Bourke Construction

Sandra C.

We had a somewhat mixed experience.
On the up side, we loved the finished quality of the work. Ed's subcontractors demonstrated professionalism through quality workmanship and good communication.
On the flip side, the process was a struggle for us, taking far longer than expected. We had many questions throughout the process and we were quite frankly confused much of the time due to significant gaps in communication between Ed and us. At times, we misinderstood who was responsible for procuring what and when.
In fairness, we were new to the process of remodeling and we didn't know what we didn't know, but when all is said and done, we love the results.

Donna B.

I very much liked working with Ed and Bourke Construction. I needed to have the siding replaced on one wall of my house. The work was difficult because of a fence and a lack of adequate room to fit the scaffolding. Several contractors refused to even bid the job. Ed gave me a fair and reasonable price based on getting the scaffolding up. When the scaffolding company said they couldn't do it, I was afraid I was going to lose Bourke Construction. But he didn't give up! And he built his own scaffolding. His crew did an excellent job and Ed gave me updates on what was happening. I would certainly use Bourke Construction for my next job (which I actually did when my tub leaked).

Anita K.

I hired Bourke Construction to take down the wood pergola which covered my patio - because the posts were in the middle of the patio and impeded the space. Ed was very responsive, gave me a reasonable quote and offered to start within a week. He and his team showed up on time, walked me thru what they were going to do, and did exactly that. They were professional, experienced and cleaned up well. I highly recommend Bourke and will use them again.

Justin L.

We hired Bourke Construction after meeting with several contractors. We purchased a fixer upper home in Laguna Beach, CA with intentions to update and renovate a few things immediately after taking possession of the property.

Ed was prompt getting back to me, which is more than I can say for several other contractors, some of whom I never heard back from. His prices were fair and accurate. We ended up going over our original budget, but at no fault of Ed and his team, as we decided to expand our original renovation scope once we actually began work. Ed and his team took everyone of our changes and additions without a hitch.

We had 18 windows replaced, with trimming replaced and/or repaired, our old and damaged front dutch door replaced with a new fiber glass door as well as painted, all of the wood paneling inside of our home removed, and replaced with dry wall as well as added insulation behind those walls and added insulation in our ceiling. They also added sound insulating board behind the drywall in our living room as well because it was facing a busier street. We had a good amount of our electrical wiring updated to meet current electrical code, as well as adding new electrical outlets and switches. We had 9 new LED can lights added as well as 6 more can lights converted to LED and to match the new ones added. We also had an LED light strip added to the master bedroom as well as a custom trim built around it. We had a very dated stone cemented into the wall floor to ceiling fireplace, which was demolished and removed and replaced with a nice maple wood floating mantle and grey tile surround. We had our garage door replaced with a new garage door as well as added a garage door opener. We also had the biggest hole in our waste line the plumbers had ever seen, which was unexpected, but Ed and his team took care of it right away as well as replaced a toilet while they were at it. They also repaired numerous miscellaneous items around the house as well.

With all of this going on, we lived through the renovation. Ed and his team communicated on a regular basis what they planned to do for that day as well as a report as to what was completed at the end of the day. They swept and kept the house as clean as could possibly be given the construction and were mindful of us also living there. He even brought an HEPA air filter to help with the dust.

If you live in Laguna Beach, CA you know how difficult and excessively complicated the city can be with anything. Do yourself a favor and get a local contractor to do the work. You will save yourself a lot of headache and time. With Ed's experience, he was able to handle each project of ours from conception, to permits, the build and inspections. Ed has a high sense of pride in the work that he does as well as his team and will do what is necessary to make things right. He was always responsive to any questions and concerns, which is a rarity in contractors.

We have more projects planned for the future and will be planning on using Ed and his team to help complete them. I would definitely recommend Ed for any project big or small.