We hired Dave Johnson of Imperial Home Improvement to remodel our 1950's rambler from…read moretop-to-bottom, and we couldn't be more thrilled with the results. The project was completed within three months in the fall of 2010, you can see our blog of the entire project at http://fletcherremodel.blogspot.com Dave is sticker for details and was meticulous with the subcontractors he hired. He also allowed us to see every invoice, so we knew what exactly we were paying for. In fact, he stayed within our estimated budget. When we were initially getting bids, other contractors came up with estimates as much as 30% higher than Dave. Literally, the project went just about perfectly, and Dave made a lot of good suggestions and had lots of good ideas. There is only one lightswitch design in our bathroom that I would change, that is it. Everyday when I pull up in our driveway, I think to myself, "I can't believe I get to live here." Dave at Imperial Home Improvement is an honest, hardworking, dependable and affordable contractor I would recommed to anyone, regardless of the size of project.

We found Dave / Imperial Home Improvement based off of the first Yelp review - and I have to echo…read moreKatie's thoughts. (I also called 3 of Dave's previous clients as background checks as well before hiring him.) We interviewed several contractors for our remodel of a 1960's kitchen, master bedroom & bath, and main bath, and Dave was the only contractor who looked at the spaces for what they COULD be rather than what they were. It is nerve wracking putting your home in the hands of a stranger, but Dave became anything but a stranger during the process. We texted & emailed & called almost daily, if not more frequently, and I can't say enough about his ability to steer us to make decisions that guided us to spend money where we needed to and skip things that would be a headache in the future. He is one of the most detailed individuals I have ever met, and he caught things I know my husband would have noticed in a couple years and fixed them before we knew about it. We ended up with an amazing kitchen, main bath, and new master suite, with a walk-in closet (that we never imagined!) and amazing bath. All of Dave's subcontractors were professionals and took care of any follow up issues without complaint. As Katie said, you know everything you're going to spend, you see the invoices, and you acknowledge, via email or text or in person purchase, any of your upgrades - we knew what we were spending the entire way. We landed within 2 weeks of our original end date, and some of that was our fault for adding a fireplace into the mix late. We are planning on using Dave / IHI again for a half bath remodel with zero hesitation and I would recommend him to anyone. I never thought we could or would have such a great renovation/contracting experience.