Working with Barden Home Builders was truly a dream come true. They built us a beautiful kitchen that has become the heart of our home--the place where we've created so many cherished family memories. What made the experience even more meaningful was their willingness to personalize the space with a piece from my husband's family home. It was such a thoughtful touch that made the kitchen feel even more special and unique to us. From start to finish, they were professional, timely, and incredibly respectful of our space. It honestly felt like having family working in our home--they cared that much. Their attention to detail, communication, and craftsmanship were top-notch. I would recommend Barden Home Builders 1,000 percent to anyone looking to not just build a kitchen, but to create a space filled with love, history, and quality. Thank you for everything! read more

We had Barden come out among other companies to quote our remodel. We gave them a rendition of exactly what we wanted and they suggested price would be 30,000-40,000 closer to 40 and they were the only company that said for a full quote they would need $500 fee for their own rendition and to get the subcontractors out for full quote. We paid this and This process took over two months and their rendition was exactly what we handed them on the first day. When the process was over they came back with a final quote for 62,000 more than 20,000 over what they initially said cost would be with absolutely no changes and were not interested in working to reduce the cost. Very disappointed in them and their process especially since we had told other companies we were going with someone else and they took more than two months to essentially tell us they misrepresented their capabilities and costs. Edit after their response: they were told from the beginning the size of fireplace we wanted and that we wanted microcement. I knew that the initial verbal was meant to be non formal but $20,000 is not anywhere close. Their response also says they offered to change things, which their changes would still not have come within 10,000 of the high end of the original verbal estimate. Nothing major changed from the first day when we told them specifics of what we wanted. read more

They are a family owned business with hometown values and have an attention to detail and quality. I would highly recommend them for all your home remodeling needs! And Aaron the owner is a total professional and his General Manager Brian listens and responds to your needs during the construction phase. read more

Upon Moving to Flagstaff, Barden Home Builders were perfect throughout the whole process with our Remodel job. Design was simple and easy, and they hit all the market with their commitments Family owned and operated, Owners were accessible and responsive. I would recommend for your remodel and Constuction projects read more

I can't speak highly enough about Barden, especially Aaron and Lauren- two of the nicest and hardest working people you will ever meet. For all of your home building and renovation needs in the Flagstaff area, choose Barden! read more

I have heard horror stories about remodeling. Not with Barden Home Builders. It was smooth as silk from the very beginning. They are extremely professional and knowlegable as is the sub contractors who worked on our kitchen update. They all showed up when scheduled, the work area was covered from top to bottom. We were kept apprised of every detail if there were changes or delays. I would not hesitate to recommend Barden Home Builders for ANY construction need from a complete home build to a kitchen update. read more

As a small local non profit in Flagstaff Arizona, we are constantly looking for ways to minimize our cost and employ local business. Jessica who i've been mainly dealing with has been clear, professional and kind. I would highly recommend them for folks looking to make improvements on their property. read more

I would not recommend this builder. When we hired Barden Home Builders, they were riding the wave of lucrative home building activity in our area that started pre-COVID and were expanding their business further into custom home building. Not unlike many builders, Barden tends to over-promise and under-deliver, particularly in a high demand market when they're stretching their capabilities beyond their company's historic record. Unfortunately, with our build they could not deliver on some very important items for us, even when the owner promised he would. This is probably because they really are only a small local Flagstaff area builder with limited capacity and financial resources to remedy higher dollar misses in quality and promises. In the end customers end up having to compromise their plans and pay more to compensate for this lack of contractor ability. Added to this, the schedule slipped and progress seemed to slow significantly when the contractor owner of the company, Aaron, left town on vacations, hunting trips, and builder conferences. I once told him "seems like progress stops when you're not on site." Our build completion was delayed by over three months and finished in the dead of winter instead of late Fall as promised. Our custom home build experience with Barden fits this description. Significant costly misses include: * Inferior quality garage door spec'd and installed - unusually, noticeable rippled surface. We were promised a replacement if unacceptable - Barden told us the manufacturer (First United Door) said in time it would smooth out. The Barden owner, Aaron, promised to provide a replacement if it did not and we were not happy with the garage door. It did not smooth out. Then when pressed about the look, First United Door told Barden it "looked good" and that nothing could be done about it. So Aaron changed his tune and said he would only absorb the labor to replace the door, but not buy the new door. To this day it still looks flawed. * Barden's Pella rep spec'd and installed unusual, non-standard sliding doors with paired screen doors on the inside, not outside where 99% of screen doors are in place. We got stuck with 3 of these Pella exclusive screen doors on the inside - We were never informed of this design and it wasn't even noticed until they installed them right before the owner walk-through. Even Barden owner, Aaron, was surprised and said they would never work at his house either. But neither Barden or Pella would provide viable replacements. Every time I open and close them is a high cost frustration. * Kitchen window spec'd by Barden's Pella rep was not the size requested. We had to pay the cost to reorder the correct size. * Electrical outlets and light switches in the wrong locations. One spec'd outlet was covered over by the drywaller. Also, minor changes were identified as our build progressed. Beyond the initial plan walk-around with the electrical subcontractor, there was no follow-up by Barden to inform the Electrical sub so that corresponding electrical details could be changed, leading to outlets in the wrong place, light switches in the wrong place. BHB would not remedy it, unless we agreed to pay for them. * Barden did not even have the house professionally cleaned at Certificate of Occupancy. It was such a mess, it cost us over $1,000 to have cleaned. Even our area's commonly acknowledged cheapest quality builder has their finished houses professionally cleaned before handing over the keys to a home. Bottom Line The overall workmanship of our home is fine, but for the entire experience from design through post-build warranty service on a 1 to 10 scale, 1 "awful, run from this builder" to 10 "outstanding, never build with anyone else," we would rate our experience with Barden Home Builders to be no more than a 5 "passable (even though he is the most expensive builder around) but too many misses to use again." We would not use Barden ever again, nor would we recommend them to friends, family or for that matter, to anyone else. read more

Construction is not cheap these days so it was hard for me to sign the contract for a remodel/addition on my rental house. But wow, did it come out nice! These folks do excellent work and stayed in close contact the whole time. And I'm sure glad I got the old roof replaced before this doozie of a winter. Everything is holding up well and it looks super. Thanks Aaron and crew! read more