If you've been putting off doing a project for years because you're apprehensive about finding a high-quality, communicative, and patient contractor, you need look no further! Keith Linne of Linne Renovations was perfect for our medium-sized project--we couldn't believe how lucky we were to connect with him!
Keith was working a project across the street when I walked over to ask whether he'd be interested in taking a look at our kitchen. We arranged an appointment and he graciously and patiently spent as much time as we needed answering our questions, making suggestions, and listening to what we thought we wanted. He also made us feel very comfortable about voicing any concerns.
We decided on replacing all of the flooring in 3 of the 4 floors in our 1979 split-level house, including all the stairs, kitchen, both entries, and both bathrooms. We also wanted the popcorn ceiling replaced in the living/dining room on the main floor, all interior rooms painted on 3 of the 4 floors, an electrical panel upgrade, and a partial wall removed as part of the entire kitchen renovation.
Needless to say, the decision was made to not attempt to live in the house while all of this was occurring. Because we were able to rent an unfurnished apartment in a senior living complex nearby, we moved all the big furniture pieces to that apartment rather than renting a storage unit. Being away from the house (with our vehicles) also allowed for the dumpster to occupy part of the driveway rather than being in the street and the garage space became storage for arriving appliances, carpeting, etc.
During the planning process, Keith was very patient with us as we navigated the choices for everything. When needed, he gave us low/medium/high dollar figures to narrow down the options which really helped us to stay within our budget. He also was able to keep an approximate running subtotal on the expenses by creating a project plan for us with "allowances" for each part.
Throughout the whole renovation, Keith was continually upbeat, positive and enthusiastic. He sincerely enjoys what he does, bringing solutions to problems that arise and communicating with the clients and with his crews to eliminate any surprises. That was the especially surprising part of this whole project: he kept in touch with us on a daily basis via text or phone, even on the weekends!
He was responsive to our questions throughout and we could tell that he has an excellent relationship with his contractors by the way they handled what we wanted accomplished. The scheduling of and completion of the work happened right on schedule despite the occasional setbacks and changes to the original plan that come with any construction project.
The only minor flaw would be that we wish the sub-contractors would have done a more comprehensive job of protecting the woodwork from drywall mud and paint drips; or that the cleanup crew would have done a more thorough job of removing same. These issues are pretty minor compared to the excellent work Keith and his crews did with the entire project!
After the work was completed, Keith and his family had a well-deserved vacation. Upon his return, we scheduled a follow-up date for him to swing by and address a couple of additional items: adding
caulking where we originally planned not to have any; tightening up door hinges and installing a new handle; adjusting some bi-fold doors., etc., nothing major. I'm very happy to say that Keith does do excellent "follow-up" work on his projects and he does keep in touch!
Please seriously consider Linne Renovations as one of your potential contractors and discover for yourself what a gem he is to work with! read more
