Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 2022
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"Great communications. Punctual. Left worksite cleaner than project beginning."
Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 2018
Free estimates
Credit card accepted
"Fast and friendly service! The work on my garage was done in one day! I’m very happy with All Pro Remodeling!"
Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2012
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Abraham Home Improvement just installed a 12 x 12 deck for us. The 3 gentlemen were very friendly with both me and my pup. They were on time and worked a full day. They cleaned up any and all material, they also moved any extra material into my shed. They were reasonably price, and I am considering using them again. I have posted pictures on Facebook for all of my friends to see and I have a couple of people ask for their number. I would most definitely recommend them."
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2019
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Beyond the 4 Walls Construction tore down my old shed and built a new one in its place. Courtney, the owner, did a great job in a timely manner. He gave me more storage space by building the shed taller and installing more shelves. After building the new shed, they did a fantastic job in remodeling my garage. The garage was completely insulated, drywalled, a new ceiling remodeled, windows reframed and the garage was completely painted. At the end of each the day, everything was cleaned up and when the projects were completed, all debris was removed. Courtney is courteous, professional and dependable. I am very happy with my garage and shed, and would recommend Beyond the 4 Walls to anyone looking to have some remodeling, painting, building or any related work done. E. Johnson"
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
Free estimates
"They did the whole kitchen cabinets and made my dream kitchen wonderful, they we're very professional and approachable."
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2019
Free estimates
Small jobs welcome
"Beyond the 4 Walls Construction tore down my old shed and built a new one in its place. Courtney, the owner, did a great job in a timely manner. He gave me more storage space by building the shed taller and installing more shelves. After building the new shed, they did a fantastic job in remodeling my garage. The garage was completely insulated, drywalled, a new ceiling remodeled, windows reframed and the garage was completely painted. At the end of each the day, everything was cleaned up and when the projects were completed, all debris was removed. Courtney is courteous, professional and dependable. I am very happy with my garage and shed, and would recommend Beyond the 4 Walls to anyone looking to have some remodeling, painting, building or any related work done. E. Johnson"
Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2014
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"I had some dry rot damage on the exterior boards between my windows on the front of my house due to gutters that I had ignored far too long. I contacted Bowen Construction and Robert came out right away inspected the damage, knew what needed to be done and gave me a reasonable estimate. He and his crew came out at the agreed upon date and time installed guards on the gutters and replaced all water damaged boards. It looks great and it’s nice to know it’s done. Also: they were good about keeping in touch with you as to their eta (mine was a 2 day job), they were good about cleaning up when they left and they stayed well within the estimate. I would definitely hire them again."
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2018
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Cody and Ryan did a great job, they had me walk the property upon completion to make sure I was satisfied. The job was done at the agreed upon price and everything they promised was finished. They even went above and beyond by power washing my patio while they power washed the house to prep it for paint. I would definitely hire again."
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 1994
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Jack did an amazing job in extremely challenging conditions. It was a big project and we were impressed with his continued attention to detail, thoroughness and professionalism. Turned out even better than we had anticipated."
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Serving Chesterton, IN and surrounding areas
In business since 2003
Free estimates
Credit card accepted
"The first time it was $21,000, then we had them do some additional...they gave us an estimate, I think of around $6000 and honestly we haven't paid them because they haven't finished. They seemed very professional. I thought they would do an excellent job. They could match our color scheme. This is in a company that is warranted, life time paint, never have to paint again and if we do, we'll come out time and time again to do it. So the idea was great and we had been having to paint the brand new home every year. We were tired of that and they seemed like they could do a great job and the product seemed very good. We had them paint it the first time and we had room additions added and they painted that. It seemed very good and very professional. They painted some things that they shouldn't have like the windows, so it is hard to close them. Overall they did a decent job but then the last time they came out to do some repair work, they actually did some construction in addition to the painting and then they didn't match the paint colors correctly. They didn't finish the repair work, where they thought they might have finished it, it wasn't as it was before architecturally, aesthetically pleasing anymore. I had a punch out list and I said, this is all the punch out list that needs to be addressed. They said something about, okay they'll take care of it but they never scheduled a time or place to review the punch out list or to schedule to get them fixed. We have been calling and they've not been returning our calls. We thought they were out of business actually. Then last year all of our windows sills rotted and again, with the paint that wouldn't have happened. We replaced all of our windows. The window company actually reached out to Hoosier Permanent Coatings and they are still in business as you probably found them in your system. They said well because we didn't pay them that last amount our, warranty is null and void. So we've been trying to call them, we leave messages and they don't call us back. If we talked to them maybe this thing can be settled."
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