VIRGINIA DECK AND PATIO

Mike Helm and his crew did an outstanding job on our deck and for an very very good price.  Mike was very responsive and answered all of our questions and gave us exactly what we were looking for.  He took care of all the HOA documentation and permitting and things couldn't have gone smoother.  We will definitely recommend Virginia Deck and Patio to our friends and will use them again in the future if the need arises.  Thanks for everything!

Our family is very, very particular about who we hire to perform work on our house.  During this process we interviewed 8 construction companies in Northern Virginia that specialize in deck building.  We interviewed Mike (the owner of Va Deck and Patio) and he immediately became the benchmark.  He arrived on time for the estimate and provided an outstanding design.  He even left us 4 2ft x 2ft samples to decide on what color we wanted.  There was zero negotiating.....the price was the price (For the exact same deck we had companies quoting up to 32,000 dollars!).  Lots of other companies that came in tried to sell us a song and dance about what they would throw in for free, if we started immediately we'd receive X number of dollars in discounts etc.  After all 8 interviews we took 2 days off work and drove around Northern VA to look at all of the builders previously built decks and to talk to references.  Anyone can work magic with a camera on samples of previous work;  but once you compare Mike's decks with ANYONE else in person, there simply is no comparison.  The quality and workmanship is head and shoulders above what ANYONE else is doing in the area!!  His references were actually excited to talk to us and walk us around their decks and show the detail work and quality construction!

His payment plan was exactly the way it should be for quality contractors....to start construction we paid $200.00 down (on a $17,000 deck) and he didnt collect anymore money until the job was completed to our satisfaction!!  That's confidence!  Most other companies wanted up to 75% of the cost BEFORE materials were even delivered to the jobsite!!  This scared us away from most because we thought they'd take the money and run!!

Mike is a true professional and I would not hesitate to call him and ONLY him the next time I need a deck or patio built!!  He has our business for life; and we recommend him to anyone that asks!!

I wish all contractors operated this way!  It was an absolute pleasure handing over the final payment!!