Cypress Construction Christmas Party 2012!

 12/21/12 – Today, we celebrated the year past, and the coming 18th year of Cypress Construction Services with a festive Christmas party at Center Street Grill in Santa Cruz! How grateful I am to have had such a good year that we could come together and take time out to appreciate each other, and the fine folks we’ve worked for this year. As usual, it starts out with a long-winded speech by the boss. As I looked around the table at the 16 talented men (and woman) that work for Cypress, many of whom brought their spouses to share in the festivities, I couldn’t help but think about the past year and the many challenges we overcame to be here.

Next up, a rare viewing of last year’s irreverent video chronicling our history - “Cypress Construction…from the beginning.”

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And it was time to eat, drink, and be merry! Hat’s off to Center Street Grill for the great food, service, decorations, and professionalism. They were so easy to work with!

Then it was awards time. I’m very proud to have awarded certificates and gift cards to the following:

Martin Hernandez – Most Improved Employee

Nick Rahall – Best New Employee

Juan Acosta - Most Valuable Player/MVP

Congratulations to all!

Then it was time for our traditional “Great Moments In Cypress History” where I’ve handed out memorable (good or bad) quotes from various jobs throughout the year, and we all try and remember where the quote came from. Needless to say, many were fond memories, and some that we’d rather forget…

Finally, it was the Secret Santa gift exchange, and wishing everyone a Happy Holiday, and a nice, long 4 ½ day weekend!

Cypress Earns Certified Installer Status from AZEK Decking!

11/30/12 - We are proud to announce that Cypress has earned Certified Installer status from the good people at AZEK Building Products while replacing 82 decks, landings, and stairways at the Oceanview HOA community in Santa Cruz.

Early in the reconstruction project, we were trained in the installation of AZEK decking by Micah Lloyd of AZEK. And throughout the project, various representatives of the company have come onsite and checked our work, and confirmed our installation best practices. 

AZEK decking is truly the gold-standard in decking today. It is lighter than other composites (TREX, ChoiceDek, et al) and wood, and contains no organic materials like composites do. As a "green" building material, it does contain a host of recycled materials. And, unlike all the rest, it comes with a lifetime warranty.

 

  

We're fortunate to be working with Shoreline Property Management of Santa Cruz,  and CMA Management of Livermore on this project. Their professionalism is making this large, and sometimes challenging job run like clockwork. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to Gina Poli of Shoreline, Jeff Kearny of CMA, and Jerry Mattos of the Oceanview HOA Board of Directors for their excellent work. Architect Leonard Willis of Redwood Engineering has done a remarkable job with the plans and engineering necessary for the work.

Our own employees - Nick Rahall, Superintendent, and Forest Rayfield, Foreman - have been strong leaders and effective liasons with management, the Board of Directors, and the homeowners.

And I want to thank the homeowners of the Oceanview community for putting your trust in us to bring this project to a successful completion, and for the opportunity to be of service!

Cypress Doing More Commercial Work

03/08/12 - In this troubled economy, there are no guarantees of survival, but diversifying ups ones' chances. We've been fortunate to have stayed busy during these last few years. With residential remodels slowed to a trickle, our work with HOA's (townhome and condo communities), our Westcoat (r) deck coatings, Hardi (r) cementitious siding jobs, and commercial remodels and improvements have kept us afloat. In the last few weeks, we've been doing work at the Capitola Mall.

And the Walnut Avenue Cafe.

Many thanks to Steve at the Capitola Mall, and John at the Walnut Avenue Cafe! Both great to work with!