Think Alves

★★★★☆ 4.0 / 5 (20)
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: 4200 W End Rd, Arcata, CA 95521
: (707) 825-4725
: http://www.thinkalvesinc.com

Company Overview

Introducing Think Alves Inc! We are a third-generation family-owned company established in 1970. Our services include roofing, paving, excavating, gutters, recycling, and flooring. Mike Alves founded this company in 1997 to foster job growth in Humboldt County. Seeing a community need, he wanted to engage with the creativity of local professionals. Not only can we complete your project, but we also assist DIYers! Reach out to us for more information.

Business Services

  • Gutter addition
  • Gutter cleaning
  • Gutter installation
  • Gutter repair
  • Gutter replacement
  • Driveway construction or installation
  • Patio, porch, or terrace construction or installation
  • Walkway construction or installation
  • Construction or installation
  • Masonry/concrete repair
  • Masonry/concrete sealing
  • Exterior wall repair
  • Interior wall repair
  • Retaining wall repair
  • Roof cleaning
  • Roof inspection
  • New roof installation
  • Roof repair
  • Roof replacement
  • Reroofing
  • Driveway sealing or resealing
  • Exterior wall sealing or resealing
  • Interior wall sealing or resealing
  • Retaining wall sealing or resealing
  • Patio, porch, or terrace sealing or resealing
  • Walkway sealing or resealing

Business Location & Hours



Mon:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wed:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Recommended Customer Reviews

Jon M.
★☆☆☆☆

WOW, the Humboldt way has earned its reputation . Went to ALVES for an estimate and they were twice as much as the competitors. REALLY - this is what is wrong with the county- thieves like ALVES should not be a part of the equation. Those that want to support local business but don't support those that are looking for competition. I wish I could post the actual estimates but $680 vs. $1600+ - REALLY? Go with air tight. ALVES ARE PREDATORS

Peter T.
★☆☆☆☆

Next time you do a job, be sure to clean the neighbors yard of your trash. Your workers left tar paper, plastic and other garbage in my yard. Halfway through the job they knocked on my door asking to clean their mess.

I kindly said yes and was happy at the fact they were going to clean their mess. After picking up halfway through the job, the rest of the garbage from the second half hat fell and blew into my yard was simply left there.

Mona S.
★★★★★

We had them resurface our driveway recently. While the cost was a little higher than we expected (although it was still a few hundred dollars less than one of their major competitors) we were still very pleased with their service. The two workers who did the job arrived when they said they would, were very professional and polite, and did a fantastic job.

Based on this experience, Alves will go to the top of our list the next time when need to get an estimate to have a project done.

Mrs. TJ B.
★★★★★

We had our old roof & rain gutters replaced by Alves.
Showed up at 8:30am were done by 4:30pm. The rain gutters were replaced a few days later. We are very impressed with their professionalism, quality and great attitude. Needless to say there was a real mess as they had to remove the old roofing, black paper, plywood, etc, etc. They covered all our plants & bushes and anything that could possibly be damaged. Completely tarped the entire perimeter of the house made for easy clean up. They had 2 to 3 people picking things up thru out the instillation of the new roof. We can't say enough about how clean and professional they were. We got four estimates, Alves was the only company who also installs rain gutters, so we had to get three other estimates from gutter companies as well. Alves did the roof & gutters for a few thousand dollars less expensive the the just the other roofers & did the gutters too. We would highly recommend them & will use them again if needed. Thank you, Alves & crew..

Tom W.
★★★★★

We had our carport roof replaced by Alves in December 2018 as it was leaking bad and they did a great job! Then we found our home roof was leaking also- it was really old and did need replacement- so we hired Alves to do that also. Todd and Ted who did the prep part were great. The day of the replacement about 15 guys and trucks came out and did the whole roof replacement in about 7 hours! And they left no mess either. They found some rot under the old roof and replaced that for a very fair price. I'm impressed with these people and highly recommend them for a roof job! They are easy to deal with and friendly also and most of all they are professionals!!! And we did get two bids- and their price was about the same as the other contractor!

Todd L.
★★★★★

Amazing service. Great scheduling and delivery. Complete roof, skylights and gutter replacement. All done in one day for a home and separate 3 car garage. 15 guys, 8 trucks, in at 8:30am, out at 5:00pm and cleaned up every last nail. Beautiful work. Also working with Alves Flooring for replacing floors in 2 homes.

Ray F.
★★★★☆

A huge facility that sits unassumingly off to the side on the far end of West End Road. Look for the huge painted American flag at the road frontage. Alves has literally been here decades, this family owned and operated business offers a variety of home services, materials and supplies.

I recently worked with Shane on a custom metal roof project for my solar carport. His knowledge and friendly demeanor made my project not only easier to finish, he also gave me a very competitive price on my roof project. I requested bids from three other metal roof fabrication companies and Alves was within a few dollars of the lowest bid, and one never bothered to get back to me.

The entire staff are customer service oriented and friendly folks to work with, every person I spoke with or interacted with were all low pressure, kind and friendly. My roof project was within budget and completely fabricated in locally, which was an important consideration for me.

Competitive prices, friendly kind folks and a large selection of choices for all types of flooring, siding and roofing projects large and small. If you're a do it yourself, Alves is worth a visit. I plan to use them for a flooring project next.

4 Stars - a solid local source for quality metal roofing materials, advice and installation if needed.

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Henry S.
★★★★★

Thank you Alves for the fantastic new roof! It was quite a sight to see the crew tear off the old tar and gravel and rebuild and install new shingles. They put tarps down all around the house and covered my garage and did a great job of cleaning up the mess. It was nice to see such good teamwork. I'm super glad I decided not to try doing this job myself!

John M.
★☆☆☆☆

Alves installed speed bumps on my private road. They were so tall that they scraped the bottom of cars. When we called Alves to fix the issue, they came out unannounced and made the speed bumps even taller. The neighborhood has agreed to address the issue, but Alves refuses to return and fix the problem in a timely manner. These guys are the most unprofessional contractors I've ever dealt with.

Kayi M.
★★★★★

Alve's Roofing really won me over recently. The company I work for called Alve's Roofing out to do roofing work and they looked at it and said the roof actually looks fine and the problem was the siding. This kind of honesty is very rare. They have definitely won me over and I know who I will call and refer others to!!!!

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