Looking for contractor for kitchen remodel in the Berkeley Hills

I am happy to recommend Emanuel with BuildMark. He did an amazing job on our kitchen remodel that also had some structural work (removed a load bearing dividing wall). The project was completed in the expected timeframe and it was nice to know he had lots of experience with similar designs. His phone number is 510-484 5765 and email: emanuel [at] buildmarkinc.com

We recently used Avila Construction Group to do a major renovation (kitchen, bath, bath addition) and then build an ADU, started working with them in 2021 on the main house, finished the ADU last week (phew!).

They are professional, talented, detail oriented, easy to communicate with, and do high quality work. They are not the cheapest, but definitely not the most expensive, and the value you get for your money in feeling listened to, having a kind, polite, skilled crew doing the work, and all the design and effectiveness recommendations the team gives as they work felt very worth the cost to us. The team would suggest things that ended up making even small details work better (ie small trim details better lining up or matching between rooms to help things feel cohesive, clever solutions to address fitting things effectively in small spaces, etc).

Francisco, the lead GC, studied architecture at Cal and brings both a care to construction detail as well as an aesthetic eye, and an unbeatable customer service attitude (Always willing to go above and beyond to make things right). He's also pretty tech savvy and we used Basecamp to manage the project together which I really appreciated — it kept all our updates, photos of work, punch lists, documents, etc. coordinated and easy to reference which was helpful when there are so many details to track. We also had some difficulty with inspectors (confusing and contradictory requirements and code interpretations, rudeness) and he was always patient and gracious which really helped smooth the way for sign off.

Could not more highly recommend.

Francisco Avila

Avila Group Construction Co, LLC

510.860.4425

francisco [at] avilagroupconstruction.com (francisco[at]avilagroupconstruction[dot]com)

License #: 1052992

We used Eco Home Remodeling for our kitchen remodel this summer. We absolutely love the work that Alin and his crew did in our kitchen. From first contact, Alin was very responsive. He quoted the job would take 5 weeks and that’s exactly what it took. The final cost was also the quoted estimate without any additional charges. He was very professional and easy to work with. He has an excellent attention to detail and was always willing to explain things to us which we really appreciated. We are very happy with the end result and are highly recommending them. You can reach Alin at 510 697 0679 or by email admin [at] ecohomeremodel.com