Best Home Remodeling in Long Beach CA

Our downstairs bathroom started to get mold on the ceiling.  To make a long story short, the upstairs bathroom shower pan was leaking.

After the mold remediation team had finished and seemed to narrow down the problem to either a drain issue or shower pan issue for the upstairs bathroom, my wife and I contacted approximately 10 general contractors and shower installation companies using various sources (including Yelp, Google Reviews, word of mouth recommendations, internet searches, etc) to provide their recommendations/proposals for our shower and bathroom.

During the processing of obtaining contractor quotes, we were not comfortable with most of the contractors for various reasons including high sales pitch tactics, lack of detailed explanation relating to waterproofing techniques that will be used during construction, extremely high prices, etc.  We eventually narrowed down the list of contractors to two (including Ixtapa).  However, after further comparison of both companies, we ended up choosing Ixtapa partially due to their quote being more inclusive of everything we wanted done (drywall repair, painting, among other items), their flexibility in recommendations that considered our budget, and most importantly, Ixtapa's clear explanation of their waterproofing techniques in which the utmost care would be taken during their multilayered waterproofing method to minimize any chances of the new tile shower leaking in the future.  Other companies were vague in mentioning only hot mopping as an explanation.  We just felt Ixtapa was the complete package when considering fair price, knowledge, customer reviews showing high quality craftsmanship, communication, etc.  Alex was a very good communicator and listener when we shared our concerns/ideas.  Alex was excellent at balancing our concerns/ideas with his expert advice/recommendations (this skill set Ixtapa apart from the rest of the other construction companies we talked to).

Jay, Alex's business partner, is the construction guru.  Jay is very personable and has high expectations of quality that meet not only his high expectations, but also the customer's.  Although Ixtapa has some workers in addition to Jay, Jay does the detailed design, measurements, and most of the detailed construction.

I liked how Alex made clear what materials Ixtapa provides (rough materials, etc) and explains in detail what materials the customer provides (tile, fixtures, etc).  Alex even provided us a shopping list of items to purchase, quantities of each item, etc.  This made it easier for us.  When it came to choosing a new vanity, Alex recommended a few places for us to look at vanity options.  We settled on a place and we were able to purchase the vanity with Ixtapa's contractor's discount to save some money.  When I was stressed about some issues with vanity options while my wife was out of town on business, Alex took time out of his busy schedule to meet me at the store to help me through my struggles.  With the assistance of my wife by phone, and Alex's help, we were able to make a decision that worked out very well (thank you Alex!).

Ixtapa showed flexibility when we requested changes to the scope of work related to the niche, additional recessed lights, installing the additional exhaust fans in our other bathrooms, among some other changes.  Ixtapa was able to provide a custom glass shower per our requested specifications of partially obscured (middle 50% obscured, the top 25% and bottom 25% clear glass).

Jay and his crew did excellent work.  As other reviewers have stated, Jay is a master craftsman.  Jay and his Ixtapa crew handled everything from the demo, plumbing (installation of new shower drain with weep holes, etc), electrical (exhaust fan, led lights, gfci, etc), shower framing, multilayered waterproofing of shower, tile installation/grouting (shower, bathroom floor), installation of vanity & recessed medicine cabinet/mirror, installation of fixtures, drywall/trim/texture/paint, etc.  The only items/services subcontracted out by Ixtapa to different companies were the hot mopping of shower pan and the manufacturing/installation of the custom glass shower door.

A couple of small/minor issues after completion of the bathroom project were taken care of by Ixtapa.  The end result is fabulous!

We very much look forward to working with Ixtapa in the future with another project or potentially more than one project.

Thank you Alex and Jay!!!

We wish we had never used Mike's plumbing services for our home renovations and instead had gone with the contractor's plumber.

Throughout the renovation process, we found ourselves having to track his availability constantly in order to keep the project on schedule. We experienced issues with many of the plumbing work from both bathroom sink pipes leaking after install, to a leaking toilet, a leaky kitchen pipe (that required fixing multiple times) and leaky water line in the backyard. Needless to say, it was a lot of work for us to follow up and make sure all plumbing was leak-free when in our opinion it should have been double/triple checked upon install in the first place. Not to mention, it was very unassuring for us to be told that parts were missing for a fixture but then later found in the trash.

We regret not cutting ties after the initial sewer line work. We unhappily stuck through this to the end just to get it done. We ended up hiring a different plumber when we found out the main line pipes needed replacing. Perhaps, if a full thorough scoping of the house was done initially, we would have been able to address the issues and not after the fact when renovations were already completed.

Ultimately, we were not happy with the services, the prices seemed higher than had we used a contractor's plumber and we had an overcharge on our credit card. This whole experience with this company has left a bad taste in our mouth.

Called Jeremiah on a holiday weekend and got a respond and got the job done in 2 hours timeframe. Very honest and straightforward and no hidden or surprise charges when got quoted for the work that needs to be done. Kudos for the quality of service performed. I highly recommend and will definitely get his service again in the future.

Danny came by and installed an antique chandelier for us. He got the job done quickly and efficiently. He was very nice and easy to work with. I definitely will keep his contact info for future jobs.

COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!!!!
Johnny and Marie did a partial renovation on our recently purchased 101 year old home. It was in BAD shape. The walls were beyond gross; they had several different textures, holes, and many years worth of filth. We did not want to do new walls throughout so Johnny repaired the existing walls, sanded and retextured and painted throughout the house. He restored all the doors, rebuilt the built in shelving, installed a hood vent that never existed so he had to cut the roof to install it, removed the bars from all the windows and repaired the window casings, paint throughout the house, hung bistro lights in the backyard, built and installed rodent covers on the exterior, installed Nest security system, hung window roller shades, and on and on and on!!!

If I could give 10 stars I would! This is our handyman/renovation team for life! Honest, hard working, does the job right, communicative, and a fair price! We truly could not be happier with the 6 week partial renovation Johnny & Marie did for us! Make sure to zoom in on the before pics of the walls to see the MANY imperfections and gross'ness (the photos don't do justice to how bad they were, but it will make you appreciate the after photos even more). We trusted this husband wife team to create our vision and they BEYOND blew our minds! The home is so beautiful, warm and inviting now.

We will have AMI back to build us a new fence, to do the interior work of our addition, to paint the exterior, and to keep this 101 year old bungalow looking beautiful!

This is the first time that I've used RS3M Construction. We needed our residential backflow device tested. RS3M came to my rescue! After another company had our paperwork for six weeks, they never tested our device! I had one day left, until the due date for the test to be completed. Ricardo responded to my request within 2 hours. He scheduled his technicians to come out the next day (in the morning) to test our backflow device.  He told me what the price would be, so there would be no surprises. This company communicates the entire time, so you know exactly what is going on.  They are on time too! They even called me to let me know that the report was submitted to the city.  These are awesome people. My faith in people has been restored!

I was referred to Hollander by my wife's friend that had her home remodeled by him.  She said he did very good work and could work with our budget.  She was right and then some.  We are first time home owner and this was our first project.  Mark was very helpful and explained in detail our options and guided us in the right direction toward the design we were hoping for.  There was clearly set time lines throughout the project for work completion and payment.  All the times lines were met and everything went smoothly.  Mark took the time to design different options to fall with-in our budget and made the whole process easy.  Mark explained the differences and educated us on material options so we could decide what was best for us.  We are extremely happy with the way our bathroom came out and would recommend Mark to our friends and family for remodeling.  We have received a lot of compliments from our family and friends about our bathroom.

Minde helped us out last night, after 6, so work wasn't missed. He got the job done and charged a reasonable rate compared to others on yelp.  I think we found our new handyman. Thank you Minde.

Fredd was awesome! He came out and fixed a slab leak that was causing major issues in an emergency situation. He was the only plumber we called that was able to come out right away and he took care of it quickly. He showed me the problem and told me how he was going to fix it and did the job. Seeing him work I can tell that it's a lot of hard work and it requires a lot of expertise and Fredd displayed both at a reasonable price. I highly recommend Fredd's Handyman Services.