In later February 2023, we entered into a significant contract with The Right Choice Remodeling company (TRC), based in Sherman Oaks, CA, to do a complete remodel/renovation of our kitchen. TRC, according to the California Construction Licensing website, is owned by Adi Moshe Sabag, Norman Mares Ezuivel, and Matan Yahav. During the course of our engagement with TRC, we did not meet, or speak with any of these gentlemen, despite numerous offers/attempts to do so. Our first meeting with TRC’s project manager #1 (we’ll call him JA) was on Feb. 21st. We gave him a 40% initial installment payment to begin the project on Feb. 27th. The first significant activity, the demolition of the existing kitchen, did not begin until April 27th. During that interim period, JA told us he had applied for permits which were going to take 8 to 10 weeks to get! As it turns out, he had not applied for permits when he initially said he would, which we discovered by talking directly to the permitting office. Additionally, we asked for a detailed cost breakdown of the job, and 4 weeks later received a breakdown in the body of an email that was rudimentary at best (and juvenile at worst). I asked if more details were coming, and he told me to “trust him”. This was my mistake because I did trust him at this point. JA then attempted to convince us that we had a mold problem and that he could fix for $3,000 additional expense. This estimate was provided by an affiliate company to TRC that never looked at the supposed problem. I told him I that needed to get another opinion on the “mold”, because his explanation of the problem, nor the fact that a remediation cost estimate could be provided without examination, did not make sense. At this point he started screaming at me “you don’t trust me”! over and over again, until I had to get my husband to intervene. I did get a mold remediation company to come out and they said that there was no mold that needed to be remediated. When I told JA this, he said: “I have to follow my company way of the mold treatment, if it was my company things were different but unfortunately it isn’t, so yes it will be better if you guy take care of it how ever you and then ill continue from there.” This is a verbatim quote of JA’s text to me. So even though there was no mold, he refused to work on our floor. My mistake for not firing them then and there. Ultimately, we did fire JA, after he screamed at me again, and stated that this was his project, and I wasn’t going to tell him how to do it. TRC then assigned a second project manager, who we’ll call L. She came to our home twice, both times to try to pick up a payment (despite that fact that installment payments were not due). She did not seem to know anything about construction, and walked into the kitchen and commented, “looks good, huh?! When asked questions about the project, she was unable to give an answer. For example, I asked to be given the name and email address of the owner of the company, and she stated that “his name is Adi”. I asked what his last name was, and she stated that she did not know his last name! How convenient. I was able to go online to see who was registered as President of TRC. TRC does not seem to have any construction staff of their own but uses subcontractors for all work. While this is not an atypical business arrangement, all of these subs came in unmarked trucks/cars, without any indication of who they work for. Some of the subcontractor crews included no one who spoke English, which made it difficult to understand what they were scheduled to accomplish each day. This might not have been an issue had the “project managers” been onsite at the onset of a particular aspect of the job (e.g., plumbing rough-in). But that never happened. Furthermore, it is important to note that none of the project managers came to the house to inspect any of the work done by the subcontractors. Finally, we learned that all of the subcontractors were paid by the job, not by hour or task. This business model, while not uncommon, is susceptible to hasty and sloppy work, especially in the absence of oversight. Not surprisingly, multiple things had to be fixed and redone. We understand that this, of course, happens in all construction, but many things could have been avoided had more care and time been given to the project. Fixes were merely putting “lipstick on a pig”. Our third project manager was supposedly the Head Project Manager for TRC (we’ll call her F). She seemed to know less about construction than anyone. When asked who would be installing the over-the-range microwave, she stated that she had no idea, and would have to ask someone at the office. Getting anything fixed that had been completed incorrectly always took an argument. For example, the microwave/vent exhaust pipe that was installed through the ceiling was left uncovered. When I asked when it would be covered, L stated that that wasn’t part of the contract! Candidly, there are too many additional mistakes to list. Suffice it to say that the final straw was that a subcontractor hired to do some cabinet finish work broke a two-day old garbage disposal by letting a screw fall into it. Two additional screws were found in the sink. To fix this problem, they sent out a guy (unannounced!) with an electric screwdriver who was going to “fix” the brand-new garbage disposal. That was the day that we fired them and found a contractor who agreed to finish the project for us. In summary, working with TRC has been one of the WORST experiences of my life. From start to finish, a job that the first “project manager” had told us would take 4 weeks, turned into a nightmare 4-month project. If you are considering TRC, proceed at your own risk…