We are very happy with the work they did for us, We asked if they would move the furniture out and…read moreback in since we are no longer able to do that, They did the work, replacing carpet with hard service, and painting. and then replaced everything just as it was. We love it.

After working with Plekkenpol for over five years and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on…read moreat least three different projects, this is not a review we expected to write. We have referred them to family and friends--three of those referrals have resulted in projects--and until recently, trusted them without hesitation. Historically, price transparency was something they were willing to provide. Unfortunately, something has changed. Most recently, we were quoted $30-35K for a relatively straightforward mudroom remodel and back door installation. When the formal bid came in at a single lump sum number over $40K with some modest scope additions, we asked for additional transparency into that singular number to understand how much each part of the project was costing so we could determine where adjustments could be made. We were told that a further breakdown of the lump sum would not be provided. Over the next two weeks, we removed multiple significant items from the project scope, yet the total price barely changed in response. We asked repeatedly for greater transparency to understand what was still comprising the lump sum price we were being quoted and never received it. At a certain point, the math just did not add up, and it became increasingly difficult to reconcile the number we were being quoted by Plekkenpol with the project scope. When we expressed frustration with the lack of clarity, the response was dismissive and unhelpful. We were told that regardless of project size--even on significantly larger projects--additional price transparency would not be shared and that we should trust them that we are getting the best price. To be clear, this was not about the money--it was about transparency and partnership. We simply wanted to know what we were being charged for. Because Plekkenpol would not tell us how they arrived at their lump sum price, we ultimately chose to end our long-standing relationship and move on. We recently recommended to another family that they consider Plekkenpol, but after this experience, feel obligated to advise them not to proceed due to Plekkenpol's unwillingness to provide transparency in pricing.

The Cuzzin Construction crew came out and finished our deck after another contractor went out of…read morebusiness half way through the job. They did a fantastic job. I wish we would have hired them in the first place. If you are building a deck I can not recommend them more. They started on time and completed principal construction in just a few days. They were good at communicating and letting us know where the project stood and what still needed to be done. They even arranged for a city inspector to come out right before the city shut down for COVID. The few punch list items I found were addressed promptly and without complaint. Highly Recommended.

Great company to work with. They have tons of experience with building and remodeling homes at a…read moregood price. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to remodel or build new.

The talented employees of Addilay Homes did a great job of remodeling our kitchen and family room…read morethis past summer. Through the stages of making decisions, Christina was fantastic in providing us with options that worked well for our tastes. They were friendly, hardworking, punctual and respectful. They did great work and we're very pleased with the final outcome of our remodel. We will use them again in the future!

Hired Four Seasons Handymen to do a tile job around the shower windows in my duplex. Jamie was…read moretransparent that the tile work would need to have a some framing done which I was okay with considering the condition with the current framing. It was my understanding that the framing for both units was included in the original quote, but I was charged another $300 for the downstairs frame repair. I understand tile work tends to be a bit messy but due to the cold weather they decided to use their tile saw inside the home which created a ginormous mess in both apartments. We had to spend about 2 hours per apartment cleaning silica dust off of everything within a 10 foot radius of the bathrooms. They also left a giant mess in the bathrooms themselves. Besides the mess they made and the extra payment I was charged. I have to give Four Seasons handymen a 3-star review for timeliness. I know the weather doesn't always permit in Minnesota but they were 1-3 hours late every single day they were supposed to come out.

I was very impressed with my bathroom remodel. Jamie and Andrew made the process very easy and were…read morevery affordable. I would highly recommend using them!

Troy and his team did a fabulous job on several projects at my house in Stillwater. Excellent…read moreservice. Painting and demoing and more

Excellent quality work from this company! They are able to take on a variety of projects too.read more

We spent all summer talking with siding contractors to replace our siding and trim. All of them…read moredisappointed us for various reasons (costs, games, delays). We finally contacted Lakewoods Remodeling, and we are very glad we did. Their pricing was very reasonable, and they did not play games. They started when they said they would start. They finished when they said they would finish. They used high quality materials. They did high quality work. They showed concern for making everything look good (and it does). To summarize, the value they provided was excellent. We would definitely use them again, and we highly recommend them.

We recently had our roof replaced by Lakewoods Remodeling, and the experience was seamless. The…read morecrew was respectful of our property, worked efficiently, and the end result looks fantastic. Highly recommended!

I asked this remodeler over for a project: redo two small bathrooms (6ft by 9 ft each) a 4ft by…read more3ft dormer extension, do some work on a 3 Season porch to make it warmer (new windows and a mini split), and to rob some space from another bedroom to make into a closet. I was told in the initial meeting it's a $400k-$500k project. How? This makes abdolutely no sense. I was told the dormer (4ft by 3 ft) with the 2 bathroom redo's was $250k. Two 6ft by 9 ft bathrooms. Then the mini split (5 heads) and closet and 7 new doors and paint and other work would be another $150k plus. How? There is pricing for a margin and being greedy. This is just greedy. Hard pass and they should be embarrassed.

Ben Quie and Sons did a large kitchen remodel and living room remodel in our 1917 bungalow. They…read morespecialize in older homes and we found that experience very helpful in updating our house. We appreciated working with Ben throughout the entire process from sales to design and through the construction. I can't say enough about their level of quality in workmanship and attention-to-detail. The carpenter who was at our house daily was excellent, contentious, and very clean, which made living through the project easy. We are thrilled with our new kitchen and can't imagine ever using another contractor.

A big shoutout to Mark Sletten and Sletten Interior Solutions. They replaced my awful cracked…read moreacrylic tub and surround with a new tub and tile. On time (1.5 weeks), on budget, and incredible workmanship. If you have any projects you've been putting off, highly recommend! I've been telling my friends & coworkers about how great the experience has been, and they have been jokingly asking if he'll travel out of state lol. But seriously, we're lucky to have such an awesome contractor right here in St. Paul.

Services were sub par, high priced, and work was incredibly slow. Poor communication…read more Mark came out and quoted a project for $17k on a remodel of our only small bathroom that was broke (and needed a remodel anyway). I had remodeled the bathroom at our previous house, so I have a good handle on what is involved, but we were too busy to take it on ourselves. I solicited 5 or 6 bids and Mark's seemed the most professional but also the highest cost. I highlighted that this was our ONLY bathroom and speed was the utmost priority and that ideally I would like the project done in like weeks not months. Mark didn't express much concern over timeline. Now there were some materials shortages, and COVID and whatever, but it was just excuse after excuse, with sometimes no one showing up for a month at a time. And the strong impression was this project just wasn't organized or a priority. They didn't start for over 5 weeks, and when called on it, I was told that the timeline we discussed was for starting the project, not finishing it. I wish I had recorded our initial conversation, because it seemed he took crummy notes and then later reinterpreted them to suit his needs. Nearly 2 months into the project he expressed surprise this was our only bathroom and sort of sheepishly asked what we had been doing in the meantime (going to neighbors houses we are friends with). How that CORE piece of information I had stressed repeatedly during our first few meetings had slipped his mind, I have no idea. He the said he would hurry to finish. Then no one showed up for 3 straight weeks. We nearly fired him about three different times, including in mid JAN promising to have the shower done by Valentine's day (we hired him first week of OCT). Needless to say that deadline was totally missed by a month or more. Moreover key elements discussed during the planning stage were simply forgotten by him (tile wainscoting), and then when asked about them several months in he had to scramble. Early on in late OCT he had stressed the need for us to drop everything and go pick out tile so he could order it and have it there by mid NOV. Then MONTHS later when he was actually ready to install the tile (JAN), the project again had to go on hold because he had not ordered it yet... This is despite repeatedly asking him if he needed us to order tile, or front cash for materials to speed things along (not sure if he was having cashflow issues or what). Anyway, once the project was 95% done, they just had to install a glass divider (another element he had forgotten about). So that was another several weeks, then when they came to install it, they had cut it for the wrong side of the room, the side away from the shower...so more weeks to completion. By this point I couldn't even talk to him because I was so angry, but firing him when we were 98% seemed pointless. Anyway, I left it in my wife's hands, who he then took advantage of. Telling her he was giving us a "$1000 discount" for all the hassle, while charging her $300 more than the estimate and payment plan we had agreed on. This is despite us generally picking cheaper materials than were in his estimate and giving him wide latitude on specific choice just to try and speed things along. Hiring Mark was one of the 3-5 biggest mistakes I have made in my entire life. Worse than some car accidents I got into in my teens or that time I bought a super expensive bike right before we had a kid and I mostly stopped biking. The stress related to this has probably literally taken 6 months off of my life expectancy. I am serious.