B C Construction

Lisa J.

Awful company they came out to my moms house to give a price on her roof and they said they would be out the next day never showed up my mom called 3 times never called her back Chris Mitchell is a sad hole

Julie H.

A year ago, my partner and I bought a home in Seal Beach. Built in the 60's it has a mid-century modern design. We almost decided against the purchase because the house needed so much updating and had not been well maintained. Ben was recommended by a friend and as soon as we met him, we knew he was the man for the job. The quality of work he and his team did as well as their design sense transformed our home while maintaining the integrity of the original design. Ben has been in the construction business for years and has contacts for almost any kind of work--rain gutters, stucco, garage doors for example--that he does not do. His sub contractors are also excellent. When we requested something special, Ben always said ""I know a guy"" and he always did. If you are considering a construction project, I know a guy and it is Ben Carr.

Courtney W.

Ben took on a very odd job for my business and came in with great ideas that helped pull the project together. He showed up on time, was communicative throughout the whole process and completed the job in a very timely manner. I would recommend him to a friend.

D S.

Professional and precise. Great job Ben for the drywall repair, plastering and floor replacement. Got all the areas patched up and we are so pleased with the end result to the bathrooms, dining room and kitchen!!

Luis M.

Ben isn't the worst contractor I've ever had. That being said, the worst contractor I've ever had was arrested mid-job for domestic violence. While Ben got much of the job done, his verbal aggressiveness and persistently sloppy work were problematic throughout the project.

Ben's Yelp reviews show that he sometimes has a hard time keeping appointments. In our case, he requested a follow up appointment so that his electrician could view/bid the kitchen remodel job with him. We set a time/date, but the evening of the appointment, we were all by ourselves, waiting. Later, after we called Ben, he and the electrician scrambled over.

We observed the verbal aggressiveness on day 1 of the job. Two members of his demolition crew arrived on bicycle. Ben felt their transportation was unprofessional, and berated them over it. On the day of our first inspection, Ben got into an argument with the City inspector. He later explained to me the importance of putting the inspector in his place so that future inspections would go more smoothly. I do not know if Ben's strategy is effective, as I am not an expert in the construction business. I do know that we were left with a five item ""punch list"" of corrections to his work after that inspection, and another (smaller) punch list after final inspection, and that the punch lists required us to spend time/money making ""fixes"" to our home that had nothing to do with the kitchen remodel.

Ben's aggressive style showed up with other contractors involved with our project, and with us when he'd ask for payment or complain about our nitpicking. Ben doesn't view himself as aggressive; he views his style as ""normal"" for the trade.

Are we nitpicky? Check out the photos I've posted and decide for yourself. Paintwork (interior and exterior) was thinly applied, lines between colors wiggled back and forth, and plaster and stucco were spattered over wide areas, including over newly installed flooring and cabinets. Crewmembers scuffed the living room floor when they dropped tools installing some of the electrical. After a fix to a sloppy plywood countertop installation, he had to return again to address the fact that the shims he installed as part of the fix extended outside the wall and into the living room. More irritating than damaging, his crew left our master bedroom closet a mess after going through the floor hatch to access the crawl space.

The sloppy style applied to the worksite as well as the work. Piles of construction junk remained in our back yard throughout the project. Worse, his crew left bottles, cans, and foam cups, sometimes taken from our refrigerator (though they left the contents of our refrigerator alone after we complained).

The worst damage was when his crew ripped holes in our newly installed floor, and attempted to hide them by covering them with newly installed appliances. We had the floor repaired and the installation of the appliances corrected by another contractor. Ben paid for the repairs, though he complained about the cost.

At the end of the day, we have a beautiful kitchen and Ben was the primary contractor. He wasn't the right contractor for us, but he might be for you.

Lauren G.

If I could give no stars I would. My husband and I had set up an appointment with Ben to get an estimate for a project. We set a date and time and when that date came Ben never showed up. No call either. When I contacted him asking where he was he stated that I had sent him a text canceling our appointment. I had never once contacted him via text. If I had canceled our appointment, would I really be calling him to ask him why he wasn't at the site? We gave Ben the benefit of the doubt and rescheduled. He seemed sincere enough with his apology. Flash forward to our rescheduled meeting time and guess what?!? Ben doesn't show up. Not a single phone call stating he was running late etc. When I called him inquiring, he said his guys wanted to go to lunch. I was so turned off by the utter lack of professionalism I told Ben to forget it. I understand if you are a contractor and you are at a site and something comes up, but you have a cell phone! I cannot attest to the quality of work this company does, but based on their total lack of respect for potential clients and professionalism, I'd choose someone else to do the job.

Kristen H.

Ben and company were great to work with. We have a historic home in California Heights in Long Beach. He had a lot of solutions to problems that came up as we started our renovation. We ended up renovating our Master Bath and Kitchen and flooring in various parts of the house! We painted our existing cabinets, put new hardware on, butcher block countertops and painted and the kitchen looks awesome! Even better, we just sold our house and every person who walked into that kitchen, loved it! Thanks Ben!

Chris F.

Called on Saturday to get a quote on a kitchen remodel. Guy said he'd call on Monday and come over that night. It's Wednesday. Never called. Never showed up. How can you trust someone to do work for you when they don't call or show up for the first meeting?....scratch this guy...next

Tony R.

Awesome job! I bought a very old 1960s condo that needed lots of attention. Ben was great working within my budget and completing it on time. I highly recommend his company.

Tony

Marietta M.

The best! I found Ben Carr Construction online and read wonderful reviews. I met with three contractors, including Ben. This was for a complete remodel of our kitchen. Our 2-story home was built in 1907 and the best we could tell the last time the kitchen was remodeled was in the 60's. It was in sore need with sloping floors and ceilings, main drain pipes from the second story that had to be moved and accommodated in the kitchen, one wall removed and somehow everything had to look like it blended well with the old house. We went through months of architecture and engineering revisions and all the while Ben was patient and came to re-bid when the job changed, as it did. In addition to the aspects of the job mentioned above, all the walls and floors were taken down to the studs and one ceiling had to blend with another. A very complicated job with several ""unexpected"" aspects. Ben was very helpful in keeping costs down wherever and whenever possible without compromising the beautiful design and intent of the room.

Whenever people asked me how the construction was going, I was so pleased to be able to say that my contractor was the best! He and his crew were there every day they said they would be, always kept a clean and orderly job site and were a pleasure to have around. Since I'm retired, I was on site most of the time they were working and they were more than tolerant of my questions and curiosity of how and why things were being done. In fact, they made me feel that they appreciated that I was there. Even my husband, who is a businessman, says Ben Carr and his crew were very talented and congenial.

My kitchen has been completed now since the end of April. They did the complete renovation in only FOUR MONTHS! I've been living with it for a while and every day I'm so grateful for the beautiful new and most important part of the house. Thank you, Ben, Jordan, Luis, Wally and the other people brought in for specific parts of the job. I will also add that Kitchen Kreations was recommended by Ben and I am so glad we decided to use them. I have written a review of their amazing work elsewhere.