Lakevue Renovations

It was pretty good. Pricing is about average and they are mostly on time.

Highly professional operation start to finish. Work done almost entirely by one person, Mike, with great attention to detail. Took longer than expected, partly because the local building inspector missed several appointments. Very satisfied with final results.

Jeff did an outstanding job of communicating both in listening to my concerns and explaining the ongoing status of the work.  His staff and  subcontractors were on the job practically every day until the job was done.  When errors occurred, Jeff was quick to take responsibility and fix them.
The final quality of the work was very good.

I have already started using Lakevue on another, larger project.

The carpenter they sent was excellent.

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They did a good quality of work. They were a little bit slow in terms of their work. They didn't finish up right on time. They took the cost control. They were very good. They kept the place clean. They kept it the same. They were very respectful. The reason I used them was because of a referral from a friend. I've referred them and they've actually done work for other people.

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Worked quickly and did a great job.

They did a wonderful job.  They saved me some money and it's really quality job.  They did a good job and I'm happy with the results.  Dealing with them was pleasant.

Nice guys, but a hard situation with eroding surface on which they were building.  Better to NOT build and fix surface, but we went ahead, in part, because of the pre-paid "deal".

The work was done in a timely manner, the workers were personable and professional. Jeff Dodge was responsive and kept us updated with how the work was progressing. The workers were good about tyding up at the end of each day. When the job was finished everything was cleaned up and I really liked the way it all turned out. I would definatley use them in the future and recommend them to anyone who is looking for a reliable & honest contractor.

I can't say enough good things about Lakevue Renovations.  We originally wanted to replace a few boards on our deck of our home that overlooks Lake Washington but when it became obvious that this was much more complicated due to several rather serious structural problems, we contacted a number of construction companies to assist.  After detailed discussions with several firms, we chose Lakevue Renovations.  We do NOT regret that decision!!  The deck is large and is an important part of the home.  Jeff and team worked with us every step of the way as we designed the deck, and once construction started they kept us totally up to speed as we uncovered several other structural  problems with the home that had to be addressed.  Each step of the way, Jeff and team took us through the issues, suggested options to us before deciding on what exactly we would do to address them.  It was a great working relationship and we felt 100% confident that the additional work we did was absolutely essential to the structural integrity of the house and deck.  The final result is awesome and the deck is wonderfully handsome and adds greatly to the value of the home.  We were so delighted that we are now working with Lakevue Renovations/Jeff and team on a kitchen remodel.

It worked out pretty well. The door looks great. I paid an additional cost of $600. The guy that put in was great. We felt little miscommunication about the price initially, but the workmanship was good. I would use them again.

They showed up when they said they would and they were professional and NICE. They managed to save all of the deck boards, which saved me $, and showed me exactly what was needed (new footings closer together to meet code) to repair the slant in the deck. The new railings and steps are fantastic! My gate was kind of difficult to open and close and they gave me a mini bid on fixing it and took care of that for me as well. They were out there in the pouring rain and always smiling and friendly. They cleaned up as much as possible every day and performed a super clean up on the last day. It was a good experience all around and we love the way the deck now looks.

They were pretty good. Overall they did a pretty good job. They came on time and ran the job pretty good. The price was reasonable.

Jeff and his associate were very professional and punctual. What should have been a simple install job became some what complicated when we discovered excessive wood beam supports in the location I wanted the doggie door. Jeff was able to work around the situation and install the door with minimal invasion to the interior and exterior wall. Overall extremely satisfied with Jeff and has professionalism. Will be calling him for larger scale projects in the near future.

Lakevue Renovations did an excellent work. The workers are great. The hard part for me was the estimate but that's the way reconstruction can go so it's not really their fault.

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It was the first time I had used them. They arrived on time. They were courteous and answered all my questions. They cleaned up as if they weren't there. They went out of their way to do a great job.

Jeff talked me into TimberTech Reliaboard for my decking and am very pleased with that choice. He gave me a date to start and was able to start earlier than anticipated, yeah! Jeff and his crew were quite experienced, especially Larry who celebrated his birthday working on my deck!
After teardown, we discovered a leak in the outer siding from my hot water heater. They took care of that as well at a reasonable cost.
Jeff is very knowledgable regarding decking, he went more heavy duty than was required. 2x6 support posts and lots of lag bolts for the inner ledger. I'm quite pleased with their work and would recommend them for any deck work needed.

I originally wanted to have old deck repaired.  Once Jeff started to check what needed to be done, he noticed the spacings between the joists were too wide and the brackets holding the support posts were rusted and flaking (most of the brackets had rusted through to the posts) and needed to be replaced.  Jeff estimated the cost to repair the deck and bring it up to code.  He also did an estimate for a new deck and found it was less expensive than repairing the old.  Of course I opted for the new deck! 

After hiring his company, he scheduled the work to begin in two weeks.  Soon after he called and asked if they could start two days earlier, which was great with me.  The old deck was demolished and gone before I knew it, and the next day Larry and Tony started on the new one.  Jeff said it would take 5 days to do all the work.  I'd say they did it in 4 plus a couple of hours to demolish and remove the old deck.  The work area was picked up at the end of each day, which was very much appreciated, and when the work was completed they picked up everything and gave the area a second check before leaving.  The area under my deck is cleaner than before and the ground level.  It seemed everything went as planned for Lakevue Renovations and the only surprise for me was how great the new deck looks.

Jeff gave us an estimate & then a revised estimate  with a contract... The project was permitted... An architect visited the site & plans were submitted for permit review..  I took a little more than a month before they actually got started.  Jeff told us in advance how things would progress & he was generally accurate.  It took about 3 weeks from when they started tearing the old deck down to finish.
The workers, Larry & Chuck, were very professional & a pleasure to have around.  I was impressed with Larry's solutions to some of the installation issues that will always arise on a project like this..  I.E.  How to install extra supports; How to deal with grade level variants; How to make the water barrier work within the structure; His attention to detail;  The City of Kirkland inspector was obviously impressed with the craftsmanship & design.   The inspector said several times:  " Nice, very nice"  I'm a happy customer.  I got a quality product at  a reasonable price.

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We "met" Jeff Dodge & Lakevue Renovations via an Angie's List Big Deal.  We had talked about building a deck in the backyard but hadn't formulated any specific plan but when the Big Deal showed up, it was too good to pass up. At first, I exchanged a couple e-mails with Jeff, sending him some photos of our backyard and some really rudimentary sketches of what we had in mind.
Jeff came out on a Saturday morning to walk the yard with us, talk through the plans and show us samples of decking materials. Then he sat down at the dining room table and designed our deck. It was great. We were able to tweak it as he went. Jeff had a number of really helpful suggestions about features we might like and about ways we could save money on the project and by lunchtime, we had a completed deck design. They were able to start work the following Monday.
Most of the work on our project was done by a very pleasant and highly skilled carpenter named Larry. Larry says he's 70 but it's hard to believe. The man works like someone half his age and he's a delight to have around. Friendly, punctual and attentive to detail. 
The work took about a full week: digging and pouring footings, framing, decking, building 3 sets of steps with grabrails and lights and the finish work. During the process because we were so pleased with their work and because the timing was right, we amended the job to include a new sliding glass door, which would open onto the deck. That added a couple days to the length of the project but it was completely worth it.
During the whole process, we found Jeff to be easy to work with. He explains things clearly, responded promptly to any questions by phone or e-mail if we didn't see him at the house that day. He kept us in the loop on when to expect what to happen. Larry was punctual & thorough.( And he was nice to our elderly cat!) The job site was clean and organized at the end of every day. We were very pleased with their attention to detail.
EX #1 - At the ends of the deck, the ends of the joists are cut off at an angle, which makes them much less apparent to the eye and gives a nice, finished look to the project.
EX #2 - one set of steps leads down from the deck into the main body of the yard. Jeff & Larry created a small landing of paving stones that completes the transition from the deck to the grass and, again, gives it a very nice, finished look.
EX #3 - because of where our dryer vent is, we had to create an access port in the deck so we can still have the vent cleaned out from time to time. Jeff & Larry created a hatch that is big enough to work but still blends in nicely with the rest of the decking.
We were happy with the quality, timing and cost of the work and are completely delighted with the end product. Our new deck is perfectly suited to our needs, will be easy to maintain and will last a long time.
We enjoyed working with Jeff & Larry and, in fact, have moved on to a second project with them, replacing some of our aluminum framed windows with better insulated vinyl ones.