Great job and great price! Love my new deck and the string lighting too. Alex communicated very…read morewell along the way

I was happy with the level of detail at the onset with negotiating the scope of work. The completed…read moreproject aligned with the scope of work and to my satisfaction. I would work with BOGO Construction again.

We did a remodeling of our deck and a full exterior paint of our home. Nir was our project manager…read moreand everything was coordinated and timely was great, also stress free. We love the outcome and highly recommend Topaz Remodeling

The Topaz crew was absolutely great to work with. I had a…read morelimited budget and they helped come up with a solution to close off my carport that gave me the extra storage I needed and made the enclosure look like it had always been there. Yoni, John and the entire Topaz team were professional and kept me updated throughout the process on next steps and stayed on schedule. I would recommend them without hesitation.

Please learn from us and never reach out to Mike and AA Defined Exteriors for any of your decking…read moreneeds. To start things off, my wife and I looked at roughly 5-8 different decking contractors for a rather large project. We wanted to add about 500sqft of Azek Timbertech materials, as well as add a tied in covered porch to our roof line, that covered a decent amount of the deck. We knew already this was going to cost a lot and had planned that out ahead of time. After reading all the 5-star reviews for AA Defined Exteriors, and even on the Timbertech website being a 'platinum' account, we thought it was a great opportunity. Mike really 'charmed' us in by describing all the projects he'd done around the area, and even how he was going to cut us a deal to make the project work within our budget. He kept telling us that 'everything is turnkey done', that should have been a red flag. He also told us in person, not on the contract, several times that we'd get the entire project done by the holidays, mind you, we started the project signing in July of 2022. Things we didn't know but have unfortunately learned. He wanted the money right then and there, but we told him we were going to wait for another week or two to decide. Since one part of the project was going to be non-permitted and the other was going to need a permit, we had the contracts split into two segments, one being the deck, the other being the gable. In order to make it 'cheaper', he made the first contract significantly more ($58K), while the second contract (gable) was made significantly less ($20K). This should have been a red flag, but again, we didn't know any better. As we discussed our vision of the deck, he was incredibly quick to responding to our calls and texts and that set him a part from other contractors as communication is extremely important to us. After we told him we were ready, he practically came to our door in seconds drooling for his paycheck. We gave him the amount that was outlined on the first contract, and we were off. Once Mike said the deck portion was done (with a steep drop off with no steps), he collected his final payment for the first contract, and then another 10K for the second contract to 'start'. All the while we thought it was already started. At this point, we were in the hole 68K, for a deck without a gable or steps. Then came around October, I asked him how things were looking, no updates. Then November, no updates. Then December, no updates. I tried calling him, he wouldn't pick up. Texting only returned nasty remarks back to us saying we were 'handling' this the wrong way. He really went out of his way to make us feel like we were the problem, not him. Meanwhile, he has tens of thousands of our dollars, ignoring us, and we don't even have steps on our deck. We knew the actual deck cost thousands less, as our original contract estimate had that number on it. So I started to search around and see what was going on. I ended up having to talk to his ex main foreman on the phone to get an update. He even said "it's hard to get ahold of Mike sometimes". If your own employees can't get ahold of you, then how can anyone, even a paying customer? That's not customer service at all. Holidays flew by, then January came around, and then we realized we were going to need to move as we excitingly found out my wife was pregnant. However, we couldn't move with only 85% of a deck finished, so I literally BEGGED Mike. He FINALLY answered and agreed, which took another month and a half to get someone out to finish 1.5 days worth of work to do. I even had other decking companies come out to see what the cost would be, in the event that he ghosted us again. Thankfully his ex main foreman came to the rescue and helped us out a ton. After all that, on March 22, 2023, we finally had our steps done, $68K for a deck with no gable, which is about $30K more than the deck portion originally quoted, and no return of the $10K payment for the second contract, considering that was never started. No permit was ever filed to Kirkland.

TLDR: AA Defined Exteriors did an excellent job providing us with an excellent deck…read more The previous cedar plank deck surface had deteriorated to cracked boards, rotted under-surface and worn top surface where the original stain and re-stain did not work at all. pressure washing only made it look worse. The under structure was good, so AA DE stripped away the surface boards, leveled and built up the under-structure where needed. The new deck surface is a composite material. They built around the existing hot tub, added a custom access panel for the hot tub maintenance, and added a cable railing that looks fantastic. We're really looking forward to the (practically) maintenance-free and continual appearance of our new deck. As a last note, everyone on the team was great to work with, and continually worked out decisions with us as the work continued. We are very happy with the result.

We are very pleased with our bathroom remodel. Alex and Bogden were very conscientious keeping our…read morecommunication open. Crew worked hard and we plan on using them for our next project.

Alex and his crew were excellent! Flexible, communicative, great value. I had tenants scratch up a…read morelarge deck all over. Alex was able to put in a very competitive estimate and finish the work in less than a week! Newly refinished deck looks spectacular--exceeded expectations. Done early and no surprises on price. Highly recommend, and I don't say that often.

They took my money, didn't follow the contract. Left the project unfinished. Never communicated…read morewhat they spent the money that they were taking for the job. Never received any receipts that I was asking for to be clear. Not a trustworthy company to work with. I would go so low 0 in rating for them. I can't even reach them by teh phone or email

Stole our deposit. Never applied for permits. After 11 months of no-show we hired a lawyer to…read morerecoup our $34k.

Cameron Hanke did a deck for us, and the code violations cost us thousands of dollars later to fix…read morethe water damage inside our home. When I contacted him (also the inspector contacted him & the agent I was working with contacted him) he blocked all of us from contacting him again. This cost me thousands of dollars to fix, and it was his fault. I was trying to give him a chance to fix his code violations, and he blocked us instead. I don't want what happened to us to happen to anyone else. I had to borrow money to fix Cameron Hanks's mistakes.

Great work designing and building our TimberTech deck in West Seattle. Appreciate it!read more

We got multiple quotes, but Deck Guru stood out right away. Joseph provided real information before…read moreeven stepping foot on site. At the appointment, he built a quote on the spot and customized everything to what we wanted. Other companies took days. Once we signed, Alex scheduled quickly and kept communication tight. The crew worked fast and delivered a clean, professional result. Simple process. No delays. Great outcome. I Highly Recommend Deck Guru for all of Your Decking needs.

I really don't like to provide negative reviews but, in this case, it is necessary regarding Deck…read moreGuru. After just a few short years the Fiberon boards in the center of my deck are starting to raise up at the ends about 1/4 inch. They were never secured and installed properly. It is now a tripping hazard as they are not flush with the deck surface. I also had deck lights installed and the wires were left exposed to ground critters who have now chewed through the wires. Very poor workmanship throughout this project. I called and emailed several times to discuss all this but never heard a thing. Customer service is non-existent and absolutely unacceptable not responding to a customer concern. Finally had another deck company come out to inspect my deck and they pointed out many flaws in the workmanship and quality of work. Avoid Deck Guru. They may be cheap and that's exactly what you will get.

George Russek reached out and explained the miss communication and we will be meeting to review my…read moreproject. Thank you George