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All-Around Resource List

January 19, 2018 By Holly Rose Filed Under: My favorite tradespeople

This list is compiled of tradespeople I know and trust, as well as those highly recommended to me by others. Please feel free to send me your feedback about anyone on the list, so I can keep it up to date.

 

Appliances, New

  • Home Depot
  • Airport Appliance
  • Galvin Appliance
  • Sears Retail Outlet Store
  • Cherin’s Discount Appliance Center

Appliance Service and Repair

  • Galvin Appliance
  • Raynard’s Appliance Repairs and HVAC

Appraisers

  • Yovino-Young, Adam Lehman, (510) 717-1372
  • Cal Bay Appraisals, Nikko Lindley, 510-666-0117
  • Ernie Simi, (510) 520-2081

Architects (and remodel designers)

  • Koch Architects, Joanne Koch
  • Jarvis Architects, Robin Pennell
  • Berkeley Design Build
  • Levitch
  • Sogno, Kathy Rogers
  • Carlene Anderson Kitchen Design, (510) 339-2530
  • Donna Warrington, (Budget conscious; husband is contractor.) (415) 892-1665
  • Graff Architects (Top quality remodels to preserve character of fine old homes) (510) 848-7500

Asbestos Abatement and Testing

  • Hazardous Materials Assessment, Inc.
  • Marfield Company, Inc.
  • Synergy
  • Asbestos abatement info guide

BESO energy audit

  • Star Inspection Group
  • Advanced Home Energy
  • Hassler Heating and Cooling

Cabinetmakers

  • On the Beam Cabinetmakers, (510) 412-9964
  • Berkeley Mills

Carpet Cleaning

  • Santos Carpet Cleaning, Chris Santos
  • Anouman’s carpet and upholstery
  • Dry Carpet
  • Cooperative Cleaning
  • Larry’s Extreme Clean

Chimney and Fireplace

  • Protect Your Life, (510) 635-9990
  • The Irish Sweep
  • Chelsea Company
  • East Bay Chimney Service, Tony Williams, (510) 248-4245

City Offices

  • Albany
  • Berkeley Parcel Conditions and Permit History
  • Berkeley Rent Control
  • El Cerrito Building Dept.
  • Kensington, Contra Costa County Building Department
  • Oakland, Planning and Building
  • Piedmont Building Department

Cleaners

  • Cooperative Cleaning
  • CRB Cleaning
  • Molly Maid

Color Consultants

  • Hue Consulting, Rachel Perls 510-316-4310

Commercial Real Estate

  • John Gordon
  • Norheim & Yost
  • Michael Korman

Computer Service and Repair

  • Big Fish Computer Repair
  • M.A.C.
  • PC-Mediks

Concrete (see also Foundations)

  • Counterforce
  • Alameda Structural, (510) 523-1610
  • Dave Ford
  • Paradigm Construction

Counters

  • Import Tile Company
  • Concrete Interiors
  • Vetrazzo
  • Granite Expo – also has cabinets and metal shop

Creeks and Culverts

  • Contra Costa County mapping
  • Berkeley Creeks
  • Creek and Watershed Map of Oakland and Berkeley

Crime

  • www.mylocalcrime.com
  • Crimereports.com
  • Oakland crime watch

Donate/recycle Electronics

  • Alameda County Computer Resource Center
  • Salvation Army
  • Urban Ore
  • City of Berkeley Recycling
  • City of El Cerrito Recycling Center

Donate Furniture and Household Items

  • See my blog post about Estate Liquidation Resources for the East Bay

Drainage and Leak Diagnosis

  • Richard Schwartz
  • Anderberg Consulting
  • J. David Ford Construction
  • Ward Construction

Drywall

  • Pacific Drywall
  • Mateo Mejia, (510) 332-1782
  • James Liu, (510) 638-8126

Earthquake Preparedness

  • Richard Schwartz
  • Quake Prepare
  • Quakebusters
  • Bay Area Retrofit
  • Dave Ford, (510) 845-9076
  • Structural Renewal, (510) 524-3112
  • Quality Bay, (510) 540-5982
  • Government info, Quake.abag.ca.gov

Electrical

  • Guerrero’s Electric, Carlos (510) 409-3627
  • Power and Light

Engineers

  • SDC Structural Engineering, Henry Fairbairn (510) 333-8596
  • Pearl Engineering, James Pearl (510) 339-6655
  • Langbehn Geotechnical, Bill Langbehn, (510) 558-8028
  • Monte Stott
  • Dan Szumski, (510) 839-0399
  • Peter Van Maren, (510) 653-0675
  • Alan Kropp (Soils engineer)

Estate Liquidators

  • See my blog post about Estate Liquidation Resources for the East Bay

Fencing

  • C and J Fencing
  • William Earl Roberts, (510) 841-8830

Financial Planning

  • Willow Grove Advisors, Keley Petersen
  • Rachel Robasciotti

Firewood

  • Fessendon Firewood

Floor Plan Drawing

  • Adam Lehman (510) 717-1372
  • http://www.scottpagedesign.com (laser scans of buildings)
  • floorplanvisuals.com

Floors

  • Tulip Floors
  • Floor Doctor, (510) 525-6311
  • Ramirez Hardwood Floors, (415)-637-0622
  • Vinyl, Carpet, Laminate, Floor Dimensions
  • Frick Flooring

Florist

  • Freshly Cut Florist
  • Campus Flowers
  • Solano Florist
  • Jutta’s Flowers, 3078 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, (510) 547-2293

Foundations (see also Concrete)

  • Jim Duvall (Big jobs, excavation, leveling), (510) 527-7428
  • Anderberg Construction Consulting
  • Counterforce (Foundation repair/replace, seismic, level), (510) 835-5400
  • J. David Ford Construction
  • Gen-Tech, (510) 530-0687
  • Paradigm Concrete and Construction
  • Duenas Concrete, (707) 642-7668

Garage Doors

  • All Access Garage Doors
  • Precision Garage Door Service
  • Contra Costa Door

Furniture Resources and Sales

  • Nearby retailers with discounts

Gardeners/Landscape

  • Mimi’s Landscaping
  • Heather Hafleigh (Market prep including potted plants), (510) 528-1031
  • Lila Prins (Container gardens), East Bay Garden Staging
  • Robert S. Cruikshank – Landscape Construction (Hardscape and installation)
  • Richard Schwartz – Landscape and Hardscape design and installation

Gas Shutoff Installation

  • Quake Prepare, Larry Guillot
  • Brian Feeney Plumbing (415) 302-5275

General Contractors

  • Jason McDermott, (510) 289-0505
  • McCutchean Construction
  • Mark Oddi
  • Troy Wilson
  • Winfield Construction, Ken Winfield
  • Dave Ford
  • Richard Schwartz

Gutter Cleaning

  • Grateful Gutters, (510) 524-6666
  • Lightstream Window and Gutter Cleaning

Handy People

  • Mark Reitdorf, (510) 325-5904
  • Joe Carlig, (510) 524-1397
  • Mr. Handyman, (925) 228-2888
  • Bill Fox, ($55/hr carpentry, $65/hr electrical/plumbing), (510) 912-1561
  • My Favorite Handyman

Hauling

  • EcoHaul, (Recycles 80-90% of what they haul)
  • Got Junk
  • Two Strong Women Haul Away, (510) 235-0122
  • Newton’s Apple, (510) 682-6369

Hazardous Materials

  • AEI Consultants (Home Mold Survey), (925) 746-6000
  • Forensic Analytical (Mold, asbestos, lead testing), (510) 887-8828
  • Block Environmental, (925) 682-7200
  • Paragon Research, (925) 685-1734
  • Synergy (Asbestos abatement), (510) 547-5475

Heating and Cooling

  • Atlas
  • Hassler
  • Harry Clark

Inspectors, general

  • Mike Brady
  • Brian Cogley
  • Bob Dullum, Skyline Inspections
  • Bill Londagin, Star Inspections
  • John McComas, JMC Inspections
  • Dave Venable, Homewise

Insurance

  • Michael Pallas, (925) 297-4202
  • Allstate, (510) 429-5788, Tony Huey
  • Al Caruso – Farmer’s, (510) 527-4640

Interior Design

  • Jennifer Ouyang, Staged Coop
  • Hue Consulting, color sonsultation, Rachel Perls 510-316-4310
  • Visual Jill
  • Jacqueline Brown, (510) 530-3263

Legal

  • Jean Shrem –  real estate law and estate planning
  • John Guttierez– real estate and business law

Lenders/Loan Brokers

  • Tom Nitsan, (510) 527-6146
  • Sam Krueger, (510) 647-5332
  • Zachary Griffin (510) 339-4300 X117
  • Kurt Herrenbruck, (510) 418-1349
  • Jay Koppelman, (Commercial and investment property), (925) 682-3300
  • Tom Sammon, (925) 938-3535
  • Steve Oliphant, (Residential income property), (415) 485-1080

Locksmith

  • Rex Keys, (510) 527-7000
  • All Bay Locksmith, Lisa Feeley – owner, (510) 724-6971

Masonry

  • Paradigm Company, (925) 755-4940

Midcentury Modern

  • Angela Adams
  • Design Within Reach
  • CB2
  • Modernaire
  • Midcentury Mobler
  • Bay Home Consignment
  • Dot and Bo
  • AllModern
  • KCC Modern Living

Mold: See Hazardous Materials

Movers

  • Stu Miller
  • Ben’s Moving
  • Macy Movers
  • Jay’s Small Moves
  • Two Strong Women

Notary

  • Katherine Meurer (Mobile Notary – will come to you), (510) 684-0021

Pack/Move/Organize

  • Moving On, (“Personalized service for seniors”), (510) 527-7732, Lynn Richards
  • Bella Organizing
  • All Things Home

Painters

  • Joel Sajche (510) 672-8103

Pest Control Inspectors

  • East Bay Structural (Also Winfield Construction)
  • Gen-Tech Termite Control
  • McDonald Termite

Pets

  • Pride and Pedigree, Dog daycare and training
  • Metro Dog, Board, daycare, training
  • Molly Mutt, Washable, re-usable dog bed covers

Plumbers

  • Val Betti, (510) 232-5593
  • Superior, (510) 236-3346
  • Ehret, (510) 528-4292
  • Mr. Plumber (Tankless water heaters), (510) 758-6237, Larry

Rent Control: See Legal

Rodents and pest control

  • The Original Rodent Proofers
  • Attic Pros
  • Kelly Pest Control, John Kelly
  • Rat Patrol
  • Pestec

Roofers

  • WestCo
  • Interstate Roofing (510) 601-6369, Bill Wong
  • Nicholas Roofing (510) 848-4433

Rubber Stamps

  • Berkeley Stamp and Engraving

Seismic Preparedness and Retrofit

  • Richard Schwartz
  • Quake Prepare
  • Quakebusters
  • Bay Area Retrofit
  • J. David Ford
  • Government info, Quake.abag.ca.gov

Senior Services

  • “Thank Goodness” Senior Concierge
  • Moving On, (Assistance with senior transitions, including sorting, donating and moving possessions), (510) 527-7732, Lynn Richards

Sewer

  • Pipespy
  • East Bay Municipal Utilities District, Sewer Lateral Ordinance

Soils

  • Alan Kropp, Soils Engineer (Landslides map and more on web site!), (510) 841-5095
  • Bill Wikander, (925) 260-4894
  • Bill Gibson (Engineered soil repair), (925) 495-5941
  • Bill Langbehn Geotechnical Group

Stone Counter Restoration

  • Appleby Stone Restoration 510 351-5230
  • Tony at Patriot Stone Restoration 925 625-9625

Storage

  • Door-to-door containers
  • Public Storage

Surveyors

  • Paul Webb, (510) 548-3201
  • Bay Area Land Surveying, (510) 223-5167, Michael Foster
  • Andreas Deak, (510) 865-4289
  • Bates & Bailey, (510) 843-2007
  • Insight Land Surveying, (415) 359-0480
  • Kister, Savio & Rei, (510) 222-4020

Tile

  • Sarah Young, (510) 450-0250
  • Gelu Ilie, (510) 506-5073
  • Feraru & Associates, (510) 228-7366

Trees

  • Coastal Tree Service, Hans Waller, (510) 693-4631
  • Brende and Lamb, (510) 486-8733, BrendeLamb.com
  • TreeScapes, (510) 638-0781, David Nelson
  • ForesTree, (510) 526-8733
  • Professional Tree Care Company, (510) 549-3954

Utilties

  • PG&E
  • Water Service, East Bay Municipal Utilities District “EBMUD”
  • Berkeley, Garbage & Recycling (title must be transferred to new owner before service can start)
  • Oakland Waste Management
  • Piedmont, garbage collection
  • El Cerrito, Garbage & Recycling, East Bay Sanitary Service
  • Waste Management, Alameda County

Windows

  • B and B – window cleaning, gutters, power washing, skylights, etc.
  • Squeaky Windows – cleaning (510) 531-8138, Ben Rei
  • The Window Shop (Repair/replace old wood windows), (510) 865-9663, Darryll
  • Reinthaler Construction (Recondition/rebuild old wood windows) (510) 601-8973, Bill
  • Pagano’s Ace Hardware (Replace window/door/skylight screens), (510) 769-7540
  • Arrow Glass (510) 233-2191

 

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