J Brewer & Associates installed a basement bath and drywall in a basement room, requiring removal of a steel support post and replacement with heavy lumber supports so that a doorway could be relocated. Additionally, they hung 10 doors (10) for this project. The bathroom was a joint effort in that my husband and I selected, purchased, and staged almost all of the material other than standard trim, drywall, etc. (Thus the price shown was primarily labor.) Additionally, my husband installed and wired the lighting and switches, though the J Brewer crew pulled in the necessary wiring where walls and drywall were installed. The fellow in charge of the job, who did most of it, was an outstanding framer. We were totally amazed at the replacement of the support post with framing lumber ! He also did a superb job on the plumbing, shower installation (the wall had to be squared for that one!), toilet installation, and sink/faucet installation. My husband said "I wish I knew at your age what you know how to do!" (He is very young - about 30.) He was an extremely fine young man, very polite, on time, agreeable, and willing to tackle any problem. My husband thought very highly also of the young man who installed the floor tile, and more specifically, the man who hung the doors. (Note that my husband is a perfectionist!) We were very pleased with the drywall work. They cleaned up everything very well as the job progressed and after the job was complete. With the joint effort involved, there was some back and forth negotiations and defining details on the contract, e.g., who would do exactly what with regard to electrical, especially. These contracts tend to be fairly general and I do advise anyone using any contractor doing modifications or additions to carefully think about all the interfaces and make sure they are handled in the contract so there is no misunderstanding about what services will be performed for the price quoted. J Brewer was very good to work with on defining details of the contract
Sherry K.
