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"I can't say enough GOOD things about Powerhouse - but I'll try! Please read this lengthy, but carefully crafted review of this team and the work that they did for me - especially if you are a woman on your own and looking for honesty and integrity as a prime requirement in a construction company. Powerhouse could be your team! They are: professional, personable, precise, perfectionistic, proficient, punctual, and pragmatic. I dreamed of a remodeled kitchen in my old farmhouse for at least a decade and had talked with several other contractors who either couldn't or wouldn't share the ideas that I had for the space - particularly at the budget I had set for the work. After one meeting, I knew that JD and Clayton had caught my vision and were ready to run with it. They also proved ABLE to complete anything I requested - often beyond my expectations. I felt that this father and his two sons treated my project as if it was their own kitchen - and included me as an integral part of the team for planning and decision making at every step. They heard and respected my ideas and offered many great suggestions beyond what I had considered., I feel that this was a true collaboration and the Powerhouse goal was that I was satisfied with the end result and that they were satisfied that they did the best work possible! The kitchen is fabulous and I don't know what I love most about it. From the newly leveled floor, to improved insulation and electrics, to raising the ceiling to the rafters, to combining two small boxy rooms into one huge and functional space, to repurposing the 50 year old solid wood cabinets, to adding a super pantry wall - everything was done to perfection! Truly a floor-to-ceiling-and behind the walls remodel that was completed within the price that we had agreed upon - no surprises or shocks! I don't think that there is anything that Powerhouse can't do and do very well. Certified electricians, master carpentry, expert tile work, creative fabrication of pantry doors....they excelled at all of this. Additionally, these men were a pleasure to have in my home - a real bonus when doing a project of this intensity (of time, money and decisions). They exhibit a strong work ethic, share great senses of humor, set and achieve high standards for quality of work, are never idle, cleaned up the workspace every day, and were always open to sharing ideas and explaining procedures. They get along well with each other - no bickering, no bad language, no dark or moody days! In my opinion, Powerhouse Construction and Electrical is simply the BEST group that I've ever worked with and I consider it a blessing that I found them! As I look to the future. I wouldn't consider any other company with whom to entrust my home projects ! These are "my guys" from now on!"

"We liked Armstrong because they were initially responsive and interested in doing "a new kind of work" for their company.  They were small, personable and seemed to really want to make us happy.  But in the end they got in over their heads and didn't seem to know how to actually carry out this type of custom interior work.  Luckily we also agreed to use Acclaimed Kitchens to sub out the majority of the job.  It's tough to know exactly who was with whom when people came and went, but i believe the demo, and coordination was all done by Armstrong. Our contracts and payments all went through Armstrong (we did find out later that Acclaimed had issues with payment vs scope on their part).  Armstrong found us a great stair guy to put in the new steps, had a good plumber for basic rerouting and again, used Acclaimed which saved the job for us (see separate review). Sarah was good with us and handled most of the conversations. regarding progress, details and timing.  Their people seemed to be respectful, if inexperienced.  Lots of demo dirt/dust and debris worked its way into the rest of the home; the stairs were designed and cut by the stair guy, but installed (improperly) by Armstrong initially.  Acclaimed actually fixed that issue even though it didn't appear to be in their scope.  One Armstrong crew decided to kill some time by painting one day and painted sloppily around the windows causing us to have to change them out because it was so bad and slopped over the wood trim that we wanted to keep. They dropped and broke our radiator on the back porch which also broke the stoop.  The replacement radiator (at their cost) was not the same style or quality of the original one.  The job took from May 2012 till March 2013 to "partly complete" the kitchen.  Armstrong essentially just stopped showing up to finish the last of the trim work, final painting and installation of the missing parts of our gas stove top (that they lost) somewhere around Thanksgiving 2012.  We should have stopped there I suppose, but we offered to pay them the remainder of the retention money plus additional cost of windows if they replaced the windows (that were not in original scope).  That went reasonably well and by mid summer 2013 we had a beautiful kitchen finally completed."

"KLA provided an estimate with a clear work scope, including risks that would be to our account. They scheduled and completed work on time. Left the home clean. There were issues with 2 light kits. The mfgr shipped new ones the next day and KLA came back the next morning and completed the ob at the quoted price. We used them in the past. We will use them again."

"Sam worked with the homeowner's association and got approval for proposed work.  He gave me a good quote with caveat that if water damage extensive, cost would be higher.  The work began exactly on time. When workers discovered decades-old termite, carpenter ant and water damage to outside wall, Sam offered options on how to solve problem according to costs.  The workers were polite and trustworthy.  I had no problem leaving them at home alone so I could do work.  A three-day project became a two-week problem.  Handyman for Hire worked every day (except Thanksgiving) until the work was done to my satisfaction.  I have to repair the upstairs to my duplex in the spring.  I will have Handyman for Hire do the work. They are dependable and worth every penny. <br />"

"Brien was nice, on time and came back twice with a partner. We did not use as an amish contractor said the barn is sound and could replace the roof."

"They were fantastic. We have referred them already. Two people came out to complete the service. It took them 2 hours to complete the work. The area was left perfectly clean."

"Very pleased. First of all they were the only company that would take on such a hard, large job late in the fall. Everything they said they would do, they did and did it well. They kept in constant contact with us of when they'd get there and what was being done while doing the job. They also cleaned up after the job. Everything went very smooth in spite of the weather conditions. Bill Hanik was easy to work with and was very helpful."

"They were very kind and professional and called me to let me know that they only build new decks or repair old ones - which I very much appreciated. I will keep them in mind should a future project comes up since I know that I will not be ignored."

"Bob was very punctual and his communication before and during the job was very good.  <br /> I should have set a completion date so that I was sure of the days they would be there all day .vs part of the day or not at all. A couple of the days I was told they would be there but they weren't able to accomplish that extending the project into the next week. <br /> Overall they did a good job. There were several detail things/short cuts that were missed and discovered when the painter arrived. Not the end of the world but I would have done it a bit differently next time.  They were good about doing as we asked as the project progressed. If you are very detail oriented I would get EVERYTHING in writing before the job. Not just the basics. <br /> They did an great job of keeping the mess to a minimum during the work and and always cleaned up after every day of work. I felt comfortable about them in the house during the work and would recommend them with a word of caution realtive to the details  <br /> and specifics. <br /> Everything looks good, now that we are complete. <br />"

"Mold job went very well"