My neighbor has been working with Northrup on a project, and the experience has been entirely…read morenegative for the neighborhood. They have taken months to complete a small project. One contractor shows up every few days, parks illegally (well over a foot from the curb) then sets up a table saw across from his truck. Only one car can pass at a time, and he sets up like this every time he is here (which is nowhere near every day). I can't speak to the price or the quality of the work, but professionalism and speed are clearly not priorities for this company.

They were easy to work with and despite a little weather delaying them a day they go the roof done…read moreand cleaned up in a day. Quality work and friendly workers. Best price for same product - and had a good experience with the sales associate. No high pressure and I had to convince them I knew I wanted the more expensive shingles because they didn't try to upsell me.

A big shoutout to Mark Sletten and Sletten Interior Solutions. They replaced my awful cracked…read moreacrylic tub and surround with a new tub and tile. On time (1.5 weeks), on budget, and incredible workmanship. If you have any projects you've been putting off, highly recommend! I've been telling my friends & coworkers about how great the experience has been, and they have been jokingly asking if he'll travel out of state lol. But seriously, we're lucky to have such an awesome contractor right here in St. Paul.

Services were sub par, high priced, and work was incredibly slow. Poor communication…read more Mark came out and quoted a project for $17k on a remodel of our only small bathroom that was broke (and needed a remodel anyway). I had remodeled the bathroom at our previous house, so I have a good handle on what is involved, but we were too busy to take it on ourselves. I solicited 5 or 6 bids and Mark's seemed the most professional but also the highest cost. I highlighted that this was our ONLY bathroom and speed was the utmost priority and that ideally I would like the project done in like weeks not months. Mark didn't express much concern over timeline. Now there were some materials shortages, and COVID and whatever, but it was just excuse after excuse, with sometimes no one showing up for a month at a time. And the strong impression was this project just wasn't organized or a priority. They didn't start for over 5 weeks, and when called on it, I was told that the timeline we discussed was for starting the project, not finishing it. I wish I had recorded our initial conversation, because it seemed he took crummy notes and then later reinterpreted them to suit his needs. Nearly 2 months into the project he expressed surprise this was our only bathroom and sort of sheepishly asked what we had been doing in the meantime (going to neighbors houses we are friends with). How that CORE piece of information I had stressed repeatedly during our first few meetings had slipped his mind, I have no idea. He the said he would hurry to finish. Then no one showed up for 3 straight weeks. We nearly fired him about three different times, including in mid JAN promising to have the shower done by Valentine's day (we hired him first week of OCT). Needless to say that deadline was totally missed by a month or more. Moreover key elements discussed during the planning stage were simply forgotten by him (tile wainscoting), and then when asked about them several months in he had to scramble. Early on in late OCT he had stressed the need for us to drop everything and go pick out tile so he could order it and have it there by mid NOV. Then MONTHS later when he was actually ready to install the tile (JAN), the project again had to go on hold because he had not ordered it yet... This is despite repeatedly asking him if he needed us to order tile, or front cash for materials to speed things along (not sure if he was having cashflow issues or what). Anyway, once the project was 95% done, they just had to install a glass divider (another element he had forgotten about). So that was another several weeks, then when they came to install it, they had cut it for the wrong side of the room, the side away from the shower...so more weeks to completion. By this point I couldn't even talk to him because I was so angry, but firing him when we were 98% seemed pointless. Anyway, I left it in my wife's hands, who he then took advantage of. Telling her he was giving us a "$1000 discount" for all the hassle, while charging her $300 more than the estimate and payment plan we had agreed on. This is despite us generally picking cheaper materials than were in his estimate and giving him wide latitude on specific choice just to try and speed things along. Hiring Mark was one of the 3-5 biggest mistakes I have made in my entire life. Worse than some car accidents I got into in my teens or that time I bought a super expensive bike right before we had a kid and I mostly stopped biking. The stress related to this has probably literally taken 6 months off of my life expectancy. I am serious.

Sanderson Design Build was subcontracted through Lowe's to build our deck. Mark, the owner, was…read morefantastic in keeping us updated regarding the timeline and always got back to us timely for any questions we had. There was a miscommunication pertaining to the layout that was caught just before the footings were dug. Mark's crew was terrific in working with us to get everything situated the way we wanted in a way that didn't result in any delays or the need to modify the permit. We highly recommend Sanderson Design B.uild

Here it was June and we were filling up our garage with new stuff to get back yard done. All…read moreservices were pretty much booked but Greg the owner returned my call He had a vision of our crummy back yard and drew up plans for a stunning brick patio, curved stairs and planter It had been a yard with two rotted decks and uneven ground underneath His bid beat out every "Regular deck" company. He was on time for appt, brought pictures and books of brick samples and was so accommodating His crew worked for five days to remove old decking, fill and level our back yard; pitch the yard to properly drain away from house ; lay stunning charcoal blend multi size bricks, drag away whatever we needed and cleaned up sic and span Mention Angie's list and contact him through there. May be a discount! Greg Pieteg is owner and your contact No middle man I cannot say enough about a company who delivered. Thank you Greg and crew!!

In May our Bloomington driveway apron was replaced by Crosstown Concrete. We called to have them…read morecome back to clean up the spills all over the asphalt, and were told they would be back "when they were in the area." Three months later, we are still waiting. Clearly the clean up was not a priority. This is not a company we would recommend.

Being a home owner you learn when opportunities open up, you have to quickly jump. P & I learned…read morethat this summer. We realized the asphalt on one side of the house was slanting into our house. This meant water drained toward the house. We got an opportunity to get this fixed and extend our patio. P's dad told us about Andy and we are glad he did. He and his crew were professional and efficient. Now we have properly grated side of the house and a lovely outdoor oasis.

We needed to repair and replace a driveway approach, and we got three bids. Theirs was lowest, but…read moreI was wary that might mean poor work. Instead we got solid estimates on time, a solid estimate, and really professional service and a quality job delivered as promised. Happy to recommend their crew and their work.

We recently had renewed hardwood floors refinish our floors and the results are amazing! Our old…read moreand outdated oak floors, now look and feel like a brand new floor. What is most impressive is that they took our pre-stained floors, that you could feel every grove and sand them down so there were no noticeable groves. We dealt with the owner and it's clear he is a true craftsman who loves what he does, and truly loves the beauty of a well finished floor. You could tell he not only wanted the best floors for his customers, but he wants it for himself as well. He was kind and polite, and very respectful of our home. Highly, highly recommend!!!

Jeff with Renewed Harwood knows his stuff and does what he can to save you money. There were stains…read morethat he couldn't sand out so instead of replacing 40 boards that would have cost an additional $800 he said we could stain a nice dark walnut that would then blend with the stains leaving a beautiful floor behind for only an additional $200 and it was well worth it. The floors are more beautiful than I could have imaged. I cannot wait to get the new paint and trim!

We had Anton in some months ago to give us a quote for ceramic or porcelain tile in our kitchen and…read morebath. He eyeballed the space and suggested LVT, as a far less expensive option. The job was done in a timely manner and looks fab!

I had just finished a remodel of our two bathrooms, when a water leak behind the wall was…read morediscovered two months later. Not wanting to use the same contractors as the initial remodel, I was referred to Anton. He efficiently coordinated the demo in both bathrooms, along with the installation of replacement tiles and vanity. His communication was excellent, he met all timelines, and he stayed on budget. His tile installer Max not only did beautiful work, but assured that everything behind the walls was watertight this time. I would highly recommend Anton's Floor Covering for your next tile or renovation project.

I cannot Caution/Warn you enough about our experience with John Horsch/Kraus Bros Construction…read more John Horsch, the owner of Kraus Bros. Construction comes across like a very nice, honest small businessman and that is why we chose to hire him. Unfortunately that was not our experience at all and once he got our money he no longer appeared to care about a timeline or our project. We hired John Horsch on Sept 4th 2018 to remodel our basement with a projected completion date of Dec 15th 2018. This was very important to us as we had someone coming to live with us in January 2019 and needed to have it done. John was well aware of this fact. In June 2019, almost 6 months after our projected completion date and with the project still incomplete we were forced to hire an attorney and fire Kraus Bros. Construction. At this point we had paid for 90% (Jan 2019) of the project and we still only had plumbing, electric and walls. He knew we had a tight timeline but it didn't look to us like he had any intentions of hitting it as 8 months into a 3 month project he hadn't even ordered the doors, windows and hadn't contracted subs for some of the work and attempted to try and get out of the contract. To make matters worse we learned that John also wasn't paying some of the sub contractors who had been working on our house. The plumber and electrician were NOT paid during our project. We had to make arrangements to pay the plumber directly for the remainder of the work and the electrician chose not to finish the job since he hadn't been paid - this despite the fact that we had already paid Kraus Bros. for their work once. He also refused to pay the final half of the flooring payment after we had paid it to him in full. We were forced to purchase the carpet again so the company would release it to us. The LVT flooring which Kraus Bros. had installed needed to be removed because it was put in improperly and again we had to pay twice for our flooring. John Horsch promised to reimburse us for the flooring but he never did. When we asked for the names and contact information of the subcontractors John Horsch refused to provide them to us. We were able to get the plumbers and electricians contact information through the permits they pulled for our project. We were fortunate that none of them put liens on our house but they could have. You may not be so lucky. The more we questioned why things weren't getting done the more he delayed the project. He also started to charge us for things that he never said we were going to be charged for. Per his contract, changes and upgrades are to be paid for in advance. Fed up and frustrated in May 2019 (nearly 5 months after the projected completion date)we filed a complaint with the BBB thinking this might light a fire under John to get the job done. It had the opposite effect. After filing the complaint with the BBB he demanded payment for more "upgrades" some of which we never requested, had already been paid for or were things he asked us if we wanted but would have refused had he told us that there was a charge or a delay associated with his suggestion. He refused to come back until we paid these new charges that were never agreed upon in advance. When John said that he was not coming back unless we paid those change fees we contacted a lawyer who believed the contract had been breached and he sent John a letter that we hired someone else to finish the project. We requested the money for our upgrades that we had paid for and were never delivered. John Horsch of Kraus Bros never returned the money and sued us for what he thought was the remainder of the contract. This was fascinating because he sued us for $3140 while having kept $10,000 of our money in upgrades alone and was refusing to finish the project. John Horsch agreed through mediation to pay us $20,000. He also attempted to have a gag order preventing us from talking or posting about our experience with him and his company. We refused. There are other issues that we left out because we can't fit everything into our review. All of the above information is backed by emails, texts and other written documentation. John may come back and say there was miscommunication on product but that isn't factual. We were clear from day 1 on what we wanted and there are only so many times that we could repeat ourselves before we realize it isn't about the product. I wouldn't hire John Horsch/Kraus Bros Construction to build a doghouse, much less allow him in my home again. Because of company name changes we later found out he has and F rating on Angies List. Again I cannot Caution/Warn you enough about our experience with John Horsch/Kraus Bros Construction. I would not recommend them.

John and his crew were very accommodating through the entire process. From the permit getting hung…read moreup at the city office, to the fact we kept making changes to the design of our deck. They handled the inspections office so I didn't have to. We got a late start in the Fall, and even when the weather was miserable John and his team pushed through and didn't skimp on the quality. In fact, his extra attention to detail really made the finished product look better than we pictured it. We can't wait to enjoy it this Spring! I'd highly recommend them for anyone's project.