Tom really helped us in a really unpredictable situation and helped me stay calm and positive about…read morefinding a new place! I definitely recommend anyone contacting him for their apartment help!

Tom was AWESOME! We had very specific requirements and our budget was kind of hard to work with,…read morebut Tom made it happen and was incredibly kind and patient! If you're looking for somebody that is reliable, knowledgable, and who genuinely cares about finding you a new home, Tom is the guy! Thank you so much!

My wife and I will now use Local Contracting (Mr. Miguel Naranja, owner) as our de facto, go-to…read morecontractor for general home improvements and repairs. Everyone, including the crew, was excellent, honest, friendly, open, and hard-working. Home repairs and improvements are, to us, vitally important. Hire the wrong outfit and you pay for it, but this was not the case with Local Contracting. Very hard-working crew. We highly recommend Local Contracting for home repairs. Alfred C. Maldonado & Gloria A. Garcia

Miguel and his wife were great. They only did a small job for me so far but I will be hiring them…read morefor any needs I have in the future. They are kind and communicative.

I have been searching for a company that would help me with my vision to finish out my fireplace. I…read morewanted a specific look. I called after seeing the store and Jonathan was just the person to help me. He had to go through 3 samples for me to find what I love. He went above and beyond. Answering phone calls and emails even when he was sick and even on weekends. (Even though I told him to get back to me during regular business hours.) Thank you Jonathan and team! The product was better than I imagined!

I had a horrible experience with this company. We bought a house and the wood floors had a spot…read morewhere there was water damage and we wanted matching wood floors in 3 bedrooms that originally had carpet so we hired Hardwood Design to repair the damage since they did the original custom floors, so they knew what kind of wood and stain. They were suppose to be done in 4 weeks and I called them when they were suppose to be complete (I was out of town) and they told me they had not even started the floors and they should be able to start in 2 additional weeks! That was frustrating especially because there was zero communication that they were so delayed. When I got home there was a pile of plywood in the middle of my house about 4 feet tall. I have two little curious kids who started climbing all over the plywood and it seemed extremely dangerous. So I texted them to please remove the plywood ASAP because my kids were climbing all over them and they were in the middle of the house and I asked them to move it to a different room where I could close the door. They then told me that they quit the project (after they tore up all the previous flooring). They said they were busy with bigger projects and this was a smaller project and too difficult to match the stain since a few years have passed and the stain color changes with time. I was in a pickle because they were the only ones with the custom wood and stain. So I had to hire a contractor who told me that they were the only company who could do the job and he convinced them to finish the job. The end result looked beautiful, but I don't recommend them at all.

Wish we could have read the 2017 Yelp review by John D here before we let Stacy into our home…read more We first contacted Stacy in May or June after finding her on Houzz. (She's got rave reviews there, and knowing what I know now, I have to question who actually generated those glowing reviews.) My husband and I finally met with Stacy in July (there was no huge rush at that point since she said she couldn't start the project until January and by golly, she was going to hold us a spot!). In our initial telephone call, she advised that she charged $450 for a 90-minute get-to-know-your-project-let's get-started-working-together meeting and we met on July 23, 2021. We thought her fee for the meeting was high but understandable, given that we were discussing a full house renovation and we presumed she inflated her regular hourly rate to cover time spent to create her estimate and proposal. Minutes after Stacy arrived, she had to take an inbound call from somebody purportedly working on a project of hers. I thought it was kinda odd that she didn't excuse herself to take the call privately. But now, I think it was part of her performance. "No, we're not taking out that hallway. The hallway stays," she said to the person who called her. She was very charming. Very personable. Very likable. Very interested in hearing our goals for the project and wanted to look around everywhere. She took lots of notes. She even measured something! At the conclusion of our very expensive meeting Stacy ended exactly 90 minutes after its scheduled start, Stacy advised that her fee for the 90 minute meeting was $495, which we paid (figuring we must have misunderstood her previous quoted fee of $450 by phone). Before she left, Stacy told us that it might take up to two weeks for her to present her proposal and estimate. Okay, yeah, that was fine, we reassured her. It's a big project and will take time to pull together a proposal and estimate. After not hearing from Stacy for three weeks, I sent a follow up email to her on August 18, checking on the status of her proposal. Surprisingly, we didn't hear a peep back from her--not an acknowledgement or "I'm really busy" or "we're sick" or anything--not until August 23, when she merely wrote back, "I will get it to you this week." Well, that week came and went. So, here we are on September 3 and still no further emails from her and no proposal or explanation about why there's been no contact from her. I went to her website and saw that she's now charging $595 for that 90 minute meeting and has added all kinds of enticements. I have to figure that she's changed her business model from design and build to the more instant and lucrative high priced "design consultation" meetings from which it's likely that no one will ever receive an estimate or proposal or engage her to design and build anything. I mean, quick money for 90 minute meetings is sooooo much easier and profitable than actually doing work. Meanwhile, we have lost several months of time that could have been spent with another, more reputable contractor.

We worked with Stacy Paulson Design and Build for an extensive remodel of our home that included…read moreoverhauls of our kitchen and bathrooms, and updates for painting, flooring, and lighting throughout. From start to finish, Stacy and her teams were a dream to work with. She was extremely responsive throughout the process and transparent with estimates and billing. We quickly realized that there's no single jack of all trades when it comes to renovations, and were impressed with the skilled subcontractors she brought on board who specialized in drywall, electric, structural engineering, etc. Additionally, Stacy navigated the city's complex permit process to ensure all projects were completed per code requirements. I highly recommend Stacy and look forward to working together on future projects.

I was so happy to find Candid Contracting Services. My home suffered water damage and they were so…read moreprofessional, prompt, and skilled. What a relief! I have worked with a number of contractors and "handymen," and no experience even comes close to the quality of Candid. The owner, Miriam, checked on the job regularly. The clean-up was excellent, and all the tradesmen did terrific work. I'm so grateful.

We scheduled our service with Ironclad quickly and the guys were great with communication. The work…read morein our garage is high quality and looks great!

It's quite possible this isn't even a real business, but rather just a fall guy for Perkins…read moreFlooring, which I reviewed separately. Just in case, I will give EVCO the benefit of a review; it's the least I can do for them after they scammed me out of over $2000. Let me just keep it short and simple and refer you to the Perkins Flooring review, which gives the long version of the story (http://www.yelp.com/biz/perkins-flooring-austin?hrid=nUKLAKZtJUAAzOOyJ0gRNw). The work this contractor was shoddy in every respect, and they don't take any responsibility for their mistakes. The principal made me sign a contract (I'll never fall for this one again) which he is now using to try to insist I pay them the remainder of what I "owe" even though they didn't finish the work and left me with an unusable subfloor that I will now have to tear out at my expense and find someone else to construct again. There are many disreputable, sleazy construction contractors in Austin and also a few good and honest ones. Try and find one of the honest ones. If the person you're hiring is kind of pushy and insistent that you sign a contract with a lot of questionable clauses (must go to arbitration in case of a dispute, etc..) take this as a sign that they have been in many disputes with previous customers and make your exit as quickly as possible. You don't want to be one of those customers; i.e. you don't want to be me: out over $2000 and further away from my goal than I was when I started.

I would just like to start out by saying finding reliable & good quality contractors in our area…read morewhere they are so vast is not as easy to find as one might think! The best way to find someone or something we can trust is by reputation or recommendation ... am I right? Now where do we go for that?? hmmmm??? I wonder... I am blogging my review from my own personal experience for my home & a friend/neighbor's home done by Evco Remodeling. The project-to keep simple was for new countertops, back splash & all new fixtures in our home to prepare it to sell. After calling and personally speaking with the owner, Roger, I felt more than comfortable setting an appointment. He answered almost all of my bazillion & bizarre questions as I was pretty much trying to force a quote over the phone :) The next day the hubby & I met with him and just by him being so accurate with the "pre-quote" over the phone and his professional advice & demeanor my we decided he had more knowledge than the previous contractors we had met. We went forward. Roger went over a simple 2 page contract with us binding us together (which I do NOT agree with the guys comment below WHATSOEVER, I think there should be a contract in place... for your protection and theirs) and then we paid half of our price at the time we signed and was told we would pay the rest on the last day! Work started almost IMMEDIATLY... the men were very nice, dressed appropriately and in hopes to not "offended" anyone reading this I'll keep it simple by saying these were not your usual contractors coming into our home. They were polite, clean, wiped their feet and I could tell they were really going out of their ways to make my family and I feel comfortable while in our space- which most certainly has to be harder said than done! I watched as the work was being done and never questioned if something was right or wrong, never had any worries, issues about them showing up on time, or work not getting finished. The owner would call and ask how things were going and he was also stopping by and doing MUCH supervising! I basically never had any questions on concerns with the work being done. All said and done my home turned out to beautiful... almost to the point my husband and I didn't want to sell anymore!!!! :) It was like a brand new home!! Who would of known what a HUGE difference a little remodeling can do for your house! If it wasn't for our relocation back to Houston I would still be there now. Just keep in mind if you are in the Austin area and need remodeling that Evco treated me AMAZING from start to finish. The work, people & prices were great and completely exceeded our expectations. So, if you, fellow yelper, need a great remodeling company my experience is well worth you giving them a chance! They 100% have my recommendation!

I generally do not like to give negative reviews, especially for small businesses. However, given…read morethe impact of a home renovation on a customer, I am writing this to inform potential customers of my experience with Home Remodel Pro/Home Pixel. For reference-I signed up for a kitchen + master bathroom remodel. TLDR: Do not go with this contractor. Between delayed schedules, wait and hurry up rush work, alleged non-payment of sub-contractors, nickel-and-dime line costs, and communication capability - there are many other great contractors in the area to go with for your next home renovation. I am also currently under threat from three sub-contractors for mechanics liens and am aware of other clients who may be pursuing legal action. Quality: B- Final quality of product is good, but with many small defects and issues. All work is done through sub-contractors - none were employees of Home Remodel Pro, so the overall quality I attribute to the sub-contractors work and my ability to be at the site daily. I saw John on site 5 total. Many of the defects were due to "wait and hurry up" where no work would occur for days/weeks, and then suddenly subs would show up in the evening or near the weekend and rush to finish the job as quickly as possible - many telling us so they could get paid. Cost: C- Even though John quoted us, shortly after accepting and giving the 50% deposit (thus the point of no return) there was an immediate and constant stream of things either not done or not included as well as extra charges that put him in line with a higher cost contractor including: - I chose to do flooring myself, so demo was agreed to clean the place and prep for flooring. When the old flooring turned out to be more difficult, I was charged $3k to level the floor. Pictures included of what Home Remodel Pro felt was "complete enough". - Removal of base board resulted in a quote for thousands (which I turned down), leading to issues. In the kitchen, the leveling only went to the baseboard, so when I removed the baseboard I had to chip away at the uneven parts in order to install the floor. For the bathroom, the sub contractors only tiled to the baseboard while I was away, so we were unable to tile the wall due to the gap. Additionally, timing of payment and completion of work was tenuous. Countertop material due 10 weeks before installation. Also, I had to pay up to 95% as "cabinets were in" even though everything around them, appliances, and finish work was not. I would recommend to any potential client to lay out in full detail everything that is included at each stage, and to not accept any verbal/hand shake agreements. Communication & Schedule F Schedules have been awful. We are in week 13 of a 6 week kitchen project. The 3 week bathroom project took 9 weeks. Having said that, I was in constant texting/calls with John to push for the schedule to move forward the entirety of the process. It is very easy to get ahold of John when money is due for the project. Other than that, it is nearly impossible. He is always in the middle of a meeting, dealing with an emergency, or having a family problem. John also informed me on purchasing incorrect items. He approved a hood/vent combo that ended up not being compatible and so additional cost needed to be incurred in modifying the hood. He also advised on the wrong tub, leading to a week and about $1500 in extra costs. Customer Experience: F This was an awful experience. I needed to constantly push John and work with subs directly to get anything done. I often felt as if I was the GC myself. Trash was often left at the house for weeks, we had to reach out to sub-contractors directly to beg them to come work on the house, and all the while John was either unavailable or unwilling to solve many of these problems. We are also now under threat from 3 subs who say they have not been paid for work 14-30+ days old, and we have paid John in full(except the last 5% which is far less than what the subcontractors are claiming they are owed) . Do not go with this company.

I'm shocked at the ratings here. I would not recommend using this company. John's business…read morepractices are dishonest. The quality of his work is unpredictable and he does not pay his contractors. He writes checks with insufficient funds and has several debts with subcontractors. I do not recommend doing business with John. There are a lot of better general contractors in the Austin area.