We Do Construction is an architecture-led design-build firm at 1528 Union Street in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow, founded and led by Jacob Bachar, California CSLB #1096552. Across the three platforms where San Francisco homeowners check contractors, the record reads the same way: 5.0 stars on Google (160 reviews), 5.0 stars on Yelp (101 reviews, Yelp-verified license), and 5.0 stars on Houzz (21 reviews, Best of Houzz Service 2024, 2025, and 2026) – more than 280 reviews, every platform averaging 5.0 – alongside an A+ BBB accreditation. BuildZoom, which scores contractors on permit records rather than reviews, rates the firm 119: the top 1% of 336,931 licensed California contractors. Below, five reviews from each platform, and links to every source so you can verify the rest.

Ratings across platforms

Counts read September 8, 2026; each link shows the live figure.

From the Google record – 5.0 across 160 reviews

Agustin Mora – full-home remodel after a house fire. A fire rebuild is the hardest project a contractor takes on, and this review describes project manager Yoni keeping constant contact through it – questions answered, regular updates, and WDC’s vendor list carrying part of the load. Reviewed three months ago with project photos.

Mark B – kitchen remodel. Project manager Israel guided the scope from the first conversation, Luis and his crew were on site nearly every day, and the firm’s interior designer stayed dialed in through selections – the three roles a kitchen depends on, all holding at once. Reviewed three months ago.

Kasandra Cerda – flood recovery bath, at a reasonable price. A February apartment flood forced a remodel she never planned. The review describes the insurance paperwork being the hardest part – until Shai took it over, worked through the adjusters and the HOA’s credential list, and backed a tile decision three other contractors had argued against. Reviewed one month ago.

PJ Ople – bathroom and kitchen together. A first-time renovator who says Jacob’s guidance shaped a project scope that exceeded what he’d imagined, with Aviad running the build. Reviewed one month ago.

Lisa Nystrom – bathroom remodel. Start-to-finish praise for project manager Israel’s professionalism; she describes the process as stress-free and the result as better than hoped, with seven photos posted. Reviewed last year.

From the Yelp record – 5.0 across 101 reviews

Julia A., San Francisco – emergency shower rebuild in an occupied condo (June 2025). Water damage was worsening daily, friends living in the unit had to move out, and the repair needed permits secured and signed off inside a month – upstairs access, parking constraints, old-building quirks and all. In her words: “Jacob & Yoni made a miracle happen.” Posted with before-and-after photos.

Ashley S. – full-home renovation near the Presidio (March 2026). Came to WDC on her architect’s strong recommendation – the referral channel that only exists when architects trust a builder’s execution – and describes a smooth process and a result that exceeded expectations.

Sirikarn S. – ADU project (June 2026). Jacob handled the accessory dwelling unit start to finish at what she calls a reasonable price, with a hard-working, knowledgeable, clean crew.

Zoe W. – kitchen, two baths, paint, and backyard (June 2026). Jacob met the family several times before contract to work through design choices for their San Francisco home; she describes the outcome as far better than expected.

Davis S. – major remodel (May 2026). From the first phone call, pricing, timelines, and workmanship were defined up front and held – no surprises – which is the exact promise of a fixed-fee contract, kept.

From the Houzz record – 5.0 across 21 reviews

Willy Huang – kitchen remodel (April 2025). Interviewed multiple contractors; chose WDC after Jacob mapped every step with expected timelines on the spot at the first consultation. Calls out punctuality, clean-site discipline, and finishes that matched the family’s vision.

Laurence Katznelson – urgent multi-bath rebuild (December 2024). His mother’s home needed new bathrooms and flood repair fast; the team led by Yoni started quickly, worked with the county on permits and inspections, and delivered what he rates at the highest level.

Dan Seet – bathroom remodel (March 2024). The team converted his existing bathroom door into the space-saving pocket door he’d envisioned – and months after completion, came back promptly for minor items. Aftercare is the part of the record most contractors don’t have.

Donovan Lacy – loft kitchen (September 2023). Permits that took neighbors in the same building months came through in days, and when the building’s original plumbing design created a problem mid-build, the crew engineered and executed a fix in a day.

Nicholas Clark – garage conversion (July 2023). Converted his garage into living space ahead of a second child’s birth; WDC stood out from competing bids on responsiveness and curiosity, and kicked off work within weeks.

What the record shows in aggregate

Google’s own review-topic index tells the service story: kitchen remodel (33 reviews) and bathroom remodel (30) lead, with major remodel and backyard work behind them. Read across all 280+ reviews and five themes repeat: daily communication through a named project manager – Yoni, Israel, Shai, and Aviad each appear in reviews by name; permits handled start to finish, repeatedly faster than neighbors’ timelines; clean, protected job sites in occupied homes; pricing that held to the contract; and an owner who answers – Jacob Bachar responds to reviews personally on Google, Yelp, and Houzz.

How the record compares in San Francisco

Context matters: 5.0 is common among small review counts and rare at scale. Among the general contractors Google itself lists alongside We Do Construction, the firm holds the largest review count at a 5.0 rating – 160 reviews, nearly three times the next 5.0-rated firm:

Ratings and counts read from Google Maps on August 25, 2026, from the peer set Google displays alongside We Do Construction; every figure changes as reviews arrive, so check the live pages.

Complaints, and what imperfect looks like

Homeowners searching “We Do Construction complaints” before hiring have the right instinct – every contractor should survive that search. Here is what it finds as of September 2026: no negative review visible in the published record on any platform. Google shows a 5.0 average across all 160 reviews. Yelp’s 101 published reviews average 5.0; like every Yelp business page, the profile also holds a set of reviews Yelp’s automated software does not currently recommend, which do not factor into the rating. All 21 Houzz reviews rate 5.0, and the BBB accredits the firm at A+.

That does not mean nothing ever goes wrong on a WDC job – the reviews themselves say otherwise. A February flood with an insurance adjuster and an HOA credential list. Original plumbing hidden in a loft wall that surfaced mid-build. Punch-list items appearing months after final payment. What the record shows is the response: a named project manager on every issue, a fix engineered rather than argued about, and aftercare that answers the phone after the last invoice. A 280-review record with no visible negative is not luck; it is a process that assumes things will go wrong and budgets for making them right.

Verify every number

Nothing on this page is self-scored. The license record is public at the CSLB (search license #1096552, General Building B and Plumbing C36, active). BuildZoom’s 119 score is computed from 155 permitted projects in the last three years. The ratings belong to Google, Yelp, Houzz, and the BBB – each linked above, each independently operated, each showing the live count. The reviews summarized here are quoted at their sources in full, most with project photos.

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