Van Goodman Construction

Van Goodman did a first rate job bringing our bathroom vision to life!

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My experience with Van Goodman Construction was terrible and I would give this company a minus 5 if I could. Troy Van Maaren, the owner of Van Goodman Construction, never showed up on the job site after the excavation of the basement. Troy never supervised his crew (his sons). There were, and still are to this date, numerous problems with the framing, improper setting of a beam, siding that has to be removed and replaced, siding that needs to be finished, decking that had to be removed and is being replaced, and the list go on. After 124 days on the project of building a shell of a 400 square feet addition and doing a demo on a kitchen, the project is still a shell (and the shell is not finished ready for interior work). Before inside work can be done, the exterior needs to be completed. We have been displaced from our home for over 3 months. Douglas Clark, who I thought was part of Van Goodman Construction, was on-site at least 3 days a week and he pointed out a lot of the problems with the work Troy sons were doing. Until 120 days into the project, I did not know that Douglas Clark was not part of Van Goodman Construction (even though he has a @.vangoodmanconstruction email address). It was my understanding that Douglas was the only authority on the project and he pointed out all of the problems with the work that the son of Troy was doing. Unfortunately, the sons did not listen to Douglas Clark. Overall, this was the worst quality job I have seen and many areas have to be redone. One of the biggest issues is the floor of the addition is lower than the existing house where the addition is attached to and flooring will be very difficult to install because of the different levels. Many people who do not have experience with construction, especially framing that will cause issues in the future, will never understand how bad this job was. I have over 20 years of experience with commercial construction and have overseen over 600,000 square feet of new builds and remodels. I wish I could submit pictures with this review. In addition to the poor quality of work, they did not follow the architect and plans. I spent a lot of money on an architect to avoid problems.

Great guys and great work. We had a fireplace built, and several rooms painted. Great detail and cleaned up after themselves every day. We will be hiring them in the future for other projects. Thanks Van Goodman!

They did a great job with no problems.

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They came at the scheduled time, performed the work, and charged a reasonable rate. They cleaned up before they left. This was a small chore that they obviously aren't used to doing, but they did a good job.

very nice man and fast

Very responsive to divert from original plan and additional work. Big and pleasant surprises with staff fixing stuff without even being asked to. Top notch staff with a master caulker who can make anything look good. I am already retaining them to remodel my other house.

Very professional and very nice. Did a great job. I have already hired them for another project.

Very friendly. Very thorough. I already am planning to ask him to do more work for me.

Great crew, listen to what you ask for. Work hard, and get the job done.