Popescu Construction

We had Popescu Construction completely remodel our kitchen and entryway. This included new appliances, flooring, cabinets, countertops, backsplash, light fixtures, electrical, plumbing and painting. The remodel is gorgeous, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results.
The work was completed on time and within budget. Everyone was professional, courteous, and honest. Marius also helped find suppliers offering materials (like quartz countertops) at very competitive prices. We (with the help of Marius) selected and purchased all major materials directly from the suppliers, which let us avoid any mark-​ups. Popescu’s quote for the labor on the project was fair and reasonable, and we were not «nickeled and dimed to death.» Popescu Construction is a family business run by friendly, professional, courteous, and honest people. Quality work — quality people. We will be using them again.

Popescu Construction recently completed remodeling work for my home and my wife and I could not be more pleased. Popescu Construction were not the first, nor last, contractors I called/​met with. I called over a dozen contractors between March and July (2015). Some of the contractors I spoke with set appointments but did not show (one of which was a referral from a family friend), and some didn’t even bother setting appointments since they were booked for several months.
In the end I wound up receiving 8 estimates. When I called one of the contractors back, in order to add a few more projects, I was told, «I have two $ 300,000 projects going on right now so I won’t be able to get to you.»
In the end I chose to hire Popescu Construction. Their bid was not the lowest bid, yet they were far from the highest bid we received. However, I liked the completed work that they showed me pictures of, and during our first couple of meetings they seemed very experienced and knowledgable, and were very courteous and genuinely people.
Popescu Construction remodeled our master and guest bathrooms, doing excellent work on a floor to ceiling glass tile shower in the master. They converted what was originally two reach-​in closets (separated by a wall) into a beautiful walk-​in closet with great lighting and amazing wood floors. They replaced all of our old ugly and non-​energy efficient aluminum sliding doors with beautiful french doors. They updated the look of our home’s entrance by replacing a wooden step entrance into a more elegant one constructed of concrete and multi-​colored pavers. They performed some other more minor projects, including replacing our 16 year old water heater, which fortunately happened to go out while Marius and Fani were still working on our home. I say fortunate because although we have a home warranty, when the plumbers hired by the warranty company showed up they tried to charge me over 1k in addition to what they were being paid by the warranty company. I was very suspicious and called Fani, at night because our water heater was leaking, and he told me he could take care of it. He gave me instructions as to how to shut the heater off so that it would not leak and the next day showed up bright and early to assess the problem. He was able to fix the problem and I paid significantly less than what the plumbers that previously came quoted me.
Overall, our experience with Popescu Construction was fantastic. We never felt uneasy about having them in our home and we are very pleased with their work. They were punctual, friendly, honest, clean and professional. I have already referred them to two friends that are looking for a contractor.

Terrible. I honestly don’t know how there are so many good reviews. I have a feeling it’s because Fanica is a likable person… but his work… horrible. I didn’t want to leave a negative review but felt I had no choice.
I contacted Popescu Construction to do remodeling work for a home we recently purchased. The work included mostly demo work — taking down a couple of walls, installing a sliding glass door and patching around those areas as needed. We should have known we were in trouble when, although he showed up on time to give an estimate, it took 2 days longer than he said to actually receive the estimate. We chose him over a few other contractors, not based on price, but because he said he could start right away and complete the work within 10 days. We sign the work authorization and guess what? He couldn’t start for a week. We were a little disappointed but even with that delay our timeline was still flexible enough that we could rearrange the movers we had lined up to move all our stuff out of storage. They finally start work 10 days late, but two guys showed up and they accomplished a lot in 1 day! We were pretty excited and hopeful everything could be wrapped up in a timely manner. After that first day everything changed to a crawl. He had only one guy there a majority of the time who was SLOW. I work from home and I can’t tell you how many times he took breaks to talk on the phone, just stand around outside… not to mention showed up late every day and left early. I expressed concerns to Fanica about this and he apologized and said he would be there the following week to personally work on things and to help speed up the work. He showed up 15 minutes at a time here and there but never really did much work. Feeling that the work was never going to be completed (after all, this had being going on for more than a month), we asked Fanica to wrap up the work he started. We had to hire another contractor to finish the work he never started.
In addition to being totally unreliable and irresponsible, the work that was done was TERRIBLE. He left our house in far worse shape than when he began. The paint he did do in one room on the ceiling is mismatched. He had to take out tile and put it back and there is no grout in some spots and in the other the grout doesn’t match. A bunch of our baseboards are gone and we have to pay to replace them. Crown molding that was removed was not replaced and was thrown away. Door frames were totally banged up and need to be repainted. And the spot where they put in a sliding glass door was never painted so it looks terrible from the outside. Even the cleanup was terrible, dust and dirt everywhere. There was ZERO pride in the work that was done. You can see my pics for details.

Marius and Fanica were wonderful. They recently remodeled our bathroom and did a beautiful job! They were very professional, honest, and easy to work with. We have more projects we’d like to tackle around our house and will definitely be using Popescu Construction. Both my parents and my inlaws plan on hiring them as well after seeing how well our bathroom came out.

I hired Popescu Construction to remodel my ugly garage. The work involved removing existing storage shelves, repairing, priming and painting the drywall, installing new light fixtures and cabinets, as well as various little repairs here and there. I must confess that after many years of dealing with many contractors and sub-​contractors I finally found my guys! Let me highlight five reasons I gave Popescu Construction five stars (I would have happily given them ten…):
1. They are honest. All charges were clearly explained and detailed to me and the work was performed, and completed to the highest quality standards.
2. They are friendly. These gentlemen are a fine breed. I had such a good time chatting with them over a cup of coffee (I hardly convinced them to accept my little treats)!
3. They are respectful. I had rarely had any contractor who showed so much respect to my property, and be so sensitive to my family needs (we have little children, and a big schedule). My garage, and the surroundings was spotless after the job was completed!
4. They are professional. They know all the local codes in every detail, and master the skills required to performed their job to perfection. My impression was that they have seen and done everything so far — their work experience is impressive. The way they approached this job inspired a lot of confidence.
5. To them, aesthetics does matter. They strive to make everything please the eye in a great way.
I warmly recommend Popescu Construction for everyone’s remodeling and repair needs. Thank you very much, Fanica and Marius, for this outstanding job!

Popescu construction recently did an overhaul on our guest bathroom — Fani and crew did an amazing job! Always on time, always courteous, easy to get in touch with (very rare in this industry!). He worked with us on budget and completed the job with a pretty quick turnaround time. He had a lot of great ideas and input on the design and execution as well. We used Unilocal to find Fani, and I’m happy to say that it totally worked out. I would absolutely call Fani again to do more work around the house.

Thank you Unilocal-​sters for leading us to Fanica. We had a partial house remodel (i.e. we kept some things as is, such as windows, garage door, etc.), but for the most part, it was everything else! Fani has an extremely good eye on how to create more «space» during a remodel. We had the furnace moved to the garage and some adjustments to the galley kitchen. It turned out beautifully. The whole house had new laminate/​tile/​carpeting put in along with new appliances. Both bathrooms were updated. He also assisted us with issues with the roofing and beam issues in the family room. He was fair and honest with his findings. We will definitely use Fani again!

This is a review of Fanica’s work for our kitchen, wood floor installation and interior house painting.
Fanica made our construction projects so much easier to handle! He may not be cheap, but he made everything worth it in the end.
We love him because he wants everything that he works on to be very good, even if it means more work for him. Although sometimes, more work means more $$, often times, he gave us discount for some of the work. I requested 5 different quotes to do my kitchen remodel and Fanica was in the middle in terms of pricing and just a tad more expensive than another guy that we were considering. We threw out the cheapest, unreliable estimate from another guy (as you should). We can trust Fanica, which is very important. We leave them alone at the house while we ran some errands all day and we get back to a clean house at the end of the day. They clean up their mess every single day when they are finished. That is just beyond «above and beyond»! I am so fortunate to have found him.
Our kitchen has Dura Supreme custom cabinetry, Vent-​a-​hood and Miele appliances. Yes, those are very expensive and we whole-​heartedly trusted him with all of those to install! Very hard to do with other contractors. We love Fanica, Lucas and his son Marius. They are such friendly and honest people. If you are picky like us where a small tilt in tile installation bugs the heck out of you, then your search is over. These guys are really great with their work and will do their best to make their clients happy. He even bought my toddler a sweet gift one day. And she loves Fanica and Marius.
We always get multiple estimates for our projects and we are looking to get some quotes for our master bathroom since we have another contractor that was close to Fanica’s quality of work for a bit cheaper, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we went with Fanica/​Popescu again.
Great work, fair pricing, trust worthy, cleans up and reliable. What more could you want from a contractor!?!
A++!

Fani has just completed a complete kitchen remodeling for me, and I can enthusiastically recommend him as a general contractor. He is customer oriented, fair, and honest. He is a pleasure to work with, and responds promptly to phone calls and emails. When changes are needed, he does not nickle and dime you to death if they are reasonable, and he contributes good ideas. We have a marvelous new kitchen, he did an excellent job in installing the cabinets and appliances, and took care of all the finishing detail work. His assistant Luca was also great, and both worked very hard to keep on schedule. Great job Fani. I would definitely use this contractor again.

been stuck on days on trying to switch out the recessed light to a chandelier… got stuck on that part where I couldn’t access the electrical part of the recessed light.
Finally, decide to call Fani to get it done. He showed up on a short notice on a Sun, and take a quick look, pop open the panel for me! Gave me some tips, and a short rommex since i needed extension to get my project done…
Did charge me for a dime! what a guy.
Definitely got some integrity to him.

We hired Fanni to fix our backyard fence. He did a great job, and so we asked him to give us a estimate to update our kitchen. His quote was reasonable. Fanni changed our tiled countertops to granite. He also installed a sink, faucet, and updated our kitchen backsplash. He was quick, and he stopped to check to see if we were happy with the work. After he had finished with the kitchen, he changed our light fixtures and repaired other items around the house. His work is very good and he is punctual and cleans after his work is complete. I will definitely hire Fanni Popescu for all my future home repairs.

I found Fani via Unilocal and he has been my contractor of choice ever since. I have used his services for 2 projects. The first was for installing wooden floors in the kitchen and the other was to change the kitchen countertop from tile to granite. In both the projects, the quality of his work was excellent and his price was very reasonable. In fact, his quote was significantly lesser than a few other contractors I checked with. He even threw in a garbage disposer for free! He paid attention to all the details and did a thorough job. And he and his crew always cleaned up the place at the end of each day’s work.
I would highly recommend Fani for all kinds of home renovation projects.

We recently did a complete remodel of our kitchen and living room (new cabinets, tiling, electrical, plumbing and painting). Fanica worked with us on every detail of the project and it really was a wonderful experience. Fanica always listened to our requests and immediately changed anything that we felt required to be changed. He always showed up on time, cleaned up after himself and was always concerned that we were happy.
He is a jewel in San Ramon and we cant recommend him enough.
Thanks
Adam & Eunsook

I am hopeful that if I had a bigger project I would have been more satisfied. Based on the Unilocal reviews, I phone Fani to arrange for him to replace the faucet knob on my shower, sink and to put on a new shower head. Additionally, I needed him to secure my gate by replacing a single existing bolt and applying some epoxy, which were his recommendations. I paid $ 225 for all jobs, only to have the same loose gate a month later. When I called to explain how the problem persisted, Fani made another minor recommendation and quoted me $ 125 more. NO, THANK YOU! Yes, Fani was personable and respectful by removing his shoes in my home, but I doubt I will call him again.

An update to the review below:
Please see the pics — Fani is the Man!!!
I wish there was a ‘Fani’ in every industry. Wonderful follow up and follow through even whent he job presented challenges. Fani is the best in every way, I couldnt reccomend him more highly! Please contact me if you ever need a reference!
We are uttlely pleased with the job he has done! Thank you Fani!
We are in the middle of a major master bath reconstruction project with Fani, so the job isn’t even done yet but I needed to take a second to Unilocal about how fantastic Fani has been so far. We had to make a MAJOR change to the original plan, sadly it was completely necessary, after Fani was already a week into the work. Fani was so gracious and accommodating. He adjusted his price by a fair amount and his perspective was «I just want to make you happy!» He is! I’ll update with pics when the job is all done… can’t wait.

Fan has done various jobs in my home, and not only is he a wonderful, warm and friendly guy, but he is proud of his work and always does the job right with great attention to detail. He does a great job and is, rightfully, proud of his work! He is always very accomodating and makes every effort to fit you into his schedule in a prompt manner.
He is our «go to» guy whenever we have any repair or cosmetic work needing to be done! I recommend him very highly — you won’t be disappointed!

Due to water damage from our attic to the first level of our house, we had repairs that were needed and decided to also take the opportunity to do some remodeling that we were considering. We needed to hire a contractor to assist with demolition, electrical, plumbing, drywall repairs, priming, texturing, painting, floor and shower tiling, and molding. I interviewed six contractors and felt the most comfortable with Fanica and thought his bid was the most reasonable. After three weeks of remodeling almost every room in the house, including our master bathroom, I cannot tell you how happy I am with Fanica and his crew. They were prompt and efficient, very friendly and professional. Fani always took the time to do things right and not cut corners. He would listen closely to what we wanted and would give his option of how best to meet our needs. Fani would often provide additional guidance, resources and services without any additional compensation. He and his team would always clean up as much as possible after each day’s work and make sure the house was safe and usable; very important for us since we have 5 year old twin boys. In the end, we now have a dream remodeled home, with a master bathroom we can’t wait to show off; for a price I am almost embarrassed to say. I now refer Fani to ALL my friends and family in the SF Bay Area and will call him with all future home repair and maintenance questions. I will never have to waste time looking for another contractor again. I am SURE you will feel the same way if you give Fanica a chance. I guarantee, you will NOT be disappointed!

Thanks again to the Unilocal community for leading us to Fani Popescu-​a gem of a general contractor!
We had a bad plumbing leak in our master bath and called a few plumbers. Fani was the only one that could come out same day and he was at our home within a couple of hours. Fani quickly fixed the leak and promptly returned the following day to do some follow up work and pump some water from under the house. He was so quick, knowledgeable and friendly we got an estimate on completely renovating that dated bathroom.
We shopped his complete package price (install of toilet, vanity, medicine cabinet, flooring, complete retexturing, paint job etc.) against what it would cost to do these things ala carte and his price won out.
Fani showed up on time ON THE NOSE every morning, and stayed until the job was done! At the beginning of the process Fani told us that he does not take on new jobs in the middle of his existing jobs, we didn’t know how important that was at the time. We were simultaneously working with a different contractor on another part of the house who stretched out the job 50% longer because he kept leaving to bid other jobs, start other jobs, and finish other jobs in the middle of the day! A big thank you to Fani for keeping his promise on the deadline!
Fani was super respectful of our home, has a very kind personality and was patient with our toddler who had incessant questions for him! We are very happy with his work and love our impeccable new bathroom! I referred him to my mother to start a bathroom job for her and we can’t wait to have him back to install recessed lighting in our living room.
Fani is skilled, reliable, punctual and keeps his word– what more could you want in a contractor?

Fan has completed several smaller jobs on our home and my entire family found him to be personable, accommodating, with great attention to detail. He always tries to fit you into his schedule, he’s very knowledgeable, and does the job right. He came to our rescue when we needed the floor in our bathroom replaced after a leak and completed the job promptly. Fan is also full of helpful advice. We highly recommend him!!!

My wife and I have known Fani for over 10 years now — and he’s been our contractor of choice for that entire time on 2 different houses. One of the great things about Fani is his skills are wide-​ranging — no job is too difficult or too small. Granted, you don’t want to pay Fani to be your handyman, but once he starts a project, he’ll do everything he can to make it right (or near-​perfect). Among other things, Fani has done a complete kitchen remodel, backyard fence and many plumbing, electrical and tile jobs. However, what keeps us calling Fani back more than anything is how personable, reasonable and reliable he is. He cares about his customers and their satisfaction and won’t rip you off in the process. I unequivocally recommend Fani to anyone who needs a highly skilled and friendly contractor.