Alameda Home Repair

Jason D.

We haven't been completely satisfied with anyone hired to work on our home before. Mark, however did great work, offered fair pricing, and gave great advice too. He even fixed a broken fan rather than replacing it for far more money, and less work. We'll be calling him soon again for more projects.

tevi s.

Mark rescued us from a cold house of over 4 days. We unfortunately have a deadbeat landlord who let us move in to the house without heat. And we have 2 little girls. Who does that??
So after 4 days of our landlord ignoring our pleas, we called Mark to help us out. He was at the house within a couple of hours and had the heat running in no time.
Hero of the day!

Han T.

Mark is a hero because he got the heat running in our house after a few nights of near freezing temps. He showed up quickly, was extremely courteous and answered all of our questions without making us feel like dummies. I have no doubt we will be calling Mark again.

Jason A.

I want to say mark is a good guy I've known him for years. Always does great work and glad to know him.

Mark and I in the last year have been able to work with each other / been able to give each other work and when one of us are too busy were able to give the other person a bone. I had the pleasure to do a job for a customer recently for Mark because he was a little too busy and that customer had nothing but good things to say about Mark and I just wanted to let other people know that he's a great guy and he would be a great alternative to me if you ever need work done.

Karen L.

I needed help in having someone go out and replace a back door lock for my Senior Mother. Mark told me that he was really booked today and couldn't do it. He took the time out to refere me to someone reliable who could probably do it today. He said the safety of my Mother was important. I can't thank him enough. My Mother has her door fixed and feels safe again. He is a true professional.

L L.

Mark is the handyperson for my mothers landlord. We were looking for someone to come out and re-tile over our bathtub, and decided to give Mark a call. Mark asked us what we were looking to do, but it turned out that he doesn't do this type of tiling. He told my husband that he sounded sort of desperate, which fit the bill since we are getting ready to list our place on the market. We told him that several dedicated ""tilers"" wouldn't call back and that we wanted to get it done ASAP. He reccomended just replacing the grout, and sent us over to another vendor (also on Yelp!). We just got the grout replaced, and the bathroom looks FANTASTIC.

Not only was Mark honest about what he could/coudn't do, he was willing to send the job to someone else and helped us out although there was nothing in it for him (at this time!). It's rare to find someone willing to take the extra time to find out where they can help you with their knowledge.

We will definitely be calling (and definitely reccomending) Mr. Gilman again for the next project we need help with!

Robert L.

Mark with Alameda Home repair worked om my home. I am very busy with my own business and never have time to work on my own home. I dont trust alot of people working on my home but mark did a great job. We were very happy with his work and his professionalism.I would recommend Mark with Alameda Home Repair to anyone. Great job keep up the good work.

Sandy B.

Mark is awesome! I've had him to my home several times to help out with a variety of deferred maintenance issues and some cosmetic stuff. He is honest, fair, knowledgable about all things-electrical, plumbing, carpentry etc. and very neat-senstive to my preferences. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mark to anyone who needs a little or a big help!

Margie B.

I have called on Mark to help solve our building problems over the course of many years. He has the needed expertise, gets things done quickly and efficiently, never does any thing that is not necessary, has never let us down, and is reasonably priced to boot. Mark includes you in every step he takes to fix your problems and recommends ways to keep future issues from popping up. I recommend him to anyone and everyone that needs work done.

J V.

It wasn't until he was packing his things into his truck that I realized what a tremendous load off my mind it was, having Mark work on my home.

I had had a water leak whose source was not clear. He came out with his extension ladder and checked the gutter, which turned out not to be a problem (not clogged, hallelujah!). Took a close look at the rot I'd discovered, deduced the source, and suggested a solution for right now, and a fix for later, exactly what I'd wanted.

He quickly got it done, but was also happy to explain what he was doing and answer my questions. He left the area neat and clean and was not threatened when I spoke of doing some home repair myself. Also, he never once talked down to me. As a woman, this is huge. It's hard to buy a fence board at Home Depot without being treated like an idiot.

I have lost too much sleep to this problem, and Mark solved it in a flash. He also dealt calmly and well with my dogs, who decided he was the bee's knees in the end.

Honestly, I can't wait to have him back to solve my myriad home ownership challenges. Mark's good people.