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    Stratagem Construction

    4.8 (44 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Bathroom remodeling

    Home interior design

    Partial home interior design

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    Kitchen remodeling

    Guest house or ADU construction

    Manufactured home construction

    Modular home construction

    Single-family home construction

    New structure construction

    Remodeling

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    a bathroom with a sink and toilet

    We had our kitchen and bathroom remodeled by Statagem. We are extremely happy with the work that was done. First of all, the finished product looks and functions great. The quality of the workmanship is excellent. And all of the build materials that Stratagem was responsible for are of high quality. A couple of things I would like to highlight. We lived in the house during the remodeling. The crews were extremely clean, and went out of their way to make sure we still could function in the house. Every night after the work was done for the day, everything was cleaned, and items that could be hooked up, were so we could use them. Also, they are very serious about the workmanship. There was an issue with the grout and bathroom tile. So, without prompting, they just re-did the tile. The were not happy with how it turned out, so they just fixed it. That's when I knew we had picked the right company. Again, I highly recommend them. Even when there was a small bump in the road, which happens in all construction projects, We felt like we barely felt it.

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    We hired Stratagem Construction for our renovation project after working with their sister company, Habitar Design, for our design and planning stage. It was a large project that involved removing a load bearing wall and blocking in a window to completely change the floor plan of our kitchen and refresh the finishes on our dining and living rooms. The team at Stratagem did a beautiful job. The quality of their work is absolutely top of the line. Our custom cabinetry fits perfectly and all of the tile work is neat and straight, even though two of the three tiles they installed were done in a more difficult herringbone pattern. Our new wood flooring is wonderfully level and the paint job is flawless. We have received nothing but compliments on our new space. Of course, like all construction projects, ours ran into a delay here and there - and it was a big project that just kept getting bigger as we went. But our project manager Zane and the owner Mitch went above and beyond to make up for lost time and assure us that we were making progress. Any time we had a concern, it was promptly addressed.

    We used Stratagem for painting our whole condo and updating our kitchen cabinets. They were great! They coordinated with our condo board to get the appropriate approvals and kept us updated with lots of communication. The painting crew was able to repair minor damages to our drywall and even a door that had holes in it! They were able to quickly and efficiently paint all of the walls and trim (including the doors). They left our condo very neat and clean and had no problems coordinating with our condo association to enter the unit when we were not there. The cabinet crew was great. We got new walnut, shaker style cabinet doors and drawers. They were able to make them in shop- they're gorgeous! The crew worked in our apartment while we were also working from home, but they were very considerate. They wore masks and gave us frequent updates on the work. They were also responsive to the minor edits that we requested. Thank you to Stanley, Ortega, Javier and Mike for their hard work!

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