Crown Painting and Remodeling Inc

There is not enough room in this space to describe how happy we are with Tom and our new basement. Tom is absolutely wonderful to work with. He was referred to us by a gal at my office after we had spoken with 11 contractors who didn't quite meet our needs or wanted to charge way more than we wanted to spend on a basement. We have an integral garage so our basement is smaller and many did not want the job for that reason. Tom stepped up to the plate and not only met our needs, but exceeded them. We were impressed by him immediately. He is not only a great contractor, he is a very good businessman. He asked us to make a list of expectations and then he drew up a contract based on those expectations. He issued a formal change order for anything we did differently. He is the ultimate perfectionist and is not satisfied until something is exactly as he intended it to be. He is very concerned with details and works hard to ensure those details are correct. He is also concerned with staying within a budget and explains cost/procedure thoroughly and offers alternatives to things that might be too costly. He tries to make sure your money is spent in the right places. Tom has a very pleasant personality....he really knows his stuff and it shows in his craftmanship. He even quickly fixed our sticking basement/garage entry door (without our request) because "it made him nuts" (no charge). He even called after the job was done to make sure we were completely satisfied and were happy with the work. We had some ideas about what we wanted, and Tom made some pointed suggestions... and his reasons for those suggestions....about the rest, all with keeping our budget in mind. He noticed we all use the garage for entering/exiting the house and suggested a little mudroom right inside the basement door as a "landing place" for coats, shoes, etc. Wasn't a big deviation from the plans, just moved a wall in a little bit for this extra "goodie". Also, he suggested a different type of insulation that would keep the basement (which is TOTALLY underground) warmer than traditional insulation. I was a little skeptical at first, then I saw it on the home & garden channel and went with it immediately. It wasn't that much more money, and the difference could be felt the day is was installed. It is now the WARMEST room in the house and we have the vents completely closed down there. We weren't sure what to do about flooring as I wanted a mix of flooring and my husband wanted yet something else. Tom introduced us to a product (a "wood" vinyl plank) that he has in his own home. Based on that reference, we went with it and we cannot believe how beautiful it looks. I kept telling him over and over again how much I just love the floor. I think it's the best part of the basement!!!! It cleans up so easily which is what we were looking for in the basement as the kids craft table is now down there. Again, we cannot believe how well our basement has turned out. It is truly the nicest room in the house and we will be spending alot of time there. If I could afford to have my entire house remodeled, I would have Tom do it in a heartbeat.