"Innovative Build Solutions" says everything you need to know about Marlon's approach to construction. He is energized by challenges and works with you to figure out what you want to achieve and how to best manage your project within your budget. I hired him to build a wall to divide space in my mid century home. There were several challenges. First was how to preserve the character of beautiful natural wood in the original space since it was impossible to find real wood paneling to match. The second was figuring out if we could keep a really cool built-in couch original to the home that interfered with the position of the wall. The third was figuring out if we could install a sliding door as well as an interior window to allow light to pass through. Marlon came up with brilliant solutions and went the extra mile to enhance the mid century design. He remade an old window to fit the space, embedded an original mid century painting in the sliding door, disassembled and moved the built-in couch to fit the new space, and put hard wood flooring at a 45 degree angle on both sides of the wall in stead of paneling. It looked so beautiful that the building inspector took pictures to show his wife. We couldn't be happier. What started out as a project out of necessity for space turned into a work of art that seemed to transform my entire home.
SECOND PROJECT:
I have just completed my second project with Marlon. My 1962 mid-century custom kitchen needed an upgrade in order to accommodate new appliances. This was not a straightforward remodel. I wanted to keep the original footprint, as much of the original real-wood cabinetry as possible, restructure some of the upper cabinets, and create more counter space. It is not a large space and every ¼” mattered! We replaced the original built-in oven/microwave combo with a base wall oven and put a new microwave over the cook top on the opposite side of the kitchen. We opened some space under the cabinets adjacent to the dining room which allowed us to extend the new counter top and leave hanging cabinets above it. We stripped and re-stained all the cabinets to match the beautiful cherry paneling in the adjacent dining room which gave a much larger, open feel to the kitchen.
For several reasons I would hire him in the future:
First, from beginning to end, Marlon was informative, accommodating, communicative, patient, and committed to doing quality work.
Second, he is careful to hire people of trustworthy character, and he, himself, is a person of integrity. Every carpenter, electrician, plumber, painter, tiler, and counter installer who came into my home was hardworking, careful, tidy, and pleasant. Even though there were challenges along the way, I never saw a hint of annoyance or impatience.
Third, Marlon gave a detailed estimate, reasonable payment schedule, and well thought out timeline. In the end his estimates were impressively close.
Lastly, he takes pride in his work and is committed to customer satisfaction. I am very happy with the results. I highly recommend Innovative Build Solutions!
I look forward to my next building or renovation project with IBS.