Devon and his crew completed transformed our dull, cramped and poorly insulated rancher into a beautiful and spacious, near passive-home modern bungalow. Prepare yourself, this is quite the journey! They completely removed a space-wasting fire place in the center of the house, opening up the space into a lovely open concept living room, dining room and kitchen. While removing the chimney, Devon discovered several dangerous mistakes the flippers who sold us the house did to the support structure in the ceiling, so he also had to install 2 large beams. He knew I really didn't love the idea of the beams sticking out, so he came up with a solution with the engineer to hide them and now you would never know just how much work is hiding behind that Sheetrock. I sleep much easier knowing that the bones of our house were brought up to and beyond code by Blue River Building. They also installed 'outsulation' and new siding and windows. Previously our house was perpetually cold in the winter and sweltering hot in the summer to extremely energy efficient and comfortable. Our kids rooms had these cold walls that would eminate a chill, but not anymore! The change I most love is a show-stopping 5' round window that is the focal point to the beautiful half moon patio. I hope the pictures do it justice. The finish work on the window is so meticulous, I know everyone took a great deal of pride in making it as perfect as it is. What was once a 'blah' house is now the envy of our neighborhood (I get stopped pretty regularly with compliments!) We also had them install new fences based off a design I found on Pinterest, and Devon translated it beautifully for our space. Blue River Building also built a new shed I jokingly say is our earthquake shelter because it's built so strong. We love everything Blue River Building did to our home. It's a breath of fresh air to walk into the space, and anyone who had been in our house prior to the renovation is completely amazed it's the same place. The biggest and most important changes are hidden, as they should be, and my husband and myself know that every penny invested in this house was put to good use. read more

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Took waaaaaaaay longer than promised and went waaaaaay over budget. They don't bid the job and stick to the price quoted. They charge for time, materials, and overhead (10+%). The guys are very nice, but sloooooow. When you are paying $70/hour (plus 10%) per guy and they are taking their sweet time doing your project, the bill adds up fast. Consider hiring someone who will give you a firm price at the beginning of the project and will work quickly to keep costs down. Devon has his guys doing all aspects of construction (except plumbing and electrical) including tile installation (which they are not proficient at) which added substantially to our cost overruns. It would have been cheaper if he subcontracted the tile work out to a crew that only does tile work and is therefore quicker at it. Be aware of cost overruns and funky bookkeeping. We never got all of the receipts for our project and could not verify if there were any inappropriate or fraudulent charges. Of the receipts we did receive, we were charged for items that his crew needed to do their jobs like screwdriver bits. If we are charged for these items, then they should be left on site when they were done (they were not). Cannot recommend this company to anyone. We ended up using another company in Lincoln City to finish our project, and they did an excellent job for less money and on time. read more

Devon the owner of Blue River Bldg has totally renovated our house in Albany, OR. He has great ideas and follows through on everything. I cannot recommend him and his employees enough...they are all very polite and very good workers. I personally would recommend Blue River Bldg to anyone wanting to remodel there home! read more

Devon and his crew at Blue River Building completed 20 plus work orders for me in 2016. I am a property manager and have used several contractors. Blue River Building is the only company that delivers bids and invoices in a timely manner. Other things that set them apart are they answer their phones, clean up after themselves, price things according to the skill level and tell me about potential water damage. Finally, this company will bid "time and material" when others won't. Please try Blue River Building, you won't regret it ! read more