A Master Development And Design Inc

1 star for not returning my calls after 3 weeks!!!

We went to «A Master Development And Design Inc» for remodeling and renovation of a house that we bought and was not in a good shape. From the very beginning, they were very professional, to the point and straight forward with us. They helped us understand the options and choose the right materials and designs.
Their staff was always punctual and component. The whole project finished on-​time and with-​in budget. There were no surprises or additional costs (which when dealing with some other contractors you have to deal with).
Over-​all «
A Master Development And Design Inc» did a great job for us and I would go back to them for any future projects.
Definitely recommended.

You know you’ve had a great remodeling experience when you smile and hug your contractors as you hand them their final payment. I recommend using A Master Construction for your home remodeling project.
After interviewing several construction companies, we hired A Master Construction to build our addition, Family room of 400 sqf, and perform some structural modifications to the first floor of our house. A Master’s team worked efficiently, they showed up every day, cleaned up, and completed our project to the agreed scope of work, within promised schedule and budget. In addition, they were responsive to my emails, texts, and calls. The communication is a critical consideration to ensure your project gets done on time. A Master was available to walk us through the process, and answer our questions. The team was ready to meet the city inspectors and make sure that everything went smoothly.
The lead guy on our project was Freddy. Freddy and his team were top professionals. You can tell they’ve been working together for a long time. Freddy is a delight to work with, he is very easy-​going, addresses all the asking on time, and does excellent quality work.
Our new family room and the rest of the house have solid foundation and framing, according to a city inspector. We believe that we made the right choice for our project. This company has the history of being on time, which they again demonstrated with our project.

A huge thank you to A Master for doing a fantastic job on my hardwood floors and master shower! Even though they were already extremely busy with other projects, their team was able to accommodate my timeline and they somehow even finished everything earlier than expected. All of their pricing estimates for the various parts of each project were competitive with what I’ve been quoted elsewhere, and they never cut corners on anything, always making sure that everything was done with quality. This was my first experience with hiring contractors to work on my home, and I’ll definitely be calling A Master for all my projects in the future. Here are some things that I’ve learned that will make the experience go as expected:
— Going in, you definitely want to have a solid idea on exactly what you want so you can convey it to the head contractor as soon as possible. They schedule different teams to work on specific days in advance, and any changes will slow down the project timeline considerably. Because of this you’ll also want to make sure that all the necessary finishing material is ready for them when they need it, so do your homework ahead of time on what you want to use so you can buy it as soon as possible.
— Their team works fast, almost too fast! Once they are done with one part of the project, they will quickly move on to the next. You will want to make sure to check in on everything a couple of times a day just in case you need them to change anything, as they will not stop to get your okay before continuing on.
— Call or text the head contractor at any time of day with any questions or concerns, he will always respond immediately. It’s definitely better to let him know your thoughts as soon as possible to make sure that everyone’s on the same page.
I also wanted to give a big shout out to Abraham, the guy who did the tile work for my master shower. He really went above and beyond, working long hours to get the shower tiled and grouted exactly the way I wanted. I’m very impressed with how detail-​oriented he was in putting in the effort to measure everything out so precisely, making all the tiles line up as perfectly and as beautiful as possible. Everything turned out even better than I imagined, thanks so much!

Was happy with the job A Master Development and team did with our backyard concrete patio and landing. The job was done on time and result was as planned. The team was great to work with, accessible by text and by phone to answer any questions and made several helpful suggestions. Pricing was competitive as well. Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again for future projects.

We hired A Master Construction for remodeling our Kitchen. The quote from Amir is fairly priced. We received other quotes less than A Master Construction, but not sure those are reliable. We feel the A Master Construction is reliable and committed. They started the job on the promised date and finished well within the committed period in the contract. They also recommend cabinet and granite stores to us. The team is professional at work, but It’s always recommended to regularly check the progress of the project by yourself. Amir and Reza were always responsive for a phone call or text messages.. Reza visited worksite on a daily basis to check the progress. They agreed to do our last minute changes with additional cost. Sometime the team stays late evenings and weekend to finish the work. Our thanks to A Master Construction and the team to complete our Kitchen remodeling project.
Bottom line: We are happy with A Master Construction work at our home and would recommend them to others.

We recently remodeled our home, for us it was a major remodel, we added around 400+ sqft, remodeled 75% of our home including kitchen.
A Master Construction handled our project and we are very pleased with the end result.
Amir who managed our project is very capable person. We found him to be dedicated, flexible and great to work with. His crew of dedicated teams are also skilled and experienced. We are very pleased with quality of the work and happy that they finished our project in time before new year! They also cleared out all the materials post completion and sent a professional cleaning crew to prepare our home before move in – overall we are very pleased.
Few tips based on our experience:
1) Keep your plans as detailed as possible, Amir executes all his projects at a frenzy pace (our neighbor has similar experience with him) and missing information or changes are likely to impact schedule and/​or cost.
2) Expect changes proportional to size of your project, it could be code related, found during construction/​remodel or something you want (few details change — like for us), so plan your budget accordingly.
3) Ensure you order all the materials on time, if you delay getting something which takes time to ship it could impact your project. In our case home depot with our custom order and caused delay of 3+ weeks, which has some impact on our our schedule. That said, we found that Amir manages timeline and reduces impact on overall timeline very well. He is skilled at this.
Overall they have a great team, esp. Amir who rocks! We’d gladly recommend A Master Construction to all our friends!

Having had to deal with several non-​responsive contractors, Amir and the A Master crew were a breath of fresh air. We were looking for a contractor who would do a complete remodel of our apartment’s kitchen (floor to ceiling), paint the living room, and remodel our bar.
Amir offered us a good estimate for labor/​base materials, and worked with the cabinets and counter top materials we picked out. A Master is also certified to work with Dekton surfaces, which was important to us since we needed a white countertop that was stain and heat resistant.
Amir did a great job with the planning, and project management and finished within the time frame he originally quoted us. Most of all we were very happy with his responsiveness to our questions. I generally got an answer back quickly whenever I texted with a question.
We would use A Master again for our remodeling and would recommend him to others.

After reaching out to a few other Contractors for bids for the multi-​phase remodel and addition project we had for our Milpitas home, we came across A Master Construction. They were highly rated on Unilocal,and very well deserved. They were very competitive and fair in their pricing. We are extremely thrilled with the interaction, and most importantly, the work performed. This is a family business, and totally felt like we were extended family because of how well our home and project was taken care of. Asal will likely field your phone call into their office. She’s such a nice soul, very friendly, and polite. The same can be said for Amir (the General Contractor and PM). Amir is so good at managing all his tradesmen and the schedule, having one come in behind the other leaving, preventing delays. In total, we remodeled ¾s of our almost 1300sqft house and added about a 400sqft family room. Amir and his crew were able to have all the work completed start to finish, including inspections in 4 and a half months.
A Master couldn’t take care of our Architectural plan needs, but they put us in contact with Barzin who works around the corner from them and works on many of A Master’s projects. Barzin was great, and in no time we had Architectural plans, and permits issued for our project. We wanted our remodel and addition to be done right, to code, and something we could count on not becoming a DIY disaster down the line. We wanted to ensure our cash investment into the house could be realized as a successful return later down the years if/​when we sell. This is our HOME now, not an investment property or a flip.
Our first phase consisted of adding LED recess lighting to our living room and our 2 kids’ bedrooms. We also removed all carpet, and laminate that was hiding the beautiful 50 + yr old original oak hardwood floors throughout the house. The kids’ rooms were sanded, stained, and re-​sealed (Jose and his crew do beautiful work). We also gutted, reconfigured, and updated our front full bathroom. We replaced the existing furnace and moved it into the attic. We added a 3.5 ton AC unit as well, and new ducting throughout. We upgraded to a larger and newer electrical panel. Lastly, we completely removed all the galvanized piping throughout the house and replaced it all with copper plumbing from the main (that had already been previously upgraded to copper).
For our second phase, we added the addition. This is when about half of the house went down to studs. I have to say, and our inspector seconds it, Freddie (A Master’s Foundation and Framing foreman) is awesome. Their attention to detail is by far better than any of the work I’ve seen even new builders produce. Additional foundation work was done to strengthen and support the house per the new plans. Reinforcement beams were added where new openings were introduced… this house is as solid if not better than it was first built. All new electrical throughout the house was added with new outlets, updated, and grounded existing electrical outlets (Sam and his electrical crew were outstanding). Our entire kitchen was gutted, redesigned to offer an open concept feel and flow between the living room, kitchen, and the now formal dining room. Tons of new soft close cabinets now line the perimeter of the newly remodeled kitchen. Amazing detail work put in by Carlos and his son during installation. All new appliances, along with a huge new deep under mount sink were added. We added oak hardwood floor that Jose was able to match to the existing original hardwood floor for the additional family room and formal dining room. You wouldn’t guess it didn’t belong originally to the house, and could think the entire floor is new throughout the house… it’s beautiful. All windows throughout the house and our slider were replaced with new double pane ones. The windows in the bedrooms were also enlarged to be brought up to code heights. The entire house was re-​textured, and painted inside and out.
Please excuse the length of this review, but we did a lot of work. I really hope this review helps anyone reading it as a reference, and to connect with an awesome, detailed, high quality, dependable, fast, and affordable construction company and General Contractor for your home improvement needs. We strongly recommend A Master Construction and a 5 star rating is even low for what we would assign to them if we could. In our book they’re a solid 10. Give them a call, and turn even dreams you haven’t thought about yet into realization with your properties

Amir and his crew are great. They were able to finish my kitchen renovation in time and on budget. I will be rating each aspect of the project.
Project Management
Mostly Amir was the one who handled all the projects. We interview a few of the candidates. Only A Master and one other company were not afraid do deal with pulling the permit and assure me the permit would be granted because the previous own did some change without permit. The pricing from A Master was competitive. Through out the construction there were some unforeseen issues. Amir was able to resolve it and nice enough to keep the cost in budget as long as it was not major issue and in the scope of the contract. We had different expectations on the scope of contract though out the construction, Amir was open to the discussion and resolve it diplomatically.
In general, they crew were polite and friendly. However, not all of them speak English fluently so majority of the conversation were passed by crew leader of each team.
Cabinet installation and general construction were mainly handled by Carlos’ team. Carlos team could be slow in progress especially in cabinet installation, but it was worth the time. The team was very precise. Hence, great quality work.
Tile and backsplash was handled by Eli team. This team is very efficient and the workmanship is just excellent, not to mention the friendliness. Eli would talk to me if he had question or suggestion before the job began to set expectation and address potential issue.
Electric wiring was handled by Moza. We had issue on installing under cabinet light. I was asked to change the light because the electrician wouldn’t recommend it. Perhaps the root cause was due to the communication, the light I brought was low voltage LED strip. But the wiring was pre-​installed with hot wiring. By the time the electrician noticed it, it was too late. Amir was nice enough to work with us and resolved it without additional charge which the electrician demanded.
Counter top team was the most quiet one, I didn’t even manage to get the crew leader name. They came for a few hours, asked questions and left. They came back next day with counter top and install it with sink. Done. That didn’t mean the work was bad, though.
Painting was handled by Juan’s team. The workmanship was great. Juan’s team was fun. One of my wall was painted with chock paint. Juan took time to paint it with extra coat. One crew member didn’t know it was chock paint. When he notice he couldn’t get rid of the white powder from dry wall, he painted another coat again.
Some advises. You need to know exactly what exactly you want when establishing the contract. You need to keep checking from time to time to assure that the work progress and final product of each step is what you expect. Communicate with crew leader or Amir early, don’t wait until the work is done.

We were extremely happy with Amir and his crew for our completing our Kitchen and Bathroom remodel on time (in fact, they finished a week earlier) and on budget.
We interviewed several contractors before finding A Master through Unilocal.Asal quickly made an appointment and Amir came over to assess our project. We wanted to completely demolish and remodel a 70-​year old kitchen and bathroom and had a pretty good idea of what we wanted to change. In addition, we were removing a major wall, upgrading our electrical, and refinishing all the floors. We were also on a tight 2-​month deadline. Amir listened to what we wanted and sent us an estimate within a few days.
Amir’s crew started on the same date as was mentioned in the contract, and were on-​site every day, including Saturdays. They were so quick that we had to be on our toes to make sure the material they needed were shipped and ready for them at various stages. They were also very accommodating and patient with our slightly tricky Ikea kitchen and appliances, custom painted Ikea kitchen cabinet doors, and our various tile vendors. Occasionally we would spot something that wasn’t done to our liking, or based on what we had talked about (e.g. one shower niche instead of two) but Amir and his crew were always willing to redo it without any complaints.
What I really liked about this experience was:
* They started and finished on-​time.
* Amir was always responsive. He always called back or texted on the same day we tried to reach him.
* A Master took care of all the permits and city inspections
* Amir was transparent about anything that required additional charges
What to keep in mind:
* As stated in the contract, you are supposed to provide all the finishing materials, including things like grout that is easy to forget about or overlook. Make sure you ask Amir early on to let you know exactly what you need to buy, so you don’t have to buy them in a hurry when the crew needs something you forgot to get.
* It’s always a good idea to regularly check the progress of the project by visiting the site. While Amir communicates with the crew on a daily basis, he’s not always there himself, and occasionally small things may get lost in communication. Checking the work yourself regularly ensures that you can catch it if it happens.
Overall, I can’t be happy enough with our decision to go with A Master. Renovating is always stressful. So it’s great to know you’re working with a team that is reliable and is going to finish on-​time. We’re already planning to work with Amir on another project for our house soon, and I can’t recommend him highly enough.

A master construction had done our home addition of 490 Sq (a bathroom and wet bar) and some change of orders (worth 20k).
We had quotes from a few construction companies, including contractors referred by our friends. None of them were convincing me enough to do the project (The quotes were either too high or too low with many unknown areas). Although it took me a while to meet Amir, he was reasonable and flexible enough to work with me.
The whole project took three months. It could have done earlier but a city inspector’s schedule was backed up due to the busy time of the year.
Each step of the work process was done without any major hassle. Most of the crew members were courteous and their working skill was professional. I checked the process of the work every day. If I find some issues to make correction or have questions, I communicated with Amir through texting which was the fastest way to get his response.
We had a slope issue from concrete work done by Amir’s subcontractor. After we discussed with Amir and his subcontractor, they redid the some area of walkway with the better slope that prevents water from entering the breezeway of my house. Although Amir and I had some disagreement on some issues during and after the work, I appreciate he tried to work it out with me in the end.
After two months of the bathroom remodeling work done, I called him because I couldn’t open the drainer cover in the shower room. When I called him, he responded me right away and fixed the problem.
Overall, I had a good experience with a master construction and satisfied with the quality of the workmanship. I will not think twice to call him for the next project.

I waited 10 days for an estimator (Amir) to visit. He quoted $ 15,000 for a portion of the project (texturing) that two others quoted at $ 2,850 and $ 3,000.
I assume pricing of 5X higher than others was because the contractor had all the work he could handle. My initial email listed all the project details. I would rather have been told early on that they were too busy, rather than waiting 10 days for a visit and 4 more days for an email saying they were too busy to quote the complete project
Note: I cannot comment on their quality of work. However, based on their communication times and price for texturing, I was foolish to wait 10 days for a visit. Curiously, the State License Board (in Nov. 2015) shows an Irvine, CA address (not San Jose) for this contractor. Good luck to all.

Our experience with Amir and Reza was nothing less than excellent.
With a kid in the house, we wanted a contractor who would finish the work ON time,
and in budget, and they DID.
Here are the positives:
— Always on time. ALWAYS
— Always finish work on time
— Always keeps customer first
— I added many change orders, still the whole project was finished on time
— Always in budget (though not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for)
— Awesome tile work
— Very trust worthy crew. Nothing left my house without my permission.
— Very very courteous workers
— These folks were the best of all
— Demo guys Eduardo and other short guy
— Abhrahim — Tile guy
— Ali — Electrical guy
— Carlos — General work guy
— Both paint guys
— Always clean up after everyday’s work.
The best part is that everything is scheduled perfectly to happen one after the other, without wasting any time. So there definitely is pressure on you as a customer to get all the material on time.
The only complaint I have is with his HVAC guy, as things were not very smooth with him (compared to how things go with Amir).
All in all, a very good team to work with if you are looking for good quality work, on time, in the estimated budget. If I have to hire a contractor for any work in future, I will definitely give it to Amir again.

Amir and his A Master Construction did an 900 sqft addition and a whole house remodeling for me. They are truly awesome. I try not to repeat what other reviewers say, as I agree with them — even for those 1-​star ratings.
I almost miss A Master during my GC selection. The first time I contacted them, I never got a reply. After two weeks or so when I almost end up with going with another GC, I called A Master to see if I had any luck. They said they didn’t pay attention to my email because I didn’t attach any plans. Therefore here is tips No.1: instead of having high level ideas only, get your plans ready before talking to them.
Then I was told Amir wanted to meet me to discuss about my project. Sadly he didn’t show up as promised (I saw one other review also had this experience). Later Amir called me apologizing for missing the appointment, and rescheduled. At that time I was skeptical about this contractor, despite the positive reviews of them I heard.
My initial experience basically matches those 1-​star ratings: they are so busy and you might not be able to get into their queue. However, once you get in, likely that’s the beginning of your happy experience.
We already have a dozen of happy stories on Unilocal,so I’ll skip those identical details. The most convincing testimony I have is: after my house was done, my uncle from LA visited me. He is very good contractor in LA area, and he used to do home remodeling for me therefore I have witnessed his excellence. After looking at the work A Master did, my uncle gave a big big compliment. In particular, he mentioned Amir’s high quality is consistent, especially in those challenging (to contractor) and hard-​to-​notice (to home owner) areas.
Perhaps the only «complains» I have with them are (1) they are more expensive than the others (but you get what you are paying for), and (2) their team is super fast (yet still with great quality), which gives me some pressure on preparing the materials in a timely manner. After all, Amir’s team exceed my expectation in many aspects, and I feel sorry for those people who didn’t get into his queue in nowadays’s tough market.

This is to update my experience.
We have had a new project for kitchen and master bedroom for building code.
(previous owner remodeled them without permit)
— added a beam for kitchen, redoing the ceiling
— cut down the master bedroom size about 1 feet and reconstruct the outside wall
During this project, there are so many incidents happened.
— Kitchen cabinet crown molding was thrown away as garbage unbelievably, they redo the crown molding. However they don’t do the finishing, it is still unfinished.
— They lost our garage remote (new one was provided later)
— Ladder was taken from our garage. I complained, it came back one month later with the worker’s name put on the ladder.
— After outside wall stucco done, a lot of debris are left all over the backyard. I complained, they just came back for an hour to pick up only some part of debris. I gave up complaining afterwards. The worker says after some rain all the debris will be gone, but not true. We still have a lot of debris that take one year full amount of household garbage bin.
From the previous project (dining room wall redone):
— one power outlet was disconnected. we did not notice sooner, so it cannot be recovered
— master bedroom’s ceiling painting color is not matched with original color. they say this is because I did not ask to match the color with the original color. I thought it is commonsense…
I’m disappointed by people under Amir, I like Amir himself, he is sincere and Asal is good at bookkeeping.
I’ll look for other company for next project.

We did a kitchen remodel including tearing down a load-​bearing wall and bringing all the electrical up to norm. They were able to start the project at an earlier date than expected and the work was done in less than 30 days even though they had allocated 45 days.
Amir has great vision on how to organize the project and he keeps everybody on a tight and well organized schedule to keep the work moving along. There was very little downtime between major tasks which we appreciated as we were living in the house during the construction.
We were very impressed by the quality of the people that work for him or that he subcontracts to. They were all very professional, did excellent work, paid great attention to quality and any details and never left before completing the task for the day. We also appreciated that they always told us what they were going to do and asked for our input before doing anything to avoid surprises. The construction site was always left as clean as possible at the end of the day.
This is the first time that we do any renovation and had heard many horror stories. Fortunately, we found the right company to do the work painlessly and as the photos show the results speak for themselves.

I’m really disappointed with this company. I know that it is the busy season right now, but not returning a phone call to a potential customer is bad business. At least let people know that you are busy! Personally, I’d rather know that a company is completely booked (which makes me think they might be worth the wait) than be forced to assume that they just don’t care about customers.
I can’t say how good their work is, because I can’t even get them on the phone. I have left messages over the course of the week and even sent an email («for faster service» per the suggestion on their answering machine) asking if they can even do the specific type of work I am looking for, and I have yet to receive any type of response from them with a yes or no answer.

A Master did a fantastic remodeling job for our new home. They installed a new kitchen with a new walk in pantry, replaced all flooring, new fireplace and minor upgrades throughout the home.
We are very satisfied with Amir and his team. His crew is trustworthy, patient and extremely reliable. Amir cares for his clients and cooperated well with us even when our timings moved due to vendor delays.
Amir can mobilize his crew in a very short notice and is respectful of your timing. We had to get a last minute push as many guests were coming over and per Amir’s promise, they were able to work almost round the clock to get the job done.
Want to mention a special thanks to Carlos and the rest of Amir’s team. They were always on time, cleaned up well after their day and are very friendly and accommodating people. We were staying in the home during the last few weeks and not once felt uncomfortable with them being around.

After being dropped by another contractor shortly after the job began, Amir and A Master Construction came in to take over the project of renovating our kitchen and building a small master bath. As indicated in other reviews, the time management was fantastic (the project was completed a week early), the team of workers were knowledgable and very friendly (Miguel was especially exceptional), and everything turned out exactly as we’d hoped.
Tips: Considering how swiftly these guys move, make sure your resources are ready (tiling choices, paint colors etc), because otherwise you might end up scrambling a bit to be ready for each phase of the project. Also, encourage the painter to adequately prep the surrounding areas, as he didn’t always, and dripped a bit. He did fix it upon request however.
We will be using A Master Construction again when we’re ready for our next project.

Amir and his band of top-​notch subs rebuilt our master bathroom area and we couldn’t be more pleased. We needed to remove reach-​in closets, remove walls, add walls, change plumbing, add a Air & Jetted Jacuzzi tub, add a sky light, remove 2 windows and add & patch up a new window, add new vanity, mirror cabinets, linen closet, Install new Toilet, and a walk in shower. Since we had a clear picture on what we need, also we provided the drawings for the bathroom area and the placements, it was easy to explain Amir what we were looking for. Since our designs and Choice of materials were really blended in right and the bathroom looked absolutely fantastic.
All the workers always kept our house spotless throughout the job. They were respectful, courteous. Every thing that they do has to come from Amir, and Amir was always easy to reach. Text or call he was always easy to reach and responded pretty much instantaneously.
I really appreciate the Crew to have finished the work even before a week mentioned in the contract, which was really giving us lot of time to set up our master bedroom again.
He takes great and justifiable pride in his work and it shows. Unlike many other contractors we’ve dealt with, Amir puts meticulous detail into specifying his proposal upfront so you know exactly what you’re paying for. Take the time to be clear on that proposal for what you want or you’ll find yourself adding new costs because you expected one thing while the proposal clearly stated another. This thankfully didn’t happen much for us, but we did have few small changes here and there and Amir was flexible enough to accommodate them with ease.
We highly recommend Amir and intend to have him work on our next renovation as well. The outcome of bathroom was wonderful

I’m not really sure whether it’s because we had a small project comparatively, but we had a fairly poor experience overall. I gave them an extra star only because they did a decent job and I’m feeling generous, but the big issue I had was with their communication.
We had them replace our tile countertops and backsplash, as well as install a new kitchen faucet. We hadn’t ever done a renovation like this, and were hoping for more of a guided process. Here’s how it went down instead.
First, Amir came and spent about 10 – 15 minutes looking at the kitchen. He didn’t take any measurements, nor did he bring any material. He told us we should get prefabricated material (at the time I didn’t really know what that meant). He said he’d send us a contract with labor only, and we’d supply materials. After we sign their contract, he’d tell us where to go to get the material. I asked for a ballpark number for how much the material (granite counters and tile backsplash) would cost so I could compare to another contractor who had included materials in their quote.
I had to practically beg for the recommended place to get the materials, even after his secretary kept trying to schedule the job. I had to explain that I still had no material because they still hadn’t told me where to get it. When they finally sent me the name of the place, we checked it out and it was a super ghetto place (Unimarble) with terrible prefabricated slabs and no customer service. We opted to instead go to Bedrosians, who actually helped us and explained prefab vs. custom fabrication, etc.
It was a big ordeal to get the go-​ahead with a new contract with a custom fabricated slab from Bedrosians, but we finally got it and waited for them to arrive for their first day. And they didn’t show. So I called them to see when they were coming since I had stayed home from work waiting for them. They told me they had a change of plan and would come the next day instead.
They made very quick work of removing the old counter, adding a chip to my (apparently super expensive to replace) enamel-​coated apron-​style sink in the process. They got everything measured for the custom fabrication, and then left.
My wife waited for them the next day, and again, no show. We emailed them to ask when they might be thinking about returning, and they said they’d be back in a few days with the counter. Which in hindsight makes sense, because they needed time to fabricate the material, but how was I supposed to know what their next step was? Oh, yeah, because normally the contractor would tell you, that’s how.
They did a nice job of fabricating the material, installed it well, then put on the backsplash. Then they informed me that we would need to buy the grout. Now, I know that there are a lot of different colors for grout and all, but really? They couldn’t just ask me which color and go pick it up? It was all of like $ 20, and felt really nickel-​and-​diming to me that they didn’t just go get it themselves. And it was pretty awesome that they waited until then to inform me that I’d need to go get that. By the way, I have a nearly full bag of off-​white grout that I’ll sell ya for like $ 15. :)
After they grouted, the next crew came in, took one look at the grouted backsplash, and asked whether we had sealed it. I explained to him that I, in fact, had not done anything to the backsplash, because as it was I was paying THEM to do whatever they needed to do to it to get the job done. I had no idea backsplash even needed to be sealed. I’m pretty sure he was about to tell me I was going to have to pick up the sealer until I gave him a piece of my mind.
They finished up the job, minus repairing the chip they added to my sink. We also noticed that when we left a cup on the counter for even a few seconds it would leave a wet stain on the granite. Not permanent, of course, but odd. So we called Bedrosians to ask about that, and they recommended the counters be sealed after installation (here we go, more sealing). I asked Amir if the installers had sealed it, and was assured that of course they did. I decided that it was more likely that Amir was straight up lying to me, so I went a few days later and bought a bottle of granite sealer and spent the 15 minutes sealing the counters a couple different times. Now they’re all better.
A few days after all that, they sent me a bill for, yep, you guessed it, the chip repair kit they purchased for my sink that they actually never finished repairing. I told them to not to hold their breath waiting for that payment.
Summary: I actually think they are capable of doing a good job, but they need to work a LOT on communication. If you’re the kind of person who does a lot of renovation projects and know the process, you might do ok with them. Perhaps if you have a big job they may pay better attention to you, but they certainly didn’t for us. Which is a shame, because I have a number of quite large jobs still to do, and I won’t be using them.

We decided to do 500sqf addition this summer. The job scope was 3 bedroom expansion, 1 Family room addition, and 1 Bathroom addition. We wanted to go back in the house before kids’ school starts. A Master Construction did a fabulous job to complete the project in JUST 2 MONTHS as promised!
QUOTATION
After gathering 4 quotes, we decided to work with A Master Construction because his timeline was the fastest BY FAR — mere 2 months. Other 3 companies said it would take about 4 — 4.5 months and would be impossible to finish it in the shorter period. My architect also said usually this size of job takes 4 months, so it was the happy surprise that A Master Construction said they could finish it so quickly. His bid was very simple compared to the other companies and bid was in the middle range.
SECRET OF SPEEDY WORK
Amazingly, Amir and his crew really finished all the work within 2 months! We also requested another $ 17k remodel job here and there during the construction. THEY FINISHED ALL THAT IN 2 MONTHS.
What is the secret to do such a quick job? I noticed 3 things. 1. Amir sent enough crew members to finish the job on time. 10 – 12 people worked for our home everyday. 2. His crew works very very hard from morning to late evening everyday including Saturday. Sometimes they even work on Sunday! I am impressed their work ethics. 3. Amir scheduled the inspections way advance, and he passed all of them first time. That saved a lot of time.
WORK QUALITY
Overall I like their quality of work. I don’t see any shortcut.
Bathroom tiles and front poach tiles seem very good quality.
Electrician SAM and painter Juan — their work was very detailed oriented.
I visited the construction site almost everyday, and I texted him immediately if I found any concerns. Amir responded quickly & nicely for my construction novice questions.
There was one issue at the front columns. I wanted to have perfect dream front columns but there was some issue there, so I had a big talk with Amir. He understood my wish and sent Carlos to create all wood columns for me. Carols had a little difficulty in reading architectural drawing, so I also hired my architect to check his work. It took full 2 days for him but the end result is stunning! I got many compliments from the neighbors already. :)
CHANGE ORDER
It is so nice that A Master Construction charges fair market rate for the change orders. Some bad construction companies charge a lot for change orders for making extra money. You can rest assured of their change order at Master Construction.
BACK OFFICE STUFF:
Asal managed contract, quotation, and billing. She is a nice, cheerful, and straightforward lady.
TIPS FOR UnilocalERS
1. A Master construction can do the decent job FAST. If you need to finish the job on time with the quality work, go with them. No other company can beat their timeline!
2.Their bid is super fast but very simple. You want to make sure what’s included in your bid. For our case, a bathroom glass door, bathroom tile edges, front column wood materials, and outside window moldings were not included.
3. It is a popular company, so you want to book in advance if you can, especially for summer time job. We were so lucky that they could squeeze us in during this busy summer.
4. Let A master construction handle PG&E lines. We tried to save $ 400 to not order the job to A master Construction which created a disastrous result. We had to file complaint to PG&E and it took us for 4 months to move the gas line… If there is a next time, I will leave the job to them and I will be care free from PG&E.