Dave's Remodeling Inc - Bay Area

We had originally used them a year ago with one of the specials where they would do a 3D design of a kitchen remodel. That part of it was good and we used them as a general contractor and they were awful. Over the course of the time that we've used them, their reviews were consistently going downhill on Angie's List listing. They subcontracted out and luckily the person we got as a subcontractor who did the physical labor was very good. But as an umbrella contractor, they are shady. They demand money before the work is completed. They are just a lower quality organization than we were hoping for. They were very mediocre. Even if the sub doing the work wanted to make it correct, as the umbrella contractor, Dave's Remodeling didn't want to spend the time and money to make it correct. We had numerous disagreements with them about that. They did not do the job correctly to begin with.

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He showed up in his own car, not a company car. He didn't even have an email address, he was using his wife's personal email. He was very personable but we felt that this behavior and his presentation lacked professionalism.

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It IS a new bathroom. He explained that moving the pipes and rearranging was going to cost us a lot of money and that we wouldn't get much out of it. After measuring the room, and the layout we determined that even putting in a slighter larger sink would require so much work it wouldn't be worth doing. He was really up front about it to me. He told me that we had a nice bathroom, as it sits. And he is right. The 3D design aspect of it never really came into play. It was worth the $49 to just get someone to explain to us what it would entail to move everything around in there. Now that we know the deal, I think we might look at retiling it more to our liking at some day in the future.

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This is not really a designer, but rather a contractor looking for business.
It make sense since it is a low price.   In the end, you'll get an approximate cost of the "labor" remodel.  Unfortunately, nothing is written down.  You won't know exactly what the real price since you'll have to look for all the material.
For me, it felt like a good starting point, but I still felt I need to investigate more.  I don't want to do a design on a napkins for such a big spending.

The work is supposed to be for $500 but frankly, my hubby and I felt that the experience wasn't worth $500. 
The designer came and didn't seem to realize we bought the  package from Angie's List so kept pushing for us on picking them to do the renovation work soon. My husband said that the designer sounded like he won't even bother making the design if we don't sign with them at that time. BTW, I did mention to the appointment person that we're not sure when we're doing the work, maybe 6 months or one year down the road.  I had just wanted a 3D design first to capture what I have in my mind.  I also emailed them before purchasing the package to see if they include measurements in the design, they said it will but it didn't.  
During the session, I was trying to ask questions to see if we can put a double oven or a corner pantry but he seemed to not listen to me properly and repeatedly assured me that he will do a really nice design for me. 
After over a month of the meeting, we got three pictures from different angles. It's in a PDF form, and with the heading, "Hi there this is tom from Dave's remodeling please confirm" and there was no further explanations in the email except the three pictures. What was I supposed to confirm? Since this already took so long and the pictures were underwhelming, I didn't even bother replying to them. There wasn't the double oven or microwave shelf in the design as per my request. It was okay but didn't really captured what I was thinking in my head. I think I have to find another designer that is willing to really hear what I want and give me real ideas and input.

The scheduling process was fine.  Representative arrived promptly, listened to our needs and took measurements.  He warned us that he was really busy and it would take 2 1/2 wks to return with 3D design that we paid for.  We are at 3+ wks and couting.  I messaged the company for status but have not heard back yet.  Stay tuned.

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We contact Dave's Remodeling to get an estimate for our bathroom remodel. We got visit by Tom Muller, who right away ask us about our ideas for the bathroom, once we explain what we wanted to see in our bathroom he gave us couple options and worked the budget we had as well as the timing to get the remodel done.
We got a discount of $500 in our contract and felt comfortable to start the work, since we had over a year thinking to do it and getting estimates here and there we felt it was time to do it.
They work efficiently and work around the original idea he had for our bathroom, even though it took an extra week of work, we felt very satisfied with the results.

The service was not that great. I made the purchase, I scheduled the appointment, came out on the date and time that was scheduled so that was no problem. The gentleman who came out promised the rendering of kitchen drawings. Basically, it was $49 for them to come out and do a 3D drawing of what your kitchen would look like and I expect they would follow up with the bid for the work. That's exactly what I expected. He came out and said we'll have the drawing in a week. In the second week I called, they said it takes two weeks. I called them again on the third week. It took them a couple of days short of a month and the only reason they responded was I said I'll write a review on Angie's List. Sure enough I got a couple of drawings sent rapidly. Frankly, they were wholly unimpressive and underwhelming. It seem it was done quickly without any real thought in an effort to meet the obligation sending the 3D drawings. My personal experience was very negative. The initial meeting was fine, but the overall product delivery and customer service was poor. I certainly wouldn't recommend them.

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Joe and Ben from Dave's remodeling came to my home to go through the work needed. I came late for the appointment but still they were waiting there patiently. They went through each and every work that i wanted to be done. Then we discussed about the budget. Based on my budget Joe and Ben suggested that they can start with bathroom remodel as that is must and they will cover whatever they can within the wish list. They even suggested that some of the improvements that i was asking is for cosmetic and for the amount of money i may spent i won't get that much return. They are very open and frank. They are also very accommodating. Some of the late changes i told them they made it without any additional charges. The work is almost complete and the home looks awesome now. All the through the project they have been updating me on the progress. They came to my home to show me the materials and for selecting the correct material. I would suggest them for anyone and I will definitely use them for all future projects.

It turned out fine. We were looking for some options and we got those options from them. We decided not to move forward at this time. There was no delay in getting with us once we purchased the deal.

Well, this posting is more than three months after the original one below, and we just threw them out for the last time.
Arrogant, incompetent and unprofessional are the nicest things we can say about them. Not one thing was done right the first time. The counter is lovely, but it?s the wrong size because nobody supervised the measuring. The cabinets we finally got, which were what we picked out in the first place but the manager said were ?unavailable,? are well-made but way too long for the space because it turned out the manager had never measured the ceiling height! We have more storage than we expected, because they used the pantry cabinet that didn?t fit to give us a second one, but the one worker who adjusted and installed it had to come back many times to get it to look even semi-well done. The last month has consisted of a couple of hours of work a week, followed by long lists of things that still needed to be fixed. The worker said the company was not
providing him with the proper materials, so every time he said he was done, we found more things he?d ?forgotten.? We ended up buying the tile grout ourselves, after reminding them for two months that it might need to be special ordered. It has been the most exasperating experience?every single thing was done in the cheapest, dumbest way possible and therefore had to be redone multiple times. The cabinet over the refrigerator took four tries, and it?s still messy, looks like we did it ourselves. And now they think we should give them a good rating because they did (almost) everything we finally asked for, after we bugged them almost daily in writing. They rarely answered our phone calls, and never called us to keep us informed. Meanwhile, the bushes in the back yard are full of paint, the patio has paint all over it, the deck has a permanent stain and there are cosmetic problems everywhere but we just gave up trying to get the last bits fixed. Here's the original review, from March:
Warning! All the A ratings are for Dave himself, in Tarzana. At least some of the Fs are for the Sunnyvale branch. Unfortunately they had not been posted five weeks ago when our job began. Through the incompetence of their one workman, the cabinets were wrecked, so for twice as much money they promised us much better, semi-custom cabinets. So far all we have are one
window, four can lights from Home Depot and a slapdash paint job where we were forced to pick the color without a cabinet sample. And after we started paying them big money, all their answers have been no: no, you can?t have the color cabinets you want; no you can?t have the door style you picked yesterday but must have a different one; no you can?t have four drawers (this only when they had already arrived, despite many calls, photos and emails that made it clear we wanted four drawers); no pull-out cutting board (ditto); no electrician to bring the outlets up to code while the room is empty, but wait until the cabinets are in and it will be much more difficult; no, you?re not getting the countertop specified in the contract. This last was particularly galling because we needed a sample of the quartz to match the paint, which they provided without saying it was different from what we?d ordered and now they say the original choice is not available. It is nearly the same we think, but not telling us is just dishonest. We did have the problem another member had with just a hand-drawn cabinet setup, but fortunately I guess the cabinets were so terribly made that they had to be sent back anyway and we got to have something that actually fits in the kitchen. Again, though, we were told there was only one possible solution and we had to do it their way.

It went okay. They gave me some ideas for a bathroom remodel. I had to ask for a redo a couple of times.

When he came out, it first seemed like a sales call. He asked me if I wanted the drawings, but that's why I bought the big deal. When I got the bathroom drawings, they were rudamentary. I had to send them back for a redraw.  I wish there were detail dimensions on the design.

I complained about the quality of their 3D rendering and wrote a bad review.  They called me to find out what I did not like and then were very responsive.  They purchased new 3D software and were very concerned with making sure I was a satisfied customer.  This is a very responsive company.  So far I haven't done the work but I would consider them when I do. 

It was very good and we actually hired them to do some work for us. It went smoothly as expected. They have not started the remodeling. The price was good and I will use them again. 

Provided excellent workers who were very easy to work with.  Always available to answer questions or  fill  special  needs.