Farias General Construction

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The work they did was good. They sometimes did not show up when I expected them to, especially on a Friday. They did really good work. I guess we would hire them again I think.

We hired Farias to do the job for us because we felt comfortable with them. They asked a lot of questions at the beginning and suggested but did not push possibilities. Stefanie spent a lot of time with us helping to make calls about shower heads and faucets. She and Tony took us to look at tile and granite and they were very patient and supportive every step of the way. They guided us so that we had everything we needed on time. When we were not happy with the color of some of the tiles we ordered, they loaded them all back on the truck and made sure we got what we wanted. They were very easy to work with and made sure that we were satisfied with everything. The project did take a bit longer than we expected, but we would recommend them highly. We love our new bathrooms!

Stephanie was prompt in setting up a consulting visit. And we had a bid for the work a couple days by e-mail. We chose Farias, because it was less expensive than another bid that we had gotten by roughly $1500. Stephanie explained how the work would proceed, and we set desired a timeline, of less than a month to have it ready in time for visitors from out of town. We picked our fixtures from Cornelia's. Tile from Esmer. And we came up with a rough design for tile layout (me and my wife). (took 2 visits, as we wanted to make sure we weren't holding up the work) The tearout was very quick. Then we had to have all of the shower valve, vanity, ready for the installation to start. The work was spread over several weeks in October. The bathroom looks good. The shower door we had put in just in time by South Bay Marble, ahead of our visitors arriving for thanksgiving. We had the finishing touches done when the shelf, towel bar, soap dish, and safety bar were installed in April'10. We had to wait until the accessories came in from modern.bathroom.com. What makes the contracting work only fair is the added cost of $728 beyond original bid. There were three issues. One, to have 2 paint colors; one for the ceiling, and one for the walls. Second we used 2 types of tile, not just 1. And, third, we picked a fixture that uses incandescent bulbs requiring a motion sensor switch. We also wanted a splash guard around the vanity sink, and we negotiated to not get our Angie's List gift certificate, and call it even, in order to install that tile. I was not happy with the lack of attention to detail, for example the shower valve we got was a Hansgrohe wallbar. And, the tile was done/valve installed, before confirming, or with lack of knowledge that we weren't requiring a head high pipe connection, just the wall bar valve. So, it works, but the valve and wallbar were available ahead of time. And Stephanie said they were familiar our ordered valve. In installing the head high pipe connection (typical shower head location), the 2nd tile, glass, single line, was cut, rather than drilled, so shows a crack. We have also had the floor settle enough that the grout along the tile that lines the wall has cracked. The motion sensor switch, doesn't work well, as it doesn't sense when someone is in the bathroom, and shuts off when you're in the shower. Just a number of things which means we don't feel confident to use them for a more complex job.

Originally I called 4 different contractors to come over to give a bid. FGC was the first to show up and gave their bid promptly. One of the other contractors came but never provided a bid and the third contractor canceled several scheduled visits to see the job and the fourth called to come to see the job almost 2 weeks after FGC had started working. Once we agreed on the price, FGC provided an estimate of about 6-8 weeks to complete the job. We made a list of all the "to dos" that might delay the job such as length of time to receive the new windows, decisions that I needed to make regarding where to buy cabinets and where to find replacement flooring. We began to work together to make sure that everything got ordered and the job started promptly. FGC went to their vendor for Anderson windows and placed the order within the first few days. I went to pay for the windows (they wouldn't take a credit card over the phone) and changed the order a bit and then all windows/sliding doors were ordered and scheduled to arrive within 4 weeks. In the mean time I had shown FGC pictures of bathrooms and kitchens that I liked. I think this was very useful because they went to their preferred vendors and picked samples of tile flooring and countertops and brought these samples to my home for me to choose from. This prevented me from being totally overwhelmed with all the choices that are possible at these stores. Once they knew the basic style and colors that we wanted, they were able to choose materials that were appropriate to work with and I was very happy with the color choices they suggested. The project went fast. The only snag was the flooring replacement for which I ordered the wrong replacement and NATURALLY, Home Depot did not have the exact replacement and no one on the planet seemed to still make this particular flooring any more. Undaunted, FGC went on their own to a local company with pieces of the flooring that had been torn out and got a pretty good match in terms of color and it fits nicely with the original floor and unless you are really looking closely, I don't think anyone would notice the difference in colors. On completion of the job, there were a few things that I wasn't completely happy with. The pull down entrance to the attic that had been installed wasn't flush nor properly sealed. Somehow the hotwater in the shower would never get really hot despite the fact that the water in the sink could easily get to a nice hot temp. And there were several other small things that needed finishing. FGC responded promptly and made all the necessary fixes. Overall, I am very happy with the job.. It did end up costing more than I wanted to spend, but this was largely because everything just started looking so good that I continued to change the original plans to "put in a new bathroom floor".. then "a new ceiling", etc. etc. Regarding our initial goal of making the rooms more energy efficient, we haven't gotten an electric bill yet, but the rooms are very comfortable and despite that fact that there are many large windows and we have had some very cold days, it is always toasty warm.

They took longer to do the work than they originally planned, but I felt that the original estimate was very optimistic. It was a very big job. They did finish all of the work. They kept coming back to complete the work until it was done. They never charged us anymore than the original estimate, even though it took two days longer to complete the work. They guarantee their work. When I had some paint peel they came right back to fix that. They had a very positive attitude and they were very hard working. They listened well to the instructions and they guaranteed their work. They were prompt to fix any mistakes. I would definitely work with them again. They had very reasonable prices for the work. The only comment is that I think that they bit off a little more than they could chew, but they came out very gung ho and eager to do the work.

They were the most expensive quotes that we got, but you get what you pay for. They have been doing exactly what I asked them to do. If there is a problem they have no problems correcting it. I already recommend them to friends and family. I found them on Angie's list and I am very happy. It was easy to get an appointment with them. They were very responsive. They work really long work days. If they have a problem with making the appointment, they let you know. Really a great company.

They did a good job. We were pleased with the results. They were prompt and punctual. I would hire them again.

Decided to do the master bath at the same time as we were having them do a major remodel of kitchen. Delays in kitchen held up work on the bath and so we had to live out of the guest bath six weeks longer than we planned which was frustrating. Tony is able to visualize a project and decide the best way to make it happen. In most cases, his ideas worked out better than our expectations. Did have to have him redo part of the shower over a misunderstanding of what a soap dish was and where it should go. He was good at working with other contractors who put in the marble countertop and the shower door. Bath now looks great. Shower is luxurious, travertine shower and floors are gorgeous and dark stained cherry cabinets with spectacular marble countertop are better than any show home I have seen.

Excellent work. Professional and courteous crew. Tony and Stefanie are involved from planning through to finishing touches and loose ends. They listened to what we were going for and helped us select materials and colors. They were endlessly patient and extremely helpful with a good eye for both design and function. They worked quickly and cleaned up daily. They remodeled another bath for us in January 2007 and did copper re-pipe. We did that bath with multi-color slate tile and enlarged the shower. It was a great success. We were so happy with that one, we had them do the hall bath. Another spectacular success! This one was started right after the previous one and finished at the end of May 2007. Their crew is great. Very efficient, considerate, professional, and great workmanship. The tile work in both bathrooms is outstanding. I would recommend Farias General Construction to anyone. Their costs are competitive with high quality work.

It went great! From the start, they were prompt and professional in preparing a bid for us. They started the job on time and finished very quickly. The workers at our home were respectful and made sure to clean up their work area each day before they left. I have a baby at home, so they took care to turn the water on and off at times when it was convenient for us. Tony (the contractor) listened and anticipated our needs. He helped us to pick out tile and fixtures and narrowed down the options for us to ones within our price range and style preferences. He also checked on the progress of the work daily and was easily reachable when we had questions. Now that the bathroom is complete, we love how it looks and are always being complimented on it. We plan on asking FGC back to do our master bathroom.

He was very thorough in looking over my bathroom. It took him a couple days to get back to us and we did all of our corresponding through email which was fine with me, I was in not rush. We decided not to go with him because the bid that he gave us was just way too high.

They were very cooperative and worked with us. The mobile home is old and needed a lot of work and there were some safety and convince issues that were all worked out.

Tony and his crew were very polite and clean. The crew showed up on time everyday and completed the project in the estimated 10 week process. Upon signing with FGC Tony suggested I go into his showroom and meet with his wife, Stefanie, who was so very helpful in helping us select materials for our projects, it has been a very good experience; we have no complaints.

This company did a multitude of services while remodeling our kitchen. They did the new copper plumbing, put in tile floors, tile countertops, termite protection, new walls, and tile tub enclosure. I was very happy with the quality of work. They did a good job on remodeling these rooms. I would hire them again.

They were very good and I would recommend them to anyone. They always showed up on time and they had the best estimate out of the companies I contacted. The work was also top quality. Overall my experience was very good.