
About us
DFW Improved is a full-service home remodeling contractor that specializes in understanding your goals and providing top-tier results. Rated Top 500 in the Nation in 2018 by Qualified Remodeler, our Design-Build team is ready to serve you. Whether it’s bathroom and kitchen remodeling, media rooms and built-ins; outdoor living spaces or a room addition, we are a general contractor in an elite class of award-winning service providers recognized for building excellence. We design and build for general home renovation, insurance restoration, universal design solutions for aging-in-place, and more to improve your home’s value and your quality of life. Visit our website for service areas and get inspired by our photo gallery. Email: [email protected] DBAs: DFW Home Services LLC, DFW Homes LLC
Business highlights
Services we offer
Interior and exterior painting, carpentry woodworking, doors, siding, ceiling fans, roofing, plumbing, outdoor and concrete patios, electrical, general remodel kitchen and bathroom, detached garage, window, gutter replacement & home inspection, aging-in-place, additions, whole house renovation, architectural services.
Services we don't offer
Metal, tile roof & replacements, foundation & balcony repair, pool repairs/installation.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- American Express
- Financing Available
- Check
- Visa
- Discover
- MasterCard
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My old carpeting & vinyl tile were 25 years old, so well due for replacement. For several years I've intended to hire individual contractors to do the various updates. Instead I looked for a general contractor who could do the whole project. DFW Improved was well rated on Angie's List, responsive; I ultimately picked them for the project.
DFW Improved has a showroom with the various materials, tile, wood, carpeting, etc. I was happy with their selection, and preferred to use their materials.
The project took about three weeks. The progress was ongoing, I could see the results every day when I got home. I had some luck in the scheduling, but it was excellent timing.
Gary, the sales manager, met with me more than once. He talked me through all the options, and quoted several options. He's knowledgeable, great to work with.
Tony, the project manager, also great to work with. He kept the project moving, kept me updated. Very patient, and always wiling to explain things to me.
Gary & Tony both met with me for a detailed walk through before the project started. Tony met with me for a detailed walk through after the project, and quickly arranged for the small touch ups that I requested.
A successful project, and a long review to go with it!
"We apologize the homeowner was out of our service area. We feel it's better to be upfront with the customer & not go to certain areas of town in which we know we cannot provide the DFW Improved acceptable level of service. We hope to make our way to all areas of the metroplex as we grow, but at this time we do not have the man-power to service the customer."
We were very satisfied with the experience and would use their services again in the future.
Both employees were very professional, friendly and great to deal with. My disappointment was about appointments. First, they showed up an hour early for the initial estimate. Then work was set to be done on a Sunday. I called after several hours and was told the roofer couldn't make it, so we rescheduled for the next day. The same thing happened the next day. We stayed home and no one showed up. I finally called and rescheduled again. The roofer showed up on the third day and the work was done. He worked all day and everything was left very clean afterward, which was great.
Part of the eave was replaced and painted for an extra $100. I was disappointed to find that the minimum had been done -- probably my fault for understanding the entire piece of damaged plywood under the eave was being replaced, but only half of it was replaced, which left a seam in the middle. The roofer put one layer of paint on it, left me the can and told me that they don't really do paint but I could "have one of my little nieces or nephews paint it sometime". If I had nieces and nephews I wouldn't have to hire anyone. Again, probably should have gotten it in writing, but from what the salesman told me I understood that this would all be finished well.
There was a second leak, which they tried to estimate and fix for us, but it wasn't possible. I later called and asked them if they could at least place some plastic there or something temporary before it started raining. I haven't looked to see if that's been done, but it wasn't done in time for the snow a few days later.
Judging from the leak problems we continue to have (even though the work they did looks great and the leak could be coming from another spot), we may just need a new roof. They said our roof was in good shape, but the worker said the shingles were all worn out.
A standout feature of the DFW Improved package was meeting with a design consultant to pick out the finishing for my bathroom. My biggest apprehension in the whole project was picking the right tile/wood/pain/fixture combinations. During the bid process, Jason (sales consultant) set a price range category for the materials that was figured into the total bid price, and at my appointment with the design consultant Kristie had a few options in the category ready to go and they fit my style well. She was able to show me one possible upgrade option that really made the difference in the final design (the shower wall tile), and because DFW Improved is a bigger contractor company, they were able to get all my materials priced much better than I, as an individual buyer, would ever be able to get.
The construction proceeded at a steady pace with the right mix of crews scheduled to come in at the right times. I appreciated that covering was placed over all the furniture in my bedroom, and an adhesive plastic covering placed on all the carpet from bathroom down a flight of stairs to my front door. I felt a genuine desire from the team to limit/avoid damaging any part of my home, and to be transparent with information about the progress. I got regular updates from Cory (project mgr) who left me his personal cell phone number and would text me pictures and updates, especially when I had to travel out of town for a week, but didn't want to miss out on reviewing progress.
The only issue I had during the whole process was a section of the shower tile was accidentally stepped by the glass installation team on before it could dry and it resulted in smudging and misalignment. To get it fixed it required 2-3 attempts at re-installing, and delayed the overall completion by a week or so, but I never had any resistance from the DFW Improved project manager. Cory was always reachable to make sure the job was completed to my satisfaction.
will do work of this nature in our home.
on top of things, and there were very few hitches with the process. Whenever
there were issues, the project manager handled them quickly, and to my
satisfaction. The custom wood work was done extremely well. The Arbor and
Cabinet have added a very nice look to the patio. This is the second major
project we?ve done with DFW Improved, and from inception to completion, the
company has done a great job. The materials and workmanship are outstanding,
and the company takes ownership of any issues that arise. I also want to stress
the issues were minor, and infrequent, but always addressed in a timely manner.
DFW Improved is now my first call for anything related to our home.
Their estimator came at the appointed time and prepared an estimate for me promptly. I talked with him about some issues that he did not put in the contract explicitly, such as having some rotted boards replaced on the garage when it was being repainted. He agreed that they would do that, although some "small additional charge" may be necessary for the materials. I said that was fine. He was very helpful when the insurance adjuster came - and walked through all of the damage with him.
When it came time to start the project, I was assigned a different person as the project manager. The roofing project went smoothly. The painting project, not so much.
The sub-contractors that DFW Improved hired were careless in a number of ways, including with my landscaping in that they damaged a maple tree and completely chopped down to the ground some shrubs and vines without my permission. I had talked to the project manager about what should be done with those plants (how much should be cut), but it was clear to me that those instructions were not passed on to the workers. I also saw that the workers simply painted over the rotted garage boards without replacing them. I called the project manager to tell him about this issue. Although he got them to replace the boards, he later claimed that I was seeking something outside of the contract. Apparently, he had not communcated with the estimator about this issue. They did the work and did not charge me for it, but I did not like the way this was handled.
In addition, I noticed that the painters did not appear to be preparing to paint my front porch. I talked to the painter who later told me that the project manager said it was not in the contract. I then called the project manager and informed him that of course it was included - I wanted the whole house painted and that included the porch. Again, I had discussed the porch painting with the estimator; I rememberd it precisely because I told him that a bright side of the hail fiasco was that I would get my porch painted professionally as I was about to do it myself. Again, the work was done (but begrudgingly).
When the painters started the porch preparation, they put my porch furniture on the front lawn. I came home from work that night to find it still sitting there unsecured in any way and the painters were gone. My son helped me put it all back on the porch (otherwise it would have been stolen). I complained to the project manager who said it would not happen again. But the next night when I came home - same thing. No painters, but my furniture on the lawn - in the rain no less. I was very frustrated at that point .
Then, the painters used the wrong paint on my porch floor - it was not "porch paint," but the paint that is used on walls. I discovered this after I stepped on the porch at the painters' urging that it was dry - but it was sticky and scuffed immediately. I complained again to the project manager and suggest that these guys needed a lot more oversight than was being provided. He had them repaint the porch floor with the right kind of paint.
Finally, the subcontractors came to put on the new gutters. The project manager informed me he had inspected it and it was done. But when I looked at it, there was some flashing sticking out in the wrong way. I sent the project manager pictures of the problem. He sent the guys back to fix it and they did so - although it was lucky I was there at the time they showed up so that I could point out the issue.
All in all, the project got done correctly, but only because I was inspecting things each step along the way and acting the part of the squeaky wheel. The company is based in Frisco and my home is in East Dallas. I felt that the project supervision was lacking - and perhaps it was because of the distance involved. I did appreciate that they made things right, but did not like the lack of oversight and the internal miscommunications regarding the scope of the work.,
"We at DFW Improved would like to thank the Homeowner for the comments posted about this project. As we grow as a company we strive everyday to not only build upon the good reputation we have built over many years in the construction business, but we also evaluate every job looking at were we can improve on our processes and methodology so we can provide the best possible experience for the Homeowner. We recognize on this project our internal communication as well as communication with the Homeowner could have been better. We have and will continue to Improve upon this. We would like to point out that there was a Project Management presence at the home on a daily basis and many of the issues were already being addressed without the Homeowners knowledge due to the Homeowners busy work schedule. We would also like to say that unlike many company's that refuse to stand behind their work when things don't go as planned or address any mistakes, DFW Improved does not hesitate to take responsibility to make the necessary repairs/changes . While DFW Improved is not satisfied with anything less than all A's on a review, we are glad that it was acknowledged that DFW Improved did get the job done correctly at no additional cost to the homeowner."
"This project had some very unique design aspects associated with it and we did not feel comfortable with the way the client was wanting us to construct it. Schedules were extremely difficult to coordinate so the design and planning process definitely drug out longer than either party would have liked. The email that the client refers to was from our designer to the sales person stating that due to the difficulty they were having finalizing a design "I am sorry you are having to go through this". It was not meant derogatory towards the client in any way, shape or form. We failed to set a proper expectation up front and we disappointed this client resulting in one of the worst reviews we have ever received on Angie's List. However, this situation is ultimately our fault and we take responsibility for it."
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