“Dave Sylvester is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I ever had the pleasure of working with. We had a great experience, given that we had to move out for quite some time due to the wide scope of the project. One of Dave’s strengths is following through on time and getting sub contractors working in a timely and organized fashion.”

-Nathan D.H. Oakland, CA.

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“I worked with Dave Sylvester on and off for over three decades so few know his building passion and raw talent like I do. What began as two guys framing up fancy custom homes in Santa Barbara, CA, during the early 1980s, ended up with Dave becoming one of the East Bay Area’s best general contractors during the 1990s and on. I respected Dave so much that I even moved up from SCal to the Bay Area just to work on his team. He truly cares for both his clients and his employees. Schooled when younger by an amazing architect, his father, Dave only knows one way to do things – the right way. Rare is it to find a man of such character, knowledge, and honesty.”

– Will Holladay; author of "A Roof Cutter’s Secrets to Building the Custom Home"

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“Dave and his crew built an addition on my home in Oakland and everything went smoothly. He was quick to respond to questions, was flexible when we wanted to make changes, and stayed on budget. We lived in the house during the construction, which was coming to an end when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and he worked with us to schedule some of the more intrusive work while we were away. It went so well that we are hiring him again for a new ADU conversion project”

- Heather C. Oakland CA.

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“Working with Dave was smooth and easy from the initial meetings to the final product. Highly professional, Dave was easy to talk details with and to also make changes as we requested. Everyone in his team was also highly skilled and easy to work with. Our addition is beautiful, sturdy and clearly built with great skill. I honestly can’t think of any complaints!”

- Sarah A. Oakland, CA

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“Southface Construction helped me with a major project removing the old, broken stucco from my house, adding shearwall to the entire house and replacing all the windows. The work also included re-leveling the house which had subsided an inch or two in the last 80 years! They were quick, clean, and efficient. Their team was a delight to work with and extremely professional. I have since worked with them on other projects and would not hesitate to recommend them.” 

- Nick S. Berkeley, CA