Solis General Contractors Inc

We had a leak in the wall of our upstairs shower which damaged the subfloor upstairs and leaked into the kitchen downstairs. After getting it dryed out by Serve Pro, I contacted Solis General Contractor to do the repairs upstairs and downstairs. Mr. Solis came over, assessed the damages and provided a quote within 3hrs. We secured his team to do the job and they did GREAT work! I am VERY PLEASED and would refer him to anyone needing repairs. He communicated with me every step of the way; returned all calls & texts; his crew was on time and timely; they pulled up lanolium, put down new subfloor, treated it and put down tile; they also did drywall, texture, painted; installed new toilets; very clean in their work; did walkthroughs & fixed any imperfections; were fair in pricing; and trustworthy. If you need home repairs in the San Antonio area, CALL Vincent Solis!!! Total QUALITY contractor!!! 5 STARS!!! He is the real deal.

It went very well.

The workers arrived on time, and the job was complete in two days.

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Hiring Vincent Solis was one of the worst mistakes I have ever made in my entire life. Unfortunately, I was suckered in by his low price and polite manner. His price, however, turned out to very high relative to the low quality of work and the lost rent I suffered while he stretched out the work for 8 months. He told me it would take 15 working days, but he neglected to tell me that his folks rarely work a full day or more than one or two days a week. And don't be fooled by his politeness. He makes a point of saying "please" and "thank you" while he is lying through his teeth.

1) The electrical work was done by a man named Edward (or Eddie) who sometimes showed in an Omega Electric truck and rarely worked without drinking. One Saturday they sounded like they were having an huge party in the backyard.  Twice i came home from work to find Edward's crew had left the water in the sink running (not dripping, but actually running). On several occasions I came home to find one of the exterior doors standing wide open with the crew gone for the day. One day one of his crew took a machete and hacked a potted plant to death. His crew used my shovels to start digging a trench to bury cable, then left them in the rain covered with dirt. The trench they dug in the back yard was open for 5 months before they finally ran the electrical wire to the garage. The actual work was sloppy.  The city electrical inspector even commented on how bad the work was. He told me that Edward took every shortcut that he possible could. I recently repaired a light in the garage that flickered 24/7 (even when turned off) that Edward couldn't (or wouldn't) fix. Edward made no effort to install outlets straight and it was so bad on one side that I had to loosen and straighten just about every single outlet and switch.

2) The HVAC work was done by a very likeable man named Andres Pena.  Although he was a pleasant man, he rarely showed up when he said he would and he did very sloppy work on the rare occasions that he would actually work.  He installed brand new HVAC units but wouldn't even provide filters.  He told me he'd bring one by in a few days and that I could just run the unit without a filter until then.  Of course he never brought one and I didn't wait for him to, anyway.  His ductwork leaked, he failed to put the screws in one of the units that hold the sides on, and one of the plenums is still just barely hanging on to the unit. I had to hire someone to run the gas line to the attic (even though that was included in the estimate Solis gave me) because Mr. Pena kept complaining about having to do it and kept putting it off.  I fully expect the roof to leak where he installed the vents through it, but it hasn't rained enough to tell since he's been finished.  One of the thermostats was defective and it took him about 2 months to replace it.  He completely lost the manual that goes with one of the HVAC units, including the manual for the condenser.  Like all of Solis' so-called workers, Mr. Pena was very unreliable and extremely slow.  More often not, he failed to show up when he was supposed to.  I'm not saying he was late, I'm saying he would not show up at all.

3) The exterior wood replacement was actually done quite well.  I believe the man's name who did most of this work was Pepe'.  Unfortunately, Pepe' didn't do anymore work on my house after that.  But he was the only one of Solis' workers that seemed to take pride in his work.

4) The tile work and other miscellaneous work was done by Mario.  DO NOT, under any circumstances, let Mario anywhere near your house.  Mario hung around my kitchen for about 10 days taking measurements and talking about the tile work he was going to do. When I finally complained to Solis that he was taking too long, he got mad and slapped the tile down and did a terrible job with the grout work.  Solis had to send another guy named Pablo over to repair Mario's mess and install the tile in the bathroom. Mario was supposed to patch the holes and do the miscellaneous repairs caused by the electrical and HVAC work.  He initially did a good job, but about halfway through he got REAL sloppy.  He never patched several holes and his work was so bad that I didn't complain after a while, I would just patch them myself.

Aside from Pepe's work, I can think of absolutely nothing positive to say about Soils and his so-called workers.  It was like a circus with nothing but clowns.  At some point, the clowns lost the key to one side of the duplex.  Solis said he was going to have a locksmith come and re-key the place, but that was just another of his lies and I had to have it re-keyed myself.  One day I came home and found the house numbers had been removed my house and thrown out in the yard!  I talked to one of my neighbors who said that Solis had once done good work for him, but I find it hard to believe.  Perhaps my work was just too difficult for his crew.  Maybe if you hired him for simple carpentry or painting, he could handle it.  As for myself, I will never let the man back on my property.  He started on my work, which he said he would finish in 15 working days, in September 2010 and stretched it out until late April 2011.  He never did completely finish, but I got tired of trying to get him to fix the things that were done improperly, even the things the city inspector said needed to be done.  Besides, on too many occasions I would take off from work to meet his workers at my house and they would not show up, so I won't waste my time with them anymore.  I know there are more examples of Solis' incompetence and unprofessionalism I could point out, but I can't think of them at the moment. Hopefully I've said enough that you won't make the same mistake that I did.  Just don't fall for his low estimate; I wouldn't let him work on my house again for free.

Overall, it went very well. The contractors arrived on time and did a good job. My issue was with the electricians helper who did not understand English well, and made minor mistakes in placement of ceiling fan and light fixture. Also, they never installed the screens for the French doors.

I have used this company for several years and the quality of their work has diminished dramatically in the past few years. Hired them to install a water softener and they only hooked it up to the cold water in one bathroom. Had them install lights in the kitchen and they did not work. There were lightbulbs in the fixture so they knew they did not work but left it that way anyway. The last straw was hiring them to install solar panels on the roof of my home. They took my money on August 6th and on November 10th I finally fired them when nothing was done. I later found out that they did not get approval from the historic commission to install the solar panels, did not get permits to do the work and was not approved to do the work in the first place by the energy company, which met I would have lost out on a $5,000 credit from the energy company if they had done the work. Lastly, I checked with the City of San Antonio and the owner is not a licensed general contractor with the city, although he is advertising that he is on this site.

We had Mr. Solis refinish our hardwood floors. The job involved replacement of several thresholds. The work was performed in a timely, punctual and professional manner. The results are beautiful! We then asked him to repair and paint an interior wall, repair rotten wood siding and porch rails outside and stucco a portion of our siding. Mr. Solis was vigilant about the quality of the job and insisted everything be done right. We appreciated his high standards!

I was very pleased with the work and other complimented us on the remodel. I have referred other friends to this contractor.

Mr. Solis is very professional, articulate, and punctual. His team is efficient, worked hard every day and accomplished all the tasks way ahead of schedule. They did an excellent job and all the electrical work was done very well and up to code. Also, they were friendly, polite, and curteous. They will be adding central air, insulation and windows to my home next

The project turned out very nice and I was happy with the outcome of the work. The contractors were very skilled and knew a lot in various fields of remodeling. I thought the price was very reasonable and they also specialize in working with historical homes.