Huntington Beach Cabinets & Remodeling

Very well! Mark exceeded his commitment of finishing within three months. Workers were on the job daily. His workers seemed to enjoy working on this project. He paid the workers when they were finished with the task

My new kitchen looks better than I ever thought it could. The quality of the cabinets and counter tops are exceptional and the work put into making my home beautiful is extraordinary. Wonderful craftsmanship. Marc is very professional and responsive. His work was done on time and exactly as outlined in our contract.

This was a major project taking many months of demolition, construction, and finishing. I'm so glad we went with Marc. His wealth of knowledge helped us design the addition (which had some unique challenges due to the shape of the lot). Once we got past the City's building permit process, the building process went well. Marc kept things moving along, and was either on site or was a quick phone call away. He's amazingly well organized! We always knew exactly where we were in the process and who would be showing up to do the work. The project required a lot of work by subcontractors, and he's picked his subs with care. We never had a problem with any of the subs -- which isn't typical of a job this large -- and they all turned out excellent work. Marc was very patient answering questions and listened carefully to my ideas. He never hesitated to speak up (nicely) when his experience told him there might be a flaw in my latest grand idea. In the end, we absolutely love the addition. Although you might find someone to do it cheaper, it's not worth the headaches of the all-too-common contractor shenanigans. We would not hesitate to hire him again. In fact, I don't think Marc every advertises for work as he's word of mouth reputation is sterling.

We could not be happier with our remodel and Marc’s work and professionalism. Marc is patient, helpful, excellent communicator and knowledgeable to work with throughout the entire project. Return phone calls promptly. He always shows up on time. When subcontractors were required to do a certain part of a job, Marc always met the sub contactor at our house on the first day of the job to make sure they knew what was to be done and after their job was done, Marc would check again to make sure it was. As with any project there are sometimes unforeseen issues or problems, Marc always had an acceptable solution. Marc is fair, conscientious and does what he says he will do and his prices are very fair. I’m a do-it-selfer who prefers to do projects myself because I am very particular and want things to be done to perfection the right way. I will tackle any project but some are too large such as our remodel. At the beginning of our remodel there were several phases that I was going to do myself. But after observing Marc’s work at the beginning of our project, I had Marc do the areas that I was going to do because of his attention to detail and doing work the right way. No short cuts. Marc is the owner of his company working with his son. The advantage of working with owner operator contractor is you communicate directly with the boss and the owner is doing the work, not middlemen with larger contractors such as salesman and multiple crews. My preference is always to hire this type of contractor. Even after this rather large project has been completed, I have a few future projects that I was considering do myself. Now I will hire Marc to them. I would not hesitate to hire Marc again! Best contractor I have ever hired and I’m in my 70’s.

Very well, HB cabinets and remodeling was referred to me by a neighbor and I must say was very happy I used Marc. I interviewed other contractors and HB cabinets and remodeling was the most professional and the follow-up was excellent. The quality of work was excellent.

Mark seem to be a nice gentleman, even though I never met the man in person only on the phone, I decided not to go with him only due to the price he quoted me was definitely not what I expected.

From the first contact, Marc set our expectations and met all of the commitments. He was backed up with other work so we had to wait about a month before our project started but it was definitely worth the wait. He used subcontractors that he has used for many years and I was impressed with their work as well. The plumber caught a situation early before it became a problem and resolved it quickly. The tile looks as if was laid by a master - beautiful carrera marble. The shower glass fit like a glove and looks perfect. The work was first rate. All time commitments were met when they were scheduled. If he said he would call - he called. When someone was supposed to show up, they showed up. No waiting around for Marc or any of his crew.

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Working with Marc was absolutely the best experience we've ever had with a contractor. He gave us a completion date and went out of his way to honor it. His work was exact. His paperwork was exact. He is knowledgeable regarding options for remodeling and took care of all of the permits and inspections. We always knew where we were in the schedule and when the next portion of work would begin. He left the site clean every night. Were there a few glitches? Well, of course! That's why you hire a contractor. And in every case, Marc took care of our concerns promptly and thoroughly. Would recommend in a minute!

For the complete kitchen remodel, I chose Marc, the owner ofHB Cabinets and Remodel, because of his professionalism, the examples and pictures he shared of completed jobs, and his openness about the bid process and about the advantages of obtaining a building permit. His professional portfolio was a deciding factor for me. The job essentially involved building and installing new cabinets in the kitchen and dinner room, as well as the installation of granite countertops. From the beginning, the work progressed at a steady pace, the quality of the work was consistently excellent, neatness as much as possible was maintained, and the timeline for completing each key step was met. I would highly recommend Marc for any remodeling. His sub-contractors were reliable, neat and in the one instance when a problem occurred, Marc was proactive and the issue was resolved as quickly as feasible. Marc also coordinated the installation of new wood flooring throughout the first floor, as well as the painting of the entire area. His oversight certainly insured that the full job was done in a quality and timely manner.

tooSorry for the late review. Marc did an excellent job on our kitchen remodel. What I liked most was his punctuality and his attention to detail. He made sure to minimize the disruption to our lives construction so often brings. He completely bagged off the whole kitchen to minimize dust and noise. After each day they cleaned up and removed any debris. I can't stress enough how important this was to us. The schedule was kept to the day. He was done on time and made sure we were happy every step of the way. The only issue we had was with the quality of the paint. Marc made the painters come back several times until we were satisfied. A homeowners biggest fear with any construction or remodel is that they will have a crew of workers trampling around their house with no respect for the homeowner or the home. I can assure you this never happened with Marc or his crew. Another fear is getting taken advantage of or the job dragging on longer than was promised. This also was not the case with Marc.The price was very competitive and the quality of the cabinets is amazing. We had granite counters installed and they look amazing too. If you would like to personally ask me any questions I can be reached at brianschear@gmail.com. Use Huntington Beach Cabinets,,,you won't regret it.

This was our first major home remodel project. Marc's expertise and advice helped us tremendously; it made this project much smoother than we had expected. The overall project was completed on time, within our budget constraints and we are completely satisfied with the results of the project. Marc is very knowledgeable, great to work with and listened to what we wanted. Marc was very good at documenting the specific work that he would perform; he ensured that the discussions we had with him got documented and included in the estimates. When there were assumptions on either Marc's part or our part about a specific work item, we would be able to go back to the written estimate and resolve the appropriate way to proceed. Marc's estimate for both the cost and the schedule were correct and he completed what he said he'd do within the schedule he gave us. There were a few items where additional clarification was needed. Marc was very reasonable and there were times when it was additional cost for us and times when Marc took care of the additional cost. Marc was able to complete the 3 adders and still be within the expected schedule. Marc was very flexible as we added this work as the project progressed. There was one area that we felt could have been better. The painting subcontractor did not do as good a job as we expected and left some paint spots on the windows and the carpet. We discussed this with Marc and Marc personally ensured that the issues were remedied; however, we feel that the painting subcontractor should have taken care of these issues and not relied on us to point the issues out to Marc. We would definitely recommend Marc to friends and family and look forward to working with Marc on our future home projects.

Marc is the best contractor we've ever worked with. Marc is punctual, highly organized, neat & does excellent work. We have no hesitation in recommending him.

We had two interior, load bearing walls removed, a pair of horizontal hanging beams installed and the kitchen completely remodeled. We added an island and had new cabinets made and hung along with new electrical and plumbing. Marc, his employees, and his subcontractors were terrific. Very detail oriented, Marc made sure each stage of our project was completed correctly and on time. The precision and care of the work was excellent and the finished result. Marc was very easy to work with and we would highly recommend Huntington Beach Cabinets for any construction project.

The only glitches that occurred had to do with the finishers who were working with him. Our recommendation is that if Marc is using the same finisher, that the areas surrounding the base cabinets be well protected from side spraying - at least out two feet from the wood being finished. We had the issue of over-spray adhering to the nearby vinyl window frames. It never did come off entirely from the vinyl, no matter how much we all tried to remove it. When the doors, which were sprayed off-site, were hung, it was far glossier than we expected from the sample we had been given. To Marc and the finisher's credit, the door handles, the doors and the drawer fronts were carefully removed, re-finished off-site and re-hung. They wanted to make sure we were happy with the end result.

I am not satisfied with them. When I told the paint was cracking on my cabinet door, I told I have my glasses on and I see cracks appearing, he said to take my glasses off. I will not recommend them. They had a base where the granite sits on and I told him he didn’t put that on and he said he will take it off the bill. He said he totally forgot about it and I told him it is in the paper work and I ticked what I wanted. He blew me off on that too. It was a total all around mess. I was dealing with the owner. The guys that put in the granite and back splash were wonderful and very nice and I had no problem there. I asked the guy that did the back splash if he had a card and he said he was not supposed to give it to me but he said I can see the back of his windshield. I went out and wrote it down and he was very nice and thorough. When he was running behind time the owner got in and it was a joint effort to try and finish the tiling in one day. I was very pleased with them. It was fair priced. I can see the cracks and it is getting bigger. Regarding the professionalism he was okay but at the end it was not good.

We have used Marc and this team in the past (2006 -see other review) to do an extensive complete downstairs kitchen/bath/den/living room remodel so we had NO hesitation in calling on Marc to do this most recent upstairs renovation. His work is flawless, and his pricing is very fair. There is no need to worry about any of his subs showing up on time or when they promise. He does not charge for hidden extras - when he gives you an estimate, that is the price you pay, unless you change the job parameters. His crews are alwasy very clean and neat as well. Great company to work with.

I had been planning to carry out this remodel one room at a time as I continued to live in the house -- and kept procrastinating because I dreaded living in a constant construction zone. But nearby house came available for short-term rent and I jumped on it. I had heard about Marc through a friend who he had done work for and I called him to see if he was available and would do the work. Within about 2 weeks I had moved out of the house and hired Huntington Beach Cabinets. Marc gave me a very thorough scope of work, cost estimate, and almost day-to-day schedule showing completion within 4 months. Although a little higher than I'd hoped, I could see why it cost what it did. Marc got to work within a week of me being moved out. Almost everything went exactly as he had predicted with only the slightest bumps along the way. We discovered a 2nd load bearing wall during demolition (we thought we only had one), but Marc was able to call in an architect and get plans for a new footing, column and beam system within 2 days. He handled all permitting and inspections and had such a good relationship with the building department (City of Santa Ana) that we had no issues at all. Marc acted as general contractor, and his company did all the cabinetry and woodwork, plus general stuff like demolition, framing, etc. He had marvelous subs, including great electrical, plumbing, tile, and floor subs. (I was not very impressed with his painting subs, but otherwise, everyone was great.) Marc's staff and his subs are all very courteous, very neat, and very professional. Even though I wasn't living there, the house was always cleaned up when they left at night and the only sign that it was being worked on was maybe the porta-potty in the driveway and occasionally a trailer. Trash was hauled off regularly. I was always welcome to come look around at the progress. Marc kept in touch, usually on a daily basis, by text, phone, or email. If I needed him, he almost always picked up the phone immediately or returned my call within minutes. He kept me informed with very clear statements on about a weeky or biweekly basis (one accompanied almost every invoice). We had some add-ons along the way, but he always gave me multiple options so I could spend what I wanted (or even not spend any more at all). He is an excellent communicator and made sure I knew exactly what he was doing and why. We developed a good understanding of each other, so that when he needed me to make a decision he would start with "I think this is what you would prefer..." And it almost always was. Marc completed the work almost exactly to the day when his original estimated, despite a few hitches along the way. Since I was paying rent elsewhere, I truly appreciated this. He never nickeled and dimed me, and did a lot of free work (like installing my doggie door and TV mounts). Marc's quality, and that of most of his subs is EXCELLENT (excluding the painters). He would often find faults with his work (that he would correct) that I would have never noticed. He is extremely professional. He is a stickler for detail. I entered the contracting process with dread, having had some lousy work done in the past. Now I feel very lucky to have found what has to be the best contractor ever. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.