HIGH TECH CONSTRUCTION

We hired him to redo our old, almost flat, roof (1927) into a Gambrel or 'barn-like' roof, to give attic space and redo the old wiring. We have had other contractors doing repairs that were not reliable. This crew knew what they were doing. They did a terrific job; were thorough, took pride in their work, and were very reliable. We had them return to rewire the entire house and again was very pleased. They know their craft and are hardworking. Hopefully, they will return for another phase of the project.

We hired Louis to do a complete remodel of our approx. 250 sq ft master bathroom. He did a fantastic job. Louis gave us suggestion on our design and completed all work way within the time frame promised and within the budget. He is very conscientious about the disruption of remodeling and our needs since we work at home. Hire High Tech Construction and you will have a great experience.

Louis did a fantastic job on our home remodel! From demoing the existing front & back rooms and our hallway kitchen, including adding a new support beam he can do it all! Louis and his team installed new plumbing, kitchen cabinets, appliances, refinished & repainted the walls, including the hallway to the bedrooms, replaced the old heater ducting underneath our house, and including redoing the hardwood floors, Louis can do it all!! I highly recommend High Tech Construction for any home remodel you have planned.

We needed extensive remodeling of our house that we purchased in Santa Clara, CA. In addition to the remodeling of the kitchen, laundry and bathroom we needed to build a master suite. We knew it would be a challenge of doing this big job long distance from San Diego, CA. Louis Navas and High Tech Construction came highly recommended to do the job from our son and daughter-in-law who oversaw the project from start to finish. Most of the communications were done via e-mail and phone messages. The whole project took about nine months, longer than our initial estimate, because of some glitches/issues, and some jobs added on the way. Louis was trustworthy, dependable and easy to work with. He offered good advice and creative design tips, as needed. Louis worked with the city building inspector to make sure that the building code regulations were met to pass the inspection. The team seemed genuinely concerned in getting the job done with top quality craftsmanship and was sensitive to our own time constraints. Although this size project didn't finish without issues/problems that Louis took care of them promptly. With all the stress that we had with the problems in remodeling, selling the San Diego house, and the move Louis tried to make us relax with his positive attitude and sense of humor. He handled all parts of the job with his years of experiences. He does everything, from tiling to electrical to carpentry. Overall, Louis and his team did a very professional and nice job. I have couple of suggestions for him to do even better. He should be very clear in writing the contract to avoid misunderstanding. Lot of things may be clear to him but not to the client. This will help everyone to be on the same page. The other thing is that to think through the overall project as much as possible, and advice the client ahead of time with itemized lists necessary for the job. It is difficult to get things right away to meet his needs because everyone works, and it always cost more to purchase things at the last minute. Thank you Louis for doing this job to meet our needs. There’ll be more jobs around this house for you in the future. Thanks, Sircar

Mr. Louis worked on my sunroom project March, 2016. The job is perfectly done to my satisfaction on schedule. During the project Mr. Louis also give me some very useful advices which benefits us a lot. He is professional, nice and patient. I will ask Mr. Louis's help for my future project.

I am a single working women, so I was unable to be home at the time he was able to squeeze in my door install due to me having to be at work. He e-mailed me the night before that he could squeeze me in the next day; as I had contacted him a few times times over last two weeks since the initial visit and he always promptly responded. I trusted him by leaving the key under front door mat for him based on his credentials noted on Houzz and Red Beacon websites and the referral from Home Depot. The following day he returned to get paid and return my key and install the lock I had gone and picked out myself. I was off that Friday. Louis does very nice work. However, there was some verbal miscommunication on the type of door (2-6) panel type. Initially I sent him e-mail pictures of the hall at his request. In the picture it also shows the picture of the inside of my 6 panel front door. When he came over to see the hallway in person, he suggested I use a 2 panel round top glossy door to match my other 2 panel glossy round top interior doors, as It would look more professional. I told him I totally agreed with him and to get a 2 panel glossy round top panel door instead so it would match. I was left under the impression that he would be getting a brand new 2 panel glossy round top smooth door that would match the other interior doors in my house; as I seen him scribble something in his note pad when we discussed the door. We came to the agreement that he would do the job for $500.00 cash, which would also included installing the lock and some overhead work. However when I came home I saw that he had installed a primed 6 panel door. I called him and complemented him on the nice job and asked him why he put a we 6 panel door instead of a 2 panel round top door we had agreed on. His voice and tone changed and he seemed to start to get upset and told me I had insisted on the 6 panel. I told him no that I had agreed with him to get a 2 panel door. He insisted that no I didn't. I then told him it was not a big deal. That the job he had done was nice and that the 6 panel door was ok. And left it at that, as I don't like to argue. Than I asked him what time he was coming the next morning and we hung up. He did mention to me during his initial visit that i would have to paint the hall where he installed the door or he could paint it for an additional $100-150, as he was also going to do some overhead work on the top of the Pre-hung door, so there wouldn't be a gap between the top of the door and the ceiling. I told him I would paint it. But I didn't think I was going to have to paint a brand new door too. The door he bought also has black smudges on the top trimming. The next morning when he came to get paid I asked about him about the black grainy smudges and he stated he had to dig it out from the back of store room/warehouse, but once I painted the door trim they would disappear . He did also give me tips on how to paint it. I did ask him if he could exchange it, he said he could, but I would have to pay about another $100-150 for his time and coming from Morgan Hill to Salinas again. I agreed to keep this door as I am not going to shell out another $100-150 to exchange it and well it doesn't look bad either. It just doesn't match my other interior doors, but it does somewhat match my front metal door. Hopefully and Maybe once I paint the door it will look so much better. I also noticed as I was taking the pictures below for this review that the trim also has several small dents, one is rather deep. So I changed my 4 star to a 3 star. Overall, Louis did a very nice job on my hall door install. However, If I ever need construction in my home again, next time I will get all the details and everything in writing from whomever is doing the job, so we are both on the same page and there is no miscommunication. And I will get a written Itemized contract and receipt. Louise seems to be very honest and trustworthy, personable and except for the miscommunication and primed door and trim that needs painting, he did do a very professional and very nice job at what I think is a reasonable price. I will recommend him to my friends and co-workers but suggest that they get everything in writing so all are on the same page and for clarity. And So there is no miscommunication. In hindsight, I too will insist on getting itemized contracts in writing with itemized details and prices if I ever need a contractor again. Or maybe next time I will go to Home Depot and pick out the door myself and pay for it and have the contractor just pick it up and install it and charge me only the labor and installation. Which I think I should asked him if we could have done it this way this time in the first place. Lesson Learned :-) Louis seems like a very nice, trustworthy and personable person. I have changed it now from 4 to 3 stars because of the new found small dents just found as taking close up pictures for this review and as originally stated because for the mismatched primed Pre-hung door, un-washable black grainy smudges on the top of door trim and just now noticed small dents on the trim and the miscommunication, but other than that, the work done was very professional looking and very nice. I was impressed with his work. And I would recommend him to others. But advise others to get a detailed itemized contract and receipt. Thank you Louis. Update: I contacted Louis again and again express to him to please exchange to door or at the very least exchange the top of the door trim for one that was not smudged, grainy and dented he totally refused to acknowledge that anything is wrong with the trim even tho the pictures clearly show the damaged trim. He simply refuses to remedy the situation in anyway shape or form. Although he does very nice work in construction, to me, he lacks work in the way he treats some of his customers.

Louis did a very quality job for a very reasonable price. My mobile home had extensive ceiling damage and the paneling was outdated. I thought new sheet rock was needed. Louis was able to reconstruct my ceiling, better than new at about 1/3 the price of sheet rock. He was always timely and professional. He definitely knows what he is doing.

I required a full bath remodel and Louis Navas and High Tech Construction were hired to do the job. From the beginning, Louis was easy to work with; offering good advice, creative design tips, fresh ideas, and never once made me feel like my finished vision was off the mark, or a little over the top. He showed me ways I could do more for less, and in the end, the finished product is stunning. His attention to detail is on par with the best. The team seemed genuinely concerned in getting the job done with top quality craftsmanship and were sensitive to my own time constraints. They worked with the city and acquired all the correct permits, cleared out debris as the project moved along, went the extra mile in fixing, repairing, and rerouting, and now there are moments when I just go into the new bathroom, sit there, and admire the pleasant, peaceful, energy-efficient, getaway room we created. It just couldn’t be nicer (for the money). Thanks for the beautiful work. There’ll be more jobs around this house for you in the future.

I will start with bottom line: Louis is a nice guy and responds quickly and professionally to customers needs but in the end the problem with him is the same problem as with all contractors in Bay Area - they charge ridiculous, unreasonable amounts of money and do the job that lacks attention to detail. Now the whole story. I had to install a new entry door and lower the floor in the foyer by one foot to be level with the rest of the house. All in all it was a one day job. Louis was one of 3 contractors I called. To be fair Louis’ quote was closest to reality - 3000$ - but still way too high in my opinion. One of the other guys from Bow’s Construction sent me a very fancy itemized quote - margin this/margin that - 7000$. The last guy from Ontimio Builders looked at the pictures and said it was too much framing work, like I would have to reframe the whole house and it would cost me 9000$ - 15000$. Louis first looked at pictures and description I sent, gave me an estimate and when I agreed came to my house to confirm. A couple of days later he sent me the contract to sign. The whole negotiation was pleasant and took a few days - no voice mails, no missed appointments, no unreturned calls etc. - all usual attributes to an average contractor in Bay Area. The work started on time and took two days. Louis worked with a helper. The impression was that they worked in a hurry because some other contract was waiting in a pipeline. After they left on the first day the lock on the door was installed at 60 degrees - how can’t you notice that? I had to point it out the next day. They started wiping the floor making clouds of dust across the house. I had to give them my own vacuum cleaner. For the amount of money they charge they should be well equipped themselves. They took my trash can, filled it with demolition debris and left it there. I had to figure out where to put my trash until the garbage collection day. These are minors. The biggest problem was that I asked Louis to check the door header for termite damage. He said the termite damage was minimal. A few days after they left I removed the drywall above the door and realized that the header was completely destroyed by termites. It was all dust and I had to vacuum it out and figure out what to do with the door and stucco being already installed. The header had to be replaced before the door installation. The door didn’t close well because the lock face plate was not installed neatly and was catching the strike plate when closing the door. I had to fix it myself. May be everything is measured in comparison. May be other contractors are worse. But this doesn’t sound encouraging does it?

Your craftsmanship and attention to detail reminders me so much of Canadian HGTV guru, Mike Holmes, DONE RIGHT, the first time! You have my absolute respect and admiration.

I have worked with Louis on a variety of kitchen and bath projects over the last 7 years. His work is always excellent, and his years of experiences means he can handle any part of the job, including whatever I throw at him! He does everything, from tiling to electrical to carpentry. My confidence in his work is so high, I have him do the remodeling on my own house!

I own a home in the Santa Cruz mountains and brought Luis Navas in when we needed to demolish and rebuild our dream home. It first started with a new bridge since our home has a creek around it. His ingenious suggestion to build the new bridge on top of the old one save me a lot of money. As a contractor he found the civil engineer to design the bridge and submitted the plans for approval. He also acted as the vehicle for all the questions the planning dept. had with the civil engineer. The bridge is on the fire departments records as the official bridge to cross during an emergency for all properties on our side of the creek due to its design. I was so impressed with his engineering capabilities that we asked him to rebuild our dream home. He worked with our architect, geotechnical engineer, civil engineer and geologist to design a house that not only met all the stringent seismic requirements, hill side geological consideration, fire codes etc…but in a way that was sensitive to the native wildlife in an esthetic yet functional house for our family. Here is the kicker for us, not only did he help design and build a very complex project, he also did our small bathroom in our condo in silicon valley. The point being he does both large and small jobs. I did not talk much about the quality of his work since the pictures he shares says it all, impeccable. Yes, I would highly recommend Luis for your needs and he is my sole contractor when I need one. Once again, thank you Luis for our home.