Isaam Construction Inc.

Mar 2024

After interviewing over 10 contractors, we decided to go with Isaam Construction (the fact that they are based in Alameda was one of the primary reasons, along with good value and Abraham's easy-going personality) for our first-floor renovation (kitchen make-over, first floor flooring and paint). I gave them 5-stars in my review because I am more than pleased with their service... but to be clear, NOTHING in ANY project goes perfectly (be it installation, timeline, workmanship, etc). I say this as a DIYer who knows a thing or two about fixing things (and having been to really expensive new homes and observing the detail and execution of work in the finished product). As a client, you need to set realistic expectations. The Good: Abraham (the proprietor) is funny, easy-going, transparent, really good with communication and very trustworthy. He's given some ideas that was harder for his team to execute (like using the same backsplash material on our window frame) because it would look better (it turned out fantastic... see pics!). He's also attuned to his clients... there was one incident where an unfortunate slow leak occurred from one of the plumbed areas and because he knew how upsetting it was, he got his team to work on it immediately. His team was great too! His office staff was always available to help, and the construction crew was very mindful of their work and the occupants in the house. Things that could be improved: Timeline: yep, we went over the estimated timeline. BTW, a lot of this is driven by the permitting process so I don't blame them at all. Secondly, it rained a lot and if you know anything about construction, rain is a bummer. Also be aware that your project may not be the only thing his team is working on so you need to consider that...we knew and didn't mind so much as long as the final product was good. Cleanliness: again, if you know anything about construction, there will be a lot of chaos and mess (no exceptions. I have gone through other job sites and not just Isaam's during this project and none of them was clean by any stretch... it's just how it is). Once the job is done, everything goes to back to how it was. They did a great job cleaning up! So there you have it... Isaam did a great job with our project and we plan to use them for our next major one (very likely outside painting and repairs). 5 stars for sure!

Mar 2023

ISAAM Construction designed and built a Hybrid French Drain system that incorporated a high volume surge pump to take out large volumes of water from the backyard from atmospheric river weather condition. This French Drain system has worked really well to take out and pump out water from the recent rainstorms keeping our garage dry. We are really happy to have hired ISAAM Construction to do the job. ISSAM Construction also did a re-roof on our house recently. The owner Abraham Maradiga is very competent to do small or large jobs and his worker's are great.Abraham gave us 2 options to re-roof our house: one stripping the one layer of shingles and the other installing a 2nd layer of shingles over the 1st layer which is code compliant. We did not know that this was a possibility and saved us over $5000. ISAAM Construction also did roof repairs for our neighbors and they were very happy and will be building a new Hybrid French drain system for our neighbors in the next few weeks.We highly recommend ISSAM Construction for drainage/French drains/hybrid French Drain high volume systems as well as roofing, foundation, new and remodeling jobs.Michael and Janice Yamagata

Mar 2023

We had a great experience with our home remodel with Isaam Construction. We did a fireplace removal, reconfigured and removed several walls, and had our floors refinished. They were extremely fast and efficient with the fireplace removal, and worked with our schedule. They did a beautiful job on our floors and ceilings. I would consider hiring them again.