Mastercraft Remodeling & Construction Specialists

Review from Marcos Antônio Silva

Review from edith R.

In the spring of 2010 Carmine gave us an estimate for the renovation of a small bathroom. His estimate was slightly higher than that of another contractor. We ignored items Carmine itemized, like leveling the floor and ceiling, getting walls plumb, etc. We assumed that those were self-understood and selected the other contractor due to his lower estimate and his membership to BBB, NARI, and NKBA. Big mistake! We ended up with many issues, some related exactly to the items Carmine listed (like horrible tile work), and, even worse, with a couple of leaks that contractor refused to even check on. This expensive lesson made us appreciate the value of a thorough estimate listing up in front issues that could be expected and, where possible, price associated. Therefore in November 2010 we asked Carmine to provide us with an estimate for the master bathroom renovation. Carmine impressed us again with his thoroughness: he studied the plans with great care, realized that some sizes did not add up and had an associate check all measurements from the plans. He found the mistake and therefore the plan was corrected. We decided to hire Carmine for the master bathroom project. At the time he was working on a whole house remodeling project, but he expected to finish it in 1-2 months. However the home owner kept adding new items to the scope of that project and Carmine was not available to start our project until June 2011. (During that time we kept in touch and, though we were disappointed about the delay, Carmine made sure that we understood that when he started a job he finished it to the home owner satisfaction, no matter how long it took.) Before the work started Carmine met with us to discuss & nail down all details; e.g. when he heard that waterproofing was a major concern he proposed solutions and their additional price. The work on our master bathroom project was an example of how a perfect home renovation project should be run. Carmine took care of every detail (from materials to the sub schedules to days he spent setting the ceramic tiles veins patterns to make it look like marble). He checked with us before making any decision and made cut-outs from cardboard to help us visualize the result. The bathroom came out beautiful and it made us trust Carmine with more work we wanted done: we decided to remodel all house interior. We also wanted some repairs done to the exterior, which turned into a whole house siding and painting job. The project was completed in early March 2012. During this time Carmine was as thorough as in the first day and he did not consider any minor detail as less important than major work items. He juggled jobs based on craftsmen schedules, such that the project went on at all times. His main concern was for us to be happy with the results and he worked with us to insure that. We were so happy with the result that we already discussed our next project, the kitchen renovation, in the near future. Services Rendered: Complete (except kitchen) home renovation starting with the master bathroom renovation, plumbing and electrical, cabinet installation, electrical fixtures and outlets throughout, whole house siding replacement - including reframing areas found to be damaged, sheetrock installation and insulation, window replacement –as needed, replace all interior doors, designed and constructed separation between the living room and foyer, designed built-in bookcases and cabinets & had them built and installed, interior and exterior painting. Address issues related to gutters and roofing, waterproofing and soundproofing inside the house.

Review from Sridhar V.

After extensively researching potential contractors to take on a huge project - the complete renovation of my parent's home, I settled on Carmine. His honesty, professionalism and attention to detail sold me, and the results have only exceeded my expectations. As my parents are older, I needed someone who would treat the project as if they were working on their own home, and Carmine has done exactly that. He is a true advocate for his clients, and I feel as if I have a close relative working on the project. He is also easily available and always very helpful, both of which are important characterics to me given my parents age and the fact that I cannot always be around to help them. I feel as if Carmine is a part of our family. Look no further if you are looking for a highly professional, capable, reliable and honest contractor to provide the full range of builiding service on your home. When I purchase my own home, Carmine is the first person and only I will call. Services Rendered: Complete home renovation including hardwood flooring, bathroom and kitchen renovation, woodworking/paneling, electrical and plumbing, interior painting, window and door installation, rebuilding stairwells, exterior masonery work and outside landscaping/sprinkler systems.

Review from AARON S.

The man is an absolute pleasure to deal with. He comes when he says he will and he does what he says he will at a reasonable price. I would recommend him to anyone without reservation. Price is for all the work. Services Rendered: He did some molding, and fixed a window and a garage door for me.