Valentin's Chicago Remodeling 1V&V

Valentin was a pleasure to work with.  His work is high quality, he’s conscientious about staying on schedule and he’s meticulous about every last detail of the job (including maintaining a clean workspace).  Given the scope of the job he also limited our inconvenience to the best of his ability.  Although we were replacing two bathrooms, he structured his schedule so there were only a couple of days when we were unable to shower at home.  Valentin’s “old world” craftsmanship sets him apart from other contractors.  He is genuinely committed to doing high quality work and when sub-contractors are needed he holds them accountable to those same high standards.  I highly recommend him and would certainly hire him again.

We were walked through the whole process before hand, given brochures for the items that we wanted, so we could get an idea of what the choices were, had a separate cost for what he could control (labor), and what he couldn't (what we chose for tiles and fixtures).  If Valentine thought we were making a mistake, or were confused by something such as the difference between certain types of tile, he would patently explain his thoughts, and let us have the final decision.  We went to several outlets and picked sample tiles and paint, and Valentine worked with us through the whole process by telling what we still needed, and why we needed it. 

He adjusted his schedule to accommodate us when possible, and for one item that my wife wanted in the shower (a built in seat), he changed the arrangement of the shower around without any additional charge.  He screened the work area off from the rest of the house to prevent dust from migrating everywhere, but when it did leak out, he promptly cleaned everything up on a daily basis. 

He was true to his estimate for labor, and helped keep the price down for supplies and material by finding similar items cheaper through his outlets, if possible.

I hired Valentin not only because his proposal was competitive but also because he remodeled my neighbor?s two bathrooms and did high quality work for them.  I was converting 1.5 baths to two full bathrooms which involved moving walls and significant changes to the plumbing.  After I hired Valentin, the scope of the work changed and he did not try to gouge me but instead offered a fair price for the additional work (mainly consisting of adding wainscoting and crown molding in several rooms).  Valentin does the vast majority of the work himself which is both good and bad.  If he is unable to work (due to an illness for example which delayed my project a couple of weeks) he may not use sub-contractors to keep the project moving forward.  He wants to take full responsibility for the work which is why he is reticent to use sub-contractors and overall that is the right approach. 

Valentin is very detail-oriented and does high quality work for a fair price so I do highly recommend him for any remodeling project big or small.