The team is knowledgeable, helpful, efficient, and super responsive. They completely renovated our…read morehouse and built a new ADU. They contracted with subcontractors and helped me pick out all the finishes early on, so there were absolutely no delays or unexpected increased costs due to many potential interruptors this year, such as supply chain issues, material cost increases, and worker shortages. They understood my wants and needs and then, well, they just made it happen. And when I changed my mind, they smiled and accommodated. From permitting to the punch list, I could not have found a better company to work with.

I chose Builders' Studio after interviewing several firms to scope out and design an addition and…read morepartial renovation for our very old farm house in Sonoma County. I am so glad we landed on them -- and Thrive, their sister company who handles the construction. They were incredible-- professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy and simply a pleasure to work with. We originally hoped for an addition and their proposal was so perfect for our property. They respected our vision, our property and land, and the history of Freestone and Sonoma. Unfortunately it ended up not working after we did the various tests (not their fault, just how the land and septic issues worked out). They helped us figure out what was possible and then set to work making it happen. Greg and Amanda were such a pleasure to work with--creative, attentive, and personable--not to mention talented! And when we moved over to the building stage, it was seamless with Thrive. I have done two other renovations in other parts of the country and couldn't believe how organized and on-time they were. Greg was involved every step of the way and even face-timed us with updates since we had to cancel our travel during COVID. I would work with them again in a second and highly, highly recommend them.

Even though they weren't able to help us with our project, Becca responded promptly and went above…read moreand beyond by giving us referrals to other local companies. I appreciate it Noah Young Law Group

Thrive renovated our 1975 contractor's spec house, taking advantage of all the property's pluses…read moreand eliminating the minuses. After living here 18 months, I still marvel at the high level of comfort, functionality, and beauty that Thrive achieved. Quality subcontractors, piles of practical knowledge, and genuine human beings.

Beware. Colleen Mahoney, the principal and owner at Mahoney Architects earned my trust in November,…read more2021 by relating to our remodel objectives and budget. I've done two large remodels in the past so am experienced with the process. As far as remodels go, this was considered on the small side and largely consisted of opening up the kitchen to the living & dining room and opening up the space to the outside. We allocated a budget of $230,000 for this project. Colleen said that was reasonable and estimated her architectural services would run 10% of the total budget or $23,000. She assured me that her firm was excellent at managing their services to a budget. Short story is Mahoney Architects completed about 35% of the project for 100% of their estimate. Their invoices reflected rework and unnecessarily working on designs that did not meet project objectives and could have been easily resolved by talking to the client. Perhaps worse, is that Colleen never saw an issue with her invoices. A more detailed account follows. Mahoney Architects started the project on Nov 16, 2021, measuring the house and drafting the As Built Drawings in AutoCad. Because of a bookkeeper error, I did not receive the November invoice until Dec 30. At $5,926, it seemed high but after I asked how much of the project that invoice represented, Colleen emailed that it represented "20 - 25%." That projected total architect fees of $23,704 - $29,630, which is higher than the original estimate, but still in the ball park. On Jan 7, 2022 I received the December invoice for $18,098. I was stunned the two invoices totaled $24,024. There was no communication that their billings were already over the estimate. All that had been completed was As Built Drawings (Site Plan, Floor Plan, Elevations, Cross Section of Floor Plan) and two design sketches that did not meet the project objectives. We still did not have a workable Design nor Construction Documents (Demo Plan, Floor Plan, Electrical/Mechanical Plan, Interior Elevations, Exterior Elevations). After I requested that all work stop until we had a discussion, Colleen took 6 days to write me a formal letter in which she listed everything they did and said it was all appropriate. She never acknowledged that they were over the estimate. She estimated that it would take at least another 100 hours or roughly $19,000 to finish a design and create the construction documents. We met to attempt to come to a reasonable resolution. But Colleen could never answer why the As Built Drawings were so far above the estimate, nor did she acknowledge or recognize why a client would be worried about that. There was no project scope increase and measuring and drawing the existing house is the most predictable part of a remodel project. In the end, I paid her firm $20,426 for the release of the four As Built Drawings. A very expensive lesson for being too trusting on what I was sold.

I have worked with Colleen for the better part of 25 years. She has always been very professional…read moreand has beautiful designs that the client is always happy with. I would recommend her highly to anyone that is interested in new construction, remodel/addition. Walt Kehr

I just used Rick for a second time on a JADU project for my 1900 historical in Santa Rosa…read more He and his team were perfect the first time. Perfect the second time around as well. Thanks a million Rick

In order to get permits approved for some proposed work on our home, we required the services of…read moresomeone who could prepare professional drawings. Our contractor suggested we contact Rick Balduc to get these drawings done. From start to finish, Rick was prompt, efficient and easy to work with. He delivered what he promised in a cost-efficient, timely manner and made the process seamless and smooth. In addition, he worked well with our contractor, communicating in a very professional and transparent manner, which we appreciated. We highly recommend Rick Balduc and his service.

Tony handled our project with care, his work was meticulous and he listened to all of our needs…read more We knew we would need plans for our renovation and Tony was our guy. His services were reasonably priced and he was attentive to our requests, giving his expect opinion as well. We had minimal permit issues with Tony's plans. We would happily work with him again and highly recommend his services.

So far Tony has been very easy to work with. Not arrogant or pushy but laid back and agreeable…read moreeven when the site conditions and code constraints pose challenges. Tony is very good at thinking outside the box and troubleshooting said issues. He also has a good network of consulting engineers to help advise and offer solutions.

We hired Studio 101 Designs to do an extensive remodel that completely transformed our aging ranch…read morehome into a modern, green, energy-efficient home. Studio 101 Designs has a great process, and immediately understood the kind of home we wanted and did a great job moving the project throughout the various phases from early sketches to schematic design to construction administration. Because they have extensive green building experience, they had great advice on materials and product choices. Our project had a number of issues throughout the construction process, but Studio 101 Designs was always able to deal with issues in a reasonable way. We found them to be very responsive throughout the whole process. They were excellent to work with, talented architects, very honest, and thoughtful, and I highly recommend them.

When we purchased our home 3 years ago it needed a ton of work. The potential was there, but the…read morehouse had no flow (each room had a different theme), was not very functional (i.e rooms dominated by over-sized and outdated fireplaces), and desperately needed a major remodel after +30 years since the last update. Scott and James listened to all of our needs and ideas and were able to transform our home into a contemporary gem within a very modest budget for the scope of this project. Hard to explain in words- I'll let the before and after pics of the "San Rafael Remodel" on their website speak for itself. Beyond the quality of their work, Scott and his team know how to manage expectations and are great people to work with. The only bad news about this house is the projects never end. We're looking forward to working with Scott and the Studio 101 team again this spring to design a guest house/office addition

I had applied for a job with them months ago, and met with amanda. She got me an interview with…read morebennet the owner. I was told from bennet that i would start a work trial to see if i was a good fit the following monday and would receive a call with more information. I received no call back, monday came by and Amanda called me and asked why i wasnt working. I told her i was supposed to receive a call, she said she would look into it. Heard nothing back. I let it go and figured i didnt want to work for someone so unorganized. I decided months later to ask why i never got a call back. I found out that Amanda no longer works there, talked to her replacement arlene. Arlene was very aggressive on the phone when I explained to her my situation and asked why i wanted to know what happened if i was no longer interested in the job. When trying to explain myself she hung up on me. Arlene is a joke. I called back and asked to speak with the owner bennet. Bennet provided me with an answer, but the whole process was very unprofessional. If their hiring process reflects their company as a whole, then i would think twice before hiring them.

Last minutes call to Integrity and they show up to demo glue down carpets and made it looks great…read more bjm

Professional and personable from the very beginning. They did exactly what they said they would!…read more Veronica, in scheduling and admin. Followup, up to Aurelio, when picking up and dropping off. Rugs look GREAT!! Love supporting small businesses, here in Santa Rosa!! Keep up the super work!

I had E&A Building Services clean the carpets for my 2 bedroom apartment I moved out of this past…read moreFriday. I can't recall the guy's name that helped me, but he was super polite, professional, and hard working. Showed up and let me know his plan and got to work. He was even fine with me finishing up wiping down a few shelves outside (I stayed out of his way). We had a dog and a cat in the unit, so there were some darker areas where they tended to lay that didn't have rugs over the carpet, so we didn't notice they got dark over the years till we moved. The E&A guy got pretty much every stain to come out. Spots I didn't think would come out, they're gone. My landlord was super pleased with the work and so were we. I would highly recommend.