URIAS CUSTOM REMODELING

Over time, I found Tito Urias to be unprofessional and dishonest. Which was a shame as his crew did very nice work. Also, be sure to get several estimates for work to be performed. Tito gave me an estimate for painting the exterior of my house that was 3 times the amount of my other bids.

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When we were searching for companies to install a large (3?x8?) picture window in our kitchen, we stumbled across Tito?s website and were left with a positive impression. He seemed very knowledgeable, professional, and upfront with us, plus he offered much advice about other work we were contemplating. In fact, one of his suggestions saved us at least $750 (!) on the combined cost of the installation and window itself, compared to a well-known window installation company in town. We hired him for the job, and he squeezed us into his tight holiday schedule. Though this was a smaller job (just under 1-1/2 days) compared to large remodeling projects, we could already see excellent workmanship, including a perfectly cut opening with nice, parallel lines, a header beam for structural integrity, external stucco repair and painting, and some neatly done mud-work inside. We?re very happy with the end product, our choosing Tito for the job, and of course, our great new view of the backyard and wash. Not to mention, Tito said we can call anytime we need advice about things -- the mark of a true professional! Though everyone is entitled to voice their opinions and experiences through reviews, it should be noted that those who actually had work done by Tito consistently gave him stellar reviews, while those who negatively reviewed his company here on Angie?s List were upset about the estimate process. Tito explained that given his small (but expanding) business, he cannot always provide estimates to everyone. However, this is not a reflection of his professionalism, work ethics, or commitment.

The bid provided by the contractor did not incorporate the requirements and was clearly and quot;fat thumband quot;. The provided information was too little and too general to make a decision.

no problems, site was left very clean.

never got the estimate let alone started the job

I called Urias Construction in August of 2012. Mr. Urias came out within a week to look at my project and emailed me a quote within a few days. It took me about a month to decide on a contractor, but eventually decided upon Urias Construction. His bid was in the middle of the 3 I received, but the lower bid was from an independent guy who was not licensed and did not return my phone calls. Mr. Urias scheduled us for November, as he was booked with projects until then. We could have gone with someone else, but have had a few bad experiences with low-priced contractors showing up right away but then taking MONTHS to finish the job. I told Mr. Urias that November was fine as long as he finished the project within a timely manner. He showed up the EXACT day he said he would and was finished (COMPLETELY FINISHED!) in 5 working days! He and his crew were extremely professional and did an amazing job with my courtyard...I could not be happier. They built up our wall in an old Santa Fe style with a window cut-out, built bench-style seating into the wall, installed low-voltage lighting into the wall, and then tiled the bench with some old Mexican tile that I had left over from another project. Then they built a seating area and path out of flagstone and painted the wall a beautiful terra cotta color. The finished product is stunning. Mr. Urias also adjusted the entry gate at no charge after noticing that it was a bit and quot;off it's hingeand quot; and was sticking. I would recommend Urias Construction to anyone doing a remodeling job of ANY size. I checked out their website before hiring them, and they have lots of other recommendations from happy clients. A+!

Mr Urias was very professional and at the same time very approachable as the job progressed. I had both questions and suggestions during the work, and both were met with consideration and knowledge. Mr. Urias had other, larger jobs going at the same time as mine, but the only delays after work started were from the stucco subcontractor, who worked entirely alone and thus very slowly. I made payments at each stage of completion, and it was finished in generally excellent time considering the delays of stucco work. Overall, I was surprised at the complexity of what had to be done for what I had assumed would be a "simple" job, and I can't emphasize enough the knowledgable and professional work from Mr Urias. I've had other work done by contractors, and it can be frustrating and even intense when interacting with some of them. I never experienced any of this with Urias Remodeling. I would definitely get other bids to be sure that you have a good idea of the scope of the work, but I'm sure that Urias Remodeling would be competitive in price, and I'm certain that the quality of work and personal attention would be THE BEST.

I attempted to contact the company during business hours and was unable to get a hold of anyone. I sent a message through their website and they contacted me pretty quickly to make an appointment for an estimate. They did not show up for the scheduled appointment. I attempted to contact them by calling them but was unable to get a ghold of anyone. I left a message asking if I had the wrong date or if they were running late. The company did not return any of my phone calls.