My Dreams Home Improvement

Julio and his team did a great job. They were thorough, punctual and courteous. I'm very pleased with the results and would hire them again for other projects.

We decided to use Julio to completely gut and renovate our kitchen. From the day we met Julio, he was a very nice guy that looks to build a relationship, a lot can go wrong when you go this route, more than an average person can imagine. Once you tear up the floors and walls for plumbing or electrical, you really don't know what to expect. Its at this time that really puts in a lot of stress with your contractor whom you’ve done the best vetting and selecting the best one. This is when you want a guy like Julio on your side. His men gutted the kitchen, leveled the floor and laid down tile, replaced and installed a new window, fixed plumbing, installed cabinets and moldings, connected all appliances, installed knobs and faucet. EVERYTHING! He took the time and effort to correct many issues that arose over the renovation process of over a month and often went above and beyond to make our lives more convenient like installing a temporary faucet as we were waiting for the countertop. He owned up to his work and really was responsible for all the finishing work even when other trades were left to blame but gone. Hes a super nice guy, has a great team of workers that are punctual and professional, respectful and mindful of our family needs and was a great partner throughout our process. Definitely would hire again! Good job and THANK YOU!!

Working with Julio was a pleasure. He was very accommodating to my schedule, and pointed things out and made suggestions throughout the project. He was very professional, keeping in constant contact as the work progressed, asking questions and giving status updates. I am very satisfied with the quality of work that he and his crew provided. The project included the following: - Sanding and painting of ceiling, walls, doors, and window and door frames in several rooms. - Fixed several doors that did not close properly. - Installed fireplace mantle (purchased separately). - Built and installed custom bookshelves on either side of fireplace, and stained to match newly purchased mantle. - Installed hard wood floor (purchased separately) and baseboards. - Installed wainscoting (purchased separately). - Leveled basement floor, put down overall skim coat and installed vinyl tiles (purchased separately). Thank you Julio, and your crew.

Fantastic. I had several delays closing on my place, but Julio stayed in contact with me the entire time. I finally closed and we set a timeframe to get the work done. He was always very punctual and very communicative. He showed up right on time with his crew and they did a fantastic job. I think he went above and beyond in trying to take care as many of the little details as possible. This is my first home and it needs a lot of remodeling work done. Julio helped me take those first steps, and I cannot wait to work with him again on future projects.

They did a great job on the drywall, tub install, fixtures, vanity and so on. Nice tile job for the tub and floor. Painting and other misc work was done very well.

I did not receive a message back and called and scheduled an apt for 10/25 at 9:00. It was a no show on the part of the contractor. It's unfortunate, they may do great work but I will not have the opportunity to find out. Please refund my purchase. Thank you.

Couldn't have gone smoother, the service was great, professional and punctual!

Julio started working on our house with two bathroom remodels. His men on the job were polite, clean & very good at their jobs. We continued to give them more projects as we could see his company & employees are very capable: they did painting, carpentry, stone step repairs, moving furniture. Julio and his men have been accommodating with every request, large or small. He intuitively knows the right way to complete projects. I made mistakes along the way with material selection, he corrects any issues with no problems no hassels. He and his staff are truly good men to work with.

The company is reliable. Crew shows up ontime and are very professional. Workanship is excellent. We will continue to use this company

I hired Julio and his team for a month to do a whole-house remodel. Almost nothing went right. His disorganization, poor communication skills, overcommitment to multiple projects, and lack of motivation to appease his clients made up for what would have otherwise been mediocre workmanship. Let's start with the good. Julio's best work is in his tiling work. The only thing that went well in the project was the marble backsplash he put for me in the kitchen. Tiling work in other areas was less than perfect - the subway tile he placed in my bathroom was not even with the ground but sloped downwards, but it was too late to fix it once it was placed and by the time I had the chance to see it. He apologized for the error but did not clean up the grout his men left all over my ceiling. When I advised him of this mess, he pointedly advised me "I am not a painter" and I had to pay someone to paint over it. In another bathroom, I asked him to place groutable vinyl tile and even personally bought him the grout. Instead, he placed all the vinyl tile without the grout, and had to rip out all his work and redo it. I was hoping that more would go well in the kitchen, because lightning doesn't strike the same place twice right? My hopes were dismally disappointed when his labor took one entire week to assemble less than 7' of IKEA kitchen cabinets, intermittently rearranging them on the wall in incorrect order, only to replace them with another incorrect layout, despite the clear plans I had given him, and which his men were referencing on their iPhones. I had to personally show up at the job and correct their incorrect work at least three times throughout this process, an exhausting effort. Julio then complained to me that my project was taking too long, as if it were my fault. As part of the contract, he was also contracted to reface kitchen cabinets. Julio promoted himself as someone who "knew" how to do cabinets. I was sorely disappointed when the cabinets were delivered - the shaker paneling was hand cut with wavy lines, cabinet doors not of equal sizes, of varying depths. to his credit, he had warned that these would not look like machine cut doors, but I had no idea that his team would settle for such inferior craftsmanship. To this day, I am embarrassed by the cabinets but have little recourse now that tenants have moved in, and we have run out of time and money to correct them. However, aside from his frequent errors, the worst part about working Julio was his attitude. Balancing multiple jobs between Westchester County, Danbury and New Haven, he became incredibly stressed out and abruptly decided to take a weeklong vacation to Florida, for which he gave me one day of notice that he was leaving. I have completed multiple house remodels and have never in my life worked with a contractor who has made such an effort to chastise his client for his own poor disorganization, or who has made such an effort to pass onto the client menial tasks and procurement of supplies that are typically the responsibility of the contractor. He often dispatched me to procure at the last minute supplies he did not have, demanding that it was my responsibility to provide them. I would remind him that I was paying him to provide materials (Our contract said so), and that I did not have the expertise to select the materials he was asking for. When on occasion I would purchase something that was not to his standard ( a faucet I bought didn't have the right valve, for example), he would continue to chastise me. A month later, there are still multiple things left unfinished in the project. Half my cabinets still don't have handles on them because he ran out of the right screws for them and his team lost a lot of the handles I got them. In the interim, tenants moved in, which has made scheduling a chance to add the handles even more difficult. Julio's service and professionalism do not reflect the prices he charges. For the prices he charged, I could have hired someone much more professional, who would not have made me do so much work as a client (procuring excessive materials, constantly correcting his errors), who would have required much less supervision. Given his inferior organizational skills, he may be acceptable for small jobs, like a single bathtub or bathroom vanity install, but his prices are extravagant. After I stopped working with him, I was able to hire a local handyman with a much better attitude who did things like installing faucets and vanities for 1/3 the price that he charges. With contractors, you pay a premium for service, attitude and organizational skills. Julio did not demonstrate any of these benefits during my time working with him, and I sorely wish I had taken my business elsewhere.

Julio and his workers were fantastic. They arrived every morning and got straight to work. I'm already planning on using Julio again for my kitchen remodel!

It went good. I had a little issue and they came back and fixed it. They are very reliable and easy to work with.

Julio was very communicative when I called him for an estimate. He showed up as promised and listened to what I wanted done. He came on Friday to talk about what I needed done and his three man crew showed up on Monday at the time promised. They were also very professional, respectful, and communicative...answered any questions I had and responded to any areas of concern I had. They definitely got more done with better results than I would have on my own! I will definitely do business with Julio and his crew again!

Very well. Extremely professional. Showed up on time, very neat and very accomodating.

Julio and his workers did such a great job. They came everyday on time. Very nice group of people and so easy to talk and joke around with. It really felt like having friends over. They made sure everything looked good and even fixed little problems that they saw even after they already painted. Most workers I have had in the past would have just left it alone but Julio always made sure to check that everything looked good. I recommend this company highly. They are a very responsible and hard working group of people and they always want to make sure that the customer is satisfied with their work.

Excellent. Very professional. Punctuality was great and he came on the date and the time he said. Quality of work was great! Really impressed. Also kept work area (particularly inside the house) very clean. I considered his price borderline above average, but then again, you get what you pay for and I was extremely pleased. Would hire again in a heartbeat.

We hired Julio as part of an Angie's List deal. He did more than we contracted him for and, when it turned out there was a problem with some of the work, he came right back to fix it. We appreciate his professionalism, work ethic and the final product.

Pre-installed refrigerator cabinet trim was adjusted to accommodate new fridge for better fit. water line was installed under the kitchen for ice maker in the fridge. All old electrical outlets and switches in the entire house (aprx 2000 sq ft) was replaced and upgraded (separate fan/light switches with dimmer, GFI outlets, dimmers, etc.) New outdoor garage lights with sensor was installed with new electrical line.

He and his men are hard workers and dedicated to doing a good job. I recommend him to all my associates. If there are specific things, the homeowner needs to make sure they are clear on what they want. If you want additional work done, of course, you pay for the additional work but he is happy to do it. I trust him and his workers in my home.

Julio first started working for us in 2011 when he prepared our house in Hastings-on-Hudson for sale. After we sold the home, Julio has done tens of thousands of dollars of work on our 100-year old home in Scarsdale. We have had a steady stream of work for him over the past five years and he and his crew have become like family. He has done a wonderful job and we hope to have home do more bathroom remodeling and other projects over the next couple of years on a project-by-project basis. His pricing is fair and reasonable and he is very reliable.

It went perfectly.  They showed up on time, did excellent work, talked to me about everything they were doing, were friendly and courteous, charged a reasonable price, and provided me with an accurate bill.