Top-Rated Marble, Granite, Stone & Masonry Contractors - Contra Costa County, CA

If you’re looking for a tile contractor, think you need photos of their work to tell if they’re any good? Actually, among serious tile professionals, the proof isn’t in photos, but in the finished work itself. The artisan’s term hand is used reverently among quality tile workers, because when serious tile contractors show you their work, they want you to see it in place. They want you to appreciate not just the colors or patterns, but the feel of the tile, the precision of the lines, and the perfection of the solid surface created by piecing together numerous materials. It’s in the way the tile setter moves; it’s how he thinks: This is the hand, and you can’t see it in photos. An Artisan’s Approach to Marble and TileSo will Mark Perri of Perri Marble and Tile in Alameda send us photos of his tiling work? Yes he will, but he says, "Anyone can take a photo of a tile job and say they did it. That’s what gets so many homeowners in trouble. They think, ‘Oh, that’s good work in that photo,’ but they have no solid proof. You’ve got to see more than a photo before you hire a tile setter, or you can have real problems." While we applaud Mark’s ethics, this is the internet era, so we suggested before-and-after photos, which would at least prove that Perri Tile had done the work. Mark felt much better...

A major problem with larger landscaping companies is that they lack the ability to provide personalized service. The more employees they take on, the less control they have over quality. And often times more employees means more overheard, and so they will charge you more for the same or a lesser product. Jose Diaz owner of Contra Costa County firm JD Gardening & Landscape in Richmond CA keeps his company small so he can provide each customer with a high-level of service, and only keeps on experienced employees so he can do quality work that won’t break the bank, making him a top choice in Contra Costa County.   Anticipating Customer Needs at JD Gardening & Landscape in Contra Costa County Installing a new landscape can take anywhere from a couple days to a couple months, and it’s the contractor’s responsibility to make sure the steps in that process go smoothly. Jose Diaz is a very personable guy that is always looking for ways to do his job better. He tells us: "I’m a very straight forward person, and I tell clients right away that their satisfaction is my priority. So if there is something that needs to be addressed that isn’t to their liking they feel comfortable bringing that up to me. And I try to anticipate problems. I don’t leave things that have been done improperly just to see if the customer will catch it. I do it...