Alex Cordrey Construction

Fremont, United States

4.4

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14 reviews

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By Appointment Only

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Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Fremont) 23:57 Tuesday, 3 June 2025

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Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

I am a licensed General Contractor. My specialties are high-​end kitchen and bathroom remodeling, finish and trim carpentry, custom cabinetry, handyman repair work, painting, drywall, framing, door and window repairs and installation, decks, lockset/​deadbolt repairs and installation, plumbing and electrical, lighting, etc. We have recently added greywater (graywater, gray water, grey water) system design and installation to our repertoire, either in the form of a simple and affordable laundry-​to-​landscape system, or more complex branch-​drain systems. I also trained as a Building Performance Institute Certified Building Analyst, which enables me to recommend and perform insulation upgrades and energy efficiency retrofits. I take pride in being extremely detail-​oriented, communicative, and driven to deliver an end product that you will enjoy in your home for decades to come.

History

Established in 1997.

In 1997, I started the company Cordrey Home Service in Nashville, Tennessee, focusing on interior and exterior painting, carpentry repairs, and handyman services. In 2003, I moved to Oakland, California, and began building a customer base here in the Bay Area. During the past several years, I’ve worked part time for another general contractor, gaining knowledge and experience in earthquake retrofits, structural upgrades, and other trades. I recently attended a BPI training and obtained the Building Analyst Certification, so now when I make my customers’ homes more beautiful and functional, I can also make them more safe, comfortable, and energy efficient.

Meet the Business Owner

Alex C.

Business Owner

I love to work with my hands, seeing the fruits of my labors at the end of each day, and I equally love cultivating relationships built on trust and communication. These two combine perfectly in being a general contractor. I started painting houses during the Summers while in college studying Communication. The painting business led me to learn other trade-​related skills. I learned fine woodworking by working as a luthier for several years, building guitars, basses, and other musical instruments with wood. Then I worked for 5 years under the tutelage of a contractor before obtaining my license and striking out on my own some 5 years ago. I grew up in Ohio, where I learned to be polite, punctual, and reliable. My hobbies are hiking and camping, practicing yoga, and playing music.

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14 reviews of Alex Cordrey Construction

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Place rating: 5
Union City, CA
Alex is not only a great professional but he’s a great person as well. He and his partner Spencer did an amazing job with the work on our new home. He was extremely responsive to all our emails, texts, and phone calls. I had a wonderful experience working with Alex and Spencer, they were able to work quickly and his rates were very reasonable. He was even able to do a couple of additional jobs that needed to be done as they were working on our original project.
All in all I would highly recommend Alex for all your contractor needs. He and Spencer can do it all!
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
I’d like to point out that of all of Alex’s reviews, the only ones that are not 5 stars are those for whom he did NOT do any work. He answers his own phone, there’s no giant corporate office taking messages, so if you don’t hear back… call again! He’s worth it! We were lucky and hit him in between much larger jobs. Alex is very professional, and clearly knows his craft.
We contacted Alex to create shelving in our garage, including a 6 foot work bench area in the design. I contacted him just before Christmas, and he had time before a larger job and fit in our small job over the holiday. We also needed electrical work done to plug in new shop lights in the ceiling and an outlet at the new work bench — which they also handled. The end result was an extremely sturdy, well built shelving that exactly met our measurement requirements and completely overhauled our garage.
We are so happy with the finished results. In addition, they switched out a few things in our electrical that weren’t up to code. All in all, the attention to detail of our requested project was perfect. Alex was receptive to our input and the end product was exactly what we’d hoped to have. The price was incredibly reasonable, and our garage is AMAZING! All the clutter is stored, the work bench is perfect, and the additional outlet to the workbench and new lighting has transformed the space.
The next time we have a home renovation plan we will definitely be calling Alex.
Place rating: 1
Fremont, CA
These guys are probably way too busy, but if you’re a REAL person, with a REAL job, with REAL money, you deserve a reply to your inquiry within 4 business days. Just saying…
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
Alex built a pergola for our patio, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. It was refreshing to work with a contractor who shows up when he says he’s going to, and completes the work on time and at a reasonable price. I’d definitely hire him again.
Place rating: 5
Dublin, CA
I am writing this review with joy and reliefs from all the headache that I had from a problem with my dishwasher. When I moved into new home in Dublin recently I wanted to replace old dishwasher to a new LG dishwasher. I have purchase a new unit at the Lowes and scheduled to install on the day that I move in. Well, the installer from Lowes came out stated that it was not possible to uninstall and install new dishwasher because the interference issue that caused by a new wooden floor installed by previous owner. From there, my unpleasant journey had begun yet to make a long story short finally the happy end was brought by ALEX from Alex Cordrey Construction.
He is a very down to earth family man who works very diligently with integrity! He is very detail oriented and a good communicator. I was very very fortunate to find him from Unilocal and I can not believe that he only got less than 10 reviews on Unilocal.
Alex is a general contractor who is willing to perform wide range of tasks from electrical, plumbing, and flooring and etc. Small to Big. Alex not only helped me modifying floor and install dishwasher perfectly but also fixed and installed various stuff in our new home including fixing bouncy wood floor, and attaching mirror purchased from IKEA.
I will introduce Alex to all my friends and family who live in SF Bay area. If you are looking for contractors for various reasons, stop wasting time and energy and please call or text Alex to get a consultation. Highly highly recommend!!!
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
This was for something more than one year ago. There was some dry rot in my kitchen. As it was close to rainy season, I called Alex to get a quote.
Alex came on time. I was not at home and my mother doesn’t speak good English. Alex called me up and explained the options and the cost. Compared to others his pricing was reasonable and he was very honest about pros and cons.
Although I didn’t hire Alex at the end, I would definitely call him next time I need similar work done.
Place rating: 1
Hayward, CA
I called Alex for a very small project after reading some outstanding Unilocal reviews.
I called him on a Thursday or a Friday, briefly discussed my small project and he said he’d call me back in a day or two since he wasn’t in his office and couldn’t take down all my info.
So, a couple days go by and I don’t hear from him. I decide to give him the benefit of the doubt, figuring he’s busy, slipped his mind, etc. Call him back, get a hold of him, get him to come out and look at my job.
He says he’s interested and can commit to doing it in a couple weeks (he admitted to being very busy) and he would get back to me in a couple days with a quote.
A week goes by and I didn’t hear back. Sent him a brief email asking if he’s still interested in giving me a bid. No reply.
Is it that difficult to just tell people «i’m sorry but i’m too busy right now, you would be better off looking for someone else.» Or quite simply «your job isn’t big enough and I’m looking for bigger work that pays more.» It’s honest and I would completely understand, with no hard feelings.
I wanted to like this guy. He’s really personable and seems nice in person, and I’m sure his work is good (based on the reviews). He also seemed pretty passionate about his work and all the different experience in various trades that he has. As in … construction is more of a «living» as opposed to just a «job» kind of thing. You don’t find that a whole lot with contractors these days … at least I haven’t come across too much of it.
Unfortunately, based on my brief experience with him, he’s just another contractor, like so many others, who have uttered the words «yes i’m interested in doing your job, let me get you a bid in a couple days» and you never hear from again. :(
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
I echo Ori in wishing there were more stars to award.
Alex just completed a serpentine redwood board walk to complement a newly installed water fall outside my kitchen window.
We have been through way to many projects in our little home, but this was going to be one of the last.
From day ONE, Alex inspired trust. I also see that echoed in the other reviews.
He is an incredible designer, taking my pointing and gesturing and turning it into exactly what was in my mind’s eye. Spectacular attention to detail, embodies the words professional and work ethic.
There are always some sort of problems in any project. In this case, Alex took over when minor issues arose and made them his problem, not mine! (like digging post holes in the famous Fremont adobe clay). He patched up the problems caused by the previous workers, and was always cheerful and composed! This boardwalk is nicer than any furniture in my house, and we plan to live on it after the next big earthquake!
HIRE THIS GUY!!! You’ll be sorry if you don’t!
Place rating: 5
El Cerrito, CA
Alex has completed three projects at our house and overseen a fourth. These projects included 1) an interior wall rebuild (plus plastering and painting); 2) an installation of a new exterior kitchen door (plus painting); 3) a rebuild of laundry room door, threshold, and floor that were absorbing water; and 4) overseeing a new roof. His work is solid, his rates are great, he is very easy to work with, he communicates well and stays in touch, he’s very straight forward, is always on time, makes us aware of all the options and stands behind his work. Two projects stand out in particular. The rebuild of our dining room wall was done so well that it seamlessly blends into the rest of the room. That room gets a lot of bright sunlight and so it would be easy to see if the job had been done anything short of excellent. For the laundry room project, Alex diagnosed and fixed the problem at literally a tenth of the cost three other contractors estimated. Finally, he provides a lot of value added on the job. In one case, he sealed a bunch of leaky wall/​ceiling joints without being asked and without charging since he was already doing a related task. In another case he used some left over cement to patch a gap in the sidewalk in front of our house. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that you can trust him to do a great job for a great price, solve problems, attend to all the details, follow-​up when necessary, in an easy, hassle-​free way. If you would like a reference, contact Alex and he can put you in touch with me. I don’t think he has too many clients up in El Cerrito with my initials.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I was having an issue with mold at my house. Alex came out and identified the source. He came back and took care of it, and was a total pro beginning to end. He also didn’t charge me an arm and a leg, which was great. I’d absolutely use Alex again the next time I’m in need of a good licensed contractor.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I have had the pleasure of working with Alex on everything from a deck, to a high end remodel, and a number of foundation projects. Here is what I can say about Alex. He knows his trade, he takes a lot of pride in his work, his communication is very clear and thorough, and, what perhaps means most to me, he’s an honest human being who I not only trust but in may ways look up to.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
contracted Alex as a carpenter for an outdoor landscaping project. When he arrived at the job site he was fully prepared and had an incredible comprehesion of what I was looking for with the little info I could give to him prior over the phone. He was efficient and stayed right on the projected schedule, even with multiple workers constantly in his way. He is a true craftsman and it shows in his ability to make educated and inspired design decisions that make the end result literally a work of art.
Alex is courteous, kind and professional. Truly a pleasure to work with.
The redwood retaining wall/​bench/​stairway he built came out so beautifully I am humbled to put my business name on it. I will hire him again and again for future projects.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
I wish there were a 6-​star option for people like Alex who do reeealllly good work and are really good people. I hired Alex for numerous project on my home ranging from dry rot repair to installing a finished banister on my staircase. He possesses all the traits anyone could ask for from a contractor:
— Highly skilled in numerous trades
— Great attention to detail
— Good vision for what will look nice and what it will take to implement it
— Honest and dependable
— Fairly priced
— Overall, super nice guy
Alex is a gem in an industry where it’s tough to know what you’re going to get. I’m very grateful for the excellent work he did at my house (repeatedly) and I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Six stars!
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Alex is an artist with wood, a finish carpenter who takes great pride is his work. In 2009, he designed and built 2 sets of open shelves in my home and they are amazingly beautiful and useful. Alex works quietly, carefully, is dependable, and maintains his schedule. He provides ongoing communication about design options and progress. Alex works «green», used bamboo plywood for my kitchen shelves, and even put the sawdust in my compost bin. I would expect that anyone in his employ would be held to the same high standards that he exhibits.