Arete Renovators was completely wonderful to work with. You hear a lot of horror stories about…read moreChicago contractors, and I can say with 100% certainty that working with Arete is the exact OPPOSITE of those horror stories. My contractor, Ned, and his team saved my sanity this year, as my initial bathroom remodel turned into a bathroom remodel PLUS gut rehab of the kitchen due to a flood in my high-rise building. More details below, but the tl;dr version is the Arete team, led by Ned, was easy to communicate with; had great systems in place for keeping track of everything that was going on; deftly navigated the challenges of working in my high-rise condo while a major riser project was under way at the same time; and gave me a fantastic finished product in exactly the time frame they had promised. I honestly cannot recommend them highly enough. I initially hired Arete just to update my small bathroom in my 1-bed, 1-bath condo in a high-rise. From the minute I met Ned, I knew he listened to me, understood what I wanted and knew which questions to ask to make sure the end result was exactly what I was hoping for. Arete's initial estimate came in a little higher than the other companies I got estimates from, but I had a good feeling about their systems and their great communication, and I am SO GLAD I went with them. When the Arete team came out for the initial walk-through of the bathroom after I hired them, Arete's owner was with them. While he was in my unit, he noticed a significant amount of damage in the kitchen from a flood a few weeks earlier, damage that had been completely missed by a vendor sent out by my insurance company. He encouraged me to contact the insurance company again and request the proper insurance vendors come out on site to investigate. Those investigators eventually discovered a huge amount of water damage and mold behind the walls, which necessitated a gut demo of the kitchen. If the Arete team had not noticed the telltale signs of this damage, I would have never known to push back on the insurance company for additional services, and I would have been living in an unsafe environment as a result. Then, when the insurance vendors gave me the runaround and claimed they couldn't rebuild the walls in my unit for at least three months, Arete agreed to step in and complete the work, and it was done within a week. Then they helped me upgrade my countertops as well. At the same time, they were diligently completing the bathroom remodel (the initial reason I hired them). Throughout that process, they effectively communicated the timeline, contacted me with any hiccups, made sure they got approval for any changes, talked me through the choices, handled all the logistics without my having to do anything (they even picked up some of the the supplies I ordered and stored them for me until they were needed!). They were just generally fantastic to work with. They finished the bathroom in the 5-week timeline they had initially anticipated in their estimate to me. I am SO happy with how the bathroom turned out. Their work was impeccable. So, so grateful for Arete, and for my beautiful new kitchen and bathroom!

I tend to put off my home renovation projects just because how difficult and stressful it is, to…read morework with contractors. Working with Arete for my bathroom renovation, was a refreshing change and a delightful experience. From start to finish, everything was delivered and executed as promised and in fact, ahead of schedule in some cases. Ivana provided excellent guidance for material selection and overall design. Marina, Luis and crew were excellent and worked really hard to finish the construction part on time. Overall, Arete will be my "Go to" company for any future renovation project. And, lastly, my dog loves their crew :)

High priced contractor, cuts corners on the supplies. Our bathroom was painted with regular…read moreinterior latex paint, instead of a slightly more expensive acrylic that is humidity resistant.

I wish I could share positive remarks similar to other's experience with this company but to be…read morehonest, the experience with our kitchen remodel was awful. The positives were the initial consultation, and the cabinet quality. Once the build started; however, everything went downhill very quickly. Our project was suppose to be from June 5th-July 28th and ended up "finishing" in December. First, we were given a calendar to follow the progress of our kitchen and know what was happening on what exact day; however, that itinerary was never accurate. There were more than two weeks of accumulated days where people were suppose to work and no one showed up. When a lonely soul would show up, he would be wandering around the house or sitting outside in his truck waiting for the project manager because he said he has never done a task like framing. Good to hear as a client :( Second, we had scheduled in advance ABT to install and panel our appliance. We chose this date based on this calendar we were given. When it came close to the install date, we had demo remaining and still down to the studs. We hounded the project manager about the timeline, he would reply with the same response that they were on time. This wasn't the case because they were far from being ready and thus we lost our spot for install. Finally and weeks behind we got dry wall up, and low and behold, we had walls off by 7inches. The worst part of it all was that I had to get my tape measure out, check their work, and point this out. We had to harass the higher up's and they gave us a new project manager. They had to tear down all the incorrectly measured walls and because of this incorrect measurement we had to decrease the size of our pantry. Installation day for my appliances came and we had to use their recommended company Wehrli because we lost our ABT spot. This ended up being $700 more than what ABT charged us. We asked if this would be covered because of how delayed they were and we got a whopping $250 credit...Our backsplash still has holes in the grout, one of our cabinets were sanded down when they sanded our drywall, there were seams that I had to caulk myself, and when their cabinet medics came to touch up the imperfection of our cabinets they missed many spots we flagged. We have under cabinet light rails that are not even, and still have small holes in our walls. This is the finished product we will have to live with because there was never a final walk through and there never will be. Looking back, our experience felt like we chose any ordinary contractor but paid a kitchen design company price for it. We waited a year for this company to be available because of they sold us on how we can trust them that they would manage this project in a timely manner as my wife and I are both busy with our own lives; but in the end, it ended with us managing, checking, and following up constantly only to be disappointed with the final result. Wish we had a better experience.

Mihai and his team are very professional, we are very pleased that we hired NorPro Services for…read moreour Bathroom remodel project, the work was finished on time record, all members of the crew were extremely knowledgeable, Mihai was extremely responsive and any time we had a question he replays promptly, never rush our conversation , always patient and willing to explain, we won't hesitate to hire NorPro Services again for our next project, we are very happy with our new bathroom looks and feels fantastic - Thank you Mihai !!!!!!!

Mihai and the Norpro crew were incredible. We gutted our primary bathroom and did some minor…read morerenovations to two other bathrooms. We did all of this in the pandemic amidst several supply chain issues and delivery delays. Despite all odds against the renovation, Norpro was phenomenal to work with. They were thorough, detailed oriented, and very easy to work with. Mihai communicated with us throughout the project making it easy to understand the timeline and manage expectorations for the project. I highly recommend Norpro Services for all your contracting needs. We would without a doubt hire them again in the future.

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!

excellent service excellent work highly recommend they showed up on time they were very professionalread more

Really great experience, it was clear they cared and knew a lot about floors from the beginning. We…read moreappreciated the flexibility in scheduling and the attention to cleaning up on their way out as well. Special shoutout to Janusz who was really phenominal with his work and knowledge of the process. We will absolutely be working with them again in the future!

Worked with Johnny and his crew last spring and still very happy with the results. I was looking to…read moreadd wallpaper and refresh our half bath (paint and some light renovation), along with a few smaller projects like installing a kitchen backsplash and tile flooring in the laundry closet. Johnny provided fair, reasonable quotes for all of them. He was able to start quickly, and everything was completed within just a few days. His team was professional, conscientious, and respectful throughout the process. We've been looking forward to working with him again - just haven't had the chance yet.

Soooo thankful to have been referred to Garcia Construction group. I had been waiting on my…read moreprevious contractor for 3.5 months! When I reached out to Garcia Construction, they responded same day and we started within 1.5 weeks. Pricing was reasonable, they provided detailed recommendations to accomplish my vision and my project was completed on-time and not over cost. I am soooo happy with their work and looking forward to next time. I mean look how the improvement to the door changed the whole vibe of my space! (Yelp is giving problems adding before/after photos, will try in comments.

I would give zero stars but it makes you at least give one star…read more Do not use them they will take forever to finish the job. I beliv they are running a Ponzi scheme of a company, or at least that is what it appears to be with the amount of work they are getting done around here. It seems like they used our money to get their bigger clients' jobs done and not our job. The amount of work they have finish in the past five months could have been done in 4 or 5 weeks. There have not shown up to work for muliple weeks, and when the do show up it is one or two days and they only get one thing done. Don't fall for the "you need to pay us money at differen phases" and then they don't show up. They claim this doesn't usually happen but they are NOT doing anything to get things done any faster. They continue to tell us someone is coming to do such and such work and NOBODY shows up.

Our family room and kitchen need a paint refresh along with some pictures hung and 2 new doors to…read morebe hung. We contacted Keith Lukes and he gave a quote for the painting. The quote explained everything to us line by line. The painter, Mauricio, came on time every day and always cleaned up before leaving. The carpenter made sure the doors were hung perfectly plumb, and our pictures centered over our couch

We met with 6 contractors before we chose Premier for a bathroom renovation, and so happy we did…read more Our timeline was extremely short, due to my husband having surgery. Submitted my online inquiry on 7/1, met with Vince on 7/3, signed the contract on 7/4, demo started on 7/8, and project completed on 7/23 (which was the day of the surgery). These guys were AMAZING! They were so understanding and respectful of our situation, while the rep from ReBath pratically laughed in my face, saying that my budget and timeline were impossible. He also went as far as saying that any contractor who says they could do the job was most likely not good. Well, not only did Premier prove him wrong ... we're so happy with the crew and results that we will be hiring them for our kitchen renovation. Thank you, Vince, Juan, Randy and everyone at Premier!!

I contacted Premier after seeing reviews on Facebook and checking them out. Vince came and…read morediscussed the projects we wanted to do. A kitchen refresh of our counters and backsplash, sink and faucet with cutting down our island to counter height. And then a bathroom total remodel. We were very pleased with the kitchen and will be tackling the bathroom next. I highly recommend Premier for their attention to detail, communication throughout the project, quality of the work, and a very pleasant crew to have in my house. Nancy and Tom T. Downers Grove