Absolutely amazing experience with CKN Homes! I can't say…read moreenough good things about CKN and Nick, the guy running the show. Along with Glenn, one of the gentlemen that helps manage job sites. From the very beginning, they made the entire building process smooth, stress-free, and even enjoyable (which is not something most people say about construction projects!) Nick is one of those rare people who actually cares about his work and his clients. He's hands-on, super knowledgeable, and always makes time to answer questions or talk through ideas. You never feel like just another customer with him. He truly wants you to love the home he's building for you. The craftsmanship from his team has been top-notch. Every little detail was done with care, and you can tell they take pride in their work. One of the contractors he used stained the flooring and Nick covered the expense at getting it fixed so it wouldn't be an issue since the contractor refused. He also trimmed my neighbors trees for him by request of the neighbor and paid for it out of pocket. Which was really surprising. Plus, Nick and Glenn kept everything on track and within budget, which is huge. No unexpected surprises, no cutting corners.. just quality work done right. If you're looking for a builder who's honest, reliable, and actually listens, Nick and CKN Homes are the way to go. I'd recommend them a hundred times over and will be using them for the remodel we are planning to start next year too. I shopped around quite a lot and I'm so happy I chose them.

CKN is a local Austin home builder that claims the following on its website: "Exceptional service…read morebefore, during, and after, with an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction." That is far from the case. While my one-year-old home seems well-built, CKN hires horrible contractors for many trades. Their landscaper is the stereotypical "jack-of-all-trades, master of none." The best example of this is the poor paver installation around the pool. He failed to use proper base material and polymeric sand, which resulted in the pavers sinking after six months. Less than five months later, sunken pavers became a tripping hazard, and CKN refused to fix them under the one-year warranty. Furthermore, the house was not ready on the day I closed, so CKN had to get their landscaper to address a massive stain on the patio caused by storing equipment after I moved. Two attempts to apply a skim coat failed as the coating started chipping. The process of trying to fix that was a joke, as the landscaper was sloppy. He failed to protect adjoining areas while applying the skim coat and got the product on the pavers. When replacing stained pavers, he got sand in the pool. Here are more examples: The carport has a poor quality epoxy that showed wear after a few months, and stains are permanent. From my previous experience, high-quality epoxy and application processes repel such stains and help retain their sheen. The fence painters were sloppy and got paint on the foundation and the carport walls. The fence frame rusted after several months, and they had to repaint it. After I moved in, I realized they cut corners and did not install linen cabinets in two bathrooms. They also left one landscape bed void of shrubs, which meant the pool was open to the street and pedestrian traffic viewing. They did a poor job of trimming the trees, claiming city canopy trimming restrictions that were misleading. I had to pay $1,000 for tree trimming after I moved. I do not recommend CKN Capital Group, LLC.

Dustin and his crew at Marks Builders renovated my house last year. In short, they did a fantastic…read morejob, were honest, upfront, left things clean, and were there from start to finish without any notable delays. I have recommended Marks Builders to many of my family and friends, and they've all had great things to say too.  Read on if you want the whole story! I had a leak in a wall between two bathrooms, above the kitchen.  Just to set the scene, my wife was pregnant and we had a baby due 3 weeks after the start of the construction.  My kitchen had a dropped ceiling and was original to the 1970s house.  Dustin worked with State Farm (my insurance carrier) to bring the adjuster's repair estimate up to a par. He and his team worked with us to order cabinets early (we were getting custom cabinets so they had a long lead time), then they gutted the kitchen and bathroom, raising the ceiling to 8' (reworking the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical lines in the process).  They pulled up all of the tile in the downstairs while we were out of the house (and in the hospital having the baby).  We asked for a few days at home without construction when we came home, to which they agreed. They worked hard to make sure that the house was ready for cabinets when they would be delivered. The cabinets were delivered without issue and installed the same week, with the trim taking longer than any other single step because they wanted it to look just right - and it paid off! The finishing touches make all the difference! The granite crew came in and did their thing. Like all of Dustin's sub-contractors, they were on time, professional, and courteous. They did their work well, quickly, and cleanly. We opted for granite counters and granite backsplashes, with different edge finishes in different places, corners, etc. to work around. They did it all well. Our kitchen looks fantastic, even a year and a half later. Through the whole 2-month process, Dustin's crew was on-site 4-6 days/week, except when we asked for the break. We made a lot of changes midway through, and Dustin didn't nickel and dime on the little things (moving an outlet, changing from a 2 gang to a 4 gang plug, etc). He was happy to work with my attention to detail (which can frustrate most people I know) and he did it with a smile - his attention to detail was similar. His crew was always fun to have around, and I never once worried about them being in the home, whether I was there or not. They worked hard to make sure we felt safe with them in the house at the start of Covid. All said, I strongly recommend Marks Builders. They're honest, smart, hard-working, and fun people who care about the work they produce and their customers' experience.

I can't say enough good things about Dustin at Marks Builders. I recently had a horrible experience…read morewith a previous contractor who abandoned my bathroom remodel mid way through and left me with a mess. It still needed to be completed, so I asked around for a reliable, trustworthy contractor and a neighbor highly recommended Dustin. I even went to their home to checkout his work, and was impressed. He was professional and forthcoming from our very first meeting and that was my experience throughout the process. My bathroom looks amazing now and he finished on time with excellence. Dustin's team turned my nightmare into a great experience. I would hire him again in a second!

Safety and Scam warning!!! Warning!!! Warning!!!! For the…read moresafety of your family. Do not hire this company or do business with them. If however you dont care about your safety and the life of your family, hire this company. You've been warned. Adrian and his company will steal from their customers and request money upfront. Once the money is collected, watch them ghost you with excuses on why your project is being delayed and give excuses about having covid, kid being sick, having an accident, blah blahetc. Then everything goes downhill after that. After collecting thousands of dollars, and after running out of excuses, the work was only 20% complete and everything they did was so wrong. Everything had to be demolished. They are currently being sued by my attorney. 1. He claims he builds outdoor kitchens. That is a lie. He hasnt built an outdoor kitchen and him.and his crew has no idea. He may have done basic landscape that anyone can do. Do not take any chances. He is a liar and scams people. See below why I say that. 1. He poured the extended concrete wrong without taking into account any pitch so water was pooling in the center of the slab. Then he did not use rebar to anchor the concrete to the original foundation so as it started to settle, the tiles started to shift 2. He didnt have the right tools to cut the tile which he was supposed to lay on top of the foundation right. 3. He didnt prepare the grout right 4. He was supposed to lay a walkway paver which should be the minimum his team could do because he claims he's a landscaping company, that was the worse I have ever seen. The pavers were cut crooked. And the gravel had a mix in of different sizes. 5. He built the firepit with cement blocks that were not fire retardant and they didnt even use a level because a 6 year old showed up and asked why the firepit was crooked. See photos. He didn't connect burner to the firepit 6. The outdoor kitchen was not completed. And the worse part was they left the tiles sitting as if installed to fool me the homeowner. It wasn't until I stepped on it and noticed movement and realized it was just cut without it being laid with thinset 7. He didnt finish the brick in the bar area 8. He didn't install the cooking sink water( connected it to the sprinkler system which is the dumbest thing I've seen causing my entire backyard to be flooded and running up my water bill 9. The worse part was when he left all the material tossed in someone else's property. Him and his crew ate made made a mess and literally had left over food and maggots growing inside the brand new appliance box that had my appliances in them. 10. Adrian has no respect for his customer' s property. Who puts trash and leftover food in a brand new box containing appliances needed to complete the project and leaves the customer site in such a disarray??? I had to pay a cleaning company to come clean up after their disgusting mess. Then Adrian chews tobacco and spits all over your lawn and yard The most dangerous part was him connecting the gas line using pipes and connections that are not meant to be used for gas lines. He's not a licensed plumber so what makes him think he could do what he did and put the lives of my family at risk is bryond me. In summary him and his team by their negligence wanted to blow up my house and my family. If you want your home and the safety of your family at risk, hire him and watch him literally steal from you under the pretense of being a contractor and destroy your home and property. Fact: they have no clue what they are doing.

DO NOT USE THEIR SERVICE…read more We hired this company remotely to repair our sprinkler system. Based on their assurances, we believed the issue was resolved and promptly made the payment. However, when our housekeeper inspected the system a few days later, it was clear that the problem persisted. Despite numerous attempts to reach out to the company through texts and calls, requesting them to honor their commitment and rectify the issue, our pleas fell on deaf ears. There was a complete lack of responsiveness and accountability from their side. This situation not only resulted in financial loss but also in wasted time and effort trying to resolve a problem that should have been fixed from the start.

The owner, Henry Blas, is a thief. He gave us an estimate, collected a deposit for the work and…read moreparts, and then realized his estimate was way off. We asked to cancel, at which point he simply stopped responding. We're still trying to get the almost $3k back. He pretends to be a kind, understanding man. Apparently that was all a ruse. Just when you think you can trust humanity...

I reached out to Henry because of his good reviews on Yelp. There were few red flags that should…read morehave been enough to stop working with him but we continued because he was just such a pleasant guy every time we talked to him. In the end, he now has our down payment for work that he was contracted but he is no longer responsive. Red flags: 1. He kept getting the measurements wrong and we had to correct him to get the right measurements. It took him 2 separate visits to our house to just measure our back wall accurately. 2. He kept confusing the specifications of our project with another one. 3. Lastly, he completely misquoted us by thousands to do the work. This last one made us think he couldn't handle the project and we asked to cancel. He is refusing to answer our calls or refund us. More importantly, he and Julio put some holes in our wall to scope out the project. So we are left with holes on our back wall, and down payment that is likely not going to be returned due to lack of responsiveness.

Terrible job I got, didnt finish the work. They even stole out my house. I would never recommend…read morethis company to anyone.

ACE Flooring did an amazing job replacing our wood floors which were damaged due to water from a…read morehail storm. We were impressed with everyone from the Sales process to the Install. They kept us informed on timelines and were very flexible in working with our other contractors with our overall home repair. They were very professional and meticulous with the install, took great care to protect other area's of the home and great with minimizing the dust and final clean-up. Randy and the Install Team at Ace Hardwood are the best and I highly recommend them.

They did an excellent job my backyard tall fence. Best contractor in Bastrop , TX…read more Excellent, quick service. Family owned and operated. Honest, solid work. I'd definitely use them again for fencing or other project.

Before they will even consider your job, you have to pay $300. This is to get them to go look at…read morethe site and provide a bid. I paid that and it took me a few months to get the money together to get the work done. I understand that after a certain amount of time, the circumstances might have changed, but refusing to go back out and verify that without another payment is absurd. Once I told them that I was ready to go, I had to wait another month before they finally told me that it would cost me another $100 to get them out there to verify the original bid, and they had no documentation of the bid other than some scribbled notes from the first visit. Go elsewhere. These folks aren't worth your time or money.

I had to leave a rating, but would have preferred not to leave any rating at all. Austin We Fix It…read moredeserves no stars. Sam Tuttle was hired to do a build out on our metal building to be an Airbnb. In short Sam Tuttle is an con-artist. He mismanaged the funds for the job he was hired to do. He lied about how he spent the funds. He asked for more money when he knew he was going on vacation. Then he asked for the entire amount of the project when his agreement stated "three installments as the project moved forward." He refused to follow our vision. He did things his way and when we asked him for explanations he said he was going to need more money. In a meeting in our home he insulted our guest when they asked him a question. He got into a screaming match at our front door because he didn't want to answer legitimate questions about the concerns we were having. On this same day he walked off the job. Sam said he was a Christian and that he was honest. He was recommended by a close family friend which is why we hired him. There were huge discrepancies about how the money was spent. He told us different amounts on three different occasions which he why we wanted to talk to him. We knew based on the material at the job site and the number of days he worked that there was no way he could have spent all of the first installment. Because Sam walked off the job in anger we asked him for an amount we believed he should return to us. He agreed to this amount in an email and then has refused to pay us. He does not return our emails, he does not return our texts. This is the first time I have ever left a bad review for anyone. In this case, it is the right thing to do. Sam Tuttle is not ethical. He took advantage of me and my 82 year old mother. He lied to us. He mismanaged the funds and walked off the job in anger. I do not suggest you use him for any service. We regret trusting in him and allowing him into our home. Do not use his services. Stay away!!

First off, we love Sam. He is jack of all trades when it comes to remodeling, he is friendly,…read morehonest, and became a part of our family while remodeling our three bathrooms. He truly made my vision a reality! He also installed new Exterior French doors in our bedroom. We are thrilled with the results - you can't beat the before and after! I would recommend Sam to anyone. Thanks again, Sam!

DO NOT HIRE. He will take your money and never perform work. We lost almost $22K to this man. He is…read morea terrible businessman and you don't want to sign a contract with him unless you like throwing away your money. We signed with him Jan 2021 for work to be finished March 2021. Paid him $21,508. It is Feb 2023 and the work hasn't been done and now he is in bankruptcy and all of his customers are out of luck because he has no assets and none of us will ever see our money our have any work performed.

Dustin scammed my family out of tens of thousands of dollars. Please do your homework on Dustin and…read morehis company. He has multiple lawsuits against him, has filed both personal bankruptcy and bankruptcy on his LLC. My family and several others are out thousands and thousands of dollars with no opportunity for recourse. In the bankruptcy proceedings he said under oath that he has not done any work in the past 12-18 months and yet he consistently receives ratings, very sketchy. Learn from our costly mistake and do not fall into the trap many of us have and find a reputable contractor that your neighbors can vouch for.