Buzatu Construction

chuck Bourdon
5 Star
About 4-5 years ago our Oakland condominium was severely damaged as a result of a burst water main in the unit above our own. My wife and I consulted with several contractors to rebuild our kitchen and living room before we were introduced to Dorin Buzatu by a mutual friend. Dorin impressed us with his creative ideas, fair and reasonable pricing and promise of a timely reconstruction. He did a magnificent job designing and creating a beautiful new kitchen and restored living room at our condo. So, last year when my wife and I decided to move back to our family home on the coast we called upon Dorin to remodel our kitchen and "fix" a few problems occasioned by deferred maintenance and irresponsible tenants. We were naive. When Dorin inspected the work site he opened our eyes to a host of hidden issues that needed to be addressed if we were to preserve the family home and protect the asset for years to come. My wife and I are retired and living off our savings which frankly didn't leave a lot of room for costly repairs. Dorin asked us to come up with a budget and to put our heads together to address the most pressing and important issues e.g., dry rot, leaky roof, non existent heating system and much more. By the time Dorin and his crew finished the project it was clear he had created a miracle in our view (several actually). Our retirement home is a dream come true. In the beginning, when we gave Dorin the number we could afford, he said he'd live within the budget and do the best he could. At every step along the way Dorin thoroughly researched suppliers, alternative solutions to sticky problems, hired excellent sub contractors when needed and never asked for an extra dime. My wife and I constantly came up with change orders, additional requests and wishes that we had no reason to believe could come true within our budget. Dorin's constant refrain was "we'll make it work". He and his 2 man crew virtually lived at the premises to save time and money and produced a result way beyond our wildest expectations! In short, he is the most skilled, knowledgable and friendliest contractor (and now friend) one could hope for. He is thoroughly knowledgeable in all the trades. We highly recommend Dorin for any construction or remodeling project including landscaping (he designed and created a beautiful garden in our backyard, built a border tence and installed a paver driveway and large patio among many other things.)
Friday 4th August 2023

Diane Goodrich
5 Star
Dorin Buzatu created, designed, and constructed a beautiful new bathroom for me. He is an artist and craftsman of the highest quality. He has also designed and installed new lighting in my kitchen. He and his crew are the best. I give him and his crew my highest recommendation.
Monday 22nd February 2021

Susie Kamath
5 Star
I hired Buzatu to change three closet doors to hinged, from on sliding tracks as well as handle some other minor repairs throughout the house. Though the door project seemed simple, I knew that it was more complex and Buzato knew exactly what to do and did a superb job! It required the trim surrounding the closet opening to be removed, the opening to be widened/reframed, the doors to be cut slightly, new dummy door handles to be installed and everything re-painted and put back. The quality of Buzatu's workmanship was EXCELLENT! And, so that you know what else they are capable of, here are some of the other tasks they did: 1.Re-installed a CA Closet system in a new closet location. 2. Re-hung a falling recessed light. 3. Installed and cemented ceramic tile on my porch which fell off. 4. Removed a wrought iron railing to get to a cracked ceramic tile. Cut a new piece from surplus materials I had on hand, rounded the flat edge to become bullnose and re-cemented the tile. This was complicated and it was done just right! 5. Removed an IKEA PAX wardrobe from my reach in closet to get to the trim inside and re-frame the opening. Then reinstalled the PAX frame within the closet. 6. Took 6 closet doors outside in the sun, made a make-shift stand so all doors would stand erect, covered the ground, fence and house with plastic and re-painted the doors. Then they cleaned everything up! 7. They noticed that one bathroom door was sticking so they unhinged the door and shaved off micro millimeters of the wood at the top which fixed the door sticking problem. 8. Raised by 7 inches, two closet clothing rods and shelves. During these projects, they frequently vacuumed the areas that were worked on with their large vac.
Friday 14th January 2022

Cheri Isaac
5 Star
Honest, licensed, professional, competent and reliable. Buzatu is multi-talented and a craftsman.
Sunday 23rd January 2022

Kenneth Pruitt
5 Star
Don't know to much about this company.
Thursday 4th January 2018