Gary and the team did a fantastic job installing 4 overhead racks in my garage. Garage experts…read morewere very responsive, and the overall booking process was very easy to accomplish. Just a few clicks, and done. I highly recommend this business, and I already scheduled another project with them.

A lot of the CW tradeshops are located on sidestreets or in slightly out of the way places where if…read moreyou don't look close enough you can miss that they are even there. The Wheelwright shop is one of those places. The shop is located on Prince George Street about a half block off of the Palace Green. It's not too far off the beaten path but there is nothing else immediately around it either. The official name of the building is the Elkanah Deane Shop. The shop the same as the Elkanah Deane House next to it are not original buildings. Deane was an Irish coachmaker from New York who bought the land to build the shop from Dr. William Carter in 1772. Dr. Carter was a surgeon and along with his brother James ran an apothecary in the city. Their father John was the keeper of the Public Goal from 1731-1740. research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR0370.xml&highlight= The current guys at the shop are using woods like Elm, Ash and Oak for things such as wheels, carriages, carts, wagons and wheelbarrows. I asked them where they source their wood from and they said that they try as much as possible to get things from CW property. Events like Hurricane Michael provide the unintended benefit of trees falling on CW property which they are able to harvest and keep around until needed. What they can't get via CW they have a supplier from NJ that supplies whatever else they need. During my most recent visit they were working on a wheelbarrow which they said would be needed at some point next year so there was not a huge rush on the job and they were also working on a set of wheels for one of the carriages. The carriage wheels should be finished at some point early in 2019 when it could be easily pulled from service for a little while. No huge rush on them either but they know that date is coming and one was done with the second about half way there. With how CW uses their carriages a set of wheels lasts fifteen to twenty years versus the 18th century where wheels would have lasted considerably longer due to less use and not being on paved roads. If you go, the shop is open from 9-5 Sunday-Thursday (closed Friday & Saturday) and it should be a must visit stop as the guys there are awesome with explaining anything about what they do and you will learn a lot if you engage them. (The grey cat that for a long time hung out around the shop was since been adopted by a CW employee. Apparently CW now frowns upon the shops having mascots or shop animals.)

Like most of the trades they are of the side road. If you only have one day in Colonial…read moreWilliamsburg it can be a challenge to see everything. There are no demonstrations done at any of the shops, they are all doing real work with real orders from around the country in some cases. Located on Prince George Street across the street from the Wythe home sets the shop of the Wheelwright. It does not look like much, but they move a lot of product out and ship around the country. There are three sections to the shop. Two are inteior and the other is for outside work. As in all the CW trades you have supervisors, journeyman and possibly apprentices. The Men in this shop have over 10, some over 20 years experience which is common among the CW trades. On the day I was there the gentlemen was working on an axle for a wagon that would be shipped to Michigan. Everything is made in shop except for the iron work which is sent to another shop in CW. In the day a Blacksmith would have done both and kept everything in house. An interesting fact is that the wagons made in the shop are completely traditional to the 18th Century, no detail is spared and the same tools are used as well. However, the carriages and wagons that you will see around town are production models...why you might ask. It has to do with the stress on the animal and getting more use out of them. New methods make it much easier for the horses to pull than the old methods. Prolonging the life of the animals is more important to CW than using an 18th century method. Like most of the trades in CW they are closed on Sunday and this shop is also closed Monday too! So plan accordingly if this is a shop on your must see list. The skill that these Men have to do what they do is noteworthy. There are so few shops left in the world that do what the folks here at CW do every week. I think you will find it very educational and they welcome questions as they work. They are closed on Monday.

BBG was amazing from start to finish! The process of selecting our stone was easy. Their showroom…read moreis awesome and their service is even better. Several people (Annie, Trey, and Sharell) helped us throughout our purchase. We received quotes from multiple retailers for the same stone and decided to use BBG based on the customer service we had received. So glad we did!! Service was quick, professional, and flawless. I couldn't recommend BBG more!!

Customer service is lacking in this company. We bought 3 granite countertops for my bathrooms. When…read morethey came to install they brought the wrong sink and had cracked one of the backsplashes, so they only completed one bathroom. It took 3 days for them to schedule a return trip to fix the issues. Unhappy with the lack of communication. Also when the backsplash arrived, it did not match the base.

This company is amazing!! We were quoted an affordable and reasonable amount. The gutters were done…read morein a day, and the customer service has been great. Quick with responding and very pleasant to work with!

Rappahannock Restoration and Repair were called for an estimate along with one other company, to…read morereplace our existing gutters and add more along our deck area where there were several roof surfaces. When the person came to quote, she was personable, knew what she was talking about and we were able to exchange great ideas. We liked the idea of downspouts to match our home (no extra cost) and were blown away with how much she knew. We decided to call the other people who were also scheduled to quote us, to cancel. We decided to go with Rappahannock Restoration. The young men came at the scheduled date and were precise, exacting and creative in how to perform an efficient and long-lasting solution to our roof area above our deck. We were extremely impressed with the care in removing the old gutters, cleanliness, workmanship and engineering ability performed with regard to our new gutters. They cleaned up everything and took the old gutters with them, as part of their excellent service. We are extremely satisfied and will happily refer these fine folks to anyone asking about gutter replacement in the future. Thank you for a Great Job! Darryl and Nancy T. Hayes, VA

Great product. I use my cutting board everyday! Smooth finish and great quality. Definitely will be…read morebuying more!

Just did a kitchen facelift and master bathroom remodel. Dream Makers did an excellent job with…read moreboth remodels. The work was done and almost finished in 3 weeks. Every thing was timed and executed promptly. Everyone was friendly and courteous. Manger checked in on the project once or twice a day to make sure everything was done correctly. I highly recommend them. Becky Hubbard

BEWARE !!! Job that should have taken 3 mo (generously) took 10 mo all because of poor time and…read moreproject management. 5 mo into job contractor determined his profit margin was shrinking and came back twice to ask for more $$. As job dragged on, again because of poor time management, contractor became even more frustrated over his loss of profit and became defensive, hostile, and belligerent toward us. Ultimately, contractor refused to finish punch items and threatened unfounded legal action and property liens if we didn't pay him more than $40k more to cover what he was losing - not what was agreed to in the contract. Legal review determined his demands were unsubstantiated.

I couldn't say more about this company!! Ryan (the owner) and Megan (office lady) are so helpful…read moreand know what they are doing! I had so many questions and they were able to answer all of them and were so informed! It is never fun having to get repairs done, but they made everything so painless. Their professionalism and kindness made me comfortable and assuaged my stress. Ryan went out of his way to take me step by step through the process and in great detail!! Their experience is obvious and their warmth contagious. The work is perfection and so are they, from start to finish they took great care of me and my home!! Highly recommend them and based on their beautiful work I look forward to working with them on my future renovations!! Thank you for being the best of the best!!

Wonderful selection of outdoor furniture & home decor. We thoroughly enjoyed our shopping…read moreexperience and made a purchase of furniture for our new deck. Anne, the store manager, was so knowledgeable, friendly & helpful in aiding us in our purchase selection. We are anxiously awaiting for our delivery! We can definitely recommend this store for anyone looking for outdoor furniture.

I had a problem with a garden stool that I had purchased…read more They replaced the stool with a different one, and I am very happy with it. They stand behind their products and are so helpful and delightful to work with.