Our Referrals

"Efrem Construction is top quality work at great prices. I recommend them to everyone I know. I would never use any other contractore besides them. Professional all the way."

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J G., Redwood City, California - Construction Client - Yelp User

"Dear Efrem and Paul:
Molly and I wanted to write and thank you and your entire team for the outstanding work you did on our home.
Our project was difficult and complicated, but you helped to create a "new" home out of our beloved "old" home. You were responsive to our needs, you told us the truth, whether it was good news or bad news, you took great care and pride in your work, you stayed on the agreed upon timeline and budget, and you took the extra steps to make sure the project would be successful.
We also want to note that our neighbors all commended your team for the thoughtfulness and care they exhibited throughout the construction. Please do not hesitate to use us as a reference or to invite potential clients to visit our home."

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"Hi Efrem:
...I want to thank you for all your fantastic work you and your crew have done for us. I am delighted that we had you as our contractor, and I am personally very glad to know you and your family. Your hard work, honesty, dedication, and sense of fairness is exemplary. I know you will continue to be very successful and I wish you all the best. Please give my thank to Paul for all of his hard work and effort on our behalf.
We are very happy with our house and would recommend you for any construction project. Please feel free to use us as a reference.
Once again, many thanks and please stay in touch."

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"Dear Efrem and Paul,
his letter is way overdue. Our only excuse is that we have been busy enjoying the superb results of our extended, two phase remodel. We wanted you to know how much we appreciate your major contribution to making our house into our dream house. You an Paul were a pleasure to work with in what often is a very stressful situation. As you recall, we undertook a top to bottom remodel of our 30 year old home and broke it into two phases so we could live in the house during the construction.
We can't itemize every time you suggested changes that resulted in significant improvements in appearance and/or structure as compared to the original plans: things as varied as increasing the dimensions of the lookouts under the eaves, the finish molding on the staircase and in the entrance hall, the electric outlets and switches hidden under the upper kitchen cabinets, the beautiful cherry valance that covers the drapery rods in the family room; and many, many more details that contributed to the exceptional results.
You listened to us during the bidding and quotation process. We said we wanted quality products, fixtures, and details. Your bid included all of these; the allowances were adequate to accommodate top-of-the-line elements, from stone to tile, to cabinetry. Change orders were not a disaster. Your charges were more than fair and you never carped over the trouble they caused to your schedule or work load. We always felt that you recognized that this was our HOME you were working on and that even little things were important to us.
We were really impressed with your critique of your own work and your honesty. On the few occasions where something did not turn out exactly perfect, you noticed it even before we did and corrected it without our even mentioning it.
Your reputation for superb finish work is well deserved. Visitors to our home constantly comment on the superb detail of the trim work throughout the house. Paul's idea for covering the closet sliding door hardware by building a false crown molding and the ingenious way you extended the trim from the hallway through the entrance hall come to mind.
We were so please with the way the first phase of this project turned out that there was no hesitancy on our part in asking you to help with the second phase. We did not think we needed to get other bids or quotes. We looked forward to working with you again.
As we have since the completion of our project, we would be happy to serve as one of your reference for anyone that wants to know how it is to work with you or what kind of quality to expect at th end of the job. We will talk to whomever you ask us to and will show your work to anyone you suggest. We wish you every success. God Bless."

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"Dear Efrem,
We just wanted to let you know how absolutely delighted we are with the final construction of our home. It came out much better than we expected, no doubt due to the care and consideration that you, Paul and your entire crew took throughout the construction process. You took what was to be one of the most stressful events of our lives and made it a sheer delight, with all your advice, helpful tips, professional and gentlemanly approach to doing business. Most importantly, you treated out new home project as if it was your own home.
If we ever have the energy and money to build another home again (or any home improvement project for that matter)- it will certainly be with Efrem Construction!"

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"Paul and Efrem,,
My friend... was amazed that you were here to check on the doors, she said her contractor would never have done that. I told her you always did that kind of thing and she said I needed to tell everyone that, because it isn't typical. So I wanted to pass that on to you.
I also asked her why she didn't choose you guys to do her house and she said that they wished they had. At the time it was a difficult choice, but the other bid they had was more detailed so they thought it might be more accurate. Turns out it was not and she said her contractor didn't use the highest quality products that he could have (doors, windows, etc.) so they had to add on the bid later, whereas you assumed that we would want the high-quality products so we didn't have that problem. Finally, she said she wishes the book you had shown them showed more traditional houses, because she wasn't sure that their taste was like what you had done in the past. I too remember thinking that some of the houses were not reflective of what I thought I wanted, so maybe that is something you could reassure people about too -- that you have done all typed of styles and houses and you never impose a particular style on a house, but do whatever the homeowner wants. I remember you telling me this, but somehow she didn't get the message, so maybe others are not either.
Anyways, I also called my friend Ellen to tell her that you were here checking on things and told her she should hire you. I hope it works out. "

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