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"Had timing issues with getting equipment (fault of rental co.), worked with us and able to get the job done still in a timely manner. Great people."

"Higgins Custom Construction removed and reinstalled my driveway. They were very professional and did an outstanding job on my driveway. I plan to work with Higgins Custom Construction for my future deck project. They were friendly and had great communication. I would recommend Higgins Custom Construction for any home improvement projects."

We work extremely hard for the owner and our company strives to take care of all our client's unique needs and always have the owner's best interest at heart. We are very detailed and meticulous in our work.  Our long-term vision is for us to become your go to Contractor with capabilities to do multiple types of projects. \n\nCall us today and you'll be relieved you did. Thank you

"Dalton and his crew were hired to build a roof over an existing deck and replace a rotting fence. From the get-go, they were professional and hard working. On time and efficient, they kept us informed every step of the way. The result? What seems like a beautiful new porch and yard! We even went on to hire them for an additional project, replacing trim on our home. And the cost? Quite reasonable! We highly recommend Elk Valley Construction, LLC!"

"The work was done on time but had to be changed from the original plan because of geo engineers and county requirements."

"Andy did an amazing job!! Not only did he build us a beautiful, quality home heâ s stood by his work. He went above and beyond to back up his work, I am not used to this with contractors, the home was finished on schedule with everything we wanted. . They really looked out for us by anticipating our needs as a family and asking us detailed questions throughout the building process on what we wanted. My husband and I had built before and so we were gun shy to work with a builder again. I donâ t know if Iâ d want to go with any other builder besides Andy honestly. Heâ s a great builder that stands by his work and I would recommend him to anyone."

"Skillful Solutions was recommended to us by my 87 yr old Mother. Her home was built in 1983 and she had the team build her a custom cedar fence, replace a deck and supports and they did such a wonderful job she had them completely remodel the two bathrooms in her home. Our Mother was delighted and was raving about how professional, efficient and what high standards the team had. That definitely got our attention because my Mother does NOT rave about anyone. We moved into our custom built home almost 5 years ago. We live in the PNW and are blessed with beautiful natural landscaping. After staring at the “ Dirt “ construction barrier on the perimeter of our home, we really needed some help. Beautiful Home but Ugly perimeter yard & septic drain field, that is what we had. Skillful Solutions started our project by expertly cleaning and sealing our 900 Sq Ft aggregate patios and walkways. Their work was meticulous and our patios and walkways are all cleaned up and shine, they are beautiful! After the appropriate curing time they moved on to the landscape job. They did all the measurements and site preparation and calculated exactly the amount of top soil and sod we would need. That is probably considered basic parts of a landscaping job, yes but what they did with the elements when they were delivered was mind blowing. Literally the cleanest, crisp and well prepped landscaping site we have ever seen, again it was meticulous. I am not a landscape professional but I was very impressed. I knew for certain we had hired real quality craftsman when our sod was delivered. It came from one of the most respected sod companies in the PNW and the delivery driver said our yard was the BEST site preparation he had ever seen. It was really well prepped, even and sharply edged topsoil and the attention to detail was incredible. The sod was placed in one day, we had expected 2-3 minimum. Skillful Solutions then presented custom edging options and subtle shaping that flowed perfectly up to our natural areas outside of our perimeter. They came up with a engineered option in a very challenging drop area along the back of our house. It is perfectly aligned with our patio and looks like it’s always been there, flows perfectly. Our yard and patio are Gorgeous! It took a little getting used to and I said to my husband one evening “ I feel like I am house sitting “. The patio and landscaping job Skillful Solutions did is stunning. Their communication is continuous throughout the project. Their attention to detail with amazing artistic elements is incredible compared to the value you receive for their expertise. Would I recommend them, absolutely! We already have a contract with them for our next project, a custom property line fence in challenging terrain. My 87 yr old Mother was right! We are raving about Skillful Solutions right along with her now."

"TLDR; Driving progress is up to you.  Painter is incompetent.  Will miss every deadline.  No green building acumen.
  I hired Joe to add a bedroom to my house and pour a concrete pad for another room.   It was a straightforward project he estimated would take 2.5 months (10/1-12/15).  He volunteered the 12/15 completion date so I put fines in the contract if substantial work was not completed by 12/25.  From the architectural drawings, the only thing that changed during the project was the size of one window and the additional removal of a 3 foot interior wall.
  10/1, the work started and within the first two weeks, excavation was done, the foundations were poured, the framing was done and the windows and trusses were ordered.  Within a month the trusses and roof were on and the windows were installed.  So far, so good, but this was all done by one sub.
  Then things started going in slow motion.  I moved out for the month of November so they could get the dusty indoor work done without disturbing my family.  There were only 3 things completed in November, the electrical was roughed in, two small (5 foot and 3 foot) non-load bearing walls were removed and there was a day or two of digging on a retaining wall.  Disappointed in the progress I asked him twice for a schedule with the remaining tasks and dates.  Although he said he could provide one, he never did.
  He was supposed to have the drywall and insulation done by December 1st (a date again volunteered by him), so my HVAC contractor could install a ductless heat pump.  I had to push out that date by 2 weeks.  Also due to him missing the schedule, I was heating an uninsulated room for 3 days.
  For the siding, outsulation and exterior window trim, he set up 3 meetings to go over it with my architect.  The first one, the sider didn?t show.  I wasn?t around for the 2nd one.  The third time he sent a sider who had never worked with outsulation before.  To his credit, he paid for the 3rd meeting.  Although the architectural drawings went into explicit detail, the sider required handholding to understand them.  My architect was visibly frustrated explaining the installation process to him over the language barrier.   The sider charged $8000 for 4 days of work.  It was $2900 over Joe?s original bid.   This seemed high for 2 reasons.  1. A bid from a competitor who specialized in green building, had worked with my architect before and was familiar with outsulation bid $5600.   2. When I asked the sider why the caulk job was so bad, he revealed he had used a random day laborer to help.  When I asked Joe about the price, he stated that the price was fair because there were several surprises, and he had asked the sider to come down in price.  Not buying this explanation, I called the sider myself.  I asked him if he had provided Joe with a bid before he started working and he said no.  I asked him if Joe had asked him to come down in price and he said no.  So Joe essentially wrote him a blank check with my money.
  By the beginning of January, electrical still hadn?t been hooked up, there were no doors or gutters and the porta-potty and trash heap remained.  I?d had enough of Joe?s work and I wanted him to tie up the loose ends, give me the final bill and get out.  I handled all of the interior work, hanging the doors, doing the trim, painting, patching the drywall and installing the flooring to wrap this up as quickly as possible.  Unfortunately, after the initial bit of electrical was done on 1/6/15, I stopped the fines.  Joe went back into slow motion.  I?ve attached a full timeline so you can get a taste of this.
  Probably the biggest debacle of the project was the exterior painting.  I had told Joe I wanted to have him do the exterior painting, but I wanted it done when the weather was nice.  Ignoring my request, his guys came out to paint on 1/15/15. It was sprinkling when they arrived, but they shrugged it off with ?It wasn?t raining in Federal Way.?  More and more rain kept coming, so they covered their sprayer to protect it while they continued painting.  Then it started a downpour.  All the paint washed off.  They returned the next day to continue.  It rained again that day.  They didn?t prime any of the bare wood and painted it while it was soaking wet.  Not surprisingly, very little of it adhered to the wood.  I fired the sub in charge of the painters because he was supposed to do some work inside like hanging the doors and doing trim work and I didn't want him trashing my house any more. They came out again to paint, this time it wasn?t raining.  But the paint job looks terrible.  There remain bubbles, drips, uneven coloration and almost bare wood in places.  (There is one picture from the first day and all the remaining are as it looks today) I told Joe to hold payment for this until they did it right.  Joe has repeatedly told me he would make it right, but hasn?t delivered.  I scheduled a meeting with the painters to come out and review their work, but they never showed.  Also telling is Joe didn?t look at the paint job himself when he came to collect the final payment.
  Twice during the project I was approached by his subs asking for money.  Although I paid Joe the day he asked, it was clear there was a considerable delay with money flowing to his subs.  First the concrete guy showed up at my door and I got a lien notice from the company, the second was the door guy.  The door guy said, it takes a long time for Joe to pay.  It took over Joe over 2 months after his last day to collect the invoices and present me with the final bill.
  Something as simple as grading a 20 foot driveway and hauling out the trash, spanned 2 weeks to complete.  The worker trashed the retaining wall and left a bunch of concrete debris which I had to get hauled out myself (see picture).  Also of note, my circular saw mysteriously disappeared after the driveway guy used my table saw.
Here is the timeline:
Before work starts pay 1/3
10/1 Project and excavation starts
10/7 Concrete pads poured
10/10 Room, framed and sheathed
10/17 Trusses on
10/25 Roof on
10/31 Windows in
11/4 Pay second 1/3
11/5 Retaining wall digging starts
11/10 Remind Joe I need the insulation and drywall done by 11/30 for a scheduled HVAC install.
11/11 I provided my door choices to order.
11/12 Rough in of electrical
11/20 Small interior walls removed
11/23 Retaining wall ordered
11/25 Retaining wall arrives
11/28 Checked on doors, still hadn?t been ordered.
12/1 I return to my home and there is no drywall or insulation.
12/3 Insulation is done
12/9 Drywall starts
12/12 Drywall is done
12/13 Retaining wall digging ends
12/15 They come out to look at siding with architect
12/16 Retaining wall done
12/17 Doors actually ordered
12/19 Siding starts
12/22 Doors supposed to arrive
12/24 Siding done
1/6/15 Electrical finish starts
1/7/15 Asked to grade the driveway and finish up
1/10/15 Gutters on
1/15/15 Awful paint job done in the rain
1/16/15 Bare wet wood painted without priming, doors come in, wrong size
1/17/15 Driveway grading starts
1/20/15 Paint job touched up but not fixed, barely painted wood, bubbles, drips, uneven coloration remains
1/21/15 Electrical finish completed
1/26/15 Doors finally come in the correct size
1/27/15 Driveway graded
4/6/15 Get and pay final bill
4/18/15 Schedule painter 4/24 to review work
4/24/15 Painter doesn?t show up
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"Eugene is prompt and thorough as well as very professional. He takes pride in his workmanship. Very prompt and customer friendly in communication as well as in person. I would hire him again for any paint job for my house."

"Professional from beginning to end. The electrician was experienced and made good decisions in a timely fashion. Fastidious in the clean up for this 2 day project."