We have been using SJB Construction for all of our home remodeling needs sine 2006. Steve and his team are our go-to guys no matter how big or small the job. Could not be happier with the work and craftsmanship.
We recently bought a fixer-upper that hadn't been renovated since it was built in the '60s, so we enlisted SJB to help us modernize it. We tore down walls and fireplaces, replaced all the floors and fixtures, and even added a second floor with a killer master bathroom. Steve and his crew were phenomenal; the quality of work is fantastic and Steve was great at addressing any questions after we moved in. He was very knowledgeable and by-the-book no cutting corners so I'm confident our new home will be in good shape for years to come.
SJB Construction took my 80 year old home and helped make it new again. We were able to keep the original features and add new ones with a seamless transition. No one would ever guess our home had been remodeled. The attention to detail with the materials and the craftsmanship, we were able to take all the old and worn and replaced it with new and better quality. Our home will last another 80 years thanks to SJB.
Over the past several years, SJB Construction has supported several projects at our home and rentals. In ALL CASES, they provided high quality construction with excellent communications and fair prices. We very highly recommend them and will continue to call Steve and Cody with our future construction projects!
Steve is extremely professional and the quality of his work is amazing! The job was done within the timeline agreed upon and the results exceeded our expectations. He kept the work site clean as he progressed to the finished product and I will definitely hire him again.
Steve is hands down the best contractor in San Diego! A true craftsman that takes pride in what he does.
A year ago I sought out a contractor to build a room addition. I found SJB Construction through Google searches and other research. 5 stars on Yelp, good BBB profile, I felt like I was making a good choice.
The day my project started was a foreshadowing of things to come. Steve had told me I wouldn't need to move out of my existing bedroom until " the last month ". The very first day, his crew began removing stucco from the side of my house and smashed my master bedroom window. They boarded that window up. Rains were in the forecast for the following couple of weeks and I had exposed insulation and walls, 30 feet worth. Steve said " that's just construction, it's fine ". My slab was poured, and the rains came. The rain pooled on the slab and made its way into two of my rooms, destroying my carpet. I spent 7 hours in the middle of the night cutting carpet back until it was dry and removing all of my belongings from my bedroom and family room. This is with my 3 small children living at the house. 3 months before we were supposed to have been out of these rooms. Every time a storm came I would beg and plead with Steve to help weatherproof the existing structure. I personally bought a a $250 50x50 tarp to cover the entire house. Steve put the tarp on - his freaking job - but he sure as heck wasn't going to provide any materials to protect my home. That was on me. From December 1 2018 until last night April 14th 2019 my wife and I have slept on air mattresses in my living room.
Things surely got better, right? No. Worse. Throughout every phase of the project I would notice poor workmanship. Industry standard practices not followed. Examples:
1. Windows. Steve's own crew - the same guys that framed the house - installed the windows. Usually a licensed window contractor would do this. If they see a problem, they tell the framing crew to fix it. Over half of my windows and doors do not operate smoothly. Over half are not level or plumb. My brand new master bedroom slider does not close properly, and its screen door cannot even enter the jam. I have picture of windows shoehorned into the rough opening where there is supposed to be a perimeter of space for settling. All in the installation manual. My daughters new window was installed so tightly it was bowed in the frame. Steve "fixed" this by sawing the sill down or something in a rush as the stucco guy came around the corner. Now the windowsill is uneven. My double hungs have to be forced down. No shims were used per instructions printed ON THE WINDOW. I can go on and on.
2. Drywall. Sloppy, horrible drywall returns around windows. Half an inch change in direction in various angles. Popped screws painted over throughout. Sloppy texture. In one instance, spray on orange peel texture was used over my existing knockdown textured wall. Attempts to match existing texture were awful. Good drywall guys can do this.
3. Floors. Why sub to a licensed flooring contractor when you can do it yourself? Steve's crew did the floors. I provided a highlighted, written set of manufacturers instructions. Multiple items were not adhered to and the floors came out horrible. LVP planks were slammed into drywall, pics attached. Why do the required 1/4" of spacing when you can just ram it into the drywall?? Why undercut jams when you can sloppily cut around them? Why put floor transitions under doors when you can just have 4" of carpet sticking out in the hallway? Steve angrily and disrespectfully called me a "layman" in my own home when I brought these concerns up. He told me "jobsite conditions" prevented him from doing the floors in the normal, standard trade way. I pulled up all the planks, hired a real contractor, and had the floors laid correctly with 0 issues. I paid $4,700 labor out of contract for this and had to buy an additional $1,600 worth of flooring since Steve's crew improperly cut and laid so many.
I have more to say but I exceeded Google's limit! Don't hire Steve - ever.
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