When we wanted to bring my parents home from a nursing home, we realized there was no way that…read morecould happen without remodeling the house to make it handicapped accessible. With the help of Jeff and Lucas who were amazing to work with the project came together in no time at all. The bathroom was remodeled, we added a room for my parent's caretakers, made entryways wide enough for wheel chairs. We are so happy we did this. We have save a tremendous amount of money by not having them in the nursing home and they are very happy being in their own home!

Don't do it! Do not hire this company for any remodeling work in your house. They charge what other…read morecontractors charge, which makes them competitive, but they use inferior products that cheapen the quality and allow themselves higher profit. The workers that were sent for my bathtub to shower conversion in my bathroom were sloppy and I even heard one say to the other....do you even know what you're doing. It should have sent red flags to me, but I continued with the project. My advice is to never, ever hire Home By Choice Solutions, unless you want inferior products installed in your house and an unprofessional attitude accompanying it.

Work done: complete, head to toe kitchen remodel and painting of family room old wood paneling and…read moretrim. We are completely satisfied with all facets of T&C work from planning to execution to follow up and customer service. The price was fair, workmanship high quality, all workers courteous and accommodating. I highly recommend T&C for your next remodeling project. Family friend who is also a master carpenter found their work quite praiseworthy "everything looks great, great job."

We haven't had them over for a project for about 1-1/2 years, but they have been our go-to for…read moremultiple projects including a bathroom remodel, deck rebuild, basement build-in of a theater area, bedroom and bathroom, and handmade board-and-batten shutters. I cannot say enough good things about the quality of their work. Additionally, the secretary is very kind and easy to talk with. I can be a difficult client because I have trouble making decisions and can be blunt, but they took me in stride and made my home beautiful.

Gustavo turned my bathroom disaster into a beautiful, modern, and bright space. Planning was easy…read morebecause he's so knowledgeable. He had great ideas on how to maximize the space I have and kept me informed throughout the entire process. This is a friendly, professional company that will not overcharge you the way other contractors will. Looking forward to working with them again!

We were in a complete bind with a major water damage restoration of a garden unit. Our tenants were…read moredisplaced, our contractor suddenly couldn't help, insurance covered NOTHING, and the clock was ticking. In a desperate panic, I called at least 20 contractors in Chicago via Thumbtack and other websites. Gustavo was the first to actually pick up! HOW LUCKY AM I THAT HE DID!?! Not only did he SWOOP in and quote us exactly what the other contractor quoted, without prior knowledge, and could start immediately. He said he could handle up to 50 houses a year, had guys for everything, and HE WAS BEING HONEST! I am a full-time Realtor, landlord, real estate investor, etc. When I say I am also PICKY, I am PICKY. Gustavo has truly exceeded all my expectations. I will say, he is best on the phone/text versus email, but he is a true hero in my eyes. The job was done. The tenants were back in. HE COMMUNICATED. He cared. He updated me. He was ON IT. He pushed, he accepted everything I threw at him, and everything is working out well a few weeks later. I'm giving him everything I have from here on out. THANK YOU, GUSTAVO. You, your son, your team, and your professionalism really really saved our investment. Hire this guy! The best!

My husband and I were introduced to Don, the owner, when he remodeled our neighbor's bathroom and…read moreguest bedroom in Chicago. We were so impressed with his work that we hired him to paint our duplex when we were ready to put it on the market. The color he chose made the duplex look so nice. We also hired Donchris Designs for several projects for the Highland Park home we purchased. They remodeled two of our bathrooms, put in a kitchen island, resurfaced the fireplace, installed screen doors, put down carpet in the master bedroom, and installed recess lighting. He did such a wonderful job. The "designs" part of Donchris Designs is invaluable to us. My husband and I are not very creative when it comes to designing our renovations. We basically told Don what we general like (colors, styles, shapes) and he designed the bathroom, fireplace, kitchen, etc. based on our feedback. Then he brought samples for us so we can visualize how the finish product will look like. We went with all his suggestions and were very pleased with the result. It was nicer then we can imagine. At all times, Don was meticulous, professional and very knowledgeable. Most of all, we really feel that they genuinely care. We were so pleased with Donchris Designs that we recommended them to my sister and brother-in-law a year ago when they were looking to remodel their bathrooms. Since then, Donchris Designs remodeled three of their bathrooms and recently finished their basement. My family and I wholeheartedly recommend Donchris Designs.

Don helped design and source materials for our bath remodel. He is one of the nicest, most…read moreprofessional people I have ever met, and I would give him my highest recommendation to anyone looking to remodel a kitchen or bath. He has a great eye for materials, and creates projects that look contemporary and clean that won't look dated in three years. Even though his schedule was too busy to build our bathroom himself, he stayed in touch throughout the process, and helped me work through several issues with my contractor. If you are lucky enough to catch Don when his schedule opens up, rest assured he will not cut corners, and will care about the details of your project as much as you do. He lives and breathes kitchens and baths, and will help you realize your vision -- he is absolutely phenomenal.

Tony at Midtown Remodeling just completed my kitchen and Bath. Tony and his team did an amazing…read morejob for what I believe to be a very reasonable price. He finished the project on time and on budget. The team showed on on time, kept their work area neat and were very respectful of my home. Their attention to detail and the quality of finishes was exceptional. Tony stands behind his work. I have already recommended them to several friends.

We used Tony and his crew for a bathroom remodel, his guys were professional, VERY clean, punctual…read moreand they delivered exactly what was promised. I had a very small question 10 months later, emailed Tony on a sunday and had an answer in a few hours. These guys outperformed all expectations. Would recommend them to anyone.

I do NOT recommend Ron and his company R-Deco…read more OVERPRICED Ron provides quotes that are extremely overpriced, at about 2x the price of any other company. A recent example was for a siding replacement project where he quoted almost 2x the nearest 3 companies who were all licensed, insured, and bonded (more on that later) and over 2x the lowest priced company who was not. And this was on a project in an HOA that he'd been working on for over a decade, so his bid should have come in the lowest of all because he'd already done the work for numerous other homes/units. UNCOMMUNICATED SCOPE CHANGES For the two projects I received a quote from Ron, both had their scope so drastically modified from what was requested by me that the projects and their prices were incomparable to what was actually needed. On the first project I asked for one door and 1/4 of a window to be recaulked, and he came back with an extremely expensive quote that was actually for caulking basically the entire exterior of my home/unit. On the second project I asked for all the siding to my rooftop penthouse to be replaced and he came back with a quote for just 4 of 12 panels to be replaced, without ever mentioning the scope change, perhaps so he could have me blindly sign the contract thinking I was getting what I wanted at a reasonable price when I would really only get 1/3 of what I asked for. EXCESSIVE DEPOSIT Ron charges a 60% deposit at contract signing and 50% of the remainder a week before the project begins, essentially requiring he is paid 80% of the already 2x overpriced job 1 week before any work even begins. This leaves absolutely no negotiating power to the buyer as Ron has already made all his profit and can just walk away or do a terrible job as he pleases. This kind of deposit is also completely out of line with industry standard, where companies require deposits of 50% or less, not 80%. RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE CREDENTIALS Ron won't provide you with either his license (which he doesn't seem to actually have, later on that), his insurance, or his bond information upfront like any other legitimate contractor. He requires that you sign his contract before he will provide you any of this. That's like someone claiming they're an airplane pilot but requiring you to commit to flying with them and only offering to show you their "credentials" when you're already on the plane and the doors are locked. This is unacceptable and unprofessional. LICENSING NOT FOUND Perhaps the reason Ron doesn't provide his credentials like licensing is that he in fact is NOT licensed, at least certainly not as a roofing contractor per the IDFPR website, though he advertises these services. He also cannot be found in the Chicago contractor database, even though he wanted to perform such General Contractor and/or Electrical license requiring tasks like swapping out an electrical exterior GFCI outlet during my siding project. Apparently he has been working in my HOA for over a decade, with the only reason that I've found so far being that he's the only one that's offered as an option for work by the HOA and Owner's just go with him to avoid the hassle of finding someone else. Of the 5 Owners that I've talked to though, all have negative experiences with him, including for overpricing and bad/not complete work. I will be recommending my HOA never work with Ron and his company R-Deco again and I would recommend you avoid him and his company as well.

I can't say enough great things about Ron and his team at R-Deco Painting & Home Improvements. I…read morehave now worked with Ron and his team on remodeling 2 houses. They continue to deliver great results in unprecedented timing. I was on an incredibly tight schedule and Ron made all adjustments needed to make sure we hit the timeline and didn't sacrifice quality of work. I couldn't be happier with the result. They took down a wall and opened up my kitchen, installed all new cabinets and lighting, installed new flooring, put in a new staircase, re-did my laundry room, updated a bathroom, and many other smaller items throughout the house including putting in new toilets, re-staining hardwood floors, putting on new closet doors, etc. I would absolutely use R-Deco Painting & Home Improvements again!

I recently hired Civar Group Construction Company to replace my roof / completely gut and remodel…read moremy bathroom], and I couldn't be happier with the results. From the very start, the owner Segun Omoregie was incredibly communicative and provided a clear, fair estimate. The crew showed up on time, protected my home, and cleaned up meticulously every single day. The craftsmanship is outstanding, and they finished the project exactly on schedule. I highly recommend Civar Group Construction Company to anyone looking for a reliable, skilled contractor!"

Jim Gracia and his whole team were such a pleasure to work with. Jim is so professional and thinks…read moreof everything. He has remodeled a ton of kitchens, so he foresees most issues before they arise. He had a great relationship with our kitchen designer (Kitchen Design Partners - Nancy Jacobson), so the entire process was painless and often didn't require much effort on my part. Jim is also creative - he came up with the perfect solution to fix a weird nook that resulted from some demolition work. Jim was very quick to respond to any questions, and always made me aware of the work schedule. Jim's estimate broke everything down nicely allowing us to see how much some extra work would cost so that my wife and I could decide to move forward with some projects and forego others that were outside our budget. But most importantly everything looks amazing. The picture says more than I ever could. I will definitely work with Jim again in the future for any remodeling needs.

Update 7/18/23: B quality, D service and A+ (premium) pricing. We were given several promises and…read more"no, problem, we can do that" sort of talk, and later on as the project went on and invoices were paid (we always paid on time), some of those promises were magically no longer possible. We paid on time, always, but timelines by Jim were not kept. I do not mean timelines related to supply chain issues or them being busy....we totally understood that. What I mean is that he would say he would call/text at a certain day or time and we would never hear back. Sometimes it would take a MONTH to hear (no joke), it would take a MONTH to get an invoice. It took from June to November to address our punch list which just took 1.5 days of actual work on site. Most of the work was great and good quality, and they clean up after themselves well every day. However, some of the subcontractors would lean materials against newly painted walls and they did leave pizza boxes lying around and fast food containers at times when they left for the day. As the project came to a close, the response time was longer and longer. There's no excuse for it, but I think I would use them again as the work is good, as long as you are very patient when you don't hear back as promised. Also, we had our cabinets repainted and the subcontractor had to touch them up after we noticed several unpainted areas. Since the project we have also noticed that they did not move the refrigerator to paint the walls next to the refrigerator and you can see if you stand in front of the refrigerator the old paint color next to the new paint color on the wall. I will have to have someone to come in and fix that. Additionally, the tiles in the bathroom were installed with bubbles in the caulk. They did fix that. Jim also told me they could not remove the rust from the door hinges on the doors of the bathrooms without taking the doors off the hinges, and that it would be a huge undertaking. Since then, we've had the building superintendent take a look, and he was able to remove the rest from the door hinges in a couple of hours without removing the doors. Cost me $150. Easy. ***UPDATE: I would not use this company again. Jim told me point blank at the initial meeting they could move a thermostat from the middle of a wall (eye sore) to the corner so I could have a cleaner look. This was something I expressed wanted and was told it was no problem. After the contracts are signed, and after invoice after invoice was paid on time, I would bring up the thermostat being moved, and it was always pushed to the side in the conversation. Eventually, I was told by Jim that it would be too expensive to do and far too difficult. In the end, the thermostat stayed in the same location and they replaced it with a new thermostat of their choosing. The thermostat they chose and installed has poor reviews online. The thermostat has not been giving accurate readings since April and we reached out to some HVAC companies about coming by to check it out. Three companies came and all said our HVAC system was fine, but the new thermostat Jim installed was faulty and was the problem. There was no way for us to get an accurate reading. I texted Jim the situation and told him that the HVAC company we trusted and we have used before was on site and was willing to install a new thermostat including labor for $300. He texted me back saying that he was at a sporting event in WI and would call me as soon as he could. In my text, I asked him how he would like me to proceed, and if I should have the new thermostat installed since the HVAC guy was already here and if they would reimburse me or if they wanted to come by and replace it later. I never heard back from Jim, ever. Not a peep. So unprofessional. I have passed along his information to 3 designers as I'm in the industry. This is not how you treat customers. The HVAC company came back days later and installed a new thermostat - now everything is fine. I paid for this out of pocket. Still, nothing from Jim.