We used Follyn builders for a whole house renovation and addition to our 1920s dutch colonial. They…read morewere great to work with and extremely helpful throughout the process. John gave us great recommendation along the way and the project came in within budget. We highly recommend them.

I highly recommend Follyn Builders! I cannot say enough about how thrilled we are with the…read morestunning renovation to our 1910 brick 2-flat. Follyn created a "duplex down" turning a previously unfinished part of the basement into a family room, and remodeled the offices for our family business. The project also involved removing and rebuilding our rear porches and enclosed stairwell, as well as remodeling a bathroom, adding a powder room, and gutting and relaying our kitchen and our daughter's bedroom. We used an architect who created great plans, but John's vision and creativity have given us so much more usable space, and beautifully carried our dreams to fruition. We are so glad we entrusted our project to John. His honesty and work ethic are rare. Our architect recommended him initially. Her words were "I think you will find him quite capable." She was so right. We have this old house, and any unusual findings were nothing that gave John pause. To create a legal duplex, we needed to separate our stairwell from the 2nd floor apartment, and move all electrical panels out of the basement. Our gorgeous custom iron spiral staircase and rolling-shutter door concealing electrical panels and meters accomplished this. He tore off our old frame, vinyl sided, 2-level back porch and stairwell structure, and rebuilt it with a brick base and durable Hardie Board siding. The former crawl space was excavated to give us a mud room, huge coat closet, and an under-the-stair storage room. Our porch, which we use quite a bit could not increase in size, but still needed to make better use of the space. This was achieved by eliminating a door and suspending the grill off of the custom iron rails. Our basement was dug down to give us another 12-14 inches of ceiling height-- not easy to do with our shared driveway, no alley, and horrible parking in Lakeview East. This involved supporting our home with temporary columns and putting footings deeper and extending our iron columns to meet the new footings, adding radiant floor heating-- and then pouring concrete. John's expertise in sewers, drains, and a pumps will keep us safe from flooding. All structural elements of our home were inspected and repaired where necessary. Our home is over 100 years old, and is poised to last at least that long going forward. Our kitchen was completely remodeled-flipping the old cooking and dining areas. This gave us two new beautiful and better functioning spaces. All of the cabinets are customwood and were very competitively priced. Follyn Builders has a vast list of excellent sources that they go to for materials and custom work. Their sources offer sharp pricing for quality work. John selects and works with a wonderful team of subcontractors. They are all pros whom I enjoyed being around when I was home. Even still, if something wasn't quite right, John would point it out to us first and then have it corrected. He had our backs every step of the way. Ann does an incredible job with materials management and all of the behind-the-scenes action like parking permits, etc. On the very rare occasion where John is not available, Ann is also very capable on-site as well. Whether she is supervising an installation, or prioritizing the tasks of subcontractors to keep the work flow efficient, she is an experienced pro. I could go on... I checked references before hiring Follyn and heard similar praise. Then, I walked a Follyn project that was nearing completion and was totally sold. I was completely blown away by the level of craftsmanship from the multi-piece molding and custom built-ins to the state-of-the-art technology that today's homes demand. Friends have asked me if the stress of construction got to me. My answer is always that I had the time of my life, and although I am excited to have our home completed, I miss the activity, and the excitement of seeing the conversion at the hands of people who are so talented. Five stars is not nearly enough for Follyn Builders and Developers!

Excellent Work. Very good price…read more I highly recommend AS General Construction. They installed new siding and gutters on my house and did an excellent job. Work was done professionally, quickly and with great attention to detail. It was a good experience from start to finish and I hope to hire them again.

Lucas brothers did a really great job on are condo they did a whole roof replacement at a really…read morereasonable price will be definitely calling them back for any type of future repairs to my home thanks

we had a pretty nasty leak in are home so i feared the worst that whole roof had to be replaced so…read moreI called Lucas brothers for a free estimate they came out the same day and like I feared it need to be replaced they got started the next day price was very reasonable for the amount of work the was done highly recommend them to everyone who needs home repairs and will be calling them for any future repairs to my home

We've hired Dillon and Wood Contracting for multiple projects in our South Loop condo, and…read morehonestly, they're the only contractor we trust now. Every single job has turned out beautifully. The quality is incredible. Everything they've done for us still looks perfect, and we've had zero issues. His team shows up on time, keeps things clean, and genuinely cares about doing great work. We're actually planning to have them remodel our bathroom in the next month or so. That's how confident we are in their work. I'll come back and update this review when it's done, but I already know it's going to be amazing based on everything else they've completed for us. If you're looking for a kitchen or bathroom remodeler in Chicago, especially for a condo in the South Loop or nearby neighborhoods, I can't recommend Wood Contracting enough!

I recently recommended Admiral Remodeling to renovate a kitchen in Chicago to one of my clients who…read morepurchased a condo in Roscoe Village and they did a really great job! My clients and I couldn't be happier with the results. They worked quickly and finished the job in the timeline that they promised and on budget. I highly recommend them for your home renovation needs and will continue to refer them to my home buyer and seller clients!

A bit late posting this but Ado and team do great work. It was a big job, refinishing floors,…read moreinstalling new hardwood, paint in most of the rooms, plumbing work, demo, and drywall. They handled it all plus installing new fixtures and hanging a new mantle. We looked at so many different vendors for the project and met with other contractors as well. Ado was recommended on Next Door and boy are we happy we followed up with it. We will be using them for a basement remodel when we are ready to finally do that.

Needed a quick roof repair job to restore 2 plumbing vents that were taken out by the Shady AF GC…read morewe had (see Allen Restoration Group) ... these guys came out fast and accomodated the quick scheduling request. Made it just in time before the holidays, thank goodness. We had a closer and significantly cheaper bid (basically 1/3 of this company's charge) but they were not available Wed the 19th, and with the holidays and weather changing...could not risk waiting. Wed was the last sunny 50s day and all went well. Customer service was good. Workers were on time and completed tasks appropriately. Dings on stars for 2 things... the install isn't as even and perfect as I prefer (the tops and flashing pipes are not straight and it looks like the shingles were not peeled back evenly and placed back over the pipes fully on the lower bottoms)... and the owner said he would send me a receipt when the check cleared. Usually receipts are given at time of payment. Seems strange and made me pause. Note... it's been a week, pretty sure the check has cleared. Hmm. No receipt yet. *\(^o^)/*

This is the third time we have used the shingle company. Each time we have had nothing but a good…read moreexperience. They do a great job and are very reasonable. They repaired shingles and repaired a hole we had in our roof. It is nice to know there are good companies out there that will not try to rip you off. Will always have our roof repairs done by them.

Bravo remodeled my small kitchen and did a fantastic job. I would hire Bravo again! I've hired…read moreother contractors for other projects, and either they do a crappy job or don't even finish. You get what you pay for with Bravo.

shane and his sons put up a metal top gazebo for us. it wound up taking a lot more time than he…read morethought it would. a lot of little parts. they were punctual, efficient and cleaned up after themselves. they can back to install a new garage floor we liked them so much. looking for other projects for him to do. highly recommend, unless i need him first!

We hired Brothers to remodel our basement and could not be more happy with their work - I wish we…read morecould give them more than 5 stars! We got several bids for the project, and Brothers not only gave us the lowest bid, but we also felt the most comfortable with them on a personal level. - as they struck us as very straight-forward, honest and trustworthy. Jim, Eric and their team not only did an incredible job executing our vision, but also brought their own expertise and insight into how to best transform a space. They really have a knack for both the craftsmanship aspect of remodeling as well as a good eye on how to utilize your floor plan. Our basement was half-finished with a mix of concrete, ratty carpet and wood paneled walls. They knocked down a wall, re-did the floors, added drywall, framed a storage room, built a bathroom, added canned lights, put in new windows and additional electrical outlets. What once looked like a rundown area of our townhouse now looks like an upscale hotel suite complete with the beautiful bathroom that they added. They completed all the work on time and on budget, and we couldn't imagine anyone doing a better job. Not having a lot of experience in the world of renovation/remodeling, it was such a relief to deal with honest, hard-working guys who treat you like family and don't try to hose you over. In addition to doing excellent work, they were all nice, respectful and easy to get along with - and we felt 100% comfortable with them going in and out of our place for the better part of a month. One more point I would like to mention is that during the remodel, we had an issue with our furnace. Four Seasons came out and quoted us around $1,000 to fix it. We told the brothers about it, and they said that sounded excessive. Jim and Eric took care of the parts and labor for $300 that same day, and it's been running perfectly since then. If we ever need any more work done to our place, Brothers would be our only choice, and I would happily recommend them to friends, family and anyone who's looking for great work on their house or condo at a fair and honest price.