Michael Mechtenberg Construction LLC

Michael Mechtenberg works intensely with a small crew of 2 other people. He is very knowledgeable and takes part in every part of the renovation. Nothing is left to his crew to do alone. This is generally great, but also can lead to prolongation of the project. Our project was supposed to take about 3 months, and it ran over by 2 weeks (small delay when compared to other contractor stories). That is the only reason I rate a B on punctuality - but this may not be fair as it was our first experience with a contractor and there were some weather related delays. There is also the silver lining of Michael being involved in every aspect of the job - it takes more time but it worth it for complicated jobs on older homes. The work was solid and well-done, used recycled doorways and trim from our house, and used new more durable products on the exterior. Michael was easy to ask questions to, provided good responses, and handled change-orders well. We were most impressed with his ability to include "surprises" in the initial estimate and contract so that we did not incur many cost-overruns. For instance, although the work focused on the rear wall, Michael saw some issues with the side framing and wrote in corrections to those in the contract. This made the contract higher than other estimates, but it was a good thing to be able to budget for the underlying problems ahead of time and get the work done properly. Cost overruns were less than 5% of the initial contract price, excluding change orders from us that were not required. Overall we are very happy with the quality of work and our renovated house. Working with Michael was a good experience.