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"We had a great experience with I and Sons replacing our very dated and unsafe railings and banisters. From the start, they were extremely responsive and easy to work with. He came in with a fair quote and was flexible with scheduling. After the work was done, we discovered that the preexisting structural components were insufficient so they had to go back in and reinforce some parts, which they did willingly - they really wanted to make sure that we were happy with the project. They were communicative throughout the process and always very friendly and thoughtful of our household while they worked. We're happy with the result and the whole process to get there, strongly recommend them!"

"Where to start, I hired Jim at Evolution to do an exterior home remodel. This was three years ago. This included windows, siding, doors, roof, and gutters. Two jobs (the house roof and the gutters) were done by two other companies that he hired. The gutters are leaking and not doing their job at this point. They are not blocked nor do they have debris in them. The seams are failing. There are three spots currently. Also they put a downspout in the middle of the gutter and not on the end. So there’s issues associated with that. Jim was to do the siding, windows, screen doors, basement door, and carport roof. His costs were the best out of several contractors and he was recommended by a friend. We were drawn to another company but we decided to go with Evolution and Jim. So I mentioned the carport, we needed to redo it. I am a novice when it comes to building but I figured I could build the carport and have Jim roof it (originally it was going to be the other subcontracted roofers doing it). So I constructed, after doing research, the carport. Jim arrives and says it’s too flat and that it’s not safe to shingle it. so he says we could but corrugated plastic up in its place. I agree to that as I am assuming he knows what he’s talking about. He proceeds to do the job. The carport roof, the siding, the windows. I recently installed a patio with pavers right before he started his work here. I with my neighbors help did the work. My neighbor then installed a concrete border around the patio. At one point Jim and his crew rent a scissor lift and proceed to drive it (I think the sticker said 2500 pounds on the side of the machine) onto the patio to instal a window upstairs. They cracked the new concrete border and cracked about 10 pavers. They decided not to mention it to me, but I noticed it. I waited till the end of the day when Jim was sitting in his vehicle to leave and I approached him. He said they would fix it. Their fix was flipping the pavers over and not addressing the cracked concrete border. Disappointing but ok. So back to the carport which is my ultimate complaint. Jim completes all the projects including the plastic on the carport. Within days there are multiple leaks on the carport. Jim sends a helper out to put some caulk on it. The next day it’s leaking all along where the plastic meets the newly shingled roof. I contact Jim about the situation and he says “I’m washing my hands clean of this problem”. I plead with him to help address it and he sends me a email saying I screwed up the carport and that if an inspector saw it they would make me take it down. So I drop it. Over the next three years we are to the point of replacing the roof, yet the carport structure is solid. The plastic has shattered on the south side where it wasn’t connected properly, no flashing was installed so the water has damaged all of his supports causing them to warp, it leaks everywhere rendering the carport useless. Since Jim refused to address it I contacted another contractor to see what they could do. They came out and determined Jim botched the carport roof in several ways. No flashing, un proper cross beam placement, un proper overlap of plastic, un proper attachment to my structure. My structure was sound with no issues. So I reach out to Jim again about the issue and asked him repeatedly to come back out to see what was happening, in hopes he would fix it. It has been three years at this point. He doubled down with what he said before. Got upset that I asked another contractor to look at it (even though he refused too). He repeatedly asked me if I wanted him to come out. Which I reply with yes, over and over again. He never came. To be blunt he was incredibly rude. I’ll happily post what he wrote of the need arises. The bottom line to me is this. If I built the structure poorly (as he claimed… even though I think he wanted to initially do it but cost prevented it) why would you cover something that was built poorly. I would of said I can’t legally cover that structure or maybe even it’s built in a way that I can’t insure a leak free roof (again it was a matter of days I reported leaks to him). Secondly after I paid over 50,000 dollars to him, why wouldn’t you try to fix the roof just to be helpful especially since I contacted him within days. Thirdly why be a rude and condescending. Overall it was a huge let down. The new carport roof will cost about 3000. All his supports and the plastic top. The patio damage and the lack of care in fixing his issues he created. I would never recommend Jim or Evolution."

"Absolutely top-flight! He is the first person I will contact the next time I need _any_ work done around the house. Polished. Professional. Creative Problem Solver. A skill set both deep and wide. And... great people skills, enjoyable to work with! "

"I hired UKA to do finish carpentry work at my house. Very good experience. They were on time, on budget, and the quality of work was outstanding. I would definitely recommend them to others"

"Ty Carr of Rose City Urban Development is *the* professional you have been looking for. I hired him first to replace my single-car garage door with French doors, and then -project by project- I hired him for everything else I had in mind! If Ty says he will do it, it will done right, and you will have an improvement that is both attractive and **built to last**. He was contentious and careful, respecting everyone in the home and my neighbors as well. He tracked receipts and returns carefully, and always invoiced fairly. I never had to ask him to clean up. He set the standard and made sure everyone with him met it as well. "

"Zach did a wonderful job on our bathroom remodel. He was very reasonably priced, showed up on time every day and always kept us informed. We were very happy with his work and we are already planning our next remodel with him."

"He was able to take on a difficult job that most contractors in the industry would not touch. He was able to reverse a high-end Anderson door for us. That is a glider that leads out to our patio. Not even Anderson recommended doing this, however, he was able to reverse it without any problems. Highly recommend him for any and all projects around your home."

"We hired Performance to repair some siding on our house. Professional. Punctual. Great communication. Reasonable cost. Very impressed. We will hire them again for sure."

"Jamie was prompt, polite, and kept us informed regarding scheduling changes that had to be made due to a delay in delivery of the materials. His craftsmanship installing our wood ceiling planks was excellent. We will definitely hire him for future carpentry jobs!!"