Best Floor Repair in Oakland CA

I will begin by saying that there is nothing better in winter than radiant heat, I mean the whole house is warm to the touch and no dry air blowing on you. So when my radiant heat boiler died last winter, we were very sad, so this summer I had three companies bid on the work to replace it. All three bids were competitive, but Innovative seemed to be the most complete, a great price, and we just liked Ramnar in general. He came right on time when scheduled and quickly and efficiently installed a new boiler. Now as it turns out, there was a leak in one of the pipes in the floor, so he recommended a specialist to find it. The specialist came out and put an 'X' on the floor like a treasure map. Ramnar came out the next Monday and jack-hammered to find and replace the leaky section of pipe. Again, he was fast, efficient, clean, and the fix worked perfectly. He patiently had me test the system and now it works as it should. I am waiting for winter to start and set it for 70 degrees and forget it until next spring. I cannot say enough good things about Innovative, as they are friendly when you call, fast to respond, and their work is really excellent. On a side note, they even installed a few sink fixtures in my bathroom and kitchen I had been meaning to do, and at a great price. For anything related to radiant heating, this should be your first and last call.

Quick response to inquiry for repairs of 2 doors. Did the job quickly and at a very fair price! Will be reaching out to him in order to work on different projects needed in my house. Highly recommended!!!

I reached out to paul to help with some projects that I wanted to get done (but didn't want to wait until I had enough time to get around to them). He was able to help me with getting them done and did it in a professional manner. Making the schedule work was not a problem, and the outcome was great and I couldn't ask for more. So I very much recommend.

Keshab meticulously installed our new IKEA bathroom sink and a swivel tv rack for a 65 TV. He also fixed our leaking and noisy fridge. Will definitely work with him again.

My wife and I rent out a small condo in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and we needed a variety of repairs done Fall 2019.
My wife found Eugene on Yelp and he replied very quickly. If you have done a similar search, you know how rare it is for someone to reply the same day (especially towards the end of the year)!
Eugene was prompt and very professional. He was able to repair a circuit issue with a light bulb in the living room light fixture and convert it to work with LED bulbs.
He also mounted two TVs for our tenant and collaborated with her to discern the best height.
Moreover, he came back a second time a couple of months later to do something we thought was impossible; fix our old heater from 1969!
My wife found a replacement through an industrial engineering company here in SF. However, that blower motor was too large to fit into the small space of our wall heater.
So what did Eugene do?? He ended up going to another store and dug around to find a small motor that did fit. Then he assembled (from scratch) a mounting piece so it wouldn't move around.
Long story short, we were very pleased with his work. He will get the job done and think 'outside of the box' too! Priceless.

I don't write many reviews.  Only if the company stands out as either very good or very bad.  Today I'm writing about excellent service from J&K Plumbing.  I had them replace both waste with ABS and fresh with soldered copper.  The entire crew was easy to deal with but specifically Joe, the guy in charge stood out to me.
One quote, 10% up front and the remainder upon completion.  More than anything, Joe seemed to aim to please.  I added many jobs and, while he might suggest a different way to do it, it was done to my satisfaction or better.  Honestly, I added so many changes that I cannot remember all of them.  So, I'll mention a couple.  I wanted natural gas piped to the back yard for my BBQ.  He added 40 feet of 3/4 pipe to do this.  I wanted my refrigerator ice maker plumbed.  He did this.  I wanted it changed.  He did that too.  I wanted the clean out moved toward the street near the sidewalk.  This required a much deeper hole dug.  He did that.  There were other things but I just don't remember.
I learned over a two day job with one day of clean up work to trust Joe.  His word is good and he truly wanted to leave me happy with their work.  He knows the technical aspects of plumbing.  I know a bit myself, being 73 years old, but Joe was able to answer all of my questions plus some surprise answers.  So, I learned some things.
The job is complete and I believe I got a very fair price.  I am happy with the work and the price.  I can't speak highly enough of Joe's technical expertise, honesty, and manner.

Great service! Did an amazing job cleaning our house and was very communicative and responsive. The cleaning was above and beyond our expectations. Highly recommend Artistic-Methods!

Poorest customer service. He is not specialized - does not have knowledge and tries to wing it. Asked him to replace filters and ended up coming thrice only to break my water supply and cause leakage. When called to fix my leakage he said he will not come. There is no guarantee of his work - a total waste of time and money. Do not work with him.

Super friendly and efficient. We needed our security bars removed after we had an appraisal and they were able to come within the week to remove. Highly recommend D&M Tile Services.

Though Sal did not respond to my initial email inquiry, I was very glad that I called him by phone. Sal was by FAR the most reasonably priced plumber I contacted, and was able to come out and replace my toilet the next day. He even picked up my new toilet from the supply company where I purchased it for no extra charge. Sal was very friendly and right on time. And for anyone worried about the sagging pants stereotype of plumbers -- worry no more; Sal wears a tucked-in button-down shirt. The job was only completed a few minutes ago, so it's difficult for my to state with certainty that the job was done right since I'm not a plumber and for me the only test is time, but everything looks good and works!

Rudy is great and reliable. He and his team helped us to install new tiles, fix the cracks, and painted the walls. Looks brand new and modern.

Jose was fantastic to work with. He responded in a timely manner, and came out to give me an estimate the next day. His crew was professional, friendly, and polite. They did great work at a reasonable price. They showed me pictures and video of the work they completed in the crawl space under part of the house. I recommend them and am thinking of using them for another project we have.

(Edit: 2/22: To be fair, RH did provide refund on the job so extra star for that. And yes, pipe was old but as mentioned, it was not in terrible shape according to the other plumbing companies that came in to fix later. Primary point here is that if you have something like this where things can go wrong, take the time and if necessary pay the little bit extra to have the peace of mind that it will be covered.)

Use at your own risk. For me, RH took a simple drain snaking job that should have been about $200 and turned it into a mess that ultimately cost us about $3000 and a couple of weeks to repair and clean up. I'm debating whether it's worth wasting anymore time taking them to small claims court for what happened.

I've snaked the drain in question multiple times before by myself and by hiring reputable licensed plumbers. This time around, I put in a bid request on Yelp. RH was first to respond and came back with a price that was comparable to other quotes I received. The key difference was they had immediate availability so I chose them. The other key difference I should have caught was they didn't have a badge noting they are licensed.

Long story short, the guy they sent struggled with the drain at first and got frustrated because of the time it was taking. This definitely got my spidey sense tingling. I had some work to do so stepped away but recall seeing the guy put some funky head on the snake as I passed by. A short while later, he tells me he's done and shows me by running the sink which now drains properly. I notice an odd sewage smell but figure it must just be leftover from the snake work. I pay the guy who quickly leaves and that's when I notice that the drain is emptying alright, but water is now bubbling up from the where the concrete slab of the garage and the foundation meet.

I call RH to have the guy come back. He does, acts surprised and then tells me that the drain pipe beneath the slab is broken but it's not his fault because it was old. This is where I discover they aren't licensed and they refuse to take responsibility for damage done, in contrast to any reputable plumber. The irony is that the price they charged was exactly the same as what I was quoted by the other LICENSED plumbers. Big miss on my part. Anyway, argued in vain with the guy and his partner on the phone who tried to make the bogus argument that it was like doing heart surgery on someone elderly so they couldn't be blamed if the patient didn't make it. For poops and giggles, I asked how much they would charge to repair and they quoted me $2500 to repair just the part immediately below the concrete slab. Hell no.

At this point, I'd learned my lesson and was careful to get bids from several LICENSED plumbing operations. Three of them actually came back with quotes LESS than what RH wanted to charge me to fix the mess they made, plus they provided multi-year warranties on their work. These real plumbers also noted that the pipe would have been fine if more care and proper equipment had been used in snaking it. Those repairs are done and now have to pay even more to replace the carpeting that had to be ripped up to complete the repairs.

Anyway, very expensive and stressful lesson learned. For simple jobs that you don't really care about the quality of the work, it sometimes makes sense to hire a handyman. However, when you're hiring someone for a plumbing job that has potential to go wrong, make sure to go with a licensed and bonded operation that will stand by their work. That is not what you will get if you hire RH.

Very pleased with David's service. Sent him a text with the specific details of the project - hanging of a waterproof outdoor TV storm shell and mounting the 65 TV that went inside. He responded with an estimated bid and came out the very next morning with one other guy. Completed the project in 1 1/2 hours and for a very reasonable price. Definitely recommend!!

**Side note - he used to work for another handyman in the area. He was the guy who came out to do 3 small projects for us last summer (replacing caulking in sink & shower; replacing weather stripping on the bottom of our garage door). We were very pleased with his work then too. Glad he started his own business!

Berkeley Home Repair has helped me fix problems I've had for years in my house. Brian especially was flexible and innovative about finding solutions that fixed the problem and saved me money. I'm happy to finally have found a go to company for all my home repairs and improvements. Thank you.

Unfortunately, I can't recommend Bader anymore. Turns out, the faucet wasn't installed properly, and as a result hot water isn't coming out of it anymore.

I called Bader over 50 times over the past week, and he repeatedly ignored my call and texts, and only sent me one message saying it's not his problem that the faucet is not working. I even offered to pay extra for him to fix it.

Overall -- please stay away from Mr. Bader and his business, he's not trustworthy and will not offer any kind of after-sales service in case his own job is shoddy.

Ben was great to work with. We had him come out to help replace a garbage disposal unit. He was the fastest to give me an available slot within the next 24h out of 5 other handymen on Yelp and was easy and smooth to communicate with via text. He was knowledgeable at the job and very efficient at getting the work done, as well as fastidious e.g. during tidyup. I would recommend Ben!