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“West Coast was professional, reasonably priced, and DON was the best crane operator.” in 4 reviews
“So I am a landscape contractor that needed to place a out door fire place in the back yard and it needed to be lifted of a two story house.” in 2 reviews
“It was not easy - dealing with phone, cable and electrical lines.” in 2 reviews
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We specialize in Crane and Rigging Services. No job too big, no job too small. Serving The Bay Area, Sacramento and Greater Central Valley. Instagram @Westcoastcranesca
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- Marshall N.San Jose, CA18343Mar 28, 2023
I recently used West Coast cranes to lift a large endless pool over top of my house and into my backyard. The coordination with the team was simple, and the service was extremely professional! The guys that showed up were polite, professional, and had great attitudes! If you should ever need a crane service or a rigor, this is the place you want to call!
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Meera S.South Lake Tahoe, CA03May 13, 2024
Stay away from West Coast Cranes (WCC), as there are plenty of other crane companies in the Bay Area that won't pull a bait and switch on you, in terms of what they can accomplish for the price they quote. We only tried working with them because the swim spa company recommended WCC, but they failed to honor their quote, increasing the quoted price by an astronomical amount at the last minute, which required us to scramble for other crane service options; turned out to be a blessing in disguise since we found Ad-Lite cranes in the process, whose service and execution was flawless.
WCC will talk a good game (Tim N.), but that's about all you'll get; maybe some double talk and some spin. Save yourself the headache and frustration of dealing with WCC; too many other options available to have to deal with this company.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Nelson J.Sparks, NV0213Apr 10, 2024
I call to get a quote from Tim to move a swim spa from the curb over my house. He gives me a quote then when I call to make arrangements to do the job he tells me that I will have to strap the swim spa myself and signal the crane operator. What kind of outfit is this? Why in the world would I pay several thousand dollars to strap the spa and signal the operator? When the spa drops on my house I suppose they are not liable? Is this guy serious? They should say sir as the home owner we need to send two certified union workers that know what they are doing to move your spa. They all the sudden wanted an additional $1k to send a signal
Person Buyers Beware and ask what you're getting so you don't get bait and switch!!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 1 - Apr 28, 2022
So - Christa is a super star.
Punctual, professional - floated a hot tub over our house and onto a third story deck and didn't even break a sweat, AND stopped to pet and say hi to our dog. So awesome!
Thank you guys!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jennifer L.San Francisco, CA141Sep 21, 2022
Amazing! After 2 crane companies said "no" to getting my hot tub in my sunset backyard, these guys said "yes"! And did it without a sweat! Tim is amazing and his crew got my hot tub in my tiny backyard no prob!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - b w.Santa Clara, CA0391Aug 11, 2022Updated review
For the record, here are the OSHA rules they broke lifting the crane over my house:
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.180
Part Number: 1910
Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart: 1910 Subpart N
Subpart Title: Materials Handling and Storage
Standard Number: 1910.180
Title: Crawler locomotive and truck cranes.
1910.180(h)(3)(vi)
The operator should avoid carrying loads over people.
1910.180(h)(4)(ii)
No person should be permitted to stand or pass under a load on the hook.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0May 23, 2022Previous reviewThis company is not safe. On 5/23/22 they craned a small swimming pool and a hot tub directly over my house into a neighbor's yard - at no time did they knock on my door to alert me that heavy objects would be passing over my living room. It seems to me that no one should be standing under the path of a crane when it's loaded, and that people in a house who may not realize they are under the path of a crane should be notified! If my kids had been home playing in the living room, I'd have been positively livid. An incident would have been major damage at best, injury and/or loss of life at worst. I saw the crane out the window and thought "they wouldn't pass over my house without telling me, they are going to rotate the other direction and go over the neighbor's house (who ordered the pool)". Nope, just craned it right over my house, and did it twice! Not safe, not conscientious, not cool.
- Erika N Steve S.San Jose, CA1641311Feb 27, 2021
So I am a landscape contractor that needed to place a out door fire place in the back yard and it needed to be lifted of a two story house. The bottom part of the fire place was 4500lbs the top piece was 1200lbs. The driver showed up at 8am on time and was great to work with him and his assistant made sure we would not destroy the fireplace while it was being moved. Robert explained numerous times if we need to set it 25 times then that's what we do but he did not want us to try and rush it... he said take your time make sure it's square.. my concern was to make sure it was level.. I can't say enough good things about these guys. Robert was really good at what he does..
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Allie C.San Francisco, CA80161Jun 11, 2020
We needed a crane service to replace our roof HVAC unit and hired this company after Arrow dispatched a driver and crane that told us the job couldn't be done. West Coast Cranes' operator had the job completed in an hour. He was polite, courteous and knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Doug K.Scotts Valley, CA04Jul 9, 2018Updated review
So I used this company to lift my new spa onto my deck and it was set up by the spa company. Then 6months later when I go to move same company wants to charge over $700 and if I want a 2nd guy to help rig the crane it's almost $1700 . Talk about taking advantage . To top it off the receptionist was rude , took 4days to even get a call back and then the owner calls and tries to rip me off because they are so busy. FYI everyone this was lift spa off deck set on my trailer and leave.
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I called other local crane companies and their quote for the EXACT same job was $350.00 and they could be there the next day.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0Jul 7, 2018Previous reviewSo I used this company to lift my new spa onto my deck and it was set up by the spa company. Then 6months later when I go to move same company wants to charge over $700 and if I want a 2nd guy to help rig the crane it's almost $1700 . Talk about taking advantage . To top it off the receptionist was rude , took 4days to even get a call back and then the owner calls and tries to rip me off because they are so busy. FYI everyone this was lift spa off deck set on my trailer and leave .
- Patrick B.Menlo Park, CA02Apr 17, 2021
These people showed up one day to do a job for a neighbor. They lifted a ADU out of the neighbor's back yard and swung it over our house to get to it out to the street. At no time did they contact us or ask for permission to endanger us and our property, as they are required to do. Multiple requests to discuss the situation have been ignored. I would not ever do business with people this callous, cavalier, and unprofessional.
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