Alcala Renovations & Landscape

Juan Alcala who uses the phone # 925-383-4365 told me he was a GC, but the CSLB has informed me he is not licensed. There seems to be a license with that name, but it's not the same person. He took our money, worked about half the project (which would have been a 4-5 day job), then over the next 6-7 months he was very hard to contact - phone calls, emails, and texts went unanswered and even when he said "I'll call you back in X minutes," he would not. About a dozen times he set a date that he would return to finish, but would never show up as promised. He claimed he had ordered materials, but did not. He finally ghosted all clients on that job, and that's when we gave up on him and had the job finished by another contractor.

Don’t ever hire a contractor who can’t show you that he has an actual license as was the case here. Work poorly done. Project abandoned.

I was completely taken advantage of by Juan Alcala. I hired him to remodel my home and every step of the way Juan said he had it taken care of and not to worry. I blame myself for not questioning him more. I found out the hard way that he did not have an active contractors license for doing ANY home improvements but lack the knowledge on doing any portion of it properly. Juan abandoned the job! I had the county inspector come out to check on the work that he and his crews had done and discovered that the work they performed was done incorrect and in fact made the home unsafe. The plumbing, the shear walls as well as the framing he did on the interior of the home all has to be redone. The work Juan Alcala has done would never pass inspection. Juan requested money up front for materials and to pay his crew and we gave him multiple checks for materials because he said he had ordered them but when we contacted the lumber companies we found out that NO materials were ever ordered or paid for on our behalf. He told us that he also ordered the windows and he needed another check from us to pay for them. Well we found out that Juan ordered the windows but never paid for them either. Juan talks a good game but do not believe him especially anything doing with Home remodeling. Our three bedroom 3 bath house is down to 1 bedroom 1 bath because Juan Alcala and his crew demo everything upstairs and that is how it has been for 9 months without anything being done.

Juan Alcala did really nice job in our backyard and front of our house. He was very knowledgeable and suggested many good things along the project. Also removed dirt and rubbish from the work for free Many of my neighbors told us that this looks really nice.

I've amended my previous review because the stucco garden wall has begun showing significant cracks after only a few months. After constant pestering and a lot of voicemails he sent a worker over to fix the first cracks, only to have them reappear as well and a few more that run the full height of the wall. Very disappointing.

Juan and his crew we reliable, very fair in their pricing and transparent when it can to the job and if there were any additional cost he was great at showing us why. He had a detailed estimate on what was covered and what was not. This helped me out with my wife ad my budget. They did beautiful work...top notch!

Mr. Alcala has been amazing when working on all aspects of our home. He and his crew have removed carpet and laid flooring, re-routed outlets, installed decorative tile, finished out our unfinished garage, and is now halfway through hardscaping out backyard. We love his work and his attention to detail. His crew are hard working and respectful. My wife especially appreciates how Juan and his crew never talk down to her or "mansplain" when talking through planning or working out details. Juan's can-do attitude and flexibility are amazing and he's gone out of his way to ensure that our renovations don't impact our neighbors negatively.

We own a rental property in Concord that needed an update. The project required a contractor with multiple skills: flooring and cabinet installation, counter top replacement, plumbing, painting, appliance hook up, transport, debris removal and painting. After receiving quotes from several contractors, we selected Juan Alcala of Alcala Renovations. He and his entire team began immediately. They were knowledgeable, hard working and stayed on time and within budget. When issues came up, they found creative solutions. Throughout the project they communicated regularly. We will have other projects in the future and Juan will be the first call we make.

Alcala has been AMAZING! Their work is high quality with attention to detail, they are timely, efficient and professional and went above and beyond to make sure everything was done right from researching the right materials to pulling permits and being up to date on current regulations. First we hired them to do our floor installation in our new home then we just kept bringing them back. To date now they have done our floors, our bathroom tiling, they finished the mudding in our garage, laid an epoxy floor in our garage, built us a fireplace and did a HUGE renovation of our backyard complete with installed electrical and gas lines, pavers, retaining walls with full french drains, an epic staircase and a waterfall. Juan and his crew are kind, communicative and so respectful. Even my neighbors have commented that they are kind and polite. As a woman, I find it particularly hard to find a contractor that will treat me with the same respect as my husband and these guys are wonderful. The work they have done is just beautiful, craftsman work and we will continue to hire them and recommend them for years to come.