BH Contracting Services Inc
Seattle-Tacoma
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Review from JANE W.
Angi5We sent architect?s plans to several contractors. BH Contracting submitted the low bid and seemed most interested in getting the job. They had done a bathroom remodel for us the year before, and we had been very happy with their work on that project. The remodel was expected to take 6 months. We moved out and signed a 6 month lease on an apartment. BH contracting agreed to pay our apartment rent if the job went over 6 months, provided we gave them a $2,000 per month bonus payment for every month early the work was finished (maximum 2). Construction began on schedule the 2nd week in June, and we moved back in the first week in October. The work was finished to our satisfaction in 4 months, so we were happy to pay the full bonus. The first phase of the project was the demolition and foundation work. The foundation work turned out to be more difficult than the structural engineer originally anticipated, so the scope of the foundation work had to be expanded, making it all the more remarkable that the entire project was finished ahead of schedule. The construction of the new 2nd story and the remodel of the interior of the ground floor and basement proceeded as expected over the summer. Because the walls of the basement had to be reinforced, all the floors and all drywall in the basement had to be completely redone. Brad was constantly focused on keeping was able to keep the subcontractors and his own crew focused on completing work on schedule. Every time we came over to the house during the day, there were always 2 and sometimes as many as half a dozen men working (BH Contracting?s main crew was 2, the others were subcontractors). The architect came out a couple of times to discuss the plans and work out some details, and gave us very positive reports of the quality of the work being done. Brad worked with us at each step of the way to avoid unnecessary cost overruns, and to keep the scope of change orders to the minimum necessary. He was very careful about inspecting the work of his subcontractors and did not hesitate to require them to come back to redo work that he felt was not done correctly, even if we could not detect any problems. Furthermore, when on a small number of occasions, adjustments needed to be made to the architect?s plans, Brad was creative in coming up with solutions which minimized cost, while still maintaining quality and appearance. Brad and his office manager Joy kept in touch with us throughout the process and were always quick to respond to any requests or questions we had for them. When we came out to the house during the construction, the BH Contracting crew was always very helpful and always followed through on any queries or requests we made of them. The entire project was completed ahead of schedule and to our satisfaction without any conflicts or arguments between us and BH Contracting. Some of our neighbors were annoyed by the noise and traffic congestion from the construction, but the only way to have avoided that would have been not to do the remodel. The complaints from the neighbors related to some of the subcontractors, not BH Contracting employees, and BH Contracting responded quickly whenever the neighbors complained to try to get the subcontractors to stop annoying them. Now that we are living in the house again, we are delighted with the work. We financed this project by taking the equity out of our house, so we weren?t able to do all the work we would have liked this time around. We are planning to do one more major remodel on our house within the next five years or so, and would be happy to use BH Contracting again for that job, too. Services Rendered: BH Contracting, owned by Brad Wilson, added a 2nd story to our house and renovated parts of the first floor. This required major foundation work and the addition of shear walls to stabilize the house; removing the roof and some interior walls, adding a stairway and a master bedroom suite (bedroom, full bath, two studies and a walk-in closet), adding a gas line, overhauling the HVAC system, adding an upstairs fireplace, and remodeling a bath in the old part of the house.
Review from Dan C.
Angi5Brad (owner) was very responsive throughout the project. He arrived promptly at our appointment to review the project and provided a detailed estimate just a few days later. Brad worked hard to salvage as much of the previous construction as possible in order to save me money. His crew got to work right away after we signed the contract, and finished most of the work within two weeks. The quality of the work was excellent. After the project was finished I found a few items that needed correction, and Brad quickly returned and took care of them (even after I had made final payment). Everyone that I met from BH during the project was courteous and helpful. Overall a great experience working with Brad and BH Contacting Services. Services Rendered: The project was to convert an open carport into an enclosed single car garage, and to replace the existing driveway and front walkway. I hired BH to complete the job after my original contractor backed out part way through. The first contractor had built the walls for the garage, but had not followed building code. BH was very knowledgeable about the building code requirements, was able to follow the construction drawings, and work with City of Bellevue building inspectors. The project involved pouring concrete footings under the existing carport slab floor, rebuilding the walls to meet code requirements, installing two doors and the garage door, drywall of garage interior (for fire code), removal of the old driveway and walkway, and pouring new concrete driveway and walkway with broom finish.