Bay Area Construction & Remodeling

Grant S.

Our bath tub sprung a leak that rained through the ceiling in the floor below, leaving a giant hole. I reached out to a number of contractors for estimates for the work, but this company stood out in both the reasonableness of their estimate and the ease of working with them. Damon was responsive and got a crew over to my house a few days later. The crew was very professional and courteous, and did great work. Damon will be my first call for any future construction needs.

Pamela R.

So far everything has been very professional, which is a real rarity these days. Still working on conveying my designs, but have no doubts there will
be a meeting of the minds.

Sarah E.

We had a great experience with Damon and his crew!

After having trouble with multiple other contractors (including one that took 6 months to get us a quote and then proceeded to take another 6 months for a permit that never came), it was refreshing to see a company actually respond in a timely manner and do exactly what they said they would do! They got us on the schedule quickly and even acquired a permit within 2 days, and on a holiday week nonetheless!

Damon was great at following up frequently and letting us know where things were in the process, while also answering a ton of questions since we're new to homeownership. He also has a fun and welcoming personality! The crew were all very nice and knowledgable, as well as clean.

We have a bunch more projects coming and will definitely use Berkeley Home Repair!

L W.

Berkeley Home installed a new electrical system in my 50-year-old townhouse: a massive job requiring a high level of expertise not only in electrical systems but also in drywalling/patching/painting after the installation, thorough planning, careful estimation of costs, coordination of the efforts of a team involving 5 people, problem-solving when the unexpected was discovered, clear communication with me, and plain hard work. The unexpected included the discovery of a broken pipe through which the electrical wires traveled underground from the PGE connection to the house. Replacing the pipe required trenching my brick-paved backyard. Due to covid, I could not move out of the house to stay with relatives while the work was going on and so the electrical work was done in such way that in the evenings, I always had electricity in one part of the house, heat, and wifi. I have only superlatives to say about the professionalism of Carlos, Carlitos, Brian, Marcos, Samuel, and Damon.

Adrian M.

I've had Damon & his crew (Carlos, Carlitos, Marcos, Samuel) do a couple jobs for me now (these things tend to snowball, ugh, lol) & they've always done top-notch work.

I had a fan in my master bathroom crap out on me, which was weird, since I only bought my place 4 years ago, it was newly remodeled, & I even remodeled some more on top of that. My wife pointed out it wasn't working, but it looked new to me, so I popped the cover to find out...not new at all. New COVER over a fan that was a year younger than the missus. Uh oh. The old ""lipstick on a pig"" boogie from the prior owners/ seller. Damn. Hate getting hoodwinked.

So, I think ""well, better check the 'new' fan in the guest bath too."" Pop THAT shiny, nice cover & ...same drill but even OLDER. Some mid-80's (I think) giant 13"" circular fan they don't even make anymore. Double ugh.

Last stop: laundry room. Final fan, pop the cover...whew, it's actually a new-ish fan. 1 outta 3 ain't bad, right? /sigh

So I put out the feelers for an electrician (I had 2 dead outlets, 1 indoor, 1 outdoor as well) & after doing the ""online quote"" thing w/ Yelp, I got in touch w/ Damon @ Berkeley Home Repair. Funny dude, super helpful, quick & responsive. He schedules his electrician, Carlitos, to come out ASAP, for what I think is gonna just be a basic fan install & outlet fix job. Nope.

Carlitos goes into the attic & discovers the ducts are all wrong. 3 fans running thru 2 ducts, both bathrooms on the same 4"" line, & laundry room on some weird 3"" duct. Now, you can get away with 4"", but 6"" is code & preferred, & every fan has to be on its own dedicated/ independent duct, or you're just blowing moisture from room to room & into the attic. Not good. We crawl the attic together & confirm I need a 3rd roof penetration & new ducts. So much for cheap & easy. Damn.

Damon adjusts the bid (as gently as possible, considering my costs just went up almost 10x) & I wind up with 2 brand new Panasonic Whisper Quiet fans (amazing. Almost TOO quiet), a new roof penetration & cap, new independent 6"" ducts for each fan, an excellent sheetrock patch & paintjob on my guest bath ceiling (prior, old-timey fan was just way too huge compared to current models) AND Carlitos fixed both dead power outlets (one of which turned out to be an arcing short/ broken wire inside the wall, which we were lucky to catch before a fire).

All the workers were amazing to work with & did great on their specific parts of the now much larger order. Everyone worked quickly &, despite the gig snowballing far beyond the expected, Damon priced fairly & had the work done as fast as possible with minimal intrusion & inconvenience (crucial during these pandemic ""work from home"" times)

Tho it was obviously a bummer to have a small job turn into a much bigger & more expensive one, I always felt like I was in good hands with Damon, his communication was clear, direct, quick & honest, & the outcome was excellent.

I'll definitely be using Berkeley Home Repair for future work, since homeownership often means nasty surprises like the one I got ain't all that rare, unfortunately. Heh. At least now I know who to call to get sorted fairly & quickly. Thanks fellas!

Will try to post pics when I get a chance...but most of this was ""behind the scenes"" work, or what my buddy likes to call ""invisible money"", heh.

Cianni E.

Being home for nearly half a year due to the COVID pandemic had me itching to take care of all those home repairs/upgrades I've been putting off. I called and spoke with Damon who has a great sense of humor. He fielded my many questions and concerns and throughly explained the charges. I received the estimate and once approved Carlos and his crew of sons came within the week and upgraded our home beautifully!

They installed two ceiling fans, changed 4 light fixtures, repaired some bum outlets, removed my microwave and installed a shelf in its place per my request, installed a new garbage disposal switch, added a motion detector light outside of my home, cut a cabinet to add space for my new taller fridge and I have them coming back to install a ceiling fan in the living room.

They were efficient, safe and in masks the whole time. They also did a pretty good job cleaning up after themselves and disposing of the old materials i no longer needed. My only suggestion would be to get boot covers for their shoes as an extra safety and sanitary precaution.

They changed my outlook on contractors being flakey. I'll definitely use them for future home repairs and recommend them to my local fam and friends!!

Geoffrey B.

Berkeley Home Repair came through with a top notch professional installation of a backup Home Manual Transfer Switch and structured cabling enclosure at a very fair price.

Damon's team are Humble, Knowledgable and are absolute diamonds to the local community. I am grateful and thankful for the Berkeley Home Repair experience and I have no hesitation nor reservation in providing a very positive reference for their services.

Kevin Y.

We had the team paint the exterior and interior of our studio shed, as well as stain the wood around the door. They did a great job and were a super easy to work with, answered all my concerns and the end result was beautiful.
We will definitely reach out to them for our next project.

Rhonda M.

Damon and his team helped us out with a few electrical issues in our new house and also some advise on other projects we had in mind. I really liked everyone that I spoke to and I would love to give them 5 stars and say that I'd recommend them to anyone. Unfortunately their communication wasn't up to par. I struggled a few times trying to get a couple of small projects scheduled, but the nail in the coffin came last summer after I'd had another company install an A/C system and I needed electrical upgrades for it. I spoke to Damon personally and he said he'd call me back later that day to get me on the schedule. He didn't. It was the heat of the summer and I needed this addressed ASAP, so I found someone else to do it.

They did good work and I trusted them, but when I needed them the most they dropped the ball. As much as I liked them I couldn't risk this flaky scheduling, so I won't be able to do business with them again.

Holly P.

I cannot recommend these guys higher! They get three things right that almost no contractors get right:

1. They quote really thoroughly and within 48 hours of reviewing your project.
2. They manage the business so well - they send calendar invites to confirm the dates, they check in to see how satisfied you are, constantly ensuring you're happy with the progress.
3. They do extremely high quality work!

I would work with them again in a heart beat, can't wait for my next project!