David and his team were professional and quick with our bathroom remodel. It took only 8 days to…read moretransform it into a bathroom we could enjoy. We are very pleased with the final outcome and communication was always prompt and transparent. He suggested reputable suppliers and recommended some finishing touches which complemented our desired look. The metro team is trustworthy and David was always overseeing the process (either in person or on the phone) and listened to our concerns. The finished bathroom we have is exactly what we wanted and we will definitely use him again for any future projects!

We just completed our second bathroom remodel with David + the METRO team, and we'd highly…read morerecommend them. We've still got one more bathroom to go and won't be going with anyone else. David is quick with follow up, provides great resources with his estimates to help those hiring him know what they need to select or source, and has competitive pricing. All the tradesmen David has brought into our home have been friendly, respectful, and hardworking. They've worked in our home when we haven't been here, and we never felt concerned. Every remodel has some sort of unexpected challenge, and that's why it's crucial to work with someone you can trust to quickly remove barriers or address a problem. Thanks David / METRO for helping bring our ideas to life.

We worked with Top Design twice in the past year. The work included bathrooms remodeling, baseboard…read moreinstallation, and several smaller tasks. Our experience with the team has been very positive. Roland, our project manager, is very knowledgeable, reliable, and responsive. Being a first timer with these projects, we found Roland's expertise to be a big help. He consistently offered valuable guidance and solutions throughout the process. Our communication was quite smooth. He made sure that our questions and concerns were addressed timely and completely. In terms of the work, Andy and Richard did an impeccable job. They both had tons of experience in the trade, and paid great attention to details. Their skills and craftsmanship were clearly shown in the quality of the work. Overall, we are really happy and satisfied working with this team. We are grateful that they made our house so much more beautiful and enjoyable. Highly recommend!

We love our Top Design remodeled bathroom. The Top Design staff was easy to work with and clearly…read moredevoted to excellent communication with clients...which was much appreciated and helped immensely to reduce the stress associated with any remodel. We had a new bathroom installed. Our old bathroom was completely gutted to the concrete slab and studs. Top Design helped with the design and guided us through the process. They helped us pick out fixtures and worked out the project timeline. The contractors did a great job on the bathroom. Reasonable price and very easy to work with. We are very happy with our decision to hire Top Design.

Habitar Design is an Exceptional, Outstanding, Extraordinary Design Firm! High Praise from an…read moreExcessively Particular Couple so this Says A lot..... I was given the opportunity to work with Habitar Design specifically working closely with Mitch Newman and designer Hannah Tindall. My boyfriend and I had just moved into a stunning downtown condo where we were excited to make it our own in terms of design, constructing modern built ins in the family room/living room, adding custom cabinets to our existing kitchen, new hardwood floors, updating two bathrooms and desired a new design layout. And let me say in all honesty, we are excessively demanding with details and obsessive with mundane details....and yet Habitar Design still exceeded our expectations! With many downtown condos, our space was small, but Mitch Newman and his design team allowed us to capture the feeling of "home" and express our taste in our new place. We were immediately drawn to Mitch Newman's attention to detail, level of professionalism, brilliant visionary work, and his craftsmanship is truly an artist's work. His background as a physician demonstrates a level of commitment and knowledge, and all his life experiences really allow him to be magnificent in his craft. I cannot stress enough, the level of quality in his craftsmanship---gorgeous, it was beyond beautiful and better than I had imagined! Our friends & family had no idea we had customized and designed our own built-ins with Mitch, they truly thought we had ordered them from one of the high end Italian stores in Chicago. He was a true visionary from his design of the plans, execution of the construction, selection of materials, even down to the choice of a cabinet or drawer fixture. We also loved working with Hannah Tindall as our designer. She was able to keep us organized with our design ideas and encourage our own creativity but allow us to showcase our design aesthetic in a tasteful, functional, and cohesive manner. Hannah Tindall worked tirelessly to make sure our experience was delightful and inspiring. I would highly recommend Mitch Newman, Hannah Tindall, and Habitar Design, and will definitely use them again in the near future. Unfortunately, my relationship with the boyfriend did end after 6 years, but the most difficult part was walking away from my beautiful home. I didn't want to leave my gorgeous home where Habitar Design inspired and captured my perfect aesthetic combination of personalized palette colors, room balance, modern comfort, and my love for the space. Thank you for the amazing experience and look forward to seeing you soon for a new project!

I had such a wonderful experience with Stratagem and their sister company when they updated my…read morekitchen that, after recently moving, I decided to use them again to add an electric fireplace and shelving to a blank wall in my new living room. Their work did not disappoint! The designer was so helpful in transplanting my vision into a beautiful design plan within my budget. The workmanship is excellent and the workmen that did the instillation and painting were professional, diligent, and friendly. Everyone at Stratagem from the owner, Mitch, to each person that works for him is helpful, thoughtful, and committed to doing good work. Having worked with them twice, I can confidently say that they are a delightful company to work with their work delivers beautiful results.

We met with 6 contractors before we chose Premier for a bathroom renovation, and so happy we did…read more Our timeline was extremely short, due to my husband having surgery. Submitted my online inquiry on 7/1, met with Vince on 7/3, signed the contract on 7/4, demo started on 7/8, and project completed on 7/23 (which was the day of the surgery). These guys were AMAZING! They were so understanding and respectful of our situation, while the rep from ReBath pratically laughed in my face, saying that my budget and timeline were impossible. He also went as far as saying that any contractor who says they could do the job was most likely not good. Well, not only did Premier prove him wrong ... we're so happy with the crew and results that we will be hiring them for our kitchen renovation. Thank you, Vince, Juan, Randy and everyone at Premier!!

I contacted Premier after seeing reviews on Facebook and checking them out. Vince came and…read morediscussed the projects we wanted to do. A kitchen refresh of our counters and backsplash, sink and faucet with cutting down our island to counter height. And then a bathroom total remodel. We were very pleased with the kitchen and will be tackling the bathroom next. I highly recommend Premier for their attention to detail, communication throughout the project, quality of the work, and a very pleasant crew to have in my house. Nancy and Tom T. Downers Grove

If I could give a thousand stars I would! Jakubek Inc…read moreremodeled our entire basement, including a bedroom, entertainment area, a bathroom, they also put in a bar. What used to be a clean slate before, and then, after it flooded, a dump, became our pride and joy thanks to Robert, Dawid and their team. This has been our first extensive home project, and having them as our contractors made it that much more seamless and less stressful. We had a lot to get done within a specific time frame. Despite being booked for months in advance, Dawid found a slot to accomodate our project, and he and the crew knocked it out in 3 weeks. They even worked Saturdays and holidays to make sure it would be finished on time. Always punctual, hardworking, honest and respectful. We were in awe of their craftsmanship and attention to detail. Robert is a wiz at his craft, he accomodated several of our last minute ideas, made the impossible become possible in the nick of time. Dawid was extremely helpful and informative throughout the entire process, always communicated promptly despite his extremely busy schedule and always had an explanation, advice and an alternative on hand when needed. They even fixed numerous problems with our home that came to light during construction and weren't included in the original plan. Having this crew around brought much peace, confidence and enjoyment into what otherwise has been a stressful, challenging and testing time in our lives, having dealt with the flood, insurance company and our first major remodel. I would recommend them to anyone looking to do anything in their home. You simply won't find a better team. We will turn to them with every project our home requires. Jakubek Inc, thank you again for our beautiful basement. You guys rock!

My primary bath was redone in seven working days! Dawid and his crew even squeezed in some…read moreunplanned, serious high-ceiling plaster repairs in my great room. Highly skilled. On-schedule. 7am to 5pm work days. Strong work ethic and eye for detail. They put down floor and furniture protection immediately, and they clean up after every work day. Vacuumed and mopped floors before they left at the end of the project. They handle basic plumbing / electrical associated with the renovations. Professional estimates / invoices / receipts. As I've heard plenty of disappointing experiences with contractors, I feel like I've found a unicorn. Highly recommend!

Arete Renovators was completely wonderful to work with. You hear a lot of horror stories about…read moreChicago contractors, and I can say with 100% certainty that working with Arete is the exact OPPOSITE of those horror stories. My contractor, Ned, and his team saved my sanity this year, as my initial bathroom remodel turned into a bathroom remodel PLUS gut rehab of the kitchen due to a flood in my high-rise building. More details below, but the tl;dr version is the Arete team, led by Ned, was easy to communicate with; had great systems in place for keeping track of everything that was going on; deftly navigated the challenges of working in my high-rise condo while a major riser project was under way at the same time; and gave me a fantastic finished product in exactly the time frame they had promised. I honestly cannot recommend them highly enough. I initially hired Arete just to update my small bathroom in my 1-bed, 1-bath condo in a high-rise. From the minute I met Ned, I knew he listened to me, understood what I wanted and knew which questions to ask to make sure the end result was exactly what I was hoping for. Arete's initial estimate came in a little higher than the other companies I got estimates from, but I had a good feeling about their systems and their great communication, and I am SO GLAD I went with them. When the Arete team came out for the initial walk-through of the bathroom after I hired them, Arete's owner was with them. While he was in my unit, he noticed a significant amount of damage in the kitchen from a flood a few weeks earlier, damage that had been completely missed by a vendor sent out by my insurance company. He encouraged me to contact the insurance company again and request the proper insurance vendors come out on site to investigate. Those investigators eventually discovered a huge amount of water damage and mold behind the walls, which necessitated a gut demo of the kitchen. If the Arete team had not noticed the telltale signs of this damage, I would have never known to push back on the insurance company for additional services, and I would have been living in an unsafe environment as a result. Then, when the insurance vendors gave me the runaround and claimed they couldn't rebuild the walls in my unit for at least three months, Arete agreed to step in and complete the work, and it was done within a week. Then they helped me upgrade my countertops as well. At the same time, they were diligently completing the bathroom remodel (the initial reason I hired them). Throughout that process, they effectively communicated the timeline, contacted me with any hiccups, made sure they got approval for any changes, talked me through the choices, handled all the logistics without my having to do anything (they even picked up some of the the supplies I ordered and stored them for me until they were needed!). They were just generally fantastic to work with. They finished the bathroom in the 5-week timeline they had initially anticipated in their estimate to me. I am SO happy with how the bathroom turned out. Their work was impeccable. So, so grateful for Arete, and for my beautiful new kitchen and bathroom!

I tend to put off my home renovation projects just because how difficult and stressful it is, to…read morework with contractors. Working with Arete for my bathroom renovation, was a refreshing change and a delightful experience. From start to finish, everything was delivered and executed as promised and in fact, ahead of schedule in some cases. Ivana provided excellent guidance for material selection and overall design. Marina, Luis and crew were excellent and worked really hard to finish the construction part on time. Overall, Arete will be my "Go to" company for any future renovation project. And, lastly, my dog loves their crew :)

Roman and his team gutted/redid my main bathroom, they did an incredible job. On top of it all,…read morethey completed the project so insanely fast which I really appreciated as I was running up against time. He's super easy to communicate with as well. My coworker has since used him and she had a good experience as well. Highly recommend!

We had Roman and his crew replace an acrylic shower that was leaking. The price was excellent. We…read morebought the tile and paid the glass installer separately. Everything else was included. The work was immaculate. Roman hired a plumber to do the plumbing to relocate the faucet and handle. He fixed the mold issue and then built a new shower and tiled it. He also moved the towel rods and after everything was done repainted the entire bathroom. They left the place clean each night. The glass installer, Geri, says he loves working with Roman because everything is level and plumb, making the glass install simple. Here are some photos.

an hour ago Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality,…read moreResponsiveness, Value We received multiple estimates, and decided to go with DesignFirst Builders for numerous reasons. Promptness, Showroom, the amount of different types of cabinets, counters, tiles, flooring and more. They also had numerous prices and quality from low to high depending on the cost of the addition to which build. From the start to finish of the project we dealt with multiple architects, designer's and project managers. Anytime we called or left a voice message we were contacted within the hour. Lastly I want to give a shout out to our project manager, ( Rick Divito ). Rick went above and beyond from the begining to the finish of our addition to make sure everything was perfect. If you want your project to be perfect I highly recommend using Designfirst Builders. They are the best !

I would give zero stars but it makes you at least give one star…read more Do not use them they will take forever to finish the job. I beliv they are running a Ponzi scheme of a company, or at least that is what it appears to be with the amount of work they are getting done around here. It seems like they used our money to get their bigger clients' jobs done and not our job. The amount of work they have finish in the past five months could have been done in 4 or 5 weeks. There have not shown up to work for muliple weeks, and when the do show up it is one or two days and they only get one thing done. Don't fall for the "you need to pay us money at differen phases" and then they don't show up. They claim this doesn't usually happen but they are NOT doing anything to get things done any faster. They continue to tell us someone is coming to do such and such work and NOBODY shows up.