PARAGON CONTRACTING

It was a good experience.  I was looking for a painter and I ended up checking out several painters.  The job turned out really nice.

Everything went well again. I would recommend them. He does really nice work. He's a little tough to get a hold of to start with. He's a little bit tougher to get them to give you a bid and get a starting date but once he starts, he's good. I have recommended them to some of my friends.

We had an existing 2nd level deck with a wraparound walkway around a bay window and were looking to make some changes. 1) The wraparound portion was not built properly and was starting to sag - this needed to be taken care of from a safety standpoint. 2) The deck lacked a staircase which we wanted to gain access to the yard below. 3) The deck had at least 5 layers of solid stain that was cracked and peeling - we had been fighting it with chemical removers, pressure washing, sanding, and scraping, but were not getting anywhere. We also found that some of the railing and deck boards were beginning to rot. We wanted the deck to look good again and reduce the amount of maintenance needed.
We requested quotes from three contractors. The first portion of the job was pretty well defined. For the staircase, we weren't exactly sure where it should start and end and each contractor talked through different options. Cary came up with a plan that leveraged the existing deck frame, minimized the impact to our landscaping at ground level and simplified the construction of the staircase itself. We also asked to quote low maintenance vinyl railing. Cary explained that while the vinyl materials were lower cost, the installation of vinyl railing was more labor-intensive than aluminum railing and that we may be better off with the aluminum railing. At that point we were planning to continue to tackle the deck floor boards on our own.
We ended up receiving two quotes and Paragon was significantly lower. That said, each contractor came up with a different project plan - the more expensive quote would have ended up with vinyl railing and a staircase with a midway landing and some complicated angles. Cary's quote to take care of the failing wraparound, add the staircase and replace the railings with aluminum railing was substantially lower. It also included line items on the quote for replacing the floor boards with two different material options - we hadn't asked for that specifically, but he included it after I had explained the struggles we were having with removing the stain. We decided to replace all the floor boards with new cedar.
Once we decided to go with Paragon, things went very well. Cary did the entire project himself - he was professional, cleaned up the area each day and kept us informed on timing. He is a skilled craftsman and has a lot of experience which helped us save money and get an even better result than we anticipated. The deck looks well integrated with our home and there is no evidence of the wraparound that was removed (except for the concrete footing that we left in the ground). We have access to our yard and garden without having to walk around the house and will have significantly less required maintenance which will give us more time to enjoy our deck without cursing it. We are very pleased and would definitely use Paragon again.

He did a good job and I was happy. He was prompt and I thought that his price was very inline with the other bids that I had gotten. He was courteous and professional. I was very satisfied with the job that he did, besides the fact that he was a local and was right in my community. I have a couple of other things that I plan on doing down the road in a while and I would most definitely give him an opportunity to those as well.

Terrifijob, was prompt and professional and price was very fair. Also advised me on how to do some of the projects myself to save money.

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While it was a bit pricey, they did a nice job, Cary and the crew were very pleasant and professional to have around and they did a super job of clean-up after they finished.

I hired Paragon to fix my roof--the communication and workmanship was great. Then, I tried to hire them for a follow-up job. Cary came out, looked at the work and promised me a quote "in a few days". A few days later, I emailed, asking what was up. Cary responded saying he would provide a quote by the end of the week. That was over a month ago. No communication, no email, nothing.

He came and gave an estimate and completed the work in about 2 weeks time.

I called Cary at Paragon Contracting because my neighbor recommended him. He gave me an estimate and an hourly rate. He heated the garage and started the taping, sanding, priming and painting and then shelving (I forgot to mention that he filled the shelves with all my stuff that was laying around - he even hung my 12' ladder and bike). He told me when he could start the job and he showed up on time, kept me informed as to what he had accomplished and when he would be back - usually the next day when the mud/paint was dry. I was well informed and he was clean and concerned about cleanliness of his work. When he cut into the ceiling in the house he spread plastic all over and even vacuumed when he was done, he even spread plastic in the garage as not to get dust all over my stuff. When he gave me his bill it was right where he said it would be and he gave me a discount on a larger future project he is drafting up for me.

They were very responsive, prompt, clean, and careful. Quality work. They provided an accurate estimate and adjusted the price down to reflect the actual work performed. They continued to work on the project continuously until completed!

Cary is amazing! We had two dozen companies come by to give us a bid and Cary was not only the least expensive but also provided it to us the fastest. Cary started the job within a few days and worked with me as I sketched out what my wife and I wanted. His workmanship and dedication is above and beyond no other. (I should know, my father had a construction company on the east coast while I was growing up.) He came early and worked non-stop....always explaining to my wife and I what he was doing and the materials he was using. Six weeks later he finished and both rooms look unbelievable, so much so that we already are using Cary to remodel our den. Also an important point worth mentioning is trust. When hiring anyone to work in your house you need to be able to trust them that they will do the right thing. That the materials they use are appropriate, the permits are pulled and what they are doing is structurally sound. Cary certainly earned our trust, so much so we gave him a key.

Cary was on time and was there when he said he would be. He did the job late into the night to make sure he finished the job because he ran into an unforeseen problem that took him a long time to solve, but it was done the right way and he didn't try to charge us any more money then what he quoted. He had on a company shirt and was professional and courteous. We bought the fixtures and he put them in. He knew exactly how to install all of them and installed them where we wanted them. I would recomend Paragon Contracting and Cary Bergstrom to everyone. He was polite and stood by his fair quote even though he worked longer than he estimated.

Cary returned my call within an hour and arrived on time. He was well dressed in a company shirt, so I knew who he was, it was also on the truck. He suggested I get a list of things I wanted done, and he would try to squeeze in everything he could. He looked over the list and suggested some other items that I really needed and it was all included in the price he had quoted. He was professional, polite and cleaned and vacuumed where he was working when he was done. The price was half of what I was quoted from others, and I got a free fire extinguisher. He is very concerned about safety.