I moved into my condo in Bellingham in the middle of the pandemic, and wanted to do a good bit of work - new kitchen, paint, variety of upgrades big and small. I was referred to Alexei by my realtor, and continue to be grateful for this. I have used him now for 2.5 years, and will continue to use him as I have new projects. He and his team are amazing. My experience has been consistent - their work is of consistently high quality. I also feel like I have received considerable personal attention - and this during a period where that has been challenging (pandemic, supply chain, staffing, etc.) Whenever I have needed something, and needed something quickly, he and his team have come through for me, and within the budget we have determined. But what I have been most impressed with were his solutions to things - I propose one idea, and he comes out personally, looks at it, and says - what about this? Consistently a better idea, both from a design and a function perspective. I consider myself a good problem solver - nothing compared to him. His design sense is spot on - no surprise there. And he also fixes things. I worked with Lowes to get my kitchen redone, and it was pretty much a disaster. I wish I had just worked with Alexei. His team had to come in several times to fix what Lowes had messed up, and often in a time crunch. I read the negative review about the billing. I will confess that the first time I read one of his invoices it got my attention - certainly not what I have come to expect from handy-man types. But he is not a handyman - he's a designer and contractor. Most importantly, it always worked out in the end, and I feel like I got great value from both a dollar and design perspective. And his team is consistently wonderful - I have loved all of them, and I can be a little persnickety about service. read more