"Amanda from Homemade design provided me with a variety of suggestions for couches, end-tables, lamps, window coverings, rugs, paints, accessories to match my style and color preferences for my living room. Amanda has better than great ideas and worked to stay within my budget. I also hired Amanda to design my kitchen, dining room, game room, and master bedroom and bath. Building and furnishing a house is a daunting task, and Amanda was a great help in putting it all together. I couldn't have done it without her. Well done Amanda! Would I recommend Amanda? Yes Yes Yes!!"

"Installers were responsive, congenial, and great to work with."

"Super. A very gracious crew of 3 men arrived around 10:00 and job was completed approximately 2:30. Nice neat job, beautiful windows. I'm tickled pink.THANK YOU."

"They did a great job. I would use them again in the future."

"Brad and his team removed the walls from our sunroom, and installed columns and railings. They were very professional and friendly. We are very happy with the new look of the room. We plan to hire them again to remove and replace our pool deck."

"It went just fine.  This was a pretty simple, straight-forward job.
I needed someone to focus on this fairly small ($3,040) and get it done, properly and promptly.
Roger stayed right on top of it until it was done, well done."

Stillwater Blind is a successful Company because we pay attention to detail and work with the customer to create the perfect look. We strive to give our clients the highest quality installations and build positive longstanding relationships. For all your window treatment needs, call Stillwater Blind!

"They were good. They were pretty fast and came on time. My overall experience with them has been good."

"Mr. Morgan & his assistant were on time and very pleasant to work wettable and very capable job took longer than anticipated but understandably so."

"We have a 4,000 square foot two story victorian style house in the country that was suffering from neglect.  We have attempted to refresh the paint in lower perimeter in the past, however, the upper level was something we could not handle.  We called three different companies for estimates and selected API Construction.  Raymond Ontiveros with API was the only company that gave us specific details of the work to be completed.  Raymond Ontiveros came out to inspect the job and gave us an estimate within 24 hours.  API was not the least expensive contractor, however, we felt they were able to complete all the work necessary.  We felt confident they would produce a quality paint job and they would be able to complete the necessary repairs.  We had a big party planned for October 29th and wanted the house finished before that date. 

We signed a contract on Thursday with the work to begin on the following Monday.  To our delight Raymond asked if they could get started on Saturday.  They worked for at least three days to prep the house (including power wash, oil primer, scraping where needed, sealing, caulking and weatherproofing).  The house had several area with water damaged masonite trim above the brick line.  Raymond suggested we replace those areas with Hardie Plank siding which would keep the problem from recurring.  They completed replacement of the water damaged lap boards; replaced the porch baluster spindles and reinforced loose soffits.

When they removed the lap board siding on the north side of the house under the bay window, they discovered a lot of water and termite damage that extended to a wood panel close to the window.  They offered to replace the bad board and offered to seal the area between the brick line and the siding to prevent future damage.   Since they have completed the repair, I have noticed they have eliminated the cold air draft from the bay window area.

The carpenter on the job, Carlos, pointed out one area along the south side of the house that needed a drainage problem addressed.  The foundation of the house protruded out about five inches from the wall.  This was an area where water would accumulate and cause water damage.  (We wondered why the breezeway area would have water after a big rain)  He suggested the installation of metal flashing that would divert the water away from the house.  It works great.  During the last rain, we didn't  find water in the breezeway.

We really got excited when they started painting.  The work went really fast.  We could expect to see anywhere from two to ten workers on any given day.  The hardest part of the job was all the detail trim.  There are forty windows in the house and most  have trim.  The protected the windows with plastic sheeting and probably used hundreds of yards of masking tape.  I don't know how they were able to work in some of the spaces between the house and the hedges.  I washed the windows and I can confess some of the areas were really cramped.  Raymond and his crew provided an excellent restoration and top quality paint job.  Raymond would call every few days to make sure we were happy with the progress. 

We are so excited with the finished product!  Raymond promised when they finished, the house would look new and he didn't lie.  They completed the work before the big party.  We had lots of compliments from our guests about how nice our house looks. The house is almost twenty years old, however, it looks brand new!  
 
I would definitely recommend API Construction to anyone looking for excellent workmanship, professional restoration and a quality paint project."