We hired Straight line construction under license of Dan Eckhard Lic. No. CBC1259718 for an extensive remodel of our home. We paid them $70,000 to be begin work and $10,000 for plans. Work began the beginning of August 2021. Extensive Demolition was begun and as time progressed we became concerned about the time it was taking and the manner in which the work was being performed. In early Dec. 2021, with our house remaining incompletely demolished and never having received professional plans, we asked 3 other licensed contractors to look at the job and give us their opinions. All 3 pointed out that no permit or notice of commencement was obtained for the work and that the demolition was being done in an unsafe and below standard method. After weeks and multiple communications trying to resolve the problems, on Dec. 9, 2021 I fired Straight line in writing and in person and within days we received an attorney's letter giving notice of their intent to file a lien against our property. We had to hire a construction lawyer and he began the process of binding arbitration as specified in the contract. In 12/2022 the arbitrator found in our favor on all counts, including unsafe demolition and failure to obtain any and all required permits, and denied all of their counterclaims against us. We were awarded $65,000 ($80,000 we paid minus $15,000 for the actual demolition work done) and attorney fees of aprox. $48,000. It is important to note that the contract they originally gave us included a clause prohibiting any negative reviews in either a public or a private forum - in our opinion this may cause their online reputation to be incomplete, as those with negative experiences may be afraid to post any reviews. Also, the contract stated the client had to pay for all legal fees in the event of a dispute that incurred fees. Thankfully, we had this changed prior to signing the contract. This is a greatly abbreviated description of our experience with Straightline Construction, the legal process and description of their work; any errors due to this abbreviation are unintentional and would not in any case falsely represent our extremely bad experience with Straightline Construction. read more