Mario Rivera Renovations

Very reliable and very skilled contractor that does beautiful work, Mario has wonderful ideas and his work is amazing and efficient ,and very well priced , will be definitely calling him Again for more work , I recommend him Highly

Mario and his team were highly dependable, showing up on time every morning and getting the work done efficiently. They stayed within the budget originally agreed upon and performed any small touchups or rework at essentially no extra charge. The quality of their work was excellent, especially the plumbing and painting work. Mario is very easy to work with and was able to provide a written estimate and proof of liability insurance. I would recommend him and plan to work with his company again.

Good communication, quick, fair price

Mario and his team did an excellent job finishing our 100 year old basement. He was very responsive and helpful from the start, answering our many questions and working with us to make changes throughout. They spent the time to work out all the tricky details that come with remodeling old construction. His prices were fair, and any changes or new additions were reasonable and up front. They showed up on time and performed the work efficiently and to a high standard. I'd definitely hire Mario and his team again.

Finding Mario was a blessing! He did loads of projects for us on two homes as we were in the middle of buying/selling. He and his crew have such a range of abilities.. bathrooms, electric, appliance install, shelving, decks, closet renovation, drywall, painting, new ceilings, hardwood floor installation, etc they do it all! His estimates were always very fairly priced and the workmanship, top quality. He and his guys would often show up and work nights and weekends to make sure the projects were finished on time. He was always flexible and adaptable to changing situations (for example when a flooring contractor let me down he was able to step in and complete the job immediately). Aside from all of this, he is a decent, nice, and honest person. With the many uncertainties home improvement can bring, Mario was always someone I could trust and a constant throughout. He doesn’t advertise (pay these sites to show him in searches) so if you’re seeing these reviews it was likely word of mouth and luck that brought you here. It’s really difficult to find an honest contractor of this caliber that doesn’t gouge their prices or have a year long waitlist. We were very lucky!

We’ve worked with Mario twice - and both times have been a pleasure. First was ceiling drywall and the latest a wall removal in our kitchen. He was on schedule and worked with us on the fly to get a perfect result while dealing with a 100 year old house that always has curve balls. His experience and expertise are invaluable.

Bathroom looks great. Had tile replaced, shiplap installed, walls painted, and medicine cabinet and shelves installed. Mario made sure to protect carpeting and other areas that he was working around. Many contractors don’t do that. He was also very patient and took time to answer my questions. I also had Mario replace my stair rail and refurbish my mantle. My mantle was very plain and he made it look totally new and different. I had a medicine cabinet installed with only a mirror. Mario created a frame around it and was able to stain it to match my vanity. Very good with wood work. Will definitely use for future work.

Mario was excellent to work with. He completed 2 full bathroom remodels, powder room update, installed new tile on 1st floor entryway, and even did an add-on job to build new shed doors. Project time was 3 weeks start to finish. He didn’t hesitate to meet my husband and I at Home Depot and Lowe’s to pick up some of our remodel purchases and to ensure we had the correct sizes and type of materials for the projects. Mario and his crew are very professional, knowledgeable, detailed-oriented, on-time, and worked sun-up to sun-down everyday to get the job completed within estimated timeframe. Lastly, we were so impressed with the project results that we have 2 new jobs lined up for Mario and obviously, we would highly recommend his services.

Mario and his team are great. Very reasonably priced and good work done. Mario shows up when he says he will, works hard and gets the job done fast and right. He is always quick to verify what the owner wants when there is an unaddressed detail or issue that was not previously discussed. He also offers practical advice that makes the finished product look good. Have referred him to several friends, something you only do when you feel good about the work.

Excellent! This was a very difficult job that involved a high level of skill and creative problem solving. Mario did excellent work. His price was fair, especially considering the high level of skill that was required. He scheduled quickly, listened to all of my concerns, showed up on time, and worked hard until the job was finished. I recommend him to anyone!

The job was finished quickly and very professionally!

Mario and his assistants performed a fantastic job in a standing shower remodel. He was flexible when I wanted to make changes to project details, the end job looks gorgeous, and he got done on time and on budget. His prices were also better than to the other two contractors and the big box installers that I contacted. He's now my go-to guy and I will absolutely get a bid from him for any future jobs.

Would you love to find a contractor who does excellent work, is responsive, flexible, and all this at the best price? Look no further than Mario! This guy is amazing! He worked with me LONG DISTANCE (!!) (my property is in Western PA, and I live in NJ) through calls, texts, and pictures to deliver the highest quality work, fairly, on time, and always so receptive to any requests I had and willing to work with me. And he had great ideas for some of the issues. (like installing rollers on the small cabinet in the picture to make it portable). I had to trust him completely given I wasn't there, and he came through in every way. I feel so lucky that I found him, because his awesome work, for a very reasonable cost, helped me to sell the house.

Mario and his crew do great work; we were happy with the first job he did for us so we went back to him for a much larger job, and were so pleased with that job that we went back to him for a third job. He is enjoyable to work with, and I recommend him for any remodeling you have in mind. Mario came recommended so we contacted him about a small job - knocking out some drywall and replacing a standard closet door with two bifold doors. Ours is a duplex so closet space is at a premium, and with a regular door we just didn't have access to the whole space. Mario got back in touch right away, gave us a nice bid, and started when we needed. We went to the store together to get materials as needed. During the demo he found that the old closet door was in a metal frame, but he had the tools to remove that. He fashioned a wooden casing for the doors that matched the others in the hallway. The result looks great and now we can fully use the space. We had become comfortable working with Mario so asked him to bid on a big basement remodel. We had just had the old carpeting and some old tiles removed from the half bath and rec room and wanted a lot of work done: removing old mastic from the floors and stairs and demoing the old "wood" paneling and drop ceiling; installing new drywall walls and ceiling; installing a heated floor with tile; installing new lights and a TV mount; installing a new sink, vanity, light, towel hook, and floor in our half bath; replacing a dirty, old, huge concrete utility sink with a space-saving plastic one and installing new plumbing to go with it; installing new flooring for the utility room and hallway; and installing new stairs. Mario provided a written bid we found reasonable and so we accepted it. He and his crew were able to get started pretty much right away and worked pretty much straight through until the job was complete (save some touch-ups here and there), which took about two and a half weeks. (Having had a prolonged, bad experience with a Lowes remodel last year I was astonished at how quickly Mario and his group did their work. Probably because it was a big job it was attractive to schedule as a block.) Materials I bought as needed, and then I paid labor as we went along. There were some changes along the way -- I would think of something to add, even something far afield like replacing the ceiling lights in our bedrooms; or else he would encounter something that required additional effort -- for example, we removed one corner of the rec room and found that a wall mosaic hadn't been extended, so if we didn't do something there it would look strange (Mario solved this by cutting and painting a piece of wood to fix that area up nicely). All the additions were handled straightforwardly; the labor costs always struck me as reasonable, and either I went with him to get the materials, or he would go and provide the receipts and we'd square those away. As far as design, I picked the tile, lights, light locations, vanity, and paint colors, but Mario had a great suggestion for the hallway / utility room / half bath floor. I'd thought tile was my only good option, but he assured me that he'd used this one epoxy -- you "paint" it onto the (concrete) floor -- and that it would look really good. The picture he had from another job looked just "okay" but it was going to be far less time and expense and by then I trusted him so I decided to just run with it. Well, boy am I glad we followed his advice. Those areas of the floor were finished in maybe two days, and they look great, really brightening the space. I can say that before the remodel, our basement had been just like a dark cave, -- it was functional, but no one really enjoyed themselves there. After Mario and his crew did their work that basement is so inviting. The new drywall walls and ceilings they put up look really good, a vast improvement over the "wood" paneling. And we added a lot of new lights, which Mario and his colleague Alberto put up despite the challenge of our low ceilings. Little things did come up which needed fixing, but Mario came back out to fix them all, no questions asked. Examples: some paint had gotten on the sidewalk outside, leaving a stain; or, one corner of the utility room epoxy had a bubble which cracked and flaked, needing to be replaced. In these cases, I would text Mario he agreed to come remedy the situation. By then of course he was working on other jobs so couldn't always come within a day, but I didn't find the delays unreasonable, as these were things that could wait, and so we just found mutually acceptable times. On the other hand, once when there was something more important to me -- an old ethernet cable hadn't been replaced but sure enough needed to have been, and until it was we couldn't really take advantage of the room -- Mario came out to do that quickly. So, there were touch-ups here and there, but when I mentioned them they were all addressed, and in what I felt to be an appropriate length of time depending on the issue. I had real nightmares with my other major remodeling so I was pleased with Mario's responsiveness. Being happy with the basement and the closet, a few months later we contacted Mario for a third job - our kitchen. We sought to replace the old tube lights and drop ceiling and if possible install a new range hood with fan. Mario and his crew took finished the job in a few days, certainly under a week, again leaving us pleased with the result. In conclusion, we have been very pleased with all the work Mario did for us.

The moment I met Mario in February of this year (2018), I knew I was dealing with the right guy for my situation. I had a mess on my hands - a second house that had been rented out for about 20 years, and abused and neglected for most of that same period. More recent interior damage caused by sewage back up due to a broken main sewer line trap, had been especially destructive to the property. And I needed to get the house ready for sale without spending a fortune, or wind up giving it away for next to nothing. The kitchen/dining room area and main bathroom needed to be completely remodeled, including complete removal and replacement of floors and sub-floors. Front and associated storm door needed to be replaced, interior walls and ceilings needed to be repaired and painted. Old, useless junk that had accumulated for decades filled the house and had to be removed and trashed (enough to completely fill up both a 30 yard and 10 yard construction dumpster). The original main power fuse box needed to be updated to an electrical distribution panel with circuit breakers. Mario took care of it all and a very reasonable rate. He has been both trustworthy and reliable through the whole process, which included four work scope additions. The new kitchen/dining room area and main bathroom flooring, in which he installed his favorite porcelain tiling, is a big enhancement. The kitchen cabinet maker that he located for me provided a good quality (solid wood) product, with customized layout, at a price which I believe Home Depot or Lowe's couldn't touch. Overall I am quite please with the final outcome. I would highly recommend the use of Mario's renovation skills in whatever general home renovation or fix up projects you may have.

It went well. Mario opened up walls on either side of our staircase. He added in some nice wood working with the open staircase, without us asking - it looks great! He and his helper Alberto completely dry-walled our entire back bedroom and now it looks brand new. They exposed the chimney stacks in the bedrooms and tuckpointed where needed. They also leveled out our kitchen floor that was three different levels and put down new hard bamboo flooring. He also repointed the mortar on our stone foundation. There were many small things that Mario did as well that he didn’t charge us for. He was very supportive and understanding as we figured out what we wanted to do with our first home.

Mario recently remodeled the full bathroom in our 100-year-old home. The bathroom needed to be completely gutted and reconfigured. From the day we met him till the end of the job, Mario was professional, patient, kind and easy to work with. When challenging aspects of the project arose, he handled them calmly and thoughtfully. He worked very efficiently and got the job done in a reasonable amount of time. He was very detail oriented and did an excellent job on the finishing work. To top it all off, he was very fair with his pricing. We would be happy to work with Mario again on future projects and definitely recommend him!

Mario was great! He was very easy to work with, very knowledgeable and skilled in his work. Our property was neglected by the previous owners which led to additional repairs outside of our expected work scope. Not only did he do a great job with our expected work but Mario provided recommendations for the additional repairs necessary while remaining budget friendly and ensuring the work was complete properly.

Mario did a great job remodeling my basement. Would definitely hire again!

It went great. Mario was punctual in coming to our first appointment and in bringing the estimate. He answered all my questions. He said the work would take 20 days and it took exactly 20 days. When they left, everything was clean. The work itself was not easy. It is 100 year-old house; the ceilings were low and the floor was uneven. Mario and his crew came up with solutions for these problems. They had to move some heating ducts, for example. The workmanship was really good. In addition, they took a lot of attention to detail. Some examples: There was an ugly vertical support beam and Mario built a beautiful column around it (his idea). They put nice light fixtures and flat lights where the low ceiling required it. They also painted the staircase (not renovated) to make it match the rest of the space. It looks fantastic! The best part of all was the bathroom; it has a shower and vanity and it is the nicest bathroom in the house. Because of the shape of the room, there was some extra space. Mario suggested putting shelves there. He built them they are so practical and decorative! The whole crew was great. They all do everything but also have an expertise. Mario is the manager and a wonderful carpenter and idea-generating guy. Alberto is a plumber that can take challenging tasks. Benito is an expert in putting perfect floors. I would definitely hire them again!

Could not be better. Mario is professional--and is also a good-humored, glad-hearted man, a pleasure to have around. (Plus he has a great sense of humor.)

Ezcellent. Mario was awesome. Job turned out beautifully. Conscientious and caring. Clean and orderly. Handled all aspects of job. Permits, inspections, etc.

His price was the lowest by far and did an amazing job and finished when he said he would. His workmanship is excellent and he cleaned up after the work was completed.

Well done and quickly. They know what they are doing.

He had done all we needed to renovate the house. Work was done with professionalism, punctuality and high quality. Mario is very responsible and reliable. I will always use him for future needs and would recommend him to everyone. Perfect job.