Arbor Mills, along with their team of experts have completely exceeded our expectations. After…read morebringing our designer to their state of the art showroom and manufacturing facility, the design team was truly impressed. Our designers Rob Ostap and Warren Salihar were very helpful and decisive in their recommendations for our new kitchen layout. Rob had also dealt with my appliance company Novak and Parker with all the high end custom appliances, and gave guidance as to which appliances worked well in the inset applications as well as paneled applications. The finished product truly speaks for itself, and we are looking at potentially being featured on Houzz. Thank you for all your help and guidance through the design and build process. We are incredibly grateful to you and your team and look forward to future projects together.

We hired JCC for cabinets for a master bath remodel project, after shopping many cabinet…read moremanufacturers first. We had almost ordered from a supplier selling Bertch, then my mother informed me that JCC made her cabinets (in 1980) for the house I grew up in. Although my mom doesn't live in that house anymore, a friend of mine does. While those cabinets are dated in their look from 1980 vs. today, they still look beautiful and have held up nicely. I started working with Warren, and it was a great experience. He had many ideas on how to maximize storage space. The finish and wood species choices were plentiful. Our project was significantly smaller than what Warren and JCC are used to and capable of handling, I always felt like an important and valued customer for them. We had an issue with our contractor who did a disappearing act on us, after our cabinets were ordered. JCC was helpful in recommending an a contractor who worked out wonderfully. So good that we ended up remodeling part of our kitchen (with JCC cabinets of course) and also we purchased closet organizers for our master closet. I wish every dealing with a remodeling experience went this well. :)

James and his crew repainted my finished basement and home theater with accent walls and a…read moreblacked-out ceiling for the theater. Walls were spot patched and all woodwork and trim was taped off. They covered all the furniture and the entire tiled and carpeted floor. They were very professional and precise (pun intended) and answered all my questions leaving nothing to chance. When they left everything was just as clean as when they started. I am so very happy in the end product and would highly recommend James and his crew to do any of your painting needs. Thank you, James, for a GREAT job!

James and his team did a fantastic job painting my front door and window boxes! He called back…read moreright away and showed up when he said he would.

Larry from Pappas Contracting came to my house to provide me an estimate on replacing a deck. I…read moreoriginally wanted composite but Larry convinced me that he preferred a Cedar treated wood that he assured me was better quality than the composite. He indicated to me that he has installed a lot of decks and convinced me that he would be a great company to hire. He also was able to start immediately. The day he started he showed up late and took a long lunch. The next day, he showed up and 1/2 later indicated he was going to breakfast. He came back 1 hour later and worked for an hour, then indicated he was going to lunch. He worked a total of an hour and by 1 pm, I texted him to ask if he was coming back? He finally showed back up at 2pm. Then left by 4. He completed the boards and asked me what I thought. He was going to leave a 6 in gap from the end of the deck to my fence. I told him that was not acceptable because someone could fall through that gap and get hurt. So I asked him to put in a railing. He then added he had to charge me extra for that and I said fine because I could not leave that gap open. The railing is 13 feet long. He put two 4x4 posts on the ends, but nothing in the middle to support the 13 feet. I didn't know what was compliment because I'm not a person who builds decks. We had a friend come over and let us know that was not compliant, so I called Larry to ask him to come and add the post to make the deck compliant. He proceeded to tell me that he didn't want to sound mean, but the whole deck was not compliant? I paid him to put in a deck and he was the professional so I wondered why he said that? I had additional wood and a full post left over that he did not use that I paid for in my yard, so I asked him to come back and install the post that should have been put in in the first place. He told me I had to wait two weeks until he was available. I said ok. On that day he was supposed to come, I texted and asked what time he would be coming. He gave me a bunch of run around and never showed up. This company is not reliable. They lie and do shady work that is not compliment and will not pass an inspection. I would not recommend this company to anyone. He also spoke to me as if he was doing me a favor. He kept coming up with reasons why I owed more money and even said I owed $100 extra for coming to put in the post he should have put in when he was here. I also asked him to replace two of the boards that have a glue like substance on top that is very sticky and cannot be removed, he told me to go tell Menards to replace them and see what they say? He hand picked the wood himself and I have no receipt from the store. Plus the boards are already installed?? The pictures show the railing with no support in the middle and the large gap he was going to leave open if I didn't pay extra for the railing that I had to tell him to put in so no one would get hurt falling in that hole. I found Larry to be rude and arrogant and very unprofessional. Hire him at your own risk.

I would definitely recommend Pappas Contracting to do your concrete work. These projects take time…read moreto get situated. Permits with the village, approval from my association were painful, but the final product has my neighbors stopping by wanting to take a closer look. I coordinated this job in IL all the way from TX. Larry took excellent care of my home. Neat, clean and professional. The two people (Michael & Ashley) working the site were amazing. Such good people. No slackers on that crew. Love. Love. Love

We checked other carpets companies and were referred to Flooring Guys by my sister…read more Great selection and easy to work with. Installer was wonderful! All in all best price, quality and installation High recommendEd. I give them 2 thumbs up and I wish 8 I had more thumbs

This is the second home we have had Flooring Guys do a whole house new flooring. Once again we are…read morevery happy. Thanks everyone

They recently replaced all of our siding and did such an amazing job. They exceeded our…read moreexpectations. Miguel and his team ensured top quality work and were beyond professional. We are very happy with the work that they did!

Miguel and crew repaired and wrapped my facia and soffit with aluminum, then installed new gutters…read moreand downspouts. I usually don't do reviews but for this one I will. Miguel did quality work and paid attention to the littler details as well. He went above and beyond what I expected with his ability to work with aluminum. I would highly recommend.

Dan Maka came by due to a request for some interior remodeling work. It included removing a window…read moreand door in a room and related exterior stairs. While here, he pointed out that they could do repairs on cedar siding, including painting the siding. Rough estimate while onsite was $10 to $12K for the exterior work. A few weeks later I got an estimate typed into an email for ~$12K. There were some inaccuracies in the work he wrote up, including no mention at all of removing one staircase and rebuilding a 2nd exterior staircase. How does something like this get overlooked? I wrote back with some questions, such as does the price include the work on the stairs, what is the warranty for the work, estimated timeframe for completion and questions about the painting subcontractor he plans to use. These are reasonable questions and there are a lot of poor quality, sloppy painters out there, so he should be comfortable answering them. Dan has since disappeared. Since then I talked with siding contractors who told me it's not a good idea to try and replace random cedar siding boards that are warped and brittle. This is because boards adjacent to them can get cracked in the process. Dan talks about having been in the construction industry for 30 years. He told me his background is actually as a plumbing He shouldn't have bothered to come over in the first place if he and doesn't have the knowledge about the work he wants to propose. I think Maka is more about doing Kitchens and Baths remodeling. That's different than doing repairs that relate to a home's construction. And it's interesting that he disappeared when I asked him about warranty and subcontractor information. For all I know, the subcontractor could have bad reviews. But he didn't even give me their name. And why doesn't Dan want to warranty his work? Another thing to be aware of is when first calling Maka, Brian, who works in the office, told me for $199 they'll do computerized design of the project, basically something similar to blueprints. He said you can have that even if you don't hire them to do the work. I brought this up to Dan when he first came over and he said "the $199 is my fee for coming over, I wasn't getting paid before I started charging that." So, two different stories on the $199. So, Dan got paid $199 for coming over and disappearing without providing a thorough estimate. I feel ripped off. Consider Smardbuild.

We called Maka Homes after incurring flood damage in our basement. They were amazing! Easy to deal…read morewith. Reasonable prices, and the best communication with a contractor we have ever had! I'd give 10 stars if I could!

We had James and Dave, do our basement and our bathroom remodeling. They did a great job.We…read morecould've not asked for better guys to work with. We did get 3 different prices, and diamond was almost half the price of everyone else. Which kind of made us a little leery. But as James explained to us, we will not have to pay any money until that portion of the project is complete, which gave us a lot of faith in them. We are very pleased with there wirkmanship.

I should have trusted my instincts when James tried to quit three times, once before even starting…read morebecause enough we were backing out and his guys were going to be left without work -- that was the first red flag. Another major one is the way he talks to people. Just read his responses to reviews -- he actually calls customers "idiots." Who does that? A business owner should never speak to clients that way. Don't let him bully you. To be fair, his crew -- the ones who actually do the hands-on work like framing and drywall -- are polite and hardworking. But James himself is extremely rude and unprofessional. He doesn't treat clients as partners or equals. He called us "kids" multiple times and even said we "must not be happy in our lives" and that we're not his "whipping posts." He also made major decisions without consulting us, like changing insulation plans on the fly. The HVAC work was done using cheap flexible hose for a long dryer vent run instead of proper galvanized piping. They also don't solder copper, so expect everything to be done with PEX. glorified framers -- the drywallers were outsourced. He might offer the lowest price, but you truly get what you pay for. Do yourself a favor and pay a bit more for a contractor who treats you with respect and communicates like a professional. When he quit halfway through the job, he left several things incomplete. He never installed the laundry room door, didn't put the light fixture back, and used a 3-inch trim piece where a 5-inch one was supposed to go. They didn't fill nail holes, paint, or caulk any of the trim. Outlet faceplates were never put back on, and he simply walked away leaving it all unfinished. He kept on referring that he gave us a deal and did more work than we paid him for. He referred multiple times to the fact that I talked him down 2-3k off the price like any normal customer should do by negotiating a price. James quit because we asked too many questions and challenged him on things we noticed -- not out of disrespect, but because we have some knowledge of basic remodeling. Instead of having a professional discussion, he took everything personally and left the project incomplete. He will probably respond to this immaturely instead of taking ownership and accountability

Great work by this team. They took down the old rickety stairs on our deck and built beautiful new…read morestairs on the side of the deck. They feel so sturdy when we go up and down them. They are lighted with Trex lights and it makes for such a nice look and they are so much safer now. We love the work they did and their owner comes out to inspect the work before you make final payment! Great work and great customer service!

They did a wonderful job taking the time to discuss our project and providing a very detailed…read moreestimate along with drawings. They started the project as soon as the ground thawed. The crews showed up every day on time and worked hard getting the deck done. They cleaned up well afterwards. They addressed all our questions and were very professional. Would highly recommend them.