Craftsmens Guild, Inc.

Pretty good

They were easy to work with and organized. The pricing was upfront and they did not stray from the price. They were very accommodating and went above and beyond in working with us.

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The design by Mike Amini is great. We bought all the product ourselves so the price was for the labor, construction and demo.   The subs they hire are great. We had few issues and they were resolved promptly. Review the proposal in detail before start of the project. Craftsmens Guild are good at putting the details in the project plan, but they need to explain the cost more thoroughly up front with the customer.Craftsmens Guild are honest & nice people.
We are very pleased with the outcome.

The experience was very proffesional, but do not try to change the project specifications mid way as the cost goes very high

Overall we were happy with the professional approach of the whole team. A couple of times when we had some problems, but it was resolved very quickly . The construction crew members were very friendly and efficient. One advice I would like to share is be very sure of what you want to get done before the construction begins. Any small changes later on, causes a big increase in the budget

We had an exceptional positive experience working with them. Mike Amini, architect, suggested several changes in the main floor that really opened up the house and pointed out the beautiful view we have out the rear of the house. Matt Amini, stuctural engineer, was the Project Manager. He is very much a perfectionist and all of his suggestions were excellent giving us an expert cost vs. benefit opinion based on his experience. They started the house in December, 2009 and finished it in August, 2010. Since they had to almost completely rebuilt the house, we thought that was really fast. They worked continuously and were not always running off to other jobs. Matt responded immediately to any request we had. We also found that all of the subcontractors he hired on the job were incredible craftsmens with close attention to detail. We also worked with a designer on the job which I know can be difficult interacting with contractors, but they worked together to give us the very best end result. This is a family business where they all work cohesively together. No one is pointing fingers at each other if and when mistakes are made - a big advantage of their vertical integration. Obviously, losing our house and everything in it was quite devastating to us (we are in our 60's), but working with the Craftsmen's Guild and their vision for our house really brought us out of our emotional lows. Seeing the vision they had for the house and watching it unfold was really exciting for us! The finished house is really incredible. This would not have happened were it not for the Craftsmens Guild. We are currently landscaping the house and using Matt's cousin, Parviz Emani, from Modern Construction Design, who is also doing a fabulous job! I read one of the other reviews here that was negative and, quite frankly, we experienced NONE of the problems they seemed to have had with the Craftsmens Guild and we worked with them for about 10 months! Even now - after we have given the Craftsmen's Guild our final payment, we are still adding some additional features. We call Matt and he responds immediately to our requests!

I think everything stood out, he was very professional and came fully prepared. He was able to answer all of our questions and set up an additional meeting.