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We received an outstanding recommendation for Pursuit of Excellence (PE) from our previous builder who moved out of state. We wanted two RV carports to be built. The owner of PE is professional, and his crew built exactly what we asked for and more. The crew is exceptional and very polite. The sub-contractors were outstanding. If you need work done on your property, call PE. They aim to please and succeed at every turn. If we need a contractor in the future, PE will receive the first call. Couldn’t be more pleased with our RV carports! PE surpassed this favorable five-star review. Thank you, Pino, crew, and sub-contractors!

- Monika Eckmann




There are not enough thank yous that I can give to Pino and the Pursuit of Excellence crew. From that first planning meeting all the way through the completion of their project, they were wonderful to work with. Pino is great with listening to what you have in your head, and the reason why you want to do it. Our project dealt with demoing a wall, raising a floor, re-positioning the front door, installing a new slider door, removing the old slider door, cutting in an 8' window, and gabling the roof in the new room. Pursuit of Excellence knocked it out of the park! They were attentive to detail, very clean, respectful and very knowledgeable in what they do. Thank you guys for making Angela's and mine vision for our new kitchen/family room come to life!

- Juan Romero

Pino at Pursuit of Excellence is an amazing contractor! I have been the structural engineer for many of Pino's jobs and he is very good at communicating and very passionate about providing the highest quality product possible. He has also built an ADU for me and it turned out perfect! Him and his crew were super fast and always clarified any questions about the plans before building. I highly recommend Pursuit of Excellence for any wood construction project, big or small!

- Vincent Pirrone

Pino Pena and his team did a great job on our over-roofed deck renovation. Well engineered, rock solid construction, responsive to change requests, small but mighty team, and good cleanup through out. Worked through several really bad afternoon storms. Our roof support beam is 6x14x15' long rough sawn Doug Fir to eliminate a post in the center of the cantilevered deck. This monster was non-trivial to get two floors up. Great work. We highly recommend Pursuit of Excellence.

- Peter Garst

What a GREAT experience working with Pino to replace my front deck/porch.  His entire Team was friendly and knowledgeable. They went above and beyond to ensure my needs were met, even when additional repairs were necessary. They were always prompt, clean and communicative.  Highly recommend Pursuit of Excellence for your next job.

- Cheryl N

Pino, owner of Pursuit of Excellence carpentry is a highly skilled and experienced carpenter.  He and his crew framed a large addition and garage for me. Pino was willing to listen and offer better ways of doing things to make sure he provided his best work.  His crew was always very helpful, polite and professional.  I plan to continue hiring Pursuit of Excellence for future projects.

- Drew Kennedy

Pursuit of excellence and Pino built a beautiful high quality deck.  Pino pays attention to details which is so rare these days.  It was a pleasure working with this company.

- Dana Dreczka

Pino came in big for our kitchen project! When another contractor fell through installing a huge beam to take out a wall in our house, we were left scrambling. I got ahold of Pino from a recommendation from not 1 but 2 contractors! He was prompt with communication, got the project done ahead of schedule that I thought was possible, and for a very fair price! His team was great, his communication was top notch, and we love the final product!  Will be recommending to anyone who needs a structural guru or just an all-around good general contractor! Thanks Pino and team!

- Kyle Anibas

Pino and Stephen and their crew did a nice job helping us prepare a condo for sale. They caulked and repaired wood framed windows, matching the stain effectively. They repaired and painted a wall and touched up some others. Stephen and the crew worked expediently and with focus to get the projects done for us. They juggled their schedules because they understood our urgency to get the property on the market.They are consistently courteous, polite and helpful. We look forward to working with them again in the future.

- Molly Brown