G.I.S Contracting

Recently asked GIS contracting to help with the removal of a wall in the garage. They were very quick to respond and provide a quote.

In less than two weeks, they had removed the wall and some old gas pipes that were no longer used. The team made the wall look great, and cleaned the garage well after finishing. Would CERTAINLY contact them again if we need other help on the house.

Less than a year ago GIS put in a whole new bathroom, shower and closet. Cost =  $40,000.  But, the bathroom came out very nice.  I recently had a few problems.  I was a bit of a pain as a client so, I wasn't sure how eager they'd be to come back.  But, I gave it a shot and about a week later, EVERYTHING is fixed.  
They're not the cheapest game in town and I suspect Tony may have been a politician in a previous life. LOL!  But, he is a man of his word.
Just look at the photos of my slick bathroom!

Buyer Beware: Price Gouging at a laughable rate. Honestly they seem to be looking for first time home buyers, Californians who they think will pay exuberant prices, etc.

I had them give me an estimate, for a small but professional project of removing a 8ft long quarter wall and replacing it with railing. I would also be providing the materials. Their quote $13,500.00.  These guys have to be high.

I called just to make sure that wasn't a typo. After they confirmed that was the correct price and that they are indeed high (joking, I don't think they were actually high, who knows though). I decided to go with another company.

Tip for GSI:
- you gotta at least be competitive in your market. If I have 4 companies send in quotes and 3 are around 3k-4K range and you guys come in at around 14k with material provided that looks bad.

-With Yelp and Google, each companies work and reviews are visible to the public. It is hard to justify why your work would be 10k more when we can see the quality of past projects

-give these guys some sales training, honestly. It's a bit insulting to a customers intelligence listening to someone try to convince you why the repaint is what justify the 10k difference and sets you apart from competitors.

- if you guys don't have the bandwidth for the project, just simply say you can't help at this time.  It will most likely pan out better then saying I'm too busy, F it - I'll give 'em a crazy price and if they agree we'll do it

Hope these tips help!

Hello

I can't take back my 1 star review on Gis contracting but I will give Tony and his team a good review on cleaning up that project.   Also the labor charge wasn't 150k in labor, I checked what I paid him and it was more in the 130k range.  However I will say ensure the job you give him is managed by Tony and no one else.  The job I posted previously was mismanaged.  Tony did come back and fix it, I was very frustrated overall but if Tony would have personally managed it, I do believe it would have come out better.  Ensure to have specific, measurable, and realistic exceptions with GIS contracting and I wish GIS contracting the best.

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Thanks to Tony, David and the crew of GIS Contracting Company for completing renovations on our kitchen, dining room and replacing our kitchen cabinets. GIS was very responsive to the initial inquiry and first home visit to discuss our ideas. They were very transparent about costs and things to consider for our project to keep us within our budget. Tony, David and crew offered small suggestions and ideas before and throughout the project that really made the initial vision even better! The entire kitchen was a custom build from the cabinets to the dining room shelving and storage. 

Each team member that came into our home treated us and our property with the upmost respect and courtesy. We were impressed that each crew member that was sent into our home to do a job, did that job very professionally, thoroughly and with a great deal of pride in the job they completed. Each person made sure to clean up the work area before leaving each day. Very pleased with all of the work the crews completed.

The only challenge was that Tony and /or David did not always notify us when a person or persons would not be working in our home on a specific day. While the day to day communication could have been better, Tony and David were responsive in returning calls and texts. The job turned out very BEAUTIFUL -- just like Tony said it would :) The crew members did a marvelous job on the project.

 

Thank you very much Tony, David and the crew of GIS Contracting Company for completing the project of renovating our kitchen and dining room. We were very pleased with the completed job. The entire kitchen was a custom build from the cabinets to the dining room shelving and storage. GIS really brought our vision to life!

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My wife and I did a remodel on two of our bathrooms, which included all new tile, a new vanity, new fixtures and we also had some new lights installed in our kitchen. We had a very good experience working with GIS and our project was completed to our full satisfaction. Ann, Tony, Marc and the team were very responsive and even did a thorough walk through after the completion of the job to make sure everything was to our liking. I would definitely recommend GIS to anyone looking to do any home improvement.

I needed to convert an old closet into a professional voiceover booth. Tony was super easy to work with, and took all of my considerations into account. The booth was built with decoupled walls, filled with acoustic insulation and finished out with a heavy acoustic door. The end result is a fantastic booth, exactly what I was looking for.

Hats off to Tony and his crew for doing a FANTASTIC job!

Disappointing as I reached out multiple times for an estimate but never received.  Tony visited on a Thursday to view the project and said he could probably have the estimate to me either that same day or the next.  I received a text from Ann the next day (Friday) asking for me email to send the estimate.  I responded with the information but never heard anything back.  I followed up on Monday asking for the estimate and again never received anything.  It's been over a week now with no response so I have moved forward with another professional and responsive company.

A year and a half after they completed my project,  I reached out to Tony because of a new issue I was having with one of the doors.  They came out and re-hung the door.  It's clear that they are committed to long term customers who have repeat business.  Highly recommend this local, family owned business.

This is an excellent company. I needed a small granite remodel to fit a new stove. They were able to get in and perform the job quickly and efficiently,  and left the kitchen spotless!  Excellent communication from the office and subcontractors. I will definitely use them for future projects!!

Plane and simple the WORST experience I have EVER had with anyone, PERIOD ! Run away ! It's sad I have to give them even 1 star !

They said they would come out, were 1.5 hours late. I called to ensure they would visit. I was told 30 minutes.
Another 1.5 hours, 2nd guy calls. Tony is sick, I can help. OK, I tell him I need a repair. OHHHH I though this was a bid, I don't do repairs. Let me see what I can do.

Mind you, it's my birthday and it was spent wasted waiting on them. Another 1.5 hours, we can't get out there today, how about in 3 days. They come out, I told them EXACTLY what was wrong. They take a look, oh we were just at Home Depot, had I known, I would have grabbed that part. I have some supplies to drop off and can be back in 2 hours.

NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS !!!

Then, my leak went from minor to a little worse. Took 4 more days to get someone else out here to fix it. Then screwing me over took a $225 repair into a $1,000 deductible for home insurance to repair water damage, it will now take 2 weeks for my home to get back to normal !!! Hate these guys is NOT EVEN close to what I think of this company ! Unprofessional !! Did not walk in with masks on either !! These were the ONLY people I have had not wear masks. STAY AWAY FOLKS !!!

For the sake of clarity and to provide additional evidence:

Completed the opening of the attic door through another vendor -- the job was completed with the highest level of consideration/quality. The entire job took 5 hours -- started at 10 am, with a one hour lunch break, the job was completed by 4 pm. Cost: $800. Doing the math: $800/5 = $160 per hour sounds reasonable at least.

With GIS quote: $1800/5 = $360 per hour. I would leave this to the prospective clients to decide if this is reasonable and that the services offered by GIS is not for everyone.

Tony showed up for a walk through but there has been no response from GIS post the same. Several follow up attempts have lead to nothing.

We had an Excellent experience with G.I.S plumbing...not only did they actually answer the phone, but they were able to make it to our house the next day! They were servicing over 15 homes per day after the snow storm. They were courteous & experienced...they had a crew to figure out the problem. Fixed it...we had running water in an hour! They were very help! They will be coming back to repair drywall after they get as many people as they can up & running with water.

Spoke with the coordinator and set up an appt. for two days later. No one ever showed, called or texted. I left a message and no call back. Very unprofessional.

I originally contacted Tony & David to help remodel our upstairs bathroom to maximize it's space (removing two doors, putting in a pocket door, and adding a walk-in shower). They put together a very detailed quote within 24 hours, which included finding our unique shower glass door. At the time, we had a different contractor in the process of upgrading our kitchen. However, his work lacked precision/attention to detail, became very difficult to work with, and stopped showing up to work in general. Tony & David came to our rescue! They added to our bathroom quote the work to help redo the poor work of the other contractor, and made the kitchen we had envisioned. As someone who learned with our first contractor, you get what you pay for. I felt that GIS' prices were fair for the quality of their work, and work ethic. I look forward to working with them in the future.

My hot water heater broke during the winter storm in February. After having difficulties with several plumbers, Tony answered my call and came within 24 hours. He was able to fix my water heater in minutes. Great guy, great service. I will be using Tony again for other contracting needs in the future.

This is the second project Tony, his son Mark, and the rest of his crew have done for us and it won't be the last. For this project, we wanted new cabinet faces and a paint job for our kitchen, and a tub to shower conversion for our master bath. Both jobs turned out beautiful and were completed on time.  There were a few hiccups along the way, but what remodeling project doesn't have some. With that being said, Tony handled them professionally and we figured them out. A real standout was Regal, who did an amazing job with the tile in the shower. He has really clean lines and an eye for detail. He made the shower look exactly how we envisioned it and now it's like a five star hotel. Mark, Tony's son, is a great successor to the GIS brand, and couldn't be a nicer guy. Every day of the project, he was great at communicating and making us feel at ease. Check out the pictures and the results speak for themselves.

We hired GIS to update our garage at a home we had just bought. Emilio and Mark were out at the property in a day, reviewing the space and communicating clearly what the work would entail. I had a detailed written quote within 24 hours. After signing, communication was great and Tony and Mark started work quickly, and the job was ultimately done timely and well and handled professionally in all aspects. Great company and friendly employees!

I made an appointment for an estimate on Thursday, 8/30, between 12-2pm. The appointment was confirmed earlier that week on Monday, 8/27.
I reached out around 1:50pm on Thursday, the day of the appointment, because I hadn't received a visit or any contact. I reached out again at 4pm because no one had visited or contacted me.  I'm writing this review on Tuesday, 9/4, and I still have no explanation why an appointment was made and confirmed, and no one showed.

I would highly recommend Tony to anybody. He is honest, fair and professional.

At first I couldn't afford Tony's bid. But after talking to him about it and splitting up the work and materials we came up with a mutually agreeable contract. He was really easy to talk to and that helps immensely.

I really liked that he showed up in a mask and it took a little longer than expected because of Covid.

Not only was Tony easy to communicate and work with, his crew did an outstanding job. And when he asked me about how I thought it was going, I pointed out a few minor issues that he addressed immediately. He had all of his guys there within the hour to alleviate any and all concerns. He really listened!

If I could give 6 stars I would. Tony and his team were amazing. I hired GIS to convert a sunken bonus room into a self-contained studio apartment with a full-size bathroom and kitchenette. I received many quotes and GIS was really competitive. The plumbing work was quite extensive but Tony's team was very knowledgeable and professional in keeping informed every step of the way. The most impressive part, they pretty much created a masterpiece from just my imagination. It's beautiful and exceeded my expectations (which isn't easy to do). I have several other projects that I need to do and I will most definitely be working with these guys again. I actually enjoyed having them at my place every day which was important for me in working with any contractor. Great energy, a bit of laughter and great work. Can't beat that!!

Tony and his crew were amazing and built me a custom closet storage solution exactly to my specifications. The closet space was super weirdly configured, but he and his guys worked with me to make sure they maximized storage space, gave me a rack to hang my long dresses, and even gave me ADJUSTABLE shoe shelves. From quote to completion of the project, Tony made sure I was happy and was constantly ready to go above and beyond to make sure the closet was perfect. He even gave me tips on what paint to use because I wanted to paint it all myself. 10/10 recommend GIS Contracting for any custom cabinetry, shelving, carpentry, or renovation projects!

Tony and his G.I.S. team did a great job removing our old countertop and installing our apron front farmhouse sink!  It was not a routine job and several other contractors I contacted for quotes would not even consider the job once they learned it would involve altering the existing kitchen island.  The large/over-sized sink required extensive reinforcement that the G.I.S. team framed up nicely.  Once the new countertop is delivered and installed I will post pictures of the final results.  The G.I.S. team was professional and easy to work with.  It is difficult to find a good contractor that can do it all (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, etc.). Happy that I now have a trusted go to source. Highly recommended!!

Tony and his crew did great, quick, and very thorough work. We had GIS paint and frame out exhaust for a new portable AC unit. Their quote was very reasonable and we'll hire them again.

As we were installing a new cook top in our kitchen, we discovered that the stone countertop needed to be cut.  Tony and G.I.S. came to our rescue, and sent someone out the next morning (which was a Saturday) and did a great job.  Other contractors I tried wouldn't even consider the job because it was quick, but Tony responded right away and was great to work with.

Awesome Job, Great Price! Guys we're professional and fast! Happy with my new Roof! GIS is definitely highly recommended by me!

I hired Tony and his team because, from the beginning, he was thorough and wanted to make sure things not only got done, but got done RIGHT. His quote was competitive with others that I received, but he pointed out things that other contractors didn't, and made sure they all got addressed. We had his team build out a new office space in our laundry room, re-do the backsplash and lighting in the kitchen, and restore the stone/replace fixtures in the bathroom. I'm happy with the work overall, his team was a pleasure to work with, and I'd definitely hire them again!