Renovation and Design Company

Our house is only seven years old, but despite our maintenance efforts, our front porch and deck were in bad condition.
Twice in the first five years, we had stripped, sanded, and re-stained the railings and deck boards.  We also replaced boards that were warped or split.  By last summer, the base of the rail posts had started to rot. We weren't willing to put in any more work to maintain them, so we decided to rebuild with PVC materials.  
We had recently finished our basement, and had a trying experience with the contractor, so a recommendation was much more important than price to us.  We chose Alexi based heavily on the recommendation from a friend. He had built an addition for her son, and she had only glowing things to say about him and his work.  Four other contractors had provided us with quotes, and as luck would have it, Alexi's was a tad cheaper than the others'.
At our scheduled meeting with Alexi on March 24, he showed up promptly.  He had brought material samples from different manufacturers and presented them.  The next day, on March 25, he provided us with a quote for what we requested, plus quotes for cheaper alternatives.  We had our hearts set on Azek, so that's what we went with.
Alexi squeezed us into his schedule, with a start date of April 1.  He estimated that the job would take 2-2.5 weeks.  (My husband was very firm with the schedule because our previous contractor took  more than six months to finish a job that he promised would be done in three.)
Alexi and Tom arrived on April 1 at 8 am.  Tom started removing the old front porch, and a few hours later, took delivery of the materials and the dumpster.  The construction proceeded at a fast clip.  The deck frame is still structurally sound, but Alexi ordered a few joists in case they uncovered a problem. They didn't, although they added reinforcement to the frame in a couple of places. In addition, they replaced the trim around the doors that led to the porch and deck with PVC.  A tiny detail that would've been lost to many:  Tom added trim to a post where there previously wasn't any.  Tom also removed construction debris that our builder had left under the deck when the house was built.
Every day, Tom showed up to work promptly.  He literally worked through wind (15-20 mph) and hail (because this winter doesn't seem like it will ever end). He left his work area very clean at the end of every day.  
Exactly a week after work started, it was finished, and we couldn't be more satisfied with the final product.  We found both Alexi and Tom very pleasant and professional. We will definitely hire Alexi for our future projects, and will recommend him to every one. 

Alexi showed up when he said he would,and made a strong effort to understand our needs.
He quoted a price, produced the work when he said he would, and delivered what he said he would when he said he would.