If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! Mr. Le and his team at First Choice Landscape and…read moreDesign absolutely blew us away with the transformation of our backyard. What used to be an overgrown, unusable jungle (check out the 7 ft tall weeds in the before picture) is now a beautiful, functional space that we're proud to call our own. From day one, Mr. Le impressed us with his extreme attention to detail and no-shortcuts attitude. He's not the kind of contractor who supervises from afar--he's hands-on, working right alongside his crew, tackling even the toughest parts of the job himself. No task was too big or too back-breaking for him if it meant getting the job done right. You can tell Mr. Le takes deep pride in his work. His years of experience show in the little things from achieving the perfect slope for proper water management to the linear design in space efficiency. He genuinely cares about delivering the best for his clients and will use his expertise to guide you through difficult decisions along the way. Without a doubt, it shows in the final result. Thanks to Mr. Le, we now have a backyard where we can relax, entertain, and most importantly, make wonderful memories as a family. We're so grateful we chose First Choice Landscape and Design--there's truly no one better out there.

Honestly, I'd give 6/5 stars for the work and service and experience of working with Khang for our…read moreextensive backyard renovation. We had what I thought was a hopeless backyard and the first quote we received was extremely expensive (and didn't even touch upon all our concerns like the drainage issue). We discovered Khang and transformed our backyard into a safe, functional, and beautiful space for our family and friends to enjoy! This included addition of composite decking, pavers, artificial turf, decomposed granite, steps, retaining walls/ planters and the invisible work of correcting our major drainage issues. I can certainly tell he takes personal pride in his work and is organized and clean about his work (we have used various other services and I'm never surprised to find trash or a mess to clean up afterwards). I hope he does not retire too soon because we will be in need of more of his services soon!

I bought a new stainless steel sink along with a new garbage disposal because I wanted to upgrade…read morethe overall look of my kitchen. All of my kitchen appliances are stainless steel so I wanted my sink to match as well. My old white sink just didn't cut it and looked out of place. One of my best friends referred a contractor to me for the installation of my sink, garbage disposal and granite tile. I'll make a long story short, the contractor did a horrible job! First of all, he basically supervised and watched one of his workers install the sink and granite tile. He told me he couldn't do an undermounted sink because it would be to hard to install. He also told me he couldn't connect the dishwasher tube to the garbage disposal. The contractor said there has to be an air vent. I told him an air vent coming out of a sink is outdated. He told me an air vent is the only way to go. The contractor ended up drilling a huge hole in my new sink for the dishwasher air vent. The hole wasn't cut properly and looked horrible! When the other guy installed the granite it looked like crap! The granite was off level and looked very sloppy! They didn't even use the right grout material to glue down the granite tile. After the contractor and his friend finished the installation of my sink, I noticed several chips in the granite, off level granite, soft cocking that never hardened and pieces of tile missing towards the back of the sink! I decided to go with a Diamond Certified contractor. I should of went with someone more reputable and qualified in the first place. Of course your going to pay more but then again you get what you pay for. It's all about quality when it comes to getting work done on your home. I gave Kevin Abrew a call. I read a lot of good reviews about Kevin in my Diamond Certified Blue Handbook. I called and spoke to Shannon Abrew to set up a consultation. She was very nice and professional. Kevin came out the next day and took a look at my sink. He explained how he would fix my sink and give it a really nice clean look. A few days after I received a quote from Shannon through email. I scheduled the installation of my sink and granite tile a few weeks later. A contractor (Noel) who works for Kevin did the installation. He did an amazing job with the granite tile! The sink looks beautiful! Noel was able to connect the dishwasher tube to the garbage disposal. He installed a soap dispenser in place of the air vent. He even fixed the hole that was drilled in the sink. He also installed a black material piping for free which would prevent any water leaks in the future. Kevin stopped by once the job was completed and made sure everything was picture perfect. If you want quality, efficient and affordable work done to your home, I would definitely recommend Abrew Repair & Construction. I will definitely go through Kevin again when I decide to remodel my master bathroom. Thanks again Kevin for the easy going experience and great job!

Unfortunately it took me 10 years to write this. 2015, Abrew Construction did a fireplace remodel…read morewhile saving our original mantle several years back. As usual, the owner, Kevin Abrew, sells his business because that's his job. He really pushed his 5 star rating in the Better Business Bureau which is a scam. The BBB doesn't do anything if the business' clients are not satisfied. His employees did a fine job in the work they did, but his business practices were suspect. He was not upfront with any additional work and costs. When you give a customer a quote for repairing and repainting cracks in your stucco the logical assumption, if you were to add on repairing a few other cracks on adjacent walls, would be that they would also be painted. Well, you'd be wrong! He gave us a quote for the additional cracks and Mr. Abrew went ahead and had his guys repair the additional cracks on the adjacent wall. Then he gave us a bill that didn't include painting. When questioned about the missing paint, he stated that it wasn't on the quote. That would cost extra. Who gets ready to leave a job site with stucco patches and no paint??? Painting was conveniently left off the additional quote so he could then charge more money after we had already agreed to have the work done. Not a good business practice, but unfortunately a common practice. He also writes up his quotes in units. Ex: "Stucco outside of house 1 unit." (See attached pic). Any contractor that doesn't itemize their bill providing pricing does so so that you have no idea of how much you are being charged for each part of the job. So if you ask to remove some element of the work from the bill, you have no idea if the reduced price is on the level as there are no references to what you are being charged for. Again, not a good business practice. It keeps the customer in the dark having to trust that the contractor is being honest with what they are charging. He even charged me 3 units for "Waiting for inspectors." So how much is a unit? How much was I charged? Your guess is as good as mine. I will say the experience could have been worse and in the end the work was done right. As for hiring someone who is upfront, honest and not ready to argue with you....I'd pick someone else.

Ken was a delight to work with and was up for the task at the very start of the project. He…read morerecommended areas with the deck that needed reinforcements the original designer had overlooked. The issue I had aside from dry rot that needed to be replaced was the safety of the front deck path walkway that leads to our front door - my family and I feel a lot more safer now! Thank you Ken and team for an awesome job!

Ken and his team were very prompt, skilled and completed the project in a very timely manner. I…read moreneeded a new cement retaining wall with a fence attached. Ken and his team created a beautiful wall and fence that will last a very long time. After having many fencing companies decline the job due to the cement retaining wall, I was so happy that Ken and his team were willing to do it. I felt the price was good for the services and final product. I will definitely call him again for any cement or landscaping needs in the future. I highly recommend them.

Abraham and his team were awesome to work with. Very…read morerespectful and clean works area. Always on time and do what they say. They a very good and what they do and experienced, and fair price for the high quality fined product. You want it done right call A P concrete Highly recommend

Employees at this instance were working on filling the cracks in a concrete on the sidewalk next to…read moreOkoboji View Golf course. The problem is they blocked the whole sidewalk, so it is impossible for people to walk or bike without stepping/riding on the lawn. After stopping g by and asking politely the guy on a picture that they should leave a little bit of space for people to walk/ride by, his answer was, "the sidewalk is closed." Sir, there is no detour because it is the ONLY sidewalk there next to highway. You can't tell people with baby strollers or byciclists to go on highway. So, in this instance very selfish behavior and execution on behalf of this company. Next time, please think about all people involved and maybe organize a detour if it really necessary to block the whole sidewalk.

We are using Native Sons for a major landscaping job. They are on it. From grading to hardscape and…read morefine finish work. Super nice crew, easy to communicate with and they listen to us when we have feedback on things that we would like done a bit differently than the plan shows. They came highly recommended by our landscape architect as well as a friend of ours who used them for a major overhaul of their property. I admired the work they did for my friends and asked for them for their thoughts on working with NS. They raved about their experience. We are extremely happy too. These guys are top notch! When all the plantings are in and filled in, I will take a picture and post it.

After two years of disappointing research and quote gathering for our landscaping project, we hired…read moreNative Sons Landscaping from San Ramon to do the job. The contract: The statement of work and contract are simple and easy to understand. The contract protects both the customer and the vendor, as every contract should. All contract work was handled professionally and timely. Company is licensed, bonded, insured, and offers workers compensation insurance. They had no blemishes on their license with the State Contractors Board. The job: Complete demolition and haul of the existing hard scape and landscape including removal of 25+ years of bushes, dead/dying trees, gravel, treated lumber retaining walls, and a dinosaur irrigation system. The installation: Country Manor brand retaining walls, soil amendment, Bolero delta blue grass, Coral Bark maple trees, new irrigation system, drainage system, planting beds, mulch. Summary: The work took three weeks and progressed beautifully. Every day that we came home from work there was something new to look at! Native Sons project manager Chad S. and the on-site Supervisor, Raphael were both very responsive to any questions we had. Chad spend a few hours with us on two separate site visits to help with the design of the project. During those visits to our home Chad brought ideas and pointed out needs that we had not considered. We truly felt that he had our best intentions in mind and the end result certainly reflects that. The landscaping team that showed up every day at 6:45 a.m. to begin working was respectful, friendly, hard-working, detail oriented, and accommodating. Our clay soil represented several challenges and the work was very labor intensive. They worked hard and fast through the entire project. We have the utmost respect for them! The skill and craftsmanship that went into making our front yard look like it does is beyond anything we imagined. The retaining walls are perfectly placed and patterned to be both functional and attractive. We are extremely pleased with the job that Native Sons Landscaping did for us and we are looking forward to hiring them for an additional back yard and patio design project in the next 12 months. We highly recommend Native Sons Landscaping.

Superb company. Hire them!…read more Did our entire backyard from scratch - design through installation - and were great at every step. The designer incorporated the features we liked rather than pushing a vision on us, the project manager was in constant communication and the labor team were professional and hard workers. They worked within our budget, ran a self-contained job and had almost no impact on our daily lives. They left the place looking wonderful and had a number of nice little touches - moving our birdfeeder, for example, rather than just tearing it down during the construction. My only issue was initial response - I submitted the online form and it took about a week to get a reply, so if you want quick communications I suggest calling them. We'll be using them again for sure.

DO NOT HIRE THIS LANDSCAPER unless you thrive on frustration…read more I got an estimate from Erik Morales to lay pavers (which I already had), install some bullnose on a couple of large raised planters, and build a redwood pergola for a ~15'x18' section of my back yard. He came back with an almost $14K estimate on April 14. I'm 66 and have lung cancer, and needed the work done, so I signed the paperwork. Then the waiting game started. Over the next month I contacted the company at least 5 times by phone and email. First the wife/secretary was sick, then they were out of town, then "we're working on the May calendar", then another excuse, followed by silence. Since then my son-in-law and I got the ground leveled and prepped and are laying the pavers this weekend. Remember I'm 66 with terminal cancer and already have the pavers AND bullnose. It's NOT THAT HARD. The pergola's going in next week. It's very frustrating to deal with a contractor that has absolutely no communication skills. If you don't want the job, just tell me, don't jack me around for a month. Estimate expired May 14. Such a waste of what little time I have left. Three thumbs WAY down for this bozo.

I highly recommend this company, They are the BEST and so professional! I'll be using their service…read moreagain!

We are in absolutely in love with the results of our backyard remodel. Jorge removed some old ugly…read moreconcrete and dirt and turned it into a serene haven. We hit some bumps along the way with weather and neighbors, but we ended up with our dream backyard!

Highly recommend!! Cristian was efficient & produced accurate, excellent results for all my…read moreprojects. I could not be happier. 10 stars !!

No job too big or too small. Thank you very much for putting in a dog door and some anchors in the…read morewall for a heavy picture. I appreciate your work