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Electrician
Awesome job. We had an outlet for our EV and a standard outlet in two pretty hard to reach areas. Javier and team did an awesome job! I will definitely hire them again for our other electric needs.
Pacifica, CA 94044
Electrician
Needed a last minute repair done to my front porch light. Berkeley home repair responded in a timely manner and had an electrician at my house before the end of the day. Very professional and friendly. Would recommend them to family and friends. Will use again in the future
Richmond, CA 94806
Electrician
I don't usually write reviews but when one needs a good plumber, it's incredibly helpful to have the opinions of others. My experience was exceptional so I'm willing to share it. I have experience doing my own plumbing (replacing faucets, valves, etc...) but I know my limits and knew this job would require a professional. I say this to convey that while I am not a plumber, I do have a bit of knowledge and having worked with contractors a lot, I also have a pretty good idea if someone is trying to sell me something I don't need.
I have a 1930's house in the Sunset District that had a 3' vertical crack in a section of the 4 cast iron drain pipe in the basement. The crack was leaking so I wanted it replaced. This was all that I thought that I needed. But I also knew that the bathtub and kitchen sink were draining slowly. My brother thought they just needed snaking or the traps cleaned out so we didn't think this would be related to the work Yevgeny would do in replacing the cracked pipe.
I called Yevgeny on short notice and when he arrived, he looked at how all of the drain piping was laid out (it's all exposed in the basement) and asked if everything is draining OK in the bathroom above. Interesting, given that I hadn't told him about the slow bath drain. I told him about the bath drain and he told me that he asked because the drain pipes from the bathroom connect to a horizontal section which then takes a sharp 90 degree turn to drain into the 4 cast iron drain pipe that he would be replacing. He explained that the sharp 90 degree turn was a point of constriction that was begging for trouble, if not now, in the future. I don't have to be a plumber to understand this; it was a reasonable concern. Yevgeny merely said he would have done it differently, where it would be a 90 degree turn but more gradual so that it wasn't a point of constriction. Something like making a 90 degree turn over 8 instead of over 2.
Current plumbing standards require the design of systems that allow for improved drainage. Plumbing standards in the 30's weren't as efficient. Yevgeny proposed replacing the 90 degree section as a part of his work replacing the 4 cast iron pipe because it would prevent future problems and he was working on that area so it could easily be made a part of that work. I'm a woman and my brother worries that I will be taken advantage of. But what Yevgeny proposed was reasonable and made sense and I did not get the feeling that he was trying to up-sell me so I agreed.
I am extremely grateful that I did. I don't know how to attach photos in Yelp but if I did, I would. The horizontal pipe that fed into the 90 degree bend was almost completely clogged with material; including lots of metal from pipe interiors. The 4 cast iron pipe was also similarly clogged. I am indebted to Yevgeny for having the experience to recognize a potential problem, the persistence in explaining why it was a potential problem and the wisdom to recognize that due to my suspicious nature toward contractors, I would only arrive at my decision on my own.
Yevgeny did excellent, efficient work, he was meticulous, up to code and insistent on cleaning up everything when the work was done. He also pointed out other areas that I should keep an eye on - not toward gaining more work for himself but taking time to explain what I should be aware of.
My kitchen sink that was draining slowly that we thought was the trap? Yevgeny checked it, the trap was fine. The kitchen has a separate drain system and snaking from under the sink did not help. Yevgeny had to take apart the drain piping in the basement only to find the same problem that the other drain system had; pipes almost completely clogged with rusted metal from the inside of the pipes. He cleaned out the pipes by digging out the clog and snaking and then reassembled everything. This section had previously been serviced by another contractor who should have replaced this rotting pipe section when they worked on it but hadn't.
I once had a tile contractor who was excellent. Early on in the job, he decided he wanted to use a special flexible material over cracks that had formed in the foundation due to earthquakes. The material was expensive and I questioned why it was needed. Years later the tile has held up beautifully and I've stayed in touch with the tile contractor. He said it held up due to the expensive material he put over the cracks. I asked him why he persisted when I was reluctant to approve the material. He told me, Whenever I do a job, I always think back to past jobs with the pride of knowing that I did my best. If I don't do it right or I take shortcuts, I know I will always think back to, 'that one job' that I know I didn't do right. And that job will always weigh heavily on my mind. I don't want to be haunted by, 'that one job'. Yevgeny is that kind of person. Call him. You're welcome.
I have a 1930's house in the Sunset District that had a 3' vertical crack in a section of the 4 cast iron drain pipe in the basement. The crack was leaking so I wanted it replaced. This was all that I thought that I needed. But I also knew that the bathtub and kitchen sink were draining slowly. My brother thought they just needed snaking or the traps cleaned out so we didn't think this would be related to the work Yevgeny would do in replacing the cracked pipe.
I called Yevgeny on short notice and when he arrived, he looked at how all of the drain piping was laid out (it's all exposed in the basement) and asked if everything is draining OK in the bathroom above. Interesting, given that I hadn't told him about the slow bath drain. I told him about the bath drain and he told me that he asked because the drain pipes from the bathroom connect to a horizontal section which then takes a sharp 90 degree turn to drain into the 4 cast iron drain pipe that he would be replacing. He explained that the sharp 90 degree turn was a point of constriction that was begging for trouble, if not now, in the future. I don't have to be a plumber to understand this; it was a reasonable concern. Yevgeny merely said he would have done it differently, where it would be a 90 degree turn but more gradual so that it wasn't a point of constriction. Something like making a 90 degree turn over 8 instead of over 2.
Current plumbing standards require the design of systems that allow for improved drainage. Plumbing standards in the 30's weren't as efficient. Yevgeny proposed replacing the 90 degree section as a part of his work replacing the 4 cast iron pipe because it would prevent future problems and he was working on that area so it could easily be made a part of that work. I'm a woman and my brother worries that I will be taken advantage of. But what Yevgeny proposed was reasonable and made sense and I did not get the feeling that he was trying to up-sell me so I agreed.
I am extremely grateful that I did. I don't know how to attach photos in Yelp but if I did, I would. The horizontal pipe that fed into the 90 degree bend was almost completely clogged with material; including lots of metal from pipe interiors. The 4 cast iron pipe was also similarly clogged. I am indebted to Yevgeny for having the experience to recognize a potential problem, the persistence in explaining why it was a potential problem and the wisdom to recognize that due to my suspicious nature toward contractors, I would only arrive at my decision on my own.
Yevgeny did excellent, efficient work, he was meticulous, up to code and insistent on cleaning up everything when the work was done. He also pointed out other areas that I should keep an eye on - not toward gaining more work for himself but taking time to explain what I should be aware of.
My kitchen sink that was draining slowly that we thought was the trap? Yevgeny checked it, the trap was fine. The kitchen has a separate drain system and snaking from under the sink did not help. Yevgeny had to take apart the drain piping in the basement only to find the same problem that the other drain system had; pipes almost completely clogged with rusted metal from the inside of the pipes. He cleaned out the pipes by digging out the clog and snaking and then reassembled everything. This section had previously been serviced by another contractor who should have replaced this rotting pipe section when they worked on it but hadn't.
I once had a tile contractor who was excellent. Early on in the job, he decided he wanted to use a special flexible material over cracks that had formed in the foundation due to earthquakes. The material was expensive and I questioned why it was needed. Years later the tile has held up beautifully and I've stayed in touch with the tile contractor. He said it held up due to the expensive material he put over the cracks. I asked him why he persisted when I was reluctant to approve the material. He told me, Whenever I do a job, I always think back to past jobs with the pride of knowing that I did my best. If I don't do it right or I take shortcuts, I know I will always think back to, 'that one job' that I know I didn't do right. And that job will always weigh heavily on my mind. I don't want to be haunted by, 'that one job'. Yevgeny is that kind of person. Call him. You're welcome.
3624 Irving St, Ste A, San Francisco, CA 94122
Electrician
Gandara's construction impressed us all around with their work, professionalism, and pricing. Gandara's priced the job extremely fairly, were happy to add change orders at a reasonable price, and even identified fire hazards and safety concerns from previous work from prior homeowners on our home. We will DEFINITELY be contacting them with future work for our home projects.
San Francisco, CA