Julian Construction, Inc.

Julian Construction's team replaced two foundation walls that formed a corner. My problem was the old corner had cracked from top to bottom in two places, one on each of the adjacent walls, and the detached corner was beginning to sink, causing the house to slide toward that corner. The lack of a long tube from the gutter downspout leading rain water away from the house was a likely culprit. How did I know? The doors around that corner were not closing. I like treating issues as they arise and I knew this problem could stand no delay. I asked for estimates from a handful of foundation companies that other homeowner friends had recommended. Julian's was the only one that had a well-documented inspection, a thorough scope of work, a fair price, and reasonable contract terms. Mayo was on top of it. She scheduled me within a week after I submitted the signed contract and deposit. The crew showed up at 7AM and the foreman spent an hour talking with me while he guided his team into action.They had to jack up the house. The foreman and I stood in the room being elevated and I could hear the creaking wood and straining nails like an old man stretching his joints to his limit (my house is 115 years old). It was scary but I felt like I was in good hands. The foreman was observing every reaction of the house and giving immediate instructions to his team. He also gave me an education on foundations and how houses slide, pointing out the the accelerating slant of the vertical wood pieces in my cripple wall. I do some much home repair myself so I ate up this education! The team worked fast. I was onsite the first and last day. On the first, they asked me a lot of questions about how much leveling I wanted (I opted to keep a slight slant or else my old doors would be jammed) and I could show them all the resources (power, water, fusebox) to help them do their job. They were really nice and had a good sense of humor even though the work was heavy and hard and the summer temps were nearing 100. Mayo had asked me to clear the space (remove plants, remove gutters, remove siding if I wanted to reuse them, protect the AC unit), so I did before they came. On the last day, I was dazzled by the new foundation walls. The floor in the house even felt better to walk on, much more solid. Julian's team offered to put the gutter and the siding back for me, making a vent hole to match the old one. This saved me so much time. Their work passed inspections. The entire process was very smooth. The crew was orderly and handled all items with care. We spoke in English and in Spanish and it was fine. I'm a native Californian so knowing some Spanish comes with the culture here. Up until this experience, I was nervous about foundation replacement but working with Julian Construction made me feel it is a manageable process, even a pleasant one. When I need further work on my foundation, I know who to call and I won't be stressed out about it anymore!

We just completed a seismic bolt retrofit on our house with Julian Construction and I can't rave enough about them. This was...by FAR...the best experience I've ever had with a general contractor...and I'm an Architect! From the moment I contacted them, Mayo immediately responded back. I had a proposal in hand within days after one of their crew came by the house. When it came time to do the work, they showed up on time and on the day they said. At the end of each day they left our site clean and the way they found it. I never felt like I didn't know what was going on or what was next. Their crew were super nice and worked hard. I would recommend Julian Construction in a heartbeat!

Julian was definitely our best asset in this remodeling. Since day 1 showing up 15 minutes earlier and the way explain all the details of how he will handle our project was definitely what give us the feeling that we will put our hands in good hands. We are very happy because him and his crew did a extraordinary job precisely , he will have all the crews clean everyday my house just like they never where there it was so important for us to have such a professional on the job site . Thanks to all this people involved our floors showers and new kitchen are the reason I changed my mind and didn't sell my home ... Thank you Julian

Julian Construction is great. We needed major renovation to our foundation at our home in Santa Barbara - new girders, piers, posts, and pads; lots of repairs to the perimeter stem walls; and a complete floor leveling. Shawn took the time to thoroughly assess the project, gave us a reasonable bid, and handled all engineering and permitting. Once onsite, they completed our job in less time than expected, and they even came in under budget. I highly recommend Julian Construction and their hard-working team.

I got in touch with Julian Construction from a partner of theirs. I asked for an estimate and the date of the estimate Julian himself showed up. He crawled in my crawl space, checked everything himself, and then a day later I got the quote for the foundation restoration, underpinning, and bolting of the home for earthquake protection. I got a call a week later indicating the permit was obtained from the city of Long Beach and asked them what day they wanted to start. They said the next day. I was ready. At 6:45am, I had multiple trucks, a port a potty, and a crew of 8 workers getting ready. Since I had cement all around the house, they had to do the entire work and digging from inside the crawl space. They did 5 underpinning which involved pouring 5 tons (11,000lbs) of concrete, installed 13 braces on 13 cracks, added a lot of extra plywood to strengthen the foundation, and bolted the house. It took 5 days to complete the work and passed all inspections with no rework. The crew cleaned after themselves took all the materials, and were respectful. All in all 5 star experience. I would highly recommend them.