Overall the experience went well. John is a quality builder, has a great work ethic, and pays great attention to detail. I feel that we have a very well built addition, and they did a great job. They also did a wonderful job of putting vinyl siding on the entire cottage. Much of this was done in tough conditions. Our cottage is out of the normal area of work for Fortuna Construction. John asked if they could park a travel trailer at our cottage so that they would not have to drive an hour back and forth each day. We were happy to have them do that. As we got into December, the weather got quite cold, windy and miserable. To their credit, they continued to work in all kinds of weather and finished on time. We invited them to use 2 of our bedrooms in the cottage, but they would not accept this offer. I think things got pretty miserable in the trailer. We have always enjoyed watching our remodel projects as they progressed. We were at our cottage some days each week during the first 3 or 4 weeks of the project. It was a joy to watch the progress and to be available for questions. The rapport with John and Steve seemed good and we were enjoying seeing our dream unfold. In December we were asked to stay away so that we would not be an interruption to John and Steve. This was a disappointment to us, but we complied. I do understand that it was more comfortable for the guys to use the bathroom in the cottage without us being there. Steve in particular was very gracious and appreciative of what we tried to do to make things more comfortable during a difficult job. At the end of the day we are happy with the quality work that was done. John, as the owner, is honorable, and does quality work. He was respectful of our money and made several suggestions to reduce the cost. read more