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"Absolutely thrilled with our garage remodel. We added storage, insulation, and epoxy floors—it now looks like a showroom! The team worked efficiently and kept us informed at every stage. It feels like we gained an entirely new room in our home!"

"After meeting with around 10 contractors, I decided to go with EA Homebuilders. Eric seemed honest and willing to do our remodeling the way we wanted it done. Great decision. Eric, Hector and crew were courteous and finished the job in the time they said it would be done, less than a month. We love our new bath/ shower. Highly recommend and would use again."

"We are so happy we chose BEAR Remodeling Inc for our kitchen! From the design to the final touches, everything was done with extra care and attention to detail. The team was friendly, professional, and always kept us updated. We would definitely recommend them to anyone planning a remodel."

"They were good to work with and responsive to our needs. Appreciated them for that."

"I’ve worked with Mike and his team for years on all kinds of projects, and they’ve always been amazing to work with. The quality of their work is top-notch, they stay on budget, and everything runs smoothly from start to finish. Their design sense is excellent and they always manage to get things done right on time. I can’t recommend them enough, truly a reliable, talented, and easy-to-work-with crew. "

"We found McCormick home builders through Angie’s list. They were not one of our original contacts, but they contacted us and came out to give us a quote. Matteo was extremely helpful, informative, honest, and gave us reasonable realistic prices, and did not try to inflate the prices or pressure us in anyway. We felt very comfortable with him immediately. We felt like he was a member of the family that we could just talk to and ask questions he was very personable. He gave us his contact number in case we had other questions and he was always available when we needed him for any type of questions or concerns. Mateo‘s team did a beautiful job. They were fast. They were efficient. They cleaned up beautifully. They did a wonderful job. They were very considerate of our time our needs and our neighbors. They were an absolute pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend Matteo from McCormick home builders for any home building projects, and we will be calling him again in the future!"

"Soria Construction did a 3x3 remodel at my home, they have been very accommodating to my requests, very good work and the price is just right."

"I have an attached garage with a rooftop deck. Original contract with Ascend was for $54,100 to replace the garage roof and deck, plus repair some damaged drywall in the garage. Additional water damage was discovered, leading to a requirement to have engineering plans created and a permit approved. Cost for the plans was $6,000. Plans were completed, and we asked for an estimated both verbally and via email. Contractor emails demonstrate desire to not provide any estimate. Contractor finally relents and provides a verbal estimate of $25,000 - $35,000 additional cost. This is despite having full engineering plans that they created. Bait and Switch Six weeks pass while the permit is being reviewed. Permit is approved on a Friday, we receive a change order form for $63,000 late on Sunday night, and early Monday morning they show with a crew. This is the start of their pressure campaign. Total cost of the project is now $123,100 including original contract, change order, and engineering plans. More than 2x the original. I reviewed the costs with other contractors who all agreed the additional cost was unreasonable. I asked Ascend to explain the variance to their original estimate versus the change order, their engineering plans, and the permit. While Ascend asserted early on that it was the county that required changes, they could produce no evidence of any pushback from the county. They said that the cost was due entirely to building codes. Throughout they continued to assert many ways where the cost could go higher and that we should expect even more costs. They had the plans, they are supposed to know the building codes, and they had six weeks to amend their estimate. What became clear was they were using the permit as leverage to force me into the higher contract. To their credit, they did acknowledge the sequence of us receiving the change order late at night followed by early morning crew arrival could appear as aggressive and offered us a $10,000 discount if we would do a video promoting them. We declined. Bad Faith Negotiations What followed was a series of events whereby they would agree to an issue, and then quickly renege on the agreement. 1. They initially agreed to split the additional work with another contractor. I have text exchanges with them. We agree on which work Ascend would perform and what other contractors would perform. At their request, I contacted the county to split the permit responsibilities. They also made it clear that they would not honor any warranty on the work they performed if a different contractor's work even touched theirs. For example, if the new contractor's stairs touched their deck (which the stairs is supposed to connect to the deck). 24 hours later they issued a stop work order to me saying that the permit gave them the right to prevent me from engaging other contractors. 2. The later called me to tell me they would call the police on any new contractor I hired. They said they would not do that if I agreed to pay them a fee of $30,000 to allow them to be the general contractor. With the provision that any work they didn't approve of would be torn out and replaced at my expense. At this point I confronted them with the evidence of the bait and switch. I also informed them that I was in contact with the county agency who recommended I ask Ascend to transfer the permit to me. Ascend called me later to say that they would agree to the permit transfer and would settle the original contract. 24 hours later they issue a letter saying they refused to transfer the permit until they could send a settlement agreement. No such settlement agreement was sent. 3. I hired an attorney who issued a Demand Memorandum which required an affirmative response. Ascend never responded and has stopped answering emails, text messages, or phone calls."

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"Our goal was to build a structurally safe garage storage loft. Juan and Julian were a great team to work with. They were very professional and organized- they gave us a quote and clearly communicated what the plan would look like from beginning to end. They guided us on the items that we needed to buy prior to starting the work in order to complete the project within the estimated time. They suggested modifications that were minor fixes but made the layout make more sense in terms of placement. Their crew finished a day ahead of schedule. They kept a clean work site and the quality of the results were great. I would gladly work with them on another home project in the future!"