell and I like that she takes a subtle approach to staging and not cluttering up the homes with "too much stuff." You won't be disappointed with her and she is affordable too. And my clients have commended her personally on her insight for staging and that is refreshing. Give her a try! She also offers other personal space/organizing services. Thanks Mahlah

"Mahlah is amazing! She is by far THE best designer I've worked with. I found her on Houzz and…read morehired her to design our beach house in Aptos. She did a beautiful job! She listened to our needs, presented thoughtful plans and kept to budget and timelines. She has a fresh, modern approach to design. We love everything she did! And, she works with quality contractors to paint, install lighting, etc. We love our new beach house and are so thankful we found Mahlah!"