A big shoutout to Mark Sletten and Sletten Interior Solutions. They replaced my awful cracked…read moreacrylic tub and surround with a new tub and tile. On time (1.5 weeks), on budget, and incredible workmanship. If you have any projects you've been putting off, highly recommend! I've been telling my friends & coworkers about how great the experience has been, and they have been jokingly asking if he'll travel out of state lol. But seriously, we're lucky to have such an awesome contractor right here in St. Paul.

Services were sub par, high priced, and work was incredibly slow. Poor communication…read more Mark came out and quoted a project for $17k on a remodel of our only small bathroom that was broke (and needed a remodel anyway). I had remodeled the bathroom at our previous house, so I have a good handle on what is involved, but we were too busy to take it on ourselves. I solicited 5 or 6 bids and Mark's seemed the most professional but also the highest cost. I highlighted that this was our ONLY bathroom and speed was the utmost priority and that ideally I would like the project done in like weeks not months. Mark didn't express much concern over timeline. Now there were some materials shortages, and COVID and whatever, but it was just excuse after excuse, with sometimes no one showing up for a month at a time. And the strong impression was this project just wasn't organized or a priority. They didn't start for over 5 weeks, and when called on it, I was told that the timeline we discussed was for starting the project, not finishing it. I wish I had recorded our initial conversation, because it seemed he took crummy notes and then later reinterpreted them to suit his needs. Nearly 2 months into the project he expressed surprise this was our only bathroom and sort of sheepishly asked what we had been doing in the meantime (going to neighbors houses we are friends with). How that CORE piece of information I had stressed repeatedly during our first few meetings had slipped his mind, I have no idea. He the said he would hurry to finish. Then no one showed up for 3 straight weeks. We nearly fired him about three different times, including in mid JAN promising to have the shower done by Valentine's day (we hired him first week of OCT). Needless to say that deadline was totally missed by a month or more. Moreover key elements discussed during the planning stage were simply forgotten by him (tile wainscoting), and then when asked about them several months in he had to scramble. Early on in late OCT he had stressed the need for us to drop everything and go pick out tile so he could order it and have it there by mid NOV. Then MONTHS later when he was actually ready to install the tile (JAN), the project again had to go on hold because he had not ordered it yet... This is despite repeatedly asking him if he needed us to order tile, or front cash for materials to speed things along (not sure if he was having cashflow issues or what). Anyway, once the project was 95% done, they just had to install a glass divider (another element he had forgotten about). So that was another several weeks, then when they came to install it, they had cut it for the wrong side of the room, the side away from the shower...so more weeks to completion. By this point I couldn't even talk to him because I was so angry, but firing him when we were 98% seemed pointless. Anyway, I left it in my wife's hands, who he then took advantage of. Telling her he was giving us a "$1000 discount" for all the hassle, while charging her $300 more than the estimate and payment plan we had agreed on. This is despite us generally picking cheaper materials than were in his estimate and giving him wide latitude on specific choice just to try and speed things along. Hiring Mark was one of the 3-5 biggest mistakes I have made in my entire life. Worse than some car accidents I got into in my teens or that time I bought a super expensive bike right before we had a kid and I mostly stopped biking. The stress related to this has probably literally taken 6 months off of my life expectancy. I am serious.

Abode Finishes did an absolutely amazing job painting my tiny new bathroom. Previous "painters" had…read moreleft the walls, ceiling, trim, and door a total mess. But Justin came in and worked magic! His attention to detail and professionalism are outstanding. He was on time, worked diligently, and left my bathroom looking beautiful. Seriously, I can't recommend Abode Finishes highly enough.

Our kitchen remodel is awesome. Shawn listened to what we wanted and made it happen. He and his…read moreteam did a fantastic job. Very respectful of our house. I don't want to say too much because we want him available to come back and remodel our bathroom. But really, great guy, we are looking forward to working with him again.

Shawn from Durand Construction Services made our last‐minute, move‑in remodel feel effortless. He…read moreadded a bedroom and transformed our living room with prompt, transparent, high‑quality work. We couldn't be happier with the result--and the final cost matched the estimate. Highly recommend!

Happy to have found RJ Flooring. They installed LVP flooring in our Eagan townhouse to perfection…read more Excellent communication and met all expectations. Experienced tradesman that take pride in their work. I would not hesitate to use them again. A+

Ryan was great! I needed to wire a new bedroom with outlets and a ceiling fan/light, and he did…read moreamazing work! Quick response time and affordable too! Thank you Ryan!

Rafael and team came out and installed a gazebo that I purchased from Home Depot in a day and a…read morehalf. They were quick, professional, and did a good job. The reason for putting 4 star review is because my estimate included job site clean up and I ended up disposing the gazebo packaging materials myself. Other than that, I appreciate the work they did.

5/3/2022 Rafael Maya, RNM Flooring & Remodels LLC, remodeled…read moremy basement and did an extraordinary job! He did frame and sheet rock work as well as painting and some other carpentry. There were some areas which required innovative ideas to resolve and he offered several creative solutions which worked out very well. I asked him to do some additional work such as hanging a curtain and suspending a picture from the ceiling and painting several additional rooms and he, without any hesitation, agreed to do the work. He is very careful and a perfectionist in his work and at the same time worked very fast. He always cleaned up any mess after a day's work so that the area was very clean. His cost for the work done was very reasonable. I love my new basement; it is absolutely transformed due to his work. I highly recommend his work for any renovation. Sincerely, Meghabhuti Roth, M.D.

I hired Chad to paint my kitchen cabinets. Everything started good, most things looked good. I have…read morecabinets that don't close all the way or have gaps between the double doors. He tried to fix them but couldn't, he was going to check with his "expert". He never did, I contacted him asking if he found out what the problem was. He was short with me and said no. His painter took it upon himself to use our bathroom, I would've had no problem had he asked. Would I hire him again? Not sure, probably not.

This was Top tier- Grading our home and "park-ifying"! Beautiful work. Took out large trees,…read morecleared out space for our garden.

Nik is one of the hardest working guys I have ever met. He is deeply devoted to his craft and holds…read morehimself to extremely high standards. His eye for detail and focus on perfection is greatly appreciated as a very satisfied customer. Nik built our deck from start to finish. We had no access to our second story front entrance, so moving in was quite difficult until the deck was completed. We hired Nic with very urgent deadlines and even with a rainy winter, he came through and completed the project on time and on budget too! At the end, Nik saw every last detail through to completion and continued to swing by and make sure everything was holding up as expected in the months to follow. A+ work all around! Thank you Nik and Anchored Oak!