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"I recently hired Just Stamping Concrete for a landscaping project, and I must say that I was blown away by their work. Their team is highly skilled and knowledgeable, and they truly transformed my outdoor space into a beautiful oasis."

"Well - experienced workers provided the various construction needs"

"Kris was extremely responsive and came to give me an estimate within 24 hours and scheduled his guys to start a two day job (lots of square footage) within the next couple of days... I am blown away by how gorgeous my floors look! This is not the first time that I have had my stone floors cleaned and polished, and I was pleased with the previous contractor and had planned to use him again, but going forward, this is my "go to" company.... The areas that they have finished were water-stained and had some damage... THEY LOOK LIKE NEW!!!! Considering that some of my high traffic areas were pretty bad, the floors look FABULOUS!!! The workers were extremely professional and I am so appreciative that they were able to fit me in within the week's timeframe that I required. I was having a dinner party this past weekend, and got more than one comment about how great the floors looked. If you are torn about which company to use, I feel confident in saying that you will get quality work done without time wasted with these guys."

"Jeff at Arellano Masonry was amazing. He rebuilt their interior fireplace. He was available immediately to give me ideas and pricing. Once we decided on the concept he and his crew jumped on the project quickly, efficiently and it turned out beautiful. Better than I could ever have imagined"

"I have a tile roof that did not qualify for the offer."

"The crew of America Green Builders did a meticulous job in my kitchen. They were punctual, responsive, professional and super fast. And you gotta love a guy who cleans up after himself. Highly recommend America Green Builders."

"SUMMARY: Overall, the project went well. This was a very complex, tedious, and labor-intensive job, and I am absolutely thrilled with the ultimate result. The work performed was of superb quality, and Chuckie and Edwin went above and beyond to ensure the end product was great. They have a can-do attitude and a willingness to ?make it work,? accompanied by experience and a great skill set to pull it off. I am especially impressed with the stamp-work and stucco job. Everything looks fantastic. They were always courteous and friendly to deal with. They do need to work on communicating better with their clients to keep them updated on what?s going on, as well as build a larger, more reliable, and more conscientious stable of for-hire workers so there are no work-stoppage days or unfortunate incidents. In the end, though, we still enthusiastically recommend them -- and have already done so. I would gladly use them again in the future and probably will when I have the money to build a block wall along the huge property line in my backyard.
<p> JUICY DETAILS: In February 2012, I was in escrow on a home built down a slope in Woodland Hills. My physical inspector discovered the driveway-bridge that connects the home to the street had severe dry rot and termite damage. It would need immediate replacement before I could move in. I went on Angie's List and started receiving bids from contractors with great reviews. Nearly all the bids were ballparked and wildly ranged from $12,000 to $84,000. Apparently, they were afraid to commit to official, itemized estimates because of how the driveway-bridge was cantilevered into the house between the first and second floors, and they were unsure of how they might perform the repairs.
<p>Only one company had given me a formal, itemized estimate: Monroe and Aguirre. I threw caution to the wind and offered them the job on April 8, 2012. I met with Chuckie again and we went over the project, color choices, and stamp patterns and inspected the bridge more thoroughly. On April 16, they sent me a contract, which was a little late in coming. We negotiated some warranty language in the contract and discussed the load-bearing capabilities of the type of wood on the invoice. (My partner is an engineer and wanted to make sure the new wood would meet or exceed the load-bearing capacity of the old wood.) A few drafts went back and forth. The final draft of the contract was completed on April 22 -- again, taking longer than it needed to. Having worked as a legal writer, I am accustomed to firing back and forth drafts of documents 3 or 4 times in an afternoon. Here, it took 8 days. I guess when you are your own office staff yet are on job sites all day, things take time.
<p>At long last, the job started. I gave Chuckie my garage door opener, so he could store his equipment and tools in the garage.
<p>On the first day or so, I showed up to do some repairs in the backyard while the demolition was happening in the front. Chuckie wasn?t there, so I awkwardly waved to the crew of people I didn?t know as I made my way across the warzone. I went to retrieve the ladder I had stored under the bridge only to find it buried under thousands of pounds of stucco, wood, and debris that had fallen onto it. Apparently, the demo crew didn?t think or bother to move my ladder from underneath the bridge before demolishing it, and now it was completely buried. The crew did spot me struggling to move huge pieces of debris, and two of them came down to help free the ladder, which wasn?t too trashed. Then, I went into my garage to get my nail gun, only to discover that one of the workers was using it and my air compressor without asking. The guy asked if it was okay he was using my nail gun. I sputtered out something like, ?Sure no problem,? but I felt extremely uncomfortable, which got only worse when I saw that all my other power and mundane tools were mixed up with the crew?s stuff. I eventually got to know and become friendly with the crew, but on this first day, my thought was, ?Who the heck are these guys and why are they using my stuff?? I ended up working on something else that day.
<p>When Chuckie showed up a few hours later, he apologized profusely without me saying anything about the incident. The worker must have copped to having been busted. He explained that his nail gun was getting repaired or they had forgotten it (I forget what the issue was) and that he had admonished his crew about using a client?s belongings. ?It won?t happen again,? he promised.   Once the main demolition was finished, the job shifted to replacing the rotting support beams. Because the old bridge was cantilevered into the house, the rotting support beams extended over the ceilings of the media room, which was beneath the garage, and second level stairwell. In trying to wrench out the last remnants of the rotting support beams, parts of the ceilings in both areas caved in. This was expected by Chuckie, though I had misunderstood him in an earlier conversation about those beams, so I was a shocked to see the large holes in my ceilings with daylight streaming through. At his expense, Chuckie brought in a drywall guy to repair all the holes, and, HOLY COW, did his work look amazing. He managed to match the existing smoothed-splatter texturing on the wall perfectly. I was shocked that it looked so good. In my nightmares, I was dreading square-shaped patches with visible tape lines and unsanded mounds of plaster. Fortunately, my nightmares never came to fruition. The ceilings looked like nothing had ever happened there. Plus, they went ahead and voluntarily repaired part of the ceiling in the stairwell that had been previously damaged by leaks caused by the old, disintegrating bridge. Again: above and beyond!
<p>There were some days, however, when no one would show up to work, and the project was already closing in on two weeks over schedule. One day in particular was when they were supposed to pour the concrete. I scheduled certain things that week based on when I would be able to cross the bridge, so it was a bit frustrating to show up in the late evening to see how the pouring went, only to discover no one had been there all day. I could have spent that day working on the house! Grr. It wasn?t until days later when Chuckie explained that the local cement mixer wasn?t available (or whatever the issue was). He attributed the other missed work days as having problems finding or scheduling workers. In all cases, a simple heads-up beforehand would have been easy to do and much appreciated. It totally get it that stuff happens; all I would have needed and appreciated was just an update.
<p>Other unfortunate incidents included walking into my second floor bathroom in stocking feet and stepping in a 12-inch puddle of urine that had been left there by the guy(s) repairing the ceilings in my media room and stairwell. Not a few droplets, but an actual PUDDLE of urine the size of a large pancake in front of my toilet and now soaking my socks. I literally almost vomited. It was so. Incredibly. Disgusting. I took off my socks, and they were dripping. That?s how soaked in urine they were. Now I know that not everyone is as hygienic as I and not everyone was reared in the States or with manners, but when you?re working on a home that reached a peak valuation of almost $2,000,000, you don?t treat the client?s place like revolting gas station restroom. Every guy has an errant stream once in a while when his goods have been smooshed all day -- I?ve had my share -- but a grown man should have the wherewithal to clean up after himself, especially in someone else?s home, regardless of occupation, culture, or upbringing! (The drywall work was so outstanding, however, that I didn?t say anything.) The upstairs bathroom used by all the other workers wasn?t much prettier. I refused to use it until after the construction was completed and by then it looked like floor of a taxicab.
<p>Even though Chucky had assured me his workers wouldn?t be us"

"Bill Haddad and his workers were very professional and easy to work with. Job was done on time and within budget. Finished job is exactly what we wanted and what we expected. They left the job site clean and even helped put adjacent areas back together. Would recommend."

"Gil is a pleasure to work with. After my initial contact he came by as scheduled to review the job site and meet with me. Work was scheduled that same week and completed in 3 work days. Gil’s crew was skilled and efficient. Gil did note that I had some drainage issues and recommended the addition of drains to the concrete project. His price for the drain was competitive and would insure that my side yard drainage issues that occurred during heavy rains are remedied. Gil and his crew poured/finished a beautiful new walkway. They also did an excellent clean up when finished. I highly recommend GM Pacific Pro (Gil) and plan to use his excellent skills in the future for more projects."

"We recently completed a major job with California Smartscape and are very pleased with the results and the process. Our job involved replacing a large driveway and two patio areas totaling about 1800 square feet and about 100 feet of walkway with pavers, synthetic turf in two backyard areas, replacement and addition of drainage systems on the 1/2 acre lot, removal of extensive overly mature landscaping and replacement with new plants, rock, and mulch, plus new irrigation throughout. We interviewed 5 firms for the job, and selected California Smartscape as the best overall balance of design and creative ideas, cost, and schedule. One main reason we choose them was the communication right from the start with our designer Andrew. Even at our initial meeting he was raising ideas and areas of concern that other companies did not address, and he listened very carefully to our likes and dislikes. His resulting design was a nice blend of his creativity and things we wanted, and as a result it was clear from the start that we would end up with something we liked. They weren't the cheapest bid, but their price was reasonable for work. I also liked that right at the beginning they highlighted several areas that would be TBD in the bid and the reasons why, indicating the potential issues they might run into once demolition began. Other firms tended to gloss over this, perhaps to not give the impression that there would be significant cost increases, but I've done enough construction myself to know what one can run into beneath the surface and what those can do to project cost. I appreciated California Smartscape setting proper expectations to avoid sticker shock later. The company was able to start the job fairly quickly, and we had a significant work crew at our house for the next couple months. The crew was always prompt and courteous, and they worked very hard throughout the day - it was clear that there was never any slacking off from these guys! Our project manager, Leo, was good at keeping everything flowing smoothly, and had clearly scheduled the work crews and materials deliveries so that there was no wasted time or off days. He was also responsive whenever we raised any issues (which were minor and rare) or had questions. We are delighted with the outcome, and we've had many wonderful comments from neighbors and passers by. We plan on staying in the house for years to come and hopefully won't be needing such extensive landscape work again for a long time, but we would certainly use California Smartscape again and recommend them highly."