Samanco Construction Ltd

KIRK, THE MAIN CONTACT, WAS VERY FRIENDLY, AND RESPONSIVE. HE AND HIS TEAM WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THE WORK WITHOUT ME HAVING TO FOLLOW UP. PERFORMED EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS, SUCH AS LEAVING LOCKS FOR THE SIDE GATES. VERY HAPPY WITH THE WORK.

WE KNEW WHEN WE BOUGHT AN 1880'S HOUSE WE'D HAVE QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE HADN'T REALIZED HOW HARD IT WOULD BE TO FIND SOMEONE GOOD TO DO IT. MOST CONTRACTORS WE INTERVIEWED GROANED AND SIGHED AS THEY INSPECTED THE OUTDATED PLUMBING, THE WARPED DOORS, AND THE SEVERELY DAMAGED FLOORING. THEY WERE UNMOVED BY THE HOME'S VICTORIAN CHARM AND WANTED TO GUT THE HOUSE, LEAVING FEW OF ITS HISTORIC FEATURES. WHEN DAN ARRIVED WE KNEW SAMANCO WAS THE COMPANY FOR US. HE HAD A CAN-DO ATTITUDE -- AND THE LOWEST PRICE. LESTER AND MARK DID AMAZING WORK. THE BREATHTAKING FULL MARBLE BATH THAT THEY FIT INTO A TINY LINEN CLOSET HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. THE MASTER BATH IS ALSO GORGEOUS WITH GREAT WATER PRESSURE -- HARDLY IMAGINABLE IF YOU'D SEEN THE ORIGINAL PLUMBING. LESTER MADE A CUSTOM MARBLE BASEBOARD TO MATCH THE FLOORS IN THE TWO BATHS AND LAUNDRY ROOM -- A DESIGNER TOUCH THAT EXEMPLIFIES HIS SCRUPULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. WE'VE ALREADY BOOKED SAMANCO TO DO OUR WINDOWS.

WORKING WITH SAMANCO WAS A PLEASURE FROM START TO FINISH. DAN WAS PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIVE, AND REALLY EASY TO WORK WITH. HE GAVE US GOOD SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS TO SAVE MONEY, AND ON WHICH HOME SUPPLY STORES TO VISIT. SAMANCO WOULDN'T START THE JOB UNTIL ALL OF THE SUPPLIES WERE IN TO MAKE SURE THE JOB WOULD GET DONE ON SCHEDULE. JERRY AND TOM ACTUALLY DID THE WORK AND THEY WERE FABULOUS. THEY ARRIVED EACH MORNING ON TIME, THEY WORKED QUICKLY, BUT WITH ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THEY CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES EACH DAY. THEY WERE EXTREMELY PLEASANT AND FRIENDLY. I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW LITTLE MESS AND HOW QUICKLY THE JOB WAS COMPLETED. THEY FINISHED BOTH BATHROOMS IN A LITTLE UNDER TWO WEEKS. I RECOMMEND THEM HIGHLY AND WILL USE THEM AGAIN ON OTHER REMODELING PROJECTS.

DAVE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE WANTED AND SAID AN ESTIMATE WOULD ARRIVE IN THE MAIL IN A FEW DAYS. IT DID ARRIVE AS SAID. I CALLED THEM BACK TO OK THE ESTIMATE. DAVE CALLED BACK THAT SAME DAY AND SAID HE WOULD SEE ME IN TWO DAYS. HE CALLED TO SAY HE WAS A LITTLE LATE, WOULD BE AT THE HOUSE AT 2PM. WE WENT OVER THE PROJECT, I GAVE HIM THE DOWN PAYMENT. HE SAID THEY WERE JUST FINISHING A PROJECT AND WOULD CALL ME TWO DAYS BEFORE ARRIVAL. ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER HE CAME WITH THE FOREMAN TO LOOK OVER THE PROJECT. THE FOREMAN SAID THEY WILL START EITHER WED OR FRI. THEY SHOWED UP FRIDAY AND WORKED ALL DAY. WHEN THEY FINISHED, THERE WAS A PILE OF THE REMAINS OF THE OLD PORCH. THE WORKER SAID THEY WILL COME THE NEXT DAY TO REMOVE THE PILE. THE PILE DISAPPEARED AT 9 AM AS PROMISED. THE FOREMAN SHOWED UP AND INSPECTED THE WORK. THE WORKERS SWEPT ALL THE AREA WHEN THEY WERE DONE.

ON TIME, PROFESSIONAL, JOB DONE QUICKLY.

I'M GLAD I CHOSE SAMANCO FOR THIS PROJECT. THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL AND EASY TO WORK WITH. I GOT A FIRM QUOTE FROM DAN GBUR AND THERE WERE NO SURPRISES. THE COST WAS FAIR CONSIDERING THE SPEED AND CARE WITH WHICH THEY WORKED, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. JERRY AND TOM WERE ON TIME EVERY MORNING FOR (9) DAYS STRAIGHT, EXCEPT SUN. NO DISAPPEARING TO WORK ELSEWHERE. THEY WERE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL OF MY PROPERTY AND VERY NEAT. THE DAILY CLEAN UP WAS EXCELLENT, AND THEY EVEN WASHED THE FLOORS BEFORE THEY LEFT. I NOW HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, VINTAGE-LOOK, BUNGALOW BATHROOM AND IN A TIMEFRAME I COULD LIVE WITH. ANOTHER PLUS: NO DEPOSIT OR PAYMENT SCHEDULE DURING THE PROJECT. YOU SIMPLY PAY WHEN THE JOB IS DONE. THAT SHOWS THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK.

CALLED FOR ESTIMATE ON A TUESDAY, SPOKE TO STEPHANIE. CALLED ON FRIDAY, DIFFERENT PERSON IN OFFICE INFORMED THAT THEY OFTEN CAN'T PRODUCE AN ESTIMATE SO FAST BECAUSE THEY NEED TO ''RESEARCH.'' WE UNDERSTOOD, TOLD WE WOULD WAIT FOR THEIR CALL. CALLED ON MONDAY, SPOKE TO STEPHANIE. SHE TOLD US THAT IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME FOR THE ESTIMATOR TO MAKE THE REPORT. SHE WOULD CALL BACK TO LET US KNOW. CALLED ON LATE TUESDAY, LEFT VOICEMAIL, NO RESPONSE. MY JOB IS SUBSTANTIAL AND IS SPECIFIC TO THE TYPE OF WORK THIS COMPANY ENGAGES. THEY TRIED TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE WERE IMPATIENT. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE, DO NOT RECOMMEND.

I FELT THE PRICE WAS A BIT EXPENSIVE FOR THE WORK DONE, BUT THEY COMPLETED THE PROJECT ON TIME AND EVEN STARTED THE PROJECT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THE TIMES AND DAYS THEY ARRIVED TO DO WORK WEREN'T ALWAYS CONFIRMED AHEAD OF TIME.

KIRK'S GUYS WERE FANTASTIC. THE PROJECT WAS NEEDED ON VERY SHORT NOTICE AND KIRK WAS ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY NEEDS. THE COUNTERTOPS WERE AVAILABLE EXACTLY THE DAY THEY WERE REQUIRED. THE WORKMEN WERE THERE ON TIME EVERY DAY AND COMPLETED ALL THE WORK IN THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED. IN A FEW CASES, THE WORKMEN WENT ABOVE THE REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETED A LITTLE EXTRA WORK AS IT WAS NEEDED. THE WOOD FLOOR PERSON USED BY KIRK WAS ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SHORT NOTICE FOR THE PROJECT AND DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE FLOORS.

DAVID BELDER WAS VERY THOROUGH IN HIS ESTIMATE. HE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING CLOSELY, AND GAVE SUGGESTIONS AS TO THINGS I SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN BUYING THE SINK AND TOILET. A WEEK AFTER THE VISIT, I RECEIVED AN AMAZINGLY DETAILED ESTIMATE. IT BROKE DOWN EVERY SINGLE THING WHICH WAS TO BE DONE, AND ALSO INCLUDED COPIES OF THEIR INSURANCE, BBB, AND LICENSES. UNFORTUNATELY, I NEEDED TO GO WITH A LOWER QUOTE, BUT WAS EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN SAMANCO IF I COULD HAVE SPENT MORE ON THIS REMODELING JOB.

DAVE CAME OUT AND WAS VERY EASY TO TALK TOO. HE WAS HAPPY TO TAKE THE ROUGH DRAWING I HAD MADE. HIS ESTIMATE CAME IN THE MAIL A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. WHEN I CALLED LATER TO ASK HOW THE PRICE WOULD CHANGE IF I BROUGHT IN MY OWN ARCHITECT (WITH DRAWINGS/PERMIT) HE QUOTED A REASONABLE PRICE, AND DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND THAT I WOULD BRING IN MY OWN PERSON.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME, BUT HE WAS PUNCTUAL AND EXTREMELY CORDIAL. SOME OF THE WORK I NEED DONE (OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION) IS NOT PERFORMED BY THEIR COMPANY. IF I NEED INSIDE WORK DONE IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM AGAIN.

THEY DO NOT DO WORK IN BUILDINGS OVER THREE STORIES TALL. IF YOU LIVE IN A HIGHRISE, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME CALLING. AT LEAST THEY TOLD ME UP FRONT, IN THE FIRST CALL.

I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER WITH THE WORK, WORKMANSHIP, AND THE WORKERS THEMSELVES. JERRY AND LUCAS WERE A PLEASURE TO HAVE AROUND. THEY TOOK PRIDE IN THEIR WORK AND IT SHOWS. I WOULD RECOMMEND SAMANCO TO ANYONE WITH A REMODELING PROJECT. THEY FINISHED THE JOB QUICKLY (3 WEEKS) AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB. I WILL CALL THEM THE NEXT TIME I HAVE A REMODELING PROJECT WITHOUT QUESTION. I AM SURE MY DOGS MISS JERRY (AND LUCAS TOO) AND BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK DONE.

WHAT A WONDERFUL COMPANY! I HAVE DEALT WITH PREVIOUS CONTRACTORS WHO WERE DIFFICULT TO GET AHOLD OF, OR WHO HAD LOTS OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE WITH SAMANCO! DAVE MADE ME FEEL LIKE A VERY IMPORTANT CUSTOMER. IN ADDITION TO HIS INITIAL VISIT, HE ALSO DROPPED OFF THE PLANS AND THE CONTRACT IN PERSON. HE ALSO MADE A POINT OF BEING PRESENT ON ONE OF THE WORK DAYS AND HE STOPPED IN TO SEE THE FINAL RESULT WHEN THEY WERE DONE. AS FOR THE ACTUAL BUILDERS, THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND CLEAN. THEY WORKED VERY HARD (ESPECIALLY THE LAST TWO DAYS) AND DID A NICE JOB OF CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES. THE PORCH ITSELF IS GORGEOUS. I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY!

SAMANCO WAS VERY QUICK -- WITHIN 72 HOURS - TO COME OUT AND GIVE US AN ESTIMATE. THEIR PRICE WAS COMPARABLE TO A BID WE'D HAD FROM OUR LANDSCAPE DESIGNER. THEY SHOWED UP AT THE AGREED TIME, BUT IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO GET THEIR ESTIMATE IN HAND. ULTIMATELY, SINCE THE PRICES WERE IN THE SAME BALLPARK, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE CREW OUR LANDSCAPE DESIGNER HAD EXPERIENCE WITH.

OVERALL THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY POSITIVE. THE RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR A QUOTE WAS PROMPT. DAN GBUR WAS ON TIME AND VERY RESPONSIVE WITH THE QUOTE. THE WORKMEN, "GERRY AND JAKE" WERE ON TIME, POLITE AND WORKED DILIGENTLY, FOR 5 DAYS FINISHING THE ENTIRE JOB. CLEANUP CREW CAME ON TIME TO CLEAR AWAY ALL DEBRIS. THE WORK IS NICELY DONE. MOST IMPORTANTLY THE SHOWER APPEARS TO BE WATERPROOF. TILE WORK IS PROFESSIONALLY DONE. REPAIRS ARE TRANSPARENT AND THE PAINTING WAS ALSO DONE WELL. THERE WAS ONLY ONE NEGATIVE, AND THAT WAS, DAN DID NOT HANDLE THE COMMUNICATION REGARDING PAYMENT VERY WELL. RATHER THAN SETTING EXPECTATIONS AS TO WHEN HE EXPECTED THE CHECK POLITELY, THERE WAS MORE OF A ''DEMAND'' FOR THE CHECK. AS THE WORK WAS VERY WELL DONE, PAYMENT WAS NOT A PROBLEM OR IN QUESTION. HAVING THE CONVERSATION EARLIER AS TO EXACTLY WHEN THEY EXPECT THE CHECK, I.E. ON-SITE TO THE WORKMEN WHEN THEY FINISH, THEY WOULD AVOID ANY MISUNDERSTANDING. I WOULD HIRE THEM AGAIN.

TOOK ABOUT A WHOLE WEEK TO GET A WRITTEN BID. JUST MAILED IT TO ME, WHICH SEEMED IMPERSONAL. NO FOLLOW-UP TO SEE IF I HAD QUESTIONS OR WANTED TO DEAL WITH THEM. I ASKED THEM TO PREPARE A BID FOR REPAIRING PROBLEMS IN MY BATHROOM AS WELL AS A COMPLETE REMODEL OF IT. ONLY RECEIVED THE QUOTE FOR THE WHOLE REMODEL (OF COURSE BECAUSE IT MEANS MORE MONEY FOR THEM). ALSO ASKED FOR BIDS ON ELECTRICAL WORK AND PORCH. ALL 3 QUOTES SEEMED VERY EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT WAS INVOLVED. DID NOT/WILL NOT USE THEIR SERVICES.

FROM BEGINNING TO END, WORKING WITH SAMANCO WAS A PLEASURE. STEPHANIE WAS ALWAYS RESPONSIVE AND FRIENDLY ON THE PHONE, FROM SCHEDULING THE INITIAL ESTIMATE APPOINTMENT THE DAY I WANTED IT, TO SCHEDULING OUR START DATE OR GARBAGE HAUL-AWAY. DAN WAS VERY HELPFUL AT THE TIME OF THE ESTIMATE WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN CHOICES AND SUPPLIERS. DAN WAS VERY DIRECT ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT CAME UP, SUCH AS MOVING THE PLUMBING IN ORDER TO MOVE THE DOOR TO THE BEDROOM. MARK AND LESTER, WHO DID THE WORK, WERE PROFESSIONAL, EFFICIENT, AND FRIENDLY (MY PUG LOVED THEM!) THEY STARTED THE JOB EVERYDAY AT 8AM, AND WERE GOOD AT COMMUNICATING THE SCHEDULE OF THE WORK SO THAT I KNEW WHEN I HAD TO HAVE MY PAINT CHOICES MADE OR NEEDED TO MAKE OTHER DECISIONS. THEY RESPONDED WELL TO SURPRISES DUE TO THE OLD-AGE OF MY HOME AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE EVERYTHING FIT AND LOOK PERFECT. MY KITCHEN IS SO BEAUTIFUL NOW, AND THEY MADE THE PROCESS SO ENJOYABLE. MY DOG AND I EVEN MISS THEM A LITTLE.

THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE, FROM CALLING FOR AN ESTIMATE, TO INTERACTION WITH LABORERS, TO FINISHED PRODUCT WAS HIGH QUALITY AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. THE BATHROOM LOOKS DYNAMITE AND THEIR SKILLED LABOR WAS IMPRESSIVE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST REMODEL AND I WAS PREPARED FOR THE STEREOTYPICAL LATE AND OVERBUDGET JOB. THEY DID GO TWO WEEKS INSTEAD OF THE ONE PLANNED, LARGELY BECAUSE WE PICKED SMALLER TILES THAN THEY ASSUMED IN THE CONTRACT. BUT, THEY STAYED ON BUDGET. AESTHETICALLY THE JOB WAS AN A- RELATIVE TO OUR EXPECTATIONS. ONE OF THE SHEETS OF WALL TILES WASN'T PLACED PERFECTLY ADJACENT TO THE NEXT, CREATING A SLIGHTLY WIDER LINE OF GROUT. FUNCTIONALLY WE ALSO GIVE THEM AN A- BECAUSE THE FLOOR WAS LESS LEVEL THAN THE OLD BATHROOM, REQUIRING THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR THAT OPENS INTO THE ROOM TO BE SHAVED SLIGHTLY (CREATING A VISIBLE GAP AT THE FLOOR WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED). BUT THE OVERALL LOOK OF THE ROOM IS FANTASTIC AND WE WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND SAMANCO!

KIRK MYERS WAS PROFESSIONAL AND PUNCTUAL; THE PROPOSAL WAS DETAILED. HOWEVER, THE PRICE WAS ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH AS OTHER PROPOSALS I GOT FROM OTHER COMPANIES. I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WERE TRYING TO OVERCHARGE ME OR IF THEY TRIED TO DETER ME FROM TAKING THEIR PROPOSAL BECAUSE THEY THINK THE JOB IS SMALL. I AM DEFINITELY GOING WITH SOMEONE ELSE ON THIS REMODELING JOB.

WAY WAY WAY OVERPRICED AND IT TOOK DAVE FOREVER TO RESPOND TO MY REQUEST. HE DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CALL ME BACK TO DISCUSS HIS QUOTE, HE JUST HAD SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR HIM FAX IT OVER TO ME.

KIRK AND HIS CREW WERE OUTSTANDING. BROTHERS JACK AND RAFA(SP) WERE HERE EVERY DAY ON TIME AND TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR WORK. THEY WERE ALSO VERY FRIENDLY AND EASY TO WORK WITH. KIRK STOPPED BY OFTEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND TO BE SURE THAT I WAS SATISFIED. I RECEIVED OTHER BIDS AND SAMANCO'S WAS VERY COMPETITIVE. BECAUSE I AM SO COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THIS CURRENT PROJECT, I'VE ASKED FOR A BID ON REMODELING OUR BATHROOMS.

I TRIED TO GET THREE ESTIMATES, ONE WAS A NO SHOW AND THE SECOND WANTED $3,800 TO REPLACE THE WOOD. I MET WITH DAVE BELDER,- HE WAS THE ONE TO CALL ME BACK AFTER THE ESTIMATE TO SEE IF HE COULD ANSWER QUESTIONS. HE NOT ONLY CAME OUT AGAIN, BUT MADE VERY STRATEGIC SUGGESTIONS ON THE TYPE OF DECK TO BUILD. HE HAD PICTURES AND SUGGESTIONS, I WAS SHOCKED. THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS THE RESULTS, THE PAPER DESIGN CAME TO LIFE. I WAS VERY PLEASED. AS A SINGLE PERSON I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WITH PRICING AND RESULTS, BUT I HAD NO REGRETS WITH DAVE. HE NOT ONLY CAME OUT TO CHECK THE WORK, HE ALSO GAVE ME A BOOK ON GRILLING AS A GIFT. THAT REALLY SHOWS HE LISTENED WELL, AND RESPONDED TO MY THOUGHTS. GREAT JOB - SAMANCO (DAVE BELDER).

A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE FROM BEGINNING TO END. CREW WAS PROMPT AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. THE QUALITY OF THE WORK WAS EXCELLENT. I HAD 3 OTHER ESTIMATES AND SAMANCO'S PRICE WAS REASONABLE, 1 ESTIMATE WAS ALOT HIGHER, 1 WAS LOWER AND THE THIRD THOUGHT MY JOB WAS TOO SMALL FOR HIM. THE JOB TOOK TWO AND A HALF DAYS TO COMPLETE. I PAID FOR ALL NEW FIXTURES, THEY PAID FOR ALL OTHER MATERIALS (NEW DRYWALL, WOOD STUDS, DRYWALL PRIMER, THINSET ETC.) CREW CHECKED WITH ME BEFORE ALL MAJOR STEPS AND DAN (THE BOSS/ESITMATER) CONSULTED WITH ME DURING JOB AND WAS VERY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY IN CORRECTING WATER DAMAGED AREAS (NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR REPLACING STUDS WHICH WAS NOT IN ORIGINAL ESTIMATE). CREW ALSO INSTALLED SHUT OFF VALVE ON TOLIET FOR NO CHARGE JUST BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. DEBRIS WAS REMOVED PROMPTLY AFTER JOB AND WAS COORDINATED BY THE STEPHANIE IN THE OFFICE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY WITHOUT RESERVATION AND WILL DEFINITLEY USE THEM AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.