Alexander Ross General Contracting, Inc. is a full-service multi-generational residential & commercial construction company located in Los Gatos, California. The company is family owned & operated with four generations of construction experience behind them. Having founded the first plumbing supply house in San Jose over 100 years ago, Alexander Ross General Contracting, Inc., is the latest iteration of this long standing tradition. The company has an ongoing reputation for excellence in craftsmanship, having completed projects for discerning clientele from Malibu to Sonoma. We proudly serve the greater San Francisco Bay Area including: San Francisco, The Peninsula, South Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay, & Santa Cruz County & will travel for special projects.
"He is very organized and professional; he works with you to make it right for the client."
Homeowner on August 2023
Alexander Ross General Contracting, Inc. is a full-service multi-generational residential & commercial construction company located in Los Gatos, California. The company is family owned & operated with four generations of construction experience behind them. Having founded the first plumbing supply house in San Jose over 100 years ago, Alexander Ross General Contracting, Inc., is the latest iteration of this long standing tradition. The company has an ongoing reputation for excellence in craftsmanship, having completed projects for discerning clientele from Malibu to Sonoma. We proudly serve the greater San Francisco Bay Area including: San Francisco, The Peninsula, South Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay, & Santa Cruz County & will travel for special projects.
"He is very organized and professional; he works with you to make it right for the client."
Homeowner on August 2023
C M BUILDERS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INCis a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. Our dedicated team of professionals have hands on experience, to provide innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Please feel free to contact us today!
"The entire team was very professional, kept everything clean and neat, and they met the time frame even though it was an extremely difficult job."
Antonio L on March 2025
C M BUILDERS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INCis a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. Our dedicated team of professionals have hands on experience, to provide innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Please feel free to contact us today!
"The entire team was very professional, kept everything clean and neat, and they met the time frame even though it was an extremely difficult job."
Antonio L on March 2025
Bertram Builders LLC is a locally owned, Santa Cruz county based general building contractor that specializes in residential construction and framing.We are a team of hardworkers who take pride in quality and integrity. From remodels to decks, ADUs and additions, we strive to do the right thing and make your home dreams a reality!
Bertram Builders LLC is a locally owned, Santa Cruz county based general building contractor that specializes in residential construction and framing.We are a team of hardworkers who take pride in quality and integrity. From remodels to decks, ADUs and additions, we strive to do the right thing and make your home dreams a reality!
Future Vision Remodeling, Inc., provides quality service for your home. We sustain our company on reliability, great communication, integrity and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you 100% Satisfied on your home improvements. Call us today!
"A few years ago we did a simple remodel of two bathrooms in Menlo Park with FVR. By the time we finished the project we just wanted these folks out of the house. After a few years I felt it was necessary to share our negative experience and how poorly much of the work has held up. Specific issues; 1. Substandard workmanship: a. Heating vent under the house was left unconnected--I was heating our crawlspace and not the bathroom for 6 months. This went undetected until I went under the house for something else! b. Looking in my attic, the electrical work to hookup the bathroom fan is clearly not up to code--junction box is not closed and there are multiple exposed wire splices. c. Gang box for the newly installed light switch is clearly not level and out of square. 2. Numerous examples with low quality finish carpentry: a. Gouge on a newly installed sliding door from the aluminum frame--supposedly fixed then recurred. b. Spackle and paste used to patch the casing around the door frame where it contacts the bathroom tile--looks terrible c. A supposedly 'straight' wall that was rebuilt by FVR, clearly bulges with an obvious curve in the baseboard. d. Sloppy work on the plumbing cover plates for one toilet--half smeared with paint and not attached to the wall properly. 3. Low quality of painting: a. Two slightly different colors of white used in one bathroom with sloppy caulking around the trim. b. Numerous blotches of paint on hardwood floors around the hallway baseboard--the kind that would be easily have been avoided by using masking tape. 4. Sloppy personnel and poor cleanliness: a. Folks were working while we were on vacation, and we came home late in the evening to find construction debris scattered in our front yard including razor blades, paint on our front walk (where stains can still be seen). b. For a year afterwards we found trash (food wrappers & empty bottles) behind the bushes or buried in the shrubs. c. I saw workers 'free handing' a circular saw for trim and baseboard--where one guy would hold the boards and another would use the circular saw. For sure not a safe or effective option--just glad nobody was hurt at our house by these substandard practices. Nobody could be bothered to bring a jobsite saw. I will add that we pointed out most of these issues to the company reps while they were happening-- most responses 'Just an honest mistake' and/or 'We will send somebody over to fix that'. At a certain point you stop trusting anyone from the company and just want these 'less-than-competent' folks out of the house. The customer shouldn't have to check all these details--especially about heating/plumbing/electrical work. Would not ever trust this company again to touch our house."
James P on January 2024
Future Vision Remodeling, Inc., provides quality service for your home. We sustain our company on reliability, great communication, integrity and quality work. We strongly believe in giving our absolute best in all of our projects. We are experts in our trade and will always keep you 100% Satisfied on your home improvements. Call us today!
"A few years ago we did a simple remodel of two bathrooms in Menlo Park with FVR. By the time we finished the project we just wanted these folks out of the house. After a few years I felt it was necessary to share our negative experience and how poorly much of the work has held up. Specific issues; 1. Substandard workmanship: a. Heating vent under the house was left unconnected--I was heating our crawlspace and not the bathroom for 6 months. This went undetected until I went under the house for something else! b. Looking in my attic, the electrical work to hookup the bathroom fan is clearly not up to code--junction box is not closed and there are multiple exposed wire splices. c. Gang box for the newly installed light switch is clearly not level and out of square. 2. Numerous examples with low quality finish carpentry: a. Gouge on a newly installed sliding door from the aluminum frame--supposedly fixed then recurred. b. Spackle and paste used to patch the casing around the door frame where it contacts the bathroom tile--looks terrible c. A supposedly 'straight' wall that was rebuilt by FVR, clearly bulges with an obvious curve in the baseboard. d. Sloppy work on the plumbing cover plates for one toilet--half smeared with paint and not attached to the wall properly. 3. Low quality of painting: a. Two slightly different colors of white used in one bathroom with sloppy caulking around the trim. b. Numerous blotches of paint on hardwood floors around the hallway baseboard--the kind that would be easily have been avoided by using masking tape. 4. Sloppy personnel and poor cleanliness: a. Folks were working while we were on vacation, and we came home late in the evening to find construction debris scattered in our front yard including razor blades, paint on our front walk (where stains can still be seen). b. For a year afterwards we found trash (food wrappers & empty bottles) behind the bushes or buried in the shrubs. c. I saw workers 'free handing' a circular saw for trim and baseboard--where one guy would hold the boards and another would use the circular saw. For sure not a safe or effective option--just glad nobody was hurt at our house by these substandard practices. Nobody could be bothered to bring a jobsite saw. I will add that we pointed out most of these issues to the company reps while they were happening-- most responses 'Just an honest mistake' and/or 'We will send somebody over to fix that'. At a certain point you stop trusting anyone from the company and just want these 'less-than-competent' folks out of the house. The customer shouldn't have to check all these details--especially about heating/plumbing/electrical work. Would not ever trust this company again to touch our house."
James P on January 2024
We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.
We take great pride in our experience, expertise, quality, and customer service that we provide to meet the consumers needs. It is our mission to provide excellent workmanship and complete customer satisfaction from start to completion of a project. In order to understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. Our reputation is based on service, safety, and quality, regardless of how large or small the job.
Mike Kelly Construction is a locally owned and operated company serving Santa Cruz County and beyond. Mike and his crew have decades of experience in construction and remodeling. We can help you with everything from handyman services to building the home of your dreams. No job is too small, for our business grows by building long-term relationships with our customers. Hire us once, and you'll be a client for years to come. Mike Kelly Construction is a Certified Green Building Professional and also has an EPA lead renovator certificate. Give us a call and tell us how we can be of service.
"I had a very bad experience working with Mike Kelly Construction, Inc. Therefore, I can not recommend this company."
Melissa C on November 2024
Mike Kelly Construction is a locally owned and operated company serving Santa Cruz County and beyond. Mike and his crew have decades of experience in construction and remodeling. We can help you with everything from handyman services to building the home of your dreams. No job is too small, for our business grows by building long-term relationships with our customers. Hire us once, and you'll be a client for years to come. Mike Kelly Construction is a Certified Green Building Professional and also has an EPA lead renovator certificate. Give us a call and tell us how we can be of service.
"I had a very bad experience working with Mike Kelly Construction, Inc. Therefore, I can not recommend this company."
Melissa C on November 2024
Blues Brothers Construction Inc. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"I contacted Blues Bro back in late 2020 and then we went over some things. In the mean time I contacted other agencies as well trying to see where I get the most value for my money, it was here. I locked in the contract, to the person getting work done please go back and forth and negotiate. I hired them so that I would not have to deal with contractors for my adu.. I was happy on my results and how my project turned out to be. I gave my own rough blueprints to Blues Bros which helped a lot. Project mgn was Sussan and cordinators changed but Renne was very, very helpful. Payments were done in installs of each step the project goes through.. they have an app it tells you when the payment will be done. I bought most of my own stuff, even though they have inventory inhouse. I would recommend to future client, negotiate, read the contract and be upfront with budget and leave a little buffer. Have communication with both contractors and Blues Bros. Be on top of things right away from the first second. Get the number of the contractors and there boss and ask for weekly of daily status of work. If something is off have chat with both Blues and Contractors right away. Everyone has the same end goal, which is to finish the job so stay on top of it."
Aman S on August 2022
Blues Brothers Construction Inc. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"I contacted Blues Bro back in late 2020 and then we went over some things. In the mean time I contacted other agencies as well trying to see where I get the most value for my money, it was here. I locked in the contract, to the person getting work done please go back and forth and negotiate. I hired them so that I would not have to deal with contractors for my adu.. I was happy on my results and how my project turned out to be. I gave my own rough blueprints to Blues Bros which helped a lot. Project mgn was Sussan and cordinators changed but Renne was very, very helpful. Payments were done in installs of each step the project goes through.. they have an app it tells you when the payment will be done. I bought most of my own stuff, even though they have inventory inhouse. I would recommend to future client, negotiate, read the contract and be upfront with budget and leave a little buffer. Have communication with both contractors and Blues Bros. Be on top of things right away from the first second. Get the number of the contractors and there boss and ask for weekly of daily status of work. If something is off have chat with both Blues and Contractors right away. Everyone has the same end goal, which is to finish the job so stay on top of it."
Aman S on August 2022
Golden View Renovation Inc. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our clients. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our clients' interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Very pushy Project Managers gave us the creeps. We felt threatened, that if we did the work w/out permits that they would report us. They kept on touting their great s/w for project tracking. So spooked with didn't want them in the house again. In fact, they brag about their military training that helps them manage projects . Perhaps that's how they strategically coerce people...my wife and I certainly felt threatened and wanted nothing further to do with them. Not surprised that Yelp has posted a notice of suspicious reviews."
Gary P on September 2024
Golden View Renovation Inc. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our clients. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our clients' interests and make their concerns the basis of our business.
"Very pushy Project Managers gave us the creeps. We felt threatened, that if we did the work w/out permits that they would report us. They kept on touting their great s/w for project tracking. So spooked with didn't want them in the house again. In fact, they brag about their military training that helps them manage projects . Perhaps that's how they strategically coerce people...my wife and I certainly felt threatened and wanted nothing further to do with them. Not surprised that Yelp has posted a notice of suspicious reviews."
Gary P on September 2024
Be Home Remodeling is a home improvement company dedicated to transforming spaces with quality craftsmanship and personalized service. We specialize in a range of remodeling projects, from kitchens and bathrooms to full home renovations, back yard remodeling and more. Our team of experienced professionals collaborates closely with clients to understand their vision and bring it to life, ensuring each project reflects their style and meets their needs. Whether you're looking to update a single room or undertake a complete overhaul, Be Home Remodeling is here to make your dream home a reality.
"The team provided me with the unique concept I was seeking for my bathroom remodel. In addition to being lovely, the new area is practical and suits all of my requirements."
Lisa G on April 2025
Be Home Remodeling is a home improvement company dedicated to transforming spaces with quality craftsmanship and personalized service. We specialize in a range of remodeling projects, from kitchens and bathrooms to full home renovations, back yard remodeling and more. Our team of experienced professionals collaborates closely with clients to understand their vision and bring it to life, ensuring each project reflects their style and meets their needs. Whether you're looking to update a single room or undertake a complete overhaul, Be Home Remodeling is here to make your dream home a reality.
"The team provided me with the unique concept I was seeking for my bathroom remodel. In addition to being lovely, the new area is practical and suits all of my requirements."
Lisa G on April 2025
Yard Creations Landscape Services, Inc. is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty, integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of landscaping and carpentry services that are customized to each individual project. You will find us to be competitively priced, paying close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. Call us today!
Yard Creations Landscape Services, Inc. is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty, integrity and treats your home as if it were our own. We offer a variety of landscaping and carpentry services that are customized to each individual project. You will find us to be competitively priced, paying close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. Call us today!
Start by asking a local contractor, architect, or interior designer for a detailed line‑item estimate. These pros can price out labor, materials, permits, and any specialty work, then flag areas where you can save. Once you have that breakdown, add 20% to the total to cover potential surprises, such as hidden water damage or code upgrades. This approach gives you a realistic budget before the first hammer swings.
In most cases, remodeling wins on price. Because you’re reusing the existing structure, you avoid foundation work, framing an entire shell, and many permit fees. Unless the home has severe structural problems, updating what you already own is the more budget‑friendly route than building an entirely new house from scratch.
Home renovation timelines hinge on scope. Cosmetic updates—such as new paint, fixtures, or flooring—can be completed in a few days or weeks. A multi-room gut renovation that involves moving walls or utilities can stretch to six months, and adding square footage can push the schedule past a year. Good planning and a clear contractor schedule help keep projects on track, so be sure to build extra time into the calendar for permit reviews and unforeseen repairs.
Before your home renovation work begins, contact your insurance agent to confirm that your current policy covers the project. Standard homeowners insurance usually protects against fire or storm damage during construction, but bigger upgrades—adding square footage, high‑end finishes, or new systems—can raise your home’s value beyond existing limits. If coverage falls short, ask about a renovation rider or a policy increase so you’re fully protected from day one to final walkthrough.