Elisha Mayost General Contractor

Elisha helped with a built-​in media center and hallway shelving unit as the final touches of a redesign. Him and his crew were able to take very loose direction and turn it into an absolutely gorgeous finished custom built-​in unit. He was very clear from the beginning about minimum scope needed to do the job right, and was amazing at email and text communication during the job, which was probably on the small side for him. Nonetheless he paid incredibly close attention to detail and even came back after everything was done to polish up a couple small finishing details.

Elisha and his team are exceptional. Prompt meetings, fair quotes, consistent well-​paced progress. The detail work, the good ideas for challenges that arise, the extraordinary level of communication are all reasons I would happily recommend him to anyone.
He took our ideal plan and executed it precisely. Our kitchen turned out exactly as we had conceived it.
Our project was a total gut (to the studs) and rebuild/​renovate (all finishes, electrical, and plumbing) to highly efficient, modern standards to the kitchen in our 100 year old home.
I could not be happier and look forward to projects with him in the future.

To Elisha Mayost, General Contractor: The Club Room Renovation Committee members and I want to thank you for the wonderful renovation of our condominium complex community club room.
You have transformed it from «drab» to «fab» (as in fabulous). We have received many compliments from homeowners who will be using our Club Room for a variety of social events in the near future.
We appreciate your patience in dealing with «renovation and decoration by committee”-since we had to interact with our community of homeowners for their input before proceeding.
Thanks so much for your involvement in our major remodeling project.

Elisha and team did a great job expanding and retrofitting my bathroom. The project came on budget, and was executed with precision and foresight. I plan on contracting with him in the future…

Last week we completed a kitchen remodel done by Elisha Mayost. I cannot say enough good things about this contractor. His bid was competitive and his work was exceptional and completed on time and he is easy to work with. His suggestions were very much in line with what I envisioned and the result is beautiful as well as functional. I would not hesitate to have him do other remodel work in my house.

he seemed like a nice enough guy when he came to look at the work i was interested in doing. he had a lot of great ideas and seemed to know what he was talking about. the problem was he never delivered on the written estimate i requested. i called twice to follow up. and it is two weeks later, and no communication.

Elisha came to see what improvements a prospective store required. He didn’t charge us, was very knowledgeable, and friendly. If you like him, please review!

Full disclosure: I didn’t actually work with this guy. I called him up seeking a quote for some minor contracting work — a floor issue we are having in our kitchen. Instead Elisha convinced me I didn’t need to pay anyone for what I needed done and that it would be easier and cheaper for me to just do it myself. He then went on to tell me exactly what I needed and how to go about making my repair!
I’m giving this guy props for honesty and helpfulness. And for sure when we have a contractor need in the future, this is who I am calling!

Contractors are all shady, corner-​cutting bozos, right? WRONG. Here’s how Elisha showed me the light:
Myth — Contractors do shoddy work whenever possible (and just hope they can fool you into thinking it’s ok until they are paid and out of sight).
Busted — Elisha did EXCELLENT work. We did a full kitchen remodel in our SF home last fall. This home is over 100 years old — the floors are slopping, the walls aren’t straight, hell there were weird pipes sticking out of the wall. Elisha installed our Ikea cabinets with such precision that they appear completely level (even though I think it’s physically impossible in our house). When we had a mini-​leak a few weeks after the project was completed from a newly installed vent, Elisah was out to fix it quickly, was apologetic and didn’t charge us. I have total faith that he does top quality work, and he is definitely interested in making sure you are happy with it.
Myth — Contractors will bid super low to get the work and then charge you through the nose with «unforeseen add ons» throughout the project.
Busted — We considered a number of contractors and solicited bids (which some didn’t even bother to give us). Elisha came in at a very reasonable price. We did have a few add ons that were legitimately unforeseen and unavoidable, however they weren’t budget breakers by any means. I would say the value we got for our money was excellent.
Myth — Contractors overbook their schedule and jump from job to job so you can never really get them all to yourself, resulting in massive delays in your project timeline.
Busted — Elisha was very professional about keeping to a timeline. Since my wife is a project manager and I am pretty anal as well about project timelines, this was a big plus. In fact, WE were the bottleneck at various points (opposed to him) since we couldn’t provide the Ikea cabinets by the time he was ready for them. He was quite dedicated to our job — we had him and his crew pretty much full time through the project. He was also very fast. The best example is when we chose the hardwood floor in the morning and by the time we came home that night — the floor was installed! Holy cow, that was fast.
Myth — Contractors will do the most unsafe work possible to cut their costs.
Busted — Elisha patiently walked us through city codes and why they actually had merit — especially when it was for safety reasons. He was very in tune with how to do things right and in a safe manner. He’s the kind of contractor you would trust to baby sit your kids.
Myth — All contractors are bozos.
Busted — Elisha was a really nice guy and easy to work with. He is laid back and has a very communicative style, which we liked. He would call if ever he was unsure of what we wanted before doing it (trust me, this is a good thing — as undoing demolition or construction is not a fast or cheap process). As an additional bonus, his crew is just as much a class act. I would work with all of them again (and already have).
Elisha busted all my nightmare contractor myths — let him bust yours!

Elisha and his crew did a great job with our kitchen and bath renovation. They did everything from removing interior walls to create more space, installing new countertops and appliances, laying tile, hanging new cabinet doors, and painting. Elisha was always on time and always willing to offer design alternatives and explain what he was doing in thorough detail. We stayed under budget and ended up with a great new kitchen and bath.

Elisha is one great contractor: kind, smart, reliable, efficient, and well-​priced. Is that possible, you might ask…In the space of about four weeks, Elisha transformed my 60’s era ugly kitchen into a stylish, efficient stainless-​steel and Ikea-​cabineted dream. He and his assistant Jose showed up like clockwork every day at 7:30AM and amazed me daily with their progress. Elisha knows his stuff: permits, SF building code, trouble-​shooting, how to make the most of a space on a budget. He also went above and beyond in many respects — like picking up my tiles, suggesting decorative touches, replacing some parts for my sink on his own dime. They were even nice to my dog, letting her hang out with them while they worked. So things were a bit dusty in the house for a couple of weeks (understandable — and Elisha/​Jose did put up a plastic barrier to minimize the mess). So that was a small price to pay for a job well done. We are psyched with the results and would use Elisha again in a heartbeat.

Just used Elisha for two projects over the holidays. The first project was to install 3 massive stainless steel medical cabinets in my garage. The installation required quite a bit of engineering work as the garage floor slopes two directions. I thought I would have to hire a moving company to pick the cabinets up from my off site storage unit. Elisha looked at the cabinets and said that he would move them no problem. The cabinets are installed and look great. The other project he just finished was converting a storage room into a darkroom. I just turned out the lights and closed the door and it’s perfectly black, no light leaks at all. Another well done, well priced job. Maybe we can afford that remodel…

We contracted Elisha for our kitchen remodel. He was referred by a friend. I described the project to Elisha he had good suggestions and ideas on how to proceed: we wanted to tear down a closet to open up space in the kitchen, and replace cabinets and appliances. His bid was lower than the other person we talked to, and I liked his ideas and approach better.
Elisha started the work on time and gave consistently accurate estimates of when things would happen. He was careful with dust and trash. We got our kitchen done in 8 weeks, including a couple of little extra projects that we decided to add to the original plan. We went with IKEA cabinets — the only place that can turn around an order in 10 to 12 days!
The quality of the work is great, all inspections were passed the first time. We really like our kitchen. You can see pictures I took while the work was ongoing here:
I really recommend Elisha! Ask him for my reference and I’ll be glad to talk to you.

Elisha has been my guy from the day i found him. I own a recording studio and a house, so I’ve had a lot of experience waiting for contractors to show up. Elisha was so FAST and punctual, always bringing in the job right on budget. He’s built me a deck, a fence, a soundproofed music room, a custom-​made railing, installed tiles, and knocked down an interior wall. I wouldn’t use anyone else.