Garcia Construction LLC

We called Garcia Construction due to an emergency with our mom's home because of a possible water leak between the subfloor and rodent barrier and water pooling on the ground underneath her home. Jose assessed the concerns over the phone and came out to the property within a couple hours and even brought extra supplies he would need to fix the water leak/pipe break. He was extremely friendly, listened to our concerns and answered all of our questions as he walked through the areas of the home to assess for potential internal leaks and then immediately crawled under the home to assess the potential damage. Luckily, there wasn't a leak but he found a rodent issue which was causing the rodent barrier to sag and the water pooling underneath the home was coming from the water gutters/drains. Jose went above and beyond for us! He also walked the outside of the house with us to look for rodent entry points, gave us suggestions on how to block access and guidance on how to address the rodent issue. NOW NO MORE RODENTS!! He also assisted us with our mom's storage drains because that was causing the issues with water pooling underneath her home. We experienced exceptional customer service in a very stressful situation. We would highly recommend Garcia Construction LLC. Thank you Jose!!

We have contracted with Garcia Construction, LLC. multiple times for our personal home and rental properties. Originally, we had major water damage in our basement to an exterior wall, resulting from an error made from a previous contractor. After contacting several other contractors first, Garcia Construction was the first to actual respond to schedule an appointment. Garcia Construction (Jose) arrived at the scheduled time, was very friendly, and very professional. As Jose was looking at the damage, he actually diagnosed the real problem causing the water damage. (A cracked pipe in the wall was thought to be the original problem). Thankfully, we had procrastinated and did not have the original contractor repair the damages – as the real problem would not have been found. Garcia’s estimate was reasonable so we contacted him to sign the bid. The job was finished and all repairs were completed within the agreed time-frame, and within budget (even after Jose agreed to complete other repairs outside of the original estimate). We were very happy and surprised how clean the repair site was kept during restoration – and that the debris was removed from the premise, daily. Because we were pleased with the repair of our basement, we again contracted with Garcia Construction to do an emergency remodel on our rental property. The signed contract(s) were for replacing the roof, all windows, interior and exterior doors, and repairs to the tile counters and shower throughout, and new exterior paint. This emergency remodel was during the late summer months which is and was a very busy time for most contractors. Jose and his assistants worked evenings and weekends to complete the remodel on-time. They also assisted us with non-contracted repairs, knowing we were in a time crunch and had tenants scheduled to move in. We have continued contracting with Garcia Construction for other property repairs and small remodel projects.

Both guys were very friendly and professional and did an excellent job.

They were slow but other than that they were OK.

Really good--great job. My wife and I were very happy with Mr. Garcia's and his associate's work results. The costs for Mr. Garcia's work and materials were reasonable, competitive and adhered to the bid price. There has been a definite improvement in the appearance of our house, thanks to Mr. Garcia and his associate. Mr. Garcia and his associate were helpful, pleasant and courteous. Mr. Garcia kept us informed of any developments associated with this project. He was willing and able to work around our schedule involving my wife and me being out of town for part of the time he was working on our house. We will definitely keep Mr. Garcia in mind should we need help on other home repair/improvement projects.

Not well. Shouldn't have gone with the low bidder. 
Demolition - B
Framing - C-
Sheetrock - C
Floor prep - F
Stair building - D-
Siding - D
Roofing - F
Painting - D
Finish work - F
Professionalism - (C-) Mr. Garcia seems nice enough, and somewhat knowledgeable, but his work force of 2 had very little construction back ground. (Nice guys), but not a lot of experience.  The project shows the lack of construction background. The main office (Mrs. Garcia) D-. Very unprofessional. We have the emails to prove it. Wow!
Happy to share pictures or answer any questions for Angie folks.
DO NOT use this company for anything other then building a deck.

Mr Garcia promised that the job is "perfect" and "very pretty" upon completion.  I thought this as hyperbole, but acceptable since Mr Garcia's presentation was one of professionalism and exuded confidence in his work.  Here are the facts as witnessed by homeowner and/or spouse.
The contractor projected that the remodel would to take 4-5 days to complete.  On 6-4-15 homeowner called Mr Garcia to confirm the arrival time on 6-8-15 to start the work as agreed when the contract was signed.  Mr Garcia requested that the job be postponed to 6-11-15.  Mr Garcia was reminded that homeowners had informed Mr Garcia that time was scheduled off from work to accommodate the remodel.  Mr Garcia stated he will start as originally agreed.  The first two days of the job Garcia Construction worked at most 6 hours in order to get to another job.  On 6-10-14, Mr Garcia stated a total of 3 people were scheduled but the third was absent due to a hospital trip resulting from a back injury.  On 6-26-15, Mr Garcia provided a cursory cleaning of the bathroom.  He was paid the balance owed and left.
This following event was witnessed by my wife.  The assistant, James,  used a circular saw to cut a piece of plywood from larger stock. James supported the plywood with his leg.  The saw blade was within inches of his thigh.  Additionally, the plywood was cut in front of an opened door, which allowed sawdust to enter the house.  James had the foresight to wear a particle mask to prevent inhalation of the dust.
The GFCI switch to operate the shower vent fan/light was improperly installed by the electrician.  Homeowner tested the GFCI for functioning.  It failed to break the circuit to the vent/light as designed.  Installation of the GFCI is required for a fan/light when used in a bath/shower to maintain the UL approval.  Homeowner removed the cover plate to the GFCI.  The lead was directly wired into the load bypassing the GFCI.  The yellow tape was still on the lead side of the GFCI.  Mr Garcia was advised on 6-22--15 of the faulty installation.  The second electrician arrived on or about 06-25-15 and the homeowner informed the electrician of how the GFCI was incorrectly installed.  The faulty installation was corrected by the second electrician as described by the homeowner.
Mr Garcia failed to turn off the power at the breaker panel for the range hood prior to removal and install.  The contractor shorted out the load with a good size arc, tripping the circuit breaker while installing the new range hood.  Homeowner commented this was once experienced by homeowner as well.  Mr Garcia and James both stated that this was not their first incident shorting out an electrical load.  On 6-27-15 was when the problem with the range hood was first appeared.  The homeowner had to subsequently remove the contractor installed range hood on 6-28-15 due to a malfunctioning on/off switch for the fan. The temperature sensitive switch has a blue LED light noting the power is on.  The LED steadily flashed whether the power was turned on or off at the switch.  Upon removal of contractor installed hood, it was discovered that the appliance was left ungrounded.  Homeowner installed the new range hood and wired it, to include ground with a GFCI installed since steam is vented out.
An ADA approved grab bar mounted next to the commode.  It was not tightly secured to its' attach point on the wall.  It rocked up/down.  A towel bar was not tightened down.  James held an unopened box and asked homeowner where the small towel bar is to be installed.  Homeowner informed James the towel bar is a toilet tissue dispenser while pointing at the box.  The toilet paper dispenser had a 1/4 inch gap when it should have been flush.  Mr Garcia indicated the gap was acceptable.  Mr Garcia did have the deficits corrected.

Mr Garcia took delivery of three boxes for shower kit from the big box store on or about 6-10-15.  He noted the box containing the 3 piece shower surround as damaged and opened.  After installation and near completion of the remodel, one surround panel was removed at Mr Garcia's suggestion due to damage.  Mr Garcia denied that the surround was damaged during installation, but sometime prior to it.
After the last application of drywall joint compound the homeowner entered the bathroom to find James standing on a 5 gallon bucket of drywall joint compound, inside the shower stall, jumping up/down on it to seal the lid.  James appeared oblivious to the look on the homeowner's face and continued his business as if normal.  James was not asked if this was the only occasion that the joint compound bucket was sealed inside of the shower stall in like manner since this is where the bucket was stored. 
The shower pan was delivered in an intact box without damage and sealed.  Once installed homeowner observed, from a standing position, a very visible semi-circular shaped crack, approximately 1-1/2 inches in diameter, on the right side of the threshold of the shower pan.  On very close inspection the crack follows the inside of the right angle.  Mr Garcia was advised of the damage by telephone call on 6-22-15.  When  Mr Garcia inspected the area on or about 6-24-15 and stated that the damage was, "Very curious."  Mr Garcia spontaneously and voluntarily offered to remove and replace the shower pan noting that this would take 4-5 hours.  When Mr Garcia arrived on 6-25-15 to start the work, he instead withdrew his offer to complete the repair that he made on 6-24-15.   Mr Garcia stated that the shower pan was damaged prior to installation not during.  Mr Garcia stated he made contact with Kohler since, in his opinion, this was a manufacturing defect.  Mr Garcia provided homeowner with a name and telephone number to initiate warranty repair through Kohler.
Contact was made with a local Kohler repair subcontractor by homeowners' spouse.  The subcontractor was given a complete description of the damage.  The  Kohler subcontractor indicated, from their experience, that the damage is not consistent with a manufacturing defect.  The damage is consistent with the shower pan being struck or kicked.  The subcontractor made it clear that blame is not being assigned to any party regarding the damage.  They requested that photographs be sent of the damaged area.  Whereas, the photographs very clearly show the damage that was described.
This leaves two questions.  Did Garcia Construction install a product with an easily seen defect, which was observed by the homeowner while standing in front of the shower?  Or, did the contractor damage the product during installation?  Mr Garcia denied the latter and he was not asked about the former.
Simple things, which takes less than 5 minutes, like a failing to sweep up at the end of the day to remove drywall dust and fragments from the floor, or picking up wet drywall compound from the floor to prevent tracking it on the carpet.  It is noted that Mr Garcia swept the floor on a couple of occasions.  Homeowner informed Mr Garcia that we decline to have Garcia Construction apply the finish texture and paint the area, pursuant to the contract, and the homeowners will complete the finish work.  Some of the issues may be small when noted individually.  Yet the job must viewed collectively to appreciate the scope of the work performed by Garcia Construction.  When the dots are connected a pattern emerges.
Homeowner had experience with contractors in the past.  The majority were very good in their field of work while the remainder came as horror stories.  Mr Garcia is personable and polite.  He presented head and shoulders above other contractors when speaking of pr

Jose worked on two projects for us. Both were done timely, professionally. Last minute changes weren't a problem. We will use his services in hte near future again.

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Jose Garcia and his crew did an outstanding job re-installing 3 sliding doors, replacing water valves & a new door, and repairing weather-damaged exterior surfaces on our house.  He and his crew were friendly, prompt, courteous and project driven. We  will be checking back with Garcia Construction about another project we will have in the upcoming year.

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The paint colors were good.
The edges were not straight and did not go behind the toilet

Good communication, work quality was good.  Everything was done as promised

The construction went very well. Garcia Construction got all permits required for the skylights. The skylights are beautiful and sheet rock finish matches the rest of the house. The tile is straight and level.

Our basement flooded during heavy rains due to failure of the drainage system, which was replaced, but there was water damage to drywall and carpet in a basement bedroom. There was also an old section of rock-and-mortar foundation in the basement that was eroding. Jose from Garcia Construction was prompt to respond, review the work that needed to be done, and give me an estimate. He repaired the drywall and textured the area, replaced the carpet, and painted the room. He framed in the rock-and-mortar areas and covered them with cement. Jose was always pleasant and courteous throughout, answering my questions and providing explanations. He is meticulous, pays attention to detail, and obviously takes pride in his work. We are very happy with the results.

Mr. Garcia was very friendly. His tile work was not up to standard and I would not recommend them for this work. He did an excellent job laying the laminate flooring , casing the doors and windows and installing a built in microwave.

They were prompt, honest, stuck to their bid, finished the job timely and had a great attitude.  I plan to use them again.

The job was done satisfactorily, excellent cleanup after the job. Only complaint was on time performance. Came 4 hours later than promised.

Jose Garcia was prompt, energetic, and had a "can do" attitude.  His work was perfect (the walls look great) and clean up was better than expected.  His finish carpentry was excellent - the trimmed out windows are perfect. He didn't charge extra for small incidentals such as removing and replacing garage door brackets, etc.

The project went very smoothly overall, especially since we were absentee owners and much of the communication about the project was by phone and/or periodic visits by us to review the progress of the project.

We requested a bid from Garcia Construction. Jose was very prompt to reply and come out and look at the job we needed done. He was very thorough to ask all the right questions as to what we wanted done and what material we were looking at to use. He had no problem recreating the design pattern we were requesting-"sure I can do that for you"was the theme working with Jose Garcia. Within a very short time he had returned with a bid in writing, and gave us suggestions as to what suppliers would carry the product we were thinking about using. We went to the different suppliers and compared products and made our decision. We called Jose and told him we would like his company to do the job for us and what product we had  chosen. After signing the contract he gave us a start date and kept that date to start on time. The project was completed on time and the workmanship was beautiful . The joining angles were just perfect which made the project just stand out. Many compliments from friends. They were meticulous in clean up and not disturbing lawn or plants in the process.They were responsive to our questions during construction which was appreciative. If they had a question they didn't hesitate to stop and ask us for our opinion on this or that. We would recommend Garcia Construction.