I had my brown bathtub refinished about 8 years ago by another company with the intention of having…read morethe surrounding 1950's tile replaced. I was very happy with the results and it held up well, looking like a brand new tub. Fast forward to now and both my budget and busy lifestyle didn't allow for a complete tile gut and redo. I've tolerated the ugly title during this time but never felt like I could elevate the bathroom and really decorate it the way I wanted unless it was updated. Unfortunately the business I used and was happy with so many years ago now had a new owner and shabby reviews. I like things done right the first time and didn't want to chance it so knew I had to find another contractor with this skill. Resurfacing is an art and apparently not a lot of people get into it into. Enter Bob and Standard Resurfacing found through Yelp. Although he was quite a distance away he was happy to correspond with me over email and give me a quote on my job based on pictures. Although I thought the price was a little high compared to my tub many years ago it was still reasonable. My intention was to co-ordinate the job when my lower bathroom project was complete so going without an upper level bathroom would be a non issue. That was 2016......... Sometimes life gets in the way, and I admit, I'm not the best with project completion..... Fall 2017 arrives and still no progress made in either bathroom. I made a promise to myself that before the end of the year this ugly 1950's would be a thing of the past, regardless of the inconvenience to us. So I contacted Bob again and was relieved that his price did not change. I was put on the schedule for a few weeks out. The morning of my appt Bob and his helper came prepared and dove right in. This was my first time meeting him as well as his first time ever seeing the bathroom in person. Not only does my tile go from tub to ceiling in the surround but completely around the room midway up, including around a vintage mirror and vanity. In addition to the tile were tile accessories that also needed resurfaced; towel bars, toothbrush and soap holders. It was a big job. But fortunately the tile and grout was perfect and in mint condition. There wasn't a flaw to be found. My bathroom was the perfect candidate for this type of process. Day one consisted of prep and priming. My showerhead and tub drain was removed. Other areas were taped off as I agreed to remove my toilet but because of a newish countertop installation I was unwilling to pull out the vanity. He was there a few hours and sent me pictures via text of his progress. Day 2 was the actual spraying. I was concerned about the smell and Bob was very conscientious with my concerns and opened a window and used fans. I also had concerns about my newly painted walls, trim, and cabinetry. He said although he would take great caution in taping off these areas that some overspray would be inevitable. After spraying he sent pictures showing a beautiful crisp white bathroom. Again he was there for a few hours. I didn't use the bathroom for another 2 days although if I remember correctly only needed a full 24 hours to cure. When I did finally go back in to put everything back I did find some remnants of tape and some surfaces felt rough while others smooth. I also noticed pitted areas in some of the grout and like Bob warned some overspray on my newly painted surfaces. I did bring these to his attention and he made arrangements to come back and polish the surfaces which was much appreciated. He also informed me that because the spray is high gloss that imperfections not seen before in the grout would be visible once sprayed. He did make good on his promise and came back and polished those areas. After polishing I didn't notice a difference in the pitted grout but you do have to look hard to see it and the transformation as a whole is night and day. Overall the experience was good and I would use this company again as well as recommend them. Bob was easy going and pleasant to work with. He always kept me informed and was quick to respond. While I still feel the price is a bit high, especially if you broke it down by hours (including travel time both ways) it was still worth it. I certainly would have never been able to update my tile with new in that time and price range. I'm glad this option was available. Going from speckled 1950's cream tile with a colored border to a fresh, clean, all white look made all the difference in updating this bathroom.

When we recently purchased a 30 yr old home with a pink fiberglass bathtub we knew it couldn't…read morestay. After searching for a re-glazing/resurfacing company I came across Standard Resurfacing. I called and left a message got a call back a few hours later from Bob the owner. He was very friendly and informative. Set an appointment that worked for my schedule that was a few weeks out. Bob called the day before to confirm the appointment and the next day transformed our pink tub into a beautiful white tub. This will keep us from having to renovate this bathroom for a few years. If you have an ugly tub I suggest you give Bob a call and let him work his magic!! Very affordable service!

I used Casile Novelli to help repair water damage and investigate mold in my master bedroom closet…read morein South Philly. After calling a few other contractors, Casile Novelli was the most responsive and helpful. I dealt with Dominic - who gave me a fair estimate and did a really nice job on the repair. He was really good and about communicating the times he would show up for both the estimate and the repair. He always showed up in a mask. The repair required taking apart the shelving in the closet and putting them back in place, painting, and using a repair compound for the walls. They did a really nice job and I'm really happy with it. If I had any issues in the house in the future, I'd definitely reach out to them again.

We found Dom via Yelp and hired him for a full rowhome renovation. Dom is everything you need in a…read morecontractor: knowledgeable, punctual, patient, transparent, and a true craftsman. He has been an incredible partner as we transformed our home from top to bottom despite some big challenges (i.e. the pandemic). He listened and followed through on all of our requests, he offered great guidance along the way (but never pushed) and he communicated every step of the way so there were no big surprises. And that's just part of what he brings to the table when you evaluate his craftsmanship. He is a true perfectionist with every single detail. We are just enamored with the transformation of our home and could not be happier. Dom has our highest recommendation!

We used Logan Construction to finish our hallway and skylights after we had a new roof installed…read more George and his crew were great, very responsive, good craftmanship, and communication was always prompt. Would definitely recommend and would go back to for any future projects - from contact to start to finish only took a matter of weeks - well done!

Hello folks I am writing this review because of a request that took me by surprise. I started to…read moretell the man the job i was calling about . and what I needed. The first thing he ask is what is your address I don't know about you customers, but I don't randomly throw out my address to anyone , so I respond what? I can give you my ZIP Code. well, if you don't give me your address I won't take the call in his sharp tone . I said that's great and I hung up. Is that normal? to let everyone know do not be intimidated by anybody you are hiring Your paying the cost to be the boss. No company or person you call to do a job demands your address. You say what you wI'll give or not give ( address). then let it go. Be smart be safe..Have a good day folks.

Zephyr and his crew helped my husband and I gut and fully renovate our 2,200 square foot row home…read morein Pennsport, a small neighborhood within the city of Philadelphia. Although he was priced slightly higher than the other contractors we obtained pricing from, the quality of his work was worth the nominal difference in pricing. I am an architect and my husband a user experience designer. We were very selective about who we choose to renovate my first own home. Zephyr worked with my husband and I throughout the entire process. He coordinated all new plumbing and electrical re-wiring (with a licensed plumber and electrician), made suggestions when we were trying to mitigate a fast-paced decision making process, and executed the work on-time and on-budget. Being involved in the trade, I cannot stress enough how difficult it is to find a contractor who is reasonably priced and does the job right. I will be working with Zephyr again on my next project. This particular renovation included the following to give you an idea of the scope of the project: * Refinishing original wood floors * 2 new full bathrooms * Complete replacement of all interior walls and ceilings * New electrical through-out * New plumbing through-out * New roofing * Brick re-pointing * 20 new windows installed * Insulated all exterior walls and roof * New Kitchen

I have worked with bad contractors, and I have worked with Mitchell Custom Concepts. I will never…read moretrust my home to anyone other than Mitchell Custom Concepts again. We bought a fixer upper in 2008, and immediately hired a contractor to update our bedroom and bathroom. They burned us, and left us with leaks throughout the house. We ended up finishing the project ourselves, but not aware of some of the leaks and damage left behind. After this experience, we were hesitant to try again, hearing so many other peoples horror stories of their own with contractors. Finally the leaks became too much, and we needed to address them as well as move on with construction of our home. We were referred to Zephyr, and after his recent completion of our kitchen, we have already asked him to put us at the end of his list for our next project. What it will be, we haven't decided yet. But we have a whole house for him to repair, so we have something that needs to be done no matter what the order of repair is. Zephyr is very straightforward, and he is a perfectionist. He will give you advice along the way, and you should listen to him. He ripped out our kitchen, found multiple issues with leaks coming from our bedroom above (where the previous contractors installed french doors improperly), so he addressed that by taking out the doors and installing a new wall with windows. He replaced all our support beams in the kitchen, as well as added support so that we could build out on the 2nd floor. We told him our goals for the house in the long run and he prepared the house for those projects while working on it now. For example, we want to add a bathroom to our bedroom, so while he had the walls ripped open, he planned where the pipes would go and built enough room in that wall so that his next job would be prepped. Zephyr said he would have our kitchen done in 2 months and he delivered. Mitchell Custom Concepts may give you a higher quote than other contractors around, but they are worth every penny. Your project will be done properly, and by people who know what they are doing. Zephyr's whole team is great to work with. Whether Mike or Ian are at your house finishing something up, you can rest assured you are in good hands. Zephyr's vendors he uses for windows, floors, materials are all vetted and you know you will get quality materials/work from anyone he uses. We especially love our floors. Zephyr had his floor guy come in to sand and lacquer our floors, and I am beyond happy with the result. Before Zephyr and his team worked on my home, our basement would flood with 1-3 inches of water during rainstorms. Now, we don't get any standing water at all. Zephyr understands that your house is an investment, and he will address your biggest problems first, then work his way out. With us, he addressed all our leaks before we did any cosmetic work. I live on a pretty nosey South Philly street where all my neighbors watch whats going on with the rest of the neighbors all day long. Well, all I heard from my neighbors was "Your contractor was bringing in big pieces of lumber today. You must be getting a lot done!" "your contractor was here all day working!" and "Those guys working on your house are working hard. You must have hired good people". Yeah, we did hire good people.

This review is long overdue for work we had done in October. We needed a contractor to turn a large…read morebedroom into 2 smaller bedrooms for our kids. We needed framing, sheetrock, electrical, trim and closets built. Joe was way more responsive than all other contractors and was very reasonable with costs. The price was exactly what he quoted us. (Another contractor was supposed to start before we found Joe and completely ghosted us around the start date.) Lou was the main guy who was here several days and he was great. We felt totally comfortable with him in our home. Our 4 year old son kept asking where Lou was after the project was completed. Lou worked around us when it came to hours that worked best for our family. Our kids love their bedrooms. And our 4 year old son finally sleeps in his own bed. We will be calling Joe when we are ready to remodel our kitchen and bathrooms.

DISASTER. Turn and run. We hired Joe for a large 203K project. We had problems from the very…read morebeginning: he was slow to start, kept changing his mind about the game plan, complained about the fact that he could get no money up front--terms of the 203K that he had of course agreed to--and pressured us to give him significant up-front money to "help him start". He instructed me in June of 2024 to rush to buy materials for a small bathroom that was still mostly unfinished in April of 2025; that kind of thing happened multiple times. His workers were inadequately supervised, and he was difficult to reach, often saying things like I'm at a kid's soccer game, out to dinner with my daughter, etc. The way that 203K's work is that HUD inspectors come out at regular intervals to make sure that adequate work has been done to make a draw from the total budget. Joe did a bunch of stuff merely to look busy to justify the first draw, in August: a slap-dash exterior paint job over crumbling paint that made a mess and did not hold, for instance. Between the first and the second draw, there was slow but meaningful progress--but by then we were 5 months into a job that we were told would take 4-6 months, and nowhere near done. During much of that 3-month interval he had just one guy working on our huge project, an electrician. After the second draw, in late November, he basically just stopped working on the house. We were making double housing payments the whole time, of course, so we panicked. We were almost out of money. After numerous calls and messages failed to get him to pick up the pace, at the urging of our lender, we scheduled a third draw, 3 months after the second one. At that draw, the HUD inspector certified that no work had been done, so no funds would be paid out. That's when we finally worked up the nerve to fire him. It was terrifying, because our lender told us that we would have trouble getting anyone to take on such a large project with only what was left in the budget after Joe depleted it. By the grace of God, we did find one. He swept in and got the job done in about 4 months. We finally moved in almost exactly one year after closing. Of course we had two mortgage payments the whole time. The work could have been finished within 6 months, or close to it, if we had found a great contractor like the one we found after we fired Mr. Depiano. Working with Mr. Depiano was harrowing. We were newbs at this, and therefore easy to fool. DON'T MAKE OUR MISTAKE.

We had the small master bath and bathroom in the den refinished; the small mater bath was down to…read morethe studs. Daniel and Tony are great communicators, work well as a team, do awesome tile work, fixed existing electrical and plumbing issues discovered along the way, helped us to remediate MOLD, and just demonstrated great workmanship and completed both projects in a decent amount of time. Looking forward to knocking out more projects with them! Attached is the smaller 3-piece master bath (with a rain head shower) and the guest bathroom (with a light-up niche).

Daniel and Toni just finished a remodel of our primary bathroom. From the day we met them, we were…read moreimpressed by their knowledge, demeanor and work ethic. They have a great eye and came up with wonderful suggestions for our project. They encouraged us to take our time making decisions, because they reiterated that we would have to live with the final result on a daily basis. They stand by their work and made sure we were happy with the results. We have already signed up with them for more work in our house, and we know we're in good hands with them. We highly recommend them for anyone looking to have work done in their home.

Tens of thousands of $$$ for a new bathroom which started leaking 3 months in! Called the business,…read morethey sent a guy to re-caulk. A year later leaking started again, this time the owner refused saying the 1-year warranty had expired and we expected him to come repair his company's shoddy work he would charge us. 4 years later we have extensive water damage from a incorrectly installed shower pan. Stay away from Thunderchild!

We hired Reese and his crew to remodel a main suite for us, which included the installation of 2…read moreclosets and a bathroom. Within a year of the shower installation, we had a leak in our first floor ceiling. We also found a loose tile. I asked Reese to come out, and he came within a reasonable amount of time to re-caulk the bathroom, but did not fully diagnose the problem. When I asked Reese to come out again because the leak had not subsided, and it was clear that the new shower installation was incorrect, he said he would come diagnose the problem, but not without payment due to the warranty expiring. This left a sour taste in my mouth and I did not feel that I should have to pay for contractor failure. After 5 years and a proper diagnosis of the issue, we just spent over $8000 to fix the damage caused by poor workmanship.

Very Disappointed. We ordered and paid for the tile and were told the project would begin in about…read morea week. THREE WEEKS LATER I called and found out they had just forgotten to put me on the schedule. Then when they showed up, they didn't have all the tile they needed (pattern needed three sizes; they only gave them two and told them to cut a bunch - no factory edge!!) Update: To their credit, they did track down the missing tiles and brought them to the house after I told them that if the manual cutting of tiles ended up making things look wrong, they were going to have to redo everything. The guy who brought the tiles (I think he may have been the owner) told me flat out that they prioritize their commercial work because "businesses have to keep a schedule." In the end, they ended up doing a nice job, but didn't leave spare tiles or grout behind. I will avoid these folks in the future.

Great Customer Service! Gaydos did a walk-in shower for me…read more15 yrs ago. It's still delightful! I had some concerns about a few of my large travertine tiles showing some wear. They did all they could and more to help me out. They tried to find similar stone, and gave me good tips solving products to use to alleviate my problem.