Adam's Construction & Engineering

I've dealt with a number of contractors throughout the years and I must say Adam Othman is truly one of a kind. Adam only works on one job at a time and the quality of service really shows. I knew Adam was the right person for our project immediately after our very first phone call. He took his time to really understand my objectives. You immediately get the sense that Adam is unlike other contractors. He is extremely sensitive to the client's budget and goes beyond the call of duty to get the job done right and on budget. Our project involved a 1922 Spanish home with a very low tiled ceiling. The ceiling was extremely out of scale in relation to the size of the room and it was our objective to raise it as high as possible. Prior to our contract, Adam dedicated so much time surveying the attic on two separate occasions and helped us come up with a solution that didn't require any major structural modification to our existing roof. Adam is a very methodical thinker. You could literally see his mind coming up with solutions as he quietly studied the project. You know you are in good hands because of the questions he asks. He anticipates problems before they even happen and that really put us at ease. Our project time frame was 4 weeks. Adam started the project on time and finished EXACTLY on the week he promised. He is by far the most organized contractor I've ever dealt with. Workmanship was superb. The work area was always left clean and the framing he personally did on the ceiling was truly a work of art. Before the drywall went up, he and I joked that the framing was too beautiful to cover up. He did absolutely beautiful work. The drywall crew did an outstanding job skim coating the plaster walls and their workmanship was as superb as Adam's. He clearly hires the best sub contractors in the business. It was the most stress free experience we've had from any previous contractor and that is testament to the way Adam runs his business. The living room is now quickly becoming my favorite room in the house and I am grateful to Adam for putting all his heart into it. He is truly a wonderful contractor who I now consider a friend. I have absolutely no hesitation recommending him to anyone. He is truly the best!

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He provided the name of the engineer he would use for the structural considerations and the draftsman for the submission of plans to the City of LA for all permit requirements. As soon as the permits were issued he began work immediately. I was on site for the entire project and was extremely well pleased with the workers used, from framers to drywaller, all were excellent.  He kept me informed of all details and progress of the job.  The city inspections went smoothly.  Adam also offered decorating suggestions and referrals for flooring.  I will certainly use Adam for any future projects.

Adam is very professional and also one of the most pleasant person to work with. He thoroughly understands safety when it comes to construction and you feel confident that he is taking every measure to make your home not only a pleasant place to live in but also a very safe and sound structure. He is a great communicator. He goes over the project in detail so you understand what to expect and gives frequent updates on progress. If there were changes or surprises during the work, as many older homes do, he let us know of options on how to address the issue as well as be transparent on any additional cost. He is often on-site during the process and is very hands-on. He handles big jobs with subcontractors that he has had good working history and is very involved in checking on their progress. He is a very responsible person, and I trusted him with the keys to our house while the work got intense. I knew he would check all the windows and doors when locking up. Adam has an engineering background himself and also works with a structural engineer. He knows what he's talking about when it comes to home improvement. I appreciated that Adam listens to your needs and preferences and works toward your goals. He tries to picture how you will actually live in your house and make the renovations work to help achieve the potential of your home for your purposes. He offers great suggestions but is never pushy. You can tell him what you want or don't want and he will work with that. I highly recommend Adam's Construction and Engineering.

We were very lucky to have Adam on the job. Due to our ignorance about the home improvement world, we may not really appreciate or understand how fortunate we were to work with him. From beginning to end, he provided unwavering and dedicated support of the project. His character came through with great clarity from day 1.  Going into any home improvement project can be very daunting and to say we were intimidated is an understatement.  The anxiety eased as we came to recognize that Adam is someone we can trust.  He has impeccable attention to detail (sometimes keeping him up at night unfortunately), and above all else, he's very conscientious and thoughtful.  I'd say the majority of the considerations and decisions made were based off of Adam's thoughtfulness in anticipation of our needs - especially regarding our two young boys. Also, he really made a great effort to make the process as easy as possible on our family once the work started.  For example, he was always on time and always available for questions and really went above and beyond to keep the work he was performing neat and tidy (essentially keeping it sealed off from the rest of our house). Our son has been dealing with asthma and the dust generated during the remodel process was nearly undetectable due to his extreme and appreciated efforts. The integrity and quality of Adam's work is extremely high. In addition, his team of subcontractors (e.g. painters, demolition, etc.) matched his high quality of work. I'm sure there were many opportunities where he could have taken an easier route or decided to do just enough to get the job done. However, I never felt like he ever compromised the integrity of his work down to the smallest of details. If anything, I felt like he was constantly trying to exceed his own personal standards on a consistent basis. My wife and I would not hesitate for a second to recommend Adam.

Our relationship with Adam began in late September, 2013, when we met with him to discuss construction of a guest house on our residential property. At that initial meeting we recognized him to be a gentleman and an articulate expert in construction and engineering.  Over the ensuing nine months there were opportunities for Adam to blow this image...but he never did.  On the contrary, Adam met with skill and grace every challenge imposed by outside entities.  Faced with unanticipated city requirements, he presented us with thoughtful alternatives.  When municipal forces caused delays, he redoubled his efforts to maintain the construction timeline, while continuing to produce a standard of work we would describe as "impeccable."  Adam's creative engineering to insure the safety of electrical systems and longevity of plumbing installations far exceeded industry standards.  
Beyond the construction that Adam completed personally was a range of work performed by sub-contractors.  Adam has amassed a team of subs who perform to his high standards, and also are a pleasure to have on site.
The happy result of our decision to contract with Adam's Construction & Engineering is a structure that promises to be an enduring testament to exceptional knowledge, skill and tenacity.   Adam is a man of honor and integrity, and a skilled professional worthy of any client's trust.  We recommend him without reservation.

They're very good.  They were busy at that time but they made their time to come out and do it on the weekend because they were busy all week and that's nice.

Adam is a person of integrity.
He did a kitchen remodel for our home and built a family room addition. The results were not only beautiful, but built solidly enough to
anchor the house.  It is invaluable to know that your contractor is making every effort to do things the right way, while weighing the cost with you and considering the needs of the family.  He uses time, effort, and experience to think through options that would best suit the project. Remodeling is inherently a disruptive process, but with Adam on the job, he makes it as organized and as unobtrusive as is realistically possible.  He even keeps an eye out for issues that are outside the scope of the project and works
with the homeowner to resolve them if necessary. He keeps the homeowner informed during every step of the process.  He also referred us to a designer who listened to us well, put together a gorgeous set of materials and palettes, and was a delight to work with.  The end result was more than we had envisioned.
Adam is thoughtful, hardworking, trustworthy, and highly skilled. It is hard to imagine having anyone else work in our home for any
duration. We will miss him when he is gone: how many people say that about their contractor?

We had flaking paint all around the house, including the roof trim.  Adam and his crew prepped all of the wood and applied two to three coats of paint as needed.
They also refinished our front door with new fixtures and paint color.
During the same time Adam hung artwork for us around the house and completed the installation of an in-wall jewelry closet.

Our second construction project this year with Adam Othman was the remodeling of our family room.  This room had woodgrain paneling on the walls and ceiling and all of the walls around the windows were woodgrain brown. The room also had a very large desk and office fixture.  Our goal was to update the room design and configuration.
The work done included removing the ceiling paneling, adding a new ceiling fan and 6 recessed lights in the ceiling as well as 2 new hanging lights.  They also added 2 new outlets and upgraded the other 2 existing outlets. 
The new ceiling was installed and finished beautifully, as were the light fixtures and painting.  We also utilized the services again of designer Trina Watton who worked with us and Adam to decide how to reconfigure the furniture in the room and helped us to choose the new fixtures.  Once again, her advice and insight was money well spent.
Prior reviews allowed us to upload photos.  I cannot find that option now, but I always do document the changes which indicate the impressive quality of the work done.

We worked with Adam in 2008 to add a new bathroom to our home, which was built in 1949.  Since that time he has done several projects for us.
This job was to totally remodel our original bathroom.  First Adam worked with us and a designer he recommended, Trina Watton, to decide how we wanted the remodeled bathroom to look when finished.  Trina had excellent suggestions and helped us to make tile, color and construction decisions by finding the options she felt we would like and bringing them to our home for consideration.  As always, Adam added his suggestions and experience to tell us what was most feasible, what would cost more or less and gave us a realistic insight into how everything would turn out.  Throughout the work, Adam was thoughtful about the job and how to obtain the best results and he was very willing to keep us informed as to the progress of the work and any concerns or questions we might have.
He began the work on time and kept to the schedule we had agreed upon.  He also managed his crew so that we were always certain that the work and the clean up would be of the highest quality. 
Adam also worked with us to choose the fixtures for the bathroom and also pick up the fixtures in his truck when needed for the job.  We do not have a vehicle that could have picked up the bathtub, toilet, etc. so Adam made those pick ups for us.
The bathroom we now have may be the nicest room in the house!
Adam and his crew also patched all of the holes that were left from work to rewire our house (we knew that the patching was not included in the electrician's work).  The work was so well done, including repainting, that there is no evidence of any work having been done.
Our relationship with Adam's company and the sub contractors he suggests has always been impeccable.  He starts the work when he says he will, he continues until the job is finished and he finishes when we expected the job to be finished within the contracted budget we had agreed upon.  In addition, he becomes very aware of our home and makes valuable suggestions about work that needs to be done, or could be done.  We value his work, his suggestions and his commitment to a high quality conclusion to the job.
For instance, we noticed a vibration above the ceiling after the bathroom was finished.  Adam suggested that he could rent a blower from Home Depot and add a layer of insulation above the bathroom ceiling in the attic.  He did this extra work at a very reasonable cost.  He also found out that the attic fan that was installed in 2000 was functioning erratically.  He suggested that we have him disconnect it for us and he is now searching for a replacement, as the contractor who originally installed it is no longer in business.  We greatly appreciate Adam's concern and willingness to point out potential problems and then to discuss solutions with us so that we can decide how or if to go forward.

I contacted Adam through Angies list, and he pretty much jumped right in to help in the brainstorming process for how we might re-do the layout of several rooms and moving of a stairwell.  We hired him to have a set of as built plans drawn up so we could be more accurate in our assumptions about the layout of the place.  The service was done well and quickly.  Over the next 1-2 months, we bounced ideas off each other.  In full disclosure, he knew he was not hired for the job, yet he helped us none the less.  In the end, we were not able to secure his services as he had a commitment from another job before we could get our plans lined up.  

I am satisfied with the work Adam did. He had good ideas for changing the space. It is very lovely and cozy now.--much better than before. He was very professional and excellent when dealing with the city inspector. That was very helpful. The inspector's reqiorements were very stringent, but Adam dealt very well with him and implemented all recommendations made by the inspector.

We were not comfortable with the bids (and the contractor's attitudes), so I found Adam here on Angie's List. I liked the reviews and the fact he had some engineering experience. He came out and took the time to review the plans in detail. He then went in the pit to inspect. Adam had some concerns about the plan and the weight of the sand on the existing foundation wall. He then took the time and effort to suit up and go through the crawl space to inspect the back side of the foundation.
After Adam's inspection, he took the time to design a new infill plan that would not have the weight of the structure against the foundation. He worked with the engineer, who accepted the plan and revised his drawings. Adam put together a fair bid for the work and we hired him.
Adam and his team were meticulous in the work. Sometimes, a lot of question get asked, but it is important to pay attention to details and not make assumptions.
The results were wonderful.  If we would have hired the other contractors. our foundation may have failed.
I would not hesitate to hire him for our next job. 

Adam is the only contractor we would ever consider using.  Over the past 15 years of home ownership, we have encountered numerous contractors with varying results and degrees of satisfaction.  We finally found Adam and he will have to pry us away before we would ever utilize the services of anyone else.  The bedroom remodel was a project on which we procrastinated for quite some time in large part because of a leak in the ceiling/roof.  Because of the excellent experience we had with Adam on a previous bathroom remodel, we engaged him to remodel the bedroom.  He is extremely pleasant to deal with.  He gave us a reasonable quote for the job and came in on target.  Adam always showed up on time, worked long hours, and cleaned up each day.  He put up large sheets of plastic to contain the dust and debris and we never had any problems with such in the remainder of the house during the days of demolition and reconstruction.  He brought in and oversaw a roofing crew that successfully fixed a leak in the ceiling/roof that had gradually become significant over the years.  He even had them redo the initial job because he wasn't satisfied with their first effort (at no additional cost).  He suggested we expand the existing closet in the bedroom and install french doors; the resulting remodel was better than we could have imagined.  Adam is no mere handyman...he has an engineering and educational background as well that serves for larger projects.  But he is also a perfectionist when it comes to smaller jobs such as a bedroom remodel.  We were delighted with the overall outcome.  I can't recommend him highly enough.

Bid was fair.  Demo was clean.  Engineering was excellent.  Installation was professional.  (I'm sorry to be short, but I've raved about Adam in a previous review.  I still think he's great.

They were wonderful and did very good work! I would recommend them highly, they were on time and they listened to details on what we wanted. The head person was very personable and they did a good job!

He was on time and easy to work with. He did a great appraisal for us. I was very satisfied with his work.

EXCELLENT WORK.

We interviewed several contractors for this work.  Except for Adam, they all fell into two categories.  One set would just say "Tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it."  These contractors weren't right for us because it was a big job, and we didn't know enough about contacting to give detailed explanations.  The other set of contractors would show up (late, usually), then try to steer the work towards what was advantageous to them.  Adam was very different.  From the very beginning, it was clear that his primary concern was to determine what was best for *our* project in *our* home.

Adam started the work on time.  He was always very easy to reach if we had concerns or questions.  Both Adam and his subcontractors were very honest; we never had the slightest hesitation about having them in our home while we were away at work.  Adam's work had very little disruption in our home; he did an excellent job of limiting the construction mess - both inside and outside the house.  He showed excellent judgement - both while determining some of the engineering aspects of the job and while suggesting some of the design parts of the job.  Finally, he finished on time, at the contracted price.

Most importantly, throughout all of the work, it was clear that Adam's genuine interest was the health, safety, and convenience for our family.

Everyone hears nightmare stories about contractors.  They start jobs but don't finish them.  They deliberately underbid, then use change orders to unfairly increase the price.  They use shoddy materials or techniques.  Adam is the complete opposite of these nightmares.  Working with him was a dream.

From Start to finish Adam gave us a clear estimate in price and stuck to it!  He also gave us a time frame.  Two weeks! To do major surgery on our house.  Adam knew time was of the essence due to our family situation.  We have three little boys, so this could not turn into the never ending remodel.  We appreciated Adam as a stickler for safety, especially because of our small children.  Adam was on the job everyday, and was in constant contact with us.  I felt completely comfortable leaving our home in his hands.  Adam never over promises and always out performs!!  His workers are polite and cleaned up the work site daily.   Adam goes above and beyond and you can see it in the finished product.  The transformation was unbelievable!  He stayed on budget, and finished a day early!  Adam is what working with a contractor should be like.  It was a fabulous first experience in the construction arena for our family.  Adam is our contractor for life!  He has already been back to consult on future projects.  His knowledge of engineering and design are invaluable.  To see the transformation of our home visit his website. It doesn't come better than this, truly.  The Baker Family

I didn’t use them because they are very costly. They would take a lot of time than other people. They were very thorough. They were professional. They took a lot of time. I wouldn’t use them in the future.

I'd met Adam a few years ago when he came out to give me ideas about some stucco repair and painting I needed done.  He made a fantastic first impression, though at the time the job was a wee bit small for him and he was pretty busy, so he recommended one of his subcontractors (who, no surprise, also did an excellent job).  Still, the time and the care Adam took to think things through out loud with me, to explain what he would do and why, stuck with me and I keep his contact information handy because I knew I would want to work with him in the future.

This time, the initial meeting went just as well as that first one and Adam started work for me a few days later.

Adam does what he says he's going to do, shows up on time if not slightly early and comes in on budget and on time (if not hours or days earlier).  He's extremely honorable and trustworthy.  He's also considerate and respectful in a way that's almost old-fashioned, both to his clients and to his workers.

Adam has the brain of an engineer and the soul of a craftsman.  He's constantly weighing his problem solving skills against practical details and aesthetic considerations.  He takes as much pride in the look and finish of his work as he does in the structural integrity.

Adam is especially skilled at communicating with his clients.  I don't think I've ever worked with any contractor who was so adept at explaining what he was doing at every step of the process, answering my questions and keeping me up to date on the progress of the work and on any small problems he'd encountered or little changes he'd suggest.  Honestly, I felt like Adam was treating my house as if it were his own.  Even with other skilled contractors, they usually do more or less what was agreed to beforehand.  Adam does all that and more.  He doesn't just want to do the work well, he wants it to be the best it can be.  

He did a good job. They are going to be doing more work for us. I spent $5750 on that job. He is very conscientious and very honest. He does really good work. The water heater that we have stopped working and Adam came out that same day and was able to get a plumber and have it fixed within the weekend.

Lots of difficulties with local inspectors (normal for our city), but Adam was a great problem solver. He chose great landscapers and fencing subcontractors, too. Overall, the new room and garage look great.