I have a cabin on Carpenter Lake that was built in the 30s. In the process of doing some much…read moreneeded renovation, we unearthed hardwood floors under the lovely orange sculpted carpeting my parents had installed back in the 80s (presumably a closeout leftover from the early 70s and very cheap... because I hate to think my parents actually thought that stuff looked good!). My sisters have 2 houses that are next door and were built about the same time and they also found hardwoods and had them refinished about 15 years ago so we were cautiously optimistic that perhaps we might get the same result. Last summer, I had 3 guys come in to assess the floors. One guy (don't remember his name) came over from tomahawk and pronounced them unsalvageable (which wasn't hard to believe given what they looked like). He would, however, have been very happy to install laminate or carpeting to the tune of 2500 bucks for 460 square feet. Then came Dave from Rhinelander. He said they COULD be saved -- for 3700 dollars -- but it could wind up being more depending on what the level of rot was once he actually started working there. One of the Tillman brothers came out and said "oh yeah, we can do this -- I've seen a lot worse." Took some measurements and mailed me an estimate for dustless and well, er, DUSTY sanding and refinishing. The dustless would have been about 300 bucks more than the dusty. Only problem with Tillmans was that they were booked until October -- and about that point, it was almost getting too cold for the winter to do the floors. Due to circumstances that I won't bore you with but through no fault of Tillman's, we missed the fall window of opportunity and they said I would be "first on the list" after the thaw. They called just before April 15th and said they thought it was getting warm enough to get started. They came in the first week and sanded the floors down and it was UNBELIEVABLE in terms of the transformation. The porch floors had been painted bright kelly green at one point and they looked brand new. Scott Tillman called me to give me an update (I live in NC so this was all done long distance) and said there were a couple of spots that from where the carpeting had been stapled down that had black marks and try as they did, they just couldn't get rid of those marks. Frankly, I didn't care because, well, anything had to be better than the orange carpeting (sorry mom and dad ... I know you meant well!) They came back the following week and put down 3 coats of oil and satin finish. The end result is simply UNBELIEVABLE. I showed the pictures to folks who had not seen the cabin and they literally thought I had put down brand new hardwoods in this dilapidated (but beloved) 85-year-old fishing shack! They thought I was lying when I said they were the same floors. THEN I got the bill yesterday. Now mind you, I have been working on renovating this cabin for nearly 2 years now and EVERYTHING has come back about 2/3rds more expensive than the quote so braced myself for the worst -- got out a bottle of tequila and opened the bill. DANG if the final bill wasn't actually nearly 300 bucks LESS than the original estimate. Not only do I have the most glorious hardwoods in my cabin now but by having them redone, it was at least 1/2 the cost of covering them up with even the cheapest tile or laminate or carpeting. I can't speak highly enough of the Tillmans. If I hadn't talked to 2 other flooring guys and gotten everything from "can't be done -- carpet over them" to "MAYBE but 2700 is the starting point -- it will only get more expensive once I actually get in there" I wouldn't have believed it. I understand now why the Tillmans are so booked out months in advance. They, apparently, are the only ones that are willing to do the work for a fair price and their results are simply amazing. THANK YOU Tillmans!!!! You have my undying gratitude!

My first contact with Erickson Builders was through the insurance company when I needed a new roof…read more Grant Erickson went above and beyond what most contractors would,(and have) done. He stripped the old roof down to the plywood, used heavy weight felt paper, high quality shingles, installed metal drip edge,(which some other contractors I have used like to skip) and even built a structure next to the chimney to prevent leaking. All for the same price that other builders quoted but with lower quality materials and no extra added care. It's the best roofing job I've ever seen and I've seen more than a few. Since then, I've contracted for a new garage. He was very open to my input and design choices and helped me design the building that I wanted. He kept in contact and returned my calls and texts promptly. He even sent photos of his progress on a regular basis. I truly enjoyed seeing the building take shape through the photos. It also gave me the opportunity to ask questions and give input throughout the process. I saw the building in person for the first time on May 25th 2018. It is everything I had asked for, built with craftsman quality, and the materials that we agreed on (no surprise substitutions). I have another project planned for the near future and I will definitely use Erickson Builders. Fyi, they get busy early so please contact them early in your planning.

Very happy with the work Mitch provided and would highly recommend him a his company Hemern…read moreExcavations, from start to finish was very easy to deal with and professional when digging up my old driveway and disposal of old concrete and excess dirt after digging it all out. Then gave me exactly the design of my new outlay shaping it all out with his Excavator looking tip top ready for form up for the new driveway and concrete poured to complete the job I required Mitch to at a very reasonable and competitive price i thought was very fair. Cleaned up and left no mess, so more than happy to help the young hard working guy with a review that hopefully others would like feel comfortable hire Hermern Excavations for quality work. Good easy to deal with, very happy customer thanks Mitch will recommend u to friends or family if needed for Excavation work

We had Harman clear our building site and cut & gravel our Driveway…read more.. Outstanding work and professionalism from Jim and his crew... Definitely would recommend & use them again..... Chuck & Karen Altamore, Star Lake...

We had a new metal roof installed on our small summer cottage. The entire process, from quoting to…read morefinal cleanup was great. And the workmanship and customer service is exemplary. We even developed a leak in our old roof before we were scheduled for installation so Blake made an extra trip out to our place and did a temporary patch job that bought us the extra time we needed to wait for the new roof to go on. I would highly recommend Eagle River Roofing to my neighbors.

We know we need a new roof on my father's home in the Northwoods, but we wanted just a repair job…read moreuntil we could do the entire roof. Eagle River Roofing came out and did a very thorough estimate, they were totally professional and clearly know their trade. They did the minor repair for us very swiftly, and with such professionalism that we know we'll be calling them for our complete roof job. Great, honest, people too!

There is not enough good things I can say about Brian and his team at cottages to castles. From the…read morefirst meeting everything was perfection. Brian was so friendly, and kept you in the loop throughout the entire process. Brian is very anal about the work his team does, he makes sure everything is done to perfection. They extremely high quality materials. And the cabin is insulated so so well, better then my actual home. Yes there are less expensive contractors out there, but we know people who used them, and they nothing but issue after issue. You get what you pay for and Brian and his team Will give you the home or cabin of your dreams. You can go wrong choosing them as your contractor. I am a pretty high maintenance and inpatient person and Brian was so kind and knew exactly how to deal with me. I can't wait to enjoy this vacation home for many years to come.

Brian and his crew of workers are great. Yes I would recommend highly. They did inside and outside…read morework on my cabin looks great

Andrew and his team are knowledgeable professional and polite. They take their time to deliver a…read morequality product. Love our new subway tiled walk-in shower. Highly recommen!

Eric and team did amazing work for us! Beyond professional, creative, respectful and responsive!!…read more Best experience in the Northwoods!! Highly recommend!!!!

We used Isaacson Land Werx this summer for our yard care. Ethan does excellent work and great…read morecommunication. We will be using him and his team again next year! Thanks Ethan