Xteria Construction & Consulting

Steve and his team are awesome. I hired Xteria to remodel my roof, stucco and other areas of the outside my house. Steve’s team coordinates well with other contractors. He worked with Rhineland construction whom I hired to complete my bedroom addition and it went perfectly. My roof is absolutely beautiful and it was inexpensive as well. Top of the line. Great stucco work and a great price. Loved working with Steve and all of his guys were very professional, clean and fast. I would hire him and recommend him over and over again. Thanks for the great service!

Got 11 bids on my new roof. Xteria’s owner, Steve Caposio could envision items on that new roof which I couldn’t see — until they finished their work. Super job. Sometimes you win. I won. Wouldn’t go with any other company. Professional, knowledgeable, prompt — with some good ideas about the roof. When Caposio said he’d be there for any appointment — he was there. Very good work, and happy with the bid and the results. Thank you.

We hired Steve to install a new roof, re-​model the roof over our front porch, finish and repair stucco, replace siding on the front of our house, and paint the entire house. Of all of the companies we spoke to, Steve took the most personal interest in our project and made several suggestions on how to improve our project, many of which we implemented. During the three week plus project, when there were things that needed to be corrected (all minor) Steve had his crew make the changes almost immediately, and kept at it until we were satisfied. Our house looks GREAT. My wife and I were ecstatic with the way it turned out and highly recommend Xteria Construction.

I have never written a Unilocal review, but I was compelled to write one because I was so pleased with the service I received from Steve and Xteria. Our house had an old shake roof that was beyond its useful life and was needing replacement. I received quotes from five roofers, the last of which was from Xteria. Steve came out and provided us with a competitive quote and a custom ventilation solution tailored to the characteristics of our house. It was also clear that Steve was equally attentive to the aesthetic aspects of the projects as he was to the functionality of the end product. He made us aware of a new product that came to market that he felt would be perfect for the style of our home. The other four contractors never made mention of this and simply offered the cookie-​cutter industry standard. Keep in mind that we were quoting our project in the fall before the dreaded El Nino was supposed to hit. I’m sure that all the contractors were extremely busy, but it meant a lot to us to have someone take the extra time to explore options that would make us happiest at the end of the day.
We decided to award the project to Xteria. The project started on time. The tear off guys came in the morning and were done well before lunch time. Clean up of our front, side, and backyard areas was complete and efficient. This is incredibly important to us because we have pets and small children. Just as the tear off guys were packing up, the delivery of materials for the next phase pulled into our driveway, like clockwork! At this point it was clear to me that Xteria was proficient at planning a project. The house was water tight by the end of the first day.
At this point we did run in to one problem with the shingle material. Because it was a new product, the supplier had the material on back order, so there was a break in the action. I attribute this problem more to the material supplier than Xteria. In the meantime the crew made sure our house remained water tight, even visiting the house before a forcasted rain to ensure everything was ok. As soon as the material came in the crew was back to work and the project was complete in the following days.
The end product is a beautiful roof that has already survived two rains with no issues. We did not experience any «change order» charges after the fact. In the end we paid exactly what was quoted. We have since referred Xteria on to our friends without reservation, knowing that they will perform and take care of their customers.
Be sure to give these guys a call. You will not be disappointed!

I’m really pleased with the top quality results from the Xteria crew. Steve is very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with

Steve and his guys at Xteria Construction helped us create the space we had always wanted but didn’t know was doable! Their ability to be creative and flexible is absolutely invaluable. I was impressed by their vision for our space and also by the quote that was going to make it happen. They are fairly priced and do honest work. We instantly felt comfortable with Steve and knew he was the guy to do our job. So exciting after meeting with other contractors who did not feel like the right fit at all! Steve is truly passionate. He guided the project with enough straight shooting mixed with plenty of humor to get me through the stress of construction. Construction is stressful no matter how smoothly everything goes! I hugely appreciated that I could call Steve with something I needed to happen (like a pile of rubble to be cleaned up) and he would get right on it and get it taken care of. He knows how to keep his customers happy. His eye for detail and ability to keep the big picture in mind left us with an AWESOME result. We had many things done including a new roof, rebuilding of a room, the addition of a patio cover and finished with all new exterior paint and a face lift to the exterior window moldings. I love it all and am SO happy that I trusted Steve the whole way through. There are so many details when doing a project like this that I felt comfortable leaving some of the details up to Steve because I knew we were on the same page. I would choose Xteria again in a heart beat.

During heavy rains, water started to come through our home balcony and dripped through into our kitchen ceiling. As this was not a traditional roof, we needed some experience with building these roofs to come out and fix the issue. Steve (owner) came out to take a look and identified the issue likely causing the leak (he ended up correct) as well as connecting it to another issue on the house: some rust stains running out underneath a rain gutter. The issue was with flashings that were rusting out. The solution required tearing up the balcony to get to the flashings and resealing the whole area.
Since we were going to be tackling this anyway, we decided to do a little additional nearby cosmetic work as well. We replaced some plexiglass sheeting used as a roof for our deck with a more attractive, solid roof. Steve suggested a few skylights and we also wanted a small fan.
The entire project took about 5 weeks. The crew was professional, friendly, and overall did a great job. One thing that we were a little worried about was all of the myriad of small decisions that we would need to make on the project: choose this paint color, choose that style of baluster, etc. Neither my wife nor especially myself are good at selecting options that will come together well at the end. Steve was able to help out here and made many of the decisions for us, with our review of course. The result came out excellent, as the before/​after photos can probably attest.
The one area that was a little frustrating in the experience was scheduling as we were living in the home at the time. We often didn’t have a good idea which days the crew would be at our home, need access to what, etc. When we did get advance notice, it would often be just the day before or so. For our project, this was somewhat mitigated by the fact that the majority of the work didn’t require access to the inside of the house. On an indoors project this would be more challenging if we were living in the space at the time.

We hired Xteria in December 2013 for a construction job at our residence that included removal of windows, addition of windows and patio doors and complete redoing of home exterior from removing wooden siding to installing stucco finish.
We decided to hire due to good Unilocal reviews and competitive prices. We trusted what their website says just to find out that they do not work to those standards. I also discovered that Unilocal manipulates reviews first hiding and then pulling bad reviews, I saw this happening on this same business page, and I have proofs.
Working with Steve and Xteria was a total disappointment. He said many nice words about what they would do, but then nothing of this good happened and much unexpected grievance happened instead. They did not perform the work we had on contract, they caused us major loss, discomfort and waste of time. They still pretended to be paid fully when they did not do the work they were supposed to do!
The quality of work of his employees is really bad. They lack proper training and experience. They don’t follow standard procedures and the team was always understaffed. They shows up randomly, but then they leave the entire place a total mess for entire weeks without ever showing up again. They messed up so much on our property that I cannot list it all. From not masking around working areas causing damages, to not using gloves and then touching door handles with hands full of stucco, paint, etc. The guys that were sent here to apply caulking around newly installed windows, didn’t even bother cleaning the edges of the windows so we have silicone caulking full of concrete debris and sand in it!
Just to give you an example: I have damage in my kitchen floor because the carpenters forgot to spray foam insulation after installing the door. This caused Steve to request to the ‘sheet-​rock guy’ to install the spray foam before closing with sheet-​rock. Sheet-​rock manager sprayed polyurethane foam before his sheet-​rock employee could even start masking the floors. Sheet-​rock manager guy did not use gloves, nor he inserted the straw in the polyurethane foam can, resulting in the messiest mess of polyurethane foam spray you can imagine. He had his hands and jacket and cellphone (yes because he was on the phone while doing this) covered in that, and my kitchen floor of course.
And this is pure damage due to their lack of planning, communication, training and procedure. You can imagine the damage done due to not knowing what the hell they were doing.
Lack of building permits (even though it was included in the contract and we had clear verbal agreement)
Lack of proper planning which resulted in a variety of defects on the final work (such as notable cracks in the stucco)
Damage to existing property (such as new patio doors and windows)
Poor performance. (they cut corners basically everywhere)
The stucco finish was the main Job we paid for: it was all done by one guy spreading, with another guy helping him mixing it. This means he had to do it real fast, and in one work day he could not finish the last finish coat. It was 6pm and he wanted to go home when all the stucco around windows and door frames had gaps and was not spread to touch edges and create a seal. All the hidden spots were not finished and we spent one hour going around with a ladder to check and ask him to finish. He eventually ran in his car and ran away before 7pm and some of the work was still like that.
I now have big problems with black widows spiders living in all these gaps of stucco that creates spaces for them to hide all around my windows and all around the bottom perimeter of my home since they did not apply any seal behind the metal trimming edge of the stucco finish.
The only workers that seemed somewhat experienced in their job and that cared about it being done up to requirements, were the painter, and the electrician. However the painter rinsed his equipments on my front lawn leaving traces of paint on my decorative plants. The painter also cut corners painting the perimeter foundation of the home only in the front of the home instead of everywhere. And of course, due to lack of planning, the electrician didn’t know where he was supposed to put lights and this caused me to have to order new outdoor lamps because the ones I had wouldn’t fit any more.
Just to add to the bad experience, Steve also sued me causing me additional huge waste of time and money.
DO NOT HIRE !

Please, do not hire anyone until you get a quote from Xteria!
I had an existing quote for a new roof from another company for over $ 13K. Steve from Xteria came by for a second opinion and was fantastic. He showed me that I did not need a new roof, just a new ridge cap as they were felt and were falling apart. The shingles still had 20 good years on them! His quote came in at less than 25% of the other one. As a single dad, that meant a lot!
His team did a fantastic job replacing the ridge cap, three skylights and all of the patch and paint work. It looks like new construction, not a patch job.
Thank you, Steve for your integrity and dedication to quality work that is reasonably priced! I’ll make your phone ring for any additional work we require in the future!

Steve and the Xteria were fantastic from the first meeting through the full design, construction and finish work on our full remodel. Steve was able to make our vision come true on time and under budget. His design ideas were spot on and his team were great to work with. Our home now gets compliments from strangers walking down the street and we owe it all to Steve!

We hired Xteria to redo the outside of our house. Steve (owner) knew exactly what to do with our house. We replaced our front door, 2 sliding doors and the garage. Steve’s ideas were creative, artistic and reasonably priced! His workers provided superior work and were very professional.
Our project took a bit longer than promised, but well worth the wait!
Steve even made sure our fixtures were installed properly and paid attention to every detail! I would highly recommend Xteria!

Xteria did our Kitchen and half bath remodel. Overall a great experience and Steve is very enthusiastic and shows genuine interest in the design and getting things done. I would recommend Steve especially if you are not sure about what you want — he can provide a host of great ideas.
Things that wowed us:
— Xteria’s bid was on the higher side of the multiple quotes we had but we chose Steve because he was the only contractor who showed a personal interest during estimation and we felt like he had a vision and is not just doing some work and getting paid.
— stayed on top of the job through a difficult personal time for him
— suggested plenty of ideas but was flexible and accommodating to our needs and preferences
— had a professional team who did great quality work
— has contacts with wholesale vendors and good negotiator for prices for the material
— Picked up our vanity from Home depot for free
— Expedited work in the last week to complete in requested time
Could be betters:
— Our project took a long time, although it was the holidays– the estimated duration was 2 weeks at the time of quote, 4 weeks in the contract and actual work ended after 5 weeks. From the amount of work, we thought it could be streamlined to complete in 2 – 3 weeks max.
— We did have some differences/​back and forth of opinion around design — process would have been smoother if Xteria provides a bit more high level detail around their assumptions in the estimate (tile vs granite, full vs half backsplash etc) so that Xteria’s and customer’s expectations align upfront as against when the work is already in progress
— Did not appreciate that the plumber tacked on $ 50 for a toilet bidet that takes all of 5 mins for a self install. But I understand some people would rather get it done than DIY.
Overall, you couldn’t go wrong with Steve and his team. Although from other reviews it looks like Xteria specializes in exterior/​roof work, I would recommend them for interiors.

We used Steve and his crew to install a new roof, sky lights, do some reinforcements and turn our garage into a man cave/​playroom as well as a bunch of other small jobs.
I have worked with contractors before and I have to say that Steve was the most honest, always available to discuss the project, had great ideas, always took care of the details and responded to all of my questions and concerns along the way.
He wanted to make sure that WE were happy with the final project.
His guys were great. Everyone was friendly and did a solid job.
My only complaint was the mess that removing an old shake roof caused in the attic but Steve made sure the guys cleaned it as best they could given the difficulty of cleaning debris out of insulation.
The heavy rains started the week after he installed the roof and not a single problem has arisen. Our home is so much quieter and warmer now too.
He used high quality materials for all the work.
I would absolutely use Steve again and I am not usually that easy to please. He was professional but fun to work with and he exceeded our expectations.
His bids were fair and competitive. He is very personable.
He gave us a beautiful roof and a garage that is truly a beautiful family room/​man cave that our three boys are enjoying immensely!

Working with Steve has been great. Unlike many people my wife and I had very little idea what we wanted things to look like in our home, whether it be style or color or layout. Steve was always able to come up with ideas for us that consistently exceeded our expectations. We had him do our roof, patio and kitchen as well as some window dressings. And he offered very competitive bids.
Our go-​to guy!

This is my first Unilocal review and I’m happy to write it for Steve and the Xteria team. My first experience with Xteria was a few years ago when they replaced a leaking plaza-​level deck and roof above our living room. We’d already replaced the deck with a contractor previously so we were VERY stressed out about getting a permanent solution. Steve immediately impressed me with his deep expertise in roofing and his confidence in his solution. We had a great experience with this projects. A couple years later, we noticed a small defect in the work, but Steve immediately came out to inspect and repair things. This is why I’m giving them 5 stars. They stood by their warranty, no questions asked, and they gave the repairs their highest priority.
Two years ago, Xteria did some other renovations for us including a full exterior painting. Fantastic job on this and it greatly boosted the resale value of our home. We’ve moved into a new home and we plan on using Xteria for as many of the renovations as possible. As a homeowner, your life becomes a lot less stressful when you find a trustworthy contractor, who delivers great results, on time, with competitive rates. Xteria’s got the goods.

We chose Xteria Construction for a re-​roof on our 90 year old property in Los Gatos, primarily because Steve Caposio clearly demonstrated experience and understanding of old-​house issues during the quoting process. None of the other three roofing contractors came close in terms of knowing how to integrate updated code requirements while maintaining a period look to the roof. I refer not just to the shingle style, but also in how to achieve proper ventilation of the roof and soffits without a major change in appearance. One of the roofers told us that we had to remove most of the frieze blocks and replace with screens, which would have greatly changed the bungalow appearance of the house. Xteria removed none of those blocks, and added low profile vents in places that aren’t very noticeable.
Xteria is the only bid we received that was able to quote carpentry services up front. There was a part of the roof that had previously had been remuddled — the original tongue and groove fir in the eaves was replaced with plywood after a kitchen expansion. This has always bothered me since we purchased the home nearly 20 years ago. To be honest, no one else has ever noticed that non-​period section. Not only did Steve notice this on his first visit, but he quoted a reasonable price to have one of Xteria’s carpenters replace the section. As a general contractor, Xteria was able to do this as a standard part of the job. Other (roofing only) companies tended to shy away from anything outside the scope of replacing rotted plywood on the roof deck.
They did find some wood damage and not just in the plywood, and again our choice of using Xteria paid off. Some of the old exposed rafter tails had dry rot under the eaves. Again, the carpenter came for a day and lifted up the roof deck far enough back to splice in several new redwood rafters. Previous repairs to these structural members had taken the easy way out and made the splice in the eave, which is very hard to do without visible seams. Xteria’s work was again impressive, and the rafter tails look like new.
Their price is fair (in the middle of others received), Steve is very accessible by email/​phone/​text, and he stands by the quality of his team’s work. We communicated only one problem to him, after the tear-​off crew had damaged some shrubs in the backyard (unnecessarily so, in our opinion). Without a blink he said he’d cover the damage and followed through with a discount on the carpentry work performed on the job. These kinds of things are hard to avoid, and Steve’s response deserves an extra star. All in all, we are very satisfied and highly recommend Xteria for your roofing job, particularly if you have a period home.

I have to say that I am very disappointed. I contact Xteria for a quote to repair my roof. Steve (not 100% sure) came to my house, looked it over and said he was going to send me a quote via email. That was more than 3 weeks ago. I called the office about a week ago, asking about the quote. The lady on the phone said she is going to check with Steve. Totally silence.

Day of estimate: «it’s too far to be competitive». I’m 20 minutes from their office. Give me a break.

My new neighbor replaced the roof right after purchasing the place. I watched the crew demo the old roof, prep the new roof with plywood, then install the new roof and gutters. I was impressed with their work throughout the whole process. I got the name from one of the workers and called the owner Steve Caposio. I talked to his boss (his wife Shauna), who was very responsive and efficient in communicating throughout the whole process.
He came out to the house to give a quote on Saturday morning which was convenient for me. He was quite a fun character, and we really enjoyed talking to him and got some great recommendations on what we needed. He gave us a quote on the spot based on his measurements, with options for various qualities of shingles. The quote seemed very reasonable based on my conversations with friends, and you could tell he knew what he was doing.
We signed the contract the next Thursday, and we lucked out because he had a narrow window between some larger jobs the following Wednesday. His project queue can get quite long during the busy season later in the year.
His crew showed up promptly on Wednesday at 7:30am, and had the roof and gutters off by mid-​day. We also had them remove the old insulation which was a very messy job but great to do when the roof is off. I also ran some wires I had been wanting to install in some very difficult reaches of the attic while the roof was off.
They installed the new plywood, shingles, gutters, and insulation. Steve had spec’d in new low profile vents in the section with standard ceilings, and added ridge vents over the vaulted ceiling room to provide some much needed heat exhaust. As the job progressed, I decided I wanted 2 vents over the garage and he was very flexible in accommodating these changes mid-​stream. They replaced all the flashing and vent caps with new ones.
They installed a sun tunnel over a dark part of the guest bath, and we were stunned by how much light it brought in. It was installed very cleanly. Nice to do this at the same time as putting in a new roof because there is very little additional cost.
After 4 days, we had a beautiful new roof and gutters, new insulation and way more vents than before. They did a great job cleaning up after the job was done.
We have a 10 year warranty plus an extended warranty on the materials for a very small additional cost. I read the Unilocal reviews that others have written on the quality of Steve’s service, so I feel pretty confident that if I have any problems, he will be there.
On getting the invoice, I noticed an issue with one of the add on items which was higher in the contract than the discounted rate he offered us in the original estimate, but we missed it in the review of the contract. He immediately gave us the discounted rate from the estimate, which saved us a few hundred bucks. Everything else was exactly as he estimated, so no surprises there.
We really enjoyed working with Steve and Shauna, and the Xteria crew was excellent the whole way through. We will definitely call on them for any future jobs, and will recommend them to all of our friends.

I tried to get a quote from Xteria, but received nothing but an insult. I gave him a specific list of what was needed, including for them to manage permits with the city. Steve confessed they couldn’t build a single room exterior garage without someone making a structural design for him. Then he complained about having to deal with city permits, spewing out insults like «scratch drawings on a piece of paper» in reply to my statement about already having CAD drawings for the space layout.
In every reply Steve demonstrated that he didn’t read the previous message, and fundamentally did not understand the permit process which I have apparently been through several times more than he has. And I’ve only done it several times ;)
I wouldn’t hire Xteria to walk my dog. They’d probably kill my cat and say it was what I asked for. I’m positive they would insult me while doing it.
Regarding his reply: I repeatedly told him we have site plans and structural diagram. He kept saying that these same things were required, layering on personal insults without ever explaining what he perceived to be missing. A clueful contractor can list out what they need. The contractors we chose used our diagrams and identified each step necessary beyond what we had. Xteria never demonstrated they could read what we wrote, nor the ability to outline any steps necessary. I have no reason to believe they have the knowledge or experience to do the job, they are just scraping money in front of more competent contractors.