After interview 6 contractors opted for Pacificland, why? Price was middle of the road, he was licensed and would pull permits, Martin did not try to over sell job, and more importantly company is out of Lakewood (my home town). I wanted to replace 65' of a block wall which was in pretty bad shape. Total job took 2 weeks. Partially because of the holiday and scheduling inspector. The crew knew their roles and that helped make the process go by quickly and smoothly. The new wall looks beautiful and the young man did an excellent job of cleaning up. Thank You for making the process easy :-) read more

Pacificland Constructors - Original wall - General Contractors Near Me - Lakewood, California

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Just had them repair my wall at rich door and window when a truck hit it. They did a great job and were on time to finish it.

Pacificland Constructors did a wonderful job pouring cement throughout the exterior of my house and adding a drainage system. They gave me a very competitive quote, were very courteous throughout and did a remarkable job cleaning up after they left. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they were able to keep cement off my walls and fences. Topnotch work. Will be contacting them again when I'm ready to finish the south side of my property. Highly recommended. Update 2018: So Pacificland came back out this year to cement my other walkway, and they did an unbelievable job. They put drainage through out the entire length of the walkway and cemented me a platform for my A/C unit to very specific dimensions. Everything was almost perfect. When Martin came out to inspect the finished project he noticed a little water accumulating by one of the drains. I told him, this seemed to be a dead spot, that all the other drains drained perfectly except here. He told me not to worry, he'd have a guy come out and fix it. By the end of the week it was done. Again, unbelievable service and craftsmanship. read more

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UPDATE 2: Wow, sooo glad I'm not working with this company! First of, I didn't back out in January. He emailed me a contract after our 1st consultation. After reviewing the contract, I had some questions and was concerned about the winter weather for the type of work I proposed. I promised to get back to him later and I did. This was all BEFORE signing the contract. As consumers, we should have a chance to do this and not feel pressured to sign the contract. Doing these types of projects cost a lot of our hard earned money and we should be well informed. The problem starts AFTER we signed the contract. We never heard from him to confirm the work. I mean, what the heck..? UPDATE: The owner, Martin E Ruvalcaba, is not telling the whole truth. I never heard from him after I submitted the contract. I was thinking; no biggie, he's prob just busy. So 3 days before the project was due to start, I texted him during business hours on Friday at 12pm to confirm. No response. That's why I had to contact him over the weekend since the project was due to start on Monday. All he had to do was confirm. That should only take 1 minute to text/call. Prior to signing the contract, he was quick to answer my questions; even got a text from him on a Saturday at 4:40am! Also, I texted on Friday to confirm, not to cancel the contract. But now that I know how he communicates with customers, I don't like it and won't be working with him. Also, interesting how he's able to respond right away to yelp reviews. 4/28/19 Submitted my contract with Martin Jr. and never heard from him again. Went to his "office" (ie his parents' house) to get my contract back and his Mom said it's at his other office. Full of BS b/c he doesn't have another office! Wasted my time. Will never do business with this company again. read more

We love our new front porch done by Pacificland Constructors. Martin's crew did a wonderful job. They were very neat and cleaned everything up before they left. read more

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Had a great experience working with Martín and his son Martin! Made the construction process very easy and I am very very happy with the stone work installed for my home. I got an estimate from Martin Jr. and he helped me choose the stone for my home. He brought me over 5 samples of flagstone and ledgerstone from Resource Buildings Materials. Once I chose the stone, Martín Sr (Owner of Pacificland) came over and installed the beautiful stone work himself. The job came out great and I am glad I went with them. read more

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This past week is the 3rd time we've used Pacificland over the past 14 years...the first was way back when Martin, the father, was pretty much on his own. They have remodeled a fireplace, built a front patio and remodeled front steps, added to an existing patio and now repaired another patio because of a dead tree. In every case the work has been excellent. Sometimes the owner does the work and other times his workers do the job. My son has also used them and was very happy. They are thoughtful, courteous, create workable plans, are reasonably priced and clean up after themselves. The only problem I've ever had was not being able to get ahold of them right away because of a phone number change. Lakewood Village resident. read more

It has always been my philosophy and practice to publically extol the results of jobs well done. In most cases I have gone above and beyond in providing as much positive feedback as possible knowing how much it is appreciated and the amount of benefit received from it by the business owner. Concurrently, I have also avoided taking the "low road" to post negative feedback in those cases where poor service was received, ether perceived or legitimately experienced. Knowing that it does no one any good and cannot correct what has happened. But in the case of Pacificland Constructors, I was overwhelming compelled to post the details of my interaction with and the lack of responsiveness from one of the principals of the company. The request was fairly simple, a formal measurement and quote for the installation of a masonry (block) privacy wall, (approximately 85 linear feet and 6 feet tall), to surround our personal residence. The initial telephone conversation occurred on a Thursday morning and began with the explanation of the circumstances involved, location of the home, timeline and concluded with a commitment made by the company for the owner to come out to the house, two days later (Saturday) to take the measurements and return the quote for my consideration. In preparation for the onsite visit I sent photos of the property to the principal, highlighting where the block walls were to be installed as well as a formal measurement of those locations previously provided by a vinyl fencing company whose product was considered as an option to the block walls....all in the spirit of providing as much information as possible to assist in the process. Forsaking taking up too much more space here with text, the bottom line is no one showed up on Saturday, nor was a response received from my text inquiry regarding whether or not someone was going to show up on Saturday, nor were any responses received from multiple follow up texts and phone voice mail messages left at all three of the company's functioning telephone numbers. A bit of comic relieve is due here, upon calling two of the phone numbers the voice recording touts the family owned nature of the company, its 20 year history of notable customer service and finally the pledge of your call being returned within 24 hours??? My watch must have stopped, because this has been the longest 24 hour period experienced to date. While I am unable to upload photos to this post, I have posted photos of screenshots of the text exchanges between me and the company's principal, to Pacificland's photo page, to document my experience so not to be perceived as having "sour grapes" and posting disparaging remarks indiscriminately. You can draw your own conclusions. But having been in the customer service business for over 40 years myself, the courtesy of a reply, irrespective of whether or not its what the customer wants to hear, is paramount and should be the foundation (pardon the pun) of any company's culture and value proposition. For the lack of this practice, Pacificland's rating above should be a zero, if not a negative number, but this program does not afford the opportunity to provide such a rating. read more

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Great Father and Son team! They did a great job on our house. New front steps, walkway to street, driveway, sidewalk, back patio and back steps. Martin Jr. came out to give me the quote and was able to understand and expand on what I envisioned for our home. They worked everyday and got the job done fairly quickly. Great price for all the work performed. Martin Sr. was very meticulous and a perfectionist. They have a fantastic group of professional workers as well. We have had a lot of people coming up to us in our neighborhood telling us they like the new driveway and patio. A few asked us for their contact information which we provided to them. I highly recommend this company. read more

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Me and my wife did extensive research for finding a masonry contractor in Long Beach to assist us with a CMU block wall installation and that is when we found Pacificland Constructors. We previously had a mixture of old fencing plus an existing block wall with structural issues and it was a matter of time before it fell over and damaged our property. Martin from Pacificland surveyed the area and was able to integrate our new CMU block wall with existing block wall while reinforcing the older wall. Working with Martin and Pacificland was a breeze and I highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for full service masonry contractor in the Long Beach area. I've included photos of the inital demo work, block wall progress and the pergola we built after construction finished. We couldn't be happier! read more

NOTE: This review is for Pacificland Constructors, which appears to be listed on Yelp as "Pacifcland Masonry." PROBLEM: To make a long story short, the retaining fountain walls spanning the length of five houses had been destroyed and damaged by overgrowing and unmanageable tree roots. The foundation walls were cracked by extensive lateral pressure. Structural support evaluations revealed that the trees and tree roots needed to be completely removed and the foundation walls needed to be rebuilt. SOLUTION: Pacificland came to the rescue. After the City removed all the trees, Martin Ruvalcaba (the owner) and his team cleared the deep sitted roots and in less than a month, Martin and his team rebuilt the foundation walls. He also planted shrubbery and completed the construction and masonry projects for five houses in record time. Not only did they do a great job (you can't even tell the difference between the old walls and the new walls), but Pacificland performed all its services well within the budget and financial constraints. Their workmanship and craftsmanship are superb. The five households and the city management and officials who were involved in overseeing the construction did not have any complaints and we all are very satisfied with their work product. Martin and his team were professional and extremely understanding, which is what you want from contractors because you have to be able to trust them to (1) do a good job and (2) run a clean, honest business so you don't have to worry about being scammed, especially when it comes to home improvement issues. Even when unforeseen complications arose (e.g., after the City cleared away the shrubbery and ivy surrounding the foundation walls, additional cracks and damaged areas of the walls were discovered), Martin and his team did not make the situation complicated. Instead, they handled the issue and didn't even ask for additional compensation. It's hard to find honest people like that, but Pacificland is quite good at what they do and use good, hard-working construction workers. Martin and his team members were honest, responsive, reliable, responsible and accountable. They have great comaraderie and worked very well as a team. Their operations were seamless, and they all shared an incredible work ethic and commitment to completing the job. Martin and his team even came to work on rainy days and on the weekend to complete the construction jobs, even though most construction companies and contractors would have taken the day off. They were able to balance the demands of five different households AND the policies, procedures and regulations instituted by the City. They did a great job and were punctual, mindful of being cost-sensitive and stayed within budget. They finished building the foundation walls within our timetables, even though we thought that such a project would take several months. read more

I wanted a wall removed from my house and the original contractors I was working with said they could only remove 40% of the wall. I was skeptical (and stubborn), and decided to call on Pacificland. Martin was very professional and knowledgeable in coming up with the specs and plans for the wall coming down. He's an engineer by trade so I trusted his work. His father, Martin Sr., is licensed in framing and provided high quality craftsmanship. Removing the wall made my house more spacious and brighter and I get compliments all the time. I'll turn to these guys on the next major project needed. read more

Pacificland Constructors - Wall removed - General Contractors Near Me - Lakewood, California

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I worked with Martin again recently (okay, about 5 months ago actually). We wanted to knock down our wall... he finished quick, did a great job on it, and it was cheaper than I had anticipated. Pictures of before and after found below. read more

Pacificland Constructors - After wall knocked down.. we also did a few other things... and made a mess of the house too :P - General Contractors Near Me - Lakewood, California

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Just had Pacificland do a bunch of work . They removed two complete walls between kitchen/dining room and kitchen/laundry room, two half walls between dining/living room, which required temporarily building support walls while a new beam was installed . Removed a window from our kitchen and patched it . Installed a slider in my garage . Installed a slider where our back door use to be . They completely transformed our closed up floor plan to a wide open concept . The first time I spoke to Martin jr. I could tell he was a profesional guy . He comes with an engineering background and in my opinion is a bit over qualified for home remodeling , but hey better for us right ! He wrote up an incredibly detailed offer that covered every little thing I told him we wanted . How about that a contractor that listens . Seriuosly he lays everyhting is such a precise way that I knew our house was in good hands . Martin senior took over from there .He runs a great crew . Its easy to see where jr. gets his profesional work/people skills from . Every day you could tell that they had a plan and it was executed perfectly . There were a number of additions to the job from our side and little tweaks again from us and they addressed every one without a blink . All I had to do was call or text Martin jr. and it was taken care of . Thank you Martin/Martin jr. it was nice doing buisness with you !!!! read more

We worked with Martin, son and company and it was such a great experience. They were very professional and easy to work with. Martin came out to give us an estimate and within days we begun the construction on our backyard. They did quality and clean work for a very reasonable price. If we ever have to do any cement work, we will do it with you guys all over again. THANK YOU! read more

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These guys are totally experienced pros and easy to work with. Pacificland basically did two projects for me. One was a sidewalk repair mandated by the City in order to get my permits. It was supposed to be 8 contiguous blocks of concrete replacement, which turned out to be 10 after the inspector came. In addition, the roots underneath the concrete needed to be grinded down (instead of cut), per the City arborist. Martin handled all of these concerns very easily. The second project was a complete redo of my driveway (adding a 3-point turnaround), a new walkway from the sidewalk to my house, a new back path from my garage to our side entrance, and walkway from the side entrance to the front of the house. We had some (placement and width) adjustments after they dug out the pathway, they also handled these without any difficulty. The path from the garage to our side entrance had to meet and fit with existing cement steps. The path from the sidewalk to our front entrance had to join with our front (brick) steps. Both of these conditions were tastefully and beautifully done. Martin and his father quoted me a very reasonable and fair price, they worked quickly and expertly, and handled everything I threw at them. After they were done, my neighbors also complimented us on the work they did. Martin called us after the work was completed to make sure everything was okay. You really couldn't ask for anything more. Great work and great customer service. We are completely satisfied clients and for sure will call them again for any future work. read more

I first contacted Martin and Pacific Land Constructors while my wife and I were in escrow. During the inspection of our house, the inspector noticed some cracks in the foundation and recommended that we get it fixed. Given we had to remove the inspection contingency within a few days, I needed a contractor that could act fast and provide us with a quote. I contacted multiple companies, but none were willing to accommodate my timeline. Fortunately, I managed to get in contact with Martin. Martin was very professional from the beginning. In spite of having a full schedule, he managed to fit me in and provided a very competitive and reasonable quote. Given PLC's stellar reviews, I went ahead and hired them. From start to finish, Martin and his team were very attentive and professional. Martin would check in with me on a daily basis to provide an update on the project. Martin and his team made what appeared to be a difficult and rigorous foundation project, an easy task. More importantly, they were able to finish the project ahead of schedule. What sets PLC from most small, family-owned construction firms is that they provide a "one stop shop" service. Martin is an engineer, so our entire job was kept in-house (unlike most other companies that outsource the engineering portion of projects). This is very uncommon with smaller companies. It's good that we found a family-owned construction company capable of providing the highest level of service. I've was so impressed with their work that I hired them to do some additional work for me. I highly recommend PLC to anyone. They're professionalism, attention to detail and quality of service is unmatched. Thanks Martin and team. Looking forward to working with you on our next project in the coming weeks. read more

This was just the kind of company we were looking for when we starting looking for someone to build our block fence. Martin Jr came out and looked at our property, followed through with a quote and gave us an estimate of when we could expect them to start and finish. After we agreed to go with them, we were sent a complete set of paperwork, including the contract, a copy of their contractor's license, proof of insurance and a sketch of the work to be done. Very professional. Then we met Martin Sr. He is a true craftsman. The two-week estimate of time he gave us seemed to be reasonable, but when rain threatened, he and his crew finished it in seven days! The fence is beautiful, and their price was thousands of dollars less than two other estimates we got. Our neighbors love it and keep telling us so. They also recommended a great company to do our iron work. I can't say enough good things about Pacificland Constructors! read more

I wanted to extend my driveway. I reached out to get a couple of quotes from a couple of companies. Another business gave me a quote and it seemed high for what I wanted done. It took me a while to check out yelp reviews that's how I found Pacificland Constructors and I am glad I did. I reached out through the yelp app not expecting a response for a couple of days. I got a response within a couple of minutes. I got a quote within an hour after telling Martin what I wanted. He emailed me the contract which I did not see as it went to my spam folder. Martin called me a couple of days later and sent me the contract again. They did a great job on my driveway at a reasonable price. I would definitely recommend them. read more

Have yet to get work done by pacific land but basing this review on my experience with them on getting a quote. Things were initially a little shaky with a missed appointment but when they came back around to provide a quote, Miguel was very professional and apologetic. I received an estimate shortly after which was fair but am still in the process of shopping around. read more

Our electrician (75 Electric) referred us to Martin when we decided to start our concrete project. They replaced our asphalt driveway and concrete patio. We felt that we were given a fair price quote compared to other estimates we received. Our project came out over budget but the extra work was needed to be done for safety reasons, aesthetics and proper drainage. We are very happy with the finished project. It looks better than we could have imagined! read more

This company must not need business I called Martin for an estimate he came on a Monday and said he would have an estimate ready by Friday. I didn't receive nothing. I had to call him to ask him for the estimate. He said he would have it ready for me later on. Sorry but don't bother. I don't like to deal with unprofessional and poor communication and bad customer service. The bad reviews on YELP ARE TRUE. read more

Took the time to meet with Martin to go over our needs, never received a quote or a response back when I reached out looking for quote.

I tried contacting Martin jr for a quote for foundation but he never got back to me. He texted me his email and asked me to email all pdf plans file to him. He did answer my call few times and said take couple of days. After that, he never picked up my phone nor reply my email for quote. Saying will give me quote in a few days but keeps me waiting without notifying me if he needs more time or he doesn't want to do it. Just ignore my call and text. read more

I invest in property, and can say nothing but good things about this company. I got over three estimates from different contractors to do the foundation concrete for an addition on my rental. Out of all of them I chose Pacificland constructors because they were more competive in their pricing and got things done quick and efficiently. They got in and finished the job with no hiccups. I was able to put my property up for rent in no time. it was a pleasure to work with them and I would not hesitate to recommend them for all your construction needs! read more

UPDATED: I had a CMU block wall put up to replace an existing wall that was on its way down. I basically had to do all the leg work with this company which I did not appreciate. I had to get my neighbors to sign off on an agreement along with getting it notarized and request that they move their plants away from the construction zone; something I feel the company should have done. There was a little fork in the road I was unaware of before the project could get underway. Martin Jr. was quick to email me a $250 change order to tack on to the final price of the wall--either that or give a $125 check to his father off book for time not used actually obtaining the permit? What? I had to go to the City Building and Safety Department myself and obtain the permit to start the work. Then to top it off, Martin Jr. told me since they were there working on my wall, they would put a walk gate up and told me I should buy a gate for them to put up. I thought hey, this is a great idea. However, I couldn't find a gate that fit the area so later on I requested that my existing gate be put back up which was sawed off by Martin's father and another man. The answer was a point-blank no. One would think you could at least put the gate back up you sawed off. Martin Jr. suggested I hire a "handyman" because that type of work wasn't included in our contract. Yes, he is correct. However, I'm not the one who suggested it and I feel that is bad business practice and does not earn repeat business.The wall came out ok considering it's about 1/2 inch taller at the top than it should be. This is a two man crew so the work will be slow. A 6 foot-32 inch CMU wall took about two weeks to install. Not entirely this business fault considering the inspections took time to happen. read more

I had a new exterior patio installed on my home that was done by a different construction company that was NOT Pacificland Constructors. I was not satisfied at all with the result because it was cheaply done and fast paced and the contractor that I was working with seemed like he didn't know what he was doing. Out of frustration I went on yelp and started a new search for a new contractor. I came across Pacificland Constructors and they immediately caught my attention because of all the photos they provided as well as excellent reviews. After explaining my situation to Martin who is the project manager he provided me with several solution options to remedy my failed patio. I ended up choosing Pacificland Constructors to fix my exterior patio because Martins estimate was the most detailed and it was priced fairly. I wish I had done more research when I first decided that I wanted to do this project on my home because it would've saved me time, money and several headaches dealing with the first contractor. Overall, I would recommend this company to anyone who is looking for a great quality contractor. read more

We hired them to do our addition on our home and I will tell you the son (Martin) and his crew (Martin Sr) etc, did a wonderful job with our addition and we are very pleased with the results. Martin was very hands on from start to finish and was very accessible whenever we needed him. I would highly recommend them! read more

I had a very professional and good experience with Martin Jr and Martin sr. I just finished some work in my back yard that I am very satisfied with. Everything was done neatly, timely and professionally. Martin Jr gave me very detailed outlines of the process which was very impressive. Martin Sr. and his team came to work daily on time and got the job done as promised. I am an extremely picky person and glad I found this company. I will definitely be calling them in the future for other planned work that I want done. read more

I hired Pacificland Constructors to do some concrete for me in my back yard and I am extremely pleased with the work they did. The not only did a great job but they left the job site cleaner than it was before they got started. They are very professional and do great work. Thanks Martin! read more

Great work! Martin, his dad and team were very informative and diligent. Would certainly hire them for other needs. Highly recommend.

You are now a big fat liar. I was not rude to you whatsoever, and I actually chuckled when you asked me who I was. I am a very soft spoken person and find your comments to be despicable. And I have the apartment manager as a witness. He heard my side of the conversation and it was not hard to put your side together.You made no effort to keep me on the phone by inquiring what the situation was. If you and I had not spoken to make the appointment, how is it that I had your telephone number??? I spoke to you twice. On the telephone number posted here, I first left a message, you returned my call, and then I called you when you did not show up and you answered. You made the appointment with me and I showed up. YOU DID NOT. You are trying to cover for your mistake, very poorly BY MAKING DISPARAGING AND UNTRUE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE MATTER. IF YOU WERE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPRESSION YOU MAKE, WHY DIDN'T YOU APOLOGIZE TO ME AT THE TIME? Nice try. You can fool some of the people, but I am doing my best to show your true character and you are actually helping me along. Thx for taking the time to reply. Better use of your time might be to buy a calendar and a pencil. read more