I am a long time Riverside resident who has lived in the same house, built in 1908, since the 1960's. After 100 years of hit and miss attention and essential updates, my home was in need of some serious repair and restoration. In 2008 I embarked on a search for the right company to do the job. I found that company, as many neighbors had, in Riverside Restorative, owned by Glen.
I was disgusted and appalled to read the one star review about Riverside Restorative and the rumor based ad hominem attack on Glen. Glen and his crew have always been professional in their work ethic and respectful in language and demeanor to me, my family and visitors. I am happy to write this review on behalf of Glen and his employees.
Having used other repairmen and contractors in the past and based on current research, I found Glen's labor pricing and material expenses to be fair and equitable. When required, he searches for the correct materials from architectural salvage companies so the parts match. He knows and loves the history and architecture of these historic houses, and I consider him to be an authoritative voice.
Glen is a true craftsman in every sense of the word. He does things properly, so doesn't cut corners, and puts his heart into every project. He can do top to bottom restoration and has done so on my house. He has replaced plaster, repointed the brick foundation, repaired damaged floors and windowsills, restored and replicated where necessary original metal weatherstripping. He literally jacked the house up to help level it so windows and doors closed properly. Glen built the perfect wall hung medicine cabinet using crown molding trim original to the house. He restored the dry rot and termite ravaged rafter tails that define this Craftsman house. My back deck that was designed to match the front of my house is featured on Glen's brochure.
Remodeling the upstairs shower became an archeological dig of sorts, since there were four layers of previous "showers" to remove before creating a functional, beautiful facility. The last layer was reminiscent of WW I aircraft material.
After several years of continuous restoration, I took a breather, but I'm almost ready to jump in again and call Glen to take up the hammer once more for this old house. read more