SEA Construction - San Mateo, California

Tom T.

Working with SEA Construction on this project (downstairs remodel) was a pleasure from start to finish! Every effort was made to minimize the disruption to our lives and clean-up at the end of each day was thorough. Every SEA employee and subcontractor was friendly, professional and committed to perfection. We’d like to single out our project manager (Ethan) and his right-hand man (Ricardo) as shining examples of those traits. There were no financial or timeline surprises and we were always kept well informed throughout the process. We are so happy we chose SEA Construction for this project and are even more happy with the results!

Melissa W.

The tl;dr version of this is remodeling is complicated, if you are looking for a contractor, the number one thing you should prioritize is trustworthiness, followed closely by quality work. SEA will give you both. Don't learn this the hard way like I did.

My husband and I have lived in the same Belmont house for most of 20 years. SEA remodeled our two bathrooms for us back in 2010. Both of these gorgeous bathrooms have been great and garnered countless compliments over the years. We've had no problems with any of the work 13 years down the line! In 2020, since the pandemic made us stay home for a while, we decided to finally remodel our kitchen. We spoke to SEA but unfortunately we got dazzled and drawn in by the lies of another contractor who turned out to be inexperienced and in over his head. We learned the hard way that knowing a contracting company is real, does great work, and is trustworthy is so incredibly, immensely, valuable. Recently, embarrassed about choices made in 2020, I swallowed my pride and called on SEA again. Steve, and project manager Ethan, were nice enough to come out and make a plan to fix some of the lingering and worsening problems from the other contractor's work. They spotted how poorly the huge patio cover we have now was connected to anything, anchored it better, and then we had all those crazy wind storms. SEA might have fixed it just in time! We'd actually already paid one plumber to fix the loose faucets in the kitchen but the fix hadn't worked, SEA got it done right finally. The other contractor had built cement stairs in our backyard over our dryer vent and then slapped together a laughably long and twisted new one that left our laundry needing three dryer cycles to get done, Ethan and Steve knew instantly that we needed to have installed a booster fan and when they did that for us they also rebuilt the ducting to work properly. Voila, first laundry dry in one go in two years! These are small fixes but I know they will last because I've got their work from 13 years ago as evidence. Remodeling is never easy. It always takes longer and costs more than hoped. But what I've learned in the last three years is that what matters most in a contractor is trustworthiness and honesty, followed in a close second by quality of work. SEA will give you both.

(I'm attaching photos of the bathrooms, old work that is still pretty much good as new. The recent work they did recently doesn't show in photos but makes such a difference!)

Barbara A.

We can't say enough about our positive experience with SEA Construction! We hired SEA in early 2014 for a major remodeling project which included the kitchen, dining room, living room, refinishing all of the hardwood floors throughout the house, and interior painting. We worked closely with Steve Albert for nearly one year to finalize our plans and once we started in late January 2014, we were very fortunate as Steve became our project manager. The entire team was very professional and we were very impressed at their craftsmanship and attention to detail. While we ran into some potential project delays, they were well-handled and the team worked diligently to come in on-time and on-budget. There were no surprises - their billing was extremely detailed and any potential changes were discussed in advance. The project started in late January and was completed by May 1st, lasting approximately 12 weeks which was impressive for a project of this size. This was our first remodeling project and we had heard about many bad experiences that our friends had with their contractors - but this was NOT the case for us with SEA. One of the areas were were most impressed with was how professional and respectful the SEA team was - every night before leaving they would clean up, put away their tools and leave things very tidy, even though they were coming back the next day. We have worked with other contractors in the past, but the SEA team is the most professional group we have ever worked with. We are thrilled with the results and the work is definitely the highest quality. We would strongly recommend SEA and we will certainly use them for any future projects - they definitely exceeded our expectations!

Judy C.

Steve, Rich and their crew did a fantastic job on our total kitchen remodel earlier this year. They were punctual, professional, knowledgeable and reasonable. We were especially happy with how quickly we were able to be back in the kitchen again. Our kitchen is beautiful and functional. We would definitely use them again!

Robert P. (.

Greedy and self serving owner Steve. Nice enough staff, but very difficult to get passed the arrogance and entitled CEO. If you are considering any type of construction project, you would do well to avoid this place. Everything is "No problem" and "Nickle and dime minor details" during the pre-signing consultations. Yet afterwards the "Back - Charges" roll in with such regularity and for such mundane inconsequential tasks, or for services rendered during the execution of "Work not specified or not included in the contracts stated scope of work". As if they've just started building homes last week and hadn't yet found out that logistics, engineering, co-ordinating with inspectors, Architects and of all things other contractors. We're all unforseen setbacks, and not simply a common sense easily foreseen and adapted to part of the overall function of a construction company." The extra work orders, project reassessment fees, change orders, and even "Procurement Charges" (As if simply having materials delivered to the project was so difficult and expensive that the only way to face such a challenge was to generate a new and confiscatory invoice.
Just legalized extortion at best, or routine systematic exploitation at worst. Stay far from this thief

Jeff W.

It's been a pleasure working with this team! Very knowledgeable and professional, but also friendly to work with.

bethuel B.

Terrible to work for. Never do business with them. Definitely don't recommended.
We clean a building and never got paid.

finu J.