Contractors I would use on my own house
Because the worst time to find a good plumber is when you need a plumber.
Tell me what you need →Every client eventually asks me the same question: do you know someone who can do this? Roof, foundation, electrical panel, the bathroom that has to be finished before photos. Over the years I have collected the answers — the people who showed up, quoted honestly, and did not disappear halfway through.
It is free, and you do not have to be a client. Tell me what you need below and I will point you at the two or three who actually fit your job.
How it works
Three steps, and a real person on the other end.
- Tell me what you need Two minutes. Trade, rough scope, where the property is, and when you want it done. The more specific you are, the better the match.
- I send names that fit Not the whole list — the two or three who suit your job, your area and your timeline, with a note on what each is good at. Usually within a day.
- You take it from there You contact them directly and agree your own terms. I am not a middleman and I take nothing from either side.
What “vetted” means here
Worth being precise, because the word gets used loosely.
To be on this list, a contractor has to meet all of the following:
- I have personally hired them, or seen their finished work on a home I represented
- They hold a current California state license for the work they do, and carry insurance
- They returned calls and gave a written quote before starting
- No client I referred has reported a serious problem with them
One credible complaint and someone comes off the list. That is the whole quality mechanism — it is small on purpose, and it stays useful only if I am willing to remove people.
Tell me what you need
Eight quick questions. I read every one of these myself.
I run a small brokerage here and I answer my own phone. If your project turns into a bigger question — whether to renovate or sell, what a remodel is actually worth at resale — ask me that too. No charge, no pitch.
Call 650.750.6111 sachin@saffronre.com