VICTOR GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION

He returned phone call timely and was early for our initial appointment. We met a 2nd time to give him plans bc he does not have email even though he has an email address on his card. He was very late because he was waiting at the wrong location, but was likely early at the other location. He is old school and does not use a GPS, but not a big deal. He said he does use email but lent his computer to his niece. He said over the phone he does all is own work and even though he is on the older side, I believe he does most of it. However, I was very disappointed because I thought that he would come in under other companies that used estimators and hired subs. Instead, he was substantially over. e.g. Highest bids were $23k and he was $29k+. When I brought this to his attention he very quickly came down to $25k. I was really disappointed because it was such a time waster for me to met up with him twice. I originally hired someone for $20k to do the project and that included demo of the original structure and to rebuild to code for 8'x20' area. That person did the demo and completed foundation inspection and poured concrete and just started to put up some walls. The guy had a situation beyond his control and could not complete the work. So I excepted the bids to be less that $20k since a substantial part of the job was done. Also, he wanted a 5k deposit. CA law is that they can only as for max $1k for initial deposit. In addition when I did not want to go with him he wanted his estimate back, I guess so there was no evidence that he was asking for 5k down. I got to see one of his jobs he complete in a house that was for sale. I did not check with owners to verify that he did the work, but it looked okay. You could see the seems on the ceiling of the sheet rock in garage, but the rest of the work look very good, assuming he actually did it. P.S. I also asked him about the two F reviews about him not showing up, because he had so many good reviews and he said he was away on vacation but the two reviews were far apart and he already talked to them so he should have said he was gong away if that was the case. It all just does not add up.

Spoke with Victor and set up an appointment for 07/25/12 at 5:30 pm for him to come by and check out the room that is needing the work done. I took personal time off of work to go home and meet him... at about 6 pm when he still hadn't arrived OR called, I figured he wasn't coming. I called him and left a message that he had missed the appointment and that I would not be available to meet with him that evening. No response since.

Victor and his crew were punctual, professional and clean. Victor was easy to deal with and honest. This was not a large project, but he acted like it was as imortant to him as it was to us. I would recommend him without reservation.

We are very happy with their work. Victor stuck with the estimate even though the concrete work turned out to be more difficult than he had imagined. Being bilingual also helped since he was able to fully communicate with my wife about her desires for the bathroom. His guys showed up every day at 7:30am as promised and they finished the job only one day late. I expect to use them again in the future as I make additional improvements to the house.

He provided the solution for the last issue referenced and executed the work. The other work was requested and he performed what was required. Victor was pleasant to work with.

The install went well. Victor was very professional from the estimate to the completion.

He was diligent and detail oriented, and checked everything. He was okay in terms of the price; the reason I haven’t worked with him isn’t because of the price but because my plans have completely changed. He was prompt in response. He made a followup phone call to check to see if I had made any plans or decisions about the remodeling and everything. I don’t exactly remember where his quote was compared to other ones, but it was pretty reasonable; he was within range of the other ones. I would consider using him in the future.

We are very happy with Victor and his crew. We had to stop using our former contractor as his work was getting so sloppy. Victor's finish work looks good and if I am unhappy with anything, he always fixes it to my satisfaction. They did a beautiful job remodeling our apartment.

He was very communicative and called me whenever he had to make a choice about one thing or the other. He went out of his way to get a contract. He suggested there be a future board that would improve the aesthetics of the deck. He basically double reinforced the under carriage of the deck and was informative in terms of the materials needed. It looks great so far. I've already asked him to draw up a proposal for a couple of balconies I've got.

He was very honest. We called a couple of his references and they went on and on about how punctual he was and how honest he was. He was about ten minutes early for the appointment which none of the other companies we spoke with were. He definitely struck us as being very charismatic and a nice genuine guy. We actually had a number of good options for the work and we didn't use him because his doesn't have a website right now and we are very reliant on the internet. He also called in his quote and didn't email it. It was kind of like a tech thing, which kind of differentiated him. Otherwise his quote was in line with other people. He was fairly priced and he seemed like he would be a really good guy to have worked for us. We would consider him for future work only if he had a website.

You have the "story" above. Bur, it did not go further than that. Too bad because we were interested in Victor due to a telephone conversation. He did not show much interest in working if he could not go out in the rain and my husband (james Morley) drove to get to our property for several hours.

It went as well as expected. Mr. Gonzalez's estimate was very competitive, although still high, but not outrageously unreasonable, as some contractors bid the job. Overall, it was a positive experience for us, even though we did not do the job in the end.

They listened to what I wanted, understood it, did the work, came back and installed it exactly like I wanted it. I am happy.

This is the second time I have hired Victor. He and his crew did an excellent job. Victor is always prompt in returning calls and showing up for an estimate, he is very knowledgeable and offers suggestions without being pushy. I am pleased with all the work Victor has completed and plan to use him as I remodel my home.

He was on time. He was supposed to come out again to take measurements, but before he did that we decided to go with someone else. It was actually a good estimate. Everything about him was fine.

The experience was great. Victor Gonzalez was prompt in providing an accurate estimate and starting the job. He is knowledgeable about all contracting issues. The workers came every day and made obvious progress daily. They were courteous and hard working. Victor paid attention to all details, put a lot of thought into every decision and followed all the way through to the finishing touches. He is easy to reach and provided daily updates. The job was finished promptly. We are very happy with the quality of the work.

Victor and his crew can do it all, which was a great relief; as I was expecting to have to hire three or four contractors to complete all the projects, but Victor and crew ended up doing the whole job. They worked six days a week, showing up every morning at 8am, and leaving about 4:30 after cleaning up. It took over seven weeks to complete everything, and they were here everyday except Sundays. If I had to hire separate contractors, I'm sure the job would have taken MUCH longer. There was no waiting for materials or the necessary workmen, and nobody ever stood around doing nothing. Everything was build better than the codes required, and no corners were cut. For example, he uses no nails. Everything was screwed (including the fence) with galvanized screws. The footing put in for the patio overhang are huge, and the 4x6 posts were wrapped with 2x8 inch lumber, so they look much more substantial and attractive. The stairs that were built are more solid than the rest of the house! Every step of the way Victor asked my opinion when there were options on how to proceed, but I almost always ended up following his suggestions. I would unhesitatingly hire him again for any job. In fact, I may have him build a second story addition for me in the future.

They did a great job. The price was $200 more than was estimated because I wanted the higher-end quality Trex material that was rated as fire resistant on the Trex website. Victor did bring samples of the $1400 quote and he encouraged me to also visit Lowe's to make sure I got to see what I wanted. In the end, like I said, I selected the fire resistant model that was slightly more expensive. His guys did a real high quality job. We are very happy with the end result.

Victor called that day, came over and gave me an estimate the next day. Originally the quote he gave me was so high I could not afford to do the job. We talked about some changes in design and materials and we were able to agree on the price. Gregory and Daniel arrived with Victor on Monday and the job was completed by Friday. They were very prompt and respectful, they worked diligently from 8 a.m. until at least 5 p.m. everyday until finished. The work was done in a quiet and pleasant manner, even with our dog barking and scaring them. We had to section off part of the yard so the dog would not escape. Victor also came back and did some touch up work on the windows and some clean up. I would recommend them highly. Victor and crew are motivated, helpful, knowledgeable and competent.

Overall the project went very well. The deck could not be designed in the original way, however the pool company was able to cut and conform it to our initial design so we are very happy with the end result. There were a few extra items we believed initially were covered (i.e. trench where the SDG&E had to work in to move meter, extra costs from SDG&E we didn't realize were not included in the contract, and other very minor expenses. Overall though the cost was very reasonable and its not a surprise when these types of expenses can come up in a project (especially one this size). Whenever items did come up that were not in the original contract we found their prices fair and we will hire Victor and his crew again in the future.

We had a deck that was termite ridden and a bit scary to walk on. Victor gave me the lowest bid and did a terrific job. He even went above and beyond by adding more ''green'' board than he previously quoted at no extra cost as well as making larger concrete piers than the previous ones. The job was done to code and finished in 5 days which also included removal and dumping of the old deck. Beautifully! The deck came out great.

Victor was prompt in returning calls and meeting with me on time. Victor and his crew were on time every day they were scheduled to work. Everyone was polite and respectful of my home, all materials were put away each day and the area was cleaned. This was the first time I hired Victor and will definitely hire him again. I am very pleased with the work and the experience.

HE CAME OUT AND DID AN ESTIMATE FOR SOME CONCRETE WORK. I ACCEPTED THE ESTIMATE, AND WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO COME OUT AND DO THE JOB. HE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR THAT APPOINTMENT. I WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I HAD CHANGED MY PLANS FOR THE DAY. I CALLED HIM BACK, AND HE SAID HE HAD FORGOTTEN, AND HE WOULD BE OUT THE NEXT DAY. I CHANGED MY PLANS AGAIN, AND HE AGAIN DID NOT SHOW UP OR CALL.

Victor returned all calls and was there when he said he would be. He even hauled away some of the drywall slabs that I had used for a temporary sidewalk. All in all, a very good experience in dealing with Victor and his crew.

GREAT WORK AND COMPETITIVE PRICING.