Vincent and Oscar were absolutely great from the first phone call through project completion. They…read morehelped us navigate both our insurance claim and supplemental claim, making the entire process much less stressful. EC Design Builds replaced approximately 187 linear feet of fencing, installed all new siding, gutters, exterior paint, and three new windows at our home in the Spring Hollow neighborhood of Round Rock. Communication was excellent, the workmanship was top-notch, and they truly cared about doing the job the right way. It's refreshing to find a contractor that is knowledgeable honest, organized, and stands behind their work. I highly recommend EC Design Builds Inc. if you're looking for a professional contractor, especially for insurance restoration work

I hired EC Design Builds for structural framing work based on a signed contract for $5,800. After…read morethe job was completed, the owner suddenly demanded an additional $1,925 for "extra" square footage that he never mentioned until the work was already finished. He refused to provide the actual contract or any supporting documents despite me asking multiple times -- only sending a screenshot. I eventually paid the full amount just to stop the constant harassment and stress he was causing me and my business partners. Even after the payment cleared, he continued texting and harassing both me and my partners. Unprofessional, dishonest business practices. I would never recommend this company to anyone

Please see my account page to view photos of our chipping floors…read more UPDATE ***I am editing my review b/c we have now lived with these floors for just over 3 years. I know, like you, I did not think they could get any worse..so so very wrong. I just lifted my couch to see that the safety gliders- you know the round things on the bottom of your couch used to protect your floors?- I now have FOUR HOLES in my floors where the gliders were. The floor has actually crumbled away completely in the exact shape of the protection gliders. It is clear and obvious that the overlay material the owner used must be incredibly cheap. We know dozens of families who all have concrete floors and not one of them has had the crumbling and chipping issues we have. Please, for your own sanity, use any other company- avoid this one at all costs. **** 1/20/2011 So a year later....we have lived with the floors for a while now. We are still having scuff issues but not as bad since we switched to a matte wax (per the owner's recommendation) as opposed to a high gloss. Still having major chipping issues, just found several more in my kitchen yesterday. The over all too dark, too reddish and splatter marks are for obvious reasons still the same so there isn't anything that can be done about that. Unfortunately, the samples he made us on 4x4 tiles were thrown away so I cannot include a picture of them for comparison. They were a medium tan color not reddish in the least. Which as you can see from the attached pictures, our floors are very RED- which we specifically asked to avoid....and they are very dark, which we specifically asked to avoid. You can also see from the attached pictures on my account page, it is pretty impossible to determine the finished color once the stain as been laid down but not yet blended. The problem with this is, the stain is already laid down so there isn't anything else you can do- you really have no idea what the end result is unless you do this as a living...which we don't. The owner responded that we lived 45 mins from town so that is why he was late every day. He would leave each day and tell us what time he would be back for the next day...our house wasn't moving overnight, not sure why he was still over an hour or more late every day. What time he arrived is pretty insignificant in the whole realm of things. Our issues are the overall color was nothing like the tan sample (and as he said, he can't really control that tho other contractors have said that is not true) and the fact that the floors are not holding up to normal wear and use. If one of my kids accidentally drops a fork it guarantees us yet another chip. It's so disappointing to pay a lot of money for floors but now have to constantly baby them.

I was a design-builder for ten years and know a thing or two about houses and construction. My wife…read moreand I had to refinish an existing concrete slab whose original coatings from when we built (2007) had failed from the get-go, getting gummy and gross and melting anything made of rubber. Concrete polishing came into its own around 2009-2010 in the Austin area, and I really liked the option because it avoids coatings. Jason came highly recommended from a larger firm I knew about that focuses on commercial floors, and Jason helped us respectfully and honestly through the whole process, start to finish. Because it was the whole first floor of our house, we moved into a nearby HomeAway rental while Jason went to work. After a busy week of hard work, Jason delivered 1200 square feet of diamond-polished concrete on a slab that had never even been designed for such treatment. It has served us well for six years now and is by far the best floor surface I've ever lived on as far as durability, ease of cleaning, and day-in, day-out good looks. It's not a fancy floor, just a super-practical one that blends into the background when supported with nice rugs and furniture. The upfront cost, while not cheap, was comparable to laying hardwood, which would not be a practical choice on our main living floor. And the smooth, matte-finish, exposed aggregate we now have ought to last indefinitely. I recommend Jason and AllStar unhesitatingly. We love our diamond-polished slab concrete floor with the exposed aggregate and gentle luster.

I had to leave a rating, but would have preferred not to leave any rating at all. Austin We Fix It…read moredeserves no stars. Sam Tuttle was hired to do a build out on our metal building to be an Airbnb. In short Sam Tuttle is an con-artist. He mismanaged the funds for the job he was hired to do. He lied about how he spent the funds. He asked for more money when he knew he was going on vacation. Then he asked for the entire amount of the project when his agreement stated "three installments as the project moved forward." He refused to follow our vision. He did things his way and when we asked him for explanations he said he was going to need more money. In a meeting in our home he insulted our guest when they asked him a question. He got into a screaming match at our front door because he didn't want to answer legitimate questions about the concerns we were having. On this same day he walked off the job. Sam said he was a Christian and that he was honest. He was recommended by a close family friend which is why we hired him. There were huge discrepancies about how the money was spent. He told us different amounts on three different occasions which he why we wanted to talk to him. We knew based on the material at the job site and the number of days he worked that there was no way he could have spent all of the first installment. Because Sam walked off the job in anger we asked him for an amount we believed he should return to us. He agreed to this amount in an email and then has refused to pay us. He does not return our emails, he does not return our texts. This is the first time I have ever left a bad review for anyone. In this case, it is the right thing to do. Sam Tuttle is not ethical. He took advantage of me and my 82 year old mother. He lied to us. He mismanaged the funds and walked off the job in anger. I do not suggest you use him for any service. We regret trusting in him and allowing him into our home. Do not use his services. Stay away!!

First off, we love Sam. He is jack of all trades when it comes to remodeling, he is friendly,…read morehonest, and became a part of our family while remodeling our three bathrooms. He truly made my vision a reality! He also installed new Exterior French doors in our bedroom. We are thrilled with the results - you can't beat the before and after! I would recommend Sam to anyone. Thanks again, Sam!

Dustin and his crew at Marks Builders renovated my house last year. In short, they did a fantastic…read morejob, were honest, upfront, left things clean, and were there from start to finish without any notable delays. I have recommended Marks Builders to many of my family and friends, and they've all had great things to say too.  Read on if you want the whole story! I had a leak in a wall between two bathrooms, above the kitchen.  Just to set the scene, my wife was pregnant and we had a baby due 3 weeks after the start of the construction.  My kitchen had a dropped ceiling and was original to the 1970s house.  Dustin worked with State Farm (my insurance carrier) to bring the adjuster's repair estimate up to a par. He and his team worked with us to order cabinets early (we were getting custom cabinets so they had a long lead time), then they gutted the kitchen and bathroom, raising the ceiling to 8' (reworking the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical lines in the process).  They pulled up all of the tile in the downstairs while we were out of the house (and in the hospital having the baby).  We asked for a few days at home without construction when we came home, to which they agreed. They worked hard to make sure that the house was ready for cabinets when they would be delivered. The cabinets were delivered without issue and installed the same week, with the trim taking longer than any other single step because they wanted it to look just right - and it paid off! The finishing touches make all the difference! The granite crew came in and did their thing. Like all of Dustin's sub-contractors, they were on time, professional, and courteous. They did their work well, quickly, and cleanly. We opted for granite counters and granite backsplashes, with different edge finishes in different places, corners, etc. to work around. They did it all well. Our kitchen looks fantastic, even a year and a half later. Through the whole 2-month process, Dustin's crew was on-site 4-6 days/week, except when we asked for the break. We made a lot of changes midway through, and Dustin didn't nickel and dime on the little things (moving an outlet, changing from a 2 gang to a 4 gang plug, etc). He was happy to work with my attention to detail (which can frustrate most people I know) and he did it with a smile - his attention to detail was similar. His crew was always fun to have around, and I never once worried about them being in the home, whether I was there or not. They worked hard to make sure we felt safe with them in the house at the start of Covid. All said, I strongly recommend Marks Builders. They're honest, smart, hard-working, and fun people who care about the work they produce and their customers' experience.

I can't say enough good things about Dustin at Marks Builders. I recently had a horrible experience…read morewith a previous contractor who abandoned my bathroom remodel mid way through and left me with a mess. It still needed to be completed, so I asked around for a reliable, trustworthy contractor and a neighbor highly recommended Dustin. I even went to their home to checkout his work, and was impressed. He was professional and forthcoming from our very first meeting and that was my experience throughout the process. My bathroom looks amazing now and he finished on time with excellence. Dustin's team turned my nightmare into a great experience. I would hire him again in a second!

We were going to repair our old deck, but when code compliance showed up, we had to apply for a…read morebuilding permit. When we went looking for a contractor to build the new deck, we found Austin Outdoor Builders through their listing on Yelp and their website. Kit called me within a couple of days of my email, and really impressed me with his knowledge and experience with decks. I was concerned about City of Austin inspections, and he was very reassuring, pointing out that he talks to the inspectors by phone regularly. He booked a time to go over the engineering plan and the site, and again, I was very impressed when we met. He spoke of extensive experience in building decks, and asked questions about the site and the plan that reflected this. The quote was not cheap, but what is these days? My main concern was that they do the job properly and work with COA inspectors. Work started within a couple of weeks, and I was quite pleased with how the workers did their job. The only delay was to find an engineer to certify the footings before pouring the concrete. I had originally expressed concern about the durability of the support timbers, and Kit offered to coat them before laying the decking. Imagine my surprise when I found them painting the framing with high end professional oil based enamel! The only other delay was the week of the ice storm when Austin was closed for the duration. I was lucky to have family to remove the trees that fell on the lumber in the yard, because the next Monday they were back at work. Both the framing and final inspections went very smoothly and I am delighted with my new deck. I recommend Austin Outdoor Builders to anyone needing a deck.

We sought out AOB to replace a chainlink fence around our yard with an updated wood fence about 18…read moremonths ago. All around, our experience was wonderful, and they do high quality work. I'll talk more about our full experience below, but a couple of months ago we had a terrible storm in our neighborhood and a very large tree (at least 25 feet tall) fell directly on our fence. Despite a direct hit, the fence stood firm with only a small dent in the cap board. Talk about quality work! More broadly, our experience was great. We worked with a super helpful person laying out the task who made some fantastic design suggestions (totally not on our radar) that we're really happy with. The work was done efficiently to mimimize the amount of time we had to keep our dog out of the yard. And when seasonal shifting made it impossible to open our gate, they came and fixed it months after the work was done. Great experience all around and would recommend to anyone.

Carlos and his team just finished the rebuild of our 2600 sf house and did an amazing job. We…read morecouldn't be happier. Our house had water damage everywhere except for the home office. Carlos and the team worked with us on every step of the way to get the rebuild as we wanted it. He dealt with insurance and helped us with the claim, also his estimates were accurate without unexpected surprises. When speaking with Carlos, you get a sense of honesty and no nonsense that is not easy to find. Overall, a great experience and will definitely hire Restoration Masters again for other projects.

My home had a substantial amount of water damage due to a broken water pipe. After the demolition…read morewas complete, Carlos responded quickly and scheduled repairs. He replaced trim, insulation, and sheet rock, and matched the paint perfectly to the original colors. He did an excellent job repairing a crack in the ceiling sheet rock. Carlos knows how to work with an insurance company. He knows exactly what and where to look for things that an insurance adjuster might overlook. He communicated unforeseen issues promptly.

They did an excellent job my backyard tall fence. Best contractor in Bastrop , TX…read more Excellent, quick service. Family owned and operated. Honest, solid work. I'd definitely use them again for fencing or other project.

Before they will even consider your job, you have to pay $300. This is to get them to go look at…read morethe site and provide a bid. I paid that and it took me a few months to get the money together to get the work done. I understand that after a certain amount of time, the circumstances might have changed, but refusing to go back out and verify that without another payment is absurd. Once I told them that I was ready to go, I had to wait another month before they finally told me that it would cost me another $100 to get them out there to verify the original bid, and they had no documentation of the bid other than some scribbled notes from the first visit. Go elsewhere. These folks aren't worth your time or money.

Excellent job of extending our patio with more concrete. They're on time, fast and affordable!read more

D&X Services was recommended to us by our hot tub dealer. Daniel and Rigo did an outstanding job on…read moreall our projects. We had them replace our porch railing with a modern horizontal metal railing/beams, and rebuild and relocate our porch stairs to the middle of the patio. We also designed a very elaborate composite hot tub deck with many features including several storage areas and a privacy screen. They did an outstanding job and were always receptive to our input and requests. We are very detailed clients and they provided the best customer service to make sure we were satisfied with everything. They are also very competitively priced! D&X went above and beyond and I will definitely use them again on future projects!