In January, 2017, I had a complete interior remodel of a 2 bedroom, 2 and 1/2 bath townhouse in…read moreCupertino. Work included upgraded electrical panel, recessed LED lighting in kitchen living room, and bathrooms, new vanities, walk in shower in master bath, tile, laminate floors in living and dining room, new cabinets and counterparts in kitchen, constructing a storage closet under stairs, new carpet in bedrooms and stairs, removal of popcorn ceilings, and complete painting. They also built a new mantle over my fireplace.
This took about 3 months and the crew worked pretty much every day except when waiting for inspections (3 or 4 times). They even worked a few weekends.
My girlfriend and I went shopping with their designer to pick out the tile, cabinets, sinks, etc. He then ordered the necessary quantities and I simply paid the invoices. All materials were picked up by the crew. She and I also used Home Depot and Lowe's to buy additional items, such as a dining room chandelier, new porch lights, ceiling fans, etc., which the crew installed. I even bought new front door hardware which they installed for me.
They crew were excellent and took special care to not let either of my cats escape when the doors were open. Minor mistakes along the way, such as a wrong paint color, were corrected as soon as pointed out. I stayed in the home the entire time, switching bathrooms as each was being worked on. I was not there during the day for most of the work, having to be there for only a couple of days (kitchen appliance delivery and carpet installation for example) during the entire project. I even had two week long trips away from home during this time. The crew took very good care of things and (after the first few days) I was totally comfortable with them in my home while I wasn't there. Nothing was taken or disappeared, although a few things got misplaced as stuff was moved around!
The project was broken up into four phases (first one bathroom, then master bathroom, kitchen, and others). Each stage had a down payment and four stage payments as work was completed, with the final payments as each phase was completed. I found this quite equitable and fair.
At the end of the project, they power washed my front and back decks and sidewalks where there had been a variety of construction "stains".