Jensen Construction

Dave and his son , also named Dave, are professional and very quiet for a construction crew. It takes a long time to get availability on their schedule because they are so busy but when they start they are fast. The bid was accurate to within reason. Dave was nice about a mid-job change in plans (on our part) and he quickly incorporated our new request for a very reasonable price. The fence and gates were all exactly level and straight. They used only the best boards and the overall quality of their work is very high.

Dave and his son shopped for materials before coming to the job, and he arrived with everything he needed. Around noon he set up for work, removed the old door and installed the glass sliding door in just less than 6 hours, including all the trim. He cleaned up and hauled off all the trash and the old door. We were very please with the results and for sure we will use Dave's expertise again.

I didn't have to do anything but pay the bill!! Dave ordered the lumber, tools, supplies and he came in and went to work. It didn't take a lot as he was focused and wanted to get the job done. I really do like his work as he knows what he is doing and does it efficiently! I would recommend others to him and I have as his work is professional as well as he does it fast, efficient and is very detail oriented. He goes beyond the call of duty, when he see's something that needs done he does it to beautify or rectify a situation!! I like his work!! Even if it cost a little extra, I don't mind paying as it looks much better!!

We are totally satisfied with the completely professional results. The price was quite reasonable. Our deck is once again a source of pride, instead of a crevasse health hazard`

David Jensen and his son gets an A++++ for service and quality!! They were both wonderful to deal with and built me a work of art! His quality of work is top-notch and has great attention to detail. I told him what I wanted and he turned it into reality down to every last detail. His price is very reasonable for the amount of work he put into it and was worth every penny. After a year of having an unusable deck, I can finally enjoy it thanks to Dave. I would definitely hire him again for future jobs!

I can't believe how uneventful this project was even though others had looked at the work to be done and commented on the difficulty and that is my testament to the skill and demeanor of these guys. Years of experience shone through every stage, we have absolutely no complaints. They even repaired previous work done by other contractors.

Dave and his son completed some remodeling work on my home. Dave was very knowledgeable and had great ideas and clearly knew what he was doing. They were both easy to have in my home as they were friendly and respectful. Dave also did a number of odd "little" jobs around my house at no cost. Most of the work he did was very well done, however the last day he must have been in a hurry, because the fire taping in the boiler room was very poorly done and will require me to fix up. At the end of the project there were some difficulties. More specifically, the original quote he gave me was an underestimate of the costs he incurred and he submitted a bill to me that was significantly higher that what I agreed to pay based on the written estimate he provided. We went back in forth in negotiation and finally reached a settlement. Also, he left me a porch full of trash from the remodeling projects. I regret not having him come back and remove the trash before I paid him.

Great. They work is very professional and looks great. I am very happy.

Work was done quickly and with minimum disruption to house hold. A good quality job done at a time when contractor was busy with other work. His response to our schedule needs very helpful.

Our 1983 house still had the original windows; including 3 crank-open bedroom windows that couldn't have opened up far enough to let a child out, let alone an adult. They were wood framed, coming apart, and not doing a terribly good job of holding in the heat in the winter. Even worse, very few of them opened and it would become uncomfortably hot during the peak days of summer. We needed better insulated windows and most of them needed to be able to open for cooling during the warm months. Of the 3 quotes we ended up with, 2 were pretty close and seemed reasonable. Dave Jensen's quote may not have even been the lowest of the 3, if I recall correctly. His professional demeanor and confidence when he was at the house listening to what we wanted and taking measurements for the quote, coupled with the almost entirely good to excellent reviews on Angie's list, are what made us decide to choose Jensen Construction over the lower bid.... We just felt like we had a better chance of getting what we paid for. And we did! We were told it would take about 6 weeks for the windows to come in and it did take just about 6 weeks. There was about a 1/2 week delay after the windows arrived while Dave finished up the job he was already working on. We were fine with this as we assumed (correctly, it turns out) that he would do the same for us once he started on our house. Once they got started, Dave and his son took about a week from start to finish. They even set up an open framework tent in the driveway so they didn't have to stop when it rained, and we did have a couple of days of pretty serious rain while they were doing the work. Nothing of the old windows was salvageable so our new vinyl windows ended up with new sills and were framed in with all new materials, including the arches on the 3 front windows. They were really good about cleaning up as they worked. A headboard mirror did end up getting broken but they replaced it. I only mention it to illustrate that even if something does go wrong, Dave will make it right. Dave placed the order for the windows with Builders Millwork Supply here in Anchorage and then we went down and paid for them directly, which ended up costing slightly less than the original quote for materials. And on top of that, at the time Jensen Construction was giving a discount if you found them through Angie's List. Altogether, we paid almost $500.00 less than the original quote. We did end up with a few more warm days at the end of summer and we enjoyed being able to open enough windows so the house didn't turn into an oven. Since the weather turned cold, the house has been nice and warm. We've even had to turn down the heat a couple of times when the house stayed warmer than we expected it to. I kept forgetting to write the review despite getting occasional email about it from Angie's list. Then today my wife commented that she saw Dave was doing some sort of work at the house across the street from us. Apparently the neighbors think Jensen Construction does good work too. And that reminded me that I really did need to write this review.

The weather was starting to get cold and it snowed one night but they were able to complete the project.

Dave and his son quickly and accurately estimated the work, materials and cost for repairing a scam contractor's badly done flooring job and fireplace mantel, repairing stairs and removing old (out of code) wrought iron stair railings, covering a furnace exhaust pipe, expertly matching textured walls in the repairs and fixing everything they saw needing fixing. They were cheerful, very knowledgeable, efficient, thrifty and expert in all areas. Dave and his son were able to troubleshoot problems and provide top quality finish work in the solutions. Dave had an eye on our budget and would steer us away from unnecessary expenses. Doing things right the first time was a theme I noticed over and over in their work. Dave was able to take our ideas, and the failures of a previous contractor and design and execute professional and top quality finish work. They were able to finish in 2 weeks problems that had been dragging along for 11 months! We will welcome Dave and David Jensen back anytime the need arises, and would gladly recommend them. We felt like we were in good hands and wish we had hired them first.

Work was done very well, quickly, and for less than originally quoted. It was a small job that took a long time to get done due to a backlog of existing projects.

Having dealt with many contractors over the years, I have not found many who showed up when needed and did above and beyond what they promised. Dave and his crew were a pleasure to work with. And, having been a finish carpenter showed in the quality of his outdoor work too. We did delay our project several times but since our plans were not priority for us Dave showed amazing ability (as busy as I know he was) to adapt his schedule to our needs and the weather. The initial bid for our project plus the addition of a shed were very reasonable. I thank Dave and his crew for the excellant work they did and thank Angie's list for bringing us together. When faced with any additional repairs or construction, I'll be calling on Jensen Construction first.

Did the work very well and made suggestions to reduce the cost.

FANTASTIC! Great job it looks good. My room looks wonderful. I would use him again for certain.

Day one- Came on time, around 9am dropped off tools, went to get supplies, came back after short period of time, went straight to work, installed all three doors and locks in the first day and insulated as well. Left around 4pm. Day Two- Came about 9 exactly. Finished all detail work with doors (trim, molding inside and out). Started on Pantry and desk in closets, asked me where all shelving was to be done ( how many shelves, how much room I needed for certain things). Finished pantry and almost finished the desk with shelves. Left about 4pm. Day 3- Came at 9. Finished desk area, added an outlet in the closet for us. Fixed holes in floor do to pervious shelving. Started new closet next to washer and dryer. Made custom space for vacuums, and a place to hang laundry/coats, and shelves for laundry necessities in the new closet. Fixed old bifold doors on the desk closet. Fixed a lose door on pantry. Looked at everything together, talked about future jobs we would eventually need done. They cleaned up and left around 2.

I tend to be a bit asocial but, Dave never was......Dave would always update me on where they were on the project and how long each step was going to take, which was nice because i was always informed on the progress.....I was happy that I was able to step back, let them do their thing and they nailed it.....plus, i am a night shift worker and was glad to just sleep straight through them working......except for the few times each day of waking up and yelling at the dogs to shut the heck up (sometimes they would go a bit crazy seeing people doing stuff to our house.....and one gets riled up, the rest go a bit insane too!!!) So, I loved that I basically stepped back and said "do what you got to do, i'm fine with the same thing we had" and he made it better...... I will definately be using his services again, we are slowly fixing up our house and we are terribly uncreative. I would like to thank Dave, his son, his helper and even his family (yes even they came by on some nice sunny days and helped haul stuff and paint and whatnot)..........

They gave me a bid, ordered all the wood from Home Depot and started performing the job. From start to finish it was amazing to see it transform.

We had our deck quoted and priced in April. We were on a very long wait list to bet it done. As the summer is so short we were anxious to get it done before summer ended. Once they started They worked very fast and efficiently even over the 4th of July holiday to get it finished. From start to finish took less than 5 business days. We had it inspected once it once completed and they were very impressed with the quality and level of detail they used. Dave did his best to save money where he could but did not save money to sacrifice quality.

The rainy weather created some delays as expected, however, Dave Jensen completed the project in my projected time frame.

Dave was excellent at troubleshooting optional solutions, designing custom finish work, communicating his ideas and executing budget-conscious yet professional looking work. Dave was fast, reasonably priced and produced professional work.Would definitely recommend Dave to a friend. Wish we had hired him sooner.

They did excellent work for us and as far as we are concerned they went the extra mile. We were replacing ouf sliding door with the french door for two reasons. One was for the energy savings and the second, which was most important, was to improve access to our house for our wheelchair dependent son who lives with us. The store where we bought the door said for an additional $450.00 they could have a wheelchair accesible threshold installed on the door. Because of budget constraints we elected not to do this. After explaining this do Dave and his son they set to work and fixed the threshold so that it was level with the floor and my son can now go in and out without causing any damage to the door frame. Needless to say this was done for less then what the store wanted to charge us. We are extremely pleased with our new windows and doors and appreciate the professional quality work they performed for us. We now know who to call for our next project.

We went through several discussions on designs and ran into delays because of weather and other building commitments that Dave had previously made. However, some of the delays actually resulted in a better end result than was expected. I had ideas, Dave had ideas, his son had ideas....in the end, I ended up with a structure that is exactly what I wanted. Dave was very helpful in making me aware of undesirable structural designs and anything that would be dangerous. I have physical limtations that Dave was very conscious of and provided helpful ideas to make my use of the hottub more comfortable. Although the project took longer than expected, it is a nice addition to the deck and I am very happy with it.

Met Dave at the house at the scheduled appointment time where he took measurements and we discussed the work to be completed. Within a few days, he came back with some numbers and ideas on how best to proceed. After he completed one or two scheduled jobs he came by with his crew and began construction. During construction we discussed some concerns I had regarding additional bracing and support beyond the planned sonotubes he installed. After discussion, he bolstered the supporting pillars with additional brackets by placing brackets to allow the rebar to protrude through, fastening the bracket to the sonotube and then bolting the pillars to the brackets. As his crew was staining the wood structural supports to match the color of the Trex we selected, we realized the color of the stain did not match closely enough. Dave concocted a stain color compilation to very closely match the existing Trex, which ultimately paid off significantly in the final product. Finally, the last addition/change to the existing plan was to add more fascia to the outside of the pillars which he completed immediately. Overall. the experience was outstanding. Dave and his crew were flexible, approachable and professional. Dave was willing to discuss all aspects of the job and any ideas I had for improvement. i believe this was the first job of that sort they had ever completed and in the end, we were all fairly satisfied. As you can see, it has taken me a long time to write a review. This was obviously due to my own procrastination and in no way a result of the experience. I would and actually have recommended Jensen Construction to my friends.