Contractors for Hilltop

CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS

These are the folks that helped transform our home. Say hi from Chris and Christine at 71 Hilltop Drive.

CONTRACTOR.  Devin Fisse at Southern Exposure Construction.Mountain View, CA  (650) 960-6936.  http://www.secbuilds.com
Devin did our upstairs bathroom and then our big 2nd project (exterior, decks, downstairs, dining, decking. He has a great crew, he's reasonably priced and he's flexible with you hiring subs and ordering supplies (saves money).  Only challenge is things went more slowly than expected b/c of sub contractors delays but that's part of the game.  Great guy.

ARCHITECT.  Iqbal Serang at IAS Designs. 650-322-6815.  iasdesigns@aol.com
Very creative (designed the front and the dining room).  
A good friend of mine is using Studio3.408-292-3252 and they have been very happy with the results (creative, respects budgets and assists through the contractor process).

PAINTER.  Yong Kim at Oriental Painting. 408-996-1216.
Super low price and good work (did our interior and exterior).  Probably 30% of other bids.  He brings in a big crew and they're fast

HARDWOOD FLOORS.  Gene Phillips at Carribbean Floors. (650) 369-8755.
They do an amazing job. They take pride in their work.

DEMO / CONCRETE.  John Latu.650-326-8230
We hired John for everything from hauling to demolition to our driveway, cement work, etc.  He's incredibly reliable, on time, reasonably priced and great to work with.

 LANDSCAPING.  Ann McClellan.  (650) 631-3870
Ann did all of our landscape plans. She's amazing, creative and respects a budget.

 PLUMBERS.  Tony at Pro Plumbing.650-494-1664 http://www.proplumbingca.com
These guys are great. Very good quality, integrity, honest.  Super super busy so very hard to get on their calendar.

IRON RAILINGS.  Lupe at Casteneda Ironworks, Richmond CA.   (510) 234-4734
Lupe is wonderful.  He's out of Richmond and was far less than any ironwork on the peninsula. He's honest, very reliable and a pleasure to work with. 

 GARAGE DOOR.  Ron & Marge at Artistic Garage Doors, San Carlos, CA. (650) 594-1183
Nice Garage doors and family run business.

DOORS.  Belmont Plywood & Doors, Belmont, CA. (650) 592-5987
Great selection of doors and door hardware.  Sometimes long lead time.

WINDOWS. Kara at Wherli Windows.  650-855-9357
We got Loewen Windows our of Canada and we're very happy with them.

BATHROOM FIXTURES.  Fixtures and Faucets. Woodside, CA. (650) 361-1400
I did all of my research at www.homecenter.com as you can select criteria and find what you want.  F&F matched all prices and did all my ordering through them.  They're very knowledgable.

 SHOWER DOOR.  Tom Harris at SouthBay Showers.  650-591-8753 http://www.southbayshowers.com
I love our glass frameless shower doors and this is the place to get them. Bummer was both times they mis measured and needed to re-order (took longer).  

TILE.  Expo and Jeff at All Natural Stone in Santa Clara, Ca.  408-566-6120
Our master bath time is from All Natural stone and the other bathrooms is tile from Expo.  Jeff at All Natural gave us a great deal.


LIGHTING.  The  Lighthouse, San Carlos, CA. (650) 591-9639
We did a lot of research online and they always matched prices.  Very reasonable, family owned business. 

WINDOW COVERINGS. Smith & Noble.  www.smithandnoble.com
Good deal and good quality.

OUTDOOR STONE. Lyngso in Redwood City (650) 364-1730  http://www.lyngsogarden.com/.

FENCING.  Jay at North Fence. 650-615-0694
Reliable, did a nice job.

 SHED. ShedShop.
We ordered a shed in plywood and then did our own cedar and roof shingles to match the house. 

 SWINGSET.  BearCreek Bungalow. Purchased online.

SOFA: Sofa Outlet in San Mateo was great. We also used Scandanavian Designs a lot for our furniture.