Good communication, fair price, great workmanship. Quick to respond for estimates and job…read morecompletion. Highly recommended!

Over the past twelve years, I've had General Masonry Construction handle several projects for me,…read moreincluding building a wood burning fireplace and chimney and replacing my front walk and stoop. Their work is excellent and their prices are very reasonable (their price for my fireplace and chimney was less than half of a quote I got from another contractor). I have received many compliments on the design and functioning of my fireplace. Their staff is very professional and helpful. I would recommend General Masonry Construction to anyone considering a masonry construction project. Paul L. (Northbrook)

My spouse escalated our request to the owner, George, as he felt that is was Ablaze responsibility…read more George said he would look into the issue. We notified them on 6/12/24, on 6/24 George himself came out to look at the pan and measure the closet to see if a new appropriate drain pan would fit because not all comply with current codes. He ordered the new drain pan, scheduled to have it installed but also commented on the review I left, he asked if he could come by. We said he could come verify our statements when the pan was installed but his team Brian and David were well aware of a number of issues prior to our final payment. Today, August 2nd the new drain pan was installed as George did acknowledge that is the proper installation for the set-up we have. He also reviewed a number of items, offered to fix what he could. While it was a nice offer/gesture, our experience with the team (Brian & David and all the sub contractors) made it impossible for us to accept. George indicated he was not aware and that a number of these items could have easily been punch list items to be taken care, but that option was never given to us. George did in fact reimburse us for a different issue. I'm grateful George stepped in and that he was willing to at least look into it. I'm more grateful he acknowledged and did correct the drain pan and I appreciate his offer to correct what he could. The crew that was here did an excellent job (from what we can tell as of today). It's unfortunate it had to be escalated but I can confidently say, when it was, George did everything he could to get taken care of appropriately. He communicated frequently and everything went very smooth.

We just had Ablaze paint our basement. The entire process from the quote through completion was…read moreflawless. The painting crew arrived on time and in two days they transformed what was a very tired and worn paint job into a beautiful room. Miles offered a complementary color consult and went to the paint store to put samples on the wall for us. He made helpful recommendations and the color looks great. Juan and Juan were courteous and conscientious. We will definitely use Ablaze for future projects at our home.

Great service. Did exactly what they said they would do. Everything went well.. Kevin is very…read morehonorable. Had some little things that were not right but he immediately made good on them.

Kevin came out quickly to check out a roof leak and was beyond kind in explaining the issue! He…read moretook pictures and treated us with more respect than any other roofer in our experience. Definitely reach out to this company for your roofing needs!

We had an outstanding experience with George Baldwin Plastering. The team exceeded our…read moreexpectations. Our entire house was replastered due to cracks and imperfections. The work was high quality and completed fast. We continue to receive positive feedback from our neighbors. I highly recommend them.

George Baldwin and his team are reliable, honest, and always get the job done right. I live in a…read more100-year-old adobe stucco home, so there's always something that needs attention. It's a huge relief to have someone I can trust to show up, do quality work, and be fair. I highly recommend George and his team to anyone looking for dependable, professional service.

I love how responsive, timely and communicative VECO windows is! They are nice, neat and…read moreprofessional. My windows have never looked better! and I will say that they went above and beyond by cleaning out honey locust pods that were in window wells while they were cleaning my 2nd floor windows and then they cleaned them up from the ground!! I would highly recommend!

This was the best money I ever spent! They power washed the exterior of my home after 25 years of…read moredirt and grime building up. As it was a light color stucco exterior this was a problem. Their crew worked tirelessly and professionally to make it look brand new!!! I highly recommend this s service to anyone needing a professional cleaning before investing in a new exterior or expensive paint job. Love thus company.

Etruscan are super responsive and thorough. They took on a skylight project that no one else wanted…read moreto do because of the unusual size of the glass. We are so grateful to them and they will be our first call for other roof and siding projects.

I'm going to request that your company be judicious about how much room your trucks are taking up…read morewhen you park in an alley as opposed to a street. I had to squeeze by one of your trucks tonight about 6:30 since it was parked near a light pole. I had very little maneuvering room and scratched the car on the driver's side. While I understand that you are trying to get a job done in an efficient amount of time, the alley needs to be navigable for large and small vehicles- and emergency vehicles, as well. I have sent you an email about this, talked to your driver, and took some pictures. Thank you for rectifying this for the neighborhood residents.

We have worked with them twice now, and will certainly call them again. They are fast, skilled and…read moregreat consultants when it comes to making your home beautiful. An extra perk is that it comes at a good price. I absolutely love my kitchen now! Thank you, Cyd

I am very reluctantly writing an unfavorable review of Better Home Ideas. This company was…read morerecommended by my cousin. Yes, I still speak to her. But Robert Lomax, the owner of Better Home Ideas over-promised, under-delivered and over-charged. We hired Robert to remove and replace 2000 sq ft of water damaged floors, paint our entire apartment, renovate our master bathroom and install 2 new lighting systems and 2 new electric outlets very specifically with 10 gauge wire along with Ethernet cable to run to areas with poor wifi. We moved out of the apartment into a hotel while the floors (2200 Sq ft) where removed and replaced. Robert said it you take 10 to 14 days (as did other installers who we got quotes from). It took 5 1/2 weeks!!!! We moved into the hotel on November 8th and got back into our apartment on December 15th. During this time while we ran up a $9000 hotel bill, Robert had only 2 workers working on the floor at a time while not starting any of the other tasks at hand. When we moved back in on December 15th, yes the floors were finally done, but only one room had been painted and none of the electrical work or lighting had been done (although he did lay but didn't connect or complete 12 gauge wiring, even though I was very specific in requesting 10 gauge wiring.) He charged me anyway. Two rooms were painted, even though it was requested NOT to paint that second room. He charged me for the second room anyway. Robert's solution to completing the rest of the work - for us to stay out of the apartment through Christmas and New Years. Really? We told Robert that we would resume after the holidays. Once the master bathroom supplies arrived, I called Robert to finish the master bathroom. I'm still waiting to hear from him after 3 weeks. Part of the project was a bathroom renovation we were told would start on August 2, so were moved out of the master bathroom and bedroom (which they needed for staging and equipment and we moved into a spare bedroom. Robert didn't start until 2 weeks later. The bathroom renovation was delayed by supply-line problems (not Robert's fault). During the bathroom renovation, Robert installed a beautiful American walnut custom made vanity from a cabinet maker in Oregon. Once the vanity was installed, Robert realized the outlet were too low for the backsplash. Robert's recommended solution: cut the legs of the vanity 1 1/2 inches so that the outlet would now be right height! I said "no" and the outlets were raised - by cutting holes in the quartzite backsplash. It looks awful and is currently being replaced. I have hired a new contractor to complete all the work Robert and Better Home Ideas never got to do after 5 months in our apartment. Never again. Oh, by the way, Robert's painter cut our fiber optic cable which costs $500 to repair. I'm still waiting for reimbursement from Robert. And he over ordered excess flooring to the tune of $1300 which still sits in our living room which it appears that I'm stuck with. And, oh yeah, there's the $5000 emergency stash that disappeared from a closet lock box that had been pried open. Although I don't know who took the money, direct unfettered access to that closet was extremely limited. This building is very secured and has a 24 hours a day doorman - apartment theft is virtually unheard of here.). The money was discovered missing 2 weeks after the project started. I'm not accusing. Res ipsa loquitor.

I highly recommend Highland Park Electric to anyone that values extraordinary effort,…read moreprofessionalism and responsiveness. When the owner cares enough to personally attend to our needs within five minutes of our call, that's customer service at its best! Phil and Pam P

I cant say enough about the service and quality of installation on the work done by Highland Park…read moreElectric. They gave me a date, showed up on time, completed the work quickly, cleaned up and were gone. I received multiple bids and Highland Park Electric was extremely competitive, a couple of bids were a thousand dollars more.......???? The staff at Highland Park Electric office were very friendly and even the owner stepped out of his office to say hello when I stopped by to get paperwork. Adam the installer was very polite and worked quickly to do the installation, no wasted effort to run up the bill. I was concerned, due to the completive estimate.....final itemized invoice was $52.00 less than the estimate. WOW I would hire them again!!! Warren