Our remodel consisted of demolishing a large pool and adding 1400 sq ft to our home.  Most of the addition was designed to be built over the old pool so there were additional structural and soil engineer requirements.  And as a bonus, the city required us to install fire sprinklers (and retro fit the existing house).  We were in the process of interviewing General Contractors and getting quite discouraged when the roofer from our solar panel installation recommended Mica.  Our search was for someone we felt would embrace our vision and would genuinely work with us to achieve it.  Someone who could get it and would truly have our best interests at heart… while also being a keen businessman.  Our requirements were a bit unique in that my engineer husband had some projects he wanted to personally do along the way, so finding someone he could collaborate with was a priority.  We had a wonderful architect, soils engineer and structural engineer identified, so considering those relationships was also important.  What a breath of fresh air was our find in Mica!

While Mica shared our vision he also kept an eye on maintaining our budget.  He was open to our change orders as the project progressed, providing estimates on additional time/cost and usually coming in under both.  Having lived in the house during the remodel I had the opportunity to witness much of the day to day operations.  Mica maintains great working relationships with his subs and his employees. He doesn’t hesitate to roll up his sleeves and help when necessary!  I have tremendous respect for Mica’s ability to think outside the box when problem solving.  He was quick to resolve any issues identified (by him or us) to our satisifaction.  He displays grace under pressure and elicits and welcomes feedback of any kind.

Mica made living in the house during construction as comfortable as possible.  Among other things, he relocated my washer and dryer to an accessible area of the house and constructed a wall with extra insulation between the old/new portions of the house.  His employees were very customer-focused and truly delightful!

While no one is perfect, I am hard pressed to find an area of improvement for Mica.  Perhaps a bit more attention to detail but then again I am a bit of an unrealistic perfectionist!  So really he probably deserves kudos for being able to work with me!

I look forward to contracting Mica again for our kitchen remodel and wouldn’t hesitate to refer him without reserve!

Melanie (a.k.a. Eagle Eye) Guzzo

Fish Construction did a remodel on the front of my home. A Living room and office were added with a beautiful bay window in the front. Mica made the experience painless because he was very efficient and cost effective. He had great ideas and insights all during the process which saved me from making many mistakes. He always made sure to pass all the city inspections and best of all, he stayed on budget! I highly recommend Fish Construction.

Family friends hired Fish Construction to upgrade their home.  I saw the finished job and was impressed.  Our friends also told me that Micah and his crew were very nice, responsible and easy to communicate with, so I decided to try them.
In the past, I had a very bad experience with a contractor who completely renovated a 2 bedroom home I bought – - he was argumentative, didn’t always tell the truth, would leave at night and not close outside doors or lock up, and was ruthless when he dealt with his own crew.  I just could not have another experience like that, because if the contractor isn’t honorable you end up having to micromanage them and everything else.
So first we hired Fish Construction to tear down and rebuild my daughter’s garage and make it into an artist’s studio.  Everything our family friends had said was true, they did a great job, were super reliable and didn’t misrepresent anything.  Based on that experience, I then hired Fish to tear down my 1938 garage and build a small Casita in its place.
Mica was wonderful to me.  He took me to the City for the permits and basically walked me through that process.  He listened carefully and asked all the right questions when I presented my ‘design’ to him – - what I wanted in the Casita rebuild.  His crew was respectful and friendly and so hard working.  They came when they said they would and worked really hard.  In addition to that, they were personable, the type of workers you wouldn’t mind having as sons or friends.  So easy to talk to, so open to suggestions, so willing to answer questions.
I have enormous respect for this construction group and am please with the work and the cost and the  finished Casita!  I would not hesitate to use them again.

“We hired Fish Construction a few years ago to do a 700-square foot addition and remodel project at our home.  Mica was recommended to us by a neighbor who also had a good experience with Fish Construction.  Mica and his crew were friendly, reliable, professional, hard-working, and did a wonderful job on our remodel project from start to finish.  From the foundation to the framing to the stucco, everything was top quality.  We have continued to recommend Fish Construction to anyone who is building or remodeling their home.  We are so pleased with our home and how it all turned out.”