Over budget, over estimate, way over timeline, and still incomplete work. I'm a fan of using and supporting local businesses, and good help is hard to find, but none of my experience with them went well. After requesting an estimate on 9/7/21 for "Paint deck, Replace some railing on deck," the work was "completed" on 6/1/22. I say "completed" because I will still be out sanding and staining a lot portions of the deck/porch this summer - not because of a poor job but because it simply wasn't done. Until I expressed my level of frustration at the 8.5 month mark, communication was poor and limited (and 100% on their schedule).
While I wouldn't ever recommend, it probably won't make a huge difference since they seem to be so overwhelmed with work (while waiting for my "small" deck job (which grew and grew at each turn, and significantly exceeded every estimate and re-estimate) I watched entire houses be built around town). read more