Constraction reviews in Newark, California

Incredibly detailed and thoughtful!

I own a floor retail store and have been working with Charlie for years. He is a great guy who comes through and his clients are always satisfied. If you want someone who provides service and cares for his clients, this is your guy.

As a property manager responsible for over 130 homes across the Bay Area, I rely heavily on dependable, high-quality contractors — and Bay Villa Builders has consistently exceeded my expectations. Their team is professional, responsive, and meticulous with every project, from small repairs to full-scale renovations. Communication is clear and timely, and they always follow through on commitments, which makes coordinating multiple properties much smoother.

What sets Bay Villa Builders apart is their attention to detail, respectful crew, and ability to deliver excellent results on schedule. They understand the importance of both quality and efficiency in property management, and it truly shows in their work. I trust them completely with my properties and often recommend them to other owners and managers looking for reliable, top-tier craftsmanship.

As the plumbing contractor with GPMplumbing, I’ve had a great experience working with Bay Villa Builders. Their professionalism, organization, and clear communication make the job much easier for the trades. Always a smooth process working with their team. 👍

Here is a general contractor that I trust. I have to say that Charlie’s is definitely a person with integrity, always looks in the clients best interest. I enjoyed working with Charlie and his team. They were very punctual and professional.

The team was able to get me a quote quickly and kept open communication throughout the kitchen remodel. And they cleaned up after themselves it was amazing! Can't express enough how valuable it is to find a quality and honest contractor. Highly recommend reaching out to Bay Villa.

We worked with Charlie on a full home remodel and had a great experience. He was very organized, communicative, and handled any issues quickly and professionally. The project stayed on track, and the quality was excellent. I would definitely recommend to ask for Charlie for your next home project!

Huge thanks to Charlie and his crew for our new pergola! We decided to include recessed lighting and fans and it completely changed how much we use our backyard. Before this we were relying on umbrellas for shade and a little flood light. Now the space is actually comfortable to use day and night and year- round (we roll a portable firepit on cold days)- we love it! The job only took about a week, everything was clean and professional, and the quality is great. Charlie was friendly and made the process nice and easy. Highly recommend!

I worked with Charlie on a hardscaping project and a full backyard redo, and overall the experience was excellent from start to finish. The project went incredibly well, and the final result is high quality, beautiful, and exactly what I was hoping for.

Charlie was super communicative throughout the entire process and did a great job managing the project. He was organized, responsive, and made sure everything stayed on track. I really appreciated how smooth the whole experience felt under his leadership.

The crew was also fantastic — respectful, professional, and always kept the work area clean. You could tell they took pride in their work and were thoughtful about my space.

I’m very happy with the outcome and would absolutely recommend Charlie and his team to anyone looking to redo their backyard or tackle a hardscaping project.

He's a really nice guy with fair pricing and dependability

Very professional and does very great work would definitely recommend him.

Matt has been a professional and good at what he does. He takes time to understand the requirements and then deliver the outcome which is satisfactory and of quality.

I've used Matt on several projects of fence repair, cement replacement, flooring replacement, drywall, painting, plumbing, bathroom upgrade ...very professional and reasonable
pricing. Will use him again.

Swanson Construction built us a detached custom garage with adjoining excersize room and bathoom. Matt, the principal builder, is honest and an expert in construction. He worked from architectural drawings to organize and manage the project. Although not on the plan he added the necessary framing for a custom sliding barn door that we asked for when he was framing the excersize room. Matt brought other experts to do the underground work to route sewer out to the sewer main, and also bring electrical and water utilities to the building. He supervised the project and helped level the terrain for the driveway as well as place heavy beams into the structure. Matt can be trusted to make a quality precise structure. He puts attention to every detail. I highly recommend Matt and Swanson Construction.

Matt has been a professional he is a very hard-working guy he always on time he did a lot of work for me. I’m very happy. I really appreciate. he is a keeper
Highly recommended
Good work keep it up

Most pathetic and irresponsible store.
My blind installation was taken up by there vendor for measurement and installation.

First they screwed up the window size measurement and after reorder and asking for exedetite, the store doesn't even respond to calls.

It seems there vendor is cheating or doing something fishy.. or i can't really understand why they will do mistakes like reversing the width with length for one of the windows out of 4 windows in a row in one room.

Very bad customer service. takes 30-40 mins to connect to someone in the store.

Be careful when you order here.

I want to commend Kassandra for both her professional and personal help in ordering blinds for my home. She was extremely knowledgeable and efficient in discussing options and processing the final order and installation. She answered very detailed questions and offered great advice. I was really impressed with her expertise and also her kind and friendly manner. I left feeling that there was a responsible agent backing my order and that she very much cared about the quality of my experience.

Team Watermark/Brian is awesome to work with. I love their attention to details. Thank you!

Brian and his team at Watermark Builders were terrific doing remodeling of our house from October, 2020 to about May, 2021. We would have no hesitation to recommend Watermark to anyone planning a remodeling project.
We have an old house built in 1958, on a a slope in Los Altos, in the Los Altos country club area. While we replaced some appliances over the years, the kitchen needed an update badly. We had a designer who developed a plan to knock down a few walls and make a great room, including kitchen, living and family room combined. It's a fair size remodeling. We stayed in the house during the remodeling, about 6-7 months. Brian and his younger brother, Brent, are a dream team. They have built some temporary doors and walls, to cut down the noise and dust, to make our stay in the house tolerable. They and their subcontractors were punctual, courteous and clean up the work area each day before they leave! We meet approximately weekly to discuss progress and resolve any concerns we had.

The two biggest concerns of any remodeling work are schedule and budget. There are some delays (but tolerable) and higher cost than the origional proposal. We feel pretty strongly the higher costs are mostly due to increased scope, either by our requests for additional work or un-anticipated problems encountered during remodeling. Afterall, this is a pretty old house and we have not done much during the 30+ years we have lived here.

What impressed us the most are dry wall cracks which appeared in early 2023, almost two years after the completion of our project. Brian/Brent came to inspect the cracks and found more cracks than our un-trained eyes have identified! They proposed fixes and worked around our schedule to remedy the problem to our complete satisfaction, in a very timely manner. NO CHARGE to us !!
We can not say enough good things about our remodeling experience with the Watermark Builders. Hire them to do your project if you can get on their busy schedule!!! :) You will be very happy with the results and enjoy their professionalism!

The Watermark Builders team exemplifies a high degree of professionalism, extensive expertise, and an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional quality. Their final output surpassed our expectations, and we wholeheartedly endorse their services to individuals seeking adept problem solvers, trustworthy contractors, and, above all, those who value fiscal prudence.

One of the best contractor experiences I’ve ever had! Weekly communication with project status updates, photos and plan. Shared expertise and ideas to improve overall design, resulting in very few change orders. Great adaptability when unexpected challenges arose in our 100+ yr old house remodel, with little disruption to timeline. Sensitivity and flexibility to accommodate people living in the project zone. Brian and Brent are a pleasure to work with, and I could not be happier with the results of our remodel!