Aarow Building

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Mary B.

9 years ago

We had a wonderful experience with Jake and his crew. They recently finished a large remodel of two bathrooms, and they both turned out great. One was a small guest bathroom, and it is still small, but sharp! The other bathroom involved knocking down a wall to make a huge master bathroom, as well as a moderately large closet. Family and friends come into that bathroom and don't want to leave! My 6-year old granddaughter insisted on taking a shower in the large shower, with its beautiful tile and two full glass sides. Speaking of tile, the tile work was meticulously done, which is easy to tell. These jobs involved plumbing, electrical work, adding crawl space beams, drywall and paint -- everything. Jake and his crew also insulated and draywalled the already framed in rooms and ceiling in our garage, and added a wall Heating/cooling unit. It looks great and now my husband can work in there year-round. Finally, Jake oversaw landscapers, who completely recreated the pool area. They were amazing to watch as they laid pavers all around the pool. It will make swimming a pleasure. As part of this project, Jake and his crew built a structure -- I would call it a small pavilion -- where my husband can grill and use his Big Green Egg and be out of bad weather and be a part of the pool action. This was a professional crew. Of course, things went wrong. Nobody gets everything right the first time and unexpected things happen in every remodel. Sometimes there was confusion about supplies that weren't picked up -- a bit more organization would help that -- and a bigger crew. However, I appreciate that Jake hires qualified people and tries to pay them well. Jake was careful to keep me informed about the budget as we went along and we ended up about $4000 over -- not bad for a bid of $85,000 for the entire job. If you want a building company that does quality work and will listen to your concerns, Aarow Building is for you. read more

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Jean B.

10 years ago

Jake has worked for us a few times, helping us realize our vision for our house. He took on a greenhouse addition, a roof remodel, and new windows in our older house. All of the jobs were done in a timely manner, within the bid range, and very beautifully done. He and his crew have excellent attention to detail, cleaned up after themselves, and even caught a flaw in the manufacturing that could have cost us a lot of money to fix down the line. I highly recommend him for any remodeling you may want done. read more

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M A.

10 years ago

We hired Jake Bruton and Aarow Building for a large scale addition and renovation project. It ended up being a huge nightmare. He ended up at least 35% above the initial agreed upon bid. Then he walked off the job with no warning, leaving us to become general contractors and work with all of the sub-contractors to finish our house and take care of the additional 2 months of unfinished work, an incredibly stressful situation to be in. As for the budget, there were no written change orders, etc. documenting the overages - just him saying, after months of assuring us we were "in the budget", that we were tens of thousands over the budget. Then, about 5 weeks later, saying, that actually it's actually double that amount, and final numbers were actually over 30% above the initial budget. The increased costs were not the result of changes made by us, they were almost solely the result of poor estimation and management by the builder. We came close to losing our house over his mismanagement of the budget. We were never notified of any increase in cost until he gave us these lump sum numbers. He very strongly pushed a type of framing called "advanced framing", promising us it would save us money. The framing, done by his crew instead of sub-contractors, took several months longer than it should have, resulting in a huge increase in labor costs. The inefficiency of his crew and lack of on-site supervision and oversight by the owner also caused numerous other items to have to be re-done - for example, one floor was re-tiled 3 times, another re-tiled 2 times, exposed ceiling beams were put up completely different than the plans specified and had to be re-done. As we've worked to finish the project, we discovered more items were done incorrectly - including shelf brackets not anchored properly, three spindles coming loose from the banister, and stair risers that came loose by hand. We feel strongly about posting this review in an attempt to save others from the awful experience that we had. His website states that the job isn't finished until the customer is happy, our experience was the opposite - we weren't happy with the work, the cost was 35% over what we planned to spend and he left us to finish it on our own with no warranty and no one to call as problems arose with quality of work, now or in the future. read more

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Columbia, MO 65202
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Through our focus on Passive House construction over the past few years we have emerged as a regional leader in high performance green building, bringing transformational energy performance and quality assured durability to our green projects. Even as our work transforms the way we approach "conventional" projects, we remain rooted in the craft-based remodeling and new building that we started with 31 years ago. A company of carpenters, we construct buildings that sustain and delight by empowering employees, harnessing 21st century building science, and advancing the traditions of craftsmanship. This method is built on five pillars: Craft: durable, precise work preformed by Aarow Building's career carpenters. Building Science: new levels of home performance achieved through a physics and systems based understanding of how buildings work. Collaboration with clients and designers: superior homes born of thorough and effective collaboration between the three parties- client, designer and builder. Rigorous project management: on time and on budget protects delivered through clear communication, open books and project management. Empowered Employees: service to the client and the designer via service to the employee - happy employees create happy customers.

History

Established in 1983.

Our craftsmanship based construction company has been locally owned for 32 years. Building relationships with the highest quality local suppliers, sub-contractors and Architects has given us the ability to create the most durable, attractive and functional buildings in the area.

Meet the Business Owner: Jake B.

An MU graduate with a degree in Fine art and a minor in Architectural design and 15 years working for Aarow Building Jake is suited to guide almost any project. When the family business became available for Jake to run 7 years ago he jumped at the chance to be the driving force behind the craftsmanship that Aarow Building provides.

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