Potter Lawson is a commercial architecture and interior design firm, that have a wonderful staff of…read morearchitects and interior designers!

I invited Chad into my home for a remodeling project. First thing he said when he looked over my…read morearchitect's plans was he does not do free estimates. Why was this information not shared when the appointment was made? He then said it would cost thousands of dollars to do an estimate. I succinctly declined and said things would not work out and asked him to leave. His attitude changed and he started asking me personal questions about my home. Being a single women this was incredibly creepy. When he realized I was not going to do business with him he threw out a number for the job which was double the last estimate I got from a very esteemed business in town. Funny, I was golfing with a group of people that I had never met before and I was sharing this story with them when one of the women in the group said she had the exact same experience with Chad. This is a predatory business practice and I would warn anyone [not just women] about letting him into their homes. Incidentally I finished the project with a reputable group of workers for exactly my architect's estimate which btw was a third of Chad's estimate!

From the owner: Chads Design Build is a full service residential remodeling company, specializing in thoughtful,…read morewell-built spaces which blend seamlessly into the architecture of your home. If you want your home to be Comfortable, Healthy, Attractive, Durable, and Sustainable...you just spelled CHADS. Our talented team will design, assess, and accurately price your project, so that when the dust settles, you are completely satisfied with your remodeling investment. Started in 1992 as Chad's Carpentry, Chads Design Build is celebrating 25 years!

Recently hired Abbey Group for a surgical kitchen remodel: new lights, double hung sink window,…read morecountertops and under-mount sink, ceiling replacement and painting. Angelo oversaw it all with an attention to detail, access to superior sources of people/materials and a dedication to our contractual agreement. He returned calls/e-mails in a timely fashion and provided insights into practical/esthetic improvement possibilities which were spot on and always greatly appreciated. The remodel began and ended within the targeted time and best of all, even with my last minute changes, the budget barely went over 10% of the estimate, a cost overrun irrelevancy. Caring, neat and dependable: I couldn't be happier with Abbey Group.

From the owner: Residential design-preservation-remodeling-restoration and inspection services. We are unique in…read morethat we do complex projects large and small. We oversee every aspect of the project from design through final clean-up. We don't just have clients, we develop relationships that last long after we finish and leave your site.

Great working team! I felt the price range for my project was spot on with others in the area but I…read morefelt like Edge valued my opinion and wants/ needs more than others. Could not be happier with the entire remodeling team at Edge!

We had a really frustrating experience with Edge. They came in just below budget with their…read moreestimate and then when quotes came in 50% higher than they anticipated, they refused to give us a breakdown of what was costing what so we were not able to make an informed decision regarding what to eliminate from the scope of our project. We had significant communication issues with the designer, who did not seem to understand our vision and did not have any ideas or input beyond the inspiration photos we gave her. She was also slow in responding to all e-mails (average of one week between us contacting her and getting a response) and extremely slow with updates and scheduling walkthroughs, consults, etc. We ended up taking over some of these tasks and scheduling appointments ourselves. We chose Edge as we did not want to serve as our own contractor, but we ended up needing to prod the designer to get things done and/or do them ourselves. Edge did not catch that our original masonry fireplace would be complicated to update. The designer spend much of her time fine-tuning the design on the fireplace, surround, etc. Unfortunately, after we had spend a lot of time making decisions on the fireplace, she finally had the mason look at the photos and was told that removing the existing fireplace surround would be prohibitively expensive and/or impossible. Edge never consulted an architect or engineer on our project despite the fact that the primary change was to be the elimination of a load-bearing wall. As such, we did not receive a usable floorplan. The mock-up we received did not contain any measurements or other specifics we would need to take a plan to another builder to enact. We decided to end our relationship with Edge after three months of working with them and receiving no deliverables or timeline regarding when construction could begin. We asked for a refund on our $1500 design fee due to receiving no design deliverables and were told that Edge felt that fulfilled their side of the design agreement and would thus issue not refund. Would not recommend this company.