San Francisco Land Excavating

Platinum provided excellent customer service, were very reliable, and their quality of work was outstanding at a reasonable price. Their staff was helpful and courteous from start to finish. I highly recommend them for any of your plumbing and concrete needs!!!!

Westward Builders just finished a wonderful construction for a new studio on a hillside. A big part of the job was excavating the hillside and build a huge retaining wall. We did not even dream that it could go so smoothly and be so aesthetically pleasant. The wall is a real piece of art and the look is very trendy. Somebody told us that it is very hard to find somebody in San Francisco to do this design . Terry Keast knew exactly what to do and helped us all the way with judicious advices. Stunning results. He gave us the best proposal for the job and he kept the expenses very close to the allocated budget even though he had to do more work that planned at the beginning. His crew was very skilled and efficient. All the workers were delightful, hardworking, punctual and discreet. They worked hard to save as many plants as possible when choosing the path for the heavy equipment. The job was done professionally and in a timely manner. The result is so stunning that even the inspector was amazed and opened big eyes in admiration when he came to check. As you suspect, we highly recommend Westward Builders. Our next door neighbor already hired him for a job.

Chris did an excellent job. I paid him hourly - he always was very efficient, always showed up when he said he would and did a great job. When you are paying tractor rates, you need someone reliable like Chris. He has all the equipment you need for a large excavation job. He brought all equipment on site and only charged for the single piece he was driving at any given time. Some guys I got bids from only had a single piece of equipment (IE - backhoe, excavator). Chris's hourly rates were competitive, but I believe I would have spent at least twice as much with the other contractors who bid my job since no one else had the full range of equipment Chris has. For example, I own an excavator. It's the best tool for digging trenches or loading a dump truck, but not for moving/pushing large volumes of dirt for cut/fill which was most of the work on our job. Chris on his bulldozer can move large amounts of dirt at least 5x faster than my excavator. If I had hired a contractor who only had an excavator or backhoe, it would have cost a lot more!

Peninsula Concrete rebuild two retaining walls in front of my house.one was 4.5" high and the other up to 8" high. The walls were previously wood and were rotting and leaning. They had a large crew with two excavators and began work on time. they excavated to install drainage and geogrid. All inspections were passed and they finished on time and within budget. The walls now look great and should last 100 years. Very satisfied and recommended.

They were fine. I didn't use them because of the price. Their price wasn't that out of line. They were all pretty close but the other company was $100.00 cheaper. They were timely. They were good. I consider getting an estimate from them again.

W. Isaak Construction Inc. was a very good resource. He really knows the community. He seems to be really a good guy. He's very thoughtful about the job. We ended up going with somebody that was recommended by our closest friend. It was just a certain situation. But I wouldn't hesitate a minute to hire him. His prices were very reasonable. He's talented and can do so many things.

THIS COMPANY WAS VERY HELPFUL. THEY TRIED TO BE CAREFUL AS TO NOT DO ANYMORE DIGGING THEN NEEDED. THEY LEFT NO MESS FOR US TO CLEAN UP. THE CREW WAS ON TIME DURING THE ENTIRE JOB.

I did thorough research to find an excavator to remove about 32 cubic yards of topsoil from my front lawn. After a number of positive responses, a few on-site evaluations, and a few bids, I landed on one excavator...who would later cancel with one day's notice. I began the process all over again. This is not something I enjoyed nor had time for. Nonetheless I called four more excavators. Rick returned my call promptly, was over at my house a few hours later, measured, calculated and provided a bid. He was not the cheapest however when compared to the other bids he was very reasonable. Plus he could get to the job when I wanted the job done. How did he do? As a professor of management, I can tell you that I am a stickler for quality and a complete fulfillment of contractual obligations. Rick delivered exactly what he promised to deliver and with no surprises. Moreover, he exceeded my expectations. His customer service and professionalism were excellent and his overall product was solid. The very next day I brought in about 40 cubic yards of organic topsoil. A big thanks to Rick for a wonderful job from beginning to end. I would give Rick Six Stars if I could.

After purchasing our new home we decided to add a ground level 1 bedroom apartment roughly 1000 square feet. The available space required some dirt removal to be able to build the appropriate apartment. After receiving several quotes me and my husband decided to go with B-Side Construction. They walked us through the building process and helped with the permits and the architect. the project took just about 2 months to complete. The house has a side entrance to the backyard so we never felt that the house was under construction, the workers were really nice and respectful to our property and us. I am not a construction expert but will do my best to explain what I saw. The build started with removal of the excess dirt to start the foundation for the apartment. Then came the framing and the floor, fallowed by the electrical and the plumbing work. Sheetrock was hung, patched, and painted. In the bathroom we decided to install tile, with all the appropriate accessories. the bedroom has a closet and a window, which was cut open in an existing wall and reinforced. The entire apartment has hardwood floors in each room except for the bathroom. The were even able to install a door in the back of the apartment and create a small storage space, really neat. The kitchen and the cabinets created very nice kitchen with black marble counter top. The entire apartment received 4 windows, front door, and a patio was built in front of the door in the back yard. We even asked if they could rebuild our fence which was falling apart at the time, so they agreed and gave us a fairly cheap price, since we were already doing the apartment they gave us a deal. Overall me and my husband are very pleased with the experience, for the money we invested and the price increase on our house, this was well worth it.

They have been out three times already just for the quote and I’m very pleased with them so far.