Short-notice painting — a 2023 customer said it finished within 72 hours
A basement remodel — a 2021 customer described new tile and custom stairs
Trusted with access — a 2020 customer out of state gave Ricardo the house code
What does house painting cost in Greater Hartford?
Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Cali Home Improvement. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
General Contractor / RemodelingHouse Paintingbasement remodeling
Arrival times — a 2019 customer said they were late both days
Cali Home Improvement does painting and remodeling work. A 2025 Google customer said the company gut-renovated two bathrooms and two living rooms, and that Ricardo was responsive and the team was a pleasure to work with. On HomeAdvisor and on Angi it shows 4.9 stars from 32 ratings.
A 2023 customer said a painting job was booked on very short notice and finished less than 72 hours after the first call. A 2020 customer said Ricardo and his team painted their home and installed recessed lighting in the master bedroom, which got them ready to sell.
A 2021 customer said they first called Ricardo to install drywall in a basement ceiling and gradually widened the project from there. A 2021 customer said they remodeled a basement, added new entryway tile and new stairs, and that the custom stairs Ricardo built were beautiful. A 2019 customer said they had hired Ricardo for several projects, including wall and ceiling molding, bookshelves and plaster work.
A 2020 customer had to leave the state for an emergency partway through tiling a master bathroom, hired Ricardo to finish the floor and to drywall and tile the shower, and gave him the house code so he could let himself in each day and lock up at night.
A 2019 customer who hired them for a small bathroom tile job called the pricing very good but said they were late arriving both days.
Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0650568, as active, held by Cali Home Improvement LLC.
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5.0Aug 16, 2025
We just finished gut renovating two bathrooms and two living rooms with Cali - and could not be happier. Ricardo was responsive, the workmanship is excellent, and the team was a pleasure to work with. We cannot wait to kick off the next project with Cali Home Improvement.
Great communication, they were able to schedule us on very short notice for a painting job we needed completed ASAP (job was completed less than 72 hours after I first spoke to them). They arrived on time, performed the job quickly and it looks great!
Ricardo has a great team. Very responsive and knowledgeable on how to get things done. I will definitely hire them again for future projects. Ricardo always wants to make sure that his clients are more than satisfied.
We initially contacted Ricardo to install drywall in our basement ceiling, but because of his responsiveness and excellent performance, we gradually increased the breadth of the project. Ricardo quickly provided a quote and continued to efficiently follow through in all of his commitments. He was very approachable and accommodating. His multiple crews act professionally - always in uniform and never loud - they are knowledgeable, attentive, neat, work in synchrony, and appear very happy to work at Cali. Overall, we had a great experience with Cali Home Improvement and look forward to hiring Ricardo and his crews again for multiple projects with increased scope.
