MARVA General Construction

Vache was recommended to me by a co-worker, which I followed up with a search on Angie's List. He was extremely responsive to my initial email contact requesting a quote to install an electronic dog door in my wall. He asked that I send him pictures of the interior and exterior of the area that I wanted the door installed and a link to the website that I purchased the dog door from so that he could review the specification and installation instructions. Within a day, Vache sent me an email with the cost to do the job, broken down into each part of the job and for some optional work. For $125 he would install the dog door with all hardware and seal the exterior perimeter with paint-able caulking.For $150 (including all materials and labor), he would hardwire the door into the nearest electrical outlet and move 1 electrical wire, if necessary.For $150, he would create a small concrete step to cover the distance of my raised foundation. For $60, he would patch the stucco or if I preferred, he would cover the stucco with something else for nothing I requested it all to be done for a total of $485. We scheduled him to start work that Saturday morning (4 days in advance) at 9:00 a.m. Vache called a few minutes before arriving to be sure that I was home and knew he was almost there and arrived promptly at 9. After I showed him to the room and outside area, he got right to work. I watched him work part of the time and asked a few questions, which he was happy to answer fully. After the work was finished, he cleaned up the area outside with a shop-vac and inside with a shop-vac and broom and dust pan, which I truly appreciate. He was here until about 5:00 p.m. and completed all work to my satisfaction. He did not try to up-charge any service or sell me anything I did not need. I was impressed with his responsiveness, pricing, quality of work, and overall professionalism. I have other work around my house and fully intend to have him back.

About a year ago, rain damaged the wood floor in my family room. I delayed fixing it, fearing the mess and disruption. A friend recommended Vache Sinanyan, who owns and runs Marva Construction. They said he was and quot;good with water,and quot; and would diagnose thesource of the leak before putting in a new floor. He easily figured out where the water was coming from, and fixed it. (An earlier job, which I'm not reviewing here.) That gave me confidence to employ him, and the opportunity came when I went on a two week vacation. While I was gone, he and his men did the whole job: carefully moving all the furniture, including the fridge (keeping it running so freezer stuff could stay...). He picked up the wood I bought, which saved me a delivery fee. Installation was perfect. Paint job was gorgeous. Everything was put back in perfect order. All I had to do was personal choice stuff like re hanging pictures. And when I requested one little touch up, it was done quickly and without complaint. Before the job I did price comparisons with lumber liquidators and one other painting contractor. Marva was equivalent or less in every area. Plus, I trusted him to deal responsibly with any newly-discovered water damage when the old floor was ripped up. (Fortunately, there was none). Marva does both bigger and smaller job. Vache's wife is an architect, and he has a good design sense. I will definitely use him for future projects.