Home Remodelers Near Santa Rosa

“We just finished a fairly extensive 6 month renovation project at our house (new kitchen, bathroom, flooring, electrical panel upgrade, added plumbing lines, windows, doors, removed/added walls, etc.) and I want to give a glowing review for our contractor CA Bear Construction! I have been so so happy with the entire process and I am thrilled with how our house looks now. CA Bear has truly been such a pleasure to work with — they have been very accurate with their time and cost estimates, all change orders and finish date delays were due to me changing my mind about the design of certain things or wanting to add to the scope of work which they were super flexible about. They know how to navigate all the bureacracy in Oakland, everything went super smooth for me with permits, inspections, PG&E, and EBMUD. I worked with an architect for the plans but decided to take on the design aspect myself and they were super patient and accommodating of this choice. I never felt nickel and dimed for the work they did, in fact, I often felt like they went above and beyond what I was expecting because they have their own high standards of quality and want to protect their reputation with a track record beautiful homes. Almost all of the work is done in-house with CA Bear employees, they only sub out electrical, plumbing but even with the subs they work so seamlessly, you can tell they are working with the same people project after project and have awesome relationships with all the guys so there was never any scheduling issues. It felt like a highly organized group project with everyone on the same team. I love that they often double checked placement… especially bc I deviated from the original plans at various points in the project. And every person I encountered was so courteous, hard-working, friendly, and constantly tidying up after themselves! The craftsmanship and artistry (I’m not exaggerating!) of their team really blew me away. Their lead carpenter was able to create hidden channels in my tongue and groove ceiling so I could place pendant lights wherever I wanted without ugly cords or resorting to track lighting. My complicated FireClay Tile bathroom design was executed perfectly. I want to give a shoutout to Julian Jankowski who was my main point of contact throughout this whole project. Just the epitome of professionalism at all times, a patient guide, super detail oriented, an eye for design, the memory of an elephant, and also just an awesome human being to work with! He did a great job of explainin industry standards (“this is what we usually do for our clients”) while also being open to whatever I wanted (“we can do anything you want, I’m just trying to save you some money!”). At any setback or roadblock he was always game to problem solve, understand what my priorities were, and tenacious to find a solution. I am so happy about my new house, we moved back in almost two months ago and every day I still wake up excited to get to live here!”

“We recently sent the note below to Maurice Levitch. and thought others might find it useful: An Anniversary of sorts Maurice - it was pleasure to see you the other day, and it got Bobbye and me thinking about the work that Levitch Associates did for us in remodeling, and really in entirely rebuilding the bedroom and bathroom on the second floor of our hundred-plus year old house. We think of it as an anniversary because the work is twenty years old but, because of the expert craftsmanship, looks as if it was done yesterday. Beginning with Maurice’s truly inspired drawings, the team turned a little-used second floor enclosed sleeping porch into a vaulted ceiling main bedroom and en-suite tiled bathroom, with additional skylights bringing direct sunlight and borrowed light into both rooms and included finding space for an adjoining office/second bedroom. This bathroom is so beautiful and unusual that we still take guests on a walk through if they haven’t seen it before We live in these spaces every day, and every day they offer not just a unique sense of privacy, but an interior space that is an oasis of beauty and calm in an area of our home that had been little used before. The daily working teams that came to our house for the weeks of work needed to carry out a complex job, from top to bottom were careful, experienced, well-trained, well supervised, thoughtful and an all-around pleasure to have working on and in our house. Inevitable surprises that came up were handled quickly by people who were highly skilled at every element of the work. Watching them work, it was clear that every one of those craftsmen contributed to the highly professional outcome that we enjoy now as if still new. The mark of a good relationship. Bob Borton & Bobbye Smith 2829 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley”

“We hired Tyreus’ architectual and design firm after visiting a house they had completed in Sonoma County that was jaw drop beautiful! We had just closed on a turn-of-the-century dump of a home in Santa Cruz and I told my husband, we have to hire the same company that designed this Sonoma home. Less than six months later we were in contract with Christie Tyreus to renovate our beach home. The entire process could not have been more perfect. She and her team, specifically her interior designer Natalia, are the consummate professionals when it comes to communication, honoring someone’s budget and meeting deadline. They picked everything from the layout of the home to the wallpaper and floors, and every single piece of furniture. The firm also helped guide us through the architectural drawing and permit review process, which in Santa Cruz during Covid was no small feat. We’re getting ready to remodel another home and Tyreus Design Studios is the only partner we will be considering. Don’t hesitate to hire them!”