I highly recommend Sammy and his team from Local Building Group. They did a great job planning my…read morehome renovation in South Austin and I didn't have to worry about anything. They assembled the right team of specialists and made sure everything happens on time, within budget, and with the right quality. If you're looking for a reliable builder who can bring in the right contractors and ensures everything goes smoothly, this is the place.

Chris and the team recently finish our whole home remodel. Without a doubt hiring them was our best…read moredecision. They where on time and budget with every aspect of our extensive remodel. Special thanks to all the crews for going above and beyond on the little details. Highly recommended from a very picky homeowner.

Great people very professional. Not the lowest price. But very trustworthy…read more replace four windows in a business. Also replaced a wall and a door outside. Nice process.

I try to avoid writing very negative reviews but this one is deserved and I'm out $1500…read more In Summer of 2013 I purchased an Angie's List "Big Deal" from Green Castle for "four days of labor" for $1500 (35 hours). I intended to use it for sheetrock repair and patching throughout my house. Upon inspection of the job, they indicated it should not be a problem to complete the repairs in the alloted time. -The worker came on three different days for three to four hours at a time (according to my neighbors.) He arrived generally between 10 and 11 a.m. and left between 2 and 3 p.m. -After working for two partial days, he disappeared for 10 days. The next time he came back, he indicated his wife had been ill. I told him it was not a problem but to let me know if he wasn't coming on a particular day, which never happened. -After the second day he told me he didn't have a ladder or a way to transport one - even though he had been to the house and knew that the bulk of the repairs were around ceilings and door frames. I had to borrow one from my neighbor for him to use. If that fact had come up the first day, it would have been helpful. -One day upon leaving in the early afternoon, he texted and told me that his helper who used to work with him had gone into catering so it was taking longer for him to do the work alone. -On a day I expected him to arrive, he texted me and said that Home Depot was out of 2x2 sheetrock so he'd have to come back after he found some ... -The third time he came back was the week before Christmas. He indicated that he planned to return once his boss stopped putting him on other jobs. He never said anything about the 35 hours being used up. I called Henry the owner in the middle of last week and asked when they were going to finish the work. He acted surprised "He didn't finish???" Henry didn't say anything about the time being used up but that he would call the worker and find out what was up. I never heard back from him. My next two calls to Henry went to voice mail, and today I have received a text from the worker guy saying "Henry told me to text you and let you know that the 35 hours of work was done, anything else that needs to be done that's past the 35 hours cost extra" and "I was told once I hit 35 hours to stop what I am doing and leave" Apparently the fact that less than half of the project which was supposedly doable in 35 hours was completed was irrelevant. If, by some magical warp in time, he did spend 35 hours working at my house (he didn't) why did no one ever bring that fact up in response to my numerous calls, texts and e-mails between December and now? In fact, why did the worker guy indicate that he was planning to come back? Why won't the owner, Henry, return my phone calls or e-mails but instead has his employee text me that the work is done? It's clear that I am an unhappy customer and instead of finding out my side of the story, he's avoiding me. Is it acceptable that they did NOT do the top priority repairs (taping and floating the large areas of damage, and instead did the minor work (and that inconsistently)? I was very clear with Henry and the worker during the inspection that the big stuff was most important. In the end, NONE of those repairs were made.

I called Scott today to come out and take a look at a small job I need completed. He was very…read morefriendly and honest on the phone, saying he didn't think I needed a general contractor based on the job description (I have a small section of brick facade sliding off the outside of my home, which Scott said would be more appropriate for a mason), but he'd be happy to come by and take a look. He gave me a time estimate for when he thought he'd by, and then called to let me know he'd be over shortly -- so his communication and timeliness were very good at the outset. When he came to my home, he took a thorough look at the problem and gave me multiple suggestions for how to tackle it for the lowest cost -- none of which involved paying him to do it. It was definitely refreshing to have a contractor looking at a problem for a potential client with the best interest of the client in mind. While he was over, we also discussed some other projects my wife and I have been thinking about, and he gave us some very good advice there as well, and did not try to sell us on his services. The only selling he did was to leave us his card. Finally, about 10 minutes after he'd left, he called back from his car with a suggestion for how to talk about the sliding brick issue with the builder of our home and possible recourse we might have. The only reason I give Scott 4 stars instead of 5 is that we never had him do any actual work for us, though that will change, as we will definitely be calling him back if we are in need of a general contractor in the future.

I've had a handful of custom homes built over the years and Zbranek & Holt is by far the best…read morecustom home builder I've used. The house design was very modern with a few challenging design elements, but everything turned out perfectly. Their project manager was very meticulous and was on site every day to make sure everything was done properly. He said at the start he was going to build the home as if it was his own, and he was true to his word, and that goes for the entire staff at Z&H. Their accounting is very transparent, and unlike many other home builders, they won't underbid the job and then try to hit you with hidden costs later. You can log into your personalized client portal online to always keep up with every detail, and every change order is well documented. It has been a real pleasure working with these guys and I would highly recommend them for any house construction project in the Austin area.

Top experience. Smooth communication and friendly staff. Renovation was also done quickly and an…read moreappointment could be made in the short term. We can recommend you Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes.

Rick and his team did a wonderful job of working within our very strict budget to create the…read morekitchen I dreamed of in our new home. Rick wasn't afraid of special requests and worked creatively to accomodate all of my wants, needs, and wishes. Rick helped us to source ideal materials for our kitchen and made suggestions that helped enhance the functionality of the space. Additionally, we have a toddler and his team did an excellent job working to accomodate nap schedules, playgroups, and cleaning up diligently to ensure our little one's safety in our home during construction. Several months after the remodel, when I had one or two minor issues (so small that I can no longer even recall what it was), Rick came out personally to fix them and ensure that everything was still meeting his standard of excellence. One of my dogs recently chewed one of the cabinet facings that housed the built in trash can, and Rick- who paid careful attention to my love for my baking and cookbook collection- also helped me to come up with a cookbook cabinet solution that will be built to put in its place (and will be far less enticing to our hungry pups!). We plan to do a gut remodel of our master bathroom in the near future, and we will use Austin Kitchen and Bath for that as well without hesitation. Their quality control, personal service, and attention to detail are fabulous and I am beyond happy with the care they put into creating a communal space that has become to hub of our home.

Rick is a professional artist. He fulfilled my vision for my bathroom. All new cabinets to my…read morespecs, design and vision. He's a perfectionist and I appreciated that attention to detail. Beautiful woodworking and quality material to make my custom cabinetry gorgeous furniture to last years to come.

My wife and I hired Michael Cottone and his son Blake Cottone (Journey Remodeling) to build an…read moreaddition on our house. We had to terminate him for breach of contract and are now in a legal battle with them because of their actions. They did not complete the work in compliance with the TX building code. Neither Michael nor Blake would supervise the work being completed so we had to correct/direct their own workers. Michael's own engineer on the project inspected the work and provided us a multi-page report detailing how Michael did not have the structure built to the engineering specs. If you are going to hire this firm--or any other firm run by Michael Cottone or Blake Cottone, my wife and I recommend you: - insist they provide you proof of insurance bond before you let them on your property - specify the scope of work MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH TX BUILDING CODE - schedule your time so that you can actively supervise his team and his subcontractors because they will not. - inspect everything they do as it progresses to ensure you know it was done to spec.

Hello Michael. Our names are Eric and Vickie Bufkin, and you worked on our property in Johnson…read moreCity. I do not know specifics of the Hites job, but the review in Google sounds exactly like our terrible experience with you, your son, and your company. Here are those points: 1) we had to terminate you for breach of contract; 2) you did not complete the work in compliance with TX building code; 3) neither you nor Blake supervised the work being performed; 4) you said you had insurance, but you did not. The following points address your response to my review. The only licensed inspector on our property was you (at least we believed you were licensed because you said you were, despite the various work on our job not done to code). None of your employees or contractors who worked on our job were licensed. The electricians and plumbers were your employees, and they were not licensed. To my knowledge, the tile, concrete, painting, and framing subcontractors you used are not required to be licensed. By the way, you may recall that one of your framers confessed to us that you had ordered him to complete part of the framing out of compliance with building code. You may also recall, we ordered you to fix it. As for our overall experience with Journey Remodeling, I could spend hours describing astonishingly unprofessional behavior, repeated dishonesty, unskilled and apathetic workmanship, days and weeks of no work performed, and our property being strewn with beer cans and garbage. In short, I advise everyone to avoid Journey Remodeling. When I have a few minutes, I'll post photos that I shared with you and our lawyer back when I terminated you. Stay tuned.

Excellent work and great people to work with! Our roof was completed ahead of schedule and we're…read morebeyond happy with the look, quality and value. We highly recommend using Johnathon Sprinkle and his team at ICS Quality Homes/Roofing!

I called Jonathan Sprinkle with ICS Quality Homes in late November, 2022 and asked how soon he…read morecould get started on getting my house ready to put on the market. His crew started painting and making repairs on December 5. The job included painting the interior and exterior of my home, two porches and a deck and the exterior of my detached garage. They also painted my kitchen and bathroom cabinets. In addition, they replaced damaged wood siding on home and garage, replaced laundry room doors, cabinet pulls, resurfaced bathroom tub and surround, recarpeted bedroom, installed new attic stairs, 7 smoke detectors and repaired termite damage in one bedroom. They finished all this work and did a walkthrough in record time on January 12. I can't say enough about how impressed I am with Jonathan and his crew! They were so accommodating, answered my many questions and honored my every request. Best contractor I've ever worked with. Always quick to respond to my texts and phone calls in a very courteous and professional manner. It was a pleasure to do business with Jonathan and ICS Quality Homes!!

Our experience with Doug Marsh and SkyWest Builders on our home remodel/expansion in Tarrytown was:…read moreOn time. On budget. Highest quality. Most ethical. Beautiful craftsmanship and attention and counsel toward green building. We received countless compliments from our neighbors DURING construction on how hard everyone worked and how polite they all were. Working with Doug is not working. It's building a relationship. Nah...it's a friendship. Our highest recommendations for this builder for new construction or remodels.

I would highly recommend working with Doug Marsh and SkyWest Builders. Doug is very knowledgeable…read moreabout the design and building process. His team did a first class job on a whole house remodel of a 1937 historic district home and addition of an garage apartment. The job was done with relatively few delays and came in on budget. Communication was never an issue during the project from beginning to end. He was always upfront, polite and timely with information needed to move forward. I have worked with Doug on three projects - this last one and owner and architect and have been impressed each time with his ability to sucessfully complete the job with a thankful and happy client in the end. I look forward to working with his team again. Donna Osborn, Architect