FINE DESIGN CONTRACTING INC

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Everything went great. Space looks fantastic. Woodworking top notch. When we had concerns about a couple issues along the way they fixed them no questions asked. Dave was there almost every day to make sure things went well.

Overall I was very satisfied with their work. It is a small company so communication is directly with the owners. When mistakes were made with interpretations of architectural drawings they made the corrections with no hesitation. Mistakes were made by the plumbing contractor but they eventually corrected the problems. The four month contract time extended into six months, but it was not entirely the fault of FDC. They closed out the project in a comfortable manner. Overall project cost over $200,000.

Overall we were pleased. The addition work was completed very quickly and efficiently, and looks great (the demolition and addition itself took about two months). The process of designing the upstairs in the beginning was a lot of fun, and Kurt did a good job in giving us suggestions and ideas. The master bathroom is beautiful, especially the shower glass doors (which was added via contract). The part that wasn't as smooth was the tiling in the tub/shower. I wouldn't say that is their forte. I think the biggest thing this company falls a bit short in is describing options and choices and giving customers the ability to make those choices in a timely manner. For example, when choosing shingles we had one day to make a decision, and ended up with a color that was fine, but probably wouldn't have been our ideal. Part of what helped us is the fact that we made so many decisions ourselves upfront, that we had a strong idea of what we wanted.

Overall we thought the project went very well. Whenever they told us that there would be subcontractors coming the next day, they would arrive between 7 and 8 in the morning and usually work until around 4. They were very good about keeping our existing kitchen in tact while they transformed our kitchen around us. Most of the subcontractors were really good about cleaning up there messes before they left. The project took about 10 weeks which is about the how long Fine Design said it would take.

THEIR PRICE WAS INCREDIBLY REASONABLE. I HAD THE ENTIRE PROJECT DONE FOR THE SAME COST AS OTHER COMPANIES HAD GIVEN ESTIMATES TO DO JUST THE KITCHEN ALONE. THEY DO VERY HIGH QUALITY WORK, ARE VERY FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE AND DO OTHER WORK AS NEEDED. THE OWNER WORKED DIRECTLY WITH US AND IS ON SITE FOR MOST OF THE PROJECT. HE WAS VERY WILLING TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS AND REFER US TO PLACES THAT WOULD OFFER BETTER PRICING FOR MATERIALS. THEY WERE VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND THE PROJECT TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY. I WAS AT WORK MUCH OF THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE HERE AND THEY TOOK GREAT CARE OF THE PLACE. THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL AND HAD GOOD IDEAS. THEY WERE ALSO VERY FAST, THE ENTIRE PROJECT ONLY TOOK 3 WEEKS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY THEY WORKED.