Canseco Construction

What you need to know: Canseco delivered ahead of schedule, on budget, and with high quality communication and customer service.

What they did: This was a big project. They put an addition on our house in South Lake Tahoe, which included digging out a crawl space, creating a new retaining wall and subfloor, finishing a beautiful new room, and dealing with the notoriously difficult and slow county permit office.

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+ Commitment: Before Canseco Construction ever did work on our house, we worked with them for 1.5 [unpaid] years through an arduous process with architects, engineers, and permit offices to ensure everything was set up right for our addition. By the time we signed a contract, we had been emailing, calling, and doing site visits for more than a year.

+ Joy: Before we signed for the big contract, I did a "trial run" project -- moving our kitchen island. His team showed up in matching shirts, had a spirited huddle in our front yard, and did the work flawlessly in half the time estimated. That joyful team spirit continued throughout the big project too. We loved hearing the workers sing loudly, laugh, and genuinely sound like they were enjoying one another and the work. AJ has built a tremendous team culture.

+ Worth Ethic: They often put in 16 hour days to keep things on track.

+ Flexibility: With big projects, things are going to happen. AJ tried to anticipate each thing that could go sideways once they "opened things up" and give us ranges. That really set us at ease. When things didn't go smoothly (materials, subs, etc) he was always responsive and took ownership -- even if something was the fault of another contractor or of the county.

+ High quality and design: The work was really quite beautiful. The county inspector remarked at how high quality the work got done at such speed. AJ checked in on aesthetics along the way because he knew they were important to me. Working with him as I picked out the necessary materials (closet doors, window sills, things I didn't know very much about) he was very thoughtful and a good design partner.

+ Communication: Super responsive on text, makes appointments using Google calendar for our phone and in person check ins, remembers my dogs name when he comes. Having a kind, responsive, honest, trustworthy, and joyful team was worth any extra cost we paid by going with Canseco.

Thank you AJ and your fabulous team!

We engaged Canseco to rebuild the common area stairs in the garage of our condominium building. They did an outstanding job! They were very cost competitive, highly professional and easy to work with.

The work was completed well ahead of the anticipated schedule, and I can't recommend them highly enough. They are now our de facto "go-to" firm for any future repair work in the building.

I contacted AJ again for another project. He came out to give a quote and then disappointingly stopped to responding to me. I wish if he was too busy or that if the project wasn't a good fit for his company, he could've just told me instead of ghosting me. I wish the best to him.

"Canseco Construction is a team of professionals that has exceeded all my expectations! Not only did they build a beautiful house, but they did it quickly and without unnecessary hassle. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a reliable partner in construction!"

AJ and his team did a fantastic job on my bathroom remodel. Before they even got started on the work, AJ ably dealt with a lengthy permitting process. His communication throughout that process as well as the remodel work was excellent. I was extremely happy with the quality of work, and I definitely tend to be nit-picky; we've now been using the bathroom for over a year, and still no complaints! His team worked quickly and had great attention to detail; they made several great suggestions for tweaks to our design that ended up improving the final result. The team was also friendly and easy to work with, always left the space cleaned up etc.

There were a couple of minor change orders -- there's always something that pops up on every project! -- and AJ was totally transparent and reasonable on them. Overall I was so happy with the work that I had them do another small project right away, and definitely plan to try to work with them on future projects as well.

I didn't hire them but they were a very close second. Good pricing, great customer service.

Canseco remodeled our entire downstairs, to include master bedroom, master bathroom, and home office.

We could not be happier with their communication, professionalism, quality of work, and overall experience.

Everyone we interacted with from Canseco was professional, friendly, and great at their craft.

AJ was a great partner throughout, including in the initial design phase, and we would love to work with them again.

Before we started our kitchen refinish, we got a lot of quotes and most were unreasonably expensive given the costing. AJ and his team listened to what we needed and gave a reasonable quote. When the work started, his team worked was quick and the quality of the works was outstanding. I'm already thinking about the next project I need to get done for our place and work with them.

Their commitment to excellence has been acknowledged by prestigious organizations, further solidifying their reputation as a trusted and reliable builder.

We wanted to remodel the shower, repair the walls, and paint the bathroom. AJ and his team were super professional throughout the entire process, and they went above and beyond what we expected. I was impressed by AJ's team's work ethic, skill, and attention to detail. AJ himself was very responsive, transparent, and helpful. Overall the work was a great value and I would highly recommend working with Canseco Construction.