We purchased our new home in MV in August 2012. I had previously remodeled our old house so had plumbers, flooring, demo, electrical etc people I normally use. However I needed a carpenter as I wasn't happy with the guy I used last time. Paul came highly recommended from a friend, and after meeting with him and reviewing the project & his services I expanded his role to general contractor/project manager. Aside from kitchen & electrical (wire all bedrooms, office, kitchen and family room for ethernet and AV), the remodel was mostly cosmetic, but quite extensive. To provide perspective, the total remodel took 2.5 months and projects ranged from small like weather proofing doors to large like complete remodel of kitchen Island. We ended up actually moving in earlier than we had planned so kudo's to Paul and his team for enabling that. Here are some of the qualities Paul brought to the job:
- excellent advice on value-for-money improvements. For example, he recommended keeping existing cabinets (solid oak), but painting and reconfiguring/moving them around. He also recommended against moving the Island to allow for more space to the counter tops (turned out great in the end). In either case it would have been easier for him to just order and install all new but we had a lot to do with a limited budget.
- punctual, courteous, listened and addressed our concerns, helped us make necessary decisions.
- extensive crew he works with, all great people, and all did excellent work (electrical, plumbing, tiling, carpentry, demo, hauling).
- flexibility around our schedule/requirements.. We had to wait 2 weeks as the flooring was delayed by the manufacturer and Paul worked with our schedule and came back when it arrived to finish up.
- since we had already contracted with some people prior to Paul coming on board (eg countertops installer, ordering flooring, painters), it was necessary for Paul to engage and coordinate with them, which he did capably, even doing the floor prep work so we didn't have to pay the more expensive installers to do it.
- has extensive library of things like base boards, crown moldings etc.
- quality of work when completed was excellent. Furthermore, since I'm quite picky, if we asked him to modify anything he did so willingly.
- had the knowledge & experience to point out where our other contractors (painters) hadn't done it correctly so we had them redo it (he even put blue tape on all the places they had to redo)..
I could go on, but probably your tired of reading this review by now. In summary, if your like us, constrained budget (not necessarily small but conscious of how its used), constrained time, looks for value for money, quality and attention to detail then Paul is your guy. read more