Gene Livermore picked a perfect business model when he decided to start a business in Nevada County called "Owner Assisted Remodeling." This was a perfect way for us to be able to afford to do a major, complete remodel of our single story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage, 1,975 square foot home that we purchased about a year and a half ago. The house, built in 1971, had good bones with a newer comp roof, all new dual pane windows, in a lovely, quiet, Grass Valley neighborhood which was generally clean and move in ready. However, it was very dated and we started looking at remodeling the kitchen (70's appliances, cabinets, counter tops, and floor) and the bathrooms (avocado green in one and harvest gold in the other) before moving in. One thing lead to another and after meeting up with a home designer that Gene introduced us to, we decided to tear out all of the interior walls down to the exterior studs (none were load bearing walls) and update the house to a modern, open great room centric floor plan. Thanks to Gene and his never ending on site guidance and assistance, he has allowed us to do much of the work ourselves, saving us significant amounts of money and giving us the opportunity to have the house of our dreams while providing much of the sweat equity ourselves. Gene was, and continues to be, helpful each step of the way. We did almost the entire demo ourselves, along with some help from laborers referred to us by Gene. Gene did all the foundation work, concrete slab work, and the rough framing, including moving many of our existing windows, adding new ones including a custom built large bay window with window seat in the master bedroom, and enclosing the house to a water tight rough framed exterior. We added 77 square feet by enclosing a covered front porch, moved the front entrance to the center of the house and went with a new double door entry covered by a new gabled roof to cover the new front porch, and added a new, oversize 26' deep x 22' wide two car garage in front of the existing two car garage - giving us a four car garage. Gene is not only a great contractor who does excellent work, but he is also a true gentleman who is honest as the day is long. If he tells you something, you can count on it happening, as he is someone who likes to under promise and over deliver. For the follow-on steps (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, drywall, trim, painting, cabinets, flooring etc.) Gene has allowed us to get our own sub-contractors or do as much of this ourselves as we are capable or comfortable. On the other hand, if you are on a tighter completion schedule than we are, Gene is fully capable and willing to take all of this on himself and provide you with a turnkey, move-in ready project. Either way, Gene Livermore of Owner Assisted Remodeling provides high quality excellent craftsman workmanship, and will be able to assist you with any remodeling job you might be considering. I am a local Realtor in Grass Valley and often get asked if I know any good remodeling contractors. In this case, I am only too happy to report that Gene is so highly rated in my book that I never hesitate to refer him to any of my clients. If anyone would like to see an example of his work, or talk with me more about Gene Livermore and his capabilities, please give me a call. Patrick Warholic, Realtor License #00473807 Coldwell Banker, Grass Roots Realty Cell Phone: 916-208-3892 read more

Everything was fine until the end. Gene's crew replaced our front deck as requested. Deck was paid for. Crew was fabulous, friendly and professional. I asked to have the railing painted. One crew member was here painting for 2 days in January 2017. At the end of the second day he stated he'd be back to touch up after the coming rain stopped and that Gene wanted a check for $1,200. I gave the $1,200 check to the crew member. After a couple of weeks not hearing from anyone, I called Gene to ask when they'd be back to finish the painting. He told me that crew member no longer works for him and the $1,200 was for the labor and materials already provided. The materials (paint) were taken by the worker. No paint was left for me to touch up, nor was the paint color provided to me. Gene was busy moving his office at the time I called, but he wouldn't even come out to look at the finished product or offer to give me the paint I paid for. If I had painted the railing myself, I would have been a happy customer. read more

Gene came to us by way of a friend who had a large project done by him. He did great work for our friend and then he did great work for us. I can't stress this part enough though, he is reliable, on time, honest and finishes his job. I think those are about the most important attributes of a contractor, despite the fact that so many contractors lack them all together. As for his work, he is professional and attentive to detail. He built a large deck for us and it is a thing of beauty (if one can use that term for a deck!) After having had many less than acceptable experiences with other contractors, working with Gene was a real pleasure. I very highly recommend him. read more

I manage seven older (circa 1940's) rental homes in the Lincoln, CA area. Over the years I have used various contractors and handymen in repairing these residences. Sometimes with good results and sometimes not so good. For the past two years I have exclusively used Owner Assisted Remodeling as I have found the workmanship, work ethic and pricing to be excellent. Gene always strives to do the job promptly, and is very good working with the tenants. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs either new construction or remodel/repair work. These older homes are not always easy to work on, but Gene always manages to do a super job. Kathy Kirby read more

Gene Livermore is very creative and thorough at what he does!! He does not settle for anything less than perfection. He has done many projects on our property that are so well built, we constantly get compliments on them all. He built our addition on our house, a playground set, green house and several wood sheds as well as our red wood deck and every single project was done with an honest and unbeatable price. He was always reliable and trust worthy!!!! I recommend him to everyone that's needing or looking for quality work!! read more

Gene is great. When we need anything done around here he is our first call. Polite and very honest. Easy to work with, is there when he say he will be, detail oriented and can handle everything, my goto contractor. Very knowledgeable as to what will and will not work. Has great ideas and vision. You can save yourself a lot of frustration that we have all experienced dealing with some contractors by making Gene your first call. You can thank me later! read more

Gene is unbelievable. He opened the view by installing a large fixed glass window in one end of our house. The work was done in a most professional manner and it looks great both inside and out. We are most appreciative for the way he jumped in and finished in one day. We would not hesitate to have him do work for us again and have recommended him to friends for their construction needs. Herb S. read more

Gene Livermore with Owner Assisted Remodeling is the best contractor I have ever met. He has a great deal of integrity, is always honest, always strives for perfection in his work and is fairly priced. I highly recommend him for all you construction needs! read more

Gene is one the best contractors I have worked with in regards to dependability, return phone calls, and end product. I very big plus was he was on the job start to finish and my owner was happy. Peggy Eichhorn Coldwell banker read more

I find that many contractors have a reputation for being unreliable. NOT GENE!!! He is punctual, communicates well with his clients and had a great attention to detail. I would highly recommend him for projects, big and small. read more

Gene is great!!! He is very honest and does wonderful work. He is helping us finish our basement and we are very pleased with the work he has done so far. He is affordable and gets the job done. read more

Gene has done a few projects for my business location. His work is great, he shows up on time and listened to what I wanted and made it happen. Very polite and so very easy to work with. read more

Gene is amazing and creative.. He is responsible, honest and hard working. Gene gets the job done right the first time.. I love his work and highly recommend him ! read more

Gene is an excellent contractor with a keen eye for details and easy execution of a project. An all-around excellent guy for the job and pleasure to work with. read more