Golden State Seismic and Structural

Justin Navarro

2024-02

Brian and his team were excellent. Brian answered every stupid question I had and didn't make me feel stupid for asking. It wasn't the cheapest bid but the level of service and quality of work are worth every dollar. Brian is a contractor that I actually enjoyed working with. I would hire Golden State Seismic & Structural again without hesitation. I completely trust them to do a great job without taking any shortcuts.

Angie Hilem

2023-12

Brian gave us a great bid, referrals from previous customers, and helped us with the brace and bolt rebate at a time when we were overwhelmed as new parents and homeowners. He works with a timely, professional team, and communicating with his wife and business partner Holly was a dream. Cannot recommend them enough. The difference in price from another company was staggering and we still felt like we got world class service.

Lauren Morrison

2023-09

Mike did a great job with an earthquake brace and bolt retrofit on our house. He did the work while we were out of town and was super knowledgeable with navigating the city permitting system. The city inspector even told us candidly that we picked a great contractor for the work. There was a small mistake with the wiring that we found when we returned home, and Mike followed up right away with sending out an electrician and fixing the problem. Highly recommend!

Emily Kellner

2023-08

We can’t recommend Golden State Seismic + Structural enough. We are first time homeowners whose new house needed a complete foundation replacement and drainage system. Naturally, this was an intimidating project for us, but Brian, Holly, Luis (the foreman) and the rest of the team made us feel like we were in good hands the whole time. They answered all of our questions, patiently dealt with a few issues with our neighbors, and were incredibly communicative via text/phone/email throughout the process. Plus, when the project was done (on time!), they left the yard in great shape and even did a few repairs inside that were a natural result of the project. We can only hope that any contractors we work with for future projects are as detail-oriented, kind, and communicative as Brian and team. Thank you!

Paul Leonard Comcast

2023-05

Golden State Seismic did an extensive earthquake retrofit of our home, that included pouring several new sections of foundation. From start to finish, Brian, his wife Holly, and all of his crew led by Luis were fantastic. From the start, his responsiveness to all inquiries was nearly immediate. His bid was extremely competitive and the work was done efficiently. His crew cleaned up every day, and left the house spotless when all work was complete. He handled all aspects of the CA Brace and Bolt program, including uploading, plans, photos and receipts.Services: Foundation pouring, Interior structural repairs

Eric Strellis

2023-07

Brian Bouchard gave a competitive bid on our seismic upgrade project. His team completed the project as promised efficiently and on time as originally agreed. The team took care of the permitting process, and cleaned up when they completed the work. We recommend Golden State Seismic and Structural for your project.

Rob Costabile

2023-11

It was a pleasure working with Brian, Holly and team. They were professional, prompt, very responsive, tidy and did good work. I would highly recommend this team for all of your seismic needs!

Traore Adama

2023-05

Could not be happier with the service we received. Guys were on time and respectful. Finished work looks great. Golden State handled all the permitting for us. We had a very minor hiccup along the way and Brian made it right without us even having to ask. These are honest hardworking people who take their reputation seriously. If you need seismic work done at a competitive price, these are your guys.

Dustin McIntosh

2023-05

Brian Bouchard is great to work with, an excellent communicator and reliable. He did our seismic retrofit this year. The paperwork for various incentives (EBB and Berkeley transfer tax) was occasionally tricky, but Brian stuck it out with us, patiently pushing it through the bureaucracy. We're very pleased with the results and happy to have more security against future earthquakes, instead of paying for dubious value earthquake insurance. We're recommending him to anyone who asks.

Michael McKinley

2023-05

Golden State Seismic & Structural did my Plan set A seismic retrofit. Absolutely fantastic work, could not have asked for a better job. I was onsite inspecting every stage of the process and Brian, Jordan and his crew were focused, efficient, and super professional.

nico oved

2021-05

Brian is quite simply the best contractor I've ever worked with. His crew did a major partial foundation replacement and seismic retrofit on our house.He is super communicative and straightforward. He doesn't sugar-coat anything. He'll tell you how long it'll take and how much it'll cost and both of those things will be accurate. He'll refer you to an engineer if necessary and walk you through the permitting process. Everything he tells you will play out the way he says it will.His crew are super skilled, punctual and polite. They even checked in multiple times with our neighbors to ensure that noise and mess were kept to a minimum and no one was upset.I can't recommend Brian and his crew enough. They're super professional and also nice guys.

Kelly Jordan

2021-05

Brian and the team at Golden State Seismic & Structural are THE BEST. My husband and I were approved for the bolt and brace program in 2019. Brian was referred to me by a friend, and I'm so thankful to have gotten his contact information. Brian is professional, courteous, prompt, and thorough. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable, but he is super responsive; he answers calls and emails at all times of the day (we were seriously emailing him and uploading documents to the B&B website at 9 pm one evening). Brian knows his stuff and patiently guided us through the program: he walked us through the permitting, many inspections (including the inspection to verify that all COVID requirements were met), and ensuring everything was uploaded and complete for the program. There was zero impact to us, besides noise. :) He even sent us a ton of photos of the work. Our work was delayed due to COVD-19, and despite working during a pandemic, he finished our project on time and on budget. We got our rebate check back about two weeks later. We cannot thank him, and his team, enough. We have more work to do in the future, and will definitely be calling Brian and Golden State Seismic and Structural again.

Doug Keen

2021-05

Fantastic contractor! Brian is very communicative, and worked well with our engineer and an often-difficult city permit office. He and his team did a fantastic job on a somewhat unusual foundation retrofit project.Service: General construction

Jameison Martin

2023-05

Brian did some foundation work for us. He does great work and was super helpful when we struggled through some very annoying permitting problems. Highly recommended.

Ryan Kearns

2021-05

Brian and his entire team (from the back office to the guys on site) are all the things that most contractors are not: on time, great at communication (always available, always replies within minutes), professional, and easy to work with. Our retrofit was on time, on budget, and the construction quality was excellent. He shows up when he says he will, and gives no nonsense accurate timelines. I would be happy to work with Brian on any future retrofit needs, and will happily recommend him to anyone looking for retrofit work.We used the EBB program and Brian is very familiar with the program and all the details (trust me, there are many) associated with EBB. Many of the contractors I spoke with, were unwilling to work with EBB. He also uploaded all documents to EBB making the process as painless as possible.He's also very fair and honest. His initial bid called for two gas shutoff valves (we have two gas lines), later he saw that we already had one installed and brought it to my attention and removed the charge. We were considering doing an additional remodel (outside of the scope of this retrofit) and Brian was able to communicate with the engineer for that project to ensure the work he was doing would not impede our future renovation plans. He did this at no cost, and it got taken care of in one day, as he is always on top of communication.Full service with a smile. 5 stars 10/10, etc. On top of all that he also had the lowest bid (I got around 5 bids). He's the guy, just call him already.

Eric Campos

2022-05

There's a difference between direct communication and condescending attitude toward the customer. "I'm telling you this is fine" is not a professional way to guarantee city code compliance and "I've been doing site visit here for months" doesn't mean the fresh issue of the day requires no additional investigation on the contractor's end.

Durand Vadnais

2021-05

Hired Brian and team for seismic retrofit (brace and bolt) on foundation for 1951 house, very pleased with professionalism and quality of work!Service: General construction

Brian W

2017-05

Hired Brian for foundation work and he and his crew did an excellent job. Also finished ahead of schedule.