Constraction reviews in Alameda, California

Tim and his team at S&I construction delivered a truly breathtaking kitchen renovation in Oakland! Their exceptional expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and warm customer care made the entire experience a joy. From vision to reality, the journey was smooth, efficient, and rewarding. We're now savoring the beauty and functionality of our dream kitchen - a true haven!

We are extremely pleased with the outcome of our bathroom remodel. We want to express our gratitude to David and the Forman crew Carlos for providing us with a wonderful remodeling experience.
Choosing a contractor was a challenge, but David guided us through every step of the project, assisting with bathroom redesign and offering recommendations for tile and fixtures. We're delighted to share our positive experience. Thank you, David and S&I!

Using S & I Construction was a great decision, we had our master bath remodeled a few weeks back and we love the results. David the project manager has a great sense of design as well as a great skills of management. We anticipated an horror story based on the size of our bathroom and the quality we wanted and instead we have gotten exactly what we wanted in such an easy way, no complications no issues just straight good work.
Thank you David & S & I we will definitely use you again.

I am incredibly impressed with the exceptional work of S&I team! From start to end, the crew exhibited professionalism, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results. The project was completed on time and within budget, exceeding my expectations.

I am extremely delighted to share my wonderful experience with Rani and the entire S&I team. The transformation of my outdated bathroom into a modern and luxurious retreat exceeded my expectations! Your team’s professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to quality craftsmanship were evident throughout the entire project. Thank you for your outstanding work and for making the entire remodeling process smooth and stress-free!

I am thrilled to share my excellent experience with S&I who recently completed a kitchen remodel for us. From start to finish, David & his team demonstrated exceptional professionalism, attention to detail, and expertise in every aspect of the project. Our kitchen has been transformed into a beautiful, functional space that we absolutely love. Thank you for your outstanding craftsmanship and reliable service!

Tom and crew did an excellent job start to finish. They worked with us to figure out our requirements, and made the actual construction process stress-free. Our project involved some new construction and some repair to an existing wall that was leaking, and the team took great care of us.

Shout out to Megan and Vivian!!!

Susie is terrible

OMG THE BEST CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!1

Awesome felt bad because one of the construction workers fell 2 stories hight on his head feel bad.

susie batchelor is rude and horrible. i’ll be taking my business and referring all others to your competitors

If I could give less than one star I would. These guys destroyed a number of our artworks totaling about $3,000 worth of damage and they refuse to take responsibility for it. I showed them before and after pictures of the artwork they destroyed and they still would not take responsibility. Not only would I not recommend people use this company I would recommend that you run as fast as you possibly can away from this company.
Not union .
I would not be surprised if a number of the employees are undocumented . I'm not saying they are I'm saying I would not be surprised .

Jeff worked at my property and did a wonderful job. Highly recommend Saarman for recon work in multifamily.

This company is doing work on my condo downtown San Jose - couldn’t experience a better crew of polite workers. Jaime and his crew are absolutely excellent!

I have worked with Megan Mutimer on projects and she has been amazing. She shows the clients her undivided attention and cares about their concerns. She goes the extra mile to make sure the client are happy and makes sure things are handled. I am so happy to work Megan and the rest of the crew. Very professional and does great work!!

Saarman Construction did a fantastic job with the waterproofing project in our condo’s garage. From the very beginning, they were professional, courteous, and really considerate of us as residents.
What I appreciated most was how mindful they were about minimizing the impact to our community. Living in a building during a renovation can sometimes be tough, but they went out of their way to keep things as clean and manageable as possible. Their crew was friendly, respectful, and clearly knew what they were doing.
The work itself was done efficiently and to a very high standard. You can tell they take pride in the quality of their projects while also caring about the people living around the job site.
I’m really happy with the results and very impressed with how smooth the whole process felt. Highly recommend Saarman Construction!

Saarman Construction has done work for me as a real estate developer on big renovation jobs and a small kitchen remodel and every single time it is with incredible professionalism, integrity, honesty, diligence and attention to every detail. It’s like they pick the best of the bunch to work there.

Recently they did a kitchen remodel of an old home and worked to suggest options for reducing costs by bringing in others to do non specific things (like demo) and also sent a very construction professional to lead the job. And my gosh what a job he did. He usually had one person working with him but some days he was on his own. He worked non stop but also stopped whenever needed to talk to me or patiently answer questions and troubleshoot with me. He managed multiple field issues and would not gloss them over but look at every single option whether it meant more work for him or not. He worked closely with his field lead and project mgmt lead to think through issues and discuss with me. He was meticulous and the result is incredibly beautiful. We were sad to see him leave. Jeff, Salvador, Kyle, and especially Francisco (Pancho) plus Francisco’s two colleagues and of course Henry, Ben and David THANK YOU for being best in class!! Sheela Jivan

Carroll Contruction replaced our driveway last summer and did a terrific job. The new driveway has held up perfectly. Cleanup after the project was meticulous. We are hoping to work with this company again on more home improvement projects!

Avoid Tom’s Caroll Construction!!

Pro’s: Tom has been in business for years. He has a crew of employees, not subcontractors. He’s personable.

Con’s: His workmanship is bare minimum at best.

Tom and his crew installed a new foundation, to replace the original brick foundation in our Victorian home. If you are like us, getting a new foundation is a once-in-a-lifetime event, which means you “don’t know what you don’t know” nor what to research. Consequently, you research the credibility of the contractor, and then put your confidence in him. Hopefully my review herein will help you avoid Tom’s Caroll Construction.

Problems with Tom’s work as follows. This may be slightly technical, but if you are getting a foundation and/or work by Tom’s Caroll Construction, in my humble opinion you are better off knowing.

1) This has been a huge hassle & costly. Tom insisted on installing an ejector pump for the sewer. He said it would save us as homeowners from calling him about a backed-up sewer, so he insists on an ejector pump for his customers getting new foundations. However, 5 years later we’ve now had literally 3 different plumbers on-site to fix and/or fully replace the ejector pump. Note the way we know the pump failed, sewage backs-up into our tennants toilets and bathtubs….followed by angry Tenant phone calls, and moving out as soon as their leases ended. Each plumber has asked us, why we even have an ejector pump…since it easily looked like we had plenty of elevation (aka the normal way, having gravity create the exit flow) to directly connect to the Alameda sewer system without an ejector pump. Also, during the original construction 5 years ago, the sewer lateral company also asked us why “we” installed an ejector pump, since they could see it wasn’t needed. Well today, we had a sewer company come do an official survey. They determined per Code, we have plenty of elevation from the rear to the front, to directly connect to the Alameda sewer system. Unfortunately since the trench is not open like it was during the new foundation, we now have to dig a trench thru our finished floor and concrete foundation, from the bathroom thru the livingroom, out to the side yard thru the asphalt & garden and out to the street. This fix is very costly ($32K), but we are forced to do it.

2) A new foundation is to have a permant electrical ground called an Ufer Ground. However, Tom’s Caroll Construction negligently did not install it. Our Alameda Permit inspector looked for it, but confirmed it was not installed. Tom said our subsequent contractor must have cut the wire, but the Alameda Permit inspector agreed if that were the case, there would still be evidence of a cut wire coming thru the foundation…which there was not.

3) The bathroom plumbing was installed at best bare minimum. We later learned that Tom’s Caroll Construction installed a shared pipe for each bathroom. So if the toilet backs-up, then you cannot use the bathroom sink, and vice versa. Granted this issue is not major, but it is symptomatic of Tom’s callous disregard for best practices.

4) Tom’s Caroll Construction also installed some structural beams, as part of the foundation work. At one section, three beams came together, and best practice would be to install a “bucket bracket” to extra secure them. When I later learned of this best practice, I asked Tom about it. He said something like, he would be foolish to install it that way, since he would lose money. I replied, but why didn’t you recommend it to us as an optional cost either upfront or later… to which Tom shrugged his shoulders. This along with the above, shows me that Tom is clearly out for himself, and doesn’t really seem to care about his customers!!

Tom did a great job on my foundation. I have a 1897 Victorian and he removed all the bricks and build a cement foundation without having to move out. Work was clean and efficient, $30K less than the closest bid. Easy to work with, but you have to wait. Definitely recommend.