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"My wife and I bought a summer cottage in Fontana, WI that we wanted to turn into a year-round home in December 2021. This was our first significant remodel of any home we’ve ever owned. At that time, many contractors were very busy and/or very expensive. We discussed our project with at least a dozen potential contractors. We chose MH Renovations, and we are thrilled with that decision. Project. We completely remodeled the existing kitchen and 2 full bathrooms. We replaced all flooring and repainted the entire inside. We replaced and added wood trim in various rooms. We replaced the boiler, added A/C, and replaced a large portion of the electrical system. Value. We felt the quality of workmanship was above average, and the cost was below average. Generally, we agree with the old axiom that you get what you pay for. So, we felt we got more than we paid for. For a couple who’s generally quite frugal, that’s saying a lot. Decisions. With any large project like this, there are a thousand decisions to be made. This contractor seemed to know exactly which decisions they should make and which to let the homeowner make. We were glad to be shielded from the smaller decisions and be asked on the bigger ones. Just right. Communications. Just perfect. Not too much, and we never felt in the dark on anything. Changes. With a large project, we expected we’d want to make some changes during the project. That was true, and the contractor was perfectly happy to accommodate those requests and give us options. Perfect. Schedule. At a time when most contractors were giving start dates of 6-8 months out and more, this contractor quoted us just 3 months to begin. That was about the earliest of any quote. We were thrilled when they even were able to start a month earlier. And after they began, they pressed to keep the project on time, working with various sub-contractors, while shielding us from any of that pain. So our project started early (Feb 2022), completed with the expected duration, and ended early (April 2022). Far exceeded our expectations. Unexpected issues. As with any large project, there will always be some unforeseen issues. For ours, it was the existing electrical system. The subcontracted electrician uncovered ungrounded outlets, missing switch and outlet boxes, wiring comprised of foot-long parts, and bare wires. All you can hope for is that those problems get identified and rectified correctly, and that it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Our contractor kept us informed and searched for related, hidden issues once problems became clear. Our contractor genuinely felt bad about this added cost, and very generously did some of the work without adding cost. This is going above and beyond for your customer. Our contractor handling these unexpected issue as well as we could have hoped for. Budget. If we hadn’t added any requests during the project and didn’t uncover the hidden/existing electrical issues, we would haven been right on budget. The unexpected electrical work added ~10% to the entire budget. That overrun was about what we expected when we budgeted for this project, so we felt we came out just fine on budget. Was it fun? Yes! We truly enjoyed our discussions/calls/texts/emails with our contractor. We genuinely liked our contractor, and that made the experience a lot less stressful and painful than it could have been otherwise. These are our people. And we liked their employees and their sub-contractors too. Everyone we encountered was just a pro. Would we hire this contractor again? Definitely. I’m sure we will, and we won’t bother calling anyone else."

"I was very pleased with the work that was done. They were professional and cleaned up everything at the end of their day. Plan on having them back to do other projects. I would recommend them for any project you might have."

"The service was very good. The person who owns the business does the estimating and presents the estimate to you. He is very knowledgable and has been the business for 30 years. He is honest and answers any of your questions or concerns. He wants to do things the way you want them and get them done right. The only draw back was the schedule was a little late. This is only because of his work load. He was supposed to start on the given day and he started a week later. It was not a problem for us at all. When the project started he was done on time. In terms of how long he said it would take he had that down pretty good. He was in and out like he said he would be."

"Cesar and his team did a great job! The new cabinets, flooring, countertops, lighting and wall look great! They accommodated an accelerated need schedule due to a new addition (baby coming) and are super easy to work with!"

"Two of my bathrooms were remodeled by T & A Contracting. The process was completed in a timely, affordable and efficient manner."

"Very good. I did not realize he was a licensed electrician. Will probably hire them to do more extensive electrical project. He came prepared to work the same day he came for an estimate so we did not have to schedule another visit. Much appreciated."

"Wonderful to work with. Payed attention to detail. Professional and easy to work with. Recommend"

"He's a very good worker, a very knowledgeable person. Friendly and respectable guy."

"The young lady that I spoke to (twice) was very pleasant. I TOLD her it was a very small job and if they were too busy, perhaps they could recommend a handy man or someone who specializes in "little" jobs. She assured me that someone would come out and take a look. NEVER happened, no phone call. Very disappointing."

"Water leakage was a difficult problem for years - Kip knew I needed the job done fast to close my sale so he fit me in right away. Have had rain since job and garage is dry as a bone!!!"