We couldn't be happier with our kitchen remodel by Tall Builders. We initially reached out to them because I had seen other work they did in our condo building that I really liked. We came to them with a fairly custom vision, and they delivered exactly what we wanted. The team stuck to the deadline even with changes and additions we made to the scope. A special shout out to Ronen, our project manager, who kept everything organized and on track from start to finish. Communication was clear throughout, and he maintained a constant, open line of communication. Chen and his team handled all the demo work and did a fantastic job. If you're considering a kitchen remodel, especially something custom, we highly recommend Tal Builders. They are a great team and gave us great results! read more

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Definitely on the high-end price wise. I had other installations priced and they were half the cost of this company! Although $20,000 is their minimum before they'll take on your project! I got mine done for $5700. Their estimate was $40,000! I also asked for detailed breakdown of labor versus material and I'm still waiting after two weeks for this request! read more

After getting 3 bids for a new addition, we selected Tall Builders. Then after signing the contract, on-site visits and making the required down payment, it took over a year to obtain construction drawings for DPP permit submission. At that time, the project manager advised DPP review/approval would require 6 months, and to date, we have not yet received confirmation of permit approval. This week we were advised the project was underbid by Tall Builders and now another $18K is required before project start. Tall Builders has unilaterally initiated a contract modification & may default the contract. Over almost a 2 year period now and no construction work done. read more

I set up a meeting with Shai Tal A week ago to discuss the renovation of my home. The agreement was he was supposed to pick me up at home and then drop me off back when we were done as the meeting was to take place at an event I even invited him to as my guest. Literally less than an hour before the event he requested I put his girl Friend on the guest list as well which I did. Then with less than 30 minutes before he was supposed to Pick me up he demanded I take an Uber home. When I refused this outrageous request he was a no show. Good thing I never hired him to work on my house! I think I dodged a bullet as this guy can't even honor a commitment for a meeting! read more

Tall Builders - General Contractors Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Words can't describe how lucky we were to have worked with Tall builders. They provided an additional design rendering services that brought my vision to life, and most importantly, helped me convince my husband to remodel our house. Viktor, Meny and Chad were communicative throughout the entire process. Since we were living in a portion of the house throughout the Reno, they worked around our schedules to make the Reno the least intrusive to our lives as possible. They were problem solvers that were able to figure out how to achieve every design request we asked for. Did I mention that they are fast workers too? Tall did an amazing job from start to finish. Me and my husband highly recommend them. We will be using their services again in the future for additions to our now beautiful house. Thank you Tall! read more

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Great working with this company, professional and knowledgeable. knowledgeable. I ended up not doing the job, but will definitely go with this company in the future, building a pool. read more

Tall Builders did a fantastic job on our Manoa home kitchen and bath remodel! Our project manager Ronen made us feel comfortable by communicating with us almost everyday of the project, explaining the process well and answering any questions we had. The team of workers were very nice and respectful and took care of our property. They also worked efficiently and quickly with almost no breaks in the work schedule --- which contributed to the project being completed ahead of schedule. We are so happy with the outcome of the remodel! Thank you Tall Builders! read more

THIS IS A HORRIBLE COMPANY THAT WILL RIP YOU OFF!! This company will take your money, send in unqualified contractors who don't speak English, and do whatever they feel like, even if it's not part of the plan, and do horrible, cheap work. That's even if you get that far! Normally, they take your money, then blow you off or mess up the permits. These guys are so horrible, I let them keep the deposit as long as they left and didn't come back. The work they claim to have done on their website isn't even the jobs they did!! They are claiming other contractors work!! Seriously DON"T HIRE THIS COMPANY!! THEY ARE A SCAM!!!! read more

Mr. Viktor M. Someone did come to our property following our complaint with Amit and his crew. We voiced our complaint about the less than satisfactory quality work and pointing out areas not compliant to code. The person stated "doesn't it look great" Not very professional from beginning to end. read more

We had our kitchen completely redone. TAL Builders has done an excellent job. Project Manager Ronen was great from the start. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and genuinely cares about getting you exactly what you want. The laborers are extremely hard workers They even worked on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The job was completed ahead of schedule! I'm totally blown away by the transformation of our small kitchen to what is now a much more functional and beautiful space. I highly recommend Ronen and TAL Builders if you want high quality work and your remodel done in a timely manner. read more

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I can't say enough positive things about Tal Builders - and their project manager extraordinaire - Vardit Hacmon. Tal Builders, with Vardit's lead, just helped me complete a beautiful gut renovation of my condo and I am so happy with the experience and output! They did everything from installing the luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout, redoing my bathroom including laying all luxury bathroom tile, kitchen and laundry appliance installation, kitchen, living room and bathroom custom cabinet installation, plus all electrical and plumbing work. I found the Tal Builders' crew to be incredibly efficient - they finished on schedule and the work was always top quality. Also, they always showed up when they said they would - the crew was never late nor did they ever miss a day of work. Plus, they graciously traveled all over Oahu to pick up my materials (flooring, hardwire, paint, etc.) from various vendors. All of this work was supervised and coordinated by their extraordinary project manager - Vardit Hacmon. Vardit was there for me night and day - answering questions, soothing my anxiety and ultimately helping to deliver an outstanding project. I could not have done this without her and can't recommend her services enough. It's so important to work with a general contractor that you trust and will do top quality work. Tal Builders fits that profile perfectly. See the before and after pics! read more

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Paid over 8k for engineering plans and permitting over 3 years ago that I never received. I paid for the blueprints for a patio, and for the permitting process. Communication was terrible during the process. Due to a personal situation, I wasn't able to go through with the build at the time, but did pay for the plans and permitting. I didn't receive either. Told them no rush to receive, but it's been over 2 years. Gave up after a year or requests. read more

Excellent workmanship, excellent communication, at a competitive price. I will definitely try to use them first for any new projects.

I reached out to Tal Builders due to its reviews. I had emailed them a floor plan with my idea for an addition without the need for any plumbing. It was basically the builder's floor plan with measurements that I had drawn on. I just needed the walls pushed out by 8ft on the same side of the house, top and bottom. This was mentioned in my first email. I talked to Victor, their design manager, after making an appointment. He seemed very unprepared with the phone call. He did not review any of the information I had already sent. He was asking me how much I had paid for my house. I am not to sure how it would be relevant. Maybe he was gauging to see how much money they could get from me. He quoted me an estimate of $350,000 based off 600 sq ft addition when the addition I had planned was 462 sq ft. With that being said, he was estimating $583/sq ft for a basic addition. I would be reusing the sliding door and some windows that came with the house; and using standard carpet and vinyl plank flooring. There wasn't anything over the top with what I wanted. I asked if he could email me that quote so I could keep track with different quotes from different contractors, but he refused. Per the information on their website as a source, it is quoted "2000 sq ft $410,000-425,000" as the average cost to build that size of a house. That would bring the cost to $205/sq ft on the lower end. Victor was quoting me 284% more than the average cost to build a house, to only build extensions. It would have costed me almost the same amount as building a house, and this would not be needing to pour a foundation, add plumbing, showers, cabinets, and other more expensive items. I emailed back the main contact with Tal expressing my dissatisfaction with Victor, but I have not received a response. read more

Viktor, The reason I could not answer my phone is because I was in a meeting. I specifically said to Amit to wait in the car and I will get him when I'm ready. He was 45 minutes early. You can see how I am offended when I am on a time constraint and people cannot respect time. He gets out of his car and starts introducing himself to the previous builders I just met with and even exchanged cards with one of them. I do not appreciate this. For the rest of our meeting with Amit I couldn't hear anything he had to say as far as service and his ideas because I was too pissed off. read more

First, I didn't go w/Tal. BUT, that said, he was a GREAT source of ideas and one he suggested, NOT even thought of by 4 other builders who bid my job--was used. He was so booked out we went with another builder. To my loss. (They are good but didn't do any of the promised super waterproof finishes for outside decks. They got the job because they had immediate start dates...and all 5 star reviews. NOT) Tal--SHOULDA WAITED FOR YOU! read more

Updated due to the timely and sincere apology. The one star is strictly to address this company's apparent inability to meet an appointment. I was given a time of 10:00am for an appointment at my home in Kahalu'u for 1,224 sq ft deck estimate repair/replacement and to allow for possible 30 minute leeway. Unfortunately, after several texts citing just minutes away, I informed the company rep if he wasn't here by 11:30am I was closing my gate. He called at 11:30 informing me he didn't know what house was mine although I had forwarded photos of my property entrance. I sent him away as this was a red flag that this business doesn't respect people's time and commitment. Very unprofessional. read more

I commissioned a major project with this company. Their estimate was high, but they're rated well, so I agreed. Within days, the project manager (Avi) was asking me for more money. He had obviously miscalculated some aspects of the project and expected me to cover his errors. That was not the last of my issues with this company. They had no respect for my property. They consistently threw cigarette butts and trash around my property. All contractors do that, so I tried to ignore it. However, I couldn't ignore when they started dumping construction materials around my property. I noticed the first few, dumped in my planters. I asked Avi repeatedly to remove them. Instead of removing them, they just kept moving the debris around my property to other planters, killing my plants by dumping the debris on them. This aggravated me to no end, but I could not get them to clean it up. By the end of the project, they had a dozen dump sites around my property. Part of the project included pouring some new concrete. The concrete they poured was rough and uneven. I brought it up immediately to Avi. He assured me they would fix it before the end of the project. Didn't happen. My project also included a railing along the edge of my deck. They bolted the railing into wood backing, which they clearly didn't pre-drill, as they all cracked. I immediately pointed that out to Avi and asked him to fix it. Instead of fixing it, he glued another piece of wood over each one to try to hide it. Again, I couldn't get them to ever fix this. The majority of my project is nice, but Avi's project management was atrocious and several details were unsatisfactory. The disrespect for my property was the worst experience of the entire project. I would not recommend this company. Contractors in Hawaii are terrible, but this one is among the worst. read more

I researched a lot of companies but felt the most comfortable with Yaniv. I'm glad I listened to my intuition because working with them has been pretty seamless. There were a few minor bumps a long the way but I really appreciate how Yaniv is so calm and accommodating. And if there was anything I was unhappy with, he was sure to fix things. I was really worried about doing renovations, but honestly it was a lot funner than I expected and way less stressful than moving. I have told friends about Tal Builders and will definitely use them again in the future. I'm beyond happy with their service, efficiency and communication. They were also the most affordable. read more

Tall Builders - General Contractors Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

A slightly belated review for a Tal Builders stairway renovation in my home last month. So grateful that I was working with Ronen Ganger, my project manager, who helped to guide the remodel of my old two-story staircase. He was patient, listened to my needs, worked within budget and paid attention to the finishing details .The results are new mahogany stairs and a more modern look - very happy! read more

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Yani followed up on all of our questions and concerns quickly. The workers were all polite and cleaned up after they finished their work. read more

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Avi and his crew are true professionals. I can not emphasize enough the care and commitment that we received from Tal Builder. From start to finish these guys stayed within budget and time. The communication, workmanship, and professionalism is beyond reproach. I highly recommend Tal Builders for any project you have indoors or out! Mahalo Nui Loa!! read more

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Avi from Tal helped me renovate my vacation rental in waikiki. He was on top of everything, finish the project on time even when we had a few unexpected issues and best of all was his great communication, He send me photos and updates weekly and made sure I'm in the loop at all time. I highly recommend Avi and Tal builders! read more

If you're looking to do renovation work, please read this. All the photos of projects they do look impressive and of course, the positive Yelp reviews. After getting other estimates, I decided to use TAL Builders. Initially, everything looked promising, they were organized and very professional. Then, on the first day, I get an alert from a neighbor that some guys who don't speak English showed up, trying to find a house. My contact persons arrive and goes over my project and assure me that if anything comes up, just contact either of them. Then they leave. Whaaat? You leave workmen who don't speak English to do a job? Since part of my project involved drywall work, I expected rooms to be sealed, furniture, etc. to be covered. Instead, a roll of construction paper was put down and plastic sheeting was put up only around the area they were working in and tools were put down directly on the carpet. Oh no, here we go. With no protective gear, the guys dry-scraped drywall covered in dust. Then, they walk through the house even taking shortcuts, raining dust wherever they go. The paper walkway was eventually full of holes but do you think they replaced it? One of the guys helped himself to my ladder from outside and was using it inside. He also went into a storage closet without even asking taking a broom to sweep up their mess. After mentioning this to my contact person, my ladder was put back and didn't bother to clean off the drywall mud. The workers did cover up a dining room light with a black trash bag and while they were going in and out of the area, one of them brushed a switch and left the light on. Late at night, I happened to notice a spot of light from a gap in the bag. Lucky that the bag did not catch fire and also pissed for the waste of electricity that they don't pay. When it was time to re-do the bathroom, the workers were making comments about other spaces in the house they had no business going into. They even looked for another bathroom to use without asking! Closing the door meant nothing to them because they would just open the door and enter. Imagine going to use your bathroom and find the toilet seat up, drywall dust and mud on the door handle and floor. Worse than pigs. Their work space was a mess. They never cleaned up after themselves at the end of the day. One guy was tiling my bathroom floor with bags of garbage sitting in the bathroom. There was always a circus of different workers showing up for the day with no explanation as to what type of work they were going to do and of course, you couldn't ask questions because they don't speak English. Some just stood around watching. These are the highlights of my nightmare: -TAL makes you buy your own material. Aside from the fixtures and tile, they make you buy tile grout, Schluter systems, paint, light switchs, carpet tacks. I mean, really? A construction company? I had to ask if I had to buy nails and screws, too. -Unable to communicate with a crew that has no English speaking point person. -Workers who do not respect homeowner's property: entering the property when I was not home at the time and seeing workers walking around the perimeter; no use of drop cloths or sheeting to cover furniture; dumping food/drinks directly in my trash bin, plastic in my green bin; entering and using other areas of the house without permission; leaving a water hose on overnight and a dining room light on; asking to allow eating their lunch in the front porch area only to find skin peels (yes, disgusting skin peels) scattered around the bench. -Having suppliers call me saying "There's a guy here that doesn't speak English asking about an order..." It took up a lot of their time looking for orders from elsewhere. -Being rushed to urgently buy more tile and after getting home to look at the job, the amount was questionable. It resulted in having to go back to the tile supplier to cut back on the shower tile reorder. -Having labelled different paints on each can only to find out that the bathroom was painted with the bedroom color, the trim paint was painted on the ceiling. -Removing the toilet but not covering the hole to prevent sewer gases from entering the house and suspecting that the toilet water inlet was being used as a water faucet and the toilet outlet used as a drain. -Installing poorly cut tile that was full of jagged and chipped edges. Refusing to fix the bathroom window screen after tiling was done and the screen no longer fit and the tiles partially covered the window screen clip hole. -Installing bathroom vanity but did not align the drawers and left it as is. When bringing it to TAL's attention, they blamed the vanity supplier. Luckily, the supplier sent a worker out to adjust it correctly explaining how the drawer adjusts after installation. -Lack of silicone caulking on the vanity countertop. Using an iPhone flashlight, it was pointed out the silicone is hidden between the backsplash and countertop. **not done but maxed out on space** read more

Avi Maschkowski exceeded our expectations for our complete kitchen remodel. He professionally managed the project and finished two weeks faster than projected. His contractors were meticulous with every detail and committed to the project, even putting in a full day on Thanksgiving. Avi brought contractors to the house during the planning phase to identify any potential issues to avoid adding unexpected costs during the process. Overall, the project was completed under budget, ahead of schedule, and looks more beautiful than we could have imagined!If you want a project done right, pick Avi and TAL. read more

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I am an investor that lives out of state. We purchased a home in Hawaii Kai earlier in the year with plans to vacation during the summer while house is being remodeled and sell at the end of the year. The plan so far has been executed perfectly thanks to the Tal Builders team and more specifically Yoni has been an amazing help. Supplies and crews are not easy to come by in Hawaii, especially during a pandemic. Yoni was able to cut through the BS getting the job done in a timely manner. I do these projects all over the country and I wish I had a Yoni in each state. read more

I tried booking an appointment with this company to do an estimation for my house I needed alot of work done unfortunately I never got one. I was contacted and asked to move my estimate time from 1000 to 1130 and said that was fine day of I messaged and asked around 1134 if they were still coming. I was told the project manager Meny was running late and to notify if he hadnt shown up in a few minutes. I figured things happen ill give him more time, around 1630 I had to get ready for work so I messaged back to let them know I was not gping to be home any longer. I did recieve a call back from them asking if I wanted to reschedule but im not sure if anyone was going to show for that appointment also. Not sure what exactly happened they have really good reviews but its hard to trust a company when the follow up for the first meeting isnt met. Aug 7th the day I wrote the review the owner called me to try and get things taken care of. I understand issues pop up and a lapse in communication happened with Meny. They did come by today Aug 8th to take a look at the property and will hopefully get back to me soon with an estimate. read more

Caution... 0 stars! Received a verbal quote from Tal Builders after meeting and going over a small renovation project. After the 2nd meeting and project walk-through a month later, they submitted a written quote that was 20% more than the original verbal quote. The estimated construction period also increased from 5 weeks to 12 weeks. They claimed that things were added to the scope of work in the 2nd meeting, but that was untrue. We decided to work with another contractor. read more

We had our bathrooms renovated. Tal had very good reviews. The estimate and promises by the PM, Yaniv was very promising. He kept repeating "I'm here for you." However once work began the problems began. They use workers directly from China who do not speak, read or understand English. There is just one person who can translate but he is always somewhere else. And the workers are not licensed plumbers or electricians. They do the plumbing and electrical work unsupervised. Yaniv claimed they were licensed in both electrical and plumbing. He promised to bring the licenses three times but never did. They insisted on doing the quartz fabrication in our driveway. something unheard of, and left a mess. I had to repaint my fence. They claimed to caulk in areas such as behind appliances but did not and I had to do it myself. You have to supervise the work yourself as they can't read installation instructions. They threw away a part from a bathroom fan and almost threw away the toilet tank cover if I didn't catch it. There were too many discrepancies to list. When I told Yaniv I shouldn't be expecting to supervise his worker he told me why am I stressing about this when there are people in other places dying. I ended up fixing their mistakes because they took so long to come back and I just dreaded dealing with them. read more

We recently completed a kitchen/living room remodel with TAL Builders. Yaniv G. was our project manager. TAL's quote for our project was not the lowest of those that we obtained, but we selected TAL because they came highly recommended by somebody that we trust. We were not disappointed. Although we had a good idea of what we wanted, Yaniv provided additional design ideas and has a good eye for quality results. He ensured that the outcome was everything that we expected, and when it wasn't, he didn't hesitate to ask the crew to redo the work until it met our expectations. The crew was very hardworking and talented in their trades. They showed up as expected, with just a few exceptions over the 3-4 month long project. No project is without bumps along the way, and ours was no exception, but I can say that Yaniv was easy to talk to about these issues, and ensured that in the end we were very satisfied. This is the type of customer service that helps reduce the stress that comes from undergoing a home renovation project. read more

After getting bids from 3 contractors we chose TAL. They provided a complete proposal, met with us several times for measurements, scope of work, discussion and choice of materials. The job was a 1200 square foot deck, surrounding our house on two sides about 3-4 feet off the ground with one set of stairs. Having been in place for over 40 years, in a very wet environment, it was an almost complete redo and included moving water and electric lines. Access to the deck was from behind the house which made it difficult to stage and access materials. The job was done beautifully and on time, being home I could see the daily progression and the excellence of the work being done. All areas were cleaned up and secured daily, safety was maintained at all times! Any questions or concerns were promptly answered and resolved. Form Viktor Mazeliah our Project Manager to everyone of the construction crew, we could not have asked for a better group of workers. We are absolutely pleased and delighted with the final product. As well as being a great space for our current use, it will absolutely add to the resale value of our home! read more

My husband and I were very pleased with the work done on our house by Tal Builders. We had our lanai repaired, gutter fixed and house painted. We were pleased with all of the work done by the friendly and efficient workers. Any unexpected problem that arose was quickly taken care of. We have no complaints since all of our requests were quickly addressed and dealt with. It has been our good fortune that we learned about Tal Builders. read more

I was in a tough predicament when my flooded condo in Waikiki had been torn down to the studs by another contractor prior to quitting. I tried two other contractors and nobody wanted to take on the work as I had a tight timeline. I was then put in touch with Avi Maschowski and TAL builders who agreed to do the work. This happened at the beginning of the supply chain issues, so I wasn't able to get everything I wanted, and it was sometimes difficult observing progress or surprise issues from the mainland, but Avi and his team were amazing with daily communication, pictures, recommendations for substitute products when first choice was unavailable, and performing top quality work. If you live on the mainland or a neighbor island and need someone you can trust to do the job right, TAL Builders is the right choice. read more

Such a professional and reliable company. It's so hard finding good people to work with but these guys are very knowledgeable and have reasonable prices as well. Thank you again! read more

Tal is very conscientious and takes the time to understand a project. Before he jumps in the deep end, he has studied the deep end. This is not always the case with other builders unfortunately. I worked with Tal on a few of my designs and he always impressed me with his earnestness and effort to do the job correctly and well. read more

Beautifully done Kitchen and bathroom vanity. Much more cabinet space then before.

Tal LLC. is a great contracting company to work with! Our project turned out wonderful!! On Time and On Budget!! read more

Shai has always been responsive and his prices are reasonable. When he says he is going to show up, he and his crew do so. I had some remodeling work done on my condo, mostly finish work and they did a great job. The helpful advice and ideas really improved the outcome. Shai and crew are easy to get along with and a delight to business with, read more

Tal llc is a great company that keeps the clients up to date on the work, and keep on time. They crew is trustworthy and very friendly. I used tap llc to repair a popcorn ceiling and remodel a bathroom. I am planning to call back for a new deck very soon. read more

We hired Shai Tal for a some insurance reimbursed storm damage repair and were very impressed by how quickly and professionally his team got the work done and their bid matched the insurance appraisal estimate. So, we hired them to remodel our two bathrooms. Shai came up with a beautiful plan, increasing the size of the master bathroom, and making both rooms brighter and more modern. We can't emphasize enough how friendly, responsive and talented the whole team was, they were concerned with our comfort during the remodel, checked with us often about what we wanted, and surprised us with attention to detail. We love our bathrooms and will rehire them to do our kitchen soon! read more