Wards Custom Woodworks recently finished remodeling part of my house. Stephen and his group added a…read morenew bathroom and bedroom to the existing structure of my house. They did a fantastic job. I'm constantly getting compliments on how well it looks. Most people don't even believe the house was was ever remodeled because of how well all of the walls, trim, and doors look. Aside from the aesthetics of the remodel, Stephen and all of the other contractors he recruits are trustworthy and have great workmanship. He is also very good about keeping you in the loop to make sure you know what needs to happen and when to make sure your project gets completed correctly....which is a rare experience when dealing with many of Austin's contractors. As for price, Wards Custom Woodwork charges a little more than the average Austin contractor. However, I think it was worth the slightly higher price. Not only is the owner, Stephen, there for the majority of the job, he is also very familiar with the permitting and regulation part of the projects. Which can be a HUGE pain, especially in Austin City Limits. I completely recommend Wards Custom Woodworks for remodeling projects. I'll probably be giving them another call in the future when I need some more remodeling work completed.

A hail storm hit my house in April this year and did considerable damage. My realtor recommended…read moreStephen. After meeting and talking to him I got a couple of additional estimates and decided to go with him. Stephen was very patient and helpful in my decision making of what to do. There were multiple considerations but the final decision was new fencing, roofing, exterior painting and a new 13 x 15 foot patio room addition. During this time Stephen was very good about providing me with various options in order to stay within my budget. Though this project had bumps along the way the final outcome is very nice. Stephen created a beautiful patio room that blends in perfectly with rest of the house. At first I had concerns of the windows and their locations. Stephen assured me it was for the best and the design turned out wonderfully. I have plenty of light and still have wall space for furniture. He also rounded the corners in each window to match the interior. The painting of the exterior went smoothly and is perfectly matched to its original color. We even did some additional trim to give it some pop. A satin finish was used giving it a nice sheen. Stephen chose a shingle that was slightly different in color but looks much better than the original color. Roofing is one of his specialties and turned out great. The fencing was a challenging area but now finished and quite striking. Stephen and his crew started early every morning. He and his crew get along well and work like a well oiled machine. They all have a good sense of humor and appear to enjoy their work. One of Stephen's strong suites is his sub contractor contacts. Every sub did an outstanding job. I ended up adding additional patio work to create a courtyard. His cement guy Phillip worked from 9 a.m. until 1:30 a.m. the next morning to complete the cementing before the forecasted rain arrived. He arrived early Monday morning to complete the work. Other than a few minor adjustments that I'm sure Stephen wiil take care of I basically have a larger nicer new home. When considering contractors your search should include Stephen and his crew.

Todd and his crew helped fix our deck!…read more My family lives in the Oak Hill neighborhood in Southwest Austin and Todd came out to provide an estimate on the same day I reached out. We had some issues with wood rot and they quickly replaced the damaged boards and then restained the deck. I'm very pleased with the final product and it came out much better than I could have hoped for. Would highly recommend to anyone in the Austin area!

New 2-story deck missed the mark across code, Trex guidelines, and aesthetics. Poor planning. Won't…read moremake it right. We lost 5 figures on a 2-man crew that lacks longevity with owner. Hire inspectors before paying final invoice. FYI "Custom Deck and Fence Austin" also has poor reviews on multiple sites noting owner Todd Louis Ratajik of "Good Day Baked Energy Snacks" (Forfeited Existence). Sites now name "Cesar" as owner. Negative reviews disappeared. AFFD has pending lawsuits with Travis County Courts. Unknown AFFD subcontractor alarmingly used my name and address in another client's lawsuit wtf! Standard: Visual consistency. AFFD: Mismatched railing. Todd's words: "It's the same railing but pinched." (A contractor's FB review notes lack of materials to properly complete jobs.) Std: Concrete pad supports stairs. AFFD: Stair stringers hover in air, failing to land on concrete. Todd blatantly texted that stringers would step out (not down) from deck. I refuted the abnormality. Top step was cut off; stringers don't reach concrete. Instead of extending pad or redoing stringers, an ugly post was set. Std: Stairs treads w/o gaps. No overhangs. AFFD: Stringer cuts forgot stairs' fascia; treads weren't 11+". Gaps added to meet code, so stair noses are 1.25+", ie trip hazards. FYI Use rise-to-run guidelines. Std: 42" deck railings. 34-38" stair railings ABOVE boards. AFFD: 44" deck railings. Didn't supply 34" stair railings; boards grossly notched to lower height, which start at 44"! Std: Posts sit on existing FINISHED concrete pads. (LOL) AFFD: Post had no contact with pad (after removing makeshift shams to hide the blunder) ie ZERO deck weight on ground. Todd asked if this was okay [to not deal with]. Post not corrected at start. Rough concrete poured atop pad to meet post. Ew. Std: 16" oc MAX joist spacing (Trex specs). AFFD: 7 of 13 spacings are 16+". No blocking. Add 1 or 2 joists = ~15.5" or 14" spacings. Todd said his ways are "affordable" and "economical". Eek. Best: Competitor contracts: "12-in joist spacings", "blocking", "glulam beam". Std: Trex Cocktail Rail Kit (full-width support, hidden fasteners). AFFD: 5.5" wavy floor boards nailed to 1" rail. Visible screws, rough shavings, corner gaps, no support eg 2x4s to flatten board. No countersunk screws and putty to hide nails. Std: Professional aesthetics. AFFD: Not spraying railing cuts = RUST. No continuity in stairs fascia to meet deck edge. Silver bolts on black railings. Posts unequal distance from deck edges. Cedar's shorter lifespan requires staining / maintenance is inferior to Trex's composite fascia. Std: Disclosure of unforeseen issues. Protocols. Loyal crews. AFFD: Crew wasted a day plotting makeshift repairs after causing roof damage. Licensed roofer was furious about erroneously-cut flashing. Roofers returned after crew again made damaging cuts where told not to. Zero acknowledgement from Todd. AFFD: Crew noted holes in house's ceiling after removing joist nails. No repairmen references. Not-our-problem mentality. AFFD: 15+ days by 2 tired guys: the hire + his actual neighbor. Ditto to reviewer compelled to supervise. Days start late, end after 7pm. My neighbors had 5 deck builders who left by 6pm still jolly. AFFD: Non-recyclables in recycling bin. Concrete and stinky liquid in trash bin. Cigarette butts, nails, and construction debris across yard. AFFD: Crew won't tell owner about gray areas and errors in judgments. One unsure if he'd get paid wth. Std: Professionalism. AFFD: No final walkthroughs. Owner ignores items in emails. Condescending; when I climbed a ladder re an issue (that I called a roofer to fix), Todd muttered that I was "an inspector, eh". Instead of talking measurements, Todd's retort was "I'm the owner of a deck company", as if titles alone grant proficiency. Labor is hired out, crew turnover is high. Workmanship depends on whoever is outsourced, who aren't deck builders so much as guys who "have built decks before". Expect no corrections on what Todd Ratajik deems as "good enough".

In a word: Responsive! Chris and team were outstanding to work with. Very effective…read morecommunications. Clear and concise. Listened to what I wanted to accomplish and offered effective suggestions for how best to make it happen! Started the project with a group prayer not only for the project and his team but also for the health and welfare of my family! Not your typical start to a project. Chris and team worked effectively to demo an 800 sq ft deck and rebuild it along a similar footprint in a short 3 weeks. They took great care to treat the place like it was their own and left it cleaner than they found it! Highly recommend this group for great work at an honest price! Chris' dog Rambler was a gentle giant and onsite frequently during the project. He was sweet and friendly while constantly curious!

Overall we were really pleased with our deck and the whole process. Chris is incredibly helpful and…read morefriendly. He was very flexible to meet and discuss what we were wanting and helpful in offering suggestions. He was quick to give an itemized quote and flexible with the changes we requested. We definitely recommend Chris and Sasquatch Deck.

Angel was quick with a response and very flexible on timing. I needed quick lawn services after my…read morewife and I recently moved into our new home. Angel was able to come the next day to mow and edge our property at a very reasonable price. The lawn looks great and we are looking forward to continuous service

I can't say enough good things about Brothers Landscaping. Angel and his father always go above and…read morebeyond in quality and service. They've brought my lawn back to life with biweekly lawn service and fertilizing /deweeding and it's the first time I've been weed-less and have a lush green lawn despite years of trying other services and trying to handle it myself with seeding and roundup. They've also gone above and beyond in construction projects, paving a path for me with my trash cans and doing an amazing job replacing and repainting my fence, gates, and rebuilding a shed for me with insulation for an outdoor water softener unit. Brothers Landscaping are meticulous about quality, making sure sprinklers weren't broken, cleaning up, and making sure materials and work is above and beyond expectations (like adding a paved path for a stonework patio job and cutting out spaces in that path for my sprinkler system). Angel is my go to contact for any outdoor landscaping and construction needs. I highly recommend Brothers Landscaping. They are prompt, easy to work with, reasonably priced, and do high quality work.

We have a ground level wooden patio with a metal veranda that was in sore need of having the…read morefloorboards replaced. Initially, we planned to do the work ourselves. We bought/stained pressure treated lumber and did the demo work of pulling up the old porch. We soon discovered to our dismay that the underlying frame and columns holding up the veranda were varying degrees of rotted-out and needed to be replaced entirely. We wanted the job done right, and so we decided to find a contractor to work with. After doing some research on Yelp, I reached out to a handful of deck building specialists. Originally, Deck N Cable Railing wasn't even on my radar. Yelp has the function that if you click a button, it'll automatically duplicate your request and send it to an additional handful of businesses. I didn't even realize that I had accidentally done this. I'm so glad I did because Deck N Cable Railing was one of the businesses that Yelp sent my way. First off, they were very fast at responding to my request for info. They reached out, asked for a bit of additional information, and then offered to come out to give a free estimate in person within 24 hours. Juan Pena, the owner, arrived on time for the appointment. He listened attentively to our needs and evaluated the job that needed to be done quickly, efficiently, and thoroughly. He was sensitive to our desire to not let the lumber we had already bought/stained go to waste and made a plan to utilize it. He was also able to give us a quote on the spot which was really helpful. On the day of the installation, Juan arrived with his crew members, Jovial and Alejandro, to help get this situated for the job before he left for the day to attend to other projects. Jovial and Alejandro spoke limited English, but they used their smartphones and Google Translate to communicate with me when a question came up and so communication worked out just fine. Jovial and Alejandro were friendly, professional,and very hard workers. They were fast and fastidious and kept the job site neat. Juan had said that it may take up to two days to finish the job, but his crew were almost complete by the end of the first day. There was a minor issue with the frame visibly sticking out just a bit at one corner of the terminating edge of the porch. It wasn't a structural issue, more of a minor cosmetic issue, but I discussed the issue with Juan, and he immediately came up with a suitable solution to address my concerns. He joined Jovial and Alejandro on the morning of the second day of the installation to personally inspect their work. The job was finished within an hour or two on the second day. All in all, Juan and his team did an excellent job with the porch. It looks fantastic and feels exceptionally sturdy. We're very happy with the quality of the work, and we are looking forward to enjoying it for many years to come. We'd recommend Deck N Cable Railing without reservation based on the quality and efficiency of their work alone, but that's not the only reason you should consider giving them a call. Juan was very easy to work with. He's professional, responsive, friendly, and conscientious. He takes a lot of pride in his work and it's important to him that his clients are 100% satisfied with the work done. Moreover, his pricing is very reasonable. His quote for the job was by far the most reasonably and competitively priced bid. Finally, and this is a bit embarrassing, I accidentally overpaid for the job. I paid Juan in cash, handing him an envelope with cash, without realizing that I had miscounted it. Imagine my surprise when I got a call from Juan that evening (apologizing for calling so late!), to let me know that I overpaid him, and he wanted to schedule a time when it was convenient for me for him to stop by in person to return the amount I overpaid. That's integrity, folks. If, like me, Deck N Cable Railing isn't on your radar, they should be. Solid 5 stars.

I had a small section of my deck that that I wanted to replace (13 -16 boards). I had 2 photos of…read morethe area. They replied back saying that the whole deck needs to be replaced. That's a bunch of crap. They don't know what the rest of my deck looks like. They never bothered to come out and look at it. This rest of my deck is in good condition because it's covered and out of the elements. The area of the deck I want repaired is uncovered and exposed to the elements. This company is a joke and all they want to do is upsell you. Beware of this company!

I recently had my old fence replaced by Pinar fence. Everything about my experience with the…read morecompany was positive from the estimating to the installation and even invoicing. They were highly communicative. My installers worked tirelessly. They pointed out errors the former fence installer had made that reduced the strength of the fence. They reset and replaced the metal poles so it was done correctly. They cleaned up thoroughly and hauled away the old fence. Invoicing was electronic and offered options for type of transaction The new fence is soooo beautiful. And it smells fabulous, too. Nothing like new cedar. I highly recommend them.

Easy 5 stars here. I saw the ratings in Yelp first, made a call, and had someone looking at my…read morefence the next day. Roberto and crew are awesome at quoting just what you need, and letting the homeowner make the decision on what to include in the final bid. Once you get your quote emailed, you can select it via the link and they will send you an email and text with scheduling times. They take the rain into account to ensure the work gets done without interference. I had a shared neighbor fence with rotting posts and they quoted 5 poles and any fixes to slats as needed. The quote included metal posts and wood, we chose metal for longevity. The installers put in cement to lock them in for good. Pinar also split the quote with my neighbor and sent us separate invoices. They finished the work in 2 days, only because my neighbor had them complete a new gate as well, which I just had them do as well. They can do it all when it comes to fence work, they are on time, polite, quiet, and clean up after the job is done. All removal is included in the pricing. No surprises on the bill. I will be having them come out and just finish out the rest of my posts to metal, to match the neighborhood fence, which started with metal anyways.

I worked with Dylan on pricing. He was patient in helping us consider multiple options. Once we…read moreagreed, they came out to do the work quickly. We did have to do a few adjustments after the work was done, but Dylan came out to look and help us with the changes needed (essentially had to swap the opening of the gate door. Our new fence looks nice and very reasonable cost compared to other quotes I had received. The only thing that was a little challenging is that the quotes are given via handwritten pdf. It's understandable with the drawings/layout included but it was just a little hard to read at times!

BC Fence responded to my request pretty fast and scheduled a site visit immediately. They installed…read morea gate on to my existing iron fence. I compared prices and even though BC Fence wasn't the lowest, I picked them because of their good customer service. My project was too small for other companies and they weren't willing to stop by to provide me a quote.

Jonny did an awesome job on fixing my metal fence. He…read moreshowed up that day for a quote and started working on it the very next day! It looks brand new and I even had him work on some other jobs like building me a metal design I had in mind for my backyard and it's exactly what I envisioned! I will definitely be using him again in the future. Recommend him 10 out of 10!

We contacted them to repair an iron gate with a broken hinge. They kept in touch to let us know…read morewhen they would arrive (on time) and gave a reasonable quote based on photos sent. Effective and professional communication from quote to repair!!! The job was completed in a timely manner for a reasonable price. Definitely recommend!

Amazing, amazing human and an amazing team. Mike is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and…read morethoughtful. Jay, who helped us with our project, was very thorough and detailed. We will definitely call the team up next time we have a project with our patio - which is due likely soon for a refresher!

DON'T USE THIS CONTRACTOR!!!! This guy will encourage you to…read morepay cash and skip permitting than do the shottiest job!! Nothing was done to code!! 4x4's were never landed in concrete. they ponded stakes into the ground and attached the 4x4's to the stakes! No joist hangers were used proper attachments to the home were never completed!! After years everything has moved and is starting to fall apart!! I wish I could post the videos

Abe Oeltjen and Austin Deck Company added a 16x20 2nd tier extension to our current deck. The goal…read morewas to create an "Oasis" feel entertainment area. The outcome - a beautiful deck overlooking the hill country landscape with amazing night time views of the stars. We could not be happier. The crew was efficient, polite and completely recreated the style of the existing deck so it does not look like an add on. We used Austin Deck with a former home deck and knew they were an exceptional company. We highly recommend them. Debbie H.

Excellent communication by Sloane throughout the project…read more Very satisfied with the process from start to finish I would recommend Austin Deck Company