Jeff Ballard Contracting

This was the second time I used Jeff Ballard Contracting and once again, they finished ahead of time and did an excellent job.  I am getting this property ready to list for sale and it was empty as they painted the 1,450 square foot space.  The closets, base boards and walls were painted.  The kitchen was painted a medium yellow and you would never know by the finished job.  The den and front hall area were a shade darker than the rest of the home and you would never know that either.  The interior of my old home looks like brand new construction and that was my goal.  Jeff and his team took great care to be neat and clean and did not soil the carpet or tile.  They even touched up a few areas in my garage as an extra bonus to my job. 

EXCELLENT!!  We live out-of-state and Jeff was very communicative, we knew exactly what he was doing and when.  When we did visit, he came over and went over everything to make sure we were 100% satisfied.  We have hired Jeff to perform additional work.

This project ended a week and a half before the deadline and on budget.  Jeff and his two employees, were always neat and clean in my home.  My retirement community neighbors praised Jeff Ballard Contracting (JBC) for their work schedule and hard work.  This might not seem important but when you only have one chance to make a first impression, in a new neighborhood, before moving into the house, this was a very big deal to me.  Jeff spent 2 hours with me in the house during our first visit to prepare his quote.  When requested Jeff furnished references for me to contact about his prior work.  Great care was taken to cover cabinets, bathtubs and countertops during painting.   JBC removed all the doors in the home and removed hardware before painting them.  All demo materials and boxes from new fixtures were taken to the local solid waste facilities on a timely basis.  JBC even covered the garage floor to ensure this area of home would be the same as the day they started.  JBC met all deliveries for me.  It was very important to me to update the venting fans, lighting and smoke detectors in the house.  Jeff took a lot of time with me discussing the options and saved me time and money by adapting the old with the new ventilation fixtures into what became a beautiful result.  The work completed on constructing the closet appears as if this was always part of the home.  The French doors are level and open into the room as I requested.  Without doing a total bathroom remodel, the master shower fits perfectly into the original bathroom layout.  JBC worked very well with another tile contractor I hired to put down two floors in this house by coordinating materials and schedules.  Jeff Ballard Contracting was found by me using Angie's List.  I appreciate the honesty, work ethic and truthfulness of Jeff and his business web site.

My husband and I interview six contractor, four of which we found on Angie's List.  Jeff was the last contractor we interviewed and it was immediately obvious to both of us that we liked Jeff the best.  Jeff was very professional and enthusiastic.  He listened carefully to both of us and our ideas and never said he couldn't do any of the things we were looking to do.  (A tip for other contractors: In my experience I have had many contractors meet with us and they only directed their conversation to my husband, I'm assuming because he is a man., when in reality it is usually the women who is making most of the decisions.)

After the interview process was over my husband and I agreed that we hoped Jeff would come back to us with a competitive proposal.  We were extremely happy when he did and hired him.  This was a long distance renovation and required a great deal of communication.

My husband and I have built several homes from scratch and done numerous renovations.  I can say without hesitation that our experience with Jeff was the best I have ever had with any service provider.

Jeff's pricing was very competitive.  He actually started the job early. He was very detailed and tripled checked things with me. There we absolutely NO unexpected additional charges, in fact our final price for the renovation was almost the same as the original quoted price. Because this renovation was long distance, Jeff at times was very helpful in getting materials and accepting deliveries for me.  He finished the job right on time and there were very few punch list items which he took care of immediately.  He even talked me off a ledge a few times when I was challenged by problems with material purchases.

We would highly recommend Jeff and will defiantly use him again.  I wish I could add ten +s the A rating I am giving him.