What Mountain View Homeowners Say About Rowan Construction Group Mountain View
We’ve completed over 4,000 projects since 2007, and every one ended with a documented photo record and a written warranty. Reviews aren’t something we chase - they’re what happens when you show up on time, quote a flat price before any work starts, and fix it without drama if something’s not right. Grant Rowan built this operation on that premise, and these Mountain View homeowners noticed.
Recent Reviews
“We got three quotes for our kitchen remodel in Old Mountain View. Rowan was the only one who itemized the KraftMaid cabinet line, the Cambria countertop grade, and the permit cost separately. The others bundled everything into a single number. When we asked about the electrical subpanel, Grant pointed out the 100-amp service wouldn’t handle the induction cooktop we’d picked. He wrote the upgrade into the quote before we signed. Final invoice was $340 higher than the written price - and that was only because we added a pot-filler after the drywall went up, with a signed change order.”
Scott H., Old Mountain View
“Our roof in the Monta Loma neighborhood had two layers of shingles and original felt from 1987. Grant’s crew photographed the decking condition before they touched anything - soft plywood at the valleys, intact everywhere else. They replaced four sheets, showed us the photos, and the rest of the job ran on the original quote. GAF Timberline HDZ shingles, new drip edge, and they ran the vent baffles past the insulation crew’s work so we wouldn’t get mold in the eaves. The photo record they left us has 47 images with timestamps.”
Rafael R., Monta Loma, Mountain View
“We bought a 1962 Eichler in the Fairview tract with the original bathroom - pink tile, galvanized steel shower pan, no exhaust fan. Rowan quoted $18,400 for the full gut, including moving the drain line to accommodate a 60-inch Kohler tub. The quote specified Durock cement board behind every wet surface, not greenboard. Midway through, we found the subfloor was rotted at the toilet flange from forty years of slow leaks. Grant stopped work, photographed it, and the change order was $890 for new 3/4-inch plywood and an extended wax ring. No surprises, no pressure. The 365-Day Done Right Promise got us a callback when the caulk line at the tub settled slightly - they re-did it on a Saturday.”
Michael W., Fairview Tract, Mountain View
“Our driveway in the Waverly Park area was poured in 1989 with no expansion joints - just a single slab, 22 by 40 feet, spider-webbed with cracks. Rowan didn’t try to sell us an overlay. Grant explained that the base was likely 2 inches of crushed rock over clay soil, and an overlay would crack through in two winters. We went with full removal and Belgard pavers on 6 inches of compacted base with geotextile. The quote broke out excavation, disposal, base material, sand bedding, and the paver cost per square foot. Crew finished in four days, left us with photos of each layer, and the grade drains away from the garage now instead of toward it.”
Maria M., Waverly Park, Mountain View
“We added a 420-square-foot ADU behind our main house on Mariposa Avenue. The Mountain View planning department required fire-rated drywall between the ADU and the property line, plus a separate sewer lateral. Rowan handled the permit submittals, the arborist report for the heritage oak, and the utility coordination. The written quote had 23 line items including a $4,200 allowance for the Toto fixtures we hadn’t picked yet. When we came in under allowance, they credited the difference. When the city inspector flagged a missing weep screed detail at the stucco base, Rowan fixed it same day, photographed the correction, and didn’t charge us because it was their oversight. That’s Clause 1 of the Haven Standard - the price is written before anyone starts, and they eat their own mistakes.”
Scott H., Old Mountain View
“Our fence along the Stevens Creek Trail property line was leaning 8 degrees into the neighbor’s yard - redwood posts set directly in soil, no concrete, rotted at grade. Rowan quoted cedar posts in Sonotube forms with gravel drainage at the base, plus pressure-treated 2×4 stringers and horizontal redwood pickets with a 3/4-inch gap. Grant noted the soil was mostly expansive clay, so they dug below the frost line Mountain View doesn’t really have and used 80-pound bags of concrete per post anyway. The crew was uniformed, the truck was marked, and they called from the driveway at 7:58 AM - two minutes early. Photo record showed every post plumb and every concrete cure. Neighbor signed off on the property line location without a surveyor because the documentation was that clear.”
Rafael R., Monta Loma, Mountain View
Why Customers Trust Us
These reviews repeat the same pattern because it’s the pattern we built. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, the price is written before anyone starts - not estimated, not ballparked, written. Every quote is flat, with a scope document and a warranty document, and no change proceeds without a signed change order. That’s how we’ve kept 4,000-plus projects within a few percent of the number the customer agreed to.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise isn’t a handshake. It’s printed on every page, backed by a terms page, and invoked when needed - like Michael W.’s caulk callback, or the weep screed correction on Scott H.’s ADU. If it’s not done right, Rowan makes it right. No asterisk.
Every visit produces a documented photo record, included as standard. Every crew member is background-checked and uniformed. A live person answers calls 24/7. And if you’ve got a competitor’s written estimate, we’ll review it line by line at no charge - our Free Second Opinion.
We’re not the cheapest quote you’ll get in Mountain View. We’re the one that matches the final invoice.
Call (669) 215-4852 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Grant Rowan, Owner at Rowan Construction Group Mountain View, serving Mountain View since 2007.