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"Man, it's so expensive for anything you have to do to your house. Sticker shock is crazy but once you get over the fact that no matter who you hire, it's going to cost more than you expected then you can find the best team for the job. I chose deck because they simply specialize in decks. It wasn't cheap but they weren't crazy expensive like some of the other quotes I got. I had one quote $40k to replace a few boards and paint the entire deck and stairs. Another company wanted $20k, another company told me to knock it down. WHAT? Anyway I went with Ideck for $4500. They were quick and used the good paint and primer."

"The owner, Isaac Amar was very professional and thorough in answering my many questions about the work and materials that would be done and used on my deck. His workers were on time and respectful of me and my home. I have recommended Much Better Construction to my neighbors."

"Our front yard needed some structure. Gadi helped design and build two entry pillars in stone masonry, plus a new walkway to the door. The old path was narrow and cracked, and the new one is wide and fits the property better. The pillars gave us a real entrance feel. They also ran low-voltage lights inside the pillars so they light-up at night. It's not flashy, just clean and sharp. The stone matches the front steps, and everything feels like it belongs now. Gadi and his crew kept things simple and stuck to our request. Would work with them again."

"They built the house I needed, thanks to them now I live very happy and grateful to my house and my family, it is a very good company in which I could trust my house and my money, they work professionally, clean, responsible, a company with values, with an excellent ability to do the job. I recommend this good company."

"We did a whole kitchen remodel. David was very knowledgeable and recommended a wall removal which completely changed the look of our kitchen and opened it up. Everyone that worked on the kitchen was very professional and they stuck to their schedule. They were pretty quick getting us back in our kitchen and it turned our beautiful. I absolutely love my kitchen and I am so happy I chose CA Cabinets."

"Felipe did a really great job on a really challenging project. It was an old front porch that had been enclosed. He demoed a old, very rough concrete slab and replaced it with new concrete / rebar. He helped correct some frame-slippage that had occured over the years prior to his work. He did a great job with some tiling, and a threshhold between another floor I had done. He installed a prehung door and did all of the trim work on on the interior and exterior of the space. The existing conditions of this space made this all very difficult, but I'm so impressed with the results. Felipe's great because he'll brainstorm and problem solve with you, which is especially important for very old houses where the conditions can be unknown at time of starting. His work is really exceptional. The level of craft he brought to this project was really superb. He's also a cool guy, and fun to work with. At this point, once you consider the work done on this project and other projects he's worked on over the past 2 years for my place, he has nearly completely remodeled my house. From now on, I'll basically only ask to hire Felipe."

"If there was a better word than outstanding I would use it here. I am a landlord with multiple units and when you find a contractor of Derek's ability and professionalism you keep him. I already have him slotted for 2 near future projects. I can not say how he did without sounding as if I was making this up. I contacted 3 providers, all from Angie's List. The first had no real clue what he was doing and his proposal was absolute junk. The second was well qualified for the sub floor repair but want no part of the hardwood work. Derek's proposal matched what I thought was the correct approach, he handled both the sub floor and the hardwood repair and then went beyond the original proposal by sanding and refinishing the entire room and part of the next to exactly match the floor to the remainder of the house. He did exactly what he said he was going to do, when he said he was going to do it, did it correctly and then went beyond my expectations. A real professional who gives a darn about his reputation and work. His initial quote was well above the other 2 Angie's List providers and after talking to him about it I understood it was a worst case firm price. He could not really tell the extent of the damage to the sub flooring and hardwood until he removed it. The final price ended up in line with what the middle quote was but the quality of the work was magnificent. I have reviewed probably 10-12 other Angie's list providers of various other home repair services. Derek at Local Home Services is by far the best contractor I have used and will use him again in the future."

"You get what you pay for folks - it is that simple. I needed help with what sounded to be a simple job (install a dog door) but I knew wasn't (was going in where an existing dog door was located - but not the same size/construction). My husband and I are pretty aggressive about tackling home repairs on our own, but this was certainly out of our league and would have been botched by your average guy. Frank showed up on time, loved the dog, did an outstanding job and worked with me to keep the job within my budget. Once we got into it, the project was going to take a lot more time than I had anticipated. To make it work, we agreed that I would take on the work to "make it pretty" if he tackled the stuff I wasn't so confident about (framing, plastering, stucco repair, install of new door/device) and it worked out great. After seeing what Frank through to get it installed, I know we made the right choice - this needed a true pro and that is what we got. Everything was clean, the workmanship was excellent and Frank was a pleasure. It helped that I had materials here ready for him to use and had talked through the project carefully with the manager. All in all, for those annoying projects that go beyond our skill set, I know I'll call again."

"We hired DT Design and Build for a new build project, and we were blown away by the level of professionalism and craftsmanship they demonstrated throughout the entire process. Tals attention to detail and commitment to quality set him apart from other contractors we have worked with in the past. Our new home is everything we dreamed of and more, thanks to Tal and his team."

"Oscar and his assistant did stellar work. My kitchen was a mess. It had been previously painted several times without proper sanding and attention to detail by my Landlord. Oscar was so easy going and calm about the whole thing. It took a day less than projected and the clean up and attention to detail was perfect. I would and will hire him again!"