Shapira Builders

Our south facing oak entry door was weather beaten, and the urethane bubbled up, turning milky.  Dov and his assistant David stripped the door and trim, treated the wood, stained, and applied urethane to make the door look great again.  They spread the tasks over several days to ensure that the wood was properly conditioned and the surfaces dried before proceeding to the next step.  The attention to detail was outstanding.  I will definitely use Shapira Builders again and recommend them without hesitation.

I called Shapira Builders to get an estimate on adding French doors into an open arch way for my formal dinning room so that the room can be turned into an executive office. Dov was the first estimate I received as I bid out all my jobs by at least 3 contractors. He was priced in line with others, but unlike other contractors who quoted me for the job I asked them to, he went above my request and actually suggested that instead of French doors that I make the doors sliders and to add dry wall to the beam supporting the doors and glass to decorate the arch. Other door companies just quoted me for the doors and explained that there would be a beam that the doors are suspended from (much less attractive) and I would need to call someone else to dry wall around it. Needless to say, his willingness to use his expertise to make suggestions is what set him apart. He installed the doors and added the dry wall, he even helped me look for a glass company that would be willing to install window stops for the glass since I could not find on willing to do that part, only install the glass. I could not be happier with how nice these doors look. They look like they came with the house instead of installed after, which is exactly what I wanted. Highly recommend him for this type of work. Any concerns and doubts I had along the way, he addressed them head on and gave alternatives to make me feel at ease. The approximate cost for this work was $2500.00.

We were so impressed with not only the professionalism of Dov but also the true craftsmanship that I find hard to find anymore. The doors were made and fit perfectly but more than that he and his assistant were a true pleasure to have in my home and do business with. When Dov was here to do the estimate on the door replacements he noticed some issues with our front door. We have just recently moved into our new home and truly hadn't had time to see every issue here. We were very grateful for the suggestion to refinish the front door that had a lot of sun damage in some areas. This door is oversized and curved and would have cost a fortune to replace had it dried out more and cracked. This door looks like new and he even worked on the hardware so that all of that looks great too. On his way out, after finishing our projects, he noticed that our back gate was hard to close and we have dogs. He went ahead and fixed that before he left and now it also works perfectly, no chance for it to stick and stay open so the dogs could get out for an unexpected adventure. This was one of the best experiences with any type of service that we've had since moving here. Dov is a true gentleman and artisan

Dov did a fantastic job.  He returned my calls promptly and went out of his way to get my job done quickly.  The workmanship is fantastic and my doors look beautiful.  I plan on using Dov again for future work.

We finally decided that we wanted two 10-lite French doors to be put into the space.  This left Dov a good bit of work to do before even bringing in the doors.  He had to frame the very large opening to accommodate the doors we wanted and then put up drywall.  He initially said two days of work; I was thinking that there was no way he would be completed in two days. Day two came around and I got a call from him stating that he was done and to come check it out.

Dov gave me a very fair quote and stuck by it. He also slapped mud on the new drywall and framing that that he put up even after we agreed that he wasn?t going to do mud or texture work. I felt even better today after another contractor saw Dov?s work and was really impressed. He started pointing out other things about Dov?s work that I would have never noticed or known about.  

At the end of the day I?m very pleased and will have him back. Do yourself a favor and call this guy out? Mr. Dov.