Benjamin Construction

Gilbert and Benjamin Construction are fantastic. Not only did he build our downstairs inlaw units quicker than expected and up to a high quality standard, he also came in below estimates. He stayed in communication with me the whole time, and seeing how this was my first major project on my home and I had limited experience, Gilbert helped to give me advice and point me in the right direction which I highly appreciate. Knowing what I know now, and seeing the work he’s done, I can confidently say that Gilbert stands out in this business as having high integrity, and unbelievable value for the service he provides. He’s extremely knowledgeable and a true expert in his field. It’s not often that you find someone who surpasses all of your expectations in any industry, but I can safely say that Gilbert has earned my business for life. Thank you Gilbert and Benjamin Construction!!!

I was brought in to sell a property that my client and Benjamin Construction were wrapping up. It was a complete rehab on a multi-​unit building. As we worked to bring the project to market, solicit offers, secure a buyer and close the transaction, Gilberto was nothing short of amazing in taking care of his part of the equation. This guy has the best, most pro-​active and professional attitude about his business and the job he does… I would be honored to work with him and Benjamin Construction again, I look forward to doing business with him the next time… thank you, Gilbert!

Short review: Gilbert of Benjamin Construction is extremely responsible and works very hard to meet my needs both before and after the job finished. I had an extremely tough job, a 3-​unit building that was wrecked by the previous contractor I had and required a complete renovation. Gilbert had many workers there working almost non-​stop for 2 – 3 months and got the job done in time to meet my own sales deadline. I can’t say enough good things about Gilbert and his crew. Even my Realtors are impressed by him, and they have experienced many, many contractors! I will gladly serve as a reference to any and all who wants to know the details of the work done. Feel free to contact me on here.

It seems to be the unwritten rule that contractors will show up late, leave behind a mess, disappear for days to work on other projects, and hit you with surprise increases in costs. And who knows whether they’ll even get the job done right. Because of this, I passed on a number of bids from contractors who I didn’t trust to properly repair the dry rot in an exterior wall of my house.
But then I found Benjamin Construction here on Unilocal.From the moment I called Gilberto, I was impressed. He was friendly and happy to take the time to discuss the project with me. He showed up on time to review the problem and gave me a reasonable, detailed estimate that same week. When I approved the project, he showed up with his crew exactly when he said he would.
The project required taking all the stucco off the wall, repairing all the damaged wood, insulating, waterproofing, and re-​applying new stucco. His team arrived early and worked hard every day. Benjamin was often onsite himself to check in and update me on their progress. And when I had questions, he was always happy to go over his process in detail, whether in person, on the phone, or by email. I never felt like he was rushed or that I wasn’t as important as clients with bigger budgets.
At the end of the project, I decided I wanted to repair other cracks in our stucco and repaint the entire house. Gilbert came up with solutions that fit my budget and had his crew on site the same week that I gave my approval. The house is now crack-​free and looks great.
I’d hire Benjamin Construction again without hesitation and I’m recommending him to all my friends in the area. It’s so nice to finally find a contractor who understands the importance of communication and customer service — not to mention gets the job done right.

I worked with Gilberto on several projects on my rental property. We had him demolish a large shed, tear up and lay new concrete in the backyard, put up new fencing, lay new flooring and install a new vanity in the bathroom, and reconfigure an outdated closet in one of the bedrooms. It was a lot of work and he gave us a good price on all of it. More importantly, he finished the work in the time he said it would take, he met us at the property whenever we asked to review the work he had done, and he was very easy to work with. I would definitely work with him again.

Recetly Gilberto, the manager/​owner of Benjamin Construction supervised the construction of our backyard fence. Initially, Gilberto and I agreed the fence was not to my or his expectaion. He sent one his men back to do the job right. It is a beautiful fence and we are well pleased with it. Thanks, Gilberto.

Gilberto was great. I am in the process of buying a home and rehab’ing it with the FHA 203k program, which is a bit of a handful for a contractor. The timing and scope of work is a bit of a process and there’s some paperwork for the contractor to do. Gilbert has thus far given me the estimate that is easiest to understand and was by far the nicest guy to talk with. He listened to what I needed, pointed out a few other things that would be needed, and was very reasonable with his time. He was also ten minutes early (very punctual) and had the estimate I needed to me days before any of the other contractors. Thanks Gilberto!

I called this company and they said they would come out that day at 5pm to give me an estimate on a new deck. At 5:25 I get a call saying they were confirming my 6 pm appointment. I told them it was at 5 and the guy apologized. Then he said he didn’t have the City. I gave him the city again. When he repeated my address he had written down earlier that day he had that wrong too! I told him if he couldn’t get the time, the street number or even the city right that I was uncomfortable having him even come over for an estimate. Not very professional at ALL! Imagine having someone who got all this wrong build a deck for you. Hard to have confidence it would be done correctly.

Gilbert from Benjamin Construction is fantastic. We originally called him to give us an estimate for a simple kitchen remodel. Then my creativity took over and he gave us a complete kitchen transformation. It went from an ordinary rental grade looking kitchen to something out of a magazine. It is truly amazing. I have worked in the kitchen design field previously, as well as having done my own remodel of a previous home a few years back. Working with Gilbert and his crew was by far the best. His prices are reasonable, and he would explain to us very patiently why each thing costs what it does if I seemed surprised.
In the middle of our remodel our neighbors (who were also remodeling their lower unit) discovered some damage to our foundation that needed to be fixed right away. Gilbert gave us a very fair quote and finished it right away before the rain came. But, what was excellent was that he never lost speed with the kitchen. He had a completely separate crew come out for the foundation work. Thumbs up on that!
He also got creative with our garage storage situation and set us up with all kinds of usable space we didn’t know we had.
All in all he was a pleasure to work with, was very communicative, was always where he said he would be, and ready to meet if we had questions or concerns. Additionally his bid was clear, concise and broken down. I always like to know what I am getting within an estimate so I can compare apples to apples.
And to top it all off, we originally found him in the Pink Spots directory! Love it! It is important me to me when I will have someone in my home that I know they are not going to be creepy or rude about my gay little family. ;).
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All of this is to say that I will be keeping Gilbert’s number around for my next project. We picked the right contractor, and will be using him again.

I have used Benjamin Construction over the past three years now and they have done a variety of jobs at my house as follows: painting the entire interior of our house; replacing a water-​proofing an entire siding that was causing leaks at my house — three other contractors tried to do this and were not successful at stopping the leaks; re-​paving my garage floor, sanding/​refinishing and staining my redwood deck — looks brand new now. They have also done many «handy-​man» jobs and have a broad range of expertise. Gilbert, the owner is very good at managing his crew, they always clean up daily which is much appreciated and is very responsive to requests I have made over the years. His work is of very good quality and I trust he and his staff at my house completely. They work hard, diligently and as agreed upon based on an initial estimate. I highly recommend his company.