Home Healing Renovations

Finally getting around to my review. April of 2015, I had Jason and his team out to my house to replace some old windows with French Doors — as there was no easy way to get to my back yard without going through the garage, replace a rotted door with a glass door, create two decks, and paint the house. Jason and his team were professional and got the project done — though, I felt it may have taken them longer than I thought it should. Jason stayed within the budget (shockingly, since I have an old house), and made sure the inspections went smoothly (even with the hiccup of one inspector wanting additional fire alarms and me saying, um no). Everyone has commented on what a great job they did. And they did an excellent job cleaning up at the end of the project. I’m actually having Jason come out to give me an estimate on my kitchen remodel, so there may be another review in a few months!

We worked with HHR/​Jason in early 2015 to redesign and remodel our 2^nd floor (originally 2 bedrooms 1 bath into 2 bedrooms 2 bath). Being our first stab at home renovation, it was a great experience. The business side is professional — super responsive, detailed quotes and change orders, permits, invoicing, etc. The design and workmanship is solid. Our design was challenging (maximizing very limited space but keeping it functional). They did a great job working with us through several designs. The final space feels great and surprisingly spacious. Most of the second floor was taken down to studs. We built two bathrooms and re-​did a bedroom from scratch, plus we tacked on various smaller upgrades throughout the house (electrical, roof, and chimney work). The crews we worked with were all great guys; they kept our home livable and clean each day. On a few occasions, folks came on a weekend to get things done. Being a larger project, this did require a lot of time as home owners, communicating back and forth with Jason about the work/​contract sometimes. But, we expected that and Jason was always very responsive. Most importantly, we are very happy with the results. Even afterwards, when a pocket door got stuck (likely wood expansion), Jason sent someone to fix it. Now, a year later, the work has still held up. We will definitely call on Jason again for future projects.

Jason and his crew are wonderful!
We purchased our home in Berkeley in March 2014. We met with Jason and some other contractors during our inspection period, and we found that he was very reasonably priced. We were also eager to get the renovations going as quickly as possible after we closed, and he certainly delivered! We closed on March 18^th and he was in here with his guys on March 20^th doing demolition.
The renovations included going down to the studs in most of the house, gutting our kitchen, adding a new bathroom, refinishing the floors, painting, and retrofitting. Most people we knew warned us that the work would take far longer than Jason guaranteed, but Jason was able to stick to a pretty aggressive timeline.
Jason was at our house at the beginning and end of the project, and he was very responsive to questions we had throughout the process. The foreman, Aldo, was AMAZING. He worked with us to design and build the built-​in nook we wanted in our kitchen (I am attaching the photo), he reached out for input when necessary, and he was super a warm and kind person with our entire family. He went out of his way to help us and go above and beyond.
Alexis was also really helpful. We found some sub-​contractors (e.g., windows, electrician) on our own to save money. She didn’t have to help us, but she wound up helping us find an exterminator when the one we had initially decided on fell through.
We moved into our home after the renovations and called Jason again in early 2015 to help us renovate our sunroom (a room attached to the kitchen, adjacent to the yard). It was again a great experience and we are very pleased with the results.
Jason also provides a one year warranty on all his work and is extremely responsive when there is an issue. For example, we had an issue with some paint chipping at the corners of the renovated sunroom. He emailed us back immediately and sent his guys over within a week or so to take care of it.
We highly recommend Home Healing Renovations and the wonderful people who work there. We had a great experience and we hope that you do as well!

Jason renovated our Berkeley bungalow a year ago and we absolutely love the results and the process. The work involved a to-​the-​studs renovation of a kitchen and bathroom, plus new floors and paint throughout. Jason gave a very detailed quote, with each aspect of the renovation priced individually, which really helped us to tailor the work to our taste and budget. Like any renovation, there were mistakes (bathroom tile originally not installed to pattern), but Jason quickly corrected the issue without any hassle.
Jason will definitely be first on my list for future work.
Check out photos of our remodel:

This is the worst contractor I have dealt with did not finish the project in a timely matter most of Jason’s workers don’t speak any English very hard to communicate with them, and when I called the office to let them know that one of their employees Broke a window they kept hanging up on me. Jason the owner kept adding change orders to projects that was included in the contract but he kept insisting I should pay extra I’m never using this contractor ever again. The quality in the craftsmanship he promised was not there very poor craftsmanship for the prize that he charged me and my Husband. Never again will I use them or recommend them to anyone. You been WARNED!

Wow! If you had asked me 3 months ago, I would have sung the praises of this company. Jason was amazing and thorough as were the contractors. Ask me now, and I have a different tune to sing. I just requested a water test and the rate for them to come out and do the test was 3 TIMES MORE expensive than their original visit and they took forever to response to my initial request. To say that the pricing is outrageous is an understatement. I would not recommend bothering to call if you don’t have an extra $ 1000 or so to burn.

We contacted Jason to have some seismic retrofit work done on our house, and we’ve been extremely happy with the quality of the work and the responsiveness of Jason, Aldo, and the crew. Jason took care of contacting and working with a seismic engineer, and gave us a number of options. In the end, they strengthened the garage door opening with a steel strongwall, added a shearwall, tied the house to the foundation, replaced some pylons under the house, and re-​poured part of the foundation. They also brought in an overhead door company to replace the garage door.
Jason was responsive and kept us up to date with the permitting and inspection schedule, and met our admittedly tight deadline before we left for a roadtrip. Aldo texted me during the day if decisions were needed, and answered questions by email also; I really appreciated this. He also went out of his way to investigate an outdoor electrical box that was giving us trouble, even though it had nothing to do with their work.
I highly recommend them, and we’ll be using them again very soon to add an external door to our house.

Forget any nightmare stories you’ve heard about contractors. These folks are gold.
So, a cheap-​ass bathroom remodel by the previous owners of our house resulted in water leaking into the floor of the bathroom and showing up as a big soggy crack in the ceiling of the living room. Jason and crew took an incremental approach to the problem to try and avoid expensive stuff like retiling the bathroom unless it was needed. They isolated where the water was, got it dried, redid the formerly badly sealed shower (and they did have to redo some tiles but not all).
They stuck exactly to their estimate: we wound up paying a little over $ 4,000 for the whole job, which we felt was well worth it for the quality of the work, and was less than a water damage removal specialty company would have cost us (the water damage people would have charged us just a little less than $ 4,000 just to rip apart the whole bathroom and get the water out. Retiling would have added a couple grand to that.) There were a couple of small extra things that they discovered needed doing (the shower door was improperly installed, eg.) and they just fixed them at no extra charge.
They also stayed within their estimated time. In fact, they gave a date by which the work would absolutely be done but they finished four days earlier than that.
The work seems to be of the highest quality. They fixed the living room ceiling so that you can’t even tell a repair has been made unless you know exactly where to look. The shower is well sealed («bullet proof» as they put it) and nicely retiled. They left the house spotless at the end of each work day.
I also appreciated that the crew (Aldo and Esteban one day, Aldo and Jose the other days) were really nice people. It was a pleasure to have them in our house. Their energy was gentle and respectful and they were interesting to talk to. They showed up right on time each day and took obvious pride in doing a great job.
We absolutely have our go-​to people for any contract work we need done!

Jason is absolutely the first person I reach for when I need contracting work done. I can wholeheartedly vouch that he is an outstanding person as I have known him socially for several years. Based on this trust I was able to leave keys to my home in his hands and everything was handled while I traveled: a french drain was installed, they documented the work with photos to show me the progress (also so that I could report back to the condo association). To save me money, Jason worked with my landscaper who came in to remedy a prior mistake. My request definitely complicated Jason’s work and I appreciated his flexibility.
Further pluses:
–He charged me exactly what he quoted
–The work was done punctually
–Jason is a clear communicator
–They cleaned up afterwards, including the inside of my home which they had to pass through with all tools and supplies to reach the garden.
–My home was infrared tested after the work was done and no dampness was found.
Definitely hire Jason, you’ll be well taken care of.

Jason and his team worked on a major project for a fixer that we bought in North Berkeley. We asked him to lift the house, excavate and replace the foundation/​slab as well as perform a seismic retrofit in preparation for converting a basement into livable space. The HHR crew was extremely professional, bids were well documented, the work was completed in the time allotted and the tradesmanship was expert.
As with everything, there are some things to keep in mind when working with Jason and team, especially on a major project:
1 — Have ALL of your permits in order and approved
2 — Ensure your plans have the proper detail
3 — Build a relationship with whomever is actually doing the work on the ground. Jason is a busy dude and so are the folks in the office. While they’re responsive, it’s sometimes more efficient to talk to the tradespeople on site so long as it’s within the scope of the project
4 — If you can, attend any inspections personally so that you can at least hear what’s going on and be available if the inspector asks questions that the tradesperson is unable to answer regarding your needs as the homeowner
5 — Be flexible. Sometimes HHR needs to reschedule a meeting. To me, that’s not a big deal considering how they respond quickly to the various and inevitable curveballs that I throw at them.
Basically, be involved and engaged and HHR will reward you with excellent work.

Called to make an appointment for an estimate and had to wait three weeks. The woman on the phone kept telling me how busy Jason is so I was understanding of the wait. Then our appointment day came and ten minutes after Jason was supposed to be at our house I get a call saying suddenly he has had an «emergency». I wouldn’t waste your time and effort with these folks.
Also don’t be fooled by their Saturday hours listed here… they don’t work on the weekends.

Not sure what the other reviewers are talking about in terms of responsiveness. I wrote an email to Jason via the email address on his website with a list of projects we are considering. It’s been a week, and we’ve received no response – no phone call, no email, not even a «sorry, we don’t/can’t do that.»

Jason was very professional and straightforward in the esitmation and proposal stage, and his team delivered great work on several roof and exterior repair work areas. His team was respectful, and timely. And his prices were very reasonable. I would highly recommend him and his team.
Mike E

Jason and his team did a fantastic job on some of the repairs done at our home. The main project was replacing the horrible popcorn ceiling with an ugly indented tube light fixture to a conventional flat ceiling with side moldings and replacing the closet doors. They made sure it was done correctly and beautifully. Everything was done professionally and in good amount of time. Everyone was friendly and made sure everything was cleaned up after the project was complete. I will definitely call them again for any future projects.

Jason is very responsible and helpful.
He always stay in contact and answers whenever I have questions.
I needed someone reliable for small tasks in my new house, and he made everything so easy.
I had to replace interior and exterior doors, and fix my kitchen sink plumbing, and garage door fixed. I am very pleased how the works were handled.
Highly recommended! :-D

We had been talking for years about redoing our bathroom and kitchen, but were always afraid of the price and the impact it would have on our live. We finally caved and decided to go for it, in addition to replacing almost every single window in our home too.
As soon as we met Jason we knew that he was an honest guy, and a hard worker. We still met with (many) more contractors just to be sure, but each time we met with another builder, we kept thinking back to Home Healing Renovations’ bid, and how our gut instinct was telling us that Jason was the guy.
Throughout the whole process, he has been available, quick to respond, and very attentive to our needs. Halfway through the process, the crew discovered a huge amount of dry-​rot in our exterior wall that had to be addressed, and we felt that Jason was incredibly fair and compromising to ensure that we got a solid job done.
We couldn’t be happier with our new kitchen, bathroom, and windows, and feel that we found our builder for the area. We’re definitely calling Home Healing Renovations for our next project!

So this will probably be a review in progress. I called him a year ago to fix a simple grout problem in my shower. I had called around but other businesses had refused to send someone out because it was «too small of a problem». However, he sent someone out and had done so because that was his way of building his customer base. The guy that he sent out was courteous, fun to talk to, and made sure that the all old grout, bacteria, and all the icky stuff was gone before he put in the new grout. The job took a little bit longer, but he didn’t charge anything extra.
I called him recently to do some remodeling around the house. Jason has been so flexible in terms of changing the terms of what we’re going to do and because I have a HOA, was very open to working within their timeline and restrictions. He’s very open and willing to work with you on price and I trust that he will do a very good job, just like he did with the grout in my shower.
Will update as soon as my job is finished. Highly recommend! Everyone should be as decent, honest, and hardworking as he is.
Update: 02÷15÷12
They have just finished the work. Everything was done within the deadline that was set. (There was a little delay due to rain, but they promptly sent someone out the next day to finish the work). After the work ended, someone always walked through the site with me to make sure that everything was satisfactory. I had pointed out something towards the end of the job (something extremely minor), they made sure everything was done correctly the next day.
It’s been a true pleasure to work with them. I was in constant communication with everyone and the Julien and Saundra were calling me to update me on the progress. The garden turned out beautifully and they took painstaking care to make sure that the stones laid out beautifully so that not only was the job done, but it was done professionally and very pleasing to the eye.
Everyone was very accommodating. They had brought in multiple runners to lay down on my carpets since i had just got them cleaned (new runners too!) and they limited the number of people that were in and out of the house. The electrician was great and even made sure to wipe down the cabinets and surrounding fixtures before installing the range because he wanted to make sure there was no dust left over.
Will definitely call them for my next project :) Highly highly recommend. You can’t go wrong with them!

Jason completed a remodel that I was doing in my basement.
The job was to take out some acoustic tile, wood paneling, and 1970’s fluorescent lights and installing sheet rock on the walls and ceilings with recessed lighting.
From all of the contractors that I met for my project, Jason was the most professional, and his prices were very competitive.
After our initial meeting, Jason, promptly provided an itemized quote that was exactly what we discussed. With the others that I met, the quotes took longer than what seemed necessary or were lacking in detail.
Jason and his crew came on time everyday, and the work was of the highest quality. I was extremely pleased with the result. They were respectful, clean, and knowledgeable. They had my trust for sure. When I had questions about anything, I got timely answers from the crew or Jason. Of equal importance they finished the work on time and within budget.
I don’t expect it, but if I come across any workmanship problems in the future, I will feel comfortable calling Jason to get effective resolution. Also putting my mind at ease is that Jason provided a one year written guarantee. I know that the other contractors that I looked at wouldn’t have done that.
I will definitely use Home Healing Renovations for any other projects that I may have around my home.

Jason and his crew at Home Healing Renovations are the real deal. This is the best contractor experience I’ve ever had. Jason worked with me on a major bathroom remodel (tear everything out including the walls, and start over). He was patient and creative with the quote, suggesting some nice touches that I hadn’t thought of. He worked with integrity and around my schedule — even leaving the toilet working every night so that we didn’t have to find alternate bathroom facilities.
Once the job got going, Jason and his crew’s work was excellent. They encountered several problems, and clearly explained the impact to the project and its budget prior to completing them. The work was of outstanding quality both structurally and cosmetically — the building inspector also said the same. He and his crew were honest, timely, clean, and tidy.
I wouldn’t hesitate to contact Jason again for future work, or to recommend him to others.

Jason was extremely patient and thorough in helping us fix a pretty hairy mold/​water damage issue in our new house. It did take us a while to find the source of the leak, but he was eventually able to conclusively locate it and ensure that it didn’t happen again. In addition, all of his work (roof, drywall, lighting, floors) was of the highest quality, and when completed everything was very clean. On top of that, he went out of his way to communicate and keep us in the loop as far as where the work was at each phase as well as scheduling the next.
We have a few smaller jobs we’ll need done later this year, and I really hope Jason will be available to do them!