Alameda Structural

Alameda Structural finished the new foundation, retrofit and drainage on our 100+ year old Berkeley home today. Both the owner, George, and our project manager, Pedro, were very accessible, easy to work with, and totally trustworthy. Putting in a new foundation in December is a cold, wet, muddy job, and the excellent crew worked very hard. It’s great to know that this house isn’t going anywhere in an earthquake! Thank you, AS!

AS completed a retrofit job in our Berkeley home. They were competitively priced, showed up on time and performed the job efficiently, including dealing with a snag in the structural engineer specifications. The main guy on the job, Steve, was a pleasure to deal with, and the owner George was reactive and available during the job. Recommended.

FUTURE CUSTOMERS BE WARE!
The time is 12:48 pm and I literally just got off the phone w/​Alameda Structural 5 minutes before I wrote this review. I explained the project to him (I he said his name was George) and he flat out told me «I’m not interested in your project». We barely spoke for 2 minutes and I was explaining myself and the project rather precisely. He did not seem the least bit interested in what i had to say and tried to run the other way when mentioned that there were another contractor (s) giving me bids on this project.
I was warned about Alameda Structural by a wonderful family friend/​general contractor who had nothing good to say about this company. I wish I has listened and avoided this call altogether.
I guess he doesn’t like to further his company or make money! Safe to say, I will not loose sleep over this and I will never be calling this company OR recommending them to anyone. Good luck with you business and you horrid customer service.

The outside wall of our basement garage was leaning ominously, and George came out to give us an estimate, along with 3 other contractors. Only he gave us a firm bid, within 2 hours no less. I guess experience helps. It was a HUGE job — complete demolition and replacement of the whole basement, and it went off like clockwork. They were probably not the cheapest, but they were competitive, and they found ways to fold in other work I needed for next to nothing. We love our new basement and peace of mind that a secure foundation brings.

My wife and I bought an old property in Rockridge at the end of 2013 with a daunting list of issues to deal with including the requirement for full foundation replacement and a whole host of rot and termite issues.
After meeting and receiving bids from at least 4 companies we knew Alameda Structural was the best for our project. George and Brian were prompt in responding to any questions we had about what was to us an intimidating task and were quickly able to put our minds at rest.
The work started in Dec 2013 and Eric did an amazing job leading the team on site. The crew were professional and courteous and got the job done on time allowing us to move in in early January.
We cannot thank the team enough and would recommend them to anyone who has this type of project to do!

Great quality. Affordable prices. Excellent service. We hired George and his crew several years back and this review is long overdue. Our experience with Alameda Structural is that they were very hard-​working and honest. 5 stars.

I called Alameda Structural because a car ran into my house, very messy. Alameda has done two jobs on our street, that I know of, and everyone is happy about their work. So, that made them an easy choice for at least a call.
Brian contacted me back and was straight up that this was not their kind of work and gave me a referral to American Technologies, Inc. (ATI). ATI is on it. Within an hour of my call they have scheduled an estimator and they are already coordinating with my State Farm adjustor.
This tells me the Alameda Structural runs in the company of professional people who know what they are doing. From years of personal experience in the construction business I can tell you this is a critical strength.
When I do get around to my foundation work, I will be calling Alameda Structural.

We had Alameda Structural add 8 new foundation piers to our house. We obviously had a lot of apprehensions going into this, and a major concern was the potential for other damage to be caused to the driveway, the patio, etc.
Alameda Structural made the entire process completely painless. They were in and out incredibly fast, and didn’t leave a trace behind. It required none of my attention. These guys really know what they are doing.

I had my 100 year old house retrofitted by Alameda Structural earlier this year. They were wonderful to work with. George, the owner, comes himself to not only draw up the initial bid, but he stops by almost daily to make sure everything is going as it should. We had to do the additional sheer walls and bolting from the outside, which meant removing and replacing a lot of the shingles as the downstairs was already finished, which added a lot of work to the project, but they were the only folks of the companies that I got bids from who were willing to work it out that way instead of ripping up my offices. His crew are all very nice to work with, put up with a lot of questions and concerns gracefully, are dog friendly which is especially groovy, and everything got done on time. They took care of pulling the permits and got that done as reasonably as possible. Even though we found that a portion of the foundation also had to be replaced once we opened everything up, I thought they were ultimately fair when it added cost to the job.
Thanks Alameda Structural!
Bonnie

I just finished a seismic retrofit with Alameda Structural. Great service and response to all needs. If you have a question or concern George gets back to you immediately. His subcontractors were great as well. I had some extra painting and sheetrock work done.
The men that worked on my home were extremely polite, hard workers, quite knowledgeable. And dog friendly!
the only caveat, their «finish» work is ok. They are best at the non pretty work.

You won’t find a better contractor for your foundation. This outfit is very professional. The owner George is straight forward and completes the project as needed and solves the unknown problems without changing his bid. All his subcontractors as well as his men are polite and courteous. They minimized any disruptions to me and my family as well as to the integrity of the house. Best of all you are assigned a project manager, that keeps you informed daily about what’s taking place and if I had any preferences when there was an option to. My project manager was Brian Bouchard and it was impossible to tell if he was working for the company or working for me. What a great feeling in knowing that someone was watching out for your interests as well. In addition to the foundation, I had them do some work on a time and material basis and it ended up saving me some money compared to other bids for the termite repair. What a pleasure considering how stressful a job like this can be.
LOOK NO FURTHER THEY ARE THE BEST!

We have done a lot of work over the years and this is one of my husband’s favorite contractors. We always trust them and he is extremely honest and knowledgeable.
If you need foundation work done I would not hestiate to use Alameda Structural.
They came to us highly referred and we have been extremely happy with the team there.

It’s nice to see that there are still good, honest businesses out there that care about their customers and the work they do.
This business is amazing! George is great and all his employees are phenomenal. I can’t sing their praises enough.
Anyone that owns property that needs foundation work, these are the people to go to. They bust some serious ass!
Having your foundation completely re-​done is not cheap and quite the undertaking. But, I feel like I got more than my money’s worth and the construction crew worked like a well oiled machine.
They were extremely efficient and knowledgeable. Everyone was very professional and hard working.
If I had to do it all over again, I would not hesitate in working with Alameda Structural.
Pass it on…

After many unreturned calls for a request an estimate for a crack in the foundation over 2 months, George finally told me over the phone that he isn’t interested in projects less than $ 25,000. He would be happy to come out and do a «foundation assessment» for $ 200. He will return your call right away if your project is $ 25k or more.