Aqual Corp

Please, please, please do not hire these guys. We were recommended to this guy through our real estate agent, and it was the biggest regret in my home-​buying experience. My experience was so bad that I almost want to file a complaint against my real estate agent for recommending him. I don’t know if there was some behind the scenes agreement between them, but, not cool.
There are many capable contractors out there. Not this one. To get into details would take forever. So, I’ll just say, 1) they are not responsive to calls or emails if they don’t want to answer your questions; 2) they do sub-​par work (found numerous plumbing, electrical, tiling, venting, etc. issues after I fired them that we needed to fix); 3) not good communicators; and 4) not professional. Oh, and they don’t do things up to code. They claim they do, and they claim they «stand by their work.» But when you ask them to fix things, they just blow you off.
We wanted them to do a lot of work on the house, but they did everything half way and demanded that I pay them in full without any explanation. Late to meetings, mixing up details about the house, no details in invoices, and the list goes on.

I am a local San Diego and La Jolla residential sales Realtor in the business for almost 10 years. I have been using Aqual Corp for about 3 years as my preferred contractor and absolutely love them! I wish I found them sooner! They have helped dozens of my clients navigate through minor repair items to complete renovations. No job is too small or big. They treat all my clients with respect, care, and professionalism. Rick, the owner, is punctual and a great communicator. They have a quality crew of workers that are efficient and knowledgeable. All bids are in writing and they are very reasonable!

I am a Landlord and I hired these guys! My experience was GREAT! They were there on time Day 1 and walked the project with me. They then covered all the floors (they were painting) and when they took the kitchen cabinets to be sprayed, they covered the ENTIRE garage where they sprayed with plastic.
They installed some kitchen cabinet hardware and did a really nice job. Finally, I asked the workers to do one or two more small things… NO PROBLEM. No complaints no grumbling, no attitude… they were polite and did the minor things.
Overall, I was very pleased and when I called the Owner, Rick, to thank him, he was very appreciative!!!

Wow. My landlord hired them to do some work on my rental house. First they don’t show up when they are supposed to. Then they do some really shoddy work. When the landlord calls them to come fix the work, they don’t show up again. They were supposed to be here at 8:00am yesterday and never showed. They were supposed to be here at 8:00am today and we are still waiting at 3:00pm.