Best Outlet Repair in Oakland CA

It'a ALWAYS something when you have an old house!

This time we decided to tackle our garage, which is a mid century concrete add on to our original Victorian House.  Believe me, we are grateful for both the space and the curb cut but over the past 15 years the interior of the garage had deteriorated to the point where it was not functional as either a garage space or even for storage.  The space leaked water from the side where it attached to the stairs, and the interior walls consisted of spalling (a new word I learned) concrete.  Literally the walls were falling off.  There was a deep fissure where the garage door attached, which in our minds likely was unfixable.  Plus due to lack of ventilation, the garage...smelled.

I made a call to Handyman Heroes based on a friend who is a Realtor.  Louise was the person who returned my call and was so essential for communicating what the job was and initial scheduling.  This is a real advantage for Handyman Heroes- a full time communicator and scheduler--something many Handyman companies lack, and so you wait for calls that never come or get someone who is over booked and can't finish the job in a timely fashion.  She even gave me addresses of similar jobs done in the neighborhood so I could drive by.

The way it went in my case is that Vince came out to look at the job.  My favorite kind of person-someone who says IT IS FIXABLE!  He took a good look at the whole job, improving the drain to the side of the garage on top, repairing a crack on the top of the deck area, somehow diverting water from the roof, stop the leaking into the garage, repair of the spalling concrete and fissure, paint the top of the deck and the inside of the garage, and paint the interior place where the stairs have been shored up with copper green in order to mitigate further water damage to the stairs.  Whew.

Within a day or two we got a formal estimate which was definitely not cheap, but within the ballpark of what we expected.  We signed the bid and got on the schedule, a few weeks out.

The day we arranged the whole crew showed up befire 8am.  Larry (one of the owners) came to check the job before work commenced.

Mike and Ben were our crew, and they got to work in a big way, scrapping all of the spalling concrete, until they got to sound stuff, which we were very happy they found.  Then they installed wire mesh along the side of the wall that was most damaged, removed the cracked concrete in the fissure, and Mike designed an amazing rebar structure for the hole which was huge.  Ricardo came to do the plastering which was quite an effort by all of them, smoothing and smoothing until the surface was just about perfect.

Mike installed a drainpipe from the roof (2 inches wide instead of 3/4 inches wide), designed a scupper to divert the water, installed a new light fixture and outlet in the garage, impeccably installed vents to the garage door,  filled the crack on the roof of the garage, made the walls look like new and painted the sides and roof of the garage with drylock paint, sanded and painted the top of the garage with a texured color paint picked to match the house.  PLUS the garage does not smell anymore!

All along the way, Mike and Ben were efficient hard workers, communicating through the process and getting our input at various points.  They worked hard every day for the week they were here, and came back just when they said they would to finish the paint.  The whole crew were true professionals with an outstanding work ethic.

It is not often that expectations are EXCEEDED in a job like this.  Not only was our problem fixable, (my favorite kind of problem), but fixable in a professional and top notch way.

Ted helped me with an electrical emergency. He was responsive, prompt and was able to diagnose and remediate the issue with the circuit breaker like an expert electrician. He approaches his work with the utmost integrity, conscientiousness and care. Look no further if you are looking to hire someone you can trust.

I just spoke with General SF and even though they haven't done any work for me, I will definitely hire them in the future. I called to ask about my complicated shower pan situation. All other contractors made it sound like such a huge deal and quoted me huge numbers for the job but General SF advised me to follow a route that is the most  cost effective for me that is completely doable. I knew it wasn't that complicated and that I've been dealing with a few divas. Here's an honest contractor, this is how you get people to trust your business.

Called because my space heater, kept tripping the fuses and I knew I needed to update the panel in our house a while ago so this was the day!
It turned out to be a huge job, rewiring the whole house plus add some plugs throughout. The estimate was significant, 10k plus, and the first guy told me he could do it all in one day and he could start the next day!
I was impressed. it turned out that would never happen. My whole house was broken open and they said they had to come back the next week.
I said, no way! I singed this quote with the guarantee of a one day job.
And after 5 calls with there sales team from the assistant to ,I think, the boss, they pulled 2 other guys from different jobs to finish everything that day. Not with one bad word, as it may sound, but normal respectful communication.
The 5 star rating is only because of these great guys who did this huge job! They worked a 12 hour day with a smile and delivered excellent work.
I would definitely recommend, but make a very clear agreement.
Eddie, Juan where the lead guys : )

Dave was awesome in fixing and restoring rotted wood under our kitchen sink. He took the time to make sure he rooted all the issues. He went above and beyond and was very thorough.

I contacted Berkeley Home Repair based on the Yelp reviews and I couldn't be happier! From the time I called and spoke with Damon to inquire about an estimate through the installation of the new toilets has been a great experience. I had two toilets installed and the price was very reasonable. Brian arrived exactly on time and even gave me time to paint the wall that I couldn't get to when the old toilet was in the way. Brian was very friendly and explained what he was doing and asked important questions to make sure that the toilets were installed to my liking. I will be contacting Berkeley Home Repair again for future household repairs/remodeling needs.

Bader is amazing! I reached out to several potential service providers through Yelp! for some work on my parents' house. I needed someone to install, tape, and mud a fair amount of drywall; to install kitchen appliances; and to install kitchen cabinets. Many of the service providers were not interested in providing me with an in-person estimate. Bader, on the other hand, came out to the house and provided me with a great price for everything. His communication, professionalism, and work product are all fantastic. I will gladly recommend him to anyone Loki g for a reliable, efficient, and skilled handyman!

I totally recommend Ben. He is responsive and very courteous. He did an outstanding job in assembling my wardrobe cabinet.

Thank you so much, Ben!