“I have had several positive personal experiences with the company. Alward Construction has assembled an expert crew of craftsmen and supervisors and have engaged highly competent subcontractors and designers where necessary. The company has developed an impressively high quality of organization, and its policies have enabled it to train and retain outstanding, experienced senior employees and on-site supervisors.
Frederick F. Balderston Oakland, CA
“Remodeling puts your life in chaos. We thought we were prepared for the renovation, but once the roof was off the house and we could see the sky above, we realized how much we had undertaken. Alward minimized the pain and maximized the pleasure of the end result. People talk all the time about contractor nightmares. We had just the opposite experience. The lead carpenter, Manuel and his brother Mario, were at our house every day and we felt happy to see them. They arrived on time, worked quietly and carefully, and left the place clean and livable. They seemed to understand that they were coming into our home, and they respected what that meant to us.
Alward was recommended to us by a local craftsman who had done good work for us in the past.
Vicki and Jim Decker Oakland, CA
“Speaking for Mary as well as myself, I want to take a moment to thank you in a more formal way for the fine renovation and remodeling you did for us.
As you know, you were recommended by a very trustworthy source, so I went into our project anticipating good things. I was told you were a top-notch contractor, who was worth paying a bit more for. The first piece of information proved correct, but if the second is true, all I can say is that we're still waiting to pay more, because it never happened! When we look over all the work that was done, including a number of items that were added after the budget was developed, we cannot help but think that we came out ahead of the game financially. You stayed squarely within our projected budget, showing concern all along for giving us the best possible product without straining our resources. Like most people, we have very definite budget limitations, so we sincerely appreciate your efforts in this regard.
We were delighted with the work ethic and professionalism of our master carpenter and foreman, Agustin Velazquez. It is no exaggeration that, when we heard Agustin arrive each morning at 7:00 A.M., we felt happy because we knew good things were going to happen to us that day ...finally, you get strokes too. In addition to using excellent subcontractors and recommending a fine architect, you were attentive whenever a problem did arise, you listened carefully to what we had to say and made it clear that we, as your customers were your primary concern.
Now we have exactly the home we had envisioned, and it's even better than we imagined! Many thanks.
Andy and Mary Heinze Oakland, CA
