Licensed Contractor: Andrew Lombardi

Andrew Lombardi

Strong Built Construction

www.strongbuiltconstruction.com

General Contractor License # 900803
Address: 4319 Railroad Ave #12, Pleasanton, CA 94566
tel.-(925) 519-9948
Email: Andrew@strongbuiltconstruction.com

Andrew was referred to me by my client Wei Wei and Yewei Zhang used his service in 2010. They are very happy with his service and strongly recommended him.   Andrew is2010 Super Service Award Winner!! You can check out his reviews on www.angieslist.com

Property Tax - Review Due to Decline in Value

Alameda county website: http://www.acgov.org/assessor/reassessments.htm

Decline in Market Value - 2013-14 Informal Request for Reassessment (no cost ,due by 12/10/2013) Please contact me for forms.



Formal Assessment Appeals (non-refundable $50 since 2012) - due by 9/16/2013 (payable to County of Alameda.)
http://www.acgov.org/clerk/assessment.htm

It might take up to 2 years for the formal appeal response.

Garderner

* Mendoza Gardening - Raul Mendoza Jr , Cell: (510)938-1287, 
PO Box 672, Union City, CA 94587

I hired him to maintain my front and back yard $50/M every two weeks since August 2011.    He didn't show up on his scheduled time a couple of times initially, but has been pretty good afterwards.

 When you call Raul, please tell him that you are Mei Mei's client.  He doesn’t always return calls, so if you don’t reach him when you call, try to call him again.  Several other of my clients used his service in the last year and were overall pretty happy with the price and service.

 If you decide to hire him, let me know how his work is so that I can keep on tracking if I shall continue to recommend him.

* 9/9/2011 -Ruiz Atonel. 510-755-2760 - referred by my client Fen who lives in South Fremont Warm Spring area.  She pays $60/M for bi-weekly service.  She is very happy with his service and five neighbors are using him at the same time.

  
last updated 8/31/2013

Piano Tuning and Repair

Kevin Chou 周康行

phone:  510-657-2337
Cell：510-364-7070

I got Kevin's info from Jade's piano teacher in 2007.  He has been doing piano tuning for us since then.  He is a very kind person, always calls to remind our appointment a few days in advance, and even though I know nothing about piano, I kind of have a feeling that he is an experienced and reliable technician.  Jade and Jason always love to watch him working too and he engages kids very well.

Garage Door Services

Grovers Garage Door Service

Mike Grovers

510 797 2555
- referred to me by Mark Wang on 1/5/11.   Hired him to replace our old garage door - total $1200 (I chose a more expensive kind with windows and insulation.)  Work was done as scheduled and he cleaned all as he finished.

I called him twice after the work, when we were not able to close or open the garage door.  He came right away and helped us: first time replaced the old sensors, and the 2nd time just re-adjust the sensors to make sure they are in allighnment.

If you experience the same issue of not able to closing or open your garage door, always try to adjust the sensors on the bottom of the two sides first to make sure they are in allignment.

Fencing Company - now with negative feedback

My clients Qing & Sonny hired this fencing company in 2009 after getting several bids from a few local fencing companies.  They responded to calls on a timely manner, did the job as promised, cleaned up after work, and their bid was competitive. I scheduled the estimate appointment for them during escrow time, but the fencing company might not remember who I am though.

Let me know if you do hire them.  I'd like to track their performance to know if I shall continue to recommend them.

Here is the info:

Mid Peninsula Fencing
8220 Enterprise Dr
Newark, CA 94560
(510) 797-3626
www.midpeninsulafencing.com</

2/7/2014 - feedback from a client:

We have them replaced our fences with 3 neighbors, they were on time, did what had been agreed,  clean up afterwards. They offered a discount after I mentioned your name and Angie's list.  Overall I am happy with their service. With one exception that our side fence in the front, they used less good materials,  the color is not quite consistent as they promised.   Since it's done, I didn't bother to complain to them.
Thank you for your recommendation,
They offered best price and decent work.

3/12/2015 - very negative feedback from a friend:
A friend who hired them based on my blog called me tonight . She was very upset by the service and the attitude of the owner.   According to her description, the owner didn't finish the work as requested, and was very rude when she requested him to complete it. I don't know if this business has changed owner or not, as the last client in 2014 still recommended them.  I was very sorry for her bad experience.  Any way,  I was going to remove this post but decided to keep it with the negative feedback so that you can see the record as you compare companies.
 

Property Tax - when it is due and where to view your bill on line

Property tax is due twice a year: First installment is late if not paid by 12/10, and 2nd installment is late if not paid by 4/10 the next year.  There will be expensive penalty if paid late.

Here are the links to see your bill and payment history.  You can pay the bill online too however you will be charged a fee.

For Santa Clara County, you can pay online by visiting http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/tax/

For Alameda County, you can pay online by visiting http://www.acgov.org/propertytax.htm

For San Francisco County, you can pay online by visiting www.SFGov.org

Please feel free to contact me f you have any questions about your property tax bill.

Warmly regards,

Mei Mei