Just wanted to say how happy and satisfied we were with Mike and his team of contractors. Not only…read morewas the work top-notch and professional all along the way, he had some great ideas that ended up working out better than what our designer had suggested. Our project was a complete kitchen renovation which took 2 months to complete. He was always on time, went above and beyond and his work was impeccable. His team (Mike mostly) installed our custom cabinets and they are exactly what we wanted. This was last summer and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. I highly recommend him as a general contractor. He's honest, trustworthy, and highly talented.

We worked with Paul Knobel on our kitchen remodel almost14 years ago. We were busy working people…read morethat needed help from the design of the kitchen, to the selection of the right elements to the completion of the job. Paul delivered a beautiful and functional kitchen that gets compliments every time someone comes to our home. It has aged wonderfully, and when we needed little incremental repairs or replacements, he was very willing to help and always very responsive. We are going to work on a bathroom remodel next. On time, On budget and very personable.

Working with these guys was a pleasure. Dan, Eric and Bill did an amazing job on our basement…read morerenovation last Fall. They seemed genuinely excited about some of our harebrained ideas (a cat door to the laundry room, for example), and Dan did a great job of transferring our needs into a workable design. We were very happy with the execution, which included lots of different teams coming in and out, all very well organized by Eric. Bill's finishing touches were much appreciated, and included a custom built bookcase instead of a railing and small shelves embedded into our workspace. Incredibly, the whole project was completed almost to the penny we were quoted, except for a few extras we decided to add along the way. Eighty eight was not our lowest quote, but it was by far the most meticulous and thorough. Thanks for making our soggy, cold, drafty basement into an amazing and comfortable studio, complete with sump pump, radiant floor heat, and cat door! We also really appreciated having guys that we trusted completely sharing our living space for 2 months and being able to communicate freely with them. Can't wait for the next project together.

Eighty Eight When we set out to replace our 30 year old…read moredeck, our first priority was to find a dependable contractor. The traits we looked for were; dependability, punctuality, reasonable pricing, and creativity. While this seems like a reasonable list, it's difficult to find all of these attributes in one place, but we did. Eighty-Eight Inc. responded to our bid request within two days. The quotation was very competitive, and they were able to start the project within our timeframe. The carpenters were VERY prompt, needed no supervision, and left the area immaculate. While they were more than happy to follow our ideas, they offered some alternatives that made the final project much more useful and attractive. Would I recommend these guys? - In a heartbeat. - (Thanks Eric, Bill & Justin!!)

They were pretty responsive at first and sent someone over to look at our house and the repairs we…read morewant done, but after that they ghosted us. They never sent an estimate and ignored our two or three follow-up calls / emails afterward. I gave up on them after that.

From day one Peter (owner) has gone above and beyond during our kitchen remodel. His level of…read moreintegrity and professionalism is really what stood out with my wife and I. We highly recommend him for any and all of your home remodel projects.

We just took ownership of our new home in Lombard, and I must say that this was a wonderful…read moreexperience. Bob is a great builder. He really makes doing what I thought was going to be a stressful project super easy. The craftsmanship of his work is impeccable. He's very attentive to your needs as a customer. He's super patient and he walks you through this entire process. He always answers my calls and responds very quickly anytime we had concerns and he was flexible to pivot when we made changes to the plans. The end product is truly fantastic. We still have some things left but overall this was a great experience. If you're looking to build a new home or remodel your existing one definitely give Bob a call.

We built our custom home with United Home Builders 1.5 years ago and we are very happy with the…read morebuilding experience and the quality craftsmanship. Bob, listens to you, and builds the house you want at the price you agreed to. United Home Builders not only build great houses, they are great people with integrity that stand behind their product. If you are going to build in or around Lombard you need to talk to United Home Builders.

Tony did absolutely amazing work on the kitchen and entryway of our home. These areas of the home…read morehadn't been updated since the house was built in 1987 (just look at the before pictures). Tony touched essentially every part of our kitchen and entryway: cabinets, countertops, flooring, painting walls, adding recessed lighting and under cabinet lighting, painting ceiling, relocating utilities, adding an island, painting a bay window and our front door, replacing our exterior back door and two closet doors, and then trim and baseboard for the whole first floor. Tony's attention to detail, affordability, cleanliness, and communication were all exceptional. He went above and beyond and never nickel and dimed us. We paid for him to paint our bay window, and he threw in painting our front door for free since he knew it would look great if it all matched. He also widened the doorway leading into the kitchen free of charge. Tony gave us a fair estimate upfront, was always on time, is an expert in his field, and is a true craftsman that take great pride in his work. There is very little that Tony cannot do. The materials are all of very high quality, and Tony gives great recommendations. The project could not have gone much better, from the planning stage all the way through the finishing touches. Seriously, just call Tony if you are looking to remodel. He came out the same day we called him a few months ago, and we never looked back. We will definitely be using him in the future for our other remodeling plans.

We hired Tony to remodel our kitchen.  His experience, pricing, and timeline were the key factors…read more  We also liked the fact that he's a 'one-stop shop'--the guy who sells to you is the same person who is going to execute the job end-to-end.  Our existing kitchen was previously done about 40 years ago, but the home itself is well over 100 years old.   One of the reasons we hired Tony was that he learned the trades himself working on such old homes, so we knew we would need that experience for our project. Tony and his team carefully stripped out all the existing cabinetry, and then staged it in our garage for Habitat for Humanity to come pick up (which they did...they took everything thanks to the job by Tony's team to keep all the antique cabinetry intact!).  When he stripped out part of our walls, he uncovered the need for additional electrical work to properly prepare the new kitchen, which in turn led to more drywall work.  He was able to promptly get an electrician onto the project.  His team went on to drywall, sand, and paint the kitchen to prepare it for the new cabinetry.   Tony had also designed the kitchen and placed the cabinetry orders in advance, which minimized delay although there were a couple swaps which we negotiated through the project as the bare kitchen revealed the true dimensions.  The Northpoint cabinetry which Tony uses is very high quality...real wood, made in the USA, built to last.  Our kitchen floors and walls were not always level/even, so he used his exceptional craftsman skills to find unique ways to ensure the ceiling, wall, and flooring would not prevent us from having our dream kitchen from floor to ceiling, wall to wall. His team members were excellent at implementing his plan.   While working in our house, we were impressed with Tony to the point where we asked his team to take on a couple other side projects (bathroom, painting) which his team was able to work into the existing timeline at a reasonable cost. Overall, this was a complex project with some unexpected hiccups along the way.   Tony absorbed the cost on some of the 'surprises', and in other cases he charged us for additional work.  I should also add that he fixed some other things in our house without charging us, just because he had all the tools/materials available and could quickly hammer things out.   I can't say enough about Tony's carpentry skills, and his constant drive to make things look as good as they can possibly be.   His craftsmanship is his standout trait, and the passion shows in his work.

Paul really cares about his clients and pairs the design process with interior design.read more

We hired Paul to remodel our 1910 condo, budgeted at $150,000. Initially, he appeared professional,…read moreresponsive, and creative. However, working with Paul turned out to be a horrible experience. He repeatedly missed promised deadlines, delayed meetings, gave endless excuses (seven by text alone), and blamed us for problems resulting from his poor management of the project. All along, his work contained numerous errors and oversights, and he offered few constructive or creative solutions. We tried to be flexible and accommodating, and Paul several times apologized for the delays and communication issues, blaming personnel issues (he soon thereafter fired a new employee) and family issues (new school year, etc.), which we could certainly appreciate. Unfortunately, it only got worse. Nearly two months after his proposed design deadline, he largely stopped responding to my e-mails (four e-mails over two weeks) and kept postponing phone conversations. We asked him to complete the design work by a new deadline. Instead of completing the design or asking for another extension, he said that our project "caught him at a bad time" and that we would be "best served going elsewhere." Because he chose to quit four months into the project, he waived our final payment (he had tried to collect it before the work was finished). If you hire Paul, do not pay the final invoice until the work is complete to your satisfaction--but even that cannot guarantee completion. Overall, we were left pretty unimpressed with his design skills. Good design requires a commitment to both the big picture and the fine details. Paul repeatedly promised but never actually attempted to pull all of the details together, which probably resulted in more revisions than necessary. The selection of tiles, paint colors, moldings, light fixtures, electrical design, etc. was promised, but never delivered. One hires a designer to think through how all of those details, colors, and materials interact: how a paint color looks next to certain materials and fixtures in the actual room. In reality, Paul basically just told us to research faucets online ourselves and directed us to a few tile manufacturer websites (he pulled some selections together on pintrest, but they were hardly helpful--mainly because they were not envisioned as part of a larger whole). This was his standard MO, and ultimately we felt that Paul's work lacked both vision and execution. Paul frequently complained that we were being unreasonable or costing him money. He complained that we had sent him 138 e-mails over six months: Really, it was 121 emails, including scheduling exchanges, brief messages of approval (e.g., "sounds great!"), e-mails to follow up on promises and deadlines unmet by Paul and his team, e-mails requesting updates after weeks of silence, and--of course--ideas and feedback on the designs, some of which had to be revised or returned to earlier ideas: anyone in design knows that is just part of the process and, again, many of the revisions were due to initial errors or oversights. + Design process was delayed almost two months and never completed. + Numerous (at least twelve) initial mis-measurements in crucial places. + Designs contained amateurish errors and oversights: cabinet doors that would hit each other when opened; a shower that would drench the user when turning the valve on; a custom vanity (35% upcharge) with a sink specified that would have been 2" too large to fit. Paul would complain when we brought them to his attention. + Revisions of designs were often delayed by weeks and often incomplete. + Paul would commit to doing tasks by a certain date and fail to do so. +Meetings were frequently rescheduled with little regard to client's time; too many excuses given; we actively had to request updates. + Prices are inflated: his demolition bid was over $9,000 while other contractors bid it at $4,000; his plumbing bid was $13,000 per bathroom, other plumbers consistently bid each bathroom around $2,000-$3,000. + Lighting and electrical design was largely absent and thoughtless. + Drawings were incomplete and amateurish. Every architect, contractor, and designer who has seen Paul's drawings for our project has pointed out numerous problems with them. Paul does not have architectural skills, so when you show his drawings to a contractor/plumber/electrician/cabinetmaker, they do not have enough clear information to work from. The drawings project an air of accuracy (e.g., measurements to an impractical 1/16"), but actually contain numerous larger more meaningful errors. If you compare Paul's drawings to a professional's drawings you will immediately see the difference. + Generally inconsistent communication: sometimes Paul would respond quickly and thoroughly, other times there would be no responses whatsoever. + It took four weeks and four e-mails for him to finally return our house keys! Stay Away!

From the start Randy was very responsive, on time and on site for the whole process of our kitchen…read moreremodel. He is very knowledgeable about materials and pros/cons of modifications we considered. He was the one doing the majority of the work. We went through almost 10 companies from small to large and Randy was the perfect fit for our kitchen project. We installed "snow white" shaker cabinets, MSI Quartz Alabaster White, oleum white subway tile with maipei frost color grout 1/8th inch and floating shelves installed. We also had Randy install a new Kohler sink, faucet and garbage disposal. I highly recommend Randy and Express Remodeling for any kitchen or bathroom project. His attention to detail stood out and he was always asking us for our opinion when it came to any design choice. Five stars all around.

I wanted to find a reliable home remodeling company in Wheaton, IL. My brother just had his kitchen…read moreremodeling done about a month ago, and I liked the results. So I decided to contact your kitchen remodeling contractors to have my cabinetry done. I get to save space, and my things are more organized than ever. You yuys are such lifesavers!