the Village Builder, Inc.

Chucks crew was wonderfully kind. The work they did is perfect. Payment terms worked in our favor. We were very pleased!!!!!! Don and Jan Smyth

I have used this company for several projects and all went extremely well. The workers are top of the line; great suggestions are provided; very competitive pricing. Importantly, if there is any kind of problem it is dealt with professionally, politely and is taken care immediately without complaint. A great company to work with.

Peter and his crew at The Village Builder provided us with excellent service. They kept to the schedule and stayed within budget, providing helpful professional advice while respecting our choices. The workers were courteous and friendly and provided quality workmanship. We were very happy with both remodels.

Peter from The Village Builder clearly laid out the process of our kitchen remodel. Helped us get to a realistic budget for what was important to us. And worked with us to stay within the budget which we mutually agreed. He provided insight based on experience that allowed us to make decisions that were best for our project and budget. The subcontractors managed by The Village Builder were professional, on time, and did beautiful work. They even cleaned up after themselves at the end of each day. Peter managed the construction schedule to keep everything moving forward efficiently. If a delay was encountered it was communicated as early as possible. The Village Builder simply did what they said, when they said, and did not go over budget. We are super happy with our new kitchen and plan on working with The Village Builder on our next remodel. Goodness knows our bathrooms need to be updated!

Our bathroom model went great. We really liked working with Peter and his crew. The tile setter worked with my wife to pick out the perfect tiles and painter helped a lot with colors. We had a good idea about the design going into the project, but they really helped bring it together. Love the final product!

They did a great job!! The crew is very professional but friendly. I appreciate all of their good work. I had so few issues but all were corrected immediately. They were very conscious of my wants and needs and were very tolerant of my "pickiness"! I have hired them for a second job (replace sliding glass door and resurface exterior of chimney). Again, exceptional job!! Peter and his crew always go the extra mile to makes sure everything is as I want, but also have very creative ideas for designs.

The contractor was very flexible in scheduling work around our summer visitors. Contractor was also very patient while we dithered about what kind of roofing material and insulation we needed, and had excellent suggestions for remodeling the existing cupola. Contractor was careful to integrate renovations into the existing design of the house, so the modifications now look as if they were part of the original design. The workers were very professional, and the quality of workmanship was excellent. It's now almost a year later, and we are still very happy with the result.

Good knowledgeable recommendations with excellent work and appropriate pricing

Several years ago they remodeled an older home I own. Because they are so good, we used them to build a new home on 10 acres. They are very adaptive to our changing ideas. We worked with them in making changes as the work progressed. This has been either because we see a need for a different design or in response to their suggestions for how to make things nicer. There input was extremely important in adapting our new home to a steep hillside. There work is of the highest quality and they work with us in deciding on subcontractors. The support does not end with the end of the project. The have dealt with the subcontractors each time an issue has arisen in the months following completion.

Both jobs went very smoothly. all of the staff that came into our home were pleasant, timely, dependable and never left a mess

Completely professional, every aspect was detailed thoroughly, we were very much engaged in design and decision making.

The Village Builder team was a small group of highly skilled woodworkers, painter/finisher, and hardwood floor installer, all overseen by the company owner. The team did beautiful work and was a delight to have in our home for several weeks. Old windows were refurbished, old trim and doors were disposed of or donated, old flooring was removed and gorgeous new maple floors with a cherry inlay was installed to match an existing area of the house. A complete tear-out of the central stairway was replaced with a fir and maple staircase constructed and finished onsite. New fir trim was installed throughout the house. Expensive (in great part due to our choice of materials), beautiful work from a great group and well worth it!

As an Architect it's always a pleasure to run into a builder that will participate and support the development process w/ constructability reviews, cost evaluations and support. Most builders present prices, some with thoughtful reflection and some just presenting sub-contractor bids. Chuck fully builds the project in his minds-eye rather than just bidding unit costs. He identifies opportunities and adjustments to save money, as well as identifying items that might be clarified and lead to reduced sub-bidder bids. I have always felt that Chuck holds the clients project as the central focus. Over many years I have had each of numerous clients love Chucks work. He has always supported the creative process in addition to adding custom millwork to the construction. I feel comfortable bringing cutting edge design as well as timely and classic designs to his review. He is a great team member and contributes freely. Every builder brings something different to the table. Village Builder brings a thoughtful cost aware, solution finder, team builder, and partner to the project. Well worth looking into.

The crew has been with Village Builder for many years and are extremely professional. We were impressed that they are each artisans in their own right and made sure everything was absolutely perfect. We wanted to update our home from a rather plain contemporary with a 70s feel to a progressive craftsman look. With a lot of design help from Chuck and Peter Noone, the owners of the business, we were able to achieve this brilliantly. The new stairway that was created by Bruce Macvicar is a gorgeous craftsman construction with amazing, translucent burled Oregon vine maple inlays. The staircase is elegant but simple, and it just glows. They suggested adding more wood around our living room and sunroom windows and suddenly the house seemed richer and more substantial. The bathrooms which had been spartan were given a more archaeological feel, with grey-green slate brick tiles accented by trails of pale river stones flowing from ceiling to wood floor in the master bath. The man who did our tile work was phenomenal and did a truly precision job. New custom firewood craftsman cabinetry and a framed mirror along with an enlarged window looking out into a native plant garden and the forest beyond brought the natural beauty of the outdoors inside. A black and gold ubatuba granite countertop beneath a graceful black granite sink bowl enhance the depth of the rich red of the new cabinets. Bruce M. built a walnut make-up table with matching chair in the style of a vintage writing desk to fit in a niche created when we took out an overlarge storage cabinet. The upstairs bathroom was designed to be a grotto of rough, dark grey slate with a scattering of copper foiled glass tiles in the floor to ceiling shower tub combo. A new bubbler tub was installed as well. Craftsman light fixtures over a brightly polished copper sink bowl atop a black granite countertop and douglas-fir craftsman cabinetry give the small bathroom a rustic spa feel. All of this work was accomplished without conflict or any troubling difficulties. We asked for some unusual things and they made sure we got what we wanted. We were very excited to see it all coming together day by day and could tell that all of the craftsmen working on our home were excited to contribute to its transformation. Really, they just did an extraordinary job.

Needless to say, the job went really well, the house turned out just what we wanted. Even though we don't live there anymore, I miss that kitchen ever time I think about that house. I don't remember all the details now since it was over 30 years ago, but my general recollection is that Chuck made the process very easy. He was organized, thoughtful and tuned in to what we wanted. Besides having an engineering mind, he is very people oriented. I love that house til this day and I would hire Chuck in a heartbeat.

Chuck's attention to detail was phenomenal. We couldn't have wanted any better. He is friendly, upbeat and understanding as is his work crew. They were almost like family and Very considerate while in our home. We got to know all the workmen very well and actually missed having them to talk with once they left. Although it was nice to get our house back and WOW.......what a kitchen. I have known Chuck for over 30 years and got to know him 30 years ago when he built a house for me and my husband. So when we decided to re-do our kitchen....there was no other choice to make than Chuck.

Chuck was very responsive to our wishes and completely transparent with cost changes to the original contract. We knew where we stood at all times. There were glitches, as there always are. In our case it was with the heating sub contractor, and Chuck eventually had to replace him and have some of the original work redone. But, the point is, Chuck followed through. As for the quality of work, my wife and I can't say enough in praise. On many occasions, Chuck, one of the carpenters and I would discuss building details of placement and design -- from soffits to shelving to walkways, and the work always turned out better than I could imagine. The architect visited every few weeks and sometimes suggested minor changes: These were immediately incorporated, and at no additional cost.

All went as explained by provider. Initial contact by phone brought prompt reply. Met with provider to explain needs. Met again with provider & his expert to determine specific project needs. Met again with provider to go over contract. Time line established. Materials delivered on time. Work done within established timeline. Workers polite and answered my questions. No negative issues arose Billing statement clear with no surprises.

All the things we've asked from the VB have gone perfectly. Standout benefits with the VB have been excellent cost analysis and control, strong communications and feedback, and very high skilled workers. This is a strong, experienced, responsible company. The VB has over many years become not just a contractor but a friend.

All the details would take many words. Chuck Noone and his crew listened patiently to our ideas and wants. Then, with a lot of ingenuity, insight and experience, they fitted what we wanted into the space available. Peter drafted a plan of the house as it was before we even decided on having work done. And then he updated the plan as changes were proposed and as work progressed. I moaned about losing a linen closet. But Bruce figured out a way of fitting one into the "guest closet", using some of our own madrone wood. He also worked some of our walnut into the hardwood flooring. We were truly delighted with the care and quality of the work done on our home.

The Village Builder was professional from start to finish. No detail is too small to escape Chuck's attention. Everything is written, explained and signed beforehand so there are never any unpleasant surprises. Sometimes the paperwork Chuck produced was almost overwhelming but he just wants everything to go according to plan. He kept us involved in every step of the process and had no problem with allowing us to do the flooring and painting ourselves. The workers were wonderful - polite and ultra considerate and their work was of the highest quality. The sub contractors have all know Chuck for years. They sometimes joked about Chuck's obsessive attention to detail but they all held him in high regard. I suspect he is not the lowest priced builder out there. I don't know for sure because I never tried getting another bid on the project. However, the work was of the highest quality and the crew he has have been with him for a long time so I suppose they are well compensated. Given the quality of the work the overall cost was certainly fair. This is our third major remodeling project on the houses we have owned over the years and The Village Builder stands head and shoulders above all the others.

I heard about The Village Builder from other friends who had a very positive experience working with them. I hired them to paint my kitchen area, to install hardwood flooring in the hallway, family room dining room and in the kitchen and to install an exterior french door that had a doggy door insert in it. All the guys were extremely professional and always made sure the place was very clean when they left. They even removed some old junk that I had lying around outside which saved me having to make a run to the dump myself. The price that Chuck Noone gave to me was the price I paid. I really really love the oak flooring. There is so much variation to the boards that it is really fun to look at. The inlaid oak registers are that final touch that just makes the floor pop. I get comments on it all of the time. A few years after they did the initial job, I had them come back to install a paver patio in our backyard. First they had to remove a dilapidated old deck and a hot tub. Once that was done, they used a drawing that I came up with to actually install the pavers. Everything came out as I had hoped it would. I am considering adding an arbor over the patio. Obviously, the Village Builder will be my first choice to do the work. Outstanding work, great guys, easy to read contract. I would highly recommend the Village Builder to anybody.

The Village Builder built our home in 2001. It was a 2900 SF full custom in the Craftsman style, so includes lots of finely detailed woodwork. His crew did an exquisite job. Everything was completed to our satisfaction on time and within budget. When some of the components came in under budget, Chuck volunteered upgrades on some of the interior finishes. In 2006 we wanted to add a 500 SF bedroom and bathroom within the "crawl space". We naturally went back to The Village Builder. Again, the work was completed to our complete satisfaction. Finally, they stand behind their work. In 2011, I noticed an apparent leak in the vicinity of our chimneys. After a couple days of trying to find and fix the problem myself, I gave up and called Chuck. He sent his foreman, Bruce, over. Bruce spent a full day finding and fixing the problem (leaking flashing). No questions, no charge.

Job went very well. The job and costs were clearly explained at the outset, the men who did the work were skilled and professional, all of the work was done to or satisfaction, and there were no hidden costs.

Village Builder replaced our cedar deck with a trex deck. I enjoyed his crew that did the deck ... it was midwinter and wet ... we ended up eating lunch together many days ... nice guys! I was initially very pleased with the deck but after about 3 years some of the Trex (facia boards and 2 x 4 deck rail) began to warp and split. We tried to work with Trex but they were essentially unresponsive ... claimed installation was faulty (BS!). Chuck brought his crew out and replaced failed Trex with cedar... no charge. Trex = D- Village Builder = A. Two years ago Village Builder remodeled the Master Bath. We are totally satisfied with the result. Same crew that did the deck did most of the bath remodel. Subcontractors for plumbing, tile floor, and shower enclosure. A year ago Village Builder remodeled our kitchen and installed a bay window. We are very pleased with the results. Same crew did basic work with sub contractors for electrical, flooring and plumbing. We are geting to know the crew well! There were a few glitches that showed up after a couple of months --- these were promptly fixed to our satisfation. We especially appreciate that the Village Builder stands fully behind their work Did I mention they have a good crew??