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"This was an awesome experience, when planning to renovate my kitchen called VKB and was impressed. Our designer Johan was super patient, creative and truly brought my vision to light within my established budget. The project price and timing were all maintained by our project manager Jason and the finished project - beyond expectations. Marvin and his crew delivered an impeccable new kitchen our entire family is excited to use. We enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend."

"Repair of framing was done quickly and professionally. Window pane teplacent was outsourced to a subcontractor who took much longer than I was told to comete i stallation. When finally finished, the work was very satisfactory"

"Willis began the job when they said they would and they finished in the time frame they estimated.  The price they quoted in their proposal was accurate.  There were no surprise extra charges. They kept us informed about who was coming and when, and what they would be doing.  They cleaned up before they finished.  All of their employees and subcontractors were courteous and helpful. They quickly corrected any minor things that got missed. 
This project involved repairing water damage, and they made sure that everything was dry before they began. They made adjustments in the work plan when they discovered additional water damage under the kitchen cabinets that had not been adequately dried by restoration company.  They planned the kitchen repairs in a way that it minimized our loss of kitchen use.
They were very helpful in explaining our flooring options. They helped us to select a new flooring color when it turned out that the color we previously had was no longer available.
We have used Willis Builders for other jobs as well, including a major home addition and a new bathroom.  They did a great job on these projects, and have made warranty fixes as needed. They are first people we call when we need other work done.  We highly recommend Willis Builders.


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"Dreamville Remodeling did an excellent job.Seamless communication, They crew was amazing! I would highly recommend hiring this company! All crew members were polite and efficient. They kept work site very clean during the whole construction process."

"This contractor offers good service at reasonable rates. They provide the service with care and respect for the customer."

"Work was completed. Contractor did an estimate to replace planks and return to do refinishing. The new planks were installed with labels face up. Not sure if that was a lack of attention to detail or not. I do not know how much that matters once the project is complete. Contractor also left behind his blower. After I called the company to let them know, they said they would have someone contact me to arrange to pick it up but no one ever did. It's still in my backyard sitting there under the tarp."

"Devin Nasvaderani (Marel Homes) is, without a doubt, the best contractor with whom I have ever worked. He came into a job that had been royally screwed up by a prior contractor (see review of Stevenson & Sons). He thoroughly inspected the property, prepared a detailed bid, gave us advice on the most important items and delivered a bid that could work with our budget and the existing lender requirements. His entire crew were professional and consciencious. Devin delivered on time, on budget with high quality work. He kept us informed throughout the process. The portico he built is frequently the subject of compliments by our neighbors (and people just driving by). We will use Devin to continue improving our home. He took a nightmare and turned it into the dream home we had hoped for. If you need a great contractor to remodel your home, call Devin at Marvel Homes (the name says it all).
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"This was our first major remodeling project so we didn't really know what to expect from a contractor. We relied on the reviews and were nervous going into this project. As it turned out, we are so glad that we selected Chevy Chase Remodeling for our project. Steve - the owner was very professional and knowledgeable. He offered some great suggestions and ideas that saved us money and yielded stunning results. Steve is very responsive and easy to work with throughout the entire project. When we saw there were some some small issues that need to be fixed, he responded promptly. We now have a beautiful kitchen, master bathroom and new flooring - all thanks to Steve and his team! We would definitely use them again for future project."

"Omar and his team built a beautiful, high quality shed in our yard.  They were very easy to work with from the very start and made the process quick and easy. The only location in our yard for a shed has a bit of a slope, but they were able to work with that without difficulty.  We were given honest assessment of the cost/benefits of having a prefabricated shed vs. one that they constructed and decided to go with the latter.  We are so glad that we did!  The shed adds much needed outdoor storage space to our garage-less yard while being sturdy, and attractive.  I feel like we got a great deal!  I am so glad we chose to work with Omar and his team and would work with them again in a heartbeat!"

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After reading the glowing reviews on Angie's list and meeting with Francisco I had very high hopes for this company.  There were too many ups and downs in our remodel to even go into all of them, but I will do my best to highlight the most important.  I don't know if they were just going through a rough patch during our renovation, but the prior reviews did not at all reflect our experience.    Lets start with the positives.

Pros:

1. The final product of our bathroom is beautiful

2. The subcontractors who did the tile work and drywall/painting were excellent.  I LOVE our tile work. 

3. When mistakes were made they seemed to genuinely be sorry and tried to make things right

4.  They were neat and conscientious about cleaning up

Cons:

1. Project cost twice as much as original estimate--we were expecting to spend around 12k for this and ended up costing 24k (probably more because I stopped counting small charges from home depot on my card after a certain point).  There were some changes to the plan along the way which we agreed to and some unexpected things that came up--that happens.  Just way more than we were expecting to spend. 

2.  Project took 4 months to be completed.  We were quoted 2-3 weeks.  This was for various reasons--some of which were out of their control (vendor issues--but vendors they recommended) and some were within their control (i.e. ordering the wrong thing, installing things wrong, not realizing the wrong thing had been ordered even though it was sitting there for weeks).  Even at the end when there was just a few things to be done, it kept getting put off.  It felt like the remodel that would not end. 

3.  Lack of design ahead of time.  There was no clear design ahead of time which led to scrambling on the back end.  For example, we ordered  toilet topper and then they tell me at the end that the wall cannot support one and acted like I should have known this.  There was no place for towel racks. We eventually found work arounds for these issues, but a design would have been hugely helpful.  I should have known better, but I thought that Francisco was the designer and would have planned for this.  I take 50% responsibility for this one.

4. Things done wrong, sometimes more than once.  I'll just give the most egregious example here.  OK, so the first time they installed our shower door it was not correct and the pieces came unglued within days.  I notified them of this--they were planning to come fix it, but not urgently bc they were busy. Fast forward several days--the glass shower door falls off the track while I'm in the shower and shatters in a million pieces resulting in some minor cuts on my legs and feet.  To their credit, they cleaned up the glass that morning and were extremely apologetic.  I forgave them because they so quickly tried to make it right.  Then several weeks later once the new door comes, they install it wrong--again!  I can tell this just by looking at it.  I call Francisco and he explained that the person who installed it had never done it before--WHAT???!! This was a shower door that THEY recommended and it had already broken once and they send someone who has never done it to install it?  This is inexcusable to me.  So came a third time and installed it right. 

I personally would not use them again, only because the thought of going through all that again gives me palpitations.  But the final product was good, so I would not say that no one should use them.  Again, I got the impression that it was a busy and tumultuous time for their business so this may not be typical.   I would recommend getting a clear design ahead of time, be flexible on time and money (which probably is true for any job like this) and double check things yourself.  

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