My husband and I just completed a major remodel of our home in Boulder. The house, built in 1985,…read morerequired major updating. After talking with multiple contractors and receiving bids, or should I say, guess estimates, all varying from low, mid range to high, we were eventually introduced to George Raffenspeger, owner of Taylor Custom Homes. He and his lead manager and master carpenter, Chad, were an excellent team. They organized reliable subcontractors, all professionals in their craft.
I can easily imagine the nightmare we would have experienced without George. We paid him to give us a DETAILED estimate. Requiring time on George's end, if we used him, the money for the estimate would and was applied to the project. He was spot on accurate. George directed us to suppliers which saved us significant amounts of money without compromising our design choices. (FYI: Markup at many kitchen and bath designer showrooms is HUGE!) He also provided alternatives which other contractors never brought to the table. For example, we wanted a new contemporary stair railing. He suggested, Joan of Arc, a fabricator in Longmont. Also, he suggested Windsor Windows, a Colorado company which we had no knowledge of until George gave us the opportunity to compare their quality and price with other window companies.
Had we found George at the start of our project, my husband and I would have saved a great deal of time and money. Choosing Taylor Custom Homes we received the best in options and craftsmanship.
Our Windsor Windows are beautiful and energy efficient. Chad's trim work, and carpentry, superb.
I want to add we had a budget. Our house has 6 panel fir doors, all original. One contractor said painting our doors would be too costly and we should purchase all new MDF. Not true. Our painter, Gary, sanded and painted ALL of our fir doors. We changed out the old hardware and the cost was equal to purchasing MDF doors. Save yourself time and a lot of unexpected surprises and expense. Taylor Custom Homes does not have a website but has been in business for over 30 years. I phoned previous Taylor Custom Homes customers from the company's reference list and their accolades were the same. Sooooo, here's consistency and tremendous customer satisfaction.