Howie Heideman remodeled our bath with an attention to time and detail most other outfits won't do…read more Walk in shower, new flooring (heated no less), toilet, sink, grab bars, et. all. We could not have asked for a better craftsman. Howie's skill set are vast and you're cheating yourself if you don't get a bid from him! We have now used his services for fence rebuilding and staining as well as gutter repairing. He is always on time and pleasant to interact with and work with. To top it all off, he'll provide a quality job at a price that does not break the budget. You won't regret using Heideman Remodeling, LLC!

From the owner: Heideman Remodeling LLC is a home improvement contractor serving the Lawrence, KS area…read more Services include Home Improvement, Painting & Drywall, Windows & Doors, Decks, Patios, Porches, Basement Renovation, Bathroom Remodeling, Kitchen Remodeling, Exterior Painting, Custom Cabinetry, Finish Carpentry, Flooring, Storage Solutions.

Natural Breeze was our contractor for some remodeling in our basement. The whole team was…read morefirst-rate. They did great work, were always pleasant, friendly, and helpful, and were easy to work with. We are highly pleased with the results! We would highly recommend Natural Breeze to anyone who has remodeling needs. They are top-notch in everything they do.

Absolutely the BEST remodeling/construction company I've ever worked with. After years of using…read moreless expensive companies and regretting it we finally contracted with Natural Breeze for a large exterior repair/repaint project. Their knowledge, professionalism, expert execution and consistently honest and thorough communication made the project a breeze for us. They uncovered problems that previous companies glossed right over and the final result exceeded our expectations. The project ended up costing more than anticipated because of the extensive damage but every step of the way they told us exactly what they found and a couple of options to fix. I will only use Natural Breeze from now on.

Apple Tree (Greg and Carol) built our retirement home and shop for us and they and their crews did…read morean amazing job. Carol managed the books and help us with our draws from our construction loan fund. Greg and his crews built us an awesome home complete with shop building (with matching elevation), back-up generator, underground power lines, horizontal geothermal loop and system, porcelain flooring, and much more. I recommend them for anyone looking to remodel or build from scratch.

From the owner: Custom home builder with exceptional customer relations and communications to make building a home…read morean enjoyable experience on time and on budget. - Custom Home Builders - Home Design & Planning - General Contractors Company Purpose: We believe designing and building a home should be an enjoyable experience, resulting in a home that incorporates your unique ideas and lifestyle. We believe a home is a place where you create lasting memories for your family and experience life together - not just a structure! We believe that when you build or remodel a new home, you are making very personal decisions regarding a significant financial investment. Therefore, we work with each client on a personal basis to ensure they get what they want in pursuit of their needs.

Response to inquiry about replacing vinyl siding (entire side of house) was same-day. Estimate made…read moreon site, and job completed next day! Clean-up was complete, and follow-up for minor corrections was completed next day. Nick Brown (owner) is very professional and easy to reach / communicate with. Justin Winter (job site supervisor) was very responsive. 3-man work crew hardly took a break! Pricing was within average range for community.

This was the best friend I would have in Topeka Kansas. We had our first meeting together after a…read morehuge storm had passed through it took there power out and I was able to help them out with it. They had been very grateful to get me in a better position at that moment in my life. It is not every day that I have been able to meet with an amazing family.

0 Stars My horrid…read morehorrible experience with the a-team who, in my opinion (IMO), does not live up to their name unless a= amateurs. In summary, I had a porch redone and they: 1. put in tongue and groove porch decking with screws like a patio deck, 2. left up to ¼ inch gaps between the tongue and groove on nearly half the porch, 3. left an inch visible gap next to a column on the porch deck, 4. took three times coming back to put the railing on straight, 5. and, overbilled needed "additional work" and tried to gaslight me into agreeing I got a good deal. Do you want details? Keep reading. After talking me up on their quality of work I decided to pay for a porch replacement for my house. I felt good; the price was on the high side but I really wanted a quality job. After doing the tear out, the project lead told me they needed to do additional structural work under the porch. He gave a tear out and rebuild or repair option. In my opinion (IMO), he was clearly disappointed when I didn't agree to just have them replace the entire structure underneath the porch (for a hefty bid increase). The additional work needed was setting 3 new joists next to existing joists, adding 8 joist hangers to existing joists, and adding cripples to the center joist. Nothing had to be torn out or separately supported beyond what was already needed to replace the porch rim. The project manager bid that this work was going to take 2 carpenters a half a day's work was completely outrageous. When I complained that the additional work he was proposing was "Price Gouging" and did not represent the work being proposed, he agreed it might be overbid and said he would have his workers specifically track time on the additional work. I agreed this was an equitable way to track the needed additional work. When the job was done and final inspection was offered, several problems stood out. 1. the bottom stair was half missing, 2. the railings were several inches out of level and square, 3. the railings were cut off square to the round columns rather than wrapping around as they had been before and 4. the worst... the tongue and groove decking was put down with screws and spaces like patio decking (¼ inch spaces on one end) I complained and they came back... and complained and they came back... and complained and they came back. After three times back to the house to improve the quality of work, the decking was still fubar'd but the railing was straight. (1/4 inch gaps in the tongue and groove, 1 inch gap between the flooring and a column, tongue and groove not cut off on the ends, and, of course, all the screw heads in the flooring. IMO, very sloppy). They then quit responding to me. Definitely Not the Quality I Hoped For. When such obvious errors and shortcuts can be seen on a job as simple as a porch column repair and flooring replacement, one wonders what shortcuts and problems are hidden inside bigger jobs...the pics they take don't point out these flaws and IMO, gave me a false sense of knowing what was happening with the repair work since I could not be on site. On the billing, it was the full amount for the extra work with no explanation. After dodging my calls for a few days, the project lead responded and tried to BS me by saying his team really spent a half day on that part of the job despite not having tracked it as promised. He then highly embellished the work that needed to be done by calling out tasks that were part of the original work and claiming they had to be done for the additional work request. When I knew enough about construction repair to challenge his claims, he backed off. He then changed tactics and went on to say the overcharge was really due to underestimating how much time it took his team to repair the porch columns from the original bid. He said that everything really balanced out because of that extra work and "I was really getting a good deal". l told him I thought it was bill charging shenanigans and price gouging. When the owner was confronted, he claimed it was unreasonable to expect a crew to accurately document time on a task despite his foreman saying they would. Buyer be warned... If you want a team who will follow through on what they promise and will do the job right, keep looking. IMO steer clear of the a-team when looking to make home repairs and upgrades; I will be for my next home repair and restoration project.

My house in Lawrence was in need of new siding. Based on recommendations from friends, I chose…read moreA-Team for the work. The quote was accurate, they used excellent materials (selected from a set of recommendations in the quote), and they did a great job. I have never seen a group of people work harder than A-Team. They worked through Covid with only a few days missed when someone was out and they were not able to fill in with someone from another project. There were daily updates on progress and they cleaned up the site every evening before they left. I found everyone from the office staff to the construction professionals to be knowledgeable and very well-informed. Their prices were very reasonable too. I am very happy with their work and would choose A-Team again for any project in the future.

Jeff, Chris, and everyone at Andersen did a great job and went above and beyond. Thank you.read more

They did a fire restoration job for us, and mainly worked with Chris & Dillon. Very responsive,…read moreflexible, and & excellent communication about any change orders or other unforeseen issues. Also took the lead on working with our insurance. Made a difficult time less so. Very pleased. Definitely would use them again in the future!

I'm posting this review 1 year after my mother's disappointing bathroom remodel experience with…read moreInside Out Remodeling because this contracted job is still costing her money for electrical repair work. She is willing to pay the extra money to get the job done correctly and has peace of mind that her house won't burn down from dangerous electrical wiring. The electrical work in the bathroom (lights, ceiling fan and GFI switch) was faulty and confirmed by another well-established local electrical company to be "the most convoluted way to wire", "way too many wires crammed into the box" and "he got confused and got it [the wiring] all turned around". These were direct quotes from the other electrician. The electrical work wasn't the only disappointment in their work. A job that I was told would take 2 weeks ended up taking almost 2 months and many nights at a local hotel because we didn't have a bathtub or shower for bathing. Mother informed Caleb, the owner, before the job began that we only had one full bath and one half bath and we would need the shower/bath to be usable as soon as possible. We communicated our concerns about some of their work at the beginning of this job only to be ignored and reprimanded by Ryan for being too particular. We felt our opinions were undervalued and brushed off. All we wanted was a decent job for the overinflated bid. The communication was fairly nonexistent after that. The electrical work wasn't the only disappointment. The paint was inferior and thin and didn't cover the drywall very well. My 91-year-old mother had to add a second coat to the walls, and she improved the appearance considerably. I was grateful she didn't fall and hurt herself and ashamed for them that she had to finish the paint job. Because of the lack of communication, the medicine cabinet was not installed to open the way my mother wanted it to be, causing a conflict with the bathroom door when it was open. Other issues included misalignment of the shower handle and faucet with the tub overflow drain (fixed but costing more time and money), cracking the tile while installing the grab bar and never mentioned the cracked tile (fixed but costing more time and money). We found the crack after inspecting the work when he left for the night. Scraped and scratched the grab bar itself (not fixed) as well as the sconce light fixtures (purchased new ones and had to reinstall). They installed a used and bent tub. We have no idea where they located it. It could have been stockpiled from their warehouse since the first one they brought out was totally unacceptable. (not fixed, took $35 off the bill). Inside Out told us it was our responsibility to purchase the sink and toilet and I wish we had purchased the tub also as we would have had the satisfaction of knowing it was new. They did not address the heater register cover until the job was almost completed, telling us that it was our responsibility to buy and install the cover. We were surprised and shocked to learn that the cover was not included with the remodel . After frantically searching Google, I found a cover for the register, ordered and purchased it. It miraculously arrived a few days later, minimizing further delay, only to find Inside Out was unfamiliar with this type of heat register and installed the end caps upside down (fixed but costing more time and money). One year later, I can say that we would NOT recommend Inside Out to anyone that might be unfamiliar with construction. Or frankly, anyone at all. We felt they took advantage of an elderly woman unfamiliar with remodeling work. Ryan lost his trust with us completely when we found he had tossed his drywall mud outside behind the propane tank so as not to be found. Had he asked, we could have shown him where to dispose of it. Again, no communication. The delays in completing this job were frustrating. One day Ryan worked a full day but most other days he worked between 1-5 hours and sometimes didn't show up at all. He wasted so much time on our project by working minimal hours and performing poor quality work that I informed Caleb we didn't want his to return to the house to complete the small details left to do. The time he did spend at her house, he was constantly on his phone running other projects, which took his focus off mother's job. And it showed. I feel Inside Out's remodel job for my mother was poorly devised and in my opinion destroyed the credibility and capability of their work. We were also charged for the roll off dumpster that sat in his company's parking lot to be used for all his other jobs. I would never recommend Inside Out Remodelingto anyone and if someone looking for a contractor mistakenly feels that an overinflated bid can buy good quality work and good integrity, you'll be very disappointed with Inside Out Remodeling. Best regards, Teresa Barnard

I highly recommend Inside/Out Remodeling. We hired them…read morethis summer to tear down and rebuild our deck. This was a difficult project due to the size of our old deck, the rotten lumber that needed to be removed, and the limited space in our yard due to landscaping and setbacks. We had to change some plans to be within code, but the guys made these changes with ease I was impressed with both Bryon and Elijah, arriving early, getting right to work, and working through the heat! Some days, the temperature reached 100. Not a pleasant work environment, but they never complained and were always friendly and upbeat. Dustin was also a very hard worker, along with the 4th guy who joined the crew toward the end of the project. We're so thankful we found this company and hired them to do the work. No regrets. Caleb, one of the owners we worked with, was also fantastic. He was easy to get hold of, stopped by to check on things, and talked to us when any issues arouse. The bid we received from him was very detailed, and the materials used were high quality. I was also pleasantly surprised that when I asked for something extra to be added to the project, it was not a problem at all. They said "sure" with a smile and just did it. These guys went beyond what I expected. A great team! I would hire them again for other projects.

We contacted J. Stewart, the owner of Terravest Custom Homes, LLC, through Angie's List about…read morebuilding a two car garage before winter (2013/2014). We budgeted $20,000 plus or minus 10 percent for the project, being prepared to pay $18,000 to $22,000 in cash. Mr. Stewart seemed like a nice person when he came to do the estimate, seeming willing to work with us. We told him what our budget was and what exactly we wanted, a simple 24 foot by 24 foot two car garage on a cement slab with a double door, one window, one door, and electricity. We also wanted a quote to install a sidewalk from the garage to the front door. Mr. Stewart told us that he would try to keep costs down and estimated $30 to $40 a square foot for what we wanted, bringing the total to between $17,250 and $23,000 and very close to our budgeted amount. He told us that he could not provide a "final" quote until we had plans drawn up, so he recommended an architect whom we met with the following week. When Mr. Stewart and the architect came to the house, we went through the process again, spelling out exactly where the garage would go, the size, and other details in order for the architect to draw up the plans to submit to the city. He told me that it would cost $600 to $1000 to complete the work and, trusting Mr. Stewart, we decided to go ahead with the plans in order to finish the garage before winter. That was on September 11th, 2013. The architect said that he should be able to finish the plans in a week. A month went by with no word from either Stewart or the architect, so I contacted both and asked what the delay was. The architect said that it was taking longer than expected and that he would go to the city to see if there were any restrictions as well as come back to the house to measure the house, lot, and other things necessary to finish the plans. We finally received the plans on October 17th, 36 days after we were promised they would be done in one week. Winter was quickly approaching and we wanted to get the project going ASAP. With plans in hand, Mr. Stewart scheduled an appointment to come by with his quote on Friday, October 17th, he was about 30 minutes late. As I looked over the quote, I was drawn to the total which was well over $30,000, FAR ABOVE the $30 to $40 a square foot we were quoted ($30,500 divided by 575 square feet comes to over $53 a square foot). I told Mr. Stewart that we could not afford $30,000 and he said "I can suggest some metal building companies", to which we replied "we already have a quote and it is only $6,000 for a metal garage". He quickly left without saying another word nor offering to make things right. I was disappointed by his behavior, making us wait nearly six weeks then coming in over $10,000 (a 50 percent increase over his estimated price) over his original quote, but I am more upset with myself for trusting the man. We now have no garage and we spent $600 we could not afford to have plans drawn for a garage that has never been built. I should have known better than to trust a human being after what we have been through in the last 5 years, but J. Stewart seemed like a nice man with integrity, so I thought he would do the right thing. He did not, so DO NOT BE FOOLED by his friendly demeanor and empty promises. We paid and are still paying for trusting J. Stewart and Terravest Custom Homes, LLC, so we believe you should proceed very cautiously before hiring him for any project, particularly one with tens of thousands of dollars on the line. CombatCritic Gives Terravest Custom Homes 0 Bombs Out Of 10 ... The Lowest of the Low And A Spot On My "WALL OF SHAME" ... More Bombs Are Better!

Accurate. Dependable. Above and beyond. Excellent communication and customer service. My…read morerenovation exceeded my expectations. I would recommend Terravest and Jay Stewart to everyone.