RAE Ancheta Construction

I found Rae through Unilocal,and was very impressed by Heidi U.‘s review of his work. I needed someone to finish a bathroom remodel, which included installing tile in the tub surround and tile on the floor, installing a new window, taping and mudding the walls, painting, installing trim, and installing the fixtures. Having received a couple of bids for the job, Rae’s bid was fair for the work to be done. Because of this, and his comments about improvements he saw to be done, I chose Rae. I am thankful I did!
As soon as Rae started the work, he demonstrated professionalism and a fine eye for detail, executing the work with the care of a perfectionist. The results of his work, after the few days it took, are absolutely stunning! The bathroom now has beautiful glass tile in the tub surround, edged by glass bullnose, and fine tile work on the floors. Rae and his painter were meticulous in their work, making an absolutely crisp job of it. With the green walls, white ceiling and trim and fixtures, dark brown vanity and glass bullnose, and gorgeous glass tile, with multi-​toned greens with metallic striations, the bathroom has become all that I envisaged. It is absolutely beautiful, and Rae and his crew are the master craftsmen who created it. I now have the master bath of my dreams.
I am now having Rae do some additional work, knowing the quality he provides. I look forward to working with him again!

Ok, so, I am totally blown away by Rae… so much so that I’m going to write this disgustingly long review about him. LOL. But this guy totally deserves it. He is seriously one of the most professional, honest, stand up men you will come across especially in the industry he works in.
About 8 years ago, Rae actually did some work for my Mom. I was still in school at the time, so I never really got to talk to him, or anything, but I was very happy with his work. He remodeled two of our bathrooms, changed the pipes in the house, and also replaced the floor in our kitchen. (We had laminate) I wish I had the pictures to prove how great his work was at the time, and STILL is. 8 years later, you would never know all that time has passed by. The floor still looks great, the cabinets are still in tact, and the tubs/​showers, aside from some mildew, still worked like new. My husband and I had decided to do some remodeling, and believe me, we looked around for a long time. We went from handyman, to general contractors, to anybody that could give us a decent quote, but construction isn’t cheap as we learned. At the back of my mind, I kept thinking to call Rae, so one day, after the rain cleared up in our area, I decided to go through all my mom’s old papers (she had passed away), to find some kind of receipt or statement that would have his phone number. 2 days later, I finally found it, and called him.
He was so polite from the first time we talked. He immediately remembered my mom, the house, and was even able to tell me what she wanted done just from remembering her wish list of things to do in the future off the top of his head. Can you believe that? 8 years later? He told me he would stop by that following Saturday (it was Thursday night), because that Friday he had a job to finish, but would call if they would be able to finish early and he could swing by which he did. He took his measurements of the kitchen, upstairs bathroom we wanted done, and this huge disastrous leak on one of our walls from the roof getting all messed up.
I told him upfront about our budget, and he said he would definitely be able to work with us. He listed all the things that we needed, and asked if I wanted to come with him to go choose cabinets, and a granite counter top, to give a more accurate estimate. We didn’t want to go over a certain amount, and he stuck by that. We did end up running into some problems like some rot in the floor by the toilet, and he’d replace the plywood with little or no cost to us.
Everything was installed with such precision, and he and his worker, Jose, work in such a timely, efficient manner. They’re really professional, and have good team work. It’s so funny, because Rae is Filipino, but speaks such great Spanish. I was really impressed by that, because communication was never an issue. Oh, and remember how I said he did our two bathrooms 8 years ago and we needed it cleaned? I came home from work today to find the shower that he had put in, totally clean and sparkling. JUST LIKE NEW! He explained that he had made a solution that works perfectly for the kind of shower we had in there. He goes out of his way to make sure we’re happy, and we love that about him.
Rae’s work is accurate and precise. I cannot begin to say how thankful I am to know I have him for all the things I want done in the future. He has a lot of work under his belt, and has done work all over the Bay Area, and is a graduate from San Jose State University. He is definitely one in a million!